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Universal Studios Japan has announced several new details about Super Nintendo World, which is still on track to open before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The company had shared a new key visual of Super Nintendo World, this time showcasing a Yoshi ride attraction. Universal Studios Japan says Super Nintendo World will be home to a Mario Kart attraction, Yoshi ride attraction, restaurants, shops, and “entertainment areas”.
The company also cited a Kansai University report which says the opening of Super Nintendo World will help to contribute 6.2 trillion yen to the Kinki region economy, 11.7 trillion yen to Japanese economy, and employ 1.08 million people.
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Facing a possible limit of 150 peer-to-peer drivers for hire per company in Seattle, Uber Technologies Thursday said it already has 900 active drivers on its mobile application ride booking system and the number is rising quickly because of demand.
Seattle's City Council is scheduled to vote for a second time on regulations that would drastically impact the operations of so called "Transportation Network Companies" like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar, all San Francisco-based services that book rides through mobile applications with regular citizen drivers in their own vehicles .
Uber, which also books limo and taxi rides, said that at any given time the number of UberX drivers in Seattle exceeds 300.
Uber’s Seattle General Manager Brooke Steger issued a statement decrying the proposed restrictions as having nothing to do with protecting safety and everything to do with protecting the taxi industry.
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Despite a drop in donations, London Food Bank leaders say the fall food drive is going fine.
“We are down a bit from last year, but last year was an exceptional year,” said co-executive director Glen Pearson.
At this point last year in the drive, 19,344 kilograms of food had been donated. The total so far this year is 16,371 kilos.
“So we’re still within the ballpark,” Pearson said.
Fully half of the food that’s donated to the fall drives comes in on the final weekend.
Pearson said the numbers that truly count are the yearly totals. “And all that remains really strong,” said Pearson, a veteran of 31 years of food drives.
“We’re in it for the war, not the battle,” added co-executive director Jane Roy. “We’re not concerned at all. It’s down, but it’s OK.”
According to Roy, yearly giving has “stayed pretty consistent. And they’ve gone up a little bit, year by year.”
Not included in those numbers, for example, are those churches that conclude their own food drives this weekend.
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US retailer, bestbuy.com, yesterday listed and started accepting pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC’s Windows Phone 8X. The HTC 8X 4G at US$99.99 while the Lumia 920 was priced at US$149.99, but has since been removed from bestbuy.com’s site.
There are no indication of when exactly these two smartphones will be available, but the site does add that they “will ship when available”. A Windows Phone 8 press event will also be held on the 29th of October by Microsoft to unveil its new operating system and announce final, or expected, launch dates.
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The MSC Visual Arts Committee announces the opening of its newest exhibit titled, Questionable Foods on display in the Reynolds Gallery until February 25, 2023.
Assessing our consumption culture requires an escape from the constant stream of advertising we digest daily. Questionable Foods provides a fresh perspective and starts the conversation on America’s relationship with food and the food industry.
Reflective both in nature and in form, the glass sculptures of Kathleen Elliot reimagine the way we look at food and its packaging. The bright colors, text, and materials used in her collage works lend themselves to intriguing artwork due to their intended appeal to buyers. Taken out of the grocery store context, these snacks, wrappers and boxes begin to transform before our eyes.
Kathleen Elliot’s ability to adapt everyday food into artistic sculptures makes her artwork immersive and unique. Brightly colored food packages are given voices of their own and allowed to interact in new ways with us the customers who regularly purchase such products.
In Questionable Foods, Kathleen Elliot makes use of glass to create sculptures but also produces collage pieces that work together to share the message of Questionable Foods. This exhibit will have visitors rethinking their role as consumers and contemplating the effect of food on American society. Any questions regarding the exhibit may be directed to the email email@example.com or phone number 979-458-8714.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Model Y: An Electric Crossover Or SUV?
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Since there were no more cars, there was no more need for delivery people. Tesla said in a statement that ending the costly referral program allowed it to cut the Model 3 price. This in sharp contrast to the delivery hell that prompted Tesla to call on their fans to volunteer last September after they had finally brought production up to speed reportedly.
The two former delivery workers said the 2018 sales push has left Tesla's reservations list plucked clean of North American buyers willing to pay current prices of over $40,000 to get their hands on a Model 3.
The ranking suggests that the Model 3 may indeed turn out to be the vehicle that will tip Tesla's fortunes into positive territory, after a string of mass production delays and an even longer string of quarterly losses reported by Tesla made many doubt whether the company had long to live. Elon Musk, proving again his charm and charisma, answered this person via another tweet mentioning that next week the new modes will be available for the cars.
T. Rowe Price, formerly Tesla's largest institutional shareholder, cut its stake in half in the fourth quarter, a regulatory filing showed on Monday. On Monday, China's Global Times tweeted that their first shipment of Tesla's Model 3 had docked at the Port of Tianjin and it is now ready to be delivered to Chinese customers.
Musk was no longer in Norway on February 11, the spokesman said.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said that the company would face some stiff headwinds in the early part of this year, and now some of those issues are now coming to light ... as are the consequences. He is also going to review the service in Norway since there has been some frustration because of delayed Tesla Model 3 orders. For now, we'll have to wait for more announcements about the Model Y.
Upon their fresh release, Tesla's Model S and X were able to shake things up in the market, and the company is looking to do the same with the Model Y. Musk confirmed that the Model Y unveiling, which will have the full details of the new SUV, will be on March 15.
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USA restrictions on Venezuela's energy sector should remove some 330,000 bpd in supply this year, according to Goldman Sachs. World oil demand will grow more slowly this year, OPEC said , and non-OPEC production will rise more rapidly than expected.
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North Korea remains the No. 1 immediate threat to American forces in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations, said Adm. "They were paying about $500 million for $5 billion worth of protection", Trump said.
The movie starring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra is all about the Battle of Saragarhi which was fought in the year 1897. The film is a Bollywood production called Kesari , and it stars Akshay Kumar , the antagonist of 2.0 in the lead.
The administration has argued for providers of next-generation mobile gear to rely on USA companies such as Cisco Systems Inc. Hua, the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, thanked Szijjarto for his "independent, objective and unbiased remarks".
The peace accord is to commit political parties to peaceful elections and a non-violent transfer of power in the country. The planned trip was facilitated by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the National Peace Committee.
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The recent White Label Expo took place in London last week and Rain Nutrience were among the exhibitors taking part in this hugely successful event. 7,000 visitors attended over the two days, all looking to discover the latest industry trends, source high-quality white label products and to network with industry experts.
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Rain Nutrience attended the expo to showcase our nutraceutical product supply and well-earned position as market leaders in high tech manufacturing and nutraceutical innovation. Our team were on hand to meet delegates who were looking for high-quality nutraceuticals, power blending or co-packing and saw a huge amount of interest over the two day show.
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Nineteen companies have filed applications with proposed investments of Rs 1,548 crore to avail benefits under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods (ACs, and LED lights) after the government in March reopened the application window, the commerce and industry ministry said on April 27.
In an interview with CNBC TV-18, Anil Agrawal, additional secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), listed out goals for the domestic industry and how the government is helping it to take risks and go global.
Govt has brought in an enabler. What can the industry do now? What will you recommend?
In the last two years, one of the fundamental transformations, in the mindset of Indian industry is the can-do approach. India has emerged as a confident nation after successfully managing the COVID pandemic. The industry today is looking at a huge global opportunity.
The industry needs to take risks. It needs to think global and it needs to innovate continuously not just for Indian markets but for global markets. The industry needs to continuously develop its own standards. A whole lot of mindset change is already visible to me as far Indian industry leaders today are concerned.
PLI scheme was a fiscal intervention by the govt. What are some of the non-fiscal interventions which the govt is likely to make over the next few years for ease of doing business?
In the air conditioning system, one of the interventions was that we stopped the import of air conditioners with gases. That one step reduced our import bill by 80 percent. PLI is not being implemented in isolation.


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Sad news was delivered two weeks ago when SEGA announced it was ending production of GD-ROMs in February. Used for SEGA's NAOMI arcade board and for the Dreamcast, the discontinuation of GD-ROM production means an official end to one of the best consoles ever released. The Dreamcast is dead. Long live the Dreamcast!
In honor of the passing of the Dreamcast, IGN assembled a list of 10 great DC titles that deserve new life in the next-generation of gaming. While some of these titles lived briefly on other systems, none have made their way to a next-gen platform yet. IGN aims to change that by providing a little inspiration for developers and publishers.


