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11:15 AM New York – Annie’s fourth quarter sales and profit surged. Lululemon revenue jumped 21% and said CEO Christine Day will leave the company. Limoneira net jumped nearly three-fold. Pep Boys net surged. Stewart profit climbed 37%.
) dropped 3.7% or $1.54 to $40.14 after the food processing company reported net sales in the fourth quarter ending in March soared 23% to $52.7 million. Net income in the quarter surged 121% to $4.2 million or 24 cents a diluted share compared to $1.9 million or 5 cents.
For the year, the company expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of 97 cents to $1.01 or increase to 21% to 26% and adjusted net sales increase 18% to 20%.
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
) tumbled 16.7% or $13.74 to $68.50 after the athletics apparel products maker said net revenue in the first quarter ending on May 5 jumped 21% to $345.8 million. Comparable store sales in the quarter climbed 7%.
Net income in the quarter increased 1.5% to $47.7 million or 32 cents a diluted share compared to $46.6 million or 32 cents.
The company added gross profit in the quarter climbed 9% to $170.7 million.
For the second quarter, the company expects net revenue in the range of $340 million to $345 million based on comparable store sales increase 5% to 7% and diluted earnings per share between 33 cents and 35 cents.
For the full year, Lululemeon expects net revenue between $1.65 billion to $1.67 billion and diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.96 to $2.01.
) gained 2.9% or 56 cents to $19.90 after the fruit producer and real estate developer stated revenue in the second quarter ending in April climbed 45% to $23.3 million. Net income in the quarter jumped nearly three-fold to $2.44 million or 19 cents a diluted share compared to $0.67 million or 6 cents.
The company added operating income in the quarter surged 112% to $3.39 million.
For the year, the company expects to sell cartons of lemons in the range of 3 million to 3.2 million or increase approx 25% and pounds of avocados to sell between 17 million and 19 million or increase about 50%.
Medical Action Industries Inc.
) plunged 6.9% or 55 cents to $7.45 after the medical products supplier said net sales in the fourth quarter ending in March nearly flat to $107.9 million. In the quarter net swung to profit $0.7 million or 4 cents a diluted share compared to net loss $2.5 million or 15 cents.
National Technical Systems, Inc.
) rose 1.5% or 21 cents to $14.20 after the business services provider reported revenues in the first quarter ending in April increased 4% to $45 million. Net income in the quarter climbed 51% to $1.43 million or 12 cents a diluted share compared to $0.95 million or 8 cents.
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) fell 1.8% or 23 cents to $12.34 after the automotive service provider said sales in the first quarter ending on May 4 grew 2% to $536.2 million. Comparable store sales in the quarter rose 1%.
Net income in the quarter surged to $3.9 million or 7 cents a diluted share compared to $1.1 million or 2 cents.
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
) slid 1 cent to $13.04 after the funeral and cemetery provider revenues in the second quarter ending in April rose 1% to $133.9 million. Net income in the quarter climbed 37% to $11.9 million or 14 cents a diluted share compared to $8.7 million or 10 cents.
Gross profit in the quarter climbed 10% to $32 million and operating earnings jumped 21% to 25.1 million.


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By Claire West
British firms keen to seek their fortune in the Far East will today attend an event at The IET: Savoy Place, in London, to hear for themselves how exporting to China, the second largest economy in the world, can transform their business.
China Revealed, a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) bilateral trade event, in partnership with the London Development Agency (LDA) and the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), will unveil the findings of two new reports. The first will identify the commercial potential in Chinese regional cities, with particular emphasis on the creative industries, financial and ICT sectors. The second addresses the multi-sectoral opportunities available in Shandong Province, where a cluster of rapidly-developing cities are offering opportunities for UK companies.
Vince Cable, The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills said:
“China is now the second largest economy in the world. There is enormous investment being made throughout the country and this is creating big commercial opportunities for British companies of all sizes that want to expand their businesses and operate on a global platform.
“This event is especially important as it places the spotlight on the many business opportunities that exist across China, not just in the major cities, but also in the rapidly-developing regional cities.”
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:
“For centuries London’s economic success was built on exports, and China is now primed to supply the city with a valuable new customer base for years to come.
“Increasing export trade is essential for the continued success of London’s businesses as they navigate their way out of the economic downturn. Companies of all sizes must seek every opportunity to sell their goods and services on the world stage, and to explore emerging markets.
“With London Week kicking off at the Shanghai World Expo today, there has never been a better time for the city’s business leaders to look to China for new prospects to transform their firms.”
Susan Haird, Deputy Chief Executive of UKTI, will chair panel discussions with a series of experts who will provide a real insight into the merits of trading in and with China. Panel members will include Minister Counsellor Zhou Xiaoming from the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Anthony Browne, the Mayor’s Economic Advisor and Sir David Brewer, CBBC Chairman and former Lord Mayor of London.
China Revealed coincides with the start of London Week at Shanghai World Expo 2010. The programme of activities, organised by the LDA, will bring together representatives from London and Shanghai who, in line with the Expo’s theme of “Better City, Better Life”, will share best practice and explore how low carbon initiatives and sustainable design and development can help improve life for residents.
The benefits of doing business in London will also be discussed along with the increasing opportunities that are being created as the city prepares to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Zoom Video Communications Inc. shares soared in the extended session Monday after the videoconferencing company topped Wall Street’s earnings expectations and said it expects to be more profitable this year than it had initially expected.
surged 20% after hours, following a 0.5% decline in the regular session to close at $89.33.
The company reported first-quarter net income of $113.6 million, or 37 cents a share, compared with $227.4 million, or 74 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings, which exclude stock-based compensation expenses and other items, were $1.03 a share, compared with $1.32 a share in the year-ago period.
Revenue rose to $1.07 billion from $956.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 88 cents a share on revenue of $1.07 billion, based on Zoom’s forecast of 86 cents to 88 cents a share on revenue of $1.07 billion to $1.08 billion.
“In Q1, we launched Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Whiteboard and Zoom IQ for Sales, demonstrating our continued focus on enhancing the customer experience and promoting hybrid work,” said Eric Yuan, Zoom chief executive, in a statement. “We believe these innovative solutions will further expand our market opportunity for future growth and expansion with customers.”
“Additionally in Q1, we delivered revenue of over $1 billion driven by ongoing success in Enterprise, Zoom Rooms and Zoom Phone, which reached 3 million seats during the quarter,” Yuan said.
Zoom forecast earnings of 90 cents to 92 cents a share on revenue of about $1.12 billion for the second quarter, while analysts expected 88 cents a share on revenue of $1.11 billion.
For the year, however, Zoom hiked its forecast earnings to a range of $3.70 to $3.77 a share, while keeping its revenue forecast the same. Back in February, Zoom had forecast earnings of $3.45 to $3.51 a share and revenue of $4.53 billion to $4.55 billion for the year. Analysts expect $3.60 a share on revenue of $4.55 billion for the year.


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Consumers globally spent $41.5 billion on the App Store in the first half of 2021, which is almost double that of the Google Play Store, a new study revealed.
