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Thanks to her fast-approaching reality television debut on The Face, Naomi Campbell is everywhere these days. And who can complain when she’s looking like this? The legendary supermodel was photographed by Steven Meisel for the February 2013 “About Women” issue of Vogue Italia, and we have the sepia-toned cover and accompanying behind-the-scenes video for all of your viewing pleasure.
She leaps! She laughs! She wears bikinis! Congrats, Kate, you’re officially one of Anna‘s girls now.
Let’s play a little game, shall we?
We are totally loving Alber Elbaz‘s use of real people instead of models, in Lanvin‘s fall campaign. We were so obsessed that we spent a solid afternoon digging up everything we could on the cast of characters, and now we’re learning even more about them in the brand’s new campaign video.
It’s bewitching, it’s dark, it’s…not exactly diverse.
Joan Smalls is really, frighteningly beautiful. Which is why we’re extra pleased that W made her their July cover girl — though reports indicate fellow model Karlie Kloss will also have a version. We’re also looking forward to have her kohl-rimmed eyes replace Tom Cruise and his guyliner staring us down at the newsstand. Well done all around, W!
Karlie Kloss is one of our all-time favorite models. She’s got it all: the face, the walk, the ‘tude — and yes, the body. On the cover of Vogue Italia‘s December issue, Kloss shows off a nice chunk of side-butt. For the Steven Meisel editorial (aptly titled “Body by Kloss”) inside the magazine, the 19-year-old shows a whole lot more.
You probably know that we love fashion, but did you know that we love subways? BECAUSE WE LOVE SUBWAYS. And now Vogue Italia has melded the two!
Well, well, isn’t W Magazine the cleverest in all the land? Next month’s issue has us all sorts of impressed thanks to a particularly brilliant Steven Meisel spread.
Did Steven Meisel try to pull a fast one over on the editors at W? Said W editors sure think so, thanks to the alleged resemblance between editorials Meisel did for both W‘s September issue and Vogue Italia‘s August issue.
We really love Vogue Italia‘s decidedly strange September cover starring a pierced and scissors-wielding Stella Tennant. But the styling choices weren’t random — the cover was inspired by one particular woman with a penchant for the surreal.
The September cover of Vogue Italia reads “Avant-Garde”, and avant-garde it is.
NSFW alert! If you thought the cover of Vogue Italia‘s plus-sized issue was something special, wait until you see the coordinating spread. It is, perhaps, one of the most incredibly scintillating sets of photos we’ve seen in a while, and we’ll take this opportunity to remind you that scintillating sets of photos are more or less our bread and butter.
We first came across Saskia de Brauw on the cover of Carine Roitfeld‘s last issue for Vogue Paris. “Now I found a new girl called Saskia. She has short hair, no one knows her,” she said of the 29-year-old model. Not to doubt Roitfeld’s talent-scouting abilities, but given that de Brauw covers the March issues of both Vogue Paris and Vogue Italia, can the former editrix really take all that credit?
In what may be the most awesome nod to the nineties we’ve ever seen, ck one has just launched a new campaign shot by Steven Meisel (the man behind the original ads featuring ’90s icons like Kate Moss and Jenny Shimizu), in which aughts icons like Lara Stone, Pixie Geldof, Abbey Lee Kershaw, and Alice Dellal dance around wearing CK Jeans in what appears to a small, padded (and camera ready) room.
When Tom Ford debuted his eponymous women’s wear collection back in September, Ford swore no one (other than the select 100 invitees) would see the line until it was actually available for purchase. The collection goes on sale in January and the line’s website goes live next month, which is why Vogue has published a Steven Meisel-shot preview in their December issue, accompanied by a wonderful profile of Ford, which also reveals one of the juiciest and most, erm, titillating blind items we’ve seen in a while.
Madonna and Steven Meisel are not only long-time collaborators, they’re close friends. So when a letter written by Madonna to Meisel in 1991 — from the set of “A League Of Their Own”, no less — hits the web, you know it’s going to be good.
People often think fashion is frivolous and flighty — all aesthetics, with no meaning to back them up. And then there are people like Steven Meisel, whose gut-wrenching spread for Vogue Italia’s August issue features an all black-clad Kristen McMenamy on a sinister, tar-slicked beach.
When we saw a preview of Bottega Veneta‘s Fall 2010 ad campaign, we thought they looked strangely familiar…


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The Korean branch of Japanese cosmetics and dietary supplement supplier DHC said it officially apologizes over some recent controversial and inappropriate comments that were aired on the company's in-house broadcasting channel and later uploaded on Youtube.
DHCKorea said it does not agree with the discriminatory and false remarks made by DHC TV. Moreover, the Korean branch said it will urge its headquarters in Japan to refrain from allowing such incorrect and offensive content to be aired in the future.
Beauty stores across Korea have condemned such comments and have begun to boycott DHC products.
"Major health and beauty stores have also joined the boycott by stop selling the products."
Olive Young halted sales of DHC products from their online store and replaced the products in offline stores. Other brands, Lalavla and LOHB's also stopped selling DHC products or halted new orders from the brand.
"Currently, our store do not sell DHC's products. We don't know yet when we can start selling those products again."
Actress Jeong Yu-mi, who has been one of the faces representing the company, announced on Monday that she requested the suspension of her contract with DHCKorea, and asked the company not to use her image to promote its products anymore.
Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.

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Earlier this week, the nonpartisan RAND Corporation released a study that helps demolish the argument that governments (cities, in this case) can socially engineer away residents' obesity by restricting food freedom.
The study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, focuses on a ridiculous, controversial, seven-year-old zoning ban on new fast food restaurants in South Los Angeles. To say that the measure merely failed would be putting it mildly.
"Since the fast-food restrictions were passed in 2008, overweight and obesity rates in South Los Angeles and other neighborhoods targeted by the law have increased faster than in other parts of the city or other parts of the county," reads a RAND press release on the study.
The new study's release is fortuitous, coinciding as it does with a flurry of increased scrutiny over an ongoing FDA proposal to mandate an "added sugar" label on packaged foods.
This latest example of social engineering is, like the fast food ban, a terrifically misguided idea, writes Baylen Linnekin.