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If you were a fan of the Sonic Boom games, you might have also watched the animated television series. While Blu-rays of each season were already available, NCircle Entertainment has now announced it will be releasing a steelbook of the ‘complete series’.
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We've been hearing rumors about a tablet from Microsoft for lo these many months; however, we're hearing that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer himself is getting ready to unveil a slew of consumer-ready devices at CES next month.
Ballmer first showed off an HP tablet prototype at last year's CES, just a couple weeks before Steve Jobs announced Apple's iPad. Microsoft's so-called Courier was Microsoft's answer to the iPad. However, the project was axed just four months later, shortly after the iPad launched and started selling like hotcakes.
Still, the market is wide open for contenders to challenge Apple's dominance in the tablet space. Several Android tablets, including the Dell Streak and the Samsung Tab, are tiptoeing into the arena; and we're still excited to see what a Windows-powered tablet might look like... and what it might cost, as well.
According to The New York Times, Microsoft is set to announce tablets from Dell, Samsung and other hardware manufacturers. One of the most exciting rumors we've read is that at least one of these tablets will feature a slide-out physical keyboard — that means this tablet won't be just a bright, shiny, app-laden toy for content consumption; it'll also be a useful tool for content creation and productivity.
Another cool rumor is that Microsoft is planning on an open app ecosystem for its tablet lineup; it will be less like the iPad's App Store and more like the Android ecosystem, where you can choose to download any application from any manufacturer via the web.
Stay tuned for more details, including what operating systems the tablets will run (we've heard both Windows 7 and Windows 8 are possibilities) and when they'll launch, as we prepare for another thrilling CES.


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Strike impact batters Kroger in fiscal 4Q
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The Kroger Co reported a net loss of $337.4 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan 31, 2004. Net earnings in the same period a year ago were $381.0 million.
The Cincinnati OH-based supermarket chain estimates the recently resolved labor dispute affecting stores in Southern California, as well as a work stoppage in West Virginia that ended in mid-December, reduced earnings by $156.4 million after tax during the quarter.
Total sales for the 12-week fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 4.5% to $13.0 billion, including stores affected by the labor disputes.
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Amazon Flirts With $1 Trillion Value Amid 8-Day Rally Streak
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. briefly topped $1 trillion valuation again after posting its longest winning streak since a short-lived push above that level in September.
The stock hovered right at the $1 trillion value mark as of 10:25 a.m. in New York. Seven consecutive days of gains had boosted the e-commerce giant’s market value to $993 billion as of Wednesday’s close. It took an eighth day of gains on Thursday to push the market capitalization above the 13-figure mark.
Amazon has added about $128 billion in market value since the end of May. Nearly half of those gains have come in the past seven days. If the stock’s gains hold on Thursday, it would be the longest winning streak in a year.
Microsoft Corp. is currently the largest company with a market value of $1.061 trillion. Apple Inc. was long the world’s largest company, but hasn’t regained all of the market value it lost late last year amid concerns about demand for the iPhone, its top selling product, and the U.S. trade war with China. Apple has a current market valuation of $937 billion, down from an October record of $1.121 trillion.
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Fintech challenge seeks startups that help asset managers
French software company Dassault Systèmes is set to host its second fintech accelerator programme which this year will seek startups that provide innovative technology for the fund management industry.
The 3D FinTech Challenge, to be held at Canary Wharf Group’s Level39, will offer six to seven companies mentoring from executives at Dassault Systèmes, as well as from c-level executives from leading asset managers, the firm said.
The software firm, which will not be taking equity in participating companies, will also connect startups to the US financial services community, through its partnership with ValueStream Labs, a fintech accelerator in New York.
The seven-week programme will seek to accelerate the development of products and technologies designed to help fund managers with issues they face, said Kevin Pleiter, vice president, financial and business services, at Dassault Systèmes.
He said: “I honestly think a lot of fund managers are so used to doing things manually that they can’t really express the pain. That scenario is very real in fund management. Startups can be a catalyst to show them what is possible.”
The programme will also give Dassault Systèmes an opportunity to establish its brand in the financial services sector, as well as build a pipeline of companies to potentially invest in or acquire.
Pleiter said:“We are a very acquisitive company. This is a way to build a pipeline that we may never do anything with or that we may start to assemble. This gives us insight into where the intersection of new tech and emerging client’s problems are being solved.”
The initiative is the latest effort aimed at sustaining and capitalising on the burgeoning fintech startup community, as traditional financial services firms seek innovative technology to help deal with challenges.
Exchange giant Deutsche Börse last week revealed that it would launch an online platform through which early stage companies will be able to present their ideas and receive support, while consulting firm Accenture recently announced it would launch its fintech accelerator programme in Hong Kong.
In the fund management sector, earlier this month Financial News revealed that Mike Powell, former global head of markets at HSBC, had established an acquisition vehicle to buy and revamp fintech companies in the wealth, asset management and insurance sectors.
To identify some of the issues faced by the asset management industry, Dassault will be hosting a series of breakfasts over the coming weeks with senior executives from London’s fund management industry to identify the technology issues they need solved. Dassault will collaborate in this phase with Amin Rajan, chief executive of research firm CREATE-Research.
Last year’s 3D FinTech Challenge was focused exclusively on big data technology.
Applications will open in August, and the programme is set to run from September 17 to November 5. Participants will also be given a chance to participate in one of the Dassault Systèmes’ 3DExperience Customer Forums where the winning team will showcase their product to large global corporates.


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Prograf marks the first launch for Astellas's Indian subsidiary
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Astellas has launched its global mainstay product, the immunosuppressant Prograf (tacrolimus), in India, marking a step forward for the Japanese company in this major developing market.
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Kevin Dent, the head of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Mobile Special Interest Group, was tweeting up a storm yesterday about THQ. According to Dent, the publisher first canceled Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online and then canned their entire 2014 lineup. Yes, 2014. As in, the games they plan to release two full years from now.
THQ went into damage control mode and sent out a statement denying Dent’s entire claim: “THQ has not cancelled its 2014 line-up, and has not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO.”
Now for the “make him deny it” part. THQ hasn’t been in good financial shape for a long time, but 2011 was acutally a good year for the company. Saints Row: The Third outperformed all expectations and while Homefront was critically panned, it still managed to sell a few million copies. That’s a tremendous success for an untested and unknown franchise.
On top of that, THQ currently doesn’t have a “2014 lineup.” The publisher has announced a few 2013 titles (the Warhammer MMO, Homefront 2, Insane), but 2014 is a big question mark. So tabling a few unannounced games for the time being while working out some financial difficulties is actually a pretty sound strategy.
But by making them deny it, Dent gets his name in the news.
After a flurry of announcements this week, THQ has finally unveiled their complete E3 lineup. Aside from the new stuff like Metro: Last Light, WWE ’12 and UFC Undisputed 3, this is the same lineup of games THQ talked about last year.
Sadly, there appears to be no mention of the publisher’s more distant projects like Darksiders II, Devil’s Third, Guillermo Del Toro’s Insane and the Turtle Rock-developed first person shooter.
You can check out THQ’s complete lineup after the break. (more…)
The publisher has two Warhammer 40,000 games in development: PC/360/PS3 third person shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and MMORPG Warhammer 40,000: Dark Milennium Online. THQ President and Ceo Brian Farrell expressed his enthusiasm for both games, still scheduled to launch this year, saying, “our envisioning of the Warhammer 40,000 universe will continue to grow with top quality games across all platforms, including the upcoming launches of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online.”
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by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
Worried over the geometric rise in price of foodstuffs, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State, Pastor Yohanna Buru, has appealed to businessman and middlemen to stop the habit of creating artificial scarcity and rise in cost of foodstuffs in the market, to enable the poor access food at affordable price.
According to him, clerics from both sides of the two major religions have mapped out plans to discourage deliberate increment in prices of commodities in northern Nigeria.
Pastor Buru, who made the call during a chat with journalists after visiting some local markets in the metropolis with a team of Muslims to access the situation, said Almighty God is angry with any marketer or seller that doubles the prices of goods just to take advantage of the Corona-virus pandemic situation.
While stressing that “such marketer will not enter paradise,” Buru also said, the widows and destitute are the worse hit as a result of rise of commodities in the market since the commencement of Covid-19 lockdown.
Buru lamented that, most orphans don’t eat three square meals due to the rise in foodstuffs in the market across the 36 states in the country, stressing that many marketers have today turned millionaires as a result of tripling the price of foodstuffs.
He recalled that, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed the concern of his administration about the sudden rise in food price at a time when the economy is already mired in a slowdown, occasioned by the global coronavirus situation.
Buru said, the daily increase of food price is becoming another big problem affecting lives of the citizens in the society, while calling on federal and state governments’ intervention on the situation, in order to bring some policies that would resurrect the good-old-days’ “Price Control.”
He note that, despite corona-virus pandemic, large numbers of Nigerian marketers are still taking the advantage of the season to double prices of goods and services in the market.
“Stop taking advantage of the pandemic seasons to make millions of naira through inflating prices of goods and services for your personal interest.
“God is angry with you, and such money won’t take you to anywhere. Remember, there is a day of judgment, as well as there is paradise and hell,” he said, adding that “God is angry with such marketers and, as such, there won’t be any God’s blessings from the money they make through such dirty gains.
“We have set up a group of clerics comprising 15 Pastors and 15 Imams for campaign and to visit unions of marketers and sellers in some parts of Northern Nigeria to talk to them in Islamic and Christianity approaches and the implication of tripling the price of foodstuff,” he said.
Responding, Mallam Gambo Abdullahi Barnawa Kaduna drew the attention of the middlemen to always remember the day of resurrection.
He said, “It’s really worrisome seeing rising price of food, commodities on daily basis in the region,” urging marketers to always fear God, “Allah.”
A middleman (name withheld) debunked the impression that, they created the rise of food stuffs in the country, also adding that, they spend huge money to transport commodities from rural market to major cities.