According to data acquired by Finbold.com, the spending represents a growth of 22.05 percent from a similar period in 2020. App Store’s H1 2021 spending is almost double compared to $23.4 billion spent by Android consumers.
The Google Play spending represents a growth of 30 percent on a year-over-year basis. Cumulatively, spending on the two platforms recorded a growth of 24.8 percent YoY, hitting a total of $64.9 billion.
Short video sharing platform TikTok extended its dominance into 2021, emerging as the most grossing app for the first half at $920 million, followed by YouTube at $564.7 million. Dating app Tinder ranks third at $520.3 million. Data on mobile app spending and grossing is provided by SensorTower.
Overall, spending was mainly dominated by the gaming sector, considering that past research indicated that consumers globally used $10.32 billion on mobile games in the first half of 2021, growing 23.88 percent from a similar period in 2020.
The growth rate by Google Play spending might reflect the tussle between Apple and app developers. The company was hit by antitrust accusations alongside developers’ controversial 30 percent commission fee.
However, Apple appears to be countering any possible dominance by introducing the App Store Small Business Programme, which reduces the App Store commission from 30 percent to 15 percent for developers grossing less than $1 million a year.


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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Marketwire - November 15, 2010) - AMD LASERS, the world's leading dental laser company, announced today the expansion of its domestic and international distribution channels of the number one dental laser in the world, Picasso. The expansion includes the buildup of AMD sales representatives in the United States and a new agreement for Ortho Technology to distribute AMD LASERS' products to the orthodontic market in over 65 countries including the US.
Alan Miller, President and CEO, commented, "I am very pleased that our award winning dental lasers are recognized around the world as the gold standard in quality and affordability. We have been quietly building our U.S. sales force, international distribution channels, customer service, and expanding our R&D and manufacturing facility to meet the demands for our products. Picasso dental lasers can already be found in over 60 countries and with the addition of Ortho Technology, patients world-wide will be the real benefactors of this wonderful technology."


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Washington-It is estimated that only a small percentage of food imported into the United States is actually inspected. Further, the 1.3% that is inspected reveal contaminations of some form or the other. What happens to the rest of the food that escapes inspection?
Recently, the United States has been reeling under the effect of contaminated food, which also instigated a pet food recall. This could also be due to lenient food laws in the countries from where the food is imported. When such foods escape the attention of Food safety authorities, it makes it a ready recipe for food contamination.
"FDA doesn't have enough resources or control over this situation presently," said Mike Doyle, director of the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety.
Only 1.3 percent of the imported food is inspected. The remaining 98.7 percent is not inspected, and ends up contaminating the diet of Americans. Majority of the imported food comes from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. China is also seen to be catching up with food exports. China supplies nearly 3.3% of the total food imported by the United States. Nearly 200 Chinese shipments have been stopped by the FDA lately.


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EA has finally shed some light on the upcoming EA Sports FC 24 game. The company started teasing the game back in April and announced the announcement earlier this week. We can finally rest easy knowing that EA Sports FC 24 is headed our way later this year. We even have actual gameplay to watch (if you don’t blink).
EA Sports FC 24 will release on 22 September for early access users. This means if you purchase certain versions of the game such as the Ultimate Edition, you’ll get access a whole week before Standard Edition owners. Other users can start playing on 29 September.
EA Sports FC 24 is releasing on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Nintendo Switch. In the trailer, EA CEO Andrew Wilson admits that pleasing the football video game fanbase is a challenge. Especially given how large it has grown over the past few years. He says that the goal of FC24 is to connect 1 billion fans through a new game franchise created in-house at EA.
Surprisingly, Wilson hosted the entire trailer without even mentioning the word “FIFA” once. Given EA’s past relationship with the FIFA brand, this is quite an achievement. It is nice to see the company looking forward without its previous history getting in the way.
EA says that FC24 has been built on an overhauled version of its Frostbite Engine. The company claims the new additions include tech such as Hypermotion V – an important aspect in making the animations in FC24 look as fluid as they do. The tech has also allowed EA to create new animations in just a matter of days.
Playstyles is another type of tech in the new engine. It utilizes real-world player data to create more lifelike recreations of actual players.
Apart from the new tech, EA Sports FC 24 will expand into women’s club soccer more than it did in FIFA 23. There are two new leagues covering professional clubs in both Germany and Spain. EA is also adding women’s soccer into the game’s Ultimate Team mode for the first time.
The company says it has exclusive agreements with both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League for the game. This opens up opportunities to include new players, teams and tournaments.
Of course, the announcement did come with some backlash from fans. The so-called “gameplay trailer” is only 2 minutes long and contains very little gameplay. In fact, you can count exactly two seconds of gameplay in the entire clip. From 1:19 – 1:21, that’s the only gameplay (if it is even gameplay).
The rest of the trailer is just CG footage showing off the game’s animations and play styles. But showing CG footage of animations means nothing if this isn’t translated to gameplay. It makes no sense. Fans have also hit back at EA. The comment section of the video is filled with users complaining about the trailer.
Many of them claim that 99.9% of the video is CG and pre-order advertising. Many of them say the whole announcement is disappointing. At the time of writing, the trailer is sitting on 1.6 million views with 51k dislikes and 90k likes.


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We’ve selected some highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#38, Sept. 7). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and provides updates on the level of vaccinations in many countries. For the complete newsletter, including in-depth country reports, charts, graphs, international company news, and economic trends and statistics, go here.
From the introductory summary:
“Once again, travel and supply chains feature prominently in our biweekly global business update newsletter. Getting people back to work in office towers remains a challenge around the world. Restaurant innovation during the pandemic yields new online brands. Vaccination levels are tied closely to business recovery for all countries.”
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Olmsted — the ambitious Prospect Heights restaurant that’s one of the toughest spots to get into in the city — is now reopening its doors to the public, albeit as a store selling some of the favorite items from the restaurant.
Olmsted Trading Post, as this grocery store is known, is selling items including Olmsted’s XO sauce, duck liver mousse, truffle butter, and sweet and sour sauce, among several others. Later on, meat, fish, and items such as pre-made rutabaga pasta from the restaurant’s popular vegetable tagliatelle dish may be for sale.
The new shop is located in the restaurant’s private dining room that’s adjacent to the establishment on Vanderbilt Avenue, between Prospect and Park Place.
The shop opened to the public over the weekend for a trial run, and will reopen on Wednesday, with plans to operate seven days a week. In addition to the popular sauces and condiments at the restaurant, there’s a selection of pickled vegetables, hot sauces, breads and cookies made by Olmsted’s pastry chef Alex Grunert, and wine and batched cocktails from Olmsted and chef Greg Baxtrom and co-owner Max Katzenberg’s other restaurant, Maison Yaki.
Olmsted is also selling produce from some of its regular suppliers, including vegetables from Upstate NY’s Norwich Meadows Farm, and mushrooms from Bushwick’s Smallhold. Merchandise including onesies are also available. The store will continue to expand or change its offerings in the coming weeks, Baxtrom tells Eater. Last weekend he offered customers $25 bags of a selection of goods and vegetables from the store, and Baxtrom says he might do more of that when the shop reopens on Wednesday.
