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- New York City's tourism industry is showing signs of recovery post-pandemic.
- However, a full recovery won't happen until tourists from China return.
- Chinese visitors typically spend more, but the economy and travel limitations are keeping them home.
New York City's tourism industry is bouncing back, but one country is slowing down the recovery — China.
Though New York City hotel occupancy rates are nearing pre-pandemic levels, the recovery is hindered by a significant decline in Chinese tourists, who typically spend the most money and stay in the US for a whopping 12 nights on average.
Dan Krauth of WABC summarized his discussions with some hotel operators this week, noting that the tourism industry won't return to 100% until the Chinese market returns.
"What they care about is China," Krauth said. "That is the one market that hasn't returned yet. They stay the longest and spend the most money. "
China's economy is facing significant challenges. While not in an official recession, there are concerns that the country is heading for a financial crisis, thanks to a crumbling real estate market, loss of foreign investors, a slow re-opening following the COVID pandemic, and a shift in priorities from finances to power.
The biggest drop in visitors has come from China
In 2019, New York City had 67 million visitors, the 10th consecutive year in which it set a record, according to the office of the New York Comptroller. Those visitors generated about $68 billion in annual economic impact, including about $6 billion in taxes for the city, according to WABC in New York.
The New York City Tourism and Conventions office is projecting the number of international visitors to be about 80% of 2019's amount.
In 2019, 14 million people visited from outside the US, and about 8% were from China, according to the New York City Tourism and Conventions office. Only the UK, which represented about 10% of all tourists, had more.
This year, only 3% of international visitors, or about 390,000, are expected to be from China, down from the pre-pandemic levels of about 1.1 million annually. That is now 10th among all countries and less than half of the 1.1 million projected from the UK.
This year, there are signs that the tourism industry in the city is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels, including hotels. New York's hotel occupancy this year has averaged 87.5%, according to The City, which is on par with the rate before the pandemic.
However, that number is a bit misleading. The City notes that about 10,000 rooms are being used to house migrants. In addition, more than 40 hotels closed in the city during the pandemic and did not re-open, according to WABC.
Chinese visitors typically spend more than other tourists
The loss of Chinese tourists is especially hard on the tourism industry because of how much they spend.
In 2019, the average visitor from China spent $3,008, more than double the average UK visitor at $1,381. The total amount spent by Chinese tourists was greater than any other country, according to the state comptroller's office, representing about 14% of the amount from outside the US.
One reason for the high spending is the length of their stays in the US. According to research by the US Travel Association, the average Chinese visitor's trip to the US lasted for 12 nights prior to the pandemic.
To be sure, the problem is not limited to New York. In 2019, 3 million visitors came to the US from China and spent about $35 million, according to Skift, about 15% of the $235 million spent by international tourists.
The total number of US visitors from China is projected by the National Travel and Tourism Office to be about 30% of that level this year.
Chinese travel is hampered by the economy and travel limitations
People from China have still been traveling, but because of the country's struggling economy, they have opted to stay closer to home.
Fan Lei, the chief financial officer of Tongcheng Travel, told the South China Morning Post that people in China were buying fewer big-ticket items like real estate and cars and instead were spending more on domestic experiences.
That was also the case in the US this past summer, where people spent more money on things like concerts and movies.
Peter van Berkel, chairman of the International Inbound Travel Association and president of Travalco, a tour operator, spoke at A Better New York's panel this month on rebuilding international tourism and noted that people from China are struggling to afford international trips.
"It is unaffordable at this moment for people from China, for the average visitor to come to the US," van Berkel said. "Just this past year, we were talking about economy fares of more than $3,500 depending on time of year."
Prices for flights on US airlines to China are up in part because they stopped using Russian airspace following the invasion of Ukraine. That increased flight times require more fuel.
Making things even more difficult is that flights are still hard to find.
The US and China recently agreed to increase the number of round-trip flights between the two countries to 24 per week, double the number from earlier this year. However, Time reports that there were 340 weekly flights between the countries before the pandemic.


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Vodafone has released an update on its Australian 5G rollout plans and the opportunities the faster cellular network will present to customers and businesses.
Speaking at the Comms Day Summit, TPG Telecom CEO Inaki Berroeta provided a Vodafone 5G network progress report and revealed the plan to offer a 5G fixed wireless services in the first half of 2021 after successful tests that achieved speeds up to 2Gbps.
He also said the Vodafone 5G network will be within reach of 85 per cent of the population of the six capital cities.
“With the new 5G-enabled iPhone now starting to land in the hands of consumers, there is a growing sense that 5G has arrived,” Berroeta said.
“5G will take mobile communications to the next level.”
Berroeta says we will see an increase in consumer usage of 5G as more compatible devices become available and handset prices come down.
“The best things about 5G are the opportunities that are not yet here,” he said.
“5G will do things we haven’t yet imagined, and it will be users that will drive this as they decide how they want to use the technology.
“Currently, only about two per cent of the Australian market has a 5G-enabled smartphone, and that’s expected to increase to around twenty per cent by the end of next year.
“It will take several years before a majority of Australians have a 5G handset and will experience 5G.”
Berroeta says mmWave spectrum for 5G will also play an important role in the 5G rollout.
“While it has a shorter reach and limited ability to travel through buildings and other objects, it is exciting because it will mean significantly more capacity and faster user speeds,” he said.
“Millimetre wave spectrum will accelerate the potential of 5G, especially for mobile services in high foot-traffic areas such as CBD streets, and also for fixed wireless services.”
But Berroeta says 5G is all about connecting things.
“Already on the Vodafone network, we have millions of SIMs connected to IoT devices, including seven and a half million in the healthcare sector alone,” he said.
“According to a recent Bernstein Research report, the number of connected things will outnumber connected people within a few years.
“The amount of data exchanged between these things will eventually far exceed human-based consumption.
“And high-bandwidth services such as drone surveillance, factory automation and smart city applications will require the unique aspects of 5G.
“Along with the Internet of Things, 5G is expected to lead to significant extra economic activity and job creation, particularly in mining, manufacturing and logistics.”
But Vodafone has had its challenges with the TPG merger taking a tough path through the courts after being opposed by the ACCC.
“Despite the challenges we have faced with the 5G vendor restrictions and the uncertainty caused by the ACCC’s opposition to our merger, our 5G rollout is now full steam ahead,” Berroeta said.
“Our customers can currently use 5G in parts of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and the Gold Coast.
“In suburbs including the Sydney CBD, Parramatta, South Melbourne, Sunnybank Hills, Norwood, Canningvale and Surfers Paradise.
“We’re currently working on more than twelve hundred sites.
“And by the end of 2021, with a standalone core, we are targeting 85 per cent population coverage in the top six cities.”
Berroeta says 5G will also play a part in expanding Vodafone’s fixed wireless offering.
“As we ramp up our 5G mobile rollout, we intend to maximise this investment for our customers and shareholders.
“I’m pleased to announce today that we will begin offering 5G fixed wireless products in the first half of next year.
“As our 5G footprint grows and millimetre wave spectrum becomes available, we will look to expand our capability to more customers.”
Vodafone recently completed mmWave trials in Carlingford in north-west Sydney on the 28 Gigahertz band and achieved speeds of around 2Gbps.
“5G fixed wireless is often referred to as simply a bypass of the NBN, but that assumes that every consumer wants the same telecommunications solutions – they don’t.
“Customers have different speed, usage and budget requirements.
“In fact, for some time now we have been selling 4G fixed wireless services under the Vodafone brand.
“This has been offered in areas where we have excess 4G capacity, and we have connected thousands of customers on this product.
“5G will take our fixed wireless offering to a new level and provide customers with further choice.”

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El Capitan has been a popular update for those using Mac computers. But that’s not to say Apple’s latest OS is not without its problems. If you’ve been using El Capitan for awhile now, you may have bumped into a few pesky issues. Here are some of the most common ones and the solutions you need to fix them.
Just when you thought it was safe to surf the Internet waves on your Mac computer…if malware could have a catchphrase, this play on the classic Jaws 2 tagline would be quite fitting for a recently discovered scareware. It’s sneakier and more convincing than almost anything that’s come before.
Mac users who have been using Office 2011 now have a reason to smile: Microsoft finally released the latest Office 2016 for Mac in September. Office 2016 is packed with powerful new features for Microsoft’s core applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, all of which are designed to run and perform seamlessly on the Mac platform.