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Just yesterday, HMD Global started rolling out September 2019 Android security patch to its Nokia smartphones. The roll out began with the Nokia 4.2, and next in line is the Nokia 8.1. Read on to find out everything on the latest Nokia 8.1 update.
Google rolled out the September 2019 security patch alongside its latest Android 10 update. While Android 10 has only reached a couple of devices, the latest security patch is slowly rolling out to a few devices. Just like Nokia 4.2, the Nokia 8.1 update too is incremental in nature, and doesn’t bring in huge changes. The update is about 95MB in size, and is rolling out to users in India, Nokiamob reports.
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Marcie Morgan is already one of the regulars at Healthies – Crawfordsville, where she comes for her daily smoothie and energy tea fix.
“We’ve had nothing like this around and it’s very helpful to find something healthy and quick and easy,” Morgan said Thursday morning after ordering a Mermaid tea bomb and Cap’n Crunch Berry smoothie. “It replaces my meals, so they’re great.”
The restaurant, which opened its first site in northern Indiana last spring, has expanded to Crawfordsville, adding vitamin-rich drinks to the menu of the downtown restaurant scene.
Each meal-replacement smoothie comes packed with 21 vitamins and minerals and is loaded with protein, fiber and carbs. Customers can pair their smoothie with a tea or iced coffee.
“I’m trying to provide a convenient, healthy meal. That’s my main goal,” said Jeremy Jones, who runs the business with his wife, Tracie, and daughter, Bailey.
After a career as health coaches, the Jones’ closed their gym in Winamac to start the new venture. Additional stores opened last summer in Lafayette and West Lafayette and the business expanded to Rochester in November.
Crawfordsville residents who work in Lafayette put Montgomery County on the couple’s radar. The store opened last week at 109 S. Washington St.
The Crawfordsville store is part of a rising trend. The juice and smoothie bar industry is expected to grow 3.7% this year, according to IBISWorld, an industry research firm. There are more than 4,300 juice and smoothie bars in the U.S.
The business expanded during a time of thriving sales, despite the COVID-19 pandemic that forced Healthies to rely on curbside service.
“We’ve actually had some of our best months during the pandemic,” said Jones, sitting in the dining room during a break in customers.
Healthies is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The store can be reached at 765-307-2155.


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Warehouse Fire Consumes $100 Million in Fine Wine
Posted by perle0 on 2005-10-16 01:35:44
|Tens of millions of dollars worth of vintage wine were believed to be destroyed by a relentless fire October 12 at a huge Vallejo, CA, warehouse that was considered one of the most secure places for wineries and individuals to store prized collections.|
The three-alarm fire at Wines Central sent plumes of smoke more than 700 feet high that could be seen from miles and could not be controlled by firefighters because the Mare Island building -- which once housed Navy torpedoes -- had steel doors and 3-foot-thick concrete walls and a roof that could not be penetrated.
Wines Central converted the old military warehouse three years ago into a 240,000-square-foot specialty warehouse that stored more than 500,000 cases of rare vintages believed to be worth up to $100 million, officials said. Clients included wineries, private collectors and some other businesses.
Wines Central was billed on its Web site as having "state-of-the-art" fire monitoring systems and a safe and secure environment that provided "the highest standard of care," because of dense concrete walls, its concrete roof and heavy steel doors. The site was previously used to store Navy torpedoes. In Mare Island's heyday during World War II, Building 627 was the most secure facility at the former shipyard because it housed secret military plans, Vallejo historian Lou Burgelin said.
In 1945, parts of the atom bomb were stored inside the building before they were shipped by the U.S.S. Indianapolis into the Pacific Theater and moved onto the B-29 "Enola Gay" for the Hiroshima bombing, he said.
Wines Central stores both private collections and casks and bottles from Napa, Sonoma and San Rafael wineries, according to its Web site. It also provided shipping and distribution services.
Manager Debby Polverino said the warehouse stored both bottles and barrels from about 95 wineries and about 40 private collectors. There were an estimated 6 million bottles stored inside, some bottles worth thousands each.
More info about the fire.
Reactions from wineries affected by the fire.
Information about initial investigation into the causes. Could it have been a local man accused of embezzling fine wines from his wealthy customers?
|Update: Fire is Ruled Arson|
Posted by perle0 on 2005-10-20 22:30:13
|In a joint news conference, Vallejo Fire and Police departments with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that early forensic evidence suggested that someone deliberately set the fire that ravaged Wine Central, souring an estimated $100 million worth of wine from more than 80 wineries, including vineyards from Napa, Brentwood and Livermore.|
Arson was suspected early, because the facility's 8-foot-thick concrete walls were widely regarded as fireproof.


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Last year, an employee at Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that is one of Apple's biggest suppliers, committed suicide after being accused of stealing a prototype for the iPhone.
Sun Danyong, 25, was a university graduate working in the logistics department when the prototype went missing. An investigation revealed that the factory's security staff had beaten him, and he subsequently jumped to his death from the 12th floor of his apartment building.
Foxconn runs a number of super-factories in the south of China, some of which employ as many as 300,000 workers and form self-contained cities, complete with banks, post offices and basketball courts.
It has been accused, however, of treating its employees extremely harshly. China Labor Watch, a New York-based NGO, accused Foxconn of having an "inhumane and militant" management, which neglects basic human rights. Foxconn's management were not available for comment.
In its report, Apple revealed the sweatshop conditions inside the factories it uses. Apple admitted that at least 55 of the 102 factories that produce its goods were ignoring Apple's rule that staff cannot work more than 60 hours a week.
The technology company's own guidelines are already in breach of China's widely-ignored labour law, which sets out a maximum 49-hour week for workers.
Apple also said that one of its factories had repeatedly falsified its records in order to conceal the fact that it was using child labour and working its staff endlessly.
"When we investigated, we uncovered records and conducted worker interviews that revealed excessive working hours and seven days of continuous work," Apple said, adding that it had terminated all contracts with the factory.
Only 65 per cent of the factories were paying their staff the correct wages and benefits, and Apple found 24 factories where workers had not even been paid China's minimum wage of around 800 yuan (Pounds76) a month.
Meanwhile, only 61 per cent of Apple's suppliers were following regulations to prevent injuries in the workplace and a mere 57 per cent had the correct environmental permits to operate.
The high environmental cost of Apple's products was revealed when three factories were discovered to be shipping hazardous waste to unqualified disposal companies.
Apple said it had required the factories to "perform immediate inspections of their wastewater discharge systems" and hire an independent environmental consultant to prevent future violations.
However, Apple has not stopped using the factories.
In 2008, Apple found that a total of 25 child workers had been employed to build iPods, iPhones and its range of computers.


