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Indonesia-based Amar Bank, which is part of the Tolaram Group and reportedly became the first Fintech bank in the country with the launch of its digital product, Tunaiku, has introduced an app-only banking service that resides completely in Google Cloud. The app-only service uses proprietary… Read More
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London - October 11th, 2017
FoodMarble, makers of AIRE, the world's first personal digestive tracker, has today secured funding from a new investor, Breed Reply, a leading operational investor in early stage IoT businesses as well additional funding from SOSV, the venture capital fund, behind the HAX hardware accelerator, of which FoodMarble are a graduate. The funding will be used to build the management team and support product development to expand FoodMarble’s offering to customers.
FoodMarble was founded in Dublin, Ireland in early 2016, by CEO, Aonghus Shortt, PhD, and co-founders, Lisa Ruttledge, PhD, Peter Harte, PhD and James Brief, MD. The Company has developed AIRE, a pocket-size digestive tracker, to help people who struggle with digestive problems such as bloating, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhoea. These symptoms can be triggered by the body's response to particular foods. AIRE helps figure out which foods are the problem by analysing the users’ breath to identify how well they digest different foods. When food isn’t digested fully, it ferments in the gut, releasing bio-markers that become available on the breath.
AIRE uses an array of sensors to measure the levels of these biomarkers to indicate how well the food has been absorbed. The accompanying app gives users a searchable list of foods, showing whether they are likely to be digested successfully, based on the breath readings provided. Currently, similar tests are conducted in hospitals on large, bulky machines. AIRE is the first time the technology has been placed in the hands of the consumer in an easy to use and cost-effective way without the need for a hospital appointment.
Since its launch, FoodMarble has already received more than 5,000 pre-orders for AIRE via foodmarble.com for a special-pre-order price of £115 or €129 (inc. VAT). These are expected to be delivered to customers by the end of 2017.
Aonghus Shortt, Founder and CEO, commented: “Almost a billion people globally are affected by persistent and highly disruptive digestive problems. This new funding enables us to build a really powerful platform around AIRE. We hope this will not only make a profoundly positive impact on those faced with these issues but could yield huge cost savings for over-burdened health systems worldwide. The support of Breed Reply and SOSV, with their experience and long-term commitment, will be instrumental to us in achieving this mission.”
Emanuele Angelidis, CEO of Breed Reply, said: “Health is one of the most exciting opportunities for IoT technology. FoodMarble has identified a real need as more and more people become aware of how specific foods cause digestive problems and AIRE is revolutionary because it puts control into the hands of the user. We are really excited about working with Aonghus, Lisa, Peter, James and the rest of the FoodMarble team.”
Bill Liao, Investment Partner, SOSV, said: “Real time, personal diagnostic tools and technology are a huge trend in empowering people around their own health. We are excited to see this difficult area being tackled in such an easy to use way.”

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GM's Fuel Cell Equinox hits 100,000 miles, while the fleet reaches almost 3 million cumulative miles.
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It looks like GM leaked the price of a top-tier 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in a set of contest rules.
Like when the kids keep asking if we're there yet, it's getting to the point where we're about to turn this car around.
The new 2015 Chevrolet Cruze has been spotted.


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VG247 writes: Today, the US House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade is holding a hearing regarding the PSN breach. You can watch it live, actually, if you like.
How can Sony survive this? One disaster after another. Bad management.
They will survive. They are a Billion dollar company, they will bounce right back. Stop stretching it like its the end of the world.
well, im watching it right now and all we can see is many old and confuse peoples trying to figure out how the record founction with a vcr, they obviously doesnt know what they are talking about. "do you agree with that?" "i dont think im qualified to anwser that.....but yes" ....what a big joke.
I haven't even heard them talk about PSN yet. They are just talking about data breach as a whole. Sony hasn't been mentioned once in the 10 minutes I've been watching. THey have mentioned Google and Apple, however.
Did you even watch it like MmaFan-Qc said it is data breach as a whole not against one company
Thanks for posting this.
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On Nov. 18 the people of La Grange will be able to support the arts while enjoying fantastic local cuisine.
"We've recruited many great cooks in the La Grange area to prepare fine dishes to sell to the public," said Cile Beaman of the La Grange Arts Council. "A portion of the proceeds will go to the La Grange Arts Council. We'll be selling from 10 a.m. till mid-afternoon. These dishes will be prepared for people to take home, so it'll be a great way to shore up any Thanksgiving meal while supporting the arts in La Grange."
The food sale will take place at the La Grange Arts Council, located at 102 West Railroad Street.
"We've already confirmed chicken salad, pimento cheese, ham biscuits, various breads, vegetable soup, and peanut brittle," Beaman said. "We'll also be selling desserts, casseroles and collards."
The accepted forms of payment will be cash or check.
"With the growing popularity of services such as Blue Apron that provide pre-packaged, ready-to-cook meals, we see this as a way to raise money by providing authentic homemade dishes," Beaman said. "This should be a good way for the community to come together for the holidays."
For more information email Cile Beamon at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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The hits arrived swiftly, recklessly, striking brains and causing damage. Not tackles on this Sunday’s NFL fields. Not this time. These were journalists contorting Aaron Hernandez’s diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy into arguments as twisted as the man himself.
The NFL officially kicked off this week. However, if you’re looking to stream the games live via Amazon, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Amazon won the rights to stream Thursday Night Football this year, beating out Twitter, which streamed the games last year. Amazon reportedly paid $50 million for the rights to…
The NFL announced this week that they will soon award $40 million to scientists for medical research on brain trauma. That’s a lot, in the sense that if I had $40 million I would change it into gold coins and try to swim in it. But is it a lot of money to the NFL?
Football season is still a couple months away, but that doesn’t stop you from figuring out if you need to keep your cable subscription just to watch Thursday Night Football. If you have Amazon Prime, you can ditch cable and stream the games live for the upcoming season.
The NFL regular season will kick off in a few weeks, and if you don’t want to mess with rabbit ears, cable subscriptions, and regional blackouts, that means it’s time to look into your streaming options. Like previous years, it’s a mess.
The Super Bowl is this weekend and thankfully, if you can't watch the game on TV, you'll be able to stream it for free.


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Business Plus magazine, part of the prestigious ARIP group of publication, reports the Ministry of Commerce‘s International Trade Department run, Thaitrade.com, has gotten 1 million hits from customer. Thaitrade.com is a website, with information on Thai goods and services, meant to help foreign and Thai businesses “Match” their interest. Business Plus magazine quotes, Srirath, head of the International Trade Department as saying Thailand’s exporters and business people in general, are experience grave difficulties in international trade, with currency markets pushing up the value of the Thai bath making Thai product less competitive, and that global economy is in the early stages of recovery, also hurting business prospect. However, Srirath, says the department is trying to assist business people, with increase business matching opportunity. Most neutral Thai economist says this year, Thai exports is expected to be flat, with at best, recording a 5 to 10% expansion. Apart from Thaitrade.com being mainly about “Business Matching Opportunity” the website also serves Thai SMEs, acting as a central point for “One Stop Solution” for the various problems Thai SMEs face.
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InfoEdge, the company behind Naukri.com has informed BSE about 2 investments that it intends to make.
First investment is proposed to be in MeritNation which is group venture of naukri.com itself. The invest in amount of USD 4.5 million (Rs. 20 crore) will be a mix of equity and convertible preference shares in Applect Learning Systems Private Limited, which is the company behind meritnation.com. Infoedge has already invested 11.5 crore rupees in previous rounds.
Meritnation is into e-learning & online assessment vertical and has growth spurt over past quarter. A look at their Alexa ranking shows that the company is growing at swift rate.
Meritnation traffic growth
Infoedge today also announced that it intends to make investment of USD 3 million (Rs. 13.5 crore) in Foodiebay Online services Pvt. Ltd., the company behind Zomato.com, a online portal for restaurant discovery, review & food guide.
Zomato could be one of the fastest growing site in India and according to Alexa it ranks among the top 350 sites in India. For a site that launched less that a year back, the growth has been quite astonishing!
Zomato’s Traffic Growth
Zomato’s mobile apps have come out really well and that has been one of the primary reason for such an impressive growth.


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Google’s annual developer conference kicked off on Wednesday with several announcements. One includes a handful of new products and services — that Google is either rolling out or will be rolling out in the future — to help improve users’ security and to protect their privacy. The company recapped the announcements via a blog post by Jen Fitzpatrick.
Google’s announcements tackle several different aspects of your privacy and security. For example, Google is working on a new virtual card tool that can be used across Android devices and in the Chrome browser on Mac or PC. It’s separate from Google Pay, and once a card is added to the service, a virtual card number will be given to the vendor


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Finnish mobile game intelligence outfit GameRefinery has launched its new Player Motivations and Archetypes toolset.
As the name explains, it's a feature which enables developers to better understand how and why different players types interact with and are motivated by particular game features and genres.
Based on interviews with over 10,000 gamers, eight player archetypes have been defined: Expressionist; King of the Hill; Networker; Skill Master; Strategist; Thinker; Thrill Seeker and Treasure Hunter.
This data has now been added to each of the hundreds of thousands of games being tracked on the GameRefinery platform, as a paid extra feature.
"This level of insight into what motivates players and what they expect from a mobile game plays a crucial role in the decision-making process of a game publisher," said GameRefinery's CEO Markus Råmark.
"Merging motivational insights with our existing data like game features and subgenres, will provide developers and publishers with a full and unique picture of a game's DNA and potential."
You can find out more from the GameRefinery website.