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First there was regular yogurt. Then came trendier items like Go-Gurt, Fro-Yo, Greek Yogurt — and now there’s a new competitor on the shelves: French Yogurt.
In an attempt to revitalize declining sales, General Mills has introduced a new Yoplait line called “Oui”, the French word for “yes.” It’s not clear whether the yogurt actually has any roots in France, or whether it’s just a nod to Yoplait’s French roots, but the recipe is inspired by one of the company’s “heritage” recipes, called “Saveur d’Autrefois”, which means “taste of yesteryear.”
Here are the differences between Oui and the other yogurts on the grocery store shelves:
- Oui comes packaged in glass containers, which apparently gives it a specific taste and eliminates the need for additives.
- Each flavor boasts 8 ingredients or less, and no artificial flavors — with the majority made up of milk, yogurt culture, and fruit on the bottom.
Oui says its texture is very thick, subtly sweet, and firmer than Greek Yogurt, with Buzzfeed comparing the texture to butter.
You can buy 8 flavors of Oui — including plain, vanilla, lemon, strawberry, blueberry, peach, coconut, and black cherry — at your local grocery store starting in July.


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Crypto scammer Nicholas Truglia was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a 2018 cyber theft targeting Michael Terpin, a cryptocurrency investor.
The scheme entailed a SIM swap, where the theives gained control of Terpin’s phone number by linking it to a seperate SIM card. They used the number to gain access to Terpin’s cryptocurrency wallet, and transferred more than $20 million worth of crypto to Truglia’s own account.
Truglia, 25, kept at least $673,000 of the funds, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. He was ordered to pay more than $20 million in restitution and forfeit nearly $1 million.
Terpin, the founder and CEO of Transform Group, a public relations firm for blockchain businesses, filed a lawsuit in 2020 against AT&T, his service provider at the time. The case is still ongoing, although Terpin’s $200 million damages claim was eventually thrown out.
In October, Ellias Pinsky, the ringleader of the 20-person group which engineered the 2018 scam, agreed to pay Terpin $22 million. Pinsky was 15 at the time of the theft and later admitted to bribing service provider employees in order to conduct SIM swaps.
Terpin, who also co-founded BitAngels, the first angel investment group for cryptocurrency startups, revealed in a LinkedIn post that Pinsky had additionally agreed to provide evidence and testimony against AT&T in an upcoming May 2023 trial.


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Digital Realty and Interxion have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses to create a leading global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions.
The transaction values Interxion at approximately $93.48 per ordinary share or about $8.4 billion of total enterprise value, including assumed net debt.
The combined company is expected to be uniquely positioned to meet the growing global demand from cloud platforms, service providers and enterprises seeking colocation, hybrid cloud and hyperscale data centre solutions as IT architectures are re-engineered to support the explosive growth of data in modern business models.
Also, the combination will create a pan-European data centre presence, offering services with low-latency access to approximately 70% of the GDP in Europe.
Interxion has a pipeline of data centre development projects currently under construction, with over $400 million invested to date and a total expected investment of approximately $1 billion.
“This strategic and complementary transaction builds upon Digital Realty’s established foundation of serving market demand for colocation, scale and hyperscale requirements in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific and leverages Interxion’s European colocation and interconnection expertise, enhancing the combined company’s capabilities to enable customers to solve for the full spectrum of data centre requirements across a global platform,” said Digital Realty CEO A. William Stein.
Stein will serve as CEO of the combined company. Interxion CEO David Ruberg will serve as the chief executive of the combined company’s Europe, Middle East & Africa business, which will be branded “Interxion, a Digital Realty company.”


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Even though US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that the limited trade deal under negotiations with India will not be signed during his ensuing visit slated for February 24 and 25, the industry bodies observe that such hard stand generally being used by the US as bargaining tool.
Industry bodies including the Confederation of Indian Industry, Indian Merchants Chamber and Infrastructure and Logistic Federation of India hope that the ''mini'' trade deal will further strengthen the economic partnership. The limited or interim trade agreement was expected to cover tariff-related concessions for US farm products, especially dairy items, pricing of pharmaceutical products such as stents and knee implants, and information and communication technology products.
Trump told reporters in the US,'' We can have a trade deal with India but I am really saving the big trade deal for later on. We are doing a very big trade deal with India. We will have it. I don't know whether we will have it before the election, but we will have a very big deal with India."
However, IMC deputy director Sanjay Mehta observed that there are always such rhetoric from the US side as they are used as bargaining tools. ''However, India should not be in a hurry to sign any deal with the US. India will have to think strategy before we make any commitment as our export are down due to the revocation of Generalized System of Preference. There are trade barriers imposed by the US on agri products like rice, wheat, sugar and milk products of which India has adequate surplus to export,'' he noted.He suggested that overall India will have to take position before committing to any relaxation on trade barriers for US imports to India. ''Despite such overtures by the US, it may want to work out some kind of a deal which is of interest to the US but might adversely affect India,'' he noted.
Infrastructure & Logistic Federation of India former president Sushil Jiwarajka admits that there are mixed expectations about the outcome of the US President's visit. ''Given the recent hard stand expressed recently by the US administration, many seem to be skeptical about substantial deal being worked out during the proposed visit. However, I believe that deals in energy, defence and high technology will get concluded and there is a possibility of limited deal will be signed relating to certain items,'' he viewed.
Satyagiri Group chairman Dinesh Joshi said that US may aggressively pursue its agenda to the maximum in its favour. ''However, India should not get bogged down when such agendas get pushed. At the same time, areas of synergy and cooperation must be looked to progress towards the new partnership,'' he added.
CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee opined that expectations remain high on achieving a bilateral ''mini'' trade deal which hopefully lays the foundation for a more comprehensive economic relationship. ''Both countries must work together to be at the leading edge of the frontiers of knowledge and technology. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming business and lives. We hope governments, industry and academia will come together to explore this further and co create technologies for the future,'' he said.


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Next time you crave pizza, pasta and other carb-heavy meals, blame it on science! IFL Science reports that researchers have discovered that there is a biological reason why we love this type of food so much. It all boils down to the discovery of a sixth primary taste sensor on our tongues. Pretty crazy, right?
The five primary tastes we already know about are salty, sweet, bitter, sour and savory (umami). Now, researchers have found that our sixth taste is a carb-based one described as "starchy."
Juyun Lim, a professor of food science and technology at Oregon State University, tells New Scientist that we've been omitting this very important taste. "Every culture has a major source of complex carbohydrate," she explains. "The idea that we can't taste what we're eating doesn't make sense."
Starches are comprised of chains of sugar molecules and are essential to the human diet. Scientists previously believed, though, that the tongue could not taste them.
In a recent study, Lim and her fellow researchers had a variety of different carbohydrate solutions fed to volunteers. "They called the taste 'starchy'," Lim shares with New Scientist. "Asians would say it was rice-like, while Caucasians described it as bread-like or pasta-like. It's like eating flour." The volunteer's ability to discern the starchy flavor was a breakthrough.
Lim thinks the new discovery explains why people crave complex-carbs the way they do. "Sugar tastes great in the short term, but if you're offered chocolate and bread, you might eat a small amount of the chocolate," she says, "but you'd choose the bread in larger amounts, or as a daily staple."
Will this lead to the discovery of even more flavors? Possibly, yes. Scientists are also in the process of testing the flavor of carbonated drinks, the metallic taste you get in your mouth from blood, and amino acids (protein).