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Electronic Arts has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of its 2014 fiscal year as well as full year results.
EA Q4 FY 14 Highlights
Net revenue and income for the year both down from FY2013.
Quarterly revenue down year-on-year.
EA out-performed both quarterly and year-long guidance.
EA describes itself as the number one publisher on both PS4 and Xbox One in the west for calendar year-to-date thanks to FIFA 14, Titanfall and Battlefield 4 in particular.
New Frostbite-powered game to be debuted at E3 2014.
Respawn Entertainment’s publishing agreement renewed for “new Titanfall experiences”.
“While navigating through a year of tremendous change in the industry, which included a challenging console transition, we were able to exceed revenue guidance, lower our operating expenses, double operating cash flows, and invest in new products and services for the future,” said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen.
EA said for calendar year-to-date, EA was the number one publisher on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in the Western World led by FIFA 14, Titanfall and Battlefield 4, as well as Need For Speed:Rivals and Madden NFL 25.
In the fiscal fourth quarter, EA titles represented 40% of Western World combined title sales for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Mobile revenue set a new EA record, contributing nearly $460 million for the fiscal year, and the mobile business reached more than 130 million monthly active users in the fiscal year, and in Q4, EA mobile games were downloaded 143 million times.
EA’s Ultimate Team services generated more than $380 million in fiscal year 2014, with Madden Ultimate Team rowing 90% year-over-year.
Year-to-date, FIFA 14, Titanfall and Battlefield 4 were three of the top five bestselling titles across all platforms in the Western World.
By the Numbers
For the quarter, Digital Net Revenue came in at $491 million with Packaged Goods and Other Net Revenue hitting $618 million. Total Net Revenue came in at $1.12 billion, down 7.1% year-on-year but ahead of guidance.
For the full year, net revenue was down almost 6% from $3.8 billion in 2013 to $3.58 billion – but again, ahead of expectations. Profits came in at $2.23 billion compared to $2.41 billion the prior year.
Net income was down year-over-year from $98 million to $8 million.
Expenses for the quarter included $8 million in settlement costs related to the NCAA lawsuit. This cost is in addition to the $40 million of Q3.
Call to investors
During a post-release call to investors, EA said it beat guidance by cutting operating costs while meeting key revenue targets, despite the difficulties of console transitions.
Madden digital revenues grew 90% year-on-year, the publisher noted, and digital revenues now represent about 40% of total revenues. Madden reversed its sales trend this year; it normally dies off after Superbowl, but Ultimate Team and new content drops meant the sales graph actually went up.
Outlining its release schedule – which you can check out below – EA said it has an unannounced Frostbite-powered PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game for release in the third quarter, filling the hole left by Medal of Honor. EA would not confirm if this game is new IP or from an existing franchise.
EA will have this mystery title and six others on show at E3 2014. EA said explicitly that Star Wars: Battlefront is “coming along very well”, and will be on show, so the mystery title is something else.
As expected, EA announced it plans to “continue its relationship” with Respawn Entertainment, having signed a new publishing agreement to bring “new Titanfall experiences” to audiences worldwide.
EA wouldn’t expand on Titanfall’s sales numbers, noting only that the NPD said it sold through 925,000 units in the US during the quarter. That figure does not include the Xbox 360 version, which is “off to a great start”, EA said.
Asked about virtual reality, EA said Oculus VR has done a great job but the publisher waits for a strong install base before investing in new technologies.
On the subject of new IP, EA said it has multiple teams working on new properties and concepts, producing multiple protoypes every week.
The publisher also announced a $750 million buyback scheme.
- EA Sports UFC – June 17
- Madden NFL 15 – summer
- FIFA 15 – summer
- NHL 15 – summer
- The Sims 4 – September at the latest
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – October
- NBA Live 15 – Q3/Q4
- New EA golf game – Q1 2015
- Mysterious new Frostbite game to be revealed at E3 – Q3
No NCAA or Need for Speed games this year; Ghost Games is working on a new Need for Speed with an extended development period.
Three map packs coming to Ttanfall, and two map packs for Battlefield 4. Daily content for Ultimate Team games will continue.


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McLaren has taken the covers off the 750S, its most powerful series-production model to date. The launch, which was held at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan, marked the car’s debut in Asia.
The 750S succeeds the 720S, which was launched in 2017. Though based on the 720S, is not merely a facelifted model. It has undergone extensive modifications both inside and out, to make it lighter and quicker than its predecessor.
The new model’s name highlights the most obvious upgrade: Power from the twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 (codenamed M840T) has risen from 720PS (710bhp) to 750PS or 740bhp thanks to higher turbo pressures. Torque has also been boosted from 770Nm to 800Nm.
Together with the 7-speed sequential shift transmission that now has a shorter final drive ratio, the 750S boasts even quicker acceleration times.
The car now sprints from rest to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds instead of 2.9 seconds, which is a massive gain at this level. The 750S also goes from a standstill to 200km/h even faster than before, with the coupe taking just 7.2 seconds instead of 7.8 seconds.
Apart from powertrain improvements, the 750S is also 30kg lighter than the 720S thanks to the use of lightweight components.
These include new 10-spoke forged wheels that save 13.8kg (McLaren says these are the lightest to be fitted to a standard series production model).
The windscreen glass is thinner and 1.6kg lighter than before, while the carbon fibre bucket seats are a combined 17.5kg lighter than the standard ones in a 720S. Even the instrument panel is now 1.8kg lighter than before.
Design-wise, the 750S looks very similar to the 720S, but there are distinct differences between the two cars. For starters, the 750S has a lower nose section with a longer front splitter, and narrower air intakes that enclose the headlights, whose surrounds can now be body-coloured or in carbon fibre. At the rear, the exhaust system now features a centre-exit layout and is lighter than the 720S’ system.
Helping the 750S harness the higher performance is the new Proactive Chassis Control III suspension system, which features semi-active dampers, passive coil springs, and a hydraulic roll circuit that replaces mechanical anti-roll bars.
The front track is also 6mm wider than before. However, the front spring rates are now three percent softer than before, while the rear springs are four percent stiffer. McLaren says this combination allows the 750S to be more compliant and thus comfortable, whilst still improving precision and control.
Inside, the 750S has a more advanced cockpit than its predecessor, with high-resolution displays for the instrument cluster and the infotainment system, which comes with Apple CarPlay as standard. For convenience, the steering column is now electrically adjustable as well.
Another new addition is MCL or the McLaren Control Launcher. It lets the driver save his or her favourite configuration of powertrain, suspension, aerodynamics and transmission settings, which can then be recalled and set by pressing the MCL button.
Charlotte Dickson, McLaren Automotive’s Head of Asia Pacific, said that the first 750S units are expected to be available in Singapore in Q1 2024 – if they can be homologated before then.
However, Charlotte hinted that the car could make an appearance as early as September 2023 during the lead-up to the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix. “We cannot confirm this, but we are trying, so it could potentially happen.”
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Designer Sharmila Nair, who lives and works in the southern Indian state of Kerala, has made the two transgender models heroines shooting his new collection.
Saris Line, released under the brand name Red Lotus, called Mazhavil, which translated to the local language means “rainbow”. Nair decided to devote a new collection of the LGBT community, learn about the new legislative initiative: the recently announced Kerala leadership that would protect transgender and achieve equality. Designer contacted local human rights organization Queerela, which helped her to find the two models.
Heroines of shooting first reacted to the idea with skepticism, because they do not believe that anyone can apply to transgender women seriously and want to take them off in fashion advertising. Nair hoped that this survey will help her heroines, and other transgender people to fight prejudice.
In traditional Indian culture called transgender “hijra”. For centuries, this caste was one of the “untouchables”, so the traditional occupations of hijra were and still are street performances, prostitution, begging and fortune telling.