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What is 5G?
The UK is preparing for the almighty force of 5G. The upgrade from the current mobile internet, 4G, is set to roll out within the next year or so. But what exactly is 5G? When is it coming? We’ll break it down.
What is 5G?
The term ‘5G’ means it’s the fifth generation of mobile networks. Back in the early 2000’s, we were using 3G which helped us to video call, use mobile TV and GPS. In 2012, the 4G rollout began with EE launching their fourth generation mobile services in 11 cities to begin, including Cardiff, London and Manchester.
When 4G was launching, providers promised the speeds would be up to five times better than 3G. it was revolutionary in allowing for high-quality streaming whether it was video or audio. It did mean we needed to up our data allowances with service providers which meant a more expensive phone deal.
Will this be the case with 5G? When a full rollout has taken place, it’s likely. As we’ll be consuming way more data, we’ll have to pay for it. EE have said the price increase will be slight – but we’ll have to wait and see what that means. Taking out a contract for a top-end phone can cost up to £88 a month at the moment.
How fast is 5G?
It’s difficult to truly decipher just how much quicker and easier 5G is going to be, as it’s being trialled still. Until it’s up and running, we can only make assumptions as to how much speedier it will be.
There are a few things that could affect speed too – such as, if you live in a rural area, you’ll probably have difficulty reaching a top speed. You’ll need a phone that is compatible with 5G, but we’ll cover that in a minute.
So far, a trial at the 5G Innovation Centre saw a speed of 1 terabit per second in a test environment which translates to being more than 60,000 times faster than normal 4G coverage. That doesn’t necessarily mean we would be able to achieve this after the rollout; it’s been tested in optimum surroundings rather than a real life environment.
Although we don’t have solid numbers when it comes to 5G’s speed and abilities just yet, it’s widely considered that we’re looking at a network that could be up to 10 times quicker than what we’re currently using. That means downloading huge files in seconds!
When will 5G be in the UK?
A definitive date isn’t available, but it’s believed 5G will start to rollout this year. Trials have taken place, notably by provider EE, in some of the UK’s biggest cities.
EE are running on a demand-led strategy to decide where 5G will launch first. That means the busiest areas will get to experience the super-fast mobile service before the full rollout.
First up will be: London, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester. The second round of rollout will see Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool, Nottingham, Coventry, Bristol and Leicester connected to 5G.
EE have openly spoke about the fact that rural areas do not need additional capacity, but rather more coverage.
Aside from EE, Three UK have pledged £2 billion to help support their 5G network. This will likely cover infrastructure and increased capacity to help meet demand.
Vodafone and O2 will join forces, creating an infrastructure-sharing relationship to deal with the rollout. Vodafone have confirmed they will launch 5G services commercially this year whereas O2 will come into play in 2020.
Do you need a 5G phone?
Yes, you’ll need to get a 5G compatible phone to be able to use it. If you’re set to upgrade this year, then you don’t have to worry as many manufacturers are already getting to work on 5G ready devices.
Android are firmly focused on the 5G revolution. Chip manufacturer Qualcomm, who provide chips for major Android handsets, have said that by the end of 2019 all major flagship devices that use Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and run on Google’s Android software will be tapping into the 5G network.
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy devices – dubbed the S10, S10+ and potentially the S10 Lite – will be ready for the 5G switchover.
We’re expecting Huawei to have a 5G ready device released; it’s more likely to be the Mate 30 as it’s released later in the year, rather than the P30.
The successor to the OnePlus 6 or OnePlus 6T is set to be a 5G handset. The Chinese manufacturer is working to get a handset that is compatible with 5G by the end of 2019 – the OnePlus 6 was released in May 2018, so their flagship would be here before the summer.
Despite manufacturers racing to have 5G capabilities, Apple will fall behind on this one. Their issues with Qualcomm means it’s unlikely they can offer a 5G ready smartphone in 2019 – it’s more likely it, or they, will arrive in 2020.
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Two Loyola University New Orleans professors are using modern RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to save time in the classroom.
Finance professor Mehmet Dicle, Ph.D., and economics professor John Levendis, Ph.D. have been using the surprisingly cheap attendance system to great results. “I have about 75 students in each of my classes and spend between 5-10 minutes at the beginning of each one calling roll, instead of teaching,” Levendis said. “With the program we created, we’ve substantially reduced check in time.”
A similar University-wide program at Northern Arizona University was costly and riled up students concerned about privacy invasion. The system used at Loyola is different, and according to Dicle and Levendis, the students have given it rave reviews.
“Our system is completely voluntary and the computer chip is very weak. It cannot be tracked from within a few feet from the scanner. Plus, the whole operation is very inexpensive,” said Levendis.
“I have not had one complaint from any student about the use of the attendance tracker. In fact, the students who do comment on it say they like it because it’s quick, convenient, and fair,” said Dicle.
The scanner (one needed per professor) is portable and costs about $20. The chips registered to each student are less than 30 cents each and both the chips and scanner are readily available online and in electronics stores.
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege‘s newest content update, Operation Skull Rain, goes live on August 2 for Season Pass holders and August 9 for all players. The DLC brings with it two new operators and the free Favela map.
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EasyJet sees sales picking up from late MayEuropost
The budget carrier EasyJet announced it expected to return to strong sales by end-May as Covid restrictions ease in most countries and vaccination rollout in Europe gains speed, Reuters reported. The carrier emphasized a jump in sales due to summer travel rebound is vital to offset losses caused by the pandemic grounding of EasyJet’s fleet. It elaborated that in its April to end of June quarter it would fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity levels.
The return to flying at scale will help boost the airline’s finances which have been squeezed during the pandemic. It flew just 14% of 2019 capacity in the October to end of March period.
For the six months ended in March, the airline said it expected to report a loss before tax in the range of 690 million pounds to 730 million pounds, after it made stronger cost reductions than analysts had forecasted. EasyJet said it has 2.9 billion pounds of liquidity and was well-positioned to capitalise on a recovery in flying. “We maintain significant flexibility to ramp capacity up or down quickly depending upon the unwinding of travel restrictions and expected demand across our European network,” said EasyJet in its statement. Uncertainty remains about when travel can properly resume. The UK government’s plan for kicking off a summer getaway season disappointed the industry last week after it failed to include a start date for travel or list which countries which would be open for travel.