Olmsted now joins dozens of restaurants across the city that have converted their spaces into makeshift grocery stores during the pandemic. The restaurant shut down following the state-mandated orders on March 16, and has been serving as a food pantry for restaurant workers in need since.
Baxtrom and Katzenberg laid off most of their 60-person team — spread out over Olmsted and Maison Yaki — after the shut down, but they’re hopeful that more of them might have an opportunity to work thanks to the store. With more restaurants now reopening for takeout and delivery as the spread of the virus slows down, Baxtrom and Katzenberg say they felt emboldened to reopen in some way.
“We haven’t had any revenue in weeks and weeks,” says Baxtrom. “So this is our first real stab at trying to save the restaurant.”
The grocery store will be open weekdays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on weekends from noon to 7 p.m. The hours will likely expand in the coming weeks.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Although a federal judge delayed granting final approval of Volkswagen's $15 billion class action settlement of an emissions cheating scandal that has reverberated around the globe, the agreement is likely days away from becoming official.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer told a packed courtroom on Tuesday that while he was inclined to approve the settlement, he would first consider the objections raised by some class members to its provisions and possibly make modifications. The judge said he would issue a final ruling on or before Oct. 25.
"I think it is important for consumers, for the public and for everyone to understand what is being offered here in terms of a settlement is a comprehensive settlement as to the 2-liter vehicles," Breyer said.
The settlement covers certain Volkswagen and Audi "clean diesel" vehicles with 2.0-liter TDI engines. The parties are still negotiating claims related to 3.0-liter engines.
After the German automaker admitted in September 2015 that it had installed software in its TDI clean diesel cars to cheat emissions tests so that regulators would allow the cars on the road, Volkswagen drivers sued the company for fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and racketeering, and of violating consumer protection laws in every state.
The cars pollute at 40 times the legal limit despite Volkswagen billing itself as a clean diesel pioneer, according to the proposed settlement
Under the agreement, Volkswagen will pay just over $10 billion to help class members either get rid of their cars or modify them to reduce emissions.
Class members can sell their cars to Volkswagen at trade-in value, which will not depreciate over the claim period, plus a cash payment of at least $5,100. Lessees can cancel their leases without paying a penalty and will also receive their car's trade-in value and a cash payment.
If class members choose to keep their cars, Volkswagen will modify for free the cars' emissions systems to reduce emissions to acceptable levels. These class members will also receive compensation.
Attorney's fees will not be part of the settlement, according to Breyer.
Under settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board, which are incorporated into the class action agreement, Volkswagen will also pay $2.7 billion to remediate the effects of its cars' excess pollution on the environment, and $2 billion to create a public awareness campaign on zero-emissions vehicles.
If Volkswagen fails to remove or modify 85 percent of the covered cars on the road by June 2019, it must pay additional funds into a mitigation trust.
"Some fairly onerous penalties kick in if we miss by one percent," Volkswagen attorney Robert Giuffra told Breyer at the hearing. "So the company is very incentivized to make this settlement work."
Volkswagen has also reached agreements with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and 44 state attorneys general.
At $15 billion, experts are calling the settlement the largest consumer class action settlement in U.S. history. Breyer praised the parties on Tuesday for settling the massive case so quickly.
"It was in the court's experience extraordinary," Breyer said. "There is nowhere you can go in the country that people have not commented on the speed with which this matter has been brought to the court for the court's approval."
About 20 objectors spoke at the hearing, most of them telling Breyer they don't approve of the settlement because it doesn't provide a large enough payout for various types of class members.
Among those are owners who lost money selling their cars after the emissions scandal broke, those who want the full purchase price of their cars instead of the amount their car was worth the day the allegations became public, and some who objected to the trade-in amount they would receive.
"Reimbursing for a car's value on [Sept. 18, 2015] is tantamount to saying [Volkswagen's] behavior was OK before then," objector Mark Cedric told Breyer. Cedric asked that Volkswagen reimburse class members for the entire purchase price of their vehicles.
Lead class counsel Elizabeth Cabraser addressed the objectors' concerns, telling Breyer the parties used carefully calibrated formulas to determine in what way and how much to reimburse class members. Those formulas, she said, compensate most class members for the entire replacement value of their vehicles.
As an example, Cabraser said that although the trade-in value under the buyback option may cause concern for class members, it is only a "starting point." From there, additional costs are factored in so that the ultimate payment under the buyback option amounts to the car's retail replacement value.
"It isn't the most perfect thing, it isn't the most pristine thing," Cabraser said. "Is it as good as new? No, that would be magic and the law can't do that. But what the law can do is fix it so that it functions. The settlement is our best effort to do just that."
Giuffra noted that the number of objectors totaled less than 1/1000 of the class, and that 3,200 of approximately 470,000 class members have opted out.
"If this were an election run the settlement would win in a landslide," Giuffra said. "This settlement provides massive relief to consumers."
In what was perhaps the most obvious indication of how he will rule, Breyer defended the settlement to objector Anna St. John, a representative of the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute.
St. John told Breyer the settlement doesn't provide any additional relief to consumers beyond what had already been provided in the related government settlements, so class members shouldn't be asked to give up their claims under the consumer settlement.
"Any additional mechanisms provided in the consumer settlement are inconsequential," St. John said.
Breyer seemed displeased with the comment.
"I think the consumer action of the settlement wasn't achieved in a vacuum. It's not like, 'We'll sit down with consumers and then with the FTC and figure out what they want,'" Breyer told St. John. "It's all part and parcel of an overall settlement. Who is to say that had not the plaintiffs' steering committee pushed this type of resolution then perhaps the government wouldn't have reacted in a particular way or vice versa? A settlement is looked upon as a hope."
He added after a lengthy defense, "Maybe your misfortune was to stand in front of me and make that comment," and told St. John he was "mindful and grateful" for her input.
Cabraser is with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein in San Francisco. Giuffra works for Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
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Barclays' CJ Muse thinks it's time semiconductor companies rethink how they return cash to shareholders -- and he's got a way that makes everyone happy.
Too much cash? Try a variable dividend
Barclays' CJ Muse thinks it's time semiconductor companies rethink how they return cash to shareholders, given their cash positions. Net cash is currently ~15% of equipment companies' market cap -- but they have been hesitant to drive shareholder value through dividends or stock buybacks that could turn out ill-timed with market fluctuations. When times are good, firms are flush with cash; at other times they're afraid of being locked into fixed obligations during a downcycle. That hesitancy is reflected in investor's lack of support in valuations, too: "Investors do not believe managers, in general, are good shepherds of cash," he writes. "Too many times in the past we have seen dilutive acquisitions, too aggressive compensation, and poor business models that burn cash during the downturn."
But that corporate reluctance needs to change, Muse argues, since free cash flows are likely to continue through future cycles, thanks to "quiet share consolidation" (i.e., non-M&A) that will fuel better pricing and business models. Plus, semiconductor capital intensity is only going up, capex probably won't sink back to abysmal 2009 levels, and maneuvers including outsourcing and cost cutting will make companies more variable-cost in nature.