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News that game developer Track7Games has cancelled a PS3 title because of spiralling development costs were misrepresented, says the development studio.
Originally, PS3Land.com reported the following story yesterday:
Track7 Games has contacted PS3Land to inform us that Theseis for PlayStation 3 has been cancelled.
The developer blames the problem on the exceptionally high cost of developing for PS3.
For now, the game will only be released on Xbox 360 and PC.
"If Sony were to offer us assistance in producing a PS3 version we would be more than happy to oblige!" said Vicky Valanos, Managing Director.
I asked the studio for confirmation of this story. Vicky Valanos just mailed me this reply:
track7games would like to respond to the erroneous article that appeared this morning June 29, 2006 on PS3land.com
track7games would like to clarify that they never cancelled something that did not exist in the first place. We plan to develop “Theseis” for PC and Xbox360 in the near future. As for the PS3, we simply made a strategic decision to not move ahead because we deemed it not probable at this time. We are however, open to discussions to develop “Theseis” on all next gen consoles.
In my personal opinion, the studio´s reply is hardly a rebuttal. If anything, they claim that the game was not already in development for the PS3. However, a decision was made not to develop it for that platform. And the budget could very well have been the deciding factor.
Deeming development ´not probable´ and being ´open to discussions´ about PS3 development really seems to hint at financial disagreements. What other discussions are there in this field? They wouldn´t want to complain about the SDK´s colour, would they?
So, after all, this could be a first confirmed case of third party support for the PS3 slipping due to higher development costs.
Sources: PS3Land.com, Track7Games
Thanks to: Joystiq


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Following a long rant by writer, Joy Isi Bewaji, Tacha’s Instagram has disappeared from Instagram. A search for Tacha’s handle returns a ‘user not found’ response.
Now, news has emerged that Mercy may not actually be a brand ambassador for Moet & Chandon.
Recall that a few weeks ago, Mercy announced on social media that she had joined the Moet & Chandon family.
“@moetchandonMy Newest Family, God Has Done Me Well Beyond My Humble Imaginations, I am So International? @cubana_chiefpriest Baddest plug,” she wrote on Instagram.
She added: “Thank you all for celebrating with me on this one.
I pray God gives you all a reason to celebrate too?
Special thanks to my big bro, @cubana_chiefpriest and my new family @moetchandon ?? ??
According to BellaNaija, Mercy is not an ambassador for Moet & Chandon.
A Moet & Chandon official reportedly told BellaNaija that Mercy is not a brand ambassador for the champagne brand. The official reportedly said that the brand proudly provided bottles of champagne for her party.
The source added that people are allowed to take pictures at their office and that was what happened.
It would be fair to point out that Mercy never explicitly stated that she is a brand ambassador for Moet & Chandon. She merely said that she is proud to join their family.
Shocked?! Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.


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The Bank of Russia has forecasted that Western restrictions against the Russian economy won’t be lifted within the next several years, indicating that these restrictions are likely to remain in place until at least 2027. The US and its allies imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia following Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. These sanctions have had a significant impact on Russia’s ability to engage in international transactions in dollars and euros, as well as access the Western banking system.
The monetary policy report released by the Bank of Russia outlined the base-case economic development scenario for 2024-2026. According to the report, there is no expectation for a significant change in geopolitical conditions until the end of that time period. As a result, the external restrictions on Russian exports, imports, investment, and technological cooperation are expected to remain in place for the medium term.
The forecast also anticipates a slowdown in global economic growth, along with a decrease in inflationary pressures in many countries. Global interest rates are projected to remain at high levels for an extended period, as stated in the report. Additionally, the regulator expects the price of oil to gradually decline in line with global growth, with projections indicating that by 2027, the price of Brent crude will reach $70 per barrel.
The implications of these forecasts are significant for the Russian economy, as they indicate that the country will continue to face challenges in its international economic interactions for the foreseeable future. The restrictions imposed by Western countries have had a far-reaching impact, and the prognosis provided by the Bank of Russia suggests that these effects will be enduring.
From an economic standpoint, the likelihood of ongoing restrictions on exports, imports, and investment can create obstacles for Russia’s economic growth and development. Furthermore, the limitations on technological collaboration could have implications for the country’s innovation and competitiveness in the global market.
This forecast also has implications for the global economy, particularly in terms of trade and energy markets. The expectation of continued high interest rates and a gradual decline in oil prices could have ripple effects on various sectors and industries worldwide.
Overall, the Bank of Russia’s forecast points to a challenging economic landscape for Russia, as well as potential implications for global economic dynamics. The lingering impact of Western restrictions on the country’s economy underscores the significance of geopolitical tensions and their far-reaching consequences. As such, the forecast serves as a reminder of the interconnected nature of the global economy and the reverberating effects of geopolitical decisions.


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Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (INSY) is up more than 3% in pre-market trading after the Nasdaq-trade cannabis company reported its financial results for the second quarter, which ended on June 30th.
This report comes less than a month after Insys announced that the FDA approved Syndros, an orally administered liquid formulation of the pharmaceutical cannabinoid dronabinol, a pharmaceutical version of THC.
Insys expects to launch Syndros in the second half of 2016 and it is awaiting scheduling by the DEA. Syndros is approved for treating anorexia in patients who suffer from AIDS. It has also been approved to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond to conventional treatments.
Approximately 9,500 prescribers account for 70% of current dronabinol prescriptions. Insys expects to convert a large portion of the market to Syndros as well as expand the market through direct detailing to physicians, highlighting the improved product profile of Syndros.
Focused on Expanding
Insys generated $67.1 million in revenue in the second quarter, which is less than the $77.6 million generated in the same period last year. The results reflect a decline in Subsys prescription volumes due to softness in overall demand.
CEO Dr. John N. Kapoo is eager to expand Subsys’ commercial portfolio with a product that it believes to have distinct advantages over the current formulation of dronabinol in soft gel capsule and one that will provide significant long-term growth opportunities.
Outlook is Bright
Insys does not trade on earnings, it trades on FDA results and we do not expect these results to impact shares today.
Yesterday, Insys fell more than 4.4% and shares are trading at $15.20 after this move. We are holding INSY in our Mock Trading Portfolio and see value at current levels


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However, it now turns out that the report might have been true all along. According to a new report from The Korea Herald, they obtained an internal memo sent by LG’s head of phone business, Kwon Bong-seok, in which he hinted that the company could be looking to change up its strategy, one of which is to maybe leave the smartphone market.
In an official statement made to the publication, the company pretty much confirmed it. “Since the competition in the global market for mobile devices is getting fiercer, it is about time for LG to make a cold judgment and the best choice. The company is considering all possible measures, including sale, withdrawal and downsizing of the smartphone business.”
Now, this doesn’t mean that LG is completely out of the game yet, but it seems like they are seriously considering it. We’re not sure when the company will make its final decision, so we’ll have to wait and see.


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2014 saw more and more artists release studio albums. Some were good, some were very good, and some shouldn’t have been released in the first place. If you’re thinking about which album is worth your time and bandwidth, you’ve come to the right place. Read on to find out our Top 10 Albums of 2014 (In no particular order).
On December 19th and 20th dance music’s biggest mainstage slaying duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike will spark a fuse that will illuminate the clubbing calendar for 2015.
SFX Entertainment has confirmed that Beatport will be relaunched to also allow users to stream their music instead of just buying it.
Diplo has announced that Major Lazer is in the works of mastering their latest tracks and there will be new music coming up in 2015.
Swedish duo Axwell Λ Ingrosso have finally opened up about the ‘Λ’ symbol in their name in a recent interview with Pete Tong.
Hardwell has teamed up with singer Jason Derulo, one of the world’s most popular artists of this moment.
The Frenchman has done it yet again with his new album ‘Listen’ selling over thousands of copies and moving up to take top spot on the coveted Billboard chart.
In 2015 BigCityBeats will once again transform the Commerzbank Arena into the ‘biggest club in the world’.


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The European gambling market is worth $87 billion, with online gambling being around $15 billion. This makes Europe the biggest and the best regulated gambling market in the world, where online gambling is growing every year.
Online gambling is growing on a global scale too. It is estimated that it grows 11% annually with 85 legalized markets so far. The UK alone represents 10% of the entire European market. Even Russia and India are moving towards regulating the online gambling market, while in the USA this is achieved through the initiatives of individual states.
The first regulated real-money online casino site in the USA was launched in Nevada in 2013. Since then people were able to play for real-money or play for free without risk genuine casino games that they were able to play only in Las Vegas casinos or in the form of social casinos on Facebook. Today, Delaware and New Jersey have followed the example and have embraced the opportunity to offer their citizens a regulated online gambling market so that they won’t have to spend their money at off-shore gambling sites. This way all the revenue stays in the state of which everyone can benefit.
Even though all of this is in its infancy, the revenues are expected to be worth $5 billion by 2020 according to Morgan Stanley. New Jersey’s market grows every day, and now with major brands like PokerStars being part of the market, it’s sure to grow even more.
New Jersey has a $148.8 million rise in revenue since 2014, a fine example for other states to follow suite like New York, Pennsylvania and California who are considering legalization too. In February alone New Jersey marked a record revenue of $14.7, which was more than 40% better than the month before that, while in March it surpassed $15 million. All of that prior to the launching PokerStars. This was without a doubt spurred by the scheduled launching of this big brand, which gave New Jersey the very much needed double-digit rise bump.
There is no doubt that all of this is starting to work greatly for the state. Now the people have more freedom on where they want to spend their money and are not forced to go to the land-based establishments. Instead they can gamble from the comfort of their own homes in a state-regulated gambling market by playing at the sites of some of the biggest brands.
Until now Americans didn’t have the chance to tryout the incredible casino games developed by NetEnt one of the biggest Scandinavian companies and fastest-growing worldwide casino game developers. With all the regulation charge in New Jersey, NetEnt has concluded a deal with Amaya to provide the New Jersey version of PokerStars with some of NetEnt’s best desktop and mobile casino games. In fact, NetEnt has been already providing licensees like Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Tropicana/Gamesys, Golden Nugget and the Borgata/Bwin.party tandem with its games.
All that’s left now is for sports betting to enter the market. Online sports betting is big across the world and especially in Europe, but in the US people are still waiting for a true opportunity to wager on sports online legally. New Jersey made an attempt in February to push sports betting into the nationwide picture, but the initiative is still in limbo.
The biggest arguments of the state and the American Gaming Association is that by legalizing online sports betting there will be a chance to make benefit of the billions of dollars going away illegally at off-shore sports betting sites. This way not only the states will benefit, but people will benefit too because they will be able to bet within their country and still do that from their homes.