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MIAMI BEACH -- Day 2 of the NACS Leadership Forum here opened with a panel of distinguished retailer and supplier experts discussing the future of refreshments.
Led by Professor of Marketing at Ohio State University Neeli Bendapudi, three retailers, NACS' research leader, and one supplier executive hypothesized about how the refreshments they currently sell will change in the years ahead.
Dae Kim, NACS' vice president of research, presented insights on the growth of packaged beverages, beer, and hot, cold and frozen dispensed beverages in the convenience channel. Kim noted refreshments (these five categories) have grown by 800 percent in sales over the past 35 years, compared to overall store sales growth of 600 percent during that period.
More importantly, the gross margin contribution of the refreshment category is significantly better than its percent of sales, he added.
Kim also presented insights from a consumer intercept study conducted by NACS, which found that refreshments comprise 46 percent of trip occasions to convenience stores. They also constitute 18 percent of impulse sales. However, indicative of additional growth opportunity, Kim pointed out that refreshment categories also comprise 25 percent of missed sales opportunities where a consumer walks out without buying anything.
Next, Opokua Kwapong, vice president of R&D, Sports and Hydration for PepsiCo Inc., provided attendees with a look at the drivers and trends that will impact refreshments by the year 2020. The five main drivers, according to Kwapong, are:
- Demographics – aging population, multicultural growth, more older and younger consumers and complex households.
- Economics – instability, high debt/leverage, rising health care costs, income disparity.
- Health – importance of wellness, disease and obesity, science vs. nature solutions, government taxation and regulation.
- Environment – resource scarcity, carbon footprint, interconnected view, government regulation.
- Lifestyle – wired society, universal design, convenience and consumers in control.
Some of the results of these drivers will be consumers making more informed appraisals of their shopping behaviors, a greater focus on worth and function, an emphasis on being healthy, more control and personalization of products, and more use of social networking to build connections.
Kwapong envisioned such future products as zero calorie sugar, advanced functional/medical foods for relieving chronic health issues and fermented beverages.
From soft drinks, the discussion moved to the beer category. Dave Carpenter, president of J.D. Carpenter Cos. based in Iowa, said beer is critically important at his Shortstop stores. Carpenter believes a beer cave (or beer vault as it's called at Shortstop) is the best way to maximize sales and profits in the beer category for the following reasons:
- To differentiate from the competition.
- To provide a larger selection and drive more impulse purchasing.
- To promote the "coldest beer" in town.
- To use employee labor more efficiently.
- To reduce out of stocks compared to refrigerated doors.
Carpenter, who said he built his first beer vault in 1995, warned that retailers need to ensure their beer caves are customer friendly and big enough -- he recommends at least 300 square feet to provide enough space to bridge your stock between deliveries. Another common mistake, he said, is not providing enough visibilities for customers into the beer cave, which invites theft and makes some customers, especially women, feel uncomfortable. Carpenter utilizes automatic doors, lots of lighting and even pipes music into his beer vaults to make sure they are especially inviting to everyone to enter.
Sticking with the cold beverage theme, John Zikias, vice president of marketing for Thorntons, provided a case study in how to drive fountain business for cold and frozen beverages. Zikias said focusing on quality goes beyond figuring out the ideal temperature for a carbonated soft drink from the fountain is 34 degrees. "We asked ourselves, 'what's a perfect drink,'" said Zikias. "We came up with the term 'tongue tingling' and then we made sure all our team members understand what that means."
After quality, the next step is consistency, said Zikias. "We want our team members to have fun so we created mugs for them to use and allow them to drink any fountain beverage they want for free. If they are drinking it, they'll know if it is tongue tingling," he said. Thorntons also encourages team members to make new drinks using different flavor combinations and talk to customers about it. It even created a Web site, www.MakeYourMix.com, for employees to submit their own drink combinations.
The other ingredient to Thorntons' fountain success is communication to both customers and employees. Internally, every team member is put through what the company calls its "Fabulous Fountain Training Program."
Lisa Wollan of Wawa wrapped up the morning session on refreshments. The head of consumer insights and brand strategy at the Pennsylvania-based retailer discussed how Wawa re-invented its vaunted coffee program.
Wollan reported on how Wawa conducted extensive consumer research after the company noticed it had slipped in market share in 2007 due to the aggressive new coffee programs introduced by competitors like McDonald, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.
So, the first thing the company did was shore up its current offering by tighten every specification, hiring a coffee expert, and adding a new premium 100 percent Columbian coffee. Then it improved the process through SKU rationalization and evolved the packaging with new graphics that connoted quality.
The changes had an immediate positive impact, according to Wollen, but the company didn't stop there. "That just stopped the bleeding," said Wollen. "But long term we needed to defend and grow our coffee share by delivering quality coffee without increasing spoilage."
That's when the company took the leap from its iconic coffee pot to carafes. The carafes kept the coffee hot longer, kept the flavor and provided longer shelf life. Operationally, the new system saved energy and labor while reducing spoilage. And, as a final step, the company created brand ambassadors for its new Coffee Unplugged! Program to create a positive environment for both customers and team members.


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Boating is not just something I do. It is a part of who I am, the core of my being.
From factory openings to production milestones to the launch of new boats, the marine industry makes news in numerous ways. Trade Only follows developments wherever they occur.
SureShade is tapping former Philadelphia Phillies third baseman and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt to help the company bring awareness about the importance of sun safety in boating.
What’s faster — a World War II-era, open-cockpit SNJ trainer plane at full throttle or an eight-time world champion offshore catamaran?
Historically low water levels at the Great Salt Lake in Utah have forced a marina and boat owners to lift 45 boats out of the water.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed into law towing-age restrictions that require boat operators to be at least 16 years old when towing a person — called “Emily’s Law” — and require them to have passed safe-towing education and a safe-boating course.
The 7th Annual Martin County Nautical Flea Market and Boat Sale will take place at Memorial Park in Stuart, Fla., on Saturday and Sunday.
Sport Fishing Magazine has a new website that Scott Salyers, Bonnier Corp.’s Fishing Group publisher, unveiled this week.
Boatersbook and Standard Horizon said they are following up on initial success by extending their co-op advertising agreement to all authorized Standard Horizon dealers.
Freeman Marine added Peter White to its operations management team at its manufacturing plant in Gold Beach, Ore.
CMC Marine appointed Federico Fiocchini as its new sales and marketing manager.


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Sony has outlined the features coming in PlayStation 4's next big update.
Headlining the improvements set to arrive with update 3.00 (codenamed Kenshin) is a cloud storage increase from 1GB to 10GB for PlayStation Plus members, Sony said on the PlayStation Blog.
A new events hub is added. This gives you an overview of activities taking place in the games you play most. Sony said you may see an update for a double XP weekend, a special enemy appearing at a scheduled time, or seasonal events such as in-game towns being decorated for the winter.
You'll also be able to stream gameplay live to YouTube. The streams will be viewable across YouTube and on the new YouTube Gaming mobile app and website.
Also added is Favourite Groups, which lets you access groups of people you like to play games with frequently. Sony said this should make the process of getting a game session up and running easier.
You'll be able to create communities around shared interests, such as games and genres. Communities have a message board. "If you want to tackle a big multiplayer raid, but don't have enough friends, this could be a great way to connect with other likeminded players," Sony said. I think they're talking about Destiny there.
You can share video clips to Twitter, with a maximum length of 10 seconds.
You'll also be able to view popular broadcasts, video clips and screenshots on the Live From PlayStation area.
On the subject of screenshots, the PNG format is now an option for screenshot saves.
Here's a useful addition: you can send stickers to friends through the messages, rather than typing out messages.


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Esports Arena Las Vegas has announced a partnership with leading gaming gear provider HyperX. The company will become the official peripheral and arena partner of the Luxor Hotel & Casino-based esports venue.
Gaming gear to enhance gaming experience
HyperX, the gaming division of the American computer technology company Kingston Technology, will provide various gaming gear for Esports Arena Las Vegas. This includes gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, and mouse pads to be used during esports events and at gaming stations.
“Our vision for Esports Arena Las Vegas was to create the ultimate interactive entertainment experience for casual and competitive gamers,” said Allied Esports CMO Simon Temperley. “Providing HyperX peripherals to our customers and competitors will ensure we are offering an elite gaming experience that delivers superior performance to all in the arena.”
HyperX is an extremely popular brand in the esports industry. The company sponsors many top-tier competitive gaming teams. These include Natus Vincere, Team SoloMid, Team Liquid, and Cloud9. Additionally, HyperX sponsors major esports events like the ESL and DreamHack tournaments.
“HyperX is proud to partner with Esports Arena at Luxor to bring a new premium and authentic gaming experience to Las Vegas,” said HyperX Strategic Marketing Manager Annie L. Gerard. “Gamers and competitors will be experiencing the best in class comfort, quality and competitive advantage with the award-winning HyperX gaming gear.”
HyperX also recently announced it’s again partnering with Intel Extreme Masters for Season 13 of the popular esports tournament. This marks the sixth year of the company supporting this tourney.
Esports Arena continues successful path
Esports Arena, which officially opened its doors in March, stands as the first dedicated esports venue on the Las Vegas Strip. In its 30,000 square feet of space, the Esports Arena Las Vegas hosts various tournaments, viewing parties, and other esports-related events.
“We have very ambitious expansion plans over the next two years, and when we realized that a location at Luxor was possible, we jumped at the opportunity to develop our flagship here,” said Allied Esports International CEO Jud Hannigan in a statement last year.
The venue is owned and operated by Esports Arena, the North American division of the global esports venue Allied Esports. Besides Las Vegas, the company also runs two esports venues in California as well as a mobile production truck – the ESA Drive.
Last year, the organization made efforts to expand to China and bring an Esports Arena to Shenzhen. This led to a 22,000-square-foot event space, a multi-use production studio, 168 gaming stations, and an interactive VR experience.
With esports continuing to reach new highs each year, Allied Esports is pushing the pace with these new event centers.
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Costolo, prior to joining Twitter, was the co-founder and chief executive of Feedburner, a digital content syndication platform which he sold to Google for a rumoured $100 million in 2007 and prior to that, he sold SpyOnIt, a web page monitoring service, to 724 Solutions in 2000.
However, he has denied claims that his promotion from chief operating officer to chief executive, taking over the role from Evan Williams, means that the company is being prepped for a sale.
At the start of the week, Twitter announced that Evan Williams was stepping down as chief executive, in order to focus on the site’s product strategy. His official job title has changed to co-founder.
In his first interview with The Telegraph, since being appointed chief executive, Costolo, said: “No, I am not prepping Twitter for a sale…there really is no distinction between the way Ev [Williams] and I think about the company. We both want Twitter to be a successful independent company. We’ve both done that selling a start-up thing to big companies like Google, and don’t want to do it with Twitter…[Williams sold Blogger to Google in 2000]. Both Ev and I are Twitter board directors and Ev remains Twitter’s largest shareholder.”
Costolo refused to reveal what his shareholding in the company is, saying that was “one of the perks of remaining a private company”. He also flat-out denied that since the news of his promotion, that the likes of Facebook and Google had been in touch with buy-out offers.
When asked for his vision of what Twitter’s long-term future holds, he replied: “We view Twitter as this global real-time information platform. We want this to be a long-living company that has a profound impact on the world… we want Twitter to change the way people communicate. We have a truck-load of work ahead of us but we have no plans to sell out and think of Twitter as being a communications platform for a long time to come.”
Costolo denied that his promotion to chief executive meant a more aggressive focus on Twitter making money, or that it was indicative of any leadership weaknesses Williams may have
“We have just had a very successful product launch [the Twitter redesign], which was driven by Ev [Williams]. So we want to put him in a position to do what he does best which is product strategy... leaving me to look after the operations side of the business such as finance, HR [human resources], sales and marketing, which will all fall to me.
“Ev wants to solely focus on product and this move will allow him to do that.”
Costolo denied the assumption that it has been him solely looking after the commercial side of Twitter since joining last year, while Williams has solely looked after the product. He said: “Ev [Williams] and Jason Goldman [head of product development] think about the monetisation piece frequently, while I also think about the product a lot too. It just so happens that when we speak publicly, I have spoken about the commercialisation of Twitter and Ev has spoken about the product…It has been a division of communication strategy.”
He said that it would be “early next year that Twitter will have the capability to serve country specific advertising” through its promoted tweets and promoted trends products. Earlier this year Twitter rolled out its promoted products, under the guidance of Costolo, but so far the majority of advertisers using the product, have been US-based brands.
“And on the heels of that we will start thinking about where to set up offices and place people around the world,” he explained. Twitter still only operates out of one office in San Francisco, down the road from where it was founded four years ago.
Costolo could not reveal exactly when Twitter will set up its first UK offices, as that was something “still being decided”.
Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, retains the same role, head of creative marketing. Costolo described him as “the guardian of the Twitter brand and culture”.