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Fenwick’s department store reopening
PUBLISHED: 10:17 11 June 2020 | UPDATED: 10:17 11 June 2020
Colchester’s Fenwick’s department store will open as the country’s shops get back to business on June 15.
The high street mainstay – formerly Williams and Griffin – had to close its doors at the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March, but will now open to the public from Monday with a raft of changes to keep customers safe.
Only the main High Street entrance will be accessible and one-way systems have been rolled out across all floors, with spaces for customers to browse without stopping other people.
Hand sanitiser will be available throughout the shop and staff will be wearing visors or stood behind screens.
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There will also be a ‘no touching’ policy in place, with toys no longer on display and larger items like furniture or prams cleaned by staff after use.
Some toilets will be accessible, changing rooms will remain shut, no beauty treatments will be available and neither the Carluccio’s restaurant nor Caffe Nero coffee shop will be serving food or drinks.
A statement from Fenwick’s says: “We look forward to opening our doors as soon as the government permits.
“We’re working towards opening all of our stores, including Colchester, on June 15, provided that there are no government changes.”
Items can still be returned in person and, due to the lockdown, items bought from February 21 onwards can be returned up to 28 days after reopening.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England’s vineyards all season long. It just wasn’t good enough for Nyetimber, her award-winning sparkling wine.”I have never seen a situation like this before,” Spriggs said as the grapes failed to deliver. She was left with only one option and the company decided to forego the 2012 harvest.
Few have gone as far as Nyetimber but drought, frost and hail have combined to ravage Europe’s wine grape harvest, which in key regions this year will be the smallest in half a century, vintners say.
Thierry Coste, an expert with the European Union farmers’ union, said Wednesday that France’s grape harvest is expected to slump by almost 20 per cent compared with last year. Italy’s grape crop showed a 7 per cent drop — on top of a decline in 2011.
“Two big producing nations, France and Italy, have not known a harvest so weak in 40 to 50 years,” Coste said. “All the major producing nations have been hurt.”
France’s Champagne and Burgundy regions were hard hit by weather conditions that particularly affected the prevalent Chardonnay grape, used to make the world’s most famous sparkling wine and the luxurious whites from those regions. Nyetimber also depends on Chardonnay.
In places where vintners were already facing a small margin of profit, many could be facing survival problems, said Coste of the Copa-Cogeca union.
“In certain regions, there will be many vintners in big difficulties because of the collapse of the harvest,” he said.
The European wine harvest automatically has a global impact since it accounts for some 62 per cent of the worldwide wine production.
It won’t mean any immediate drought for consumers since retailers typically offer a wide range of vintages. And taste often wins when yields are small.
In Europe, about 2.5 million families live off the wine sector. It makes the dependency on the vagaries of weather a sometimes cruel business.
Drought hit the Mediterranean rim hard this year, Coste said. As a cooperative leader in southern France’s Herault region, he should know.
“First and foremost, climate change or not, we see that we have ever more dry spells,” he said. Making matters worse is that even winter was dry this time. “It was almost zero (degrees Celsius) in the south.”
In the northern wine regions, it was the inverse, with cold and wet weather wreaking havoc. Hail in particular hurt the crops.
“Natural phenomena happened all at the same time to make sure the harvest is so small,” Coste said.
French figures show that in Champagne the harvest could decline by up to 40 per cent, with Bourgogne Beaujolais expected to decline 30 per cent. Bordeaux would get away lightly with a drop of 10 per cent.
Coste said there may be an upside to the bad harvest — it is not a bitter one when it comes to taste. The quality of the wine produced will be good as it is expected to be more concentrated.
“When it comes to quality, we are looking at a good year,” Coste said.
While some price increases were on the cards, Coste hoped they could be contained along the long chain from hillside picking to supermarket shelves.
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A post at the newish Craigslist blog says that the company is:
“surprised and disappointed by Ebayâ€™s unfounded allegations, which came to us out of the blue, without any attempt to engage in a dialogue with us.”
And the post goes on to say that eBay has no reason to feel threatened
“unless of course theyâ€™re contemplating a hostile takeover of craigslist, or the sale of Ebayâ€™s stake in craigslist to an unfriendly party. (In which case, theyâ€™re out of luck!)”
So there you have it. Not much clearer than before, but it certainly lends some support to the “poison pill” idea. It’s possible that Craigslist implemented some kind of provision that would change the share structure in the event that eBay mounted some kind of hostile takeover attempt. Don’t you wish the court hadn’t sealed those documents? Maybe we can buy copies on Craigslist.
It seems that now, along with other Craigslist mysteries — such as why the site sticks with that 1996 design, and why Jim and Craig don’t just sell out and buy a small Latin American country — we have the mystery of what the dynamic duo did to make eBay so mad. The auction site, which has about 300 employees and $2-billion dollars for every one that Craigslist has, is suing Craig and Jim for “unfairly diluting” eBay’s 25-per-cent stake in the classified service. As some readers may know, eBay wound up with a stake after an early employee sold his shares, something Valleywag has covered in great detail and was also confirmed by Craig in an interview with Sarah Lacey on TechTicker.
So what did Craig and Jim do to get eBay’s knickers in a knot? Dilution implies that shares were issued that reduced the value of eBay’s stake in the company. But why would Craigslist do that? Peter Kafka at Silicon Alley Insider says it’s likely because the classified site was raising money — although even he admits that doesn’t really make any sense. Why would a company with about $100-million in revenue and costs of about $30-million have to raise money? My friend Paul Kedrosky wonders whether Craig introduced some kind of poison pill that would reduce eBay’s stake if they pulled something the site didn’t like.
And what might that be? Well, what if eBay went into competition with Craigslist? That’s exactly what happened when eBay-owned classified site Kijiji announced last year that it was moving into the U.S., and it has quickly become a major competitor to Craigslist. The dilution eBay is complaining about took place in January — which is about the time that Kijiji was talking all kinds of smack about eating Craigslist’s lunch. Did Jim and Craig issue themselves some more stock around then? After all, they make up the entire board, and they own preferred voting shares while eBay owns common shares.
As Ashkan Karbasfrooshan at HipMojo says: “Put down the bong, the honeymoon is over.” And as my friend Rob Hyndman notes, this is an excellent lesson for all you startups out there — another example of why you need to maintain control over your stock.


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Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) – Blake Lively is reportedly the new face of the Parisian luxury fashion label Chanel. The 23-year-old “Gossip Girl” star will be seen in the new ad campaign for the brand’s handbag collection.
According to eonline.com, Lively’s ad campaign will launch early next year. She has just been in Paris for the photo shoot.
Lively has somewhat been a Chanel fixture this year, so her further involvement with the label is not a big surprise. Last summer, she sat in the front row of the Chanel Haute Couture show during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. She was also seen during the opening of the Chanel store in New York.
She will next be seen in the Warner Bros. upcoming superhero film “Green Lantern” as the love interest of star Ryan Reynolds.


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Thieves raid shops and steal car in town centre spree
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After five shops were broken into in Saffron Walden in one night, and a Range Rover stolen, victims have spoken bitterly about the weak police response.
The Range Rover Evoque, worth £32,000, was stolen on Monday afternoon. Owner Nicola Brooks of Brooks Dress Agency in Rose and Crown Walk, has now put in a formal complaint to the police.
Miss Brooks said the car, which she had only owned for six months, had been parked 50 yards from her shop.
She believes the thieves "cloned" the key which was in her handbag with the shop door open. "At home, I keep the key in a tin but I didn't think I needed to do that in here - in the middle of the day." She had parked the car in the morning and it was gone by 4pm. There was CCTV in use but Miss Brooks says the police declined to look at it.
Speaking to the Reporter yesterday (Wednesday) she said: "I have written a formal complaint to the police headquarters at Chelmsford. The police still haven't been to see me, I went into the Market Square to find them."
She says having dialed 999, she was told it was not an emergency. But on dialling 101, she waited half an hour before the call was answered giving the thief an hour to get away.
She reported the crime at 4.30pm. At 6.45pm, she received an email from the crime bureaux saying the case was closed.
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"This ignored any CCTV footage. An officer in Saffron Walden who said he had been patrolling the town on day said he had not been notified of the theft and would have been able to react accordingly if he had.
"If Essex Police have no intention of investigating the theft of a £32,000 car stolen in broad day light in the centre of Saffron Walden, is it any wonder criminals appear to see the town as fair game?"
The break-ins all took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Worst hit was Kim's Coffee Shop in Hill Street.
A distraught Kim Halliday said: "It's 24 hours on and no police have been here, except the forensics officer who said there was no hope of finding anyone."
The thieves caused damage worth thousands smashing through finely made wooden doors to gain entry to the listed building. They also smashed an internal door to get to the safe and stole £300 "float" for customers' change.
Ms Halliday, who has had the cafe for 16 years, said: "Bizzarely, they took all my supplies of butter and margarine. They left my freezer door open so it ruined all my ice cream and other perishable goods. They took bin bags, shopping bags and a laptop."
She added: "It doesn't help that the park gates (in Jubilee Gardens) are left open. I've asked the town council about it and they said I was fussing for nothing.
"Kids go in there smoking dope. I told the police and they just laughed."
A spokesman for Saffron Walden Town Council said: "The gates have been left open for three years. We don't have the staff to close them. We have invited shopkeepers to close the gates themselves in the past."
At Connie's Pantry in Market Row. The the thieves took an iPad and money from the Breast Cancer charity box.
Owner, Sylvia Thompson said: "That was sickening but I was lucky, the alarm went off and they didn't go upstairs. There was a mess where they were opening drawers but we were open in time for lunch."
At Mini Miss Bread in Church Street, thieves entered through a skylight. Baker Jeff Charnock, whose bread shop has been open just seven weeks, said: "They took an iPad and a toaster. There's nothing of value in here and we are often at work by 3am."
At the Maze Turkish Restaurant on the Market Square, entry was gained by smashing rear windows. Thieves stole an iPhone, a pair of speakers and a bottle of Bacardi. Waitress Gallia Goddard, said: "They kept looking for things but as if they didn't know what they were looking for. They unplugged our sound system but left it there. They took a bottle of Prosecco out of the fridge but decided not to take it. We never leave money in the till, we always leave the empty till open, otherwise they would have smashed it."
It was a similar story at Clark's shoe shop in High Street.
Assistant supervisor Rachael Emery said: "They broke in through the front door, there was glass everywhere but the alarm went off and they didn't take anything. It's very sad that local businesses were hit."
Sergeant Simon Miah, who leads the Saffron Walden town centre team, said: "We understand the impact burglaries have on the town centre community and we are working with our partners to find those responsible.
"My team continues to build on the strong established links we have with town centre businesses and this will only get stronger through visible policing.
"Anyone with information is asked to call Saffron Waldon police station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
The spokesman said officers from the town centre team had spoken to all the businesses involved and were working with Saffron Walden Town Council to establish CCTV opportunities.
The spokesman added: "We have Police Community Support Officers carrying out patrols and all the affected businesses are members of the town's Shop Watch scheme, helping them to share information and keep up-to-date."