Muse's suggestion: implement a "variable-rate" dividend, where a payout occurs only if the company reports a quarterly GAAP net income in excess of the proposed dividend. That, presumably, would lead to beefier dividends during good times, and less risk for when markets soften. The alternative -- issuing rather small dividends today (1%-3% for some of the big names) -- "are just not enough to attract value investors," he says.
So what would the sector look like if such a plan were enacted 10 years ago? A number of top semi equipment stocks would have paid out dividends ~50% of the time (average dividend 2.5%), but without depleting cash reserves during bad times. And extrapolating into the future, he thinks average payouts would increase to 75%+ of the time -- "meaning the return of excess cash to investors will be a critical differentiator for equipment companies in the future." Those who might benefit most from such a plan? Logical names include LRCX, TER, KLAC, AMAT, and NVLS -- companies who already pay dividends, or have clean balance sheets, continue to cut costs/narrow focus, and aren't investing heavily in adjacent areas (e.g. solar, other tech hardware).
Takeaways from DB Tech conference
Among several sector presentations at last week's Deutsche Bank Technology Conference:
AMKR: Normal seasonal outlook for 2H10, said CFO Joanne Solomon, with weaker PC shipments somewhat offset by strength in consumer electronics, notably smart phones. The company sees an unchanged ~$500M in 2010 capex, though some peers are reporting customers slowing and pushing out tool shipments. In fact Amkor probably has lower capital intensity than large peers due to end-market mix and a less aggressive ramp in copper wire bonders -- and this should keep revenue growth on pace with others. Look for capital intensity to return to "a more normal 10%-14% level," and stronger cash flow, in 2011, O'Rourke writes.
AMAT: No new guidance, no changes to outlooks; "DRAM, NAND, foundry, and logic capacity ramp profiles have neither changed nor been a surprise." GM Randhir Thakur did acknowledge macroeconomic concerns ahead. Deutsche Bank analyst Stephen O'Rourke notes that a projected 4% gain in etch does not include any position at Intel (and LRCX isn't there either, meaning it's a TEL win). It's also gained share in mask inspection, though mainly from smaller firms (not KLAC).
ECD: No change to guidance from CEI Mark Morelli. Sept. quarter revenues will be down as expected, "but the overall trend is clearly up." Module pricing remains intact (current ASP is ~$2.05/Wp), and manufacturing costs should decline to $1.60/Wp at current production rates. Conversion efficiency goal is still 10% in 2011 and eventually 12%.
LRCX: CFO Ernie Maddock confirmed weaker semiconductor industry data points, but said that no customers had changed delivery schedules or overall spending plans. The company's latest efforts at wet clean "clearly gaining traction," and paired with its dry bevel clean technology the company "is poised to surpass the 50% market share point in overall etch" writes O'Rourke. "Lam has gotten past the label of being a single product company."
RTEC: CFO Steven Roth noted, but did not reiterate, current 3Q guidance and expectations for sequential growth in 4Q10, and echoed other industry sentiment that a robust spending cycle for backend will lead to "a digestion period" and slowdown. In fact, this appears to have already started, with some backend packaging/test outsource suppliers now pushing out tools, notes O'Rourke. With ~40% exposure to backend customers, Rudolph's near-term outlook could be "tempered." It's worth noting how much Rudolph has changed in the past few years, he adds: while markets for its frontend metrology business have underperformed (though notably a new win at a large DRAM/NAND chipmaker), most of its sales are now from new tools, and it's been active with M&A in backend inspection/analysis, segments heavy with use of leading-edge technologies including 3D packaging, flip chip/bump, through-silicon vias (TSV), and probe cards.
VSEA: No change to guidance from CFO Robert Halliday; fiscal 4Q10 (Sept. 2010) is tracking in-line and F1Q11 could be "incrementally positive." DRAM business is weakening as expected, but foundry is growing and NAND is expected to grow. Overall 2011 spending could be flat Y/Y, he suggested.
Notebook outlook: Cloudy, chance of rain?
FBR Research's Craig Berger says checks indicate PC inventory depletions in Asia are nearly over, with HP and Acer both at about four weeks (down from 6-7 in mid-July), though Dell is a bit behind. While sluggish consumer demand is still reported in the US and Europe and iPad seems to be stealing share from notebook PCs, chip firms should see "a slight business uptick as they transition from customer inventory de-stocking to shipping more in line with end consumption," he writes.
Speaking to notebooks, Ashok Kumar from Rodman & Renshaw sees a flat September for notebook shipments from top ODMs, following a weak back-to-school season, "lackluster demand from Europe," inventories plugging the channel, and the aforementioned iPad cannibalization. The December year-end quarter is still unnervingly murky, though early indications point to perhaps a -10% decline or more in shipments, as Acer, Dell, and HP cut back orders to ODMs.
Taking Toshiba to task
With demand for memory going nowhere but up, and robust demand for embedded NAND flash a good area to leverage technology advantages, why be down on Toshiba? Because, says Deutsche Bank's Takeo Miyamoto, the company's memory business has just 14% profit margins (based on guidance) while some competitors post 20% or more. And product mix issues, a strong yen, and startup R&D costs have hampered efforts to improve profitability -- which is vital, he says, for the company to accelerate its ROI in semiconductors where product cycles are so short.


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October is looking particularly awesome for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Microsoft isn’t wasting any time with its purchase of Bethesda and will be bringing Doom Eternal to its subscription service on October 1, 2020. While it will only be for Xbox One owners, the PC version is slated to land in November just ahead of the launch of the Series X. One of 2020’s biggest and best games for as low as $1 a month? That’s great.
The other titles coming are also relatively decent gets. Forza Motorsport 7 is probably the second biggest game and will be heading to PC, Xbox One, and Android on October 8. The racer has come a long way from its rather lackluster launch back in 2017 and is now worth investing more than 10 hours or so into.
The last major title has to be Double Fine’s 2009 RTS title Brutal Legend. Something of a disappoint for fans that were misled by the more action/platform based demo, the version on Game Pass will be the Xbox 360 original from back in the day. A better version exists on PC, but since this is only being offered to Xbox One users, it seems Microsoft didn’t want to port the game to next-gen.
The last two games coming in early October are Drake Hollow and Ikenfell. For some strange reason, Drake Hollow is only on PC while Ikenfell will be on both. The additions aren’t always consistent with platforms, but Microsoft has been doing its best to make sure PC players aren’t getting a raw deal.
Here is when each game will be added:
- Doom Eternal (Xbox One) – October 1
- Forza Motorsport 7 (PC, Xbox One, Android) – October 8
- Brutal Legend (Xbox One) – October 8
- Drake Hollow (PC) – October 1
- Ikenfell (PC, Xbox One) – October 8
As with other months, a number of titles will be leaving on October 15. There’s actually a decent amount of warning this time, so you’ll still have two weeks to complete/start these games. Here is everything that is departing Game Pass this month.