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Swedish mobile operators Telia, Tele2, Telenor and 3 have formed a mobile payments joint venture. The new company plans to launch a mobile wallet by mid-2012 which will allow Swedes to pay for services such as public transportation and parking. All operators will offer the same product, making it easier for customers to switch providers.
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Berkeley Boathouse Now Open in Berkeley Marina
The Hilton DoubleTree in the Berkeley Marina spent $8 million to upgrade, and part of the new look is a brand-new restaurant, which is named the Berkeley Boathouse for its location on the city’s yacht harbor.
There’s a full bar and a menu that highlights fresh and local ingredients, and the large space features views of the San Francisco skyline and the waterfront. An outdoor patio, with nearby bocce ball court, will be a relaxing way to enjoy the food, local craft brews, California wines, and the usual lineup of crafted cocktails.
Bakesale Betty Represents at Chase Center
Kirk Hammett of Metallica wasn’t the only example of East Bay pride at Chase Center’s opening night—Bakesale Betty’s renowned chicken sandwiches were available as well, and hundreds were eaten by fans needing their strength to make it through "Whiplash."
Of course, you don’t have to pay those inflated ticket prices, and figure out exactly how to get to the new San Francisco arena, to get a fried chicken sandwich. Just head down to 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. But just like at a big arena, you can expect to stand in line for a while.
Aozora Jumps Into Danville’s Crowded Sushi Pool
Is eight enough? Aozora Sushi will find out when it opens soon in the Danville Livery Shopping Center, marking the eighth restaurant in Danville that offers sushi as more than a one-off appetizer. It’ll help that owners bring an established pedigree from AKEMI, their well-regarded Berkeley restaurant that offers the full range of Japanese cuisine, from sushi to ramen to gyotsu.
Pile on at Fourth Street’s Pollara Pizzeria
Sure, the thin crust makes you feel virtuous when pizza time arrives, especially for the low-carb among us. But it also means you have to hold up lots of goodies on top of what seems like a piece of paper—and sometimes the journey from pan to mouth is more adventurous than it needs to be.
Pollara Pizzeria, the new slice shop on Berkeley’s Fourth Street by Dopo owners Jon and Kayta Smulewitz, goes in the other direction, crust-wise. The Roman-style pizza has a thick yet crisp crust that can handle everything you can throw on top of it without sweating imminent collapse. Well, except for your diet.
Walnut Creek’s Mangosteen Bistro is No More
After just more than a year in business, Mangosteen Bistro has shut its doors, and the Vietnamese restaurant on Bonanza Street will be replaced by a new Mexican restaurant, Capullo. Here’s to hoping the new place manages to survive and thrive.
Some New Southside Choices for Cal Fans
Old Blues have long adjusted to the reality that their campus favorites are no longer around—Kip’s Bar and Grill is still there—but the flipside is that there’s always something new to sample.
Riceful, iSlice, and Savory Kitchen are all now open. It’s pretty easy to figure out the menu focus at Riceful and iSlice, while Savory Kitchen is clearly aimed at the student population, with counter service, low prices, and an eclectic all-day menu.
And head’s up if you’re driving: Given the fact that a resurgent Cal football team is 2-0 this year with a big win over the highly-ranked University of Washington Huskies, parking on Saturdays might be tougher than usual.
Shakewell’s Jennifer Biesty Gets "Chopped"
Usually it’s the chefs who do the chopping, but Shakewell chef Jennifer Biesty will be participating in the Food Network series "Chopped" at 9 p.m. Tuesday, September 17. The "Weird, Wacky, and Wild!" episode requires chefs to deal with some bizarre ingredients in their pursuit of a $10,000 grand prize.
Two S.F. Restaurants Make World’s 50 Best Restaurants List
First, how could anyone possibly know which are the 50 best restaurants in the world? The "so many restaurants, so little time" mantra hits home every weekend in the Bay Area, so even "best" lists here (except for Diablo’s) can be a little shaky.
In any event, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants somehow winnows all the options down to half a hundred, and Atelier Crenn (35) and Benu (47) both made it. (Note that previous champions, such as Yountville’s French Laundry, are no longer eligible.)
So if you’re curious just how good a restaurant has to be to land in the top 50 globally, prepare your credit card for a shock, and make a reservation. Oh, and if you want to eat at No. 1, you’ll have to get a passport, as Mirazur in France was the 2019 winner.


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Your favorite stars weren't afraid to get leggy on the red carpet this week in some revealing outfits!
Kate Hudson flaunted major flesh in a scandalous black gown that not only featured a risqué deep-V neckline, but a scandalous thigh-high slit as well.
Model Chrissy Teigen showed off her jaw-dropping post-pregnancy figure in a skintight dress. She paired the sexy off-the-shoulder look with some sky-high stilettos.
And then you have model Bella Hadid who gave us a sneak peak of what's to come in her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut. She hit the streets of Los Angeles weeks before the big show in a revealing lace top paired with strappy heels and skinny jeans.
Check out other sexy looks from this week in the slideshow below:
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Elsa Pataky showed off her incredible figure in a skintight black dress with a sequined pattern that pointed right to her fit figure. From the front, it was just sexy but from the back...
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Elsa's look was even more cheeky with a mesh back and a wild thong showing. (Photo by Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images)
Leggy lady! Kate Hudson flashed major skin in a scandalous black gown with a plunging neckline and thigh-high slit. The intricate floral detailing was supposed to be the focal point of the frock, but we can't keep our eyes off her incredible legs!
TV personality Tamar Braxton made jaws drop in a floor-length frock at the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards. All eyes were on her voluptuous cleavage as it poured over her gown.
Bella Hadid gave us a little sneak peek of what's to come in a sexy lingerie ensemble. The "Victoria's Secret" model hit the streets of Los Angeles weeks before the big show in a revealing lace top paired with strappy heels and skinny jeans.
Hot momma! Chrissy Teigen revealed her impressive post-pregnancy body in a skintight snakeskin dress. The model's sexy off-the-shoulder look showed off the right amount of skin.
Actress Amy Adams attended the premiere LA premiere of "Arrival" in an eye-catching navy ensemble with a sexy slit.
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Model Hailey Baldwin attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Wowza! Actress Demi Moore wasn't shy about showing some cleavage in an all-black ensemble with some flirty heels. She kept her raven tresses down and wavy.
Actress Hailee Steinfeld turned heads in a floral floor-length gown with some edgy cutouts. It's clear the singer is no little girl anymore ...
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Zendaya at the 2016 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Actress Olivia Munn attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)


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Square meal: Whole Foods to let customers pay using Square
San Francisco mobile payments company Square said Tuesday that it signed up Whole Foods as the second national retailer to use its service.
Whole Foods will test Square's iPad offering to let customers grab a sandwich, burrito, coffee or other quick meal and then pay quickly rather than wait in long check-out lines. (Hopefully Safeway's (NYSE: SWY) paying attention.)
Whole Foods shoppers at selected stores in the Bay Area and elsewhere can also use Square Wallet to pay with their smartphones, if they choose.
Square's first deal with a national retailer was in 2012 with Starbucks. (NASDAQ: SBUX)
Teaming up with Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM) also builds buzz for Square's services ahead of its anticipated intial public offering, although the company is mum on those details.
Square's sales may reach almost $1 billion this year, nearly doubling last year's revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing internal projections shared with the newspaper last year.
In gauging Wall Street's reaction, TheStreet.com's coverage of Square's deal with the Austin, Texas, food retailer said the deal is "bigger than you think."
"With Square reportedly eying an initial public offering sometime in 2014, this is a huge win for the company, even if it's still a small sampling of what it could ultimately become," reports Chris Ciaccia of TheStreet.com.
But in a puzzling move, Ciaccia starts the story by saying, "If you thought mobile payments were going away, think again."
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Hailey 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 23, has discovered her highest outfit: a red bikini. In an Instagram photograph shared on Sept. 14, the style rocked considered one of Frankies Bikinis’ latest swimming gear units — the $70 Tavi Best and the $70 Tavi Backside within the red and white floral print known as “Maui Wowie” — whilst floating on a leopard-print pool floatie from YSL. As an alternative of swimming gear, regardless that, Justin Bieber’s spouse was once extra preoccupied with the approaching U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3. “When you’re studying this: are you registered to vote?,” Hailey requested within the bikini photograph’s caption.
Hailey 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley rocked a collection from Frankie’s Bikinis, a non-public favourite emblem of Sofia Richie’s. You’ll store for extra red bikinis right here!
Hailey additionally rocked a red bikini for her new marketing campaign with Versace! In a video that the dressmaker label posted to its Instagram account on Sept. 14, Hailey modeled a red bikini set that includes the emblem’s iconic gold Greca chains whilst chilling on a secluded seashore with different fashions. A kind of fashions integrated none rather than Hailey’s just right buddy, Bella Hadid, 23, who wore a published one-piece suit within the video [SEEN HERE]. Each girls are the faces of Versace’s new campaigns for its fragrances Dylan Blue and Dylan Turquoise, which release on Sept. 15.
The Versace video was once shot via Harley Weir on Cavallo, an island situated between Corsica and Sardinia, in line with Fashion. That explains why Hailey and Bella had been observed in Sardinia in June! Then again, we already knew the pair had been on a trade commute. “Bella and Hailey are in Italy for paintings, one thing they have got in fact neglected those previous few months,” a supply EXCLUSIVELY advised HollywoodLife in June. A 2nd supply additionally showed that Hailey and Bella weren’t globe-trotting irresponsibly amid an epidemic.
The fashions’ “commute to Italy was once strictly for paintings, and she or he and all of the staff made certain to take all protection precautions together with taking assessments ahead of the commute, taking their temperatures when they arrived, dressed in mask, and many others.,” the second one insider EXCLUSIVELY advised HollywoodLife. Hailey and Bella made the lots of the paintings commute via playing a yacht trip within the Mediterranean Sea, as you’ll see within the photograph above!


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EXCLUSIVE: Anti Social Social Club Issues Apology Over Shipping Delays
Following continuous complaints by the streetwear community.
Following widespread complaints by the streetwear community, Anti Social Social Club is acknowledging the shipping delays that have plagued the brand continuously and issued an apology.
In September, HYPEBEAST reported that 1,320 users had yet to receive their products, which had amounted to nearly $500,000 USD in unaccounted merchandise. There is also an ongoing online petition urging the Federal Trade Commission to take legal action against the brand that now contains well over 5,000 signatures.
Neek Lurk commented that he personally does not handle the shipping and added:
“Overall, this letter is showing people that we care, and instead of commenting or retaliating back, we have been putting our heads down and working out the problems as a business should.”
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Cardano Smart Contracts were launched a few hours ago, and the developers are now minting NFT tokens as well. Yes, you read that correctly! New NFT tokens were created immediately following the launch using the Plutus script token factory. Using the factory, a developer created three NFTs named Kevin, Charles, and Tim.
NFTs were minted in the blocks 6236229, 6236236, and 6236348 shortly after the launch of smart contracts. The developer also praised the Cardano team’s efforts over the last four years to bring about a significant revolution in the crypto space. The smart contracts written in Haskel would undoubtedly be difficult to find widespread adoption, but a gradual but steady increase may be on the way.
How Might This Affect the Price of Cardano (ADA)?
These NFTs are currently the first Plutus code to run on mainnet and thus have the potential to be a boon to the Cardano community. With NFTs making their way onto the Cardano blockchain, the ADA price could skyrocket. As of now, NFTs are booming in the same way that DeFis did in 2020.
Cardano’s price had risen by more than 16 percent over the weekend, but following a pullback, the price appears to have lost its gains. However, the price is holding at strong support levels and attempting to rebound with a large margin. And, given the current wave of positive sentiment toward NFTs, the price could rise significantly.