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A wide range of French, Italian and American wine tastings were ripe for the picking last week. Two French wine experts were imported to lead six wine tastings during Alliance `86, a week-long celebration of French products; the Italians showcased gold medal wines, and a California winemaker predicted that Americans are about to see the real thing in champagnes from that state.
''Paris is never France,'' Parisian Phillipe Faure-Brac, a sommelier and bistro owner, told Alliance `86 participants when asked about wine trends in France.
''We in Paris are more international and cosmopolitan,'' he said. ''In the regions of France they drink whatever is produced in the region. In Paris the wines of the Rhone and Loire are popular, but the best is always Bordeaux.
''Wine consumption is going down in France, but although people might be drinking less, they are drinking better. There is less simple table wine and more classified wines.''
As for matching food with wine, enologist Jacques Puisais said: ''It is an art, but it is sadly an art which is destroyed. You eat the results. But it is fun, and you should make it fun. You must discover the framework for the meal and experiment with combinations.''
Not to be outdone by the French, an Italian delegation presented 30 gold medal wines, recent winners in the first United States-based Italian wine competition.
Mario Castagna, Italian trade commissioner of New York City, said that 513 Italian wines competed during San Francisco`s Festa Italiana; 210 were awarded medals.
According to Castagna, Italian wineries are planning a massive advertising campaign in this country later this year.
''We can`t let Americans forget about the wealth of Italian wines, everything from lambrusco to our premium red wines,'' he said.
Two of the gold medal wines, each offered for less than $8, were notable for their value. Santa Sofia Soave Classico Superiore 1985 was crisp and fruity, with an almond taste in the finish, while the Cabernet Sauvignon della Toscano Tavernelle 1983 from Villa Banfi had lots of fruit and a tannic backbone, indicating that the wine has some aging potential.
American wines were represented at the new release tastings conducted by the Wine House of Union Liquor Co. About 100 people braved the high water surrounding Roselle to attend the tasting at the Westin Hotel.
My favorite wines priced at under $10 were a cabernet from Chalk Hill`s 1983 vintage and Napa Ridge`s 1984 Merlot, a lush, fruity red with some tannin.
Avant garde viticulturalist and winemaker William Hill came to promote the release of his 1983 cabernet sauvignon.
Hill, known primarily for his concentrated, intense cabernets, also is developing a passion for sparkling wines.
''We`re about to see the real thing from California in champagnes,'' Hill predicted.
American consumers have made a major shift in their perceptions of sparkling wine, he said, and this awareness has created a demand for champagne that has complexity and personality.
Hill recently bought a ranch in California`s Sonoma County where he said he intends to plant grapes for sparkling wine production.
''It will take years before the grapes are ready to make the wines, '' he said. ''Until then I will be experimenting with sparklers in the winery to learn everything about them.''
Convito Italiano will host a free tasting of award-winning wines from the Il Vino Italian Wine Competition. The Oct. 11 tastings will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both Convito Italiano locations: 11 E. Chestnut St. and 1515 N. Sheridan Rd., Wilmette. For more information call 943-2983.
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A Michigan wine-tasting tour, sponsored by the continuing education department of Chicago City-Wide College, will be from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 25. The tour will visit the Tabor Hill and Warner wineries. The $25 cost includes lunch. Registration is required by Oct. 13. More information is available by calling 984-2861.
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A nonalcoholic wine scored a gold medal in competition against wines with the standard alcohol content for the first time in the history of the Los Angeles County Fair wine competition. Ariel, produced by the J. Lohr Winery, won its gold medal in the miscellaneous white wine category. It is 99.53 percent alcohol-free.


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Nearly half the containers that come into the U.S. go through West Coast ports. Giant ships bring cars, electronics and clothing in a surging trade with Asia that has tripled traffic at these 29 gateways. Now, a labor dispute between dockworkers and shipping companies threatens to shut down the ports. Some economists estimate this would cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day. President Barack Obama has sent Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to San Francisco this week to try to broker a deal. But the two sides remain deadlocked. Diane and guests discuss what’s behind the West Coast port slowdown and what it could mean for the U.S. economy.
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ATI secures nickel ‘safety stock’: Wetherbee
Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI) has taken “decisive procurement actions to create a near-term price-protected nickel safety stock,” company chairman, president and chief executive officer Robert Wetherbee said in a conference call on Wednesday May 4.
“This will ensure an uninterrupted flow of materials to meet increasing customer demand,” he added, pointing to “disrupted availability” and noting that nickel prices rose by more than 30% in March.
Goldman Sachs in late April forecast that the Class 1 nickel market faces a 196,000-tonne deficit in 2022, up from a 185,000-tonne deficit in 2021.
Pittsburgh-based ATI also reported significant price increases for other key raw materials - including cobalt, ferro-chrome and molybdenum - in the first quarter.
ATI therefore “raised prices to offset the additional raw material, labor and supply-chain costs we’re experiencing,” Wetherbee said. “In product lines with fewer long-term customer agreements, we’re able to fully offset inflation in the first quarter.”
In product lines with long-term agreements, however, where the impact of higher costs will lag “about a quarter,” ATI’s future earnings could be affected, he said.
The CEO also said he expected the company’s customers to rethink global supply chains and reallocate some of their demand for raw materials - especially titanium - to western suppliers.
ATI reported net income of $30.9 million on $834.1 million in sales in the first quarter, reversing the $29.8-million loss on $765.4 million in sales reported in the fourth quarter of 2021. The first-quarter results also mark an improvement from a loss of $7.9 million on $692.5 million in sales in the first quarter of 2021.


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Feb 21, 2013 — The rumor mill has been churning out speculation about what's next from Apple. The latest fodder comes from the Apple Insider blog, which found an Apple patent filing pointing to a smart watch with a flexible touchscreen display.


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Biden Administration Threatened a Ban on TikTok
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Washington, D.C.: The Biden Administration has threatened a ban on TikTok, if the owners from China do not sell their stakes in the company. The app is owned by Beijing based ByteDance company.