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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
There are several options available for people who want to start clearing out their mailbox.
One good thing about bulk mail is that unlike its distant cousin, the telemarketer, it can’t wake you up or interrupt your dinner. But that said, it does have a way of clogging up your mailbox in any given week with lots of paper and not necessarily much else of interest. So what can you do about unwanted bulk mailings? A call last week to the Lynnfield Post Office confirms that there is indeed a “Do Not Mail” list to go along with the “Do Not Call” list. The Federal Trade Commission has a page with various links for people to use, depending on what kind of mail they wish to stop receiving. For example, OptOutPreScreen.com, an official credit industry site, will allow you to stop receiving pre-screened credit and insurance-related offers. …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
If fuel efficiency is your number-one factor when looking for a car, here are five green automobiles we found on the North Shore, Andover and North Andover.
There are a lot of factors to consider when buying a car. If fuel efficiency is at the top of your list, here's a feature you'll enjoy. We scanned cars.com and AOL Autos for the greenest cars for sale on the North Shore and near Andover/North Andover. Here's what we found: * Obviously, mpg stands for miles per gallon but these cars all use some or all electricity. Here's a physicist explaining the drawbacks to using mpg as a measure. 1. 2010 Honda Insight EX — $16,395 This hybrid gets 43 mpg on the highway and 41 in the city. It has 26,041 miles on it and is for sale at Rockingham Honda in Salem, N.H. For more on this vehicle, check out the listing on AOL Autos. 2. 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In — $32,477 This new Prius gets 49 mpg on the …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
NSTAR is offering an online tool that shows where electric vehicle recharging stations are located.
Drivers who considering a switch to electric vehicles or current vehicle owners looking for a place nearby to charge their rides have a couple of places to find their outlet. This week, NSTAR launched a new hotline and website to provide customers with information about electric vehicles, including local options for charging, payment options and details about electric vehicle technology, according to a statement released Wednesday. According to the website, the closest electric vehicle charging stations in the Lynnfield area are at Ira Nissan Woburn close to the junction of Routes 93 and 95, and in town at Kelly Nissan of Lynnfield on Route 1 North heading toward Peabody. Launched in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Energy …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Bill Benedetto Jr. reports electricity, water and soap usage down at least a third at Flo's Auto Bath in Wakefield with eco-friendly machinery. If you have a hybrid or electric car, he's got a special for you.
A local car wash has invested in efficient new technology, and so far, it's reportedly paying financial dividends as well as environmental ones. Bill Benedetto Jr., owner of Flo's Auto Bath on Water Street in Wakefield, reports that the new self-service car wash equipment gets the job done in less than seven minutes - compared to about 10 minutes on older equipment. Along with that, the new generation of car wash technology uses about a third the electricty, water, and soap as older machines, said Benedetto, who noted that the equipment is also made in the U.S. "Everybody's trying to do something. It directly affects your bottom line, whatever you can save," said Benedetto, a lifelong Wakefield resident whose family members first moved to …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Here is a list of ways to live a greener lifestyle, plus some resources to help you go green right here in Wakefield.
If you aren’t ready to throw some solar panels on the roof and ditch your power company, but would like to save some money by living a greener life, here are 20 tips to help you get started. Around the house: 1. Buy food, including spices and flour, in bulk. You’ll save money and reduce the amount of packaging that goes in the trash. The nearest Costco, located in Danvers, offers bulk food options, as does the nearest BJ's Wholesale, located in Stoneham. 2. Make sure your thermostat is set properly. Lowering the default settings during the summer and at night could save you almost $200 a year, according to Energy Star. More tips at energystar.gov. 3. Insulate your hot water heater. To see if you need to insulate, touch your heater. If it …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Sealing windows and adding insulation to your home can take as much as 30 percent off your heating bill, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Time is money, the old adage goes, but so is a well-winterized house. Stopping air leakages can take as much as 30 percent off your heating bill, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Check out these three tips for closing up air leaks around your home: Try out these local businesses for help getting started with some home improvements: In Lynnfield, one local business to check with about more efficient window options is Lynnfield Glass Co. on Salem Street near the rotary. For a local hardware store option, try Hart's Hardware on Main Street in Wakefield. Also in the area: The Home Depot on Route 1 or the Lowe's on Andover Street in Danvers.


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LineageOS has been the Custom ROM of choice for all the device tinkerers and enthusiasts who love to change the ROMs on their device to test the latest software on their devices. There are many Android Nerds who change the stock OS on their phone as soon as they purchase it. LineageOS ever since it changed its name from Cyanongenmod has been on to a successful path. Last month, we reported that LineageOS has crossed the mark of 500,000 active installs on various devices.
One month and 500,000+ active installs later, we now have news that LineageOS has successfully and rapidly gone past 1 Million active installs. This stats can be found on the LineageOS stats page which currently show 1020211 active installs (at the time of writing).
One thing worth noting is that when LineageOS went past 500,000 active installs, the most popular device was the OnePlus One and now that LineageOS has gone past the 1 Million active installs mark, the most popular device remains to be the OnePlus One followed by the OnePlus 3/3T but the margin between the first and the second is almost 30,000 which shows that the OnePlus One users have been using this ROM the most on their phones. This could be attributed to the stability that the ROM gives on the device or it might be a personal preference.
Nevertheless, after the departure of Cyanogenmod, LineageOS has seen some huge acceptance rate from the fans of Cyanogenmod who have kept faith in the team behind LineageOS. The team at LineageOS is currently not accepting any kind of donations but the device maintainers can add support for the devices that are currently not supported by LineageOS.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British shares lost ground Tuesday, with domestic plays under pressure, after Fitch Ratings said that the country faces a "formidable" challenge to get its finances in order.
The FTSE 100 index (UKX) closed down 0.8% to 5,028.15 while sterling lost 0.5% to trade at $1.4402.
The losses came after the Fitch agency warned that Britain's fiscal warrants a faster pace of deficit reduction than was outlined in the April 2010 budget issued by the previous Labour government.
Fitch also praised the newly installed Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government for acting "very quickly" to make fiscal consolidation a top priority.
Still, Fitch said it was "not completely obvious from policy statements" that the new government will prescribe lower deficits throughout the medium term. Read more on Fitch's comments about the U.K. fiscal position.
Firms exposed to consumer spending were weak, with shares of building-materials group Wolseley (WOS) trading down 4% and tour operator Tui Travel (TT) losing 3.5%.
Banks also declined, with shares of both Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY)
In a broadly lower retail sector, supermarket group Tesco (TSCO) fell 2.4%. The company said long-time executive Terry Leahy will retire as CEO next March to be succeeded by Philip Clarke. Read more about management changes at Tesco.
"Clarke will inherit a strong business but will have to preside over the biggest restructure in the company's history, at the time the industry is entering a period of unprecedented activity. Uncertainty about succession planning at the top is over, but it has increased further down the organization as it has on how Tesco will deal with the changing industry environment," noted analysts at Evolution Securities.
Meanwhile, shares of BP (BP)
Also in London's top share index, temporary power supplier Aggreko (AGK) rose 3.9%.
It expects first-half revenue in constant currency and excluding pass-through fuel to grow by around 10% and trading profit by about 20%. It now expects that fiscal-year performance will be significantly better than management had anticipated in April.
Shares of Chloride Group (CHLD) soared 19% to 344 pence outside the top index, rallying as Swiss engineering giant ABB (ABBN)
ABB will pay 325 pence a share for Chloride, a 56% premium to the closing price on April 23 -- the day before Emerson Electric Co.
ABB's agreed price "increases the likelihood of a raised bid from Emerson," said the KBC Peel Hunt analysts.
"A prospective price to earnings ratio of 30 times 2011 is now not so far-fetched," they added, meaning Chloride could command a bid price of 360 pence a share.
Also outside the FTSE 100, shares of retailer WH Smith (SMWH) fell 4.2%. Total sales in the 14 weeks to June 5 declined 3%, while comparable sales fell 4%.
The company called the economic environment "uncertain" but said that its financial position is in line with market expectations and that management remains confident in its fiscal-year performance.