- Felix the Reaper (PC, Xbox One)
- Metro 2033 Redux (PC, Xbox One)
- Minit (PC, Xbox One)
- Saints Row IV Re-Elected (PC)
- State of Mind (PC)
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This is the first bit of information on a new WWE title, since THQ secured 8 more years of publishing rights to the franchise. Expect more at E3.
While the next Smackdown vs RAW might not be in attendance at this year's E3 from THQ, they will be talking about a WWE online game at the event.
"It looks like WWE has lined up a really cool, THQ video game for me to work on and that I will likely be broadcasting along side the King in the game where Legends compete with active Superstars," wrestling veteran Jim Ross, reports .
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FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs' warning letter to MusclMasster lists 12 separate violations of supplement GMP regulations. Puerto Rico firm is latest supplement own-labeler to receive GMP warnings.
Among firms exhibiting at Natural Product Expo East in Baltimore Sept. 14-16, NextFoods launches GoodBelly probiotics bars, infused beverages and new flavors through January; RichBody introduces Liquid Vitamin products; Healthy Ventures rolls out Berry Sleepy, Awake supplements; and more news in brief.
CRN recommends the International Trade Commission not investigate Amarin's complaint against dietary supplements containing primarily ethyl ester or re-esterified EPA. The firm markets Vascepa, a synthetically produced ethyl ester drug approved to reduce triglyceride levels in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
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The drug maker says it's not asking ITC to interpret the FD&C Act, but to investigate whether some omega-3 ingredient suppliers and marketers are failing to fulfill "certain marketplace expectations about the nature" of their products. ITC on Oct. 27 will vote on whether to investigate the complaint targeting a large part of the omega-3 market.
Abbott Nutrition sales flat; Texas herbal coop gets FDA warning; And CRN appoints OWL advisory board.
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"Kratom illustrates the promise and the peril of dietary supplement regulation," says Jack Henningfield, Pinney Associates consultant and an expert on abuse liability of various substances. Kratom firms agree NDI notifications are needed for ingredients made from separate kratom alkaloids, but say the botanical itself has decades of safe use in the US.
American Kratom Association and independent researchers explain the ingredient's history of safe use in a media briefing. Medical examiners "have tried to pin on kratom" the recent deaths of men in Florida and New York, says trade group Chairman Dave Herman.
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Authorities on Monday auctioned off jades, paintings and other items seized from six corrupt Chinese officials in an unusual effort to recover money lost to graft, a news report said.
More than 300 people attended the sale in the eastern city of Hefei in Anhui province, the Xinhua News Agency said.
The goods were seized from officials including Wang Huaizhong, a former Anhui deputy governor who was executed in 2004 for taking bribes, the report said.
The communist government has punished thousands of Chinese officials in a multiyear anti-graft crackdown. But publicly selling their ill-gotten gains is an unusual step.
The 676 items put up for sale included jewelry, paintings, jade and computers, Xinhua said.
"Many people showed interest, as the reserve prices of the ill-gotten gains were low," Cai Yi, general manager with the Guo'an Auction Co., was quoted as saying.
Xinhua gave no total for the money raised, but said at least 315 items were sold, with the most expensive priced at 20,000 yuan (US$2,500; euro2,000). Proceeds went to the local government.
A buyer paid 7,500 yuan (US$950; euro750) for an ivory fan seized from Xiao Zuoxin, former mayor of the city of Fuyang, who is serving a life prison sentence for taking bribes.
The buyer, Xu Yong, was not concerned about where it came from, Xinhua said.
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Different parts of the Bay Area have different kinds of advanced manufacturing. So 7,100 people working in petroleum production in the East Bay reflects the operations of Chevron and other refiners. Meanwhile, 5,400 people work in the East Bay’s chemical sector, which includes pharmaceutical manufacturing, while 10,100 people work in that sector in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, according to Beacon Economics. About 20 percent of the five-county Bay Area’s manufacturing employees — 25,620 people — are in computers and electronics.
But in the heart of San Francisco, you’ll find niche manufacturers focusing on customized clothing, food, messenger bags, lighting and a range of other products.
Heath Ceramics, which says its dinnerware, tile and other products have been made in Sausalito since 1948, is coming into San Francisco with a factory and adjacent retail store. Heath’s Robin Petravic credited a change in San Francisco’s zoning law that made it easier to set up shop in the city — particularly in the so-called Eastern Neighborhoods.
The company’s retail store, now open at 2900 18th St. in the Mission, operates out of a “former linen supply and laundry with good bones and great natural light,” the company says. Plans call for the adjacent tile factory to open in October with 12 production employees.
“We don’t package our dinnerware. It’s essentially moving from kiln to customer,” said Petravic, managing director at Heath, which he owns with his wife Catherine Bailey, the company’s creative director.
Such specialized manufacturing is destined to remain just a “tiny fraction” of the region’s manufacturing base because it caters to techies and other affluent customers willing to pay up for such products, said UC Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti, who wrote this year’s book, “The New Geography of Jobs.” Rather than finding employment at these customized manufacturers, Moretti sees more of the region’s low-skilled factory workers shifting to the service sector, waiting on tables, driving taxi-cabs and performing other work that’s hard to automate or have done in a Chinese factory.
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6/11/10 - Online gambling software provider GTechG2 has landed an initially land gambling deal in Romania that could give it an edge in future interactive business opportunities.
After only three months in development, the Lottomatica subsidiary has installed its end-to-end sports betting solution in the first of four hundred Bet Arena Cafe retail outlets in Bucharest, Romania.
A company statement notes that deal includes a provision for first refusal on the supply of interactive sports betting as well as the other products in the GTechG2 interactive portfolio. In the Bet Arena Café retail outlet agreement, GTechG2 Sports Betting is providing a full range of sports betting solutions and services including the MarginMaker platform, and professional services such as sports betting operations, odds compilation, risk management and marketing support).
The management team behind Bet Arena Cafe has a legacy of successful ventures in the Romanian retail space and will manage the network of shops.
The roll out plan will bring the total Bet Arena Cafe betting shop estate to 400 retail outlets by the end of 2012. The betting offer will be focused around football but will include all major European and US sports and will benefit from GTech’s live ‘in play’ betting.
“Romania has long been viewed as a key Eastern European territory for Lottomatica Group and GTechG2,” said GTech G2 president Paulo Personeni. “I am delighted that we now have a strong partner and presence in this rapidly growing market.
“GTechG2 has worked closely with the Bet Arena Cafe management team over the last six months to create the 1x2 Bet Cafe Arena brand. I firmly believe that Bet Arena Cafe’s experience in the Romanian retail sector coupled with our proprietary sports betting market solutions and services expertise, will enable us to hit our aggressive roll out and market share targets.”
Bet Arena Café is owned by Romanian billionaire Dinu Patriciu who is opening Bet Arena Cafés alongside his Mic.ro Retail food stores in Bucharest and throughout the country in a bid to dominate the Romanian sports betting business, which is estimated to be worth more than Euro 200 million per year.
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Uber Technologies Inc. approves to pay $148 million for its inability to disclose a huge data breach which occurred in 2016; this is one of the biggest embarrassments tagged with the ride-hailing firm.