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THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has urged the banking sector to leverage on the current developments in mobile banking as an effective distribution network for financial products to various segments of society.
Report by Tarisai Mandizha
Mobile banking is a system that allows customers of a financial institution to conduct a number of transactions through a mobile device such as a mobile phone or personal digital assistant.
Presenting his first monetary policy statement of the year, Gono last week said the local economy had benefited immensely from the introduction of mobile banking services.
“Notwithstanding the bold strides attained in the provision of mobile banking services, immense opportunities for growth in mobile payments abound, particularly in view of the rapid rise in penetration rates,” he said.
“As such, banks are urged to leverage on this impelling development in the area of mobile banking as an effective distribution network for financial products to various segments of the transacting public.”
He added that the growth in mobile banking had been accompanied by greater access to products such as Diaspora remittances, which could prompt existing customers to increase their use of banking services.
As monetary authorities we advise that mobile money transfer services are merely a payment system or delivery channel, which does not amount to deposit taking,” he said.
“Accordingly, mobile transfers should operate on a credit push principle where all e-money value is backed by pre-funded balances which are held in banking institutions.”
Access to financial services remains a challenge for some of the marginalised communities especially those in the rural areas. In the 2013 National Budget Statement, Finance minister Tendai Biti said banks should issue mandatory debit cards to encourage use of plastic money.
He said Treasury would also commit resources towards promoting use of
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Not to be outdone by Apple's $799 iPad Pro, which has an ultra high-resolution screen measuring 12.9 inches diagonally and goes on sale next month, rival Samsung is gearing up to launch a brand new tablet with a huge 18.4-inch screen, the Galaxy View.
Although the View is yet to officially launch, some online retailers are now taking pre-orders for the $599 Android device, 9to5Google reported Monday.
The Japanese giant Sony is gearing up to unveil a number of new gadgets at the IFA press conference which kicks off tomorrow in Berlin. And with 24 hours until the presser, an ILCE-QX1 E-mount camera has conveniently leaked out.
The latest addition to its QX-branded smartphone and tablet camera accessory lineup, the forthcoming ILCE-QX1 E-mount camera reportedly won’t have a fixed lens and instead will let you use any of Sony's E-Mount lenses, the oft-reliable SonyAlphaRumors blog reported Tuesday.
As if that wasn't enough, the ILCE-QX1 is said to feature a 24-megapixel APS-C sensor and a built-in flash. That being said, compatibility with the E-Mount lenses is bound to strike a chord with iPhone photography fans.
We're living in a multi-device world. Taking into account the never-ending stream of both existing form factors and new-category products, small wonder that the line is blurring.
I'm of course referring to ultra-thin notebooks, smartphones, tablets and wearables that perform functions of smartwatches, fitness trackers, health bands and what not.
But do we really need all this hardware in our lives? And even more to the point, can anyone in today's multi-screen world safely do without owning all types of mobile gear?
That's the question I'd like to pose in today's poll. Assuming you have enough spare cash lying around somewhere, would buying a notebook, a tablet, a smartphone and a watch benefit your mobile computing, do you think?
About a year ago, Barnes & Noble announced that it was going to put an end to most of its Nook tablet offerings. Acknowledging that the battle with Apple, Google and Amazon was too tough to fight alone, it said it would be interested in taking on a partner to share the work.
Apparently it found that partner in Samsung. The two companies jointly announced a new device today dubbed the 'Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK.' The pair say the 7-inch tablet combines Samsung’s leading technology and NOOK’s content to create an extraordinary reading experience...
Folks longing for a more powerful Apple tablet may want to checkout the new Pro X project from long-time MacBook-modifier Modbook. The company has taken to Kickstarter to market its latest creation—a 15.4" quad-core tablet with Retina display that runs Mac OS X.
The Modbook Pro X will be available in a number of configurations, based on the new Retina MacBook Pros Apple unveiled just this week. Packages can include a processor as fast as Intel's 2.8GHz Haswell chip, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 2 terabytes of flash storage...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Google is building a new tablet with advanced 3D imaging capabilities. The device is being developed as part of the company's 'Project Tango,' which produced a smartphone back in February.
Citing sources familiar with the project, the news outlet says that the tablet has a 7-inch display and is equipped with two rear cameras, infrared depth sensors, and advanced software that can capture precise three-dimensional images of objects...
Apple reclaimed its top spot in J.D. Power's latest US tablet customer satisfaction study this week after falling to Samsung in November. You might recall that the results of the report were fairly controversial, as the iPad beat the Galaxy Tab in 4 out of 5 categories and somehow still lost.
But not this time. It was close again, but Apple managed to retake #1, earning a 5-star rating and a score of 830 (out of a possible 1,000). Samsung finished in second place with a 3-star rating and a score of 822, and Asus came in third place, also with a 3-star rating, and a score of 820...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration gave airlines the green-light to allow passengers to use devices such as tablets during all phases of flight. So that means no more turning off your iPad during takeoff.
Now it's just up to each individual airline to change their respective rules, and the good news is most of them seem to be onboard. American Airlines already announced its support, and now US Airways and Alaska Airlines are in...
I gave T-Mobile a lot of props this past week for truly trying to break the mold and do something that no other carrier has done — offering free data to iPad users. I probably should have just kept my mouth shut until I was able to put its claims to the test.
That's because When I walked into a T-Mobile store this morning, the reps told me that I needed to either be a paying phone customer, or pay $10 a month to claim my 200MB worth a free data. While I don't blame T-Mobile for wanting to make money, this was the exact opposite of its "no strings attached" claims on its website and in the press.
This wasn't just a one off. Every single T-Mobile store that I called this morning reiterated the idea that I needed to be a paying customer. All of them said the exact same thing, making it evident that it had to be a company line.
John Legere, T-Mobile's CEO, stated via Twitter that it was an "executional mistake." But how can a mistake be so pervasive throughout the company, unless some of its leaders were pushing the idea?
J.D. Power and Associates is an American-based marketing information services firm that's highly regarded for its research on customer satisfaction. Apple loves to quote their surveys, and does so at media events and on earnings calls.
But this is one report Tim Cook and company are probably not going to be mentioning. In J.D. Power's latest tablet customer satisfaction survey, Apple was bested by Samsung on overall satisfaction and in particular areas like device cost...
As expected, Microsoft held a media event in New York this morning where it unveiled the successors to both of its Surface lines—the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2—in a new effort to make inroads into the tough tablet market.
Both slates have received significant updates this time around, with better processors, USB 3.0 support, and Microsoft promising better battery life. But will the hardware upgrades be enough to turn the Surface brand around?
Good news air travelers, you may soon have to quit pretending to turn your iPads and other electronics devices off before takeoff. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the FAA is expected to relax the ban on using some types of personal electronic devices at low altitudes.
Devices like iPads, e-readers and other tablets may see the rules relaxed to the point where they are usable throughout your entire flight—from takeoff to landing. However, cell phones, and more specifically cell phone calls, are expected to remain off limits due to the scope of the changes...


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Global markets skid … China rejects Trump criticism on trade … Ripple effect from GM worker strike
BANGKOK (AP) – Global stocks skidded today after Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said they intended to launch an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. The losses followed declines overnight as investors’ attention swung from headlines on trade to data showing a drop in U.S. consumer confidence. In early trading, Germany’s DAX sank 0.7% and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.9%. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.6%. Asian markets tracked Wall Street losses. Wall Street is expected to open lower today, with Dow and S&P futures both down 0.2%.
BEIJING (AP) – China is urging President Donald Trump to oppose bullying following the American leader’s criticism of its trade status in a speech at the United Nations. A foreign ministry spokesman today called on Trump to “meet China halfway” in settling trade disputes. Trump complained Tuesday the World Trade Organization improperly gives China preferential treatment.
DETROIT (AP) – GM dealers are beginning to run short of components to repair cars, trucks and SUVs, with the United Auto Workers strike more than a week old. Ed Williamson, who owns several GM dealers in the Miami area, says the strike has shut down a parts depot in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Southeast region normally gets its replacements. Magna International, a Canadian company that makes components for many GM models, is reporting temporary layoffs at some of its U.S. and Canadian operations.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A San Francisco developer who pressured California lawmakers into enacting the nation’s most sweeping data privacy act is pushing a ballot measure to expand the law. Alastair Mactaggart’s proposed November 2020 measure, to be unveiled today, aims to protect the California Consumer Privacy Act that is due to take effect on Jan. 1 by, among other things, creating a new state agency to enforce the privacy protections.
UNDATED (AP) – Starting today, anyone applying for a job with McDonald’s can do so using Amazon’s Alexa or Google’s Assistant. If users say, “Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald’s,” Alexa will ask which country they want to work in and play the McDonald’s catchy “I’m lovin’ it” jingle. After that, users can share their phone number and get a link to continue the application process. Alexa also shares some facts about working for the company, such as how it can lead to jobs in other fields.