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A massive update is arriving next week in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, exactly one week after the launch of the new Xbox Series consoles.
The Tuesday, November 17, patch will introduce crossplay between PC and console players — starting with both multiplayer and Firefight modes. Campaign cross-play could still come as part of a later update, judging by how carefully 343 has worded things in the last month or two.
The update also introduces input-based matchmaking, which means you can choose whether to play against controllers only, keyboard-and-mouse players only, or various other options, depending on the playlist.
Halo: MCC will be optimized for Xbox Series consoles as of Tuesday, as well.
Producer Michael Fahrney says that we can expect to see draw distances increased, a field-of-view slider on newer consoles (with Xbox One FOV support a possibility for later), “extremely fast loading times,” and 120 frames per second across campaign and multiplayer.
Halo 4 on PC is the big headlining event behind all these changes, however, and it sounds like it’ll be worth revisiting yet again on PC and Series X/S. It “looks, feels, and plays amazing,” Fahrney says. “It’s like a whole new game across the board.”


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So this is one of the weirder tech stories of the day.
“Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret’s publisher, said, ‘I’m pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits.'”
Think Secret was in the business of leaking information about coming Apple products. Apple was peeved. So Apple sued Think Secret’s publisher, Nick Ciarelli, a Harvard student who wrote under the name Nick dePlume, to make him reveal his sources. He refused, setting off a huge online debate pitting “truth wants to be free” against “you’re damaging a company.”
The lawsuit may have been settled in “a positive solution for both sides.” But the positive for Apple is that Think Secret goes away; the positive for Nick is, presumably, a big sum of money.
But what’s the positive for us, the readership?
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With travel slowing making a comeback, Mcarran International Airport in Las Vegas has added a new option for traveler. On Thursday, the airport announced PPE vending machines, becoming the first airport in the U.S. to do so.
According to McCarran Airport spokesperson Christine Crews, “The whole world is going through behavioral modification and learning new habits, so it’s not unthinkable that someone could show up at the airport and not have the new necessities that are part of travel.”
In a tweet, McCarran also revealed the prices of the PPE items. The hand sanitizers cost from $4.25-$6.50. A 10-pack alcohol wipes is $5.25. Tissues are $3.50. Reusable cloth mask will be $14.50. 3-pack disposable masks cost $7.50. KN95 mask will be $8.25. And a 4 pack disposable gloves will cost $4.50.
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A woman who has worked for a bakery for more than 40 years has been sacked after she was found to be taking cash from customers then using her own card to pay for it.
Megan Metcalfe, 60, was sacked from Birds Bakery which stopped accepting cash during the pandemic for hygiene reasons.
She took around £180 in cash from customers at her store in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, and then used her debit card.
Megan said: ‘I realise what I was doing was against company policy. But they had picked up the items and already gotten to the till ready to buy them.
‘There’s no way I could let an elderly man or woman walk away telling them they could not buy it because they didn’t have a card. They had also already handled the stock so that would have to be binned or cleaned.’
She was suspended on June 19 before she was sacked for gross misconduct following a disciplinary hearing.
She said: ‘I was just trying to do the right thing. I am really upset by it of, course.
‘I worked at Birds for 44 years and 25 of them as a manager. I was told I was endangering staff members’ lives by doing what I did.
‘At no point did money transfer hands. It was straight into my purse and then I put the payment through on card and showed them the receipt.
‘I should not have done it but I don’t like to let people down and a lot of these customers depend on us, coming to us every day.’
Bosses at the bakery business said it was ‘with regret’ they had to dismiss Megan because of her actions.
Lesley Bird, chief operating officer at Birds Bakery, said: ‘At Birds, we take the safety of our staff and customers very seriously – and have very tight procedures in place during this pandemic. A lot of our customer base are the elderly – many of them vulnerable – and it is our responsibility to keep them, and our staff, safe.
‘Like many other food outlets, during this pandemic we have asked customers to only use debit cards because notes and coins are not clean – and this poses a risk to our staff who are handling that money.
‘In the case of Megan Metcalfe she was taking cash from customers and then making payments with her own card.
‘This contravenes our current health and safety policy relating to Covid-19
and is also against company regulations.
‘It was with regret that we had to ask Megan to leave the business because
of those two issues.’
This week it was reported a 94-year-old customer who wanted to buy bread from another branch of Birds Bakery in Nottingham had to leave empty handed because she only had cash.
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Mambu, a modern SaaS banking platform, has raised $265 million in Series E funding, a total it says is the largest financing round to date for a banking software platform. EQT Growth led the round,. The funding brings the company’s valuation to €4.9 billion.
The company’s SaaS banking platform improves the way financial products are built and deployed by financial institutions. It allows both the creation of new fintechs as well as the migration of existing financial institutions onto more modern tech stacks. More than 50 million end-users leveraging Mambu’s technology every day, the company said. The banking and securities enterprise software market is over €100 billion in size and experiencing double-digit annual growth, according to Gartner.
In a release Mambu said it has delivered year-on-year growth in excess of 120 per cent in Q3 of 2021. More than 40 customers have been added in 2021 to date, with more than 55 per cent of new customers now being won outside of Europe. Recent commercial deployments around the globe include deals with N26, Raiffeisen Bank, BancoEstado and ABN Amro.
“This latest round of funding will allow us to accelerate our plans in expanding our mission-critical banking platform to further enable composable business models which are agile and continuously evolving,” Mambu co-founder and CEO Eugene Danilkis said.
Mambu will allocate the new funds to accelerate platform innovation. The company said it will also continue to expand its global footprint and customer success model to support customers across 65 countries, with specific focus on twelve key markets.
“We feel a strong connection to the vision of Mambu as an organization, given the close alignment on values of responsibility and sustainability, and believe that Mambu’s solution is making the financial system more accessible and affordable for millions around the world,” said Carolina Brochado, an EQT Growth Advisory Team partner.
Brochado will also be joining the Mambu board. She said EQT believes Mambu’s solution is making the financial system more accessible and affordable for millions around the world.
“We are excited to partner with one of the leading fintech companies and management teams in Europe, which offers an industry-unique and leading modern cloud platform to address the massive €100 billion market serviced by traditional banking software vendors and in-house solutions.”
“Our vision in creating Mambu was always to create an industry-leading platform that will enable more than a billion people to have brilliant banking experiences,” Danilkis concluded. “We want to be able to empower our customers to create any financial product anywhere in the world and create amazing customer experiences. This latest round of funding will allow us to accelerate our plans in expanding our mission-critical banking platform to further enable composable business models which are agile and continuously evolving.”


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Sun Microsystems is buying StorageTek for $4.1 billion.
The acquisition is part of Sun's strategy to help customers "free up time and dollars to focus on compliance, architectural integration, security and the bottom line," it said.
Sun targeted its storage product line as a cause for weak financial results in April. It reported a net loss of $61 million for the quarter, and missed analyst expectations. Company executives said one problem was that the rate at which customers purchase Sun's storage products along with servers had dropped over the last three quarters. Sun competitors such as IBM have been selling storage devices with servers, but Sun has lagged.
Even though Sun created the NFS (network file system) protocol used in the NAS (network attached storage) market, it is widely recognised as not having matched the success of IBM and HP at selling storage products with servers.
StorageTek and Sun have had a close relationship for a while. StorageTek has an OEM deal with Sun that started in 1999. Sun has been StorageTek's largest OEM partner, offering StorageTek libraries under Sun's own StorEdge brand.
The products and services currently offered by Sun and StorageTek complement each other and will form one of the most comprehensive storage and data management portfolios in the industry, said Sun.
Sun currently offers a line of storage and networking products that includes the StorEdge 6920 storage system and a platform for virtualisation and data services on almost any vendor's storage system.
StorageTek has launched a new line of data protection and intelligent archive products including its Storage Resource management software and virtual tape systems.