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PAOLA, Kan. — The state of Kansas went into a mandatory stay at home order at midnight Monday morning. It is now the 23rd state to order all its residents to stay home, and to only go out for essential reasons. Governor Laura Kelly said she did it because the piecemeal implementation across the state was leading to chaos – and ultimately failure.
Kansas City and its surrounding counties have already been under one for several days. But the areas surrounding the metropolitan area could give us a clue as to how rural places, like in western or southeast Kansas, will look under a Stay at Home order.
This is the first Sunday of the order in Paola. Lots of cars drive around Paola’s Town Square; not many are stopping. And no one is eating in Paola’s Eatery.
“We are running, like, 18% of the business we were originally running,” said owner Christina Basurto, the owner of Paola’s Eatery. The restaurant’s been in business for a year and a half and was doing great. Until Wednesday, when the town passed a Stay at Home resolution.
Mayor Artie Stuteville described it as, “We mirror the one from the county, the county mirrors the one from the Core Four.” She continued, “and the citizens have been very receptive to it. They understand the reasoning for it and they have been following those guidelines.” As of Sunday afternoon, Miami County did not have a single confirmed case of COVID-19. All the counties surrounding it did. Click here to see a county-by-county map, breaking down each case of COVID-19 by county in the United States. Click here.
Mayor Stuteville owns the laundromat in town, an essential business, and is the town taxi. That business, she said, has taken a hit. “I have noticed a significant drop in traffic,” she said, to the tune of about half her business.
But she’s okay with that. For her, it’s a sacrifice her city should make for its citizens.
“When I have people say ‘We want to do something to help when there is such a need right now,’ I tell them the best thing they can do is stay home and stay safe, because that’s the important thing right now.”
Like it is in Kansas City, people can still go to the grocery store and to the hardware store.
Restaurants can stay open – provided all their food is carry out. But that really hurts their business. But when you only have a population of 5,500 hundred people, every single customer counts.
“I understand that everybody needs to be safe,” said Basurto. “However, it’s really putting a hurt, especially on the restaurants. You look around and you see 20 people at the hardware store, and 100 people at the grocery store. But you can’t have people come in and sit down and eat.”
To that end, communities are pooling resources for small businesses.
And that’s something every Kansas community will have to face come midnight – whether they’re in a rural or urban setting.


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A three-door hatchback designed by Kia is set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September – but the manufacturer has released a preview snap already.
Named the Pro-cee’d, it is said to be lighter, longer and lower than its five-door counterpart, while Kia Motors Europe senior vice president Jean-Charles Lievens also explained it would be a "great drive".
The car is set to enter production in November and hit showrooms in early 2008 – meaning those considering a new car have plenty of time to save up.
"Our new three-door cee’d is sure to delight existing Kia customers and attract a new group of European consumers who have not yet considered our brand," continued Mr Lievens.
He also said that it combines "real style" with "genuine practicality".
Kia is a South Korean company but also opened an assembly plant in North America last year.


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Consumers are being warned that Leaderbrand salad products could contain listeria, and the company is urging people to dispose of or return it if they have it at home.
Leaderbrand issued a release today saying tests were conducted on the product, and listeria monocytogenes bacteria was detected.
Listeria can be harmful to people deemed to be vulnerable, including children under five, adults over 65, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems.
The product tested was the Leaderbrand Caesar Salad, but the company has requested a voluntary recall of its entire salad product range, which includes Classic, Fresh Plus, Value Bag, Pam's Fresh Express and 100% Fresh salad products.
These items are stocked at all major supermarkets, including Countdown, New World and Pak'n Save.
The affected products were sold since March 3, and will have best before dates from March 15.
Leaderbrand CEO Richard Burke said the company only received the test results yesterday, and emphasised that it is an isolated incident.
Consumers are asked to either dispose of the products, or return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.
Anyone with health concerns should see their doctor.
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Mon Dec, 2010 by Derek Mehraban
So far this holiday season has seen $21.95 billion spent online. According to comScore that number is up 12% over the same time period from last year’s numbers.
The question, however, is if this represents a qualitative shift in our spending patterns or if instead it merely shows an easing in the economic conditions over the past year.
The answer to that question may be found in Compete’s survey of consumer spending. Last week consumers bought more online than in brick and mortar establishments. That is the first time a result of that sort has been found. Even if the method is not sound (small survey size over a single week) it shows a trend that will eventually flip the norm. Even if spending is up because of economic easing, the trend towards more online consumption holds true.


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Ariana Grande is making money moves. Fashionably.
For, the vocal wonder has just been unveiled as the new face of Givenchy.
Full story below…
Following a week of teasing, the fashion house revealed the ‘Thank U, Next’ singer as its latest spokesmodel.
Givenchy billed the songbird “a strong, independent woman of refreshing character and style” and confirmed that she’ll be fronting their Fall/Winter 2019 campaign.
Speaking on the partnership, Grande said:
“I am so proud to be the new face of Givenchy. It is a House I have forever admired and to now be part of that family is such an honor. I love this clothing and the confidence and joy it brings to the people wearing it. Not only is the clothing timeless and beautiful but I’m proud to work with a brand that makes people feel celebrated for who they are, and unapologetic about whatever they want to be.”
The venture follows Grande’s recent endorsement deal with sportswear brand Reebok and arrives at a time where her pop cultural profile is sky high courtesy of the ‘Thank U, Next’ single, album, and era.


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New piracy warnings will take 20 seconds to view when launching a movie, and won't allow circumvention.
The wireless carrier hopes to have iPhone 3G support in major markets by the fourth quarter, with a 4G LTE network launch in 2013.
The settlement ends an FTC investigation arising from a complaint that Myspace shared personal information without first asking for permission from users.
Action Links are subtle, under-the-radar changes for Facebook users. The feature is aimed more at developers.
Barnes & Noble cuts prices on its basic e-readers by up to 20% as Mother's Day approaches.
Hulu may be switching to an authentication model, requiring users have a cable/satellite subscription in order to access the company's streaming content.
Google tributes the father of the modern zipper with a Google doodle that bares all.
Unexpected update to the world's most popular drawing app/game adds social network sharing, 'undo' and picture-saving options
Is Wal-Mart's new disc-to-digital conversion program worth its price? We investigate.
Instagram sold to Facebook for $1 billion, irking longtime users--here's how to gather up your photos and run.
Ivy Bridge is Intel's codename for its follow-up to the Sandy Bridge processor family.
Free Time Machines in three major U.S. cities deliver "time" instead of cash as company tries to spin new Windows Phones as more efficient time-savers.
People who read e-books say they spend more time reading in general, according to study.
Google says new movies will be $3.99 and older ones $2.99, and that most rentals will be for 24 hours.
Samsung will sell an estimated 41 million units this quarter, compared with 32.6 million for Apple, according to an analyst.
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26% of the Earth’s total landmass, or 83% of all farmland, is used for fodder crops — the crops used to feed the 23 billion chickens, 1.5 billion cattle, and 1 billion pigs and sheep that make up the global meat and dairy industry. The water needed to produce fodder crops accounts for 27% of global freshwater consumption. If instead, these resources were used for human consumption, an additional 3.5 billion people would be nourished. Furthermore, the meat and dairy industry produces 15% of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by humans, the same amount as all trucks, planes, ships, and cars combined. A few decades ago, meat was seen as a luxury. However, today one can buy a burger for a dollar. The sharp and sudden rise in global meat consumption is destroying our planet. It has also caused another complication — a complication less talked about: the shocking mistreatment of animals in the food industry. As the demand for meat has increased and the price decreased, the production of meat has been forced to keep up. The result? The rise of factory farms — a system designed to maximize production, while minimizing costs. These large industrial systems house thousands of animals and have little consideration for things like quality of life. Globally 2 million animals are killed each day and 74 billion each year, meaning that every 1.5 years, we kill around 111 billion animals. For perspective, the estimated amount of all humans to have ever lived is 108 billion. The following essay sheds light on both the unsustainability of our current meat consumption and the abuse that occurs behind the closed doors of the slaughterhouse. When the atrocities are hidden from public view, we can pretend it doesn’t exist. However, for now, the easiest option is opting out of eating meat more often. One doesn’t have to entirely stop eating meat to make a difference but simply reduce consumption of it. Through this, we can help both our planet and the billions of chickens, pigs, and cattle that call it home.
To read the full article, please click the redirect link here: The Harmful Effects of the Meat and Dairy Industries – Google Docs


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First new labels are on shelves now with the entire line getting new art Yacht Club Bottling Works, The Official Soda and Water Company of Rhode Island, is rolling out new labels for all thirty-three flavors of seltzers and sodas that the company produces. Mixed and bottled in North Providence for over one hundred years, [….]
Eat Drink RI’s David Dadekian is on the Raimondo Inaugural Committee and is very excited to be incorporating local food & drink into the events listed in the following news release. The Open House at the State House on Saturday, January 10th from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Raimondo Inaugural Committee today announced plans for the 2015 inauguration of Gina Raimondo and the other General Officers. The theme is “Make It In Rhode Island” and the inaugural celebration will highlight some of the best Rhode Island has to offer and the potential of our state to provide opportunities for everyone.
On Wednesday evening, June 13, 2012, Temple Downtown Restaurant & Lounge held their first WaterFire Cocktail Challenge. Five of the Temple bartenders were challenged to create a signature cocktail and competed to be named the WaterFire cocktail at Temple Downtown. The cocktails were judged by Barnaby Evans, Executive Artistic Director of WaterFire, Gail Ciampa, Providence Journal Food Editor and Dale Venturini, President [….]


