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Event Description by Alex Stowell: On Nov. 3 Google hosted an invitation only open house at its new Venice campus. Along with a great selection of locals, Google’s employees were there as group for the first time as well. It was quite a soiree. There were runway models strolling with trays of beer to compliment an insane selection of food and drinks at the various buffets, restaurants and bar. As well, there was a cool interactive tour of Google’s 12 projects, complete with team members on hand to talk to and a chance to win tablets and notebooks at every station. The speakers included Mayor Villaraigosa, Google Venice office director Tom Williams, Council member Bill Rosendahl and Susan Wojcicki, Google’s senior vice president of advertising. The facility is just incredible. It includes: a couple of very well equipped gyms, beach cruisers and surfboards, game rooms, a rock climbing wall, a basketball court, juice bar, coffee bar, organic locally sourced fruit and vegetable stand, several restaurants/buffets, graffiti walls, relaxation stations, a huge grassy courtyard and probably a bunch more stuff that I am not recalling right now. Everybody was in great spirits at the party. There positive energy was abound. Thank you for inviting Venice Paparazzi to this historical event. By the way everybody, Edizen won a lap top during the self guided project tour.
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John McEwan, ABTA chairman and Advantage chief executive is set to moderate the third annual WTM Vision Conference in London on May 25.
McEwan will chair a discussion of the UK outbound and inbound sectors. Expedia.co.uk and hotels.com EMEA head of marketing Matthew Walls has been added to the list of speakers at the half day event. Other confirmed speakers include Shearings chief executive Denis Wormwell, Tui specialist division managing director Clare Tobin and Royal Caribbean International UK and Ireland managing director Dominic Paul.
The event, which will take place at the CBI Conference Centre, will kick off with an overview of the global industry with Euromonitor International head of travel and tourism research Caroline Bremner profiling the organisation’s latest research, followed by a session on consumer spending trends.
WTM chairman Fiona Jeffery commented: “I am delighted John is to moderate WTM Vision Conference – London. He is incredibly well regarded in the industry and his in-depth knowledge of travel and tourism means he will get the answers the senior industry delegates need so to successfully run their travel businesses.
“Furthermore, Matthew offers a truly online perspective to the UK outbound and domestic panel debate complementing the other speakers and perfectly completing the panel.”
WTM recently announced the expansion of the WTM Vision Conference into Europe and the Middle East in 2011.
This year, London conference will be supported by two new further WTM Vision Conference events; the first in Milan, Italy on April 14 and the second at WTM’s sister exhibition Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, UAE on May 3.

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Bank of America restated their sell rating on shares of Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) (TSE:SHOP) in a research report report published on Wednesday morning, AnalystRatings.com reports. Bank of America currently has a $900.00 price objective on the software maker’s stock.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on SHOP. Loop Capital boosted their price objective on Shopify from $350.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Shopify in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. They set a neutral rating and a $998.00 price target on the stock. Pi Financial reaffirmed a buy rating and issued a $830.00 price objective on shares of Shopify in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Guggenheim reiterated a hold rating on shares of Shopify in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a hold rating and set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Shopify in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $927.71.
SHOP stock opened at $1,024.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $122.99 billion, a PE ratio of -1,678.66 and a beta of 1.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $935.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $641.42. Shopify has a 12-month low of $282.08 and a 12-month high of $1,107.92.
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC boosted its stake in shares of Shopify by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 2,707 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Baldwin Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Shopify by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Baldwin Investment Management LLC now owns 1,516 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. New Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Shopify by 180.0% in the 2nd quarter. New Capital Management LP now owns 28 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in Shopify by 20.0% in the first quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 120 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC lifted its stake in Shopify by 4.0% in the first quarter. Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC now owns 525 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.17% of the company’s stock.
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In the spring of 1969, in Twin Falls, Idaho, Calvin Lamborn, a young plant breeder at the Gallatin Valley Seed company, crossed a snow pea with a thick-podded rogue type pea — yielding a most unusual new plant whose plump pod was as delicious as its little green pearls. Lamborn’s creation would become known as the sugar snap pea. That cult legume — once hailed as the vegetable of the century — turns 50 this year.
Lamborn died in 2017, but Bill Albers, now owner-president of Albers Enterprise, a snap pea seed production and marketing firm, was also in the field on the fateful day in 1969.
“They handed me a pod, and I started to shell it — out of ignorance,” Albers, at the time assistant manager of Gallatin Valley Seed, recalls. “They told me to eat it pod and all, so I reluctantly took a bite.”
Today, we have forgotten how transgressive that first bite would have been. Our cultural amnesia is, in fact, proof of the sugar snap’s rise to dominance.
Built up from nothing only 50 years ago, sugar snap peas are now an international, multi-million-dollar industry. The total fresh sugar-snap market in the United States is currently valued at $153 million, according to Mann Packing Company (a division of Del Monte Produce), which controls 51 percent of the market. Maine-based seed purveyor Johnny’s Selected Seeds, whose customers include small-scale commercial farmers as well as home gardeners, now sells more sugar snap seed than any other type of pea.
Like many of humanity’s great inventions, the sugar snap pea cleaves history into two distinct eras.
I was born in 1986, squarely in the post-sugar snap age. This means, among other things, that I’ve never had to shell a single pea.
“My dear, you have missed an experience,” Bonnie Lamborn, Calvin Lamborn’s widow, told me.
Born in 1943, she grew up in Shelley, Idaho, where her father grew shell peas in the family garden.
“I would sit under the elm tree in the front yard in the shade and shell them,” she recalls. “I would just have a bucketful all shelled, and here came Dad with another bucketful.” She laughed at the memory of the Sisyphean chore.
My own food-obsessed, millennial set has so fully embraced romantic visions of kitchen labor that everywhere one reads of the great pleasure of cooking: the joy of chopping and frying and roasting and basting; the true ecstasy of dinner prep in the upper-middle-class kitchen. Rarely do we read of work.
Looking back, I suspect that for an earlier generation of American women — who, after all, did most of the pea shelling and pea cooking and pea serving — the sugar snap must have been a liberation.
Even the 1950s English food writer Elizabeth David — usually a true friend to veg, and not shy of kitchen work, either — once confessed that “shelling peas is certainly a good deal of trouble.”
Bonnie Lamborn, who refers lovingly to the sugar snap as “really quite a nice little vegetable,” has not shelled a single