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The 3 foreign guys had been apprehended outside of Doha’s official ticketing centers, it was said. According to the ministry of interior, 3 people of various nationalities were detained and are currently the subject of criminal procedures. The government merely announced that the guys were captured reselling tickets outside authorized stores without providing any additional information on the nationalities of those who were detained.
3 people have been detained in Qatar for allegedly selling tickets to the 2022 World Cup illegally. This admission was made by the government on Monday in a tweet.
The competition will commence in just 6 days. Daily lines build outside FIFA’s primary ticketing facility in the heart of Doha as fans wait to get popular match tickets.
According to the announcement, if discovered to have sold tickets, individuals detained might be fined up to 250,000 riyals ($68,000), or more.
False World Cup goods is constantly being warned about by FIFA and the Qatari government. Authorities announced the discovery of 144 fake World Cup trophies last week.
Officials have already targeted fake clothing with official emblems and automobile number plates with World Cup graphics. A facility that made perfume bottles with World Cup insignia was raided the previous year.
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OnePlus, the renowned Chinese smartphone maker has unveiled a new special Star Wars Limited Edition of it's latest launched OnePlus 5T. The event happened at the Bangalore Comic Con event. It must be noted that the company has not announced any details about the launch date but is expected to make debut with the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie. The movie is slated for the worldwide release in the second week of December.
Coming to the design of the OnePlus 5T upcoming Star Wars special edition, the handset has been built with a white finish and has the Star Wars logo along with the OnePlus logo below the fingerprint scanner on the rear panel. The front of the handset is very similar to the original one but has got the mobile's slider button in red color. This OnePlus smartphone is expected to have Star Wars themes and ringtones.
As stated above, the launch date of the handset has yet not been announced but a report from the TechPP has claimed that the Satar Wars limited-edition model will be only for Indian buyers and will go for sale along with the release of the movie. The company has announced that it will launch around 15,000 units for Star Wars movie fans.
We must be konowing that the OnePlus 5T is the successor of the OnePlus 5, which was launched in June 2017. For Indian market the OnePlus 5T base 6GB RAM variant is priced at Rs 32,999 and the top model of 8GB RAM model is available at Rs 37,999. It must be noted that the handset is exclusively sold via Amazon in India along with the OnePlus official website. The original OnePlus 5T has a 6-inch FHD+ display with 18:9 body to screen ratio. It comes with a Snapdragon 835 processor with either 6GB or 8GB RAM and operates on OxygenOS based on Android 7.1 Nougat. The handset has been powered by a 3300mAh battery with Dash fast charging feature. On the camera front, it has been equipped with a 16MP primary rear sensor along with a 20MP secondary sensor and at the front, OnePlus 5T has a 16MP camera sensor for selfies and video calls.
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 27, 2012) - Peak Positioning Technologies Inc. ("Peak") (TSX VENTURE:PKK) and its Chinese partner, LongKey-Hong Kong Limited ("LongKey") today announced the launch of LongKey's new website, available at www.longkeysoft.com.
The launch of the new website coincides with a series of high-profile agreements recently signed between LongKey and some of its commercial partners in China.
"As LongKey continues to grow and gain in visibility, both in China and abroad, we felt it was time to revamp our website to better reflect how, by working closely with Peak and our partners in the telecom and banking sectors, we have managed to transition our business from a predominantly web-oriented model to more of a cloud computing and mobile-oriented model", said Alex Wang, President and CEO of LongKey.
"As the key partner in our primary market, it's important that our stakeholders understand who LongKey is and what they do", said Johnson Joseph, President and CEO of Peak. "We think LongKey's new website does an excellent job of portraying the company and demonstrates clearly that LongKey is taking all the right steps to become a major player in the booming Chinese mobile and e-commerce spaces", he went on to say.
About Peak Positioning Technologies Inc.:
Peak Positioning Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PKK), is a Canadian software developer for smartphones and other mobile computing devices, conducting business primarily in China and North America. In association with its partner, LongKey-Hong Kong Ltd, the company has developed a suite of applications for mobile devices that includes: cloud-based calendar, e-mail and contacts synchronization, automated device configuration, and HomeWave™ mobility security. While LongKey markets the applications in China through its partnerships with major Chinese telecommunication companies and banks, Peak plans to similarly market the applications for its own account in North America. For more information: http://www.peakpositioning.com.
About LongKey-Hong Kong Ltd.:
LongKey Hong Kong Ltd., through its subsidiary LongKey Software Technology Ltd., provides a wide range of IT solutions, and cloud-based business management and mobile applications based on its proprietary Unified Information Services Platform (UISP). LongKey's applications are distributed to end-users in China by some of China's largest telecom and banking entities. For more information: http://www.longkeysoft.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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In the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s passing on Thursday, people on the internet are trying to sell several odd objects at shocking prices to commemorate her 70-year reign — including a teabag that was allegedly smuggled out of Windsor Castle in 1998.
The teabag, which the listing claims to have been used by the late Queen before it was smuggled out of her residence by an exterminator during the great roach infestation of the ’90s, appeared on eBay for $12,000.
“This is the very teabag you might have seen on CNN in late 1998,” the listing reads. “Own a piece of History! Priceless!”
The teabag comes with a so-called Certificate of Authenticity issued by the Institute of Excellence in Certificates of Authenticity, which says the IECA “has determined beyond any doubt that the following statements are absolutely true: This is a teabag.”
By Thursday evening, the seller in Decatur, Georgia had taken down the listing.
Some other listings were head-turners, too, including not one, but two life-sized wax statues of Her Royal Highness — both currently going for $15,900.
The wax statues are both listed by the same seller, and the descriptions claim that each figure has real human hair, resin eyeballs designed based on a human pupil and teeth designed using dental veneer templates.
A lucky buyer can also purchase a 1953 Queen Elizabeth II stamp sheet from Singapore for just $39,888 plus a $288.80 shipping fee, bringing the total to over $40,176.80.
One of the most expensive listings is a Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee sterling silver and Calamander wood artist box, which is going for $51,597 as of Thursday evening. The one-of-a-kind box is apparently “the largest artist box you will ever see,” according to the listing.
The listing alleges that the box “was made as a presentation gift to Queen Elizabeth II on her Silver Jubilee in 1977,” and the seller has “no idea if it was ever given to our good Queen as it doesn’t come with any paperwork.”
Queen Elizabeth II collectible items seem to be hot sellers, with a set of three vintage trading cards being sold for $29,000. The cards include “The Heir Presumptive” — Queen Elizabeth as a child, “The Queen’s State Crown” and “The Queen’s Mother.”
One seller posted what they claim to be the original mourning letter of King George VI signed by the Queen, which is going for $7,500, but the authenticity of both the letter and signature is unclear.
A Barbie Signature Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Collector that is listed as “new” and is still in the box currently has a bid of $560.
Some of the smaller ticket items include a $70 vintage 1953 Coronation tin box, a $100 handkerchief from the Queen’s coronation (which was taken down Thursday evening), a “used” Royal Family album going for $279, a Royal Doulton Figurine of the Queen with a current bid of $206.50, and a Pop! Royals Queen Elizabeth II Vinyl Figure being sold for $250.
All items appeared almost immediately after the royal family confirmed the monarch’s death after doctors in Britain had her placed under “medical supervision.”