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That a storage chest sold by the Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea costs 59 percent more in Austria than in the United States is perhaps not surprising, considering the countries are on different continents and have different currencies, taxes, inflation, labor laws and interest rates. But that the same Moppe storage chest is 39 percent more expensive in Austria than in Germany, countries that share a border and a currency, is an indication that the introduction of the euro has yet to succe...October 23, 2003, Thursday
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On the 26th of January, 2019 at the Landmark Event Centre, Techpoint made history by convening over 5000 startup founders, business owners, seasoned entrepreneurs, corporates and tech enthusiasts at the first West African edition of what has become an annual pilgrimage -- Techpoint Build.
Techpoint Build was borne out of the desire to help budding Nigerian startups and SMEs figure out how to structure their business, using the internet and technology as an enabler.
Just like last year, we had 3 halls (main conference hall, exhibitor space and SME Clinic space) filled to capacity with attendees. Judging by the outpouring of positive feedback that we have received since concluding the event, it is safe to say that Techpoint Build 2019 more than delivered on its promise.
Needless to say, compared to 2018, Techpoint Build 2019 was an upgrade in all ramifications. But this would not have been possible without all our partners, facilitators, sponsors and especially you our readers.
A West African affair
While it features masterclasses, exhibitions and networking opportunities, the major highlight of Techpoint Build is the startup competition, Pitch Storm.
At the inaugural edition of Techpoint Build, we had 9 Nigerian startups tug it out for the ₦1m prize money. But following Techpoint's long overdue expansion to cover Africa, it became imperative that we involved startups from other parts of the continent.
For starters, we decided to make this year's edition a West African affair. The potential logistical challenge of organising a pan-African event at such a scale was not lost on us. But we braved it regardless.
Be the smartest in the room
Special thanks to all our location partners -- Impact Dakar (Senegal), The Global Entrepreneurship Network (Sierra Leone), Incubivoir (Côte d’Ivoire) and OMG Digital (Ghana), who assisted us in organising regional competitions.
In the end, 12 startups made it to the finals -- 4 of which were from outside Nigeria -- and Estate Intel, an online platform that provides data, news and research for commercial real estate investors, came out tops.
Crunching the record-breaking numbers
Numerically speaking, having 12 finalist startups on the Pitch Storm stage at Techpoint Build was a more than 30% increase from the 9 we fielded last year. But this is not the only area where we saw improvements:
- 260% -- the amount which the winner's prize money increased by. Estate Intel went home with $10,000 (₦3.6m) this year, as opposed to the ₦1m Placements.ng took last year.
- 30% -- the surge in the number of people who registered; 8,160 this year versus 6207 in 2018.
- 18% -- the surge in the number of people who actually attended; 5,426 this year versus 4,594 in 2018.
- 57.4% -- the growth in the number of attendees aged between 21 and 25.
- 18% -- the rise in the number of female attendees.
I believe that the last two growth metrics are a strong indication of a promising future for digital entrepreneurship in Africa.
Techpoint Build would not have been the remarkable success it was without any of these people:
We were honestly touched by all the support we got from the young people who volunteered to help us with logistics, photography, hospitality and many other crucial elements on the day of the event. I would name all of them but they were so many that I am worried that I might forget someone. Thank you so much guys, from the bottom of my heart.
Speakers, panellists, judges and moderators
The SME Clinic section of Techpoint Build particularly attracted an unprecedentedly healthy mix of subject-matter experts to facilitate the masterclass sessions.
Those at the main conference were not left out, as we also had quite an inspiring array of seasoned entrepreneurs and executives mount the stage in between startup pitches.
We want to specially thank every single speaker, panellist, judge and external moderator who helped make this a reality.
Hosting over 5000 people in one place comes with its own logistical challenges. For example, how do you handle registration and keep track of all those numbers? Well, we used to do it manually (covering my face), until EventPrime stepped in this year.
Thanks so much guys.
Many thanks to Google's Fola Olatunji-David, friend of the house Oo Nwoye, Nosa Omusi of MEST Africa and our very own Ayooluwa Nihinlola (VP of Design) for facilitating the 3-day bootcamp for our finalist startups.
It's not enough to host a well-attended event, it's also important that people know about it. We had a lot of help from our media partners.
- Cool FM
- Nigeria Info
- Arise TV
- Inspiration FM
- Business Insider by Pulse
- Legacy TV
- Digivation Network
A special shout out to our sister company, Mediapoint which handled a bulk of the photography and video coverage on the day. What would we have done without you guys? Thank you so much.
Last year at the second edition of Techpoint Inspired, we introduced VIP tickets and got a lot of good feedback. This year at Techpoint Build 2019, despite zero publicity and ill-preparedness on our part, people were still willing to pay for VIP access.
I feel the need to mention every single one of them but I worry I may omit someone. Thank you so much for believing in us guys.
We had several companies exhibit at Techpoint Build this year and if the outpouring of positive feedback was anything to go by, most of them were able to connect valuable with consumers and learn more about other businesses.
Here's saying a big thank you to everyone who paid to exhibit.
We want to say a special thank you to all our sponsors, we couldn’t have done this without your support.
- Union Bank (our Unicorn sponsor)
- SystemSpecs (Remita)
- HMD Global (home of Nokia phones)
- Aella Credit
- AXA Mansard
- Babalakin & Co
- GIG Logistics
- Federal Inland Revenue Service
This video highlight by Digivation Network is quite apt
We plan to host the East African edition of Techpoint Build sometime in Q3 2019. We will keep you posted.
In the meantime, we are already gearing up for the 3rd edition of Techpoint Inspired -- scheduled to hold on the 1st of June, 2019 -- where will discuss and chart a way forward for the future of technology in West Africa. See you then!


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Locally Sourced Canola to Improve Sustainable Biopolymer Manufacturing
Biopolymer manufacturer Meredian is utilizing canola as a new cash crop to revolutionize its biopolymer production.
The Georgia-based company said it is the world’s largest producer of PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate). Canola, which is local to Decatur county, has been selected by Meredian as the chief component of its process to produce pelletized raw material supply for manufacturing a wide range of biodegradable plastic products.
The company said the canola crop is a critical component to Meredian’s production of bioplastics because vegetable oil is the single most important, yet costly, factor in Meredian’s manufacturing process. The crop can be planted locally and harvested twice per year.
Meredian seeks to establish canola growth that can sustain the capacity of its 60 million pound fermentation facility. In order to meet the needs of this facility, 100,000 acres of canola must be utilized. In October 2013, 1,000 acres of canola seed were planted in Decatur County and are set to be harvested in April 2014.
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Globally, the consumer is trading up. More than volume growth, one has seen a significance value growth and average price of wine bottle the consumer is buying has gone up by 20% over last two years.
The non-champagne sparkling wine category has seen a growth of 30%. Sparkling wines are no more limited for consumption only on special occasions. Millenials are going to be important in driving the growth of wines. Digital and internet are going to be very important part of marketing for Wine companies, as for consumers to gain knowledge about wine as a category.
One can expect to see use of wine apps going up multifold, in deciding the purchase of the wine bottle and also for knowledge on food pairing.
Non-conventional regions and the varietals are going to create excitement in the market. Varieties like Cabernet Franc, which are part of blends in Bordeaux are becoming popular as stand-alone varietals. In White Wines, Fruity and aromatic varietals like Viognier are growing at a fast pace.
Consumer is also gaining a lot of awareness about natural and bio-dynamic wines. Given the aspirational outlook of Wine consumers, Small batch/Single Vineyards/Single Barrel type of exclusive wines will drive lot of interest.
Wine by the glass Sales are continuing to grow at a more than steady pace, confirming the fact that today’s consumer is ready to experiment and not necessarily bound by conventional rules.
In India, we are already seeing these changes as are happening globally, Indian consumer still prefers more fruity/semi-sweet type of wines when it comes to White and Rosé Wines.
Indian Wine industry continues to grow 20% YOY over last 10years and this is expected to go up by 25-30%