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A Florida-based handbag designer has filed a lawsuit against Chico’s FAS Inc. claiming the company forced her to copy other designers’ creations.
First hired as a freelancer in August 2009 and then as a women’s handbag designer in January 2011, Paula Bonnafant was terminated in November 2011 “in retaliation for engaging in statutorily protected conduct.” The plaintiff claims that the entire eight-person accessories team was aware of the knockoffs, as was brand president Cinny Murray.
Prior to her dismissal, she was twice written up, according to the lawsuit. Seeking a jury trial, Bonnafant claims to have suffered and to continue to suffer “irreparable injuries relating to the loss of income, property, wealth, professional standing and physical and emotional health, among other things.”
A Chico’s spokesman said Tuesday, “We believe the plaintiff’s allegations are without merit and we plan to vigorously defend.”
Bonnafant’s attorney, Benjamin Yormak, deferred questions to specific sections of the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, her job included designing original handbags for Chico’s and taking direction from accessory design director Phyllis Cerato regarding specific styles that Chico’s felt would be most marketable and profitable. Bonnafant allegedly first aired her concerns and objections with Cerato and scarf designer Megin Santos around May 2011. Bonnafant claims that she was concerned that she as well as the company could get into serious legal trouble for copying designs. The discussion allegedly became “heated,” and Bonnafant was told not to use the term “knockoff,” and to say “inspired by” other designer labels, the suit states.
The plaintiff also said a replica of a Marc Jacobs bag that Cerato and Santos had sampled was the exact color, shape and texture, and Bonnafant thought that must be changed, which was done. But Cerato “eventually used the original for production,” the suit alleges. In another instance, Bonnafant claimed Cerato chose a knockoff version of a bag but Chico’s legal team objected to “how close it was copied and required changes to be made. This occurrence was frequent.”
Filed late last month in Florida state court under Florida’s Whistleblower Act, Chico’s has opted to try to move the case to federal court, the Middle District of Florida. Yormak said that is being done “under the auspices of there being a ‘federal question’ as to patent-trademarks, which they contend forms the basis for the federal court, often thought to be more defendant-friendly.”
The Chico’s spokesman did not respond to a request for comment in response to that claim.
Supermodel @helenachristensen teamed up with longtime friend and designer @camillastaerk on a joint @paredeyewear collaboration. The lineup features three styles and 11 offerings, all of which embody a vintage feel. Get all the details on how they celebrated the collab on WWD.com. #wwdaccessories #wwdeye (📷: @slovekinpics)
“It’s a hard industry to keep motivated, as well, so finding different subjects and people is what makes it worth it – when you’re like, oh, I’ve met great people, I feel like I’ve done something good, and I feel proud of having done this,” said French actress Stacy Martin on being grateful for the variety of roles she’s take on. Read @ktauer’s full interview with Martin on her her latest film “Godard Mon Amour.” #wwdeye (📷: @danieldorsa)
After showing in front of the Eiffel Tower for his last two women’s ready-to-wear collection, it looks like @anthonyvaccarello may be heading to the Big Apple. Sources say the designer will stage his next @ysl show in NYC on June 6. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
EXCLUSIVE: Two and half months after John Targon, cofounder and codesigner of Baja East, was hired as creative director of the contemporary division at Marc Jacobs, he has left the company, WWD has learned. Marc Jacobs International, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, confirmed Targon’s departure in a statement: “John Targon is a talented designer and we appreciate the work he has done here. Ultimately working together did not make sense for the brand and we wish him the best.” Read the story by @jessiredale, link in bio. #wwdnews
@theluxurycollection is officially launching a collection, tapping Sofia Sanchez de Betak for the capsule. Over 30 styles will be featured in the Chufy x The Luxury Collection, debuting next month at Bergdorf Goodman, The Webster, FiveStory and more. De Betak, known as “@chufy,” drew inspiration for the collection from her trips to Japan in the past year #wwdfashion
@lhd, founder and CEO of @thewebster, has teamed up with @lebonmarcherivegauche for the European launch of her ready-to-wear line, LHD. The launch will come with an exclusive pop-up opening today that’s set to run through May 20. Located on the second floor, it carries her debut Miami-themed resort collection, launched in November as see-now-buy-now. #wwdfashion


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The Michigan Apple Committee’s board of directors recently elected a new chair and vice chair and appointed two new board members.
During its June meeting, the MAC board elected Michael Dietrich of Conklin as chair and Kimberly Kropf of Lowell as vice chair. It also appointed two new board members: Christopher J. Alpers of Lake Leelanau and Philip Schwallier of Sparta. Grower Mark Youngquist ended his nine-year, three-term service on the board, having served as chair since 2019, according to a MAC news release.
“Mark Youngquist has been an exemplary board chair, and we appreciate his service, as well as that of Bob Gregory whose term has also ended,” said Diane Smith, MAC’s executive director.
Dietrich, who previously served as vice chair of the board, is a partner with Leo Dietrich & Sons, a sixth-generation family farm with 400 acres of apples, 70 acres of cherries and a fresh cherry and apple packing line. Kropf is co-owner of Hart Farm.
Alpers, the vice president of operations for Redpath Orchards, succeeds Robert Gregory. Schwallier, the owner of Schwallier’s Country Basket and a recently retired district horticulture and marketing agent at Michigan State University, succeeds Youngquist.
The Michigan Apple Committee is a grower-funded nonprofit organization devoted to marketing, education and research activities. MAC’s board of directors is made up of seven Michigan apple growers appointed by the governor of Michigan to represent growers in four different areas of the state. Terms are three years, according to the release.
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The news meter for crowdfunding keeps right on ticking. The last two weeks have seen a score of changes in the realm of community funding initiatives, with some titles experiencing success, others not meeting their goals, and even more joining the ranks. One big name in gaming, Brad McQuaid, is eve...
Cryptozoic Entertainment has just revealed the Kickstarter for its upcoming MMO trading card game, HEX: Shards of Fate. Cryptozoic is claiming that the game "combines the amazing community and storytelling aspects" of MMOs with the "compelling collectible and strategic game play" of TCGs. Playe...
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In its latest effort to revive the Kingdom’s pandemic-battered tourism industry, Thailand’s tourism authority is targeting cryptocurrency holders from Japan.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish the country as the first to go out of its way to welcome cryptocurrency holders, specifically those from Japan which it views as a regional hub of crypto activity. The authority has conducted a feasibility study on implementing cryptocurrency payments at tourism destinations.
Thailand has been angling for well-heeled tourists ever since the collapse of the industry in the first quarter of 2020 when Asian nations began closing their borders in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to the Bangkok Post, TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that cryptocurrency could be the key to attracting the high rollers:
“If we can prepare the country for the cryptocurrency market, it will help attract more opportunities from high-spending tourists, especially the young and wealthy generations.”
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UK Sport is looking to fill the newly-created post of finance director.
The body, which looks at investing £100m of lottery funding and public money
to create British sporting champions, has created the role in response to its
growing responsibilities leading up to London’s Olympic games in 2012.
Finance was previously under the remit of UK Sport’s director of corporate
services, however it has been split out creating the new post.
‘With a doubling of income in the last year, a diverse range of bodies in
which we invest and increasing public attention on the world of sport, this will
be an exciting role for a high-caliber individual,’ claimed the ad.
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Accountancy Age Jobs is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new look website for finance and accountancy professionals
The UK gender pay gap will not close until 2069 unless action is taken to tackle it now, according to new research by Deloitte
Three former Tesco executives, including the former finance director of Tesco UK, have been charged with fraud by the Serious Fraud Office in relation to a £263m accounting scandal at the retailer.
Deloitte chief executive David Sproul is among 11 chief executives to take part in global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson’s CEO for a Day scheme