The massive amount of $148 million comes as a penalty imposed on the California-based ride-hailing organization for the 2016 data breach which the firm masked for a year. This announcement was made by the company and state officials on Wednesday.
The amount is known to be the largest considering attorneys general settlements associated with privacy cases. The settlement comes after an investigation that ran for almost 10-months. The data breach led to the disclosure of personal data through 57 million Uber accounts, which included 600,000 driver’s license numbers.
The newly appointed Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi unveiled the rupture in November, more than a year after the organization was slashed under the former CEO.
Khosrowshahi took charge and fired two top-ranked security officials right after the breach was announced. Recently, the company has hired a chief privacy officer together with a chief security officer.
The agreed settlement terms comprise of changes to business practices applied by Uber; this is aimed at stopping future breaches and improving its corporate culture. In addition, Uber will have to report any of its data security occurrences to states on a timely basis for the following two years.
Tony West, Uber Chief Legal Officer, said: “We know that earning the trust of our customers and the regulators we work with globally is no easy feat”. He further added, the company will continue to invest in defenses in order to keep the customers along with their data safe and commit to maintaining a productive and cooperative relationship with governments all over the world.


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Google has rebuffed earlier calls by privacy watchdogs to expand "right to be forgotten" requests beyond the European versions of its search engine.
Technically Incorrect: Some bright spark notices that the Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard hasn't secured her name. So he uses it to lambaste her record at HP.
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An Arorangi-based resort is reopening its renovated pool area after guest-friendly closures for upgrades, offering complimentary Wi-Fi and breakfast as thanks for patience.
The Edgewater Resort and Spa took advantage of the low
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revitalising the well-known pool area.
Through their renovation works, the management and
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In a statement, Andrew Moros, sales and marketing
manager, Island Hotels Limited, said that after undergoing extensive
renovations since January 22, guests are invited to experience the revitalised
Moros said during the renovation period, the resort
ensured guest comfort and satisfaction by providing a temporary pool onsite and
granting access to the sister resort pool for guests aged 18 and over.
Additionally, as a gesture of gratitude for guests’
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entire stay, along with a complimentary upgrade to a cooked buffet breakfast
Moros said that to commemorate this significant
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ceremony will commence with a traditional blessing of the pool by Orometua,
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With 3,000 exhibiting companies from 150 countries
Ibtm World, a world showcase for business tourism
The world’s most important trade fair for the business, congress and incentive travel industry, Ibtm World, will be held from 19th to 21st November at the Gran Via venue. Nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 150 countries will exhibit the latest developments in the sector in an edition that will reflect the increase in companies from the Asia-Pacific region and a new programme for corporate event organisers.
For three days, Ibtm World, which has been held at Fira de Barcelona since 2004, will bring together destinations, travel agencies, tour operators, congress centres, hotel chains and organisers of international events.
Ibtm World, which expects to attract 15,000 visitors, organises more than 70,000 business meetings, develops networking activities and has an extensive congress programme, in which it will analyse the latest trends in the industry and the importance of innovation, creativity, technology and sustainability. In addition, it presents the Elite Corporate Programme, with specific sessions for corporate event organisers.
In the 32nd edition of Ibtm World, China increases its net exhibition area by 450% compared with the previous edition. Several Asia-Pacific countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines have reinforced their presence at the trade show and position themselves as new and innovative destinations.
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Tourists will have a chance to see the stars from India’s rivers.
India is fast becoming one for the first ports of call for people looking to enjoy the luxury holiday of a lifetime.
The country has so much variety that all types of tourism are on offer, including the traditional beach holiday in Goa, jungle treks, eco adventures and vibrant city breaks.
However, the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) now plans to introduce astrology tourism and it believes that a boat trip from Poothotta in Kochi to Piravom in Kottayam, Kerala will be the perfect way for visitors to see the stars in all their glory.
“Foreigners are interested in astrology. Many tourists who visit the state go to an astrologer to get an insight into their future and suggest solutions for a better tomorrow,” said TN Jayasankar, secretary of the DTPC.
The starting point in Kochi is perhaps best reached by taking a flight to Thiruvananthapuram airport and travelling along the coast.
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Customers looking to buy the new Air Jordan 11 Gamma Blue shoes are apparently putting their lives at risk just for wanting to buy them if the fights breaking out across the country are any indication.
The $185 shoes were released to stores on Saturday, December 21, but impatient fans were not ready to stand quietly in line and await their turn to buy a pair.
The new Air Jordan Gamma Blue 11s.
One shoe collector was so disgusted by the violence, he decided to speak out by creating a series of photos showing him destroying some of his collectible Air Jordan shoes.
In one photo, DC-based artist Sidney Thomas is seen destroying a brand new pair of Air Jordan “Breds” by cutting them in half with a chain saw.
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It is pretty disgusting, but it is a scene repeated each year at this time when Nike releases its latest Air Jordan models.
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Can incoming CEO Cher Wang turn things around at HTC? We take a look at the co-founder’s appointment and discuss whether she’ll bring a change of direction to the Taiwanese manufacturer.
It’s the end of an era, ladies and gentlemen. Peter Chou, co-founder and long-time CEO of HTC, has given up his position, with Cher Wang set to take over.
So, you thought HTC’s rap video parody was awkward? Doc G’s got nothing on HTC co-founders Peter Chou and Cher Wang rocking it out on stage at HTC’s year-end party in Taiwan.
Speaking at a launch event in New York, Peter Chou explained HTC’s need for innovative new products and why ideas like the RE Camera might be the key to HTC’s future.
According to new reports, HTC has stopped production at one of its main four factories and is looking to outsource production due to its weakening financial situation.
HTC is down but not out: the Taiwanese phone maker is planning to give the Samsung Galaxy Gear some serious competition with a smartwatch of its own.
HTC CEO Peter Chou and chairwoman Cher Wang talked to the Financial Times about the company’s plans for the future, which may include tablets and wearable devices.
Wang refuted rumors about a possible takeover of HTC by a richer competitor from mainland China, going on to praise the company’s longtime CEO Peter Chou
A Reuters profile based on insight from several former and current HTC executives portraits the company’s longtime CEO in a negative light.
HTC has made a profit in every quarter since its founding, but the next few months may bring its first loss, warned the company.


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The German tuning studio Wheelsandmore launched an impressive project that includes a mighty (and sexy) Lambo Aventador S roadster. Project’s name? S-Presso. Let’s find out more!
Although the stock model comes with 740hp and 690Nm of torque, Wheelsandmore team has decided to make some tweaks here and there. Boosting the total power output to 785hp and 710Nm of torque, the engineers have also included new and lighter valve flap exhaust and has
For about five years the prestigious tuner team at dp motorsport has revised remarkable Porsche vehicles and as it seems, the whole crew does not want to stop doing so. Their last project includes a shiny 964 Carrera 2 in Irish-green color finish. This sexy machine has undergone numerous upgrades and revisions and now
BMW M5 is a vehicle of great power and dynamics, even when we talk about stock models. The agility becomes even more when tuners decide to have a tweak here and there and present all kinds of goodies and upgrades for brand’s most successful model so far. And this is exactly the case with DTE Systems’ latest tuning project – let’s find out more!