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Discount Duds A Mixed BlessingGene Koretz
Among items whose price behavior have helped keep inflation at bay in recent years, apparel is clearly a standout. America's clothing prices have been trending down steadily since the start of last year (chart).
Margaret M. Cannella of Citibank says changes in consumer demographics and clothing retailing are sparking the slump. For one thing, a drop in the number of women entering the workforce has pounded specialty apparel shops, which catered to their needs for high-priced wardrobes. After rising nearly 11% from 1985 to 1990, the number of employed women between the ages of 25 and 34 has fallen by some 3.6% over the past five years.
At the same time, giant discount and department store chains have been aggressively expanding their apparel departments, gobbling up an increasing share of clothing sales at the expense of smaller retailers and specialty shops. The upshot has been rising supply in the face of slowing demand growth and the eruption of heavy price-discounting and promotional efforts to bring inventories in line with demand. Many U.S. retailers are also merging and closing stores. All of which suggests that apparel prices will remain subdued for some time to come.
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At $25 billion, credit unions ahead of finance companies in year-over-year quarterly loan volume.
Losses are lurking behind the spotlight of record auto lending activity.
Experian Automotive says electric car buyers have higher incomes and credit scores than hybrid buyers.
More than half of big ticket purchasers were surprised by their credit scores and rates.
Thirty-day delinquencies decreased from 2.72% in Q4 2012 to 2.63% in Q4 2013. Outstanding auto loan balances increased 11% during same period.
“Households Without a Light-duty Vehicle” from University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute says decrease in the last few years means motorization already peaked.
Utah entrepreneur says service will make it easier for small business owners to monitor their overall credit health.
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I hope you had a chance to catch the quick, fifteen-minute segment on GMOs on Dr. Oz’s show this morning. Dr. Oz, whose show reaches over three and a half million people, featured three guests – Dr. Pamela Ronald, pro-GMO author of Tomorrow’s Table, Dr Michael Hansen, a researcher with Consumer’s Union and Jeffrey Smith, hopefully well known to all of you as the founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology and author of Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods. As part of Down to Earth’s commitment to educating the community about the dangers of GM foods, we’ve featured Jeffrey Smith’s research in a number of recent blog posts.
Although Dr. Oz made an effort to keep the debate balanced, it was clear from the start that Dr. Ronald faced an uphill battle convincing people that untested GMOs pose no health risks to consumers. In an audience poll done before the debate, 80% of the audience said they would not purchase GM foods if they were labeled. I suspect that the reason most of them preferred not to eat them is because they knew nothing about them, not because they were already convinced that GMOs are dangerous. Most humans and animals have an adaptive aversion to putting things in their mouths that they know nothing about. So it was hard to sell people on the idea that GMOs are perfectly safe, no further studies need to be done and there is no debate among scientists about their safety when it was obvious to anyone paying attention that there IS a debate – that’s why Dr. Oz decided to hold one on his show in the first place.
Dr. Ronald claimed repeatedly that there is a worldwide consensus among scientists that GMOs pose no health risks to humans. This is obviously false. In fact, Dr. Hansen, the scientist sitting right next to her on the panel, was clearly not “perfectly comfortable” with the safety of GM crops as Dr. Ronald claimed. Dr. Oz also pointed out that six European Union countries have banned GMOs from being grown within their borders, which indicates that at least a couple scientists around the world think there might be something to be concerned about.
This is the most important point: if nothing else, we need more safety tests done, published and peer-reviewed before we continue to allow genetically modified plants into the environment where they can never be recalled. In the meantime, we need mandatory labeling of GM foods so people at least have the option to avoid them if they want to.
The reality is that certain people are against GMOs on the principle that we shouldn’t mess with Mother Nature and other people are convinced GMOs are the future of food on the principle that technology is always an improvement over natural systems. But the majority of people haven’t made up their mind yet. Monsanto and its minions shouldn’t be bullying these people to eat their science experiments by falsely claiming that everyone who knows what they’re talking about already agrees that GMOs are perfectly safe, and if you disagree it’s because you’re an ignorant, radical troublemaker who hates biotechnology because you don’t understand it.
Although the segment was too brief, and each debater wasn’t able to do much more than add a sound bite or two, I hope this broad exposure will bring much needed awareness to the issue of genetically modified foods. I cheered when Dr. Oz did a close up of the Non GMO Project Verified label at the start of the show. Down to Earth is a charter member of the Non GMO Project, and we do our best to promote the products that live up to the Project's rigorous standards. Hopefully, this label will become more prominent in consumers minds and, as Dr. Oz reminded his audience, the issue will be decided when we vote with our pocketbooks three times a day.


text: Read Bros Hardware reigns supreme at Hauraki-Coromandel Business Awards 03 October 2018 Last year Read Bros celebrated 150 years in business, this year they were named the supreme winner of the Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards. The Thames hardware store also topped the retail category. Photo: Read Bros Hardware won the Supreme award and the retail category. Currently owned by Stuart and Jocelyn Read and their son John, who has been manager for the past five years, the business has been in the Read family for five generations. Stuart said the win was unexpected and that the company recipe for success had been brewing for well over a century. “We’ve just done 150 years of business that was not all me. There’s a couple of generations behind me and I’m very, very pleased that John is doing a wonderful job for the future,” says Stuart. Photo: Broadcaster Warren Male won the Service to Business category. Winners were announced at a gala evening at Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort on September 27. “A sumptuous red carpet setting was the backdrop for yet another successful Business Awards night,” says our Mayor Sandra Goudie. Many Hauraki businesses also shone brightly on the night including Number One Electrical, Waihi, which won the Manufacturing and Trade category; Waihi Gold Discovery Centre, first in Hospitality and Tourism and Innovation; Buttercup Dairies, Turua, first in Primary and Rural, and Waihi’s Koru Florist and Home which received the most votes in the People’s Choice Award, as well as plenty of whistles and high-fives on the night. Mayor Sandra Goudie acknowledges running a business is not easy, and even for that alone we celebrate the business community. “Our businesses are so important to our districts and work so hard to boost our local economy providing great services and employment,” says Mayor Sandra. “They also make a huge contribution to activities and events with sponsorship and other support. We need them, and we want more of them.” “We want people to be able to live, work and play here, instead of having to go to places like Auckland,” she says. Photo: Waihi Gold Discovery Centre won the Tourism and Hospitality category. Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga said he was incredibly proud to see so many innovative, hardworking and successful business people cross the stage. “These awards are a fantastic opportunity to shine a spotlight on the achievements of all our local businesses and celebrate the huge contribution they make to our communities." “At the end of the day our communities are the biggest winners. There have been enormous changes in the business world since I owned a small bookshop in Paeroa 30 odd years ago, but some things haven’t changed at all. Local businesses still have a unique relationship with our communities and they still give back to us all in so many ways. Local business has a huge impact on our economy and the well-being of our communities,” says Mayor John. He also acknowledged the hard work of the business awards committee in pulling the event together. “The committee did an enormous amount of work behind the scenes to create another absolutely stunning and entertaining red-carpet celebration. There was only one blooper when somebody dropped their flowers - but there’s always one isn’t there?” he laughed. The judges’ convenor, Peter Davey of Waikato Innovation Park said the standard of entries this year was generally high to outstanding. “It is wonderful to see the breadth of good businesses in the Hauraki and Coromandel that entered," says Mr Davey. "I’d also like to acknowledge the time the volunteer judges committed to this. Thank you all.” Hauraki Coromandel Business Award winners Click to expand. Supreme Award - Read Bros Manufacturing and Trade - Number One Electrical Retail special commendation - Guthrie Bowron Whitianga Community - Safer Coromandel Tourism and Hospitality - Waihi Gold Discovery Centre Tourism and Hospitality special commendation - Sunlover Retreat Primary and Rural - Buttercup Dairies Emerging Business - Stilo Collective Professional Services - Twentymans Funeral Directors Service to Business - Warren Male People's Choice - Koru Florist and Home Sustainability - T3 Thames Innovation - Waihi Gold Discovery Centre For more information and photos see www.haurakicoromandelbusinessawards.co.nz.


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LOVES PARK -- Mid-City Office Products, located at 2124 Harlem Road, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. To celebrate this milestone, Mid-City is hosting an anniversary celebration for their staff and customers on Thursday, May 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Restaurant. Local manufacturers will also be displaying new products at the event.
Mid-City provides Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin businesses with excellent customer service and top-of-the-line products. Larry Bridgeland, President of Mid-City, says having local support has helped Mid-City to remain one of the few locally owned business supplies companies in north central Illinois.
“In a tough economy, our customers have remained loyal to us and part of the reason is the relationships we have built over the years. We do whatever it takes to help area businesses keep their offices running efficiently and that personalized service really makes a difference,” says Bridgeland.
The company, originally called Mid-City Stationers, was founded in 1923 and focused on retail sale of office supplies. Larry Bridgeland and Greg Otwell purchased the business in 1994 and renamed it Mid-City Office Products to better reflect their broad product offering.
For more information on Mid-City Office Products, go to www.midcitysupplies.com


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68% of UK shoppers would find facial recognition tech that identifies age to display recommendations ‘creepy’, according to RichRelevance.
A study of over 1,000 UK consumers by personalisation firm RichRelevance found that while people are turned off by facial recognition, shoppers welcome some elements of personalisation.
Some 63% of shoppers welcomed a mobile personalised map showing item locations and efficient store paths to help them navigate stores more conveniently.
Almost half (43%) found in-store location deals – where their location is tracked in order to trigger personalised promotions whilst shopping – “cool”.
Consumers in Yorkshire and The Humber are the most “creeped out” by personalisation, while shoppers in London are more open to it.
While half of under-30s find personalised product recommendations in the dressing room “cool”, only a quarter of over-45s would welcome the capability.
Another area that caused concern is the prospect of a salesperson greeting a customer by name when entering a store after receiving a signal from the consumer’s mobile phone. Some 73% of the respondents found the prospect of such a service ‘creepy’.
RichRelevance chief marketing officer Diane Kegley said: “While it’s always been a well-known fact that UK consumers are keen protectors of their privacy and personal space, we now have a clearer view into where they are increasingly embracing – and even expecting – tailored shopping services in the fast-changing world of retail.”