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BELGRADE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday there was a possibility of an export quota being agreed with Russia for Fiat cars manufactured in Serbia.
The Fiat plant in the central Serbian town of Kragujevac, a 1-billion-euro joint venture 67 percent owned by Italian automaker Fiat and 33 percent by the Serbian state, began producing Fiat’s 500L family of compact cars in July 2012.
Its main export markets are the European Union and United States. Exports to Russia have been made difficult because of high customs duties given that a free trade agreement between Serbia and Russia excludes automobiles.
Serbia had asked in the past to include cars in the free trade agreement to make cars made in Serbia more competitive in the Russian market, but the request had not been granted.
During a visit to Belgrade by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vucic said: “Good news for the people of Serbia....We will have a certain possibility to export a quota of Fiat (cars).”
“That will mean a lot for the preservation of jobs,” Vucic said
Vucic gave no further details on the size of the potential quota or whether cars would be included in the existing free trade agreement.
“Taking into account our good ties with Italy we could agree over export quotas to Russia,” Putin said at the beginning of his meeting with Vucic.
The move could provide a big boost for Serbia’s ailing economy, which is driven in large part by Fiat exports.
Last month the Fiat plant in Kragujevac halted production for several days to adjust to weak demand in the European market. (Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Writing by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)


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Virgin Megastores to Shutter3 Mar, 2009 By: Erik Gruenwedel
Entertainment retail took another hit March 3 when Virgin Megastores, the high-profile music-centric packaged media retail chain founded by billionaire Richard Branson, announced it will shutter its North American stores by this summer.
Vornado Realty Trust and Related Cos., the consortium that owns the chain and operates the high profile Manhattan stores in Time Square and Union Station, said it could make more money leasing out the locations to third parties than running them, according to a spokeswoman with the chain.
“Actually, Virgin Megastores has remained quite profitable,” she said.
With a peak of 23 stores, Virgin Megastores has dwindled to five locations as consumers increasingly purchase and download music online and DVDs and electronics at big box stores.
Other store locations include Los Angeles, Denver and Orlando, Fla.
The company had previously announced it would shutter the Times Square and Union Station stores, which CEO Simon Wright told the Wall Street Journal the chain couldn't survive without.


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The U.S. ad marketplace is pacing for a 3.2% expansion in 2017, according to the most recent update from media and marketing industry analysts PQ Media.
The update notes that 2017 has experienced “decelerated growth” in traditional media spending this year due to the lack of major political ad spending and big sporting events. However, the traditional media slowdown is being offset by growth from digital and “alternative” media.
Based on data through the third quarter of the year, PQ projects that the U.S. ad marketplace will expand to $470.5 billion in 2017.
PQ singled out so-called “smart tech marketing” as the “hottest trend” and called it a “phenomenal” expansion in spending. The category is a catch-all for emerging marketing technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, the Internet of Things, etc.
“Smart tech marketing has posted three consecutive years of at least triple-digit growth,” the report notes.


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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Many of you were in the dark for days with no access to utilities, cable, satellite, or internet services.
Should you be paying for services you didn't have access to? Or should you get a break on your bill?
DISH Network said it will gladly work with customers who were without its services. The company can credit them for the time they weren't able to watch TV. If you're a DISH Network customer and were without satellite TV service, email the company at email@example.com or call 1-800-333-3474.
Xfinity-Comcast said automatic Credits will be offered to some customers for service disruptions caused by the recent storms. Those customers will be notified by e-mail. If you have questions about being reimbursed, call 1-800-331-0500.
Ralph Bridgewater, who was without power for five days, got an adjustment of $47 on his Comcast bill.
"That helped a little bit," he said. "It didn't help a whole lot, didn't help the heat, but everything worked out in the end."
MLGW said customers who went without power will not be billed for electric usage during the time service was out. But, if you have billing questions, call 901-544-6549.


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Over 450 friends of Silver Cross Hospital attended the 85th annual Childerguild Ball November 23 at the Odyssey Country Club and enjoyed wonderful food and dancing. The premiere event of the holiday season raised over $159,00 which will be used to support...
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For centuries, the defining role of the library has been as a repository of books. Now, in the 21st century, the library faces perhaps its most momentous challenge: Americans are moving away increasingly from the printed page to digital screens for...
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On Thursday, December 19th, Hillside School held a McTeacher's Night at the McDonald's on Roosevelt Rd. in Hillside. Teachers took over the restaurant serving up delicious meals to students and families to raise money for the school. Twenty seven teachers...
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A Waukegan man was arrested for theft and resisting a peace officer at a retail store near Cumberland and Devon Avenues Dec. 19.
A North Chicago man was arrested for theft of...
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Last year in the Steppenwolf Garage, About Face Theatre subtitled its premiering Christmas show, "We Three Lizas," with the words "A Holiday Bender." To my mind, only those in the midst of such a bender (and nice martinis could be procured in the lobby)...
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"Call Northside 777." "Medium Cool." "The Blues Brothers." "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." "The Dark Knight." Chicago finds itself on screen a lot. As moviegoers, we can't help but bring a third eye to the experience of watching a film shot here. One eye on...
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The 100-year-old Wilmette Theater is getting a much-needed make-over thanks to generous donations by local businesses and individuals. The cosmetic face-lift is a joint effort by Hester Painting & Decorating, The Jerome Mirza Foundation, Kashian...
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The upcoming Academy Awards show will celebrate movie heroes, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced on Tuesday in their first public comment on the show’s content.
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Language learning platform DuoLingo said it is investigating a post on a hacking forum offering information on 2.6 million customer accounts for $1,500.
A spokesperson for the company said they are aware of the post, which was created on Tuesday morning and offers emails, phone numbers, courses taken and other information on how customers use the platform.
“These records were obtained by data scraping public profile information,” a spokesperson said.
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In 2007 New Scientist magazine reported that the cause of an outbreak of American cats and dogs dying of kidney problems had been discovered. ('Pet killer identified', New Scientist, 24 November 2007, p. 4) Two chemicals, melamine and cyuranic acid, had been added to wheat and rice gluten exported from China to the US for use in pet food manufacturing, to raise their nitrogen content.
One year later, in November 2008, Chinese authorities reported that since July that year 6 infants had died of of kidney damage, 54,000 had been hospitalised, and around 300,000 people had been adversely affected by melamine added to milk to raise its protein content. (Read a thorough and very well-referenced account of the scandal here >>) Proteins contain nitrogen, and too much nitrogen is bad for kidneys.
Something that kills cats and dogs will likely kill small children, yet nothing was done in China to improve food safety practices once the dead American pets were shown to be the canaries in the 'food mine', warning of the potential harm to humans ahead. Despite China executing two of those guilty of making melamine-laced 'protein powder' for adding to milk in 2009, in 2010 more melamine contaminated milk was found. ( China dairy products found tainted with melamine, 9 July 2010)
As horrible as it is that food is being deliberately contaminated in China (and elsewhere, as China does not have a monopoly on those putting personal profit before public health and safety) it is doubly sad in China's case. That's because increasing milk and other animal protein consumption to the levels common in the industrial, globally-sourced diet first developed in the UK and its colonies, and then expanded by the USA , has led to the Chinese population starting to suffer from the same levels of chronic non-communicable diet-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, and cancer, that lead to slow deaths. (See the China Health and Nutrition Survey.) Even more ironically, it puts them at the same risk of kidney problems. ('High protein diet brings risk of kidney stones' Scott Gottlieb, BMJ, Aug 24, 2002)
So while contaminating food with extra nitrogen is completely unethical given the harm it can cause, one ask to ask questions about how ethical it is to encourage and promote high animal protein diets in the first place, from the public heatlh point of view. (For all the other downsides, see the case made by Philip Lymbery in his recently published book Farmageddon.)