Mighty in performance and elegant at the same time, the revised M5 First Edition features fresh new
Remaining brand’s most popular lineup so far, the M Series is also a favorite for tuners. And here we are reviewing yet another super sexy tuning project, involving a BMW M550i G30 – G-Power team deliver us a well-refined machine with tons of power output and numerous additions and improvements. Let’s check it out, shall we?
G-POWER M550i generates a total of 600hp, thanks to the exclusive Competition Package that also raises the overall torque to a maximum of 810Nm that altogether ensure a r
When we talk about tuning and more precisely, chip tuning, there’s a certain name of professionals that stand out from the crowd – mcchip-dkr team in Rhenish Mechernich is studio that has proven itself as worthy for the past several years and confidently continues to build its portfolio. Led by founder and CEO Danny KUBASIK, the team proudly showcases its latest project.
A lucky BMW M550d xDrive G30 has undergone through some touches here
Although being a bit underestimated by tuners, BMW M235i and its successor, M240i, it is still a great choice for tweaking and refining. And as it seems, Z-Performance team thinks in the same direction. So, let’s see what the tuner has come up to this time!
What immediately draws the attention are the candy red-finished Z-Performance ZP.08 deep concave wheels – featuring classic center with nine slender spokes, silver hubcaps and emblems these
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The latest vehicle that Kahn team decided to tweak is a 5.0-liter V8 Land Rover Range Rover that is now officially a Pace Car. And besides, it is already an example of what happens when one of the most prominent and well-respected tuners in the world tweaks a well-respected and honorable brand product.
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2014 MET grad connects consumers to a handier kind of health care
As marketing and PR manager for American Well, a Boston-based company, Catherine Anderson (COM’10 and MET’14) is putting more convenient health care in the hands of people from coast to coast. As BU Today explains, her job is to spread the word about an app that enables video calls with one of more than 1,000 physicians, 24 hours a day. Anderson’s efforts have generated coverage in more than 50 news outlets and, according to her Facebook page, helped drive over one million downloads. She holds a Master of Science in Health Communication, a joint offering of BU’s Metropolitan College and College of Communication.


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The 14-strong bar and restaurant group, ETM, reports its best ever Christmas with overall revenue up 16% and like-for-like sales rising to 13.1% for the five weeks up to 31 December. One of the biggest growth areas was in pre-booked event sales which saw an uplift of 13.3%.
Ed Martin, CEO and joint founder of ETM comments: “We are delighted with the group’s performance over the festive and New Year period – delivering double-digit growth and record sales of over £1.2m for the week ending 16 December. Through innovative trading formats, investment in a new sales division and robust forward planning, we have been able to optimise sales across all our venues. I am immensely proud of our teams whose hard work has delivered this great result.
We are optimistic for 2019 and hope to see a very positive first quarter with forthcoming major sporting events like the NFL Super Bowl and Six Nations.”
ETM continues its site-roll out with the group’s fourth sports-led venue, Redwood at London Bridge, set to open this summer, building on ETM’s success with Greenwood, Long Arm Pub and Broadleaf.


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Oman Air has been awarded an official four-star quality and service ranking following a recent Skytrax Airline Quality Audit. In addition, Skytrax has named Oman Air’s Business Class seat as one of the top three business class airline seats in the world.
The revised ranking follows a period of significant growth and development for the airline, which has seen the introduction of luxurious new Airbus A330 aircraft and the launch of new routes across Europe, the Middle East, East Africa and South and South East Asia.
Skytrax, which is recognised worldwide as a leading independent authority on airline quality and assessment, conducted the audit in January and February of this year and examined all product and service delivery areas of Oman Air’s operations.
The last Skytrax audit was conducted a number of years ago and awarded Oman Air a three-star ranking. Oman Air’s new Official 4 Star Airline® ranking signifies that the airline has achieved a good standard of product across all travel categories, with good standards of staff service delivery in both the onboard and airport environments.
Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Hill, commented:
“This recognition of the high quality of Oman Air’s service is extremely satisfying, especially as it has been awarded by Skytrax, whose knowledge, expertise and independence are unparalleled.
“Our commitment to ensuring that the Sultanate of Oman’s national carrier offers passengers the very best in air travel is absolute and the four-star ranking that has resulted from the Skytrax Airline Quality Audit is recognition of the remarkable progress we have made.
“Furthermore, Oman Air’s inclusion within the top three of Skytrax’s list of the best business class airline seats in the world is a clear demonstration of our emergence as a world-class airline of the very highest quality.
“Oman Air’s fleet of modern, spacious and comfortable aircraft continues to grow, our network includes 40 destinations and will expand further over the course of this year, and our onboard products are outstanding. We offer excellent inflight entertainment, have pioneered inflight mobile phone and broadband connectivity and our menus put many of our competitors in the shade. And on the ground, we have unveiled stunning First Class and Business Class lounges at Muscat International Airport, as well as launched online check-in. These developments, together with many more behind the scenes, have transformed Oman Air and could not have been achieved without the energy and dedication of staff at all levels of the organisation.”
Edward Plaisted, Chairman and CEO of Skytrax, added:
“Oman Air has made great strides in recent times and the airline’s Official 4 Star ranking is well-deserved, as is their inclusion within our list of the top business class airline seats.
“Skytrax’s full star rating determination examines more than 800 areas of each airline’s product and service delivery, both on the ground and in the air. The result is a balanced assessment which provides an accurate and independent guide for travellers around the world.
“Our assessment of Oman Air shows that the airline offers a good quality of product and service and its Official 4 Star® Airline ranking places it alongside - and ahead of - some of the largest and most respected names in the business.”
Since the Skytrax Airline Quality Audit of Oman Air was carried out, the airline has made further enhancements to its products and services, including the introduction to its fleet of two Embraer 175 jets, which will operate on regional routes. A further three Embraers will follow, whilst the last of Oman Air’s seven Airbus A330s will be received this year.
Peter Hill concluded:
“The quality of Oman Air’s products and services is now internationally recognised and, over the course of the coming year, we look forward to announcing further new products and services which will add even greater pleasure to the Oman Air passenger experience.”


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FirstNews Briefs for February 16, 2012
• Leap Wireless International has tapped former T-Mobile USA chief information officer Robert Strickland as its new chief technical officer, effective immediately. Strickland worked at T-Mobile from 2006 to 2010, handling the operator's software development, billing, customer care and other systems. The company also named Bill Ingram as its active CFO until it can find a replacement for Walter Berger, who announced last month he was leaving the company to take a job in the tech sector. Ingram's new responsibilities take effect March 1.
• The FCC voted at its open meeting yesterday to strengthen regulations against robocalls, require VoIP providers to report "significant' outages and modernize cellular licensing requirements. The licensing model for cellular service has been revised from a site-based approach to a geographically based approach.