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Brian Roizen, a graduate of UCLA’s Masters program in Mechanical Engineering, together with his brother, Robert Roizen, also a graduate of UCLA Engineering, today announce the launch of PerfectLeads, a sales prospecting tool that gives sales teams and individuals an unparalleled ability to rapidly find and research business prospects.
Geared towards small business owners, business development professionals and sales teams, the PerfectLeads web-based sales prospecting tool gives B2B companies access to an easily searchable database of more than 80 million business prospects in over 670 industries.
PerfectLeads employs its intuitive FastFilter™ technology and advanced AI to let users rapidly build groups of company prospects that may be a good fit for their products or services. The prospect detail can then be very easily exported to MS Excel, or for Salesforce and Zoho users, sent directly to their CRM. The platform allows its users to have a smarter, faster, and more focused method of researching their clients as they can choose to search for business in specific industries or geographies, based on a company’s use of specific technology, and even Google Ad Spend and the social media popularity of their URL.
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The secret to PerfectLeads’ prospecting power lies, to a large extent, in the Dynamic Classification algorithms that use artificial intelligence to automatically discover and categorize business prospects into one or more of hundreds of industries. In an environment where, according to U.S. Census data, more than 1,500 companies are born and die each day, this makes for a powerful prospecting tool.
“You can think of PerfectLeads as a secret door to an ever-changing pool of tens of millions of business prospects,” says Co-CTO Brian Roizen. “The AI we’ve built into the platform, along with our FastFilter™ technology, effectively funnels the power of Big Data into a very powerful search engine for all business’, that’s also incredibly easy to use.” he adds.
In addition to industry and geography, the FastFilter™ technology lets users filter prospect companies based on the technologies they use. The list of more than 400 technologies that PerfectLeads currently covers ((an ever-growing number) includes Analytics, eCommerce, Shopping Engines, CMS, Mobile Responsiveness and more. Once a user has their results, the list can be exported to multiple file formats, including .csv and MS Excel giving them flexibility as they take the next steps to contact their possible clients.
Another key feature of the platform is PerfectLeads’ extension for Google’s Chrome browser, PerfectLink™. It allows users to integrate their searches with LinkedIn, giving them a simple contact avenue to explore by just clicking on the LinkedIn icon on their PerfectLeads search results.
For the team at PerfectLeads, it’s the sheer volume of data and their use of Artificial Intelligence for industry classification that sets it apart from other prospecting tools, s which have significantly smaller databases and do not provide industry filters The effectiveness of outbound sales for businesses of any size remains a key driver of growth. However, popular strategies — such as the use of lead-lists and the sending of mass emails in the hope of converting possible customers — are increasingly ineffective.
According to PerfectLeads CEO, Shawn Lipman, “Tools like PerfectLeads, which place the emphasis on first identifying good prospect companies, before providing a means for exploring connections with that company, are invaluable in a sales environment dominated by social selling, and where prospects expect every interaction to have relevance and context”. By ensuring prospecting accuracy, PerfectLeads gives the sales professional a better chance of creating a positive first interaction. his could spell the difference between a sale and a dismissal.
Equally as valuable is the time-saving PerfectLeads’ founders suggest it will provide. According to a recent study conducted by CSO Insights, less than 2 out of 3 sales people (and only 57% of companies) hit their own quota, with sales reps spending a full 20% of their time doing qualifying research. According to Brian Roizen, “In addition to improving accuracy and precision, PerfectLeads can also dramatically reduce your prospecting effort… with each minute you save not having to look for companies being a minute you can spend building relationships with the right ones”.
“Our tool ensures that business and teams only contact companies who they are sure could benefit from their products and services… and this, in our opinion, is the only long-term strategy for outbound sales that fosters trust and brand loyalty,” explains PerfectLeads CEO Shawn Lipman. He adds, “and the real yardstick for our success is whether we are truly helping salespeople be more effective, not only in meeting and exceeding their quotas, but doing so in a way that builds real long-term value and relationships.”
PerfectLeads is changing the game in outbound sales for companies who sell B2B products and services. It is the only sales prospecting tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to make it easy for Sales Professionals and Business Owners to find companies that look like prospective customers. With more than 80 million prospects covering 670+ industries, and more than 400 filters based on technology use of the prospects, it”s a powerful new platform for discovering new business and improving the accuracy of outbounds sales and marketing efforts.


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Diss delicatessen up for award
A delicatessen shop in Diss is asking for the support of its customers, after it was entered into national awards recognising artisan food and drink businesses.
Fredricks Fine Foods, based at Norfolk House Courtyard, is one of the nominees for the 2017 Farm Shop and Deli Awards, and it is now seeking votes ahead of the awards ceremony in Birmingham next year.
Juliette Atkinson, director at Fredricks Fine Foods, said: “We are down-to-earth foodies who are passionate about eating well with seasonal and locally sourced ingredients and hope our enthusiasm for great products will rub off on you.”
To vote, go to www.farmshopanddelishow.co.uk
Voting closes on Monday.


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7Gb IDE drive
SYDNEY - Maxtor claims it has the highest capacity EIDE drive on the market with the release of its 7Gb drive in the new DiamondMax 1750 range.
Graphics professionals and CAD/CAM users are the targeted market for the new DiamondMax 1750 drives, which also come in capacity points of 1.7Gb, 3.5Gb and 5.2Gb.
The drives boast magneto-resistive heads, a DSP-based architecture, 5200 RPM and sub 10ms seek time.
Later in the year, Maxtor will be shipping the DiamondMax 1750 drives with UltraDMA, a new technology which doubles the burst transfer rate for ATA/IDE drives to 33Mb per second.
The 7Gb drive is available now at around $700 RRP.
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With only 8,312 units finding buyers, sales of new passenger cars in Pakistan during September 2023 dropped by a significant 30.42% compared to the same month of the previous year. However, when compared to the previous month, there was a positive upswing of 8.48%, according to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA).
From August 2023 to September 2023, production numbers also increased by 0.53%, with 6,264 units. Nonetheless, when looking at the big picture, there was a significant drop of 15.33% compared to September 2022.
A total of 16,021 cars were sold during the first three months of fiscal year 2024 (3MFY24), a considerable decrease of 43.93% from the same time the year before. High-interest rates that made it difficult for consumers to finance cars were blamed for this reduction in sales as well as decreased economic activity.
Furthermore, import restrictions affected the influx of CKD parts and materials, leading to temporary plant closures for most assemblers. Unfavorable market conditions also impacted the sales of locally assembled vehicles.
Breaking down the sales categories, cars with engines ‘1300cc and above’ were the most popular, with 2,939 units sold. In the ‘Below 1000cc’ category, the Suzuki Alto emerged as the best seller with 2,551 units sold. however, in the ‘1000cc’ category, only 691 units were sold during September 2023.
According to analysts, while car sales have shown slight improvement last month due to the relaxation of regulations concerning Letters of Credit (LCs) for imports, the long-term scenario remains grim. Escalating car prices, expensive auto financing, and the low purchasing power of consumers are identified as the primary reasons behind the year-on-year sales decline.
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UK financial advisers are struggling with capacity issues as they take on more clients while finding less time available to service them, according to the lates edition of the Nucleus annual adviser census.
This year’s census drew responses from more than 250 Nucleus users, providing insights into their firms and the wider financial services sector.
Nucleus surveys its users every year for its census, which is designed to both engage with its users and ensure the platform is delivering what its clients need. Asking a series of questions about advisers’ businesses, clients, and their views on the industry, the census helps advisers gauge their own progress, as well as tackle the issues that are challenging them.
This year’s census points towards increasing capacity issues for financial advisers, with the average active client numbers per adviser increasing once again, up 9 per cent to 163, while two-thirds expect this number to rise in the next year.
This increase has impacted upon how advisers spend their time. Around a third of users said they spend 40 per cent or more of their time on administration, a dramatic increase from only 11 per cent last year. Meanwhile, only one in seven of Nucleus users spent more than 40 per cent of their time with clients, down from one in five last year. This could be a consequence of complying with new regulatory requirements of Mifid II, GDPR and Prod introduced in 2018, requiring more time to be spent on making sure these were implemented effectively.
Despite these challenges, Nucleus users have increased the revenue of their businesses with 60 per cent of firms seeing turnover of more than GBP750,000, compared to just over half in the 2018 census, and well above the industry average of GBP685,000. With advice in demand the census revealed that the second biggest opportunity for firms is seen in building and improving their business, with 96 per cent of users also saying they confident about the future of their business over the next three years.
Barry Neilson, chief customer officer at Nucleus, says: “We are delighted with the response and feedback from our users for this edition of the census and thank them for taking the time in their busy days to provide such valuable insights. Our users are at the heart of everything we do so this census is extremely important to us to make sure Nucleus is aligned with their business needs.
“2018 was a challenging year for the financial advice market as a raft of new regulations including Mifid II, Prod and GDPR were introduced, increasing the burden of administration on firms. This data allows us to see how these challenges are impacting our users, and how we can help them navigate these and free up more capacity to deliver quality financial advice.
“While capacity issues appear like they are going to persist, it is motivating to see advisers relish the opportunity, converting new business, understanding their clients more and looking to address any residual recruitment problems. They are rightly bullish on the outlook for their businesses and the market and we are keeping a close eye on how these numbers may change over the next 12 months.”