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Tesla Motors, best known for the plug-in electric Tesla Roadster, plans to begin delivering its new Model S sedan around the middle of next year, the automaker announced Monday.
Prices for the plug-in electric Model S sedan will start at $57,400 but the vehicle will be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit. The base model will have a driving range of 160 miles, Tesla said, but buyers will be able to pay more for versions with larger battery packs and longer driving ranges.
In fact, the first 1,000 cars off Tesla production line -- housed in a California factory that had produced cars for General Motors and Toyota -- will be the Model S Signature Series, a version capable of driving 300 miles on a charge.
These cars are expected to cost about $20,000 more than the base model, Tesla said on its website. For $10,000 over the base price, customers will be offered a car with a 230 mile driving range.
Tesla expects to produce only 5,000 of the cars in 2012 but hopes to expand production capacity to 20,000 cars by 2013.
The Model S will be able to go from zero to 60 miles per hour in about 5.6 seconds, Tesla boasts, and will have a top speed of 125 miles per hour.
The car will be able to seat up seven people when equipped with optional third row of rear-facing seats.
The Model S will enter a market rapidly filling with plug-in car options including General Motors' Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf, which went on sale late last year, and the high-priced Fisker Karma, also expected to enter production next year.
Sumner Redstone, the media mogul who controls Viacom and CBS, is at the center of a legal dispute. One side says he is practically unable to make decisions for himself. The other says he is "engaged and attentive." More
Gold futures hit a low of $1,051.60 an ounce, yet another reminder of just how out of favor gold has become since its all-time high of nearly $1,890 in 2011. More
Watsi crowdfunds donations to cover healthcare costs of those in need. And it's seeing a surprising trend: micro-donations via the popular Chinese social networking app, WeChat. More
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Here’s an update on everything Super Smash Bros! First, GameGirl is giving out an Early Access Smash Bros 3DS Demo Code! Second, the Smash Bros Wii U Release Date may have leaked!
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US: Burgess to lead Hudson's Bay digital division
Canadian department store retailer Hudson's Bay Company has created a new digital division, which will be led by Michael Burgess.
Burgess, who most recently served as president of Saks Direct, will take up the role of president of HBC Digital.
With the completion of Hudson's Bay's acquisition of US-based luxury retailer Saks last year, the newly-created role becomes the lead for digital across the company, a spokesperson for HBC told just-style today (30 January).
Chairman and CEO Richard Baker said: "HBC Digital will leverage our scale and will help unlock a great deal of opportunity across all of our businesses."
"As our customers' expectations continue to evolve and the lines between digital marketing and commerce continue to blur, we feel this group not only creates near-term benefits, but also will enable HBC to become more nimble in the digital marketplace."
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Tequila-flavoured beer Amigos has secured listings with Bestway and Batleys as it looks to gain a foothold in the wholesale sector.
Global Brands’ tequila and lime Mexican-style beer launched earlier this year and has an ABV of 6%.
Positioned as an occasional drink, Amigos is particularly aimed at the student market with its ‘Mexico in a bottle’ taste.
Amigos joins Saku Kuld, Zagorka Special and Peerdebrug Blond in Global Brands’ growing beer portfolio.
Justin Horsman, trade marketing manager at Global Brands, said: “Securing listings with Bestway and Batleys is fantastic news for Amigos.
“The UK beer market has been continually evolving in recent years, which is why we constantly seek to innovate and stay one step ahead of consumer demand.
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Reports of the fax's demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
While email may have overtaken it in popularity, many businesses are still using faxes to connect with their customers and vendors.
Tim Dubes, senior manager of enterprise marketing for the online fax provider eFax, said faxes are still being used regularly, particularly for transactional documents, such as contracts, invoices, sales orders, billing alerts, legal notices, patient records and lab results. He said the largest users tend to be organizations that are highly regulated, like those in the health, legal and financial industries.
Among the reasons Dubes cites as to why businesses continue to fax documents rather than send them in emails include the need for an actual signature, proof that a document was received and time sensitivity issues. He said there can be a misunderstanding that scanning and attaching a document to an email is a replacement for faxing, but when any of the above conditions exist, email is not an option.
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"An email log is alterable and there are too many security issues with email and encryption that the file attachment can be compromised," Dubes told Business News Daily "Fax technology provides the analog security and the 'least common denominator' factor that other document transmission methodologies don't offer."
Mike Meixler, founder and owner of GreenFax, said faxing has stayed as popular as it has, in part, due to the fact that it's the form of communication many older workers are most comfortable with.
"It's the old adage that it is hard for old dogs to learn new tricks," Meixler said. "People in their late 40s, 50s and 60s who are still doing business are used to when they have a paper document to send they want to walk up to a fax machine, stuff the paper in the machine and dial a number."
Scott Bergman, a broker with Bergman Euro-National, a real estate firm that specializes in the sale of vineyards, vineyard estates, large estate properties and winery properties, said his company sends and receives faxes on a daily basis. He said most of the vineyards that are being sold in California are by older landowners that have held ownership for generations.
"These clients are not as comfortable with email or other 'tech' forms of sending documents," Bergman said. "They are comfortable with faxes, though."
While older generations may prefer the fax machine itself, Meixler said many businesses have evolved their ways of faxing in recent years.
"They are getting away from the clunky old fax machines that we know from 15 or 20 years ago and moving to hosted faxing solutions," he said.
These online fax services allow businesses to send and receive faxes via the Internet.
"Essentially it is a subscription service that allows users to send and receive faxes using the cloud, so only Internet access is necessary -- not telephone lines or dedicated machines as one might associate with traditional faxing," Dubes said. "Users can send faxes directly from computer applications, like email, Web browsers or even as a printer driver for personal productivity applications."
Evelin Goldstein, public relations manager for RingCentral, said businesses that have switched to online faxing see a variety of benefits, including eliminating the costs of dedicated hardware and phone lines to support each fax machine, the ability to send and receive faxes from anywhere around the world, and never encountering a busy signal, since the system is run entirely online.
"Your computer, smartphone or tablet acts as the fax machine, sending documents or images as faxes, and enabling these devices to receive faxes from anywhere," Goldstein said.
Andrew Zurbuch, president of HealthPlanBrokers.com, said despite only sending and receiving just a handful of faxes a week, he views faxing -- specifically online faxing -- as a valuable communication tool.
"Online faxing has brought the cost down dramatically versus landline faxing, which still makes faxing a viable option as a form of communication," Zurbuch said. "Its relevance hasn't been diminished, it is just not needed as much due to the advent and convenience of email as a business communication tool."
Not everyone, however, believes the fax brings much value to the office these days. Valeen Bhat, founder and director of the mobile art studio Private Picassos, uses fax machines or online faxing less than five times a year and said she doesn't like sending them because she's never completely sure if the recipient got it.
"Email is much more reliable, as you can safely assume that your recipient received your email, unless you receive an error message," Bhat said. "A mistyped fax can go un-noticed for quite some time."
Despite how little use faxes may be used in some offices, Meixler said having a faxing option is still important to many companies. He said rarely is he ever handed a business card that doesn't include a fax number on it.
"They might not use it very much, but if you are in business you still need to have a fax number," Meixler said.
Rather than becoming obsolete over time, like many think will happen, Dubes believes faxing will keep evolving like it has been.
"I suspect that by the end of this decade a dedicated fax machine will be as rare in an office environment as a typewriter is today, but companies will still be able to fax thanks to the power of technology," Dubes said. "Certainly faxing will continue to change, but the concept of transmitting a facsimile of an original document to facilitate a business process will endure."
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Land Avion has announced that it is now offering cash offers for a variety of property types, including farmland, forestry use land, rural land, and parcels of land outside of its home state of New Mexico. The company explains that its program is well-suited to individuals who have inherited property, are behind on taxes and wish to avoid foreclosure or those who own land in locations with little or no demand.
More details can be found at https://landavion.com
Land Avion’s recent expansion comes in response to the growing popularity of the program, which the company attributes to its transparent and efficient processes. The service is designed to provide fair and rapid cash closures to those who are otherwise having difficulty selling property.
Challenges faced during the pandemic were replaced by inflationary pressures throughout 2022. A recent Gallup Poll shows that 56% of Americans are experiencing hardship as a result of rising prices. Gallup also states that financial difficulties are being experienced by more middle- and upper-income families.
Land Avion’s property purchase program offers an effective way to subsidize household finances through the sale of unused or unwanted property. The company points out that selling through a real estate agent may take a considerable amount of time and often includes fees and/or commissions. The company’s cash-purchase program aims to eliminate those drawbacks.
In addition, Land Avion states that it can make cash offers on parcels of land regardless of condition or legal situation. The team also offers coverage of all closing costs, allowing it to complete the process in a much shorter timeframe than other options.
Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Land Avion was established in response to the challenges faced by property owners in rural and/or undeveloped areas. The company has since grown to encompass properties of all types, including suburban and commercial.
“Many of the lots we buy are in rural, or undeveloped areas, making them hard to sell through traditional methods,” the company said on its website. “We will make an offer on almost any lot, helping you to get the cash you need for other investments.”
Interested parties can find more information by visiting https://landavion.com
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A New York Times style writer reads these teen fashion blogs and "weeps," according to the sub-headline. "Meet the next generation of style bloggers. They might not be able to drive yet, but their fashion sense is so incredible, it's actually intimidating," Elizabeth Spiridakis writes. Ten years ago, teen fashionistas would pore over their issues of Vogue. Now they have their own readerships. Spiriakis points out a number of them in her article. "These sites are part of a developing sense of fashion and self, today's equivalent of doing your hair 20 ways before bedtime. Only you use a digital mirror." And your audience is part of that mirror, posting comments and possibly shaping your fashion sense. This is participatory creativity, learning, maybe even career development. For more on teen design and artistry online, see this in the New York Times last February and this on the study behind these findings.
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Popular online chat application Discord, Microsoft or to other big companies. Your company with Microsoft Of $ 10 billion It was reported that he was negotiating to make a sale on it.
Epic and Amazon were also negotiating for Discord
The Wall Street JournalAccording to the news of Microsofthas decided to end the purchasing negotiations with. In the negotiations that have been going on since last March, 10 billion It was valued above $. MicrosoftHe stated that he met with at least three different companies in addition to Discordamong potential buyers of Amazon and Epic Games was also located.
Discord, He explained that he gave up because he decided to remain independent of sales plans and to consider his potential publicly to improve his success. According to the WSJ More than 140 million users found in Discord Approximately in 2020 130 million dollars provided income. However, when looking at the pandemic conditions, it is seen that this figure is not sufficient.
On the other hand, Microsoft’s DiscordHis interest in has important ties to his role as a home for online communities. Because besides the content creators who develop their own chat rooms Discord, Tabletop role-playing games had become an important tool for fans of the game.
Microsoft is Xbox and SurfaceIt doesn’t have a sufficient role to be a part of most people’s daily lives. TeamsThe company, which opened for personal use, aimed to categorize Discord far outside of a corporate software. While it is stated that negotiations between the two companies are still open, it is thought that Discord will go its own way for now.