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The Latest News, Rumors and Changes in the Truck World
GM to Invest $150 Million in Flint Truck Assembly Plant
GENERAL Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) recently announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, which begin shipping to dealers earlier this year.
This news follows GM’s announcement in May to expand light-duty, full-size pickup production capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in response to strong customer demand.
GM has invested more than $1.6 billion in the Flint Assembly since 2013, enabling an increase in the truck plant’s production capacity of the all-new Chevrolet and GMC HD pickups by about 40,000 vehicles annually, including more crew cab models and diesels.
Additionally, 1,000 new jobs were created this year, bringing employment at the plant to more than 5,000. The new investment will enhance the plant’s conveyors and other tooling to increase production capacity. The work will be completed in the first half of 2020.
“We have tremendous opportunities to grow our heavy-duty pickup business, because we’ve invested in capability, performance, innovation and capacity,” said Mark Reuss, GM president. “Our all-new Chevrolet and GMC HD pickups are the toughest, strongest, most capable heavy-duty pickups we’ve ever brought to market, and our Flint team is up to the challenge to build world-class quality products to drive the growth.”
GM’s full-size truck product offensive began last year with the launch of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 light-duty crew cabs built at the Fort Wayne truck plant. Double cab and regular cab models are now available as well. Combined sales of the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab pickups, the highest volume model in the fiercely competitive full-size pickup segment, were up 20 percent in the first quarter of 2019 versus a year ago. GM is projecting another significant increase for the second quarter.
Dealers will build their inventories of the new heavy-duty pickups through the remainder of 2019.
The Flint and Fort Wayne investments are the most recent GM has made to strengthen its growing truck, SUV and crossover business. Other investments include those previously announced in Dayton, Ohio; Parma, Ohio; Romulus, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; Spring Hill, Tennessee; and Lansing, Michigan.
Since 2009, GM has invested more than $23 billion in its U.S. manufacturing base—more than one-quarter of every dollar spent by any automaker. Opened in 1947, Flint Assembly currently operates three production shifts.
New Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Debuts with BAJA 500 Victory
THE Honda Off -Road Racing Team brought a brand-new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to the Baja 500, held May 29 to June 2, 2019, and continued its string of “500” success with a third Class 7 victory at the iconic off -road race.
Starting and ending in Ensenada, Mexico, this year’s 487-mile, single-loop course was tough even by Baja standards, with a string of silt beds stranding multiple entries in the opening miles of the event.
Completed in the days leading up to the race, and with just a single test prior to the race start Saturday morning, the new Ridgeline Baja Race Truck features revised bodywork and a lighter-weight chassis but remains powered by the same reliable twin-turbocharged Honda V6 engine produced by Honda Performance Development.
Making approximately 550 horsepower, HPD’s 3.5-liter HR35TT engine uses the same block and cylinder heads as the production V6 that powers the production Ridgeline. Additional, custom elements of the powertrain include an HPD-designed intake plenum and custom Engine Control Unit programming.
After delays resulting from the “traffic jam” in the silt beds, starting driver/team owner Jeff Proctor, second driver Pat Dailey and navigator Evan Weller came from behind to win Class 7—for unlimited V-6-powered trucks—by a healthy margin of almost 28 minutes. This weekend’s victory adds to the legacy of Baja 500 success for the Ridgeline eff ort, which includes class wins in 2016 and 2018, and a third-place result in 2017.
The Honda Off -Road Racing Team is undefeated in three races this season, including class victories for the Ridgeline Baja Race Truck at the Parker 425 in February and the Mint 400. Remaining races on the 2019 schedule include August’s Vegas-to-Reno race and the Baja 1000 in November.
TERM OF THE MONTH Stepped Lip
WITH so many wheels today being manufactured with “soft” (a.k.a., “smooth” or “reversed”) lips, we’d like to remind everyone that stepped lips are still awesome! Stepped wheel lips have been around almost as long as wheels themselves, but some time in the early 2000s, wheel manufacturers started offering billet wheels with soft lips, and they’ve been hot ever since. Since then, traditional stepped lips have kind of taken a back seat in popularity, but we think they’re perfect when combined with the right center.


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A highly anticipated sale of a collection of prized imperial Chinese porcelain at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on Thursday night failed to live up to its hype, as many of the top lots remained unsold.
The sale of the Meiyintang Collection — amassed over half a century by a European collector and considered by some to be the most important Chinese porcelain collection in the world — was supposed to be the highlight of Sotheby’s spring sales auction week in Hong Kong. Presale estimates set the collection at 710 million to 1.07 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$91 million to US$137 million). And though the auction room was packed to capacity, with many forced to stand in the back, the collection fetched just over HK$399 million when the last hammer fell.
“There was guarded bidding on some of the top lots,” said Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s international head of ChineseCeramics and Works of Art department, in a statement. “As we have seen all week long, the market sets its own prices.” Sotheby’s noted prices were stronger earlier in the week.
The result was surprising given that Chinese ceramics in recent months have become the most sought-after items at Hong Kong auctions, often selling for prices far above high estimates.
In October, for instance, a Hong Kong-based collector paid HK$251 million for a Qing Dynasty vase — five times its high estimate. At the time it was the highest price ever paid for a Chinese work of art at auction.


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Demonstrating the vitality of the digital sector, Nantes-based startups secured a total of 96 million euros in financing in 2017, with 31 transactions. This is a record amount compared to the 61 million euros raised in 2016 with 34 transactions, according to the figures published by the Cantine Numérique in Nantes. Recap of the major transactions.
It’s not just the digital sector or e-commerce leaders that are securing financing. Reflecting the diversity in Nantes, businesses at the cutting edge of innovation in biotechnology or the environment are increasingly attracting investors.
- iAdvize: The Nantes startup specialised in conversational marketing secured 32 million euros in financing in 2017, after a previous round of 14 million euros in 2015, for a total of 48 million since the business started in 2010. It is one of the five most promising businesses according to Forbes magazine.
- Horama: 19 million euros in funding raised to treat retinitis pigmentosa. This is the second round of financing for this biotechnology company founded in 2014 by researchers, after the 4 million raised in 2016. It will fund two new drugs.
- Akeneo: Founded 3 years ago, the online product information management business completed an 11 million euro financing round to accelerate their commercial efforts at the international level. This is their third round of financing.
- Sparklane: The publisher of marketing & sales intelligence solutions using SaaS raised 4 million euros in 2017. This will allow them to drive growth in France and the United Kingdom, and begin operating in Germany.
- EP: The Nantes-based startup secured a capital increase of 3 million euros to finance their marketing and commercial development.
- QOS Energy: The publisher software for managing renewable energy plants secured 3 million euros in financing.
- Kiwatch: The Nantes-based startup specialised in monthly video-surveillance subscriptions has completed its third round of financing since it was founded 5 years ago, in the amount of 3 million euros. Objective: to drive growth in France.
Are you a startup looking to open your business in Nantes? Nantes Saint-Nazaire Développement is here to help! Contact us now!


text: Financial Times is reporting that Apple is poised to make its largest acquisition ever with a planned $3.2 billion USD being forked over to purchase Beats Electronics. According to insiders, Apple will acquire Beats’ streaming music service, which launched this year, and its audio equipment business which includes its brand of headphones and audio equipment. This proves to be a shocking announcement – both for the price tag as in the past the company was valued at $1 billion after Beats took a $500 million dollar investment from Carlyle in September 2013 – and for Tim Cook’s plan for a high-profile acquisition that differs from that of the late Steve Jobs. According to CNBC, “Apple executives have admitted that its brand is in need of a revamp. Internal emails released during its recent patent trial with Samsung showed that its marketing chief Phil Schiller considered changing Apple’s ad agency after the success of its Korean rival’s ‘next big thing’ campaign.” While it’s still a rumor at this point, there’s no denying that this would be a major shakeup.


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Whole Foods names new PNW regional president
Whole Foods Market has named Angela Lorenzen as regional president of the company’s Pacific Northwest region.
Lorenzen will oversee 22 stores in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, including two stores opening in Eugene, Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia in September and November, respectively.
“I’m thrilled to lead our team in the Pacific Northwest region,” said Lorenzen. “This community cares deeply about natural and organic food and the story behind what’s on their plate. I’m focused on empowering our team members to meet the needs of this unique community and providing shoppers with the great experience they expect from Whole Foods Market.”
Previously, Lorenzen served Whole Foods Market’s Northern California region in various leadership roles including vice president and executive coordinator of operations.
She’s worked in five of the company’s California stores, including the Noe Valley store where she led the store’s opening.
Alert system for seniors with Alzheimer’s launches in Puget Sound
To help families keep their loved ones safe, the Home Instead Senior Care network has launched a free tool, the Missing Senior NetworkSM, now available in Bellevue and Seattle.
Found at www.missingseniornetwork.com, the platform enables family caregivers to alert a network of friends, family and businesses to be on the lookout for a missing senior.
The service provides a way to alert the network of a missing senior via text or email.
Families can also choose to post an alert to the Home Instead Remember for Alzheimer’s Facebook page, connected to 270,000 followers.
The Missing Senior Network is part of Home Instead Senior Care network’s new Prevent WanderingSM program, which includes resources such as insight into what may trigger wandering events, steps families can take to help keep their loved ones safe, and tips on what to do if a wandering event occurs.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, anyone living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia is at risk of wandering.