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In The News – Incline Village local launches new streaming platform
October 17, 2023 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune 10/14/2023, Written by Sara Jackson
Move over Netflix and Hulu, there’s a new streaming platform in town. Launched by Tahoe locals on October 3, 2023, Airtime Streaming features a collection of indie-made winter sports films and documentaries. For just $3.99 a month, you can stream ski and snowboard films and documentaries, along with exclusive content such as interviews with the athletes and filmmakers.
“The idea came from when I was back up in Lake Tahoe, not last winter, but the winter before. I was coaching the Free Ride team at Sugar Bowl, and made a documentary called Room and Board, about the housing crisis in the Lake Tahoe area through the lens of the ski and snowboard community. And, in making that film, I got to know a lot of filmmakers involved in the ski and snowboard industry up in Tahoe and started learning about their experiences. I saw a terrible gap in the distribution of these films, “says Airtime Streaming founder Elizabeth Cameron.
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Hong Kong Green Day 2016 cum Green Run
Hong Kong Green Day (HKGD) was launched by The Hong Kong Green Council in 2013 to coincide with World Environment Day, a United Nations’ initiative to encourage worldwide awareness for environmental protection. The objective for Green Council is to create an annual event in Hong Kong that encourages community participation in environmental awareness and protection.
CCG chose to connect green life and the environment with Hong Kong’ s most popular fitness activity: Running. The first ever Green Run Long Distance Charity Race (著綠狂奔) was launched and became the heart and soul of the annual campaign. The Race offered four categories to incorporate its target audiences: corporate teams, family groups, student groups and general / independents, thereby engaging all necessary stakeholders. It then targeted the media and public figures to carry out its messages through very cost-effective methods of communication.
In addition to the Green Run, a strategic 360-degree online and offline drive was engineered to carry out the Go Green Act Green objectives. It featured stimulating activities and challenges aimed at different audiences including all ages of students, families, small businesses and corporations. The digital marketing and social media components of the public relations campaign greatly increased public awareness, informed the media and the public about Green Council’s initiatives, and provided engaging opportunities to educate the audiences about eco-friendly practices.
- 600+ participants joined Green Run
- An estimated 6,850,000 people participated in Green Day 2016
- Coverage included 42 media placements in mainstream and specialty news outlets including TV news and print news
- Green Council’s Facebook page Increased 12% in likes
- Its Instagram ad received more than over 7,000 views


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The Food and Drug Administration is splitting down on a number of companies that disperse and make kratom, a supplement with psychedelic and pain-relieving qualities that's been connected to a current salmonella break out.
In a letter launched on Tuesday, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb gotten in touch with 3 business in different states to stop offering unapproved kratom items with unproven health claims. In a statement, Gottlieb said the companies were engaged in "health fraud scams" that "pose severe health threats."
Originated from a plant native to Southeast Asia, kratom is frequently sold as tablets, powder, or tea in the United States. Supporters say it assists curb the signs of opioid withdrawal, which has led people to flock to kratom recently as a way of stepping down from more effective drugs like Vicodin.
But because kratom is classified as a supplement and has actually not been developed as a drug, it's exempt to much federal guideline. That indicates tainted kratom pills and powders can quickly make their method to keep racks-- which appears to have actually happened in a current outbreak of salmonella that has actually so far sickened more than 130 people across several states.
Extravagant claims and little scientific research
The FDA's current crackdown appears to be the latest step in a growing divide in between advocates and regulatory companies concerning making use of kratom The companies the firm has named are Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
The claims these 3 companies have made consist of marketing the supplement as " extremely efficient against cancer" and recommending that their items might assist reduce the symptoms of opioid addiction.
There are couple of existing clinical studies to back up those claims. Research study on kratom has actually discovered, however, that the drug taps into a few of the very same brain receptors as opioids do. That spurred the FDA to categorize it as an opioid in February.
Experts say that due to the fact that of this, it makes good sense that people with opioid usage condition are turning to kratom as a way of abating their symptoms and stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
Taking any supplement that hasn't been tested for security by medical specialists can be harmful.
The risks of taking kratom.
Previous FDA screening discovered that several items distributed internet by Revibe-- among the three business named in the FDA letter-- were polluted with salmonella. Last month, as part of a demand from the agency, Revibe ruined a number of tainted products still at its center, but the company has yet to verify that it recalled products that had currently delivered to shops.
Last month, the FDA provided its first-ever obligatory recall of kratom items after those produced by Las Vegas-based Triangle Pharmanaturals were discovered to be infected with salmonella.
Since April 5, a overall of 132 people across 38 states had been dig this sickened with the germs, which can cause diarrhea and find out here now abdominal pain lasting up to a week.
Dealing with the risk that kratom items could carry harmful germs, those who take the supplement have no dependable method to determine the proper dose. It's also difficult to discover a confirm kratom supplement's full ingredient list or account for possibly damaging interactions with other drugs or medications.
Kratom is currently banned in Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and several US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Throughout the US, a number of reports of deaths and dependency led the Drug Enforcement Administration to put kratom on its list of "drugs and chemicals of issue." In 2016, the DEA proposed a restriction on kratom however backtracked under pressure from some members of Congress and an outcry from kratom advocates.


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Apple removes police-tracking app used in Hong Kong protests from its app store
Apple Inc on Wednesday removed an app that protestors in Hong Kong have used to track police movements, saying the app violated its rules because it was used to ambush police and by criminals who used it to victimize residents in areas with no law enforcement.
Apple rejected the crowdsourcing app, HKmap.live, earlier this month but then reversed course last week, allowing the app to appear on its App Store. The approval drew a sharply worded commentary criticizing Apple in the Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily.
Apple said in a statement that “many concerned customers in Hong Kong” contacted the company about the mapping app. Apple said it immediately began investigating the app’s use and found it “has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong.”
“The app displays police locations and we have verified with the Hong Kong Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau that the app has been used to target and ambush police, threaten public safety, and criminals have used it to victimize residents in areas where they know there is no law enforcement,” the statement said.
Under Apple’s rules and policies, apps that meet its standards to appear in the App Store have sometimes been removed after their release if they were found to facilitate illegal activity or threaten public safety.
In 2011, Apple modified its app store to remove apps that listed locations for drunken driving checkpoints not previously published by law enforcement officials.
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Grow your small business with federal contracts
CONROE, Texas -- The Lone Star College Small Business Development Center is partnering with the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce to assist small-business owners secure federal government contracts.
“Many small-business owners might not realize the federal government awarded contracts worth $100 billion last year to small businesses,” said Miguel Lopez, LSC-SBDC executive director. “This seminar will provide tips to small-business owners and CEOs for getting approved, and they will be able to meet with experts who can advise them on their application.”
The free event takes place Wednesday, March 21 at the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce located at 505 West Davis St., Conroe, Texas 77301. Attendees are asked to arrive at 8:30 a.m. with the presentation and individual meetings taking place 9-11:30 a.m.
There are a few key conditions an applicant must meet. Visit FederalContracts-Conroe.EventBrite.com to see the minimum requirements and register for this no cost seminar.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for small-business owners to learn how they can expand their business,” said Brian Bondy, Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce president. “They’ll learn how to navigate the process to find contracts to start doing business with the government.”


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By now, you’ve probably seen this article.
It shows how the company that makes the Natural Gas sensor in your fridge has invented a new product.
This new product, the NaturalGasFactory, has been developed by the company called Nestlé (NASDAQ:NES), which is also known as Nestlé Plc (NASSE:NEST) and is one of the world’s largest natural gas processor.
It also has a very big presence in other industries like manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, and in the space of food, gas is the number one ingredient in the food supply.
The NaturalGasSensor is the most accurate gas sensor in the world.
It can tell whether or not the natural gas you’re using is really natural gas or not.
Its also the most reliable. The Nestlé NaturalGas Factory Sensor was developed in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Nestlé is the world leader in the natural Gas industry.
At its core, Nestlé uses patented technologies and innovative design to produce high-quality products and provide customers with the very best in products and service.
Nestlé has been a pioneer in the development of the natural and natural gas industries.
In 2017, Nestle received $1.8 billion in funding from a $1 billion round of venture capital, the first round of which was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
The company has a long history of developing and delivering innovative products and services to its customers, and has also been recognized for many achievements in the fields of consumer technology, health, food safety and environmental protection.
The Nestle NaturalGasFactory is currently in development and testing, and will be available to customers in early 2020.


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Aluminium alloys are alloys in which Aluminium(AL) is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganess, silicon and any zinc.
Aluminium price ends on a six-year high today on speculation that the latest stipulate on expanding output capacity will help ease over supply.
Aluminium profile import by Indonesia is already falling in 2017 when domestic production of the mineral is growing in stable condition.
International business leaders, engineering experts and academics from the automotive industry and complete aluminium value chain will be converging in Shanghai in July for Aluminium China 2017
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday June 9, with tin prices down 0.4%, aluminium prices off 0.3%


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Spanish clubs lead Europe in merchandise income
The figure from clubs in Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France for the 2009-10 season was a six percent increase compared to a similar study conducted in 2008, according to the latest European Football Merchandising Report from Sport+Markt and PR Marketing who said replica shirt sales fuelled the rise.
La Liga clubs reaped revenue of around 190 million euros, with Real and Barca, the richest two clubs on the continent, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the total.
English Premier League clubs, whose income was much more evenly distributed, earned 168 million, followed by Bundesliga clubs with 130 million, Italy's Serie A on 77 million and France's Ligue 1 with 67 million, the study showed.
"The boom in European football merchandising is ongoing," Peter Rohlmann of PR Marketing said.
"However, it is primarily the less established leagues that can look forward to significant growth, as they are gradually identifying the importance of club merchandising in brand management," he added.
Sport+Markt and PR Marketing surveyed 182 top-flight clubs and more than 10,000 people from 10 countries for the report, which showed 13.7 million replica shirts were sold in the top five leagues plus Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine in the 2009-10 season.
Adidas and Nike had a combined market share of some 83 percent, with the remaining 34 kit manufacturers selling 2.3 million jerseys, or 17 percent of the total.
"Jersey sales represent the core business of many clubs and are often responsible for around 50 percent of merchandising revenue," said Andreas Ullmann, a senior consultant at Sport+Markt.
The top 10 clubs ranked by retail revenue were: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Olympique Marseille, Manchester United, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Olympique Lyon and Fenerbahce.


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US: 7 Up to launch fortified CSD
Cadbury Schweppes soft drink division Dr Pepper/Seven Up today unveiled plans to introduce a fortified carbonated soft drink onto the US market. The company claims its is a first from a major CSD brand.
7 Up Plus will be fortified with calcium, vitamin C, real fruit juice and sweetened with Splenda.
"We are extremely excited about the positive buzz around the development of 7 Up Plus. Consumers tell us the product tastes great, and nutritionists say this is exactly the choice of beverage many people today are seeking to bring greater balance into their lives," said Randy Gier, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages executive vice president-marketing.
"Our research indicates there are times when consumers want their favourite, classic soft drinks with added nutritional benefits. 7 Up Plus is an easy way for consumers to put some 'balance in their bubbles' when choosing a carbonated beverage."
7 Up Plus will be sweetened with Splenda and will contain approximately 10 calories and three grams of carbohydrates per serving.
"7 Up is an iconic brand celebrating 75 years of refreshment and a heritage of challenging conventional thinking," stated Jim Trebilcock, 7 Up senior vice president-marketing. "7 Up's clean flavor profile makes it uniquely qualified to be a leader and introduce this new category of beverages. Consumer tastes and lifestyles are changing, and 7 Up continues to change with them by providing beverage choices that allow people to have a more balanced lifestyle."
The company is currently finalizing marketing and distribution plans for the product launch.
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The European arm of drinks group Cadbury Schweppes is expected to be sold next month for around GBP1.1bn ($1.9bn), according to press reports....
UK-based soft drinks to sweets group Cadbury Schweppes has issued a trading update ahead of an investor seminar to be held in Dallas, Texas on 10 and 11 October....
Cadbury Schweppes is moving ever closer to selling off its European soft drinks business, according to German press reports....
Rumours are circling that Cadbury Schweppes' soft drinks business may be merged with Britvic....
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Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch Whisky and Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) are pleased to announce an exclusive relationship for an exciting campaign in celebration of Latin music’s hottest night of the year, the Latin Grammy, on November 10. The campaign begins today with a launch of a unique collaborative Facebook application designed to make it easy for music fans (aged 21 and over) who are not attending the international Latin music awards show to stay connected online to their favorite nominated Universal Latin artists via the DEWAR’S Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/dewars ).
“DEWAR’S has a long history as a blended Scotch whisky of choice among Hispanic consumers due to the exceptionally smooth taste,” said Fannie Young, vice president, brand managing director, DEWAR’S Blended Scotch Whiskies. “Working with Universal Music Latin Entertainment gives DEWAR’S Blended Scotch Whisky a fully integrated music platform connecting with Hispanic consumers through one of their key passion points and further enhance their affinity for the brand.”
By simply clicking the “Like” button on the DEWAR’S Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dewars , fans of legal drinking age will gain access to one of two free downloadable playlists and other exclusive content from today’s hottest hitmakers, including Enrique Iglesias (two tracks, one featuring Juan Luis Guerra), Don Omar, Los Tigres Del Norte (featuring Paulina Rubio), Winsin Y Yandel, and Luis Fonsi. Consumers are encouraged to participate today as access to this exclusive content continues only through the televised show and post awards celebration on Nov. 10.
DEWAR’S Blended Scotch Whisky will kick the festivities up a notch by bringing its fabulous signature cocktails and the ultra-luxe ambiance of its Momento D lounge to Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2011 for UMLE’s highly anticipated, invite-only, “Noches de Estrellas” post awards celebration. The VIP private affair will undoubtedly be the epicenter of excitement as it will bring together A-List artists and top music industry executives for an unforgettable evening of exquisite music and smooth blended Scotch whisky from DEWAR’S.
“We’re excited to work with DEWAR’S Blended Scotch Whisky. The brand’s vision for reaching consumers through innovative uses of technology and social media is totally in-line with ours. It’s great to collaborate with a premium brand also interested in looking to the future to develop impactful cross-promotional campaigns to reach, maintain, and grow the consumer base in an organic way,” describes Gustavo Lopez, executive vice president of brand partnerships, business development and digital, Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
Visit www.facebook.com/dewars for more details.
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He's gone to ground since leaving dozens of grieving families in the lurch, but this week we tracked down the so-called Skegness grave robber.
We told last month how David Blakey ran Simply Memorials, which took upfront payments for headstones that were never delivered.
The tally of victims out of pocket has reached 176 families nationwide, with a total bill of £220,000.
We found Blakey (above) on Monday after he emerged from a meeting with the Official Receiver in Nottingham and put a number of questions to him on behalf of victims, including:
●Where has the money from your customers gone?
●Did you continue taking money after knowing your business was in trouble?
●Do you have any message for families whose loved ones are lying in unmarked graves thanks to you?
But Blakey, who is now bankrupt, uttered not a single syllable and stalked away.
Victims have set up a website, www.simplymemorialsripoff.co.uk, and a spokesman for the site, Darren Harvey, said he was disgusted by Blakey's refusal to answer their questions.
"If this was a legitimate company he would have shown his deepest regret and compassion towards everyone, however his refusal to answer any questions speaks volumes. We are very saddened by each and every ordeal we as a group hear but we have so far been able to help around 20 families with headstones for their children and loved ones thanks to genuine stonemasons come forward to help us with this ordeal."
Update: Lincolnshire Trading Standards is advising all consumers affected by the online headstone retailer, Simply Memorials to make a claim with the official receiver as soon as possible.


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Korean cosmetic brands are expanding market share at the expense of imports, says David Kilburn
Facing ongoing economic difficulties, Korean consumers are becoming more price conscious. One consequence is that Korean cosmetic brands are expanding market share at the expense of imports.
For example, cosmetic sales at Lotte Department Store jumped 11% in 2011 compared to 2010, but last year sales dropped 2.4% year on year. Most cosmetic brands sold at Lotte are imported.
According to a recent report from Kyobo Securities, the market share of imported cosmetics in South Korea fell from 26% in 2009 to 23% last year. Local brands’ share rose from 47% in 2008 to 57% last year. Traditional homemade products took another 20% of the market in 2013.
The price of imported cosmetics is expected to increase during July, despite the strengthening of the Korean won. The increases are considered an effort to compensate for poor sales. For example, Dior increased the prices of items it sells at department stores by an average of 1.8% on 1 July.
Pricing is not the only factor – over recent years, the pace of innovation and brand development in Korea has quickened. Product quality, packaging and marketing have all improved, giving consumers a wider choice of competitively priced products.
David Kilburn, Tokyo