• Mobile video chat provider ooVoo has appointed Amdocs Cloud Services founder Yuval Baharav as its new CEO. Former CEO Philippe Schwartz will remain a "key advisor" to the company as co-founder. The company also announced that MLM Information Services CFO Paul Mattison would serve as its COO and CFO.
• Vringo and Facebook have settled a dispute over Vringo's Facetones trademark and domain name. Specifics of the settlement were not announced, but Vringo said it "clarifies Vringo's permitted use of the Facetones mark and domain name." Separately, Vringo announced it raised $3.6 million by selling off 3.8 million shares of its stock.
• CellTrust has acquired mobile marketing company RevMobile. Terms of the deal were not announced. CellTrust plans to add RevMobile's white label offering to its existing platform, which is operated through its SMS gateway.
• Dialogic has come out with new software that measures and tracks what it calls the "perceptual quality" of mobile video. Its new VisionVideo technology is designed to help companies understand customers' actual video quality experience, versus extrapolating the data from network conditions.


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Bird made a crash landing in Alabama last month when the electric scooter rental company began operating in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Birmingham and Homewood without first obtaining the proper licenses and permits.
As the cities study the legality of the scooters, each have asked Bird Rides Inc. to cease and desist operations and have seized scooters found on public rights of way. Bird has racked up thousands in fees and fines as a result.
It turns out, though, Bird may be facing bigger problems in Alabama.
The small scooters - think Razor scooters for adults - apparently are not street legal in Alabama.
To be street legal, vehicles must be registered by the Alabama Department of Revenue and displaying a tag, Alabama state trooper spokesperson Cpl. Jess Thornton said. If the scooters were property registered, he said operators would be required to have a motorcycle license.
Bird scooters, which can be located and rented through an app, aren't registered and don't display tags.
The city of Auburn concurs. The city issued a news release on Friday saying the scooters aren't street legal because they lack property safety equipment such as headlights and taillights, mirrors and turns signals.
"Our city attorney does agree that the scooters are both unsafe and illegal to operate on roads in the state of Alabama," city of Auburn spokesman David Dorton said in an email. "As it stands in the short term, we have not licensed Bird, and have asked them to cease operation and collect all scooters, which they have agreed to do."
The city of Tuscaloosa also contends the electric scooters aren't street legal. The city's revenue department denied Bird a business license on Sept. 7 and has since seized more than 300 of the scooters.
"The city cannot grant a business license or negotiate a franchise agreement with a company that would not be able to operate on our streets under state law," Tuscaloosa associate city attorney Scott Holmes said in an email.
He said granting the company a license to operate "would expose the city, it's staff, and elected officials to liability when inevitably someone is injured on one of these scooters."
Chad Emerson, chief executive officer of Downtown Huntsville, an economic development organization, said the legality of electric scooters is a gray area in the law.
"Hopefully, next spring there will be a legislative solution," he said.
Electric scooters and electric bikes are not intended to be motor vehicles under the spirit of the law, Emerson said. He does he doesn't think the gray area will keep Huntsville from implementing an electric scooter pilot program.
Birmingham City Councilor Darrell O'Quinn, an advocate for alternative modes of transportation in the Magic City, said he was advised by the city's law department that Bird electric scooters aren't street legal.
The scooters are considered motor vehicles because they have a motor and a throttle, he said.
"I don't necessarily agree with the notion that these scooters should be considered the same as a car," O'Quinn said. "But, that seems to be the general consensus among the legal community at this point."
Alabama law does allow certain electric personal assistive mobility devices, including Segways, to be operated on paved streets. O'Quinn contends that Bird scooters are more like a Segway than a motorcycle.
Homewood City Attorney Mike Kendrick said he hasn't taken a "firm position" on the street legality of the Bird scooters. Earlier this month, Homewood placed a 60-day moratorium on Bird to allow the city to study the issue and possibility draft regulations for their operation.
Bird Rides Inc. contends that Alabama law doesn't define low-speed electric scooters and should be considered street legal, and cities should be able to adopt their own legal definition of electric scooters and regulate them.
"Alabama, as we have seen to be the case in many states, counties, and cities across the country, does not define scooters such as Birds," the company said in a memo to the city of Tuscaloosa obtained by AL.com. "The closest fit would be a "motorcycle," but motorcycles have "a seat or saddle for the use of the rider," and therefore this definition does not apply to our scooters (Code of Alabama, Title 32-1-1.1-33). The category of "Motor-Driven Cycle" is also limited to the definition of a "Motorcycle" (32-1.1-34).
Bird also says its scooters are not meant to be defined as a "motor vehicle," which it calls an "umbrella term and catch-all category" for every self-propelled vehicle. The company said "it would be impossible for anyone to confuse the Bird scooter" with a motor vehicle.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn't define electric scooters that are operated in a stand-up mode and don't exceed speeds of 20 miles per hour as motor vehicles.
O'Quinn said the likely next step for Birmingham is to go to the state Legislature and ask for the antiquated law be changed "because it's ridiculous in my opinion."
"The law needs to be amended accordingly to take into account alternative modes of transportation," he said. He also plans to try to change a Birmingham law that prohibits skateboarding and rollerblading in parts of downtown.
O'Quinn said there have been initial conversations to have legalizing electric scooters on the city of Birmingham's state legislative agenda for 2019. He said the topic should be discussed among the state's "Big 5" mayors when they have their annual meeting in November.


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A Malvern Hills based hotel, Colwall Park, is celebrating the spooky season by inviting locals to see the hotel’s annual Halloween light display, accompanied by a selection of trick or treats for visitors to experience if they dare.
Running from now until Sunday, October 31, starting at 5.30pm, Colwal Park is inviting visitors from Worcestershire to experience a Halloween like no other by joining in on a selection of mysterious events.
The free to attend event will see visitors have the chance to encounter Jack Skellington and many other spooks that roam the hotel from the 1900’s. Suitable for the whole family, guests are encouraged to dress up in their own fang-tastic costumes where they can enjoy a Spooky Garden Walk, Children’s Monster Hunt and a Scarecrow Display.
Colwall Park will also be holding a Creepy Crawly Halloween Show on Friday, October 29, presenting guests a spellbinding journey through the weird, the wonderful and at times scary animals we share the world with. Starting from 11am, tickets for this event cost £5 for adults and children with under two’s attending for free, visitors will get to meet a wide range of animals from creepy crawlies, maggots and mini-beasts.
Matt Homans, General Manager at Colwall Park, said: “Our Halloween light projection show is always such a fun event, and it is a great opportunity to get together this spooky season.
“We can’t wait to bring that excitement back to everyone this Halloween and we are looking forward to seeing some friendly and familiar faces at the hotel again.”
"For those who can spare some change, the hotel is raising money for the local charity, St Richard’s Hospice. No matter big or small, there will be a donation box on site for those who can contribute.
"On Saturday, October 30th & Sunday, october 31, Colwall Park will also be providing their own pop-up food stall in their garden, where visitors can indulge in toffee apples, pork rolls, hot chocolate, and lots more treats."
For more information about Colwall Park, please visit https://www.colwall.co.uk/
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