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The Prada Group announced last week that it will no longer use animal fur in its designs or new products, starting from SS2020 Women’s collections.
The inventory will be sold until quantities will be exhausted.
In collaboration with the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), a coalition of more than 50 animal protection organizations from over 40 countries, the Prada Group announcement follows positive dialogue between the luxury brand and FFA members, LAV and The Humane Society of the United States.
“The Prada Group is committed to innovation and social responsibility, and our fur-free policy – reached following a positive dialogue with the Fur Free Alliance, in particular with LAV and the Humane Society of the United States – is an extension of that engagement,” said the artistic director of the fashion house, Miuccia Prada.
“Focusing on innovative materials will allow the company to explore new boundaries of creative design while meeting the demand for ethical products," she noted.
“The Fur Free Alliance applauds the Prada Group for going fur-free”, said Joh Vinding, Chairman of the Fur Free Alliance. “The Prada Group with its brands now joins a growing list of fur-free brands that are responding to consumers’ changing attitudes towards animals.”
“The Prada Group’s decision to go fur-free is consistent with the new concept of ethical luxury and meets the expectations of new consumers who are more careful in choosing sustainable products that respect the environment and animals,” said Simone Pavesi, manager of the Animal Free Fashion Area for LAV.
“With the Prada Group’s fur-free announcement, one of the biggest names in fashion just became a leader in animal welfare and innovation for generations to come,” said PJ Smith, director of fashion policy at The Humane Society of the United States.


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In a recent press release, AMD announced their "Never Settle" bundle, which includes a 20% off coupon for Medal of Honor: Warfighter Deluxe Edition and free game codes for Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs with the purchase of select video cards. In addition to this, AMD has released their "Never Settle" improvement for the AMD Catalyst suite and their drivers.
Though AMD may be going through difficult times they're starting their holiday promotions a bit early this year, making a bid to gain the upper-hand in their eternal marketing competition with nVidia; this landgrab, if nothing else, will help maintain their reputation for high performance at reasonable prices. What that means for us is a game bundle with up to a $170 value (factoring in the games), as well as an updated Catalyst Driver touted as "one of the most important drivers AMD has ever delivered."
With nVidia's release of Kepler and the GTX680 earlier this year, AMD was definitively outmatched in performance—an event they're trying to recover from with an aggressive sales campaign for their own 7000 series HD Radeon video cards. Having already exhausted the hype around continually lower prices (new 7850s can be found for $210), or maybe just searching for a more exciting way to entice customers, they've turned again to offering games with their hardware. AMD did this famously with their DiRT3 bundles with the 6000 series cards, which adds a perceived value to the card - one that could be seen as more 'valuable' to gamers than a smaller price decrease.
This is a perfect excuse to buy two 7770GHz edition or 7800 series and set up a CrossFire configuration—you'll be saving money... Sort of.
In addition to the games listed, beta codes for Red 5's free-to-play MMO shooter FireFall (we interviewed them previously) will be distributed with some boxes. FireFall is set to release sometime this year, but is currently still in exclusive beta.
The bundle lasts until 10/31/12 or until the suppliers run out of keys. As of the writing of this article, the merchants listed on the AMD blog as still having keys to distribute were CyberPower, iBuyPower (both of these sites sell complete systems), MemoryExpress, NCIX.com, TigerDirect, SuperBiiz.com, and Overclockers UK.
If you've been waiting for any of these games and have also been considering a new graphics card, now's the time to buy.
The new Catalyst Drivers are available for download now from AMD, found here.
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The iconic initially-human being shooterDoomhas been remastered and ported to very much every little thing, from ATMs to printer screens to iPods. Now, video game development fanatic Sylvain Lefebvre has designed a machine that only performs his tailor made port of Doom.
How? Well, Lefebvre employed an FPGA (industry-programmable gate array) circuit board. I’m oversimplifying vastly, but feel of them as flashdrives for programming logic. These ended up at first intended to serve as the brains behind simpler electronics but are now remaining frequently utilized in homebrew gaming, together with components-centered emulation. Firms like Analogue Interactive use FPGA chips to develop retro gaming hardware like the Mega SG — proving the electrical power of these things.
Lefebvre’s development runsDoom— and nothing at all else.
Elon Musk restarts Tesla generation in defiance of county lockdown
Just just cannot hold out.
Tesla’s Fremont factory is in Alameda County, CA, which is nevertheless less than a continue to be in spot buy thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Elon Musk has previously agitated about the steps remaining taken to fight the outbreak, after improperly downplaying its opportunity effect, and now has determined to reopen the manufacturing facility in opposition to the orders of nearby officials. In a tweet, Musk reported, “I will be on the line with anyone else. If anyone is arrested, I request that it only be me.”
There did not feel to be a great deal probability regional law enforcement would lead the billionaire away in cuffs, and it hasn’t took place so considerably. County officials have been negotiating with the corporation more than reopening and said in a statement of their possess that “We are addressing this matter using the same phased technique we use for other organizations which have violated the Purchase in the past, and we hope that Tesla will also comply without the need of more enforcement steps.”
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Engadget’s Guideline to Property Leisure: How to buy a soundbar
You don’t have to have tons of speakers for great Television set audio.
Developed-in Tv speakers are trash and everybody is familiar with it. But upgrading the audio ingredient of your home leisure procedure is complicated — and normally expensive. Soundbars are better than multi-speaker setups but they, much too, can expense countless numbers. Luckily, you you should not have to break the bank to get a stable soundbar. Our soundbar buying guide lays out almost everything you want to know and includes a checklist of our favorites for each and every budget.
How to locate free ebooks while libraries are closed
Probably you are jogging out of exhibits to stream.
Shelter in spot orders have practically definitely shuttered your local library. But that does not necessarily mean you can’t ride out this pandemic with a stack of great books by your aspect — they just may well be of the digital assortment. Commence with your community library and then department out. Andrew Tarantola lays out how to make the most of on line reserve catalogs.
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Motorola Razr’s Android ten update tends to make superior use of the outer display screen
Functional even when it’s folded shut.
Soon after updating your Razr to Android ten, you can use extra apps on the outer (aka Speedy Watch) display, which includes Google Maps’ change-by-transform navigation and music command for applications like Pandora, Spotify and YouTube New music. You can also access favourite contacts to make phone calls from that external display screen, and you can reply to messages instantly from the screen making use of both a new Brief View keyboard or canned Good Replies.
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“We look forward to these products supporting our growing commercial building business for years to come. Their durability and performance fit well with the overall high expectations of the Huper Optik Smart Films.”
Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 15, 2013
Hüper Optik USA, a pioneer of the first Multilayered, true nano-ceramic window film, has launched a new film technology targeted to the Commercial Sector.
Huper Optik Therm-X Films use a proprietary blend of metals to create the highest performance films in their class while allowing a high amount of visible light. The Therm-X technologies provide privacy, high heat rejection, high light transmission and great return on investment, while providing a 15 year commercial warranty that will give the owner peace of mind.
All three of the Therm-X films deliver the following benefits:
- Increase in the performance of existing glass
- High light transmission ratios for natural light
- Great return on investment
“With the combination of High visible natural light and High heat rejection, these films provide some of the best Return on Investments available in the industry.” said Faisal Nazir, CEO of Huper Optik USA. “We look forward to these products supporting our growing commercial building business for years to come. Their durability and performance fit well with the overall high expectations of the Huper Optik Smart Films.”
Studies show there is 1.5 Billion square feet of glass in the light commercial sector and 1.5 Billion square feet of glass in the large commercial building sector that do not have a performance coating. These films deliver up to 72% total solar energy rejection when applied to existing glass and will have significant impact on the energy efficiency of these buildings.
Huper Optik USA is a market leader in German engineered, multi-layers nano-ceramic and traditional solar control film technology, providing energy savings and security solutions for commercial, residential, automotive and marine industries through a strategic network of authorized dealers in the United States, Mexico, South America and Canada. The company, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2010, is known for its innovations in ceramics, including its patented dual layer, nano-ceramics, neutral toned products, with low interior reflectivity. For more information or to become a dealer visit http://www.huperoptikusa.com or contact communications(at)huperoptikusa(dot)com.