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Bentley owners pay a lot of money for their vehicles. It is safe to say that they expect the cars to work properly.
The luxury auto manufacturer is recalling certain Bentayga sport utility vehicles, it recently told federal regulators. Improperly installed second-row passenger seats are to blame, according to Bentley.
“The second-row seats may not be installed correctly aligned and locked on all seat rails,” the company said in a defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “It is possible that if one of the seat rails is not correctly locked, it could move in the event of a crash, compromising occupant safety.”
The recall covers roughly 2,000 Bentayga SUVs, which were produced between July 2020 and February 2022. Those vehicles currently come with a starting price tag of roughly $160,000.
The company said it would notify the owners of recalled cars by May. It is asking owners to bring the cars to Bentley authorized retailers for inspection and repair.
Other Bentley Recalls
The recall comes as Bentley has enjoyed an upswing in demand around the world. 2020 was the company’s best sales year on the books, while other auto manufacturers saw their sales plummet amid the pandemic.
This is not the first time that Bentley has had to recall cars over serious safety defects that pose real hazards to everyone on the road.
Last year, for example, the company recalled some 6,000 Bentayga SUVs because of a fuel line problem that could cause the cars to catch fire. Back in 2016, the company recalled certain Bentayga vehicles because of loose joints in instrument panels and seats.
California Car Owners’ Rights
Whether you are driving a Bentley or a Ford Pinto, defects and malfunctions can put a real hitch in your giddy-up. They can also put your safety at risk.
Fortunately, car owners in California have some important rights and protections under the state’s lemon law, when it comes to malfunctioning and defective vehicles.
The lemon law generally requires carmakers to perform various repairs on vehicles while they are under warranty. It also forces manufacturers to buy back (or replace, in some circumstances) vehicles that they cannot or flat out refuse to fix. That includes compensating the owner for the purchase price, along with financing fees, rental car expenses and other costs.
There is no specific number of repair requests or attempts that must be made before the buyback or replace requirement kicks in. An experienced California lemon law attorney can help you understand your rights and guide you through the process of taking action.
Talk with a San Diego Lemon Law Attorney
If you are stuck with a lemon or locked in a dispute with a car manufacturer over repairs, the San Diego lemon law attorneys at Bickel Sannipoli APC can help.
Call us at (888) 800-1983 or contact us online to speak with a San Diego lemon law attorney.


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Back in March 2022, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance shared new business plans for the next eight years, Alliance 2030. Two years after their mid-plan strategy announcement in May 2020, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is fulfilling its promises of connected-car technology system that runs on the Android Operating System, a new E-body core system for electric-electronic architecture, and self-driving technology. According to Alliance 2030, 35 new EV models will be produced by 2030, 24 models will come with intelligent vehicle and driver-assistance technologies for Level 3 and Level 4 autonomy, and a Mitsubishi model may become the first vehicle that’s more software than it is machine. In May 2022, the Alliance announced a new strategy to streamline electric vehicle (EV) development with a new electric vehicle company side project.
According to Nikkei Asia, the Renault automaker CEO, Luca de Meo, confirmed the formation of a new company with alliance partners Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors. Call it a spin off, but like the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), where Mitsubishi Electric develops technology for Mitsubishi Motors while supporting its own brand, Renault wants to create an EV unit as an independent company while still a part of the Alliance. To make it work, both alliance partners would also have to invest into the idea and the construction of a new EV facility, for starters.
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Mitsubishi Motors is currently placing all of its focus on reincarnations of every model in its lineup. Although we’re all waiting for something new, it would seem the Japanese automaker wants to release the best version of every model it can before releasing an unknown vehicle. The latest to get a renewal is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, released for the 2023 model year. Recently released in America in 2017 as a 2018 model, the vehicle has reinforced its credentials as the best-selling PHEV sport-utility vehicle in the world. With the 2023 model scheduled to go on sale in the second half of 2022, the PHEV made its debut at the 2022 Twin Cities Auto Show.
“Since its launch in March 2022, the gasoline version of all-new Outlander has been a homerun, setting sales records monthly even in the face of global supply challenges…When sales begin in the U.S., the 2023 Outlander PHEV will take its place as the flagship of the Mitsubishi fleet. It is the most advanced and best equipped vehicle we have ever sold, and it is the perfect blend of quiet and clean electric motoring, with the range and ease of refueling of a gasoline-powered vehicle.” Mark Chaffin, MMNA president and CEO
Running May 14-22, 2022, the 2022 Twin Cities Auto Show got its first glimpse at the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), this SUV is high up there on the lineup when it comes to sales and success, right next to the original Mitsubishi Outlander. Outfitted with the automaker’s Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive system, this SUV will always be able to handle a variety of terrains and driving conditions. Plus, S-AWC offers seven drive modes that the consumer can choose from, depending on their driving style and road conditions. This gives consumers a sense of security, confidence, and comfortable driving.
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Helena and Jack's Growing Together as Jack's Opens Newest Location in Helena, ALPublished Nov. 23, 2015
HELENA AND JACK’S™ GROWING TOGETHER
JACK’S™ OPENS NEW LOCATION
BIRMINGHAM, AL. – Jack’s will open its newest location in Helena, Ala., located at 4864 Highway 17, on Wednesday, December 2nd.
A grand opening celebration will be held on Friday, December 4th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. and the official ticket drawing will be at 4:45pm. The celebration will include giveaways for The Birmingham Zoo’s: Zoolight Safari, free Jack’s for a year, & University of Alabama basketball tickets.
Jack’s plans to be very involved in the Helena community. As a way to kick off their involvement Jack’s will be offering a $1.00 Hot Chocolate and donating the processed to the Helena High School Cheerleading Squad. Also, after the grand opening celebration Jack’s will have a booth at Helena’s First Friday event to great the community. On December 5th Jack’s plans to donate breakfast for the police and workers helping with the city of Helena’s annual Christmas parade. Jack’s will also be making a donation to The Birmingham Pipers who will be leading the parade.
“We couldn’t be more excited about opening this location,” said Pam Measel, Marketing Director of Jack’s. “We strive to be a part of the community everywhere we go. As a family company, we’re excited to join the Helena family.”
The Helena location will be staffed by local community members. The restaurant includes a drive‐thru, is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 85. Hours of operation for the store will be Mon. through Thurs. 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Fri. and Sat. 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. The store will open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. on Sundays.
Jack’s features a wide range of menu items, including its signature sandwich: the “Big Jack”, fried chicken, hamburgers, salads, delicious milkshakes and the award‐winning, made-from-scratch, buttermilk biscuits on the breakfast menu.
For more information, contact Anna Tucker Bell at (205) 201.7006 or email@example.com.
About Jack’s Family Restaurants, Inc.
Jack’s Family Restaurants, Inc. was started in 1960 in Homewood, AL. The restaurant specializes in burgers, crinkle-cut fries and hand-dipped shakes. Jack’s has more than 130 stores across the Southeast- with locations in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia. Since 1960, many things have changed in our world, but one thing has remained the same: Jack’s is still serving up great food, with a smile.


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Latest News for gadget lovers , $37.99 Android Tablet is coming to the U.S.
The $37.99 Android tablet is finally coming to the U.S. The Datawind Ubislate 7ci, which we checked out when it launched in India last year, is rolling out here with Wi-Fi, 2G, and 3G models to bridge the digital divide, said Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli.
Lots of people feeling good with tablet, small size with easy use. Most of U.S. schools boys and girls would be very happy with their ipad.
"With how computing evolves and continues to evolve, these things are going to be like the calculator of the 1970s: that affordable, that accessible and frankly that disposable," he said.


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MERRILL, Wis.—Residents already devastated by the April 10 tornado that ripped through the area now must deal with the storm’s aftermath slowing an already fragile economy.
Lincoln County had the 10th-highest unemployment rate in the state—10.8 percent—before the storm struck. Then the tornado wiped out portions of the city’s industrial park, sparking layoffs and slowdowns. And residents who lost their entire homes aren’t out spending the way they normally would.
That leaves merchants hoping insurance checks arrive soon and work gets back to normal.
“The weather has killed our spring sales,” Tim Haight, owner of Merrill’s Ace Hardware, said. “At this time last year, we had the greenhouse going already.”
Haight already delayed his delivery of spring plants by a week, because of the double whammy of the tornado followed by more cold weather.
And popular spring items at the store on Main Street, such as fertilizer, lawn tools and paint buckets, sit on the shelves nearly untouched as victims and the community focus on relief efforts.
Similarly, the number of customers coming through the door has slipped sharply at Book World in Merrill since the storm.
“It was a noticeable decline in foot traffic and sales,” manager Theresa Garcia said.
But as the weeks go by, the bookstore is slowly returning to normal, Garcia said.
At Thelma’s clothing store, owner Sherry Kleinschmidt said she braced herself after the storm for a decline in sales.
“Even the people who weren’t affected, they are in the process of helping others clean up and help in getting things to normal,” Kleinschmidt said. “It affects the whole community.”
Many residents are spending their free time clearing debris from damaged property rather than shopping.
But some residents from outside of Merrill are coming to the city to shop as their own way of helping out, Kleinschmidt said.
In recent weeks, the clothing store has welcomed customers from surrounding communities who want to support Merrill’s economy, Kleinschmidt said.
Thelma’s is among the businesses participating in a fundraiser organized by the Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s Tornado Relief Fund is collecting donations to help those who were affected by the storm.
The storm has brought badly needed business to a handful of merchants. First Street Coffee Station has experienced a spike in visitors.
Owner Dawn Swan said several residents who lost their homes used the coffee shop’s bathroom to get ready for work in the mornings the week after the tornado struck. And some of them grabbed a cup of joe at the same time.
And as the close-knit community rebuilds, the coffee shop is a place where folks come to support one another, Swan said.
“There’s definitely been a lot of stories flying around here. That’s for sure,” Swan said.
Information from: Wausau Daily Herald, http://www.wausaudailyherald.com