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- Posted Feb 05, 2018 7:35pm PST Canada has some ideas http://www.tokenverse.com/news/canada-looks-to-blockchain-for-airline-security-government-transparency/
- Posted Feb 05, 2018 7:32pm PST The cheaper the graphics cards, the more I can buy.
- Posted Feb 04, 2018 8:04pm PST Everyone knows the egg came first.
- Posted Feb 04, 2018 7:46pm PST More crypto news http://bitguru.co.uk/brisbane-airport-to-accept-cryptocurrency-payments
- Posted Feb 04, 2018 2:38pm PST They're afraid of people getting scammed and the bankers would be on the hook for it.
- Posted Feb 04, 2018 2:06pm PST Biggest news is that Bank of america and Chase banning buying crypto with credit cards.
- Posted Feb 02, 2018 11:59am PST Is tarted mining when eth was at $450. Eth is still 2x that price.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 6:06pm PST You aid this and then it dived again
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 1:51pm PST Depends. Is it a family emergency?
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:37pm PST 60% chance anti vaxxers destroy all research.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:28pm PST Something happened. Bounce from $940 to $980 in less than a minute.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:15pm PST Hopefully not just any dead cat bounce.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:14pm PST Eth is below 1k now too, but it's still +11% since the beginning of the month.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:04pm PST There's no real demand for it. It's just speculation.
- Posted Feb 01, 2018 12:00pm PST That's herd to believe.


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Nike V-Love Ox will Debut in ‘Chicago’ ColoursRelease: 9 May 2019
Last year, Nike delivered the retro-inspired Pre-Love Ox and now, in 2019, they’re serving up a remix. The V-Love Ox harks back to an 80s running aesthetic, with a bulkier look than its older sibling.
And it’s coming out strong, debuting in the fan-favourite ‘Chicago’ colourway. A white nylon mesh stretches across the upper, while red suede hits the heel, toe and eyelets, and black wraps around the midfoot. Finally, bringing a 21st century touch, a TPU Swoosh wraps around the shoe.
For a hit of retro, pick these up from sivadescalzo on May 9.


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Samsung to introduce their own revolutionary camera tech; the race is on!
Yesterday we had reported about Realme introducing the world’s first 64MP camera phone, and now, new reports suggest that even Samsung is working on a phone with a 64MP camera sensor.
As per a leak from Ice Universe on Twitter, Samsung has started working on a new Galaxy A series phone, which will feature their new camera tech. The South Korean tech giant may introduce the device as soon as possible in September/October this year.
By the way, this month, Redmi will also release a 64MP camera phone, Samsung also restarted plans to launch 64MP A series phones in September-October.— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) August 2, 2019
Samsung had officially launched the 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 image sensor in May this year. And, earlier rumors even suggested them to launch a phone called the Galaxy A70s.
Samsung says its 64MP ISOCELL sensor has the highest resolution in Samsung’s 0.8 micrometer-pixel image sensor lineup and also features the “industry’s highest resolution” lens. It uses pixel-merging Tetracell technology to develop out 16MP images in low lighting conditions by merging four pixels into one and 64MP images with “color filter descrambling” in well-lit conditions.
“The 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 will enter mass-production in the second half of this year,” said Samsung earlier, and we think this might be it.
Redmi had also revealed that it is also working on a phone with a 64MP camera sensor.
The race to launch the first 64MP camera device has commenced between Realme, Samsung and Redmi and we shall see who comes in first.
Let us know in the comments section below who you think will introduce the new camera tech first?


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Known professionally as Lay Lay, Nickelodeon will work with her to develop original multiplatform programming, music initiatives and build a cross-category consumer products business.
Nickelodeon’s comprehensive strategy for Lay Lay includes developing content for all Nick platforms, supporting her music career and creating an exclusive line of consumer products. The planned products are expected to span categories such as fashion, accessories, publishing and more.
“I’m so excited to be joining the Nickelodeon family,” says Lay Lay. “I grew up watching Nick and this opportunity is seriously a dream come true. I have the best fans in the world, and I can’t wait to take them on this journey with me.”
With millions of views across her social media channels, Lay Lay has been writing, producing, rapping and singing since the age of five. At age 11, Lay
Tha Cheat Code
following a performance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The following year, she released the deluxe version of
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featuring “Mama” and “Supersize XL” that have together amassed close to 60 million views on YouTube.
Lay Lay was represented in the deal by Acie High and Eric Mitchell of Fresh Rebel Muzik, Ben Meiselas of Geragos & Geragos, APC and Jeffrey Levin of Jeffrey Oscar Inc.
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Enjin Coin in Minecraft? Mainnet Rumors Help ENJ to 24% Weekend Pump
In May of this year, the team at Enjin Coin launched a demo version of a plugin which would allow an ENJ-based economy to be integrated into one of the world’s most played games – Minecraft.
Known as EnjinCraft, a demo server is already live and being tested by developers, while no solid date has been given for the mainnet launch. But over the weekend some rumours emerged which suggested a mainnet launch was imminent.
Rumous are as common as muck in the crypto-sphere, but then ENJ did pump to the tune of 24% this weekend. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what an EnjinCraft mainnet would bring to Minecraft.
EnjinCraft – A Crypto Economy on Minecraft
Based on the screenshots and video footage shown so far, EnjinCraft essentially assumes the role of an internal economic system within Minecraft. All of this while hooked up to the Ethereum blockchain. The screenshot below shows options for managing both ETH and ENJ token balances in-game. Items can also be traded with other players in the game world.
The Enjin team recently described the prospect of a digital in-game economy which had the potential to span multiple game-worlds:
“With our Minecraft Plugin, server owners will be able to integrate real-world economies of value, provide players with tangible ownership over in-game assets, and create assets that spill over into their communities and the Multiverse.”
The Multiverse refers to the entire stable of games which are under development using Enjin’s blockchain tools. As for Minecraft, there’s a server running with EnjinCraft fully activated right now. Check out the video below to see a transaction taking place in real time.
Once the mainnet version arrives, server owners will presumably be fully equipped to simply download and install the required tools. That applies to the Java version, however the Microsoft version will require the explicit cooperation of the world’s largest tech company.
ENJ Pumps on Positive Rumours
It’s worth bearing in mind that the Enjin team also introduced the previous internal economy to Minecraft in the form of DonationCraft. That’s a plugin which allows PayPal and credit card payments within the Minecraft world, and has been downloaded by over 5 million people thus far.
Chatterings in the Enjin Telegram group this weekend suggested the mainnet launch of EnjinCraft was a matter of weeks away. No reply was received from the Enjin team when I reached out to shed some light on the matter.
From Saturday to Monday the value of ENJ increased 24%, from $0.060557, up to $0.075412, leaving the coin ranked around 90th by market cap.
From a starting price of $0.025 back in February, ENJ has increased three-fold to date. Yet after the token’s miraculous surge to $0.25 in May, it still finds itself nursing losses of 70% in the past 3 months.
Disclaimer: The author owns Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. He holds investment positions in the coins, but does not engage in short-term or day-trading.
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Playson has detailed the latest stage of its European expansion after the igaming supplier disclosed a partnership with Italian online gaming studio and content aggregator Tuko Productions.
The former says that teaming with a group that operates solely across the Italian region provides a key opportunity to cement a position within the market.
“We’re glad to have Playson on board – integrating their immersive titles that are proven to enhance player engagement and retention is a huge bonus,” commented Vincenzo Tancredi, Sales Director at Tuko Productions.
“Our platform features some of the industry’s best titles, therefore, to maintain a strong product offering, it’s vital that we continue teaming up with premium suppliers like Playson.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Tuko’s THS content aggregation platform will gain Playson’s collection of games, including recent releases Burning Fortunator, Solar Queen Megaways and Joker’s Coins: Hold and Win.
Simona Lanzoni, Business Development Manager at Playson, said: “We’re excited to have agreed a content integration deal with Tuko Productions, with its aggregation platform holding an impressive reach across Italy.
“The deal further cements Playson as a leading supplier in Italy, allowing us to offer our thrilling collection to more players and attract new audiences in the process.”
Last month, Playson unveiled a “fresh” brand identity including a revised modern logo in a bid to reflect ambitions for further global expansion.
Including a sharper red tone to illustrate its “more aggressive aspirations” to provide entertainment and “satisfaction” with its content, the new logo is said to be inspired by “the strong desire from players to hit the play button” across its games offering.