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Levi's poaches Craig Nomura from Williams-Sonoma to head global retail
Nomura was senior vice president of global development for Williams-Sonoma, where he was also leading the brand’s international growth efforts. Prior to joining Williams-Sonoma, he was in a number of executive roles at other San Francisco-based companies, including Gap Inc. and Gymboree Corp. He also has worked at Guess? Inc. and Foot Locker.
“Craig is a true global citizen with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth for some of the world’s top retailers,” said Levi's CEO Chip Bergh. “Whether it’s through strategic franchise management, consumer-focused vertical retail experiences or tight inventory management, Craig’s deep expertise across all aspects of retail operations will be a great asset to the management team as we work to make LS&Co. a world-class omni-channel retailer.”
Starting Feb. 3, Nomura will lead a team of 7,300 employees across Levi’s 2,800 owned-and-operated franchise and outlet stores.
Levi Strauss sells its products in more than 110 countries. The company reported 2012 net revenues of $4.6 billion.
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Logistics UK's response to EU negotiations on Northern Ireland Protocol
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Business group Logistics UK has reacted with cautious optimism to today’s EU announcement on the Northern Ireland Protocol. As Seamus Leheny, the organisation’s Northern Ireland policy manager says, the news will help logistics businesses to continue to deliver for organisations on both sides of the Irish Sea:
“The news of movement from both sides in the negotiations on the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol is welcomed by logistics sector – Logistics UK and its members have been clear from the outset on the tests which any new agreement must meet, and the solutions proposed by the EU are a positive step in the right direction.
“Both the UK Government’s command paper and the recent EU’s proposals contain promising elements in response to the concerns and suggestions Logistics UK raised in its engagement with the two parties, to mitigate and solve the practical issues businesses and supply chains are facing in the implementation of the protocol. The proposed solutions concerning the level of required data and checks associated with SPS and customs procedures are welcome and could reduce administration, costs and time associated with moving goods, especially food products, parcels, medicines and mixed load consignments from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
“However, as always, the devil is in the detail, and Logistics UK is awaiting both the technical and legal texts before passing final judgement. Logistics UK will continue to work closely with both the UK Government and the European Commission to discuss these proposals in full to understand how these proposals will keep GB-NI supply chains moving efficiently.”
Logistics UK is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods.


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Awards for Excellence 2012: Best Emerging Markets Bank
HSBC’s more-focused emerging markets strategy should serve the global institution and capital-hungry borrowers well.
Best Emerging Markets Bank: HSBC
Also nominated: Citi and Standard Chartered
Over the past year, HSBC has embarked on a dramatic shift in strategy. The group’s 19th-century roots in Asia, widespread international presence and universal banking capabilities in growth markets have buttressed its top line in recent years, compensating for its faltering European and north American units.
And yet, over the past year, HSBC has exited or downsized retail banking in key competitive emerging markets, including Russia, Chile and Poland, to cut costs and help the group edge towards its return on equity target of 12% to 15%. This retreat flies in the face of HSBC’s perceived raison d’être. After all its former advertising catchphrase – "the world’s local bank" – was more than a handy marketing pitch to clients. HSBC has established a sophisticated multi-product international network, centred on locally capitalized business units, which typically boasted retail capabilities.
The strategic shift, under chief executive Stuart Gulliver, heralds HSBC’s conversion away from unbridled global expansion to a more nimble and targeted path to emerging markets growth – in favour of commercial and investment banking, in particular.


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Tesla Slumps as Deliveries Hampered by Battery SuppliesAlan Ohnsman
Tesla Motors Inc. fell the most in six months after reporting car deliveries last quarter that trailed the highest analyst estimate amid battery-supply constraints and saying it faces a possible sales ban in Missouri.
Tesla tumbled 11 percent to $178.59 in New York after saying yesterday that supplies of the lithium-ion batteries used to power its Model S sedans will be tight until the second half. The decline was the biggest for the electric-car maker since Nov. 6 and pared the stock’s gain this year to 19 percent.
“Whereas investors had grown accustomed to Tesla providing delivery guidance ahead of expectations, the trend was broken” for the second quarter, Brian Johnson, a Barclays Plc analyst, said today in a report. The forecast will likely put the stock “in the penalty box in the near term,” said Johnson, who rates Tesla the equivalent of a hold.
Quarterly Model S deliveries rose to 6,457 cars from about 4,900 a year earlier, Tesla said yesterday. While that exceeded the average of seven analyst estimates, it was less than the highest forecast for as much as 6,600. Growth was held back by tight supply of lithium-ion cells for Tesla batteries, and that won’t ease until the third quarter, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said yesterday.
Tesla plans to deliver about 7,500 cars to customers in the second quarter. That’s below Johnson’s estimate of about 7,800, he said in the report.
Separately, the company said Missouri’s legislature is voting on a bill that includes wording that will prevent it from selling cars directly to consumers in the state if passed.
The “anti-Tesla” language was added to a state House bill that explicitly requires consumers to buy vehicles through franchise dealers, the company said in a statement. Missouri’s Senate passed the bill yesterday with no public comment or debate, according to Tesla.
“This extraordinary final-hour maneuver amounts to a sneak attack to thwart due process and hurt consumer freedom in Missouri,” the Palo Alto, California-based company said. New Jersey this year barred the company from selling the Model S at stores there, a decision Tesla is appealing. Texas and Arizona also prohibit sales at automaker-owned stores.
The company worked out arrangements with Ohio and New York this year to continue selling directly to customers in those states.
To address the battery issue, Tesla is scouting sites for a plant big enough to cut their production costs by 30 percent. Panasonic Corp., its main supplier of battery cells, has signed a letter of intent to join the “gigafactory” project, the company said yesterday.
“We’re actually quite comfortable that we’re heading toward a final agreement sometime later this year,” JB Straubel, Tesla’s chief technology officer, said on yesterday’s call to discuss earnings.
Groundbreaking could begin as early as next month, Musk said. Tesla has named Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas as possible factory sites and said it will break ground in at least two states. California is being looked at as another option, though its selection is “improbable,” he said. While Panasonic will be the only cell supplier at the factory, Tesla may buy cells from other suppliers, Musk said, without elaborating.
Chieko Gyobu, a Panasonic spokeswoman, confirmed the letter of intent by e-mail.
“We are talking to Tesla about joining the gigafactory,” Gyobu said. “We’ll discuss details going forward.”
Tesla reported first-quarter earnings of 12 cents a share, excluding some items. That matched the adjusted profit that the company reported a year earlier and exceeded the 7 cents-a-share profit average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
On a GAAP basis, Tesla said it lost 40 cents a share and said its net loss was $49.8 million, from a profit of $11.2 million a year earlier.
Tesla recorded a $2 million charge during the period to retrofit Model S battery packs with titanium shields for extra safety in the event of a crash. The automaker forecast a “slightly” negative cash flow for the year and said that operating expenses related to research and development will increase by about 30 percent this quarter. Such costs were $82 million on a GAAP basis and $68 million on a non-GAAP basis in the first quarter.
“Large sequential increases in operating expense” could put pressure on the shares today, Ryan Brinkman, an analyst with JPMorgan Chase & Co. wrote in a research note. He has the equivalent of a hold rating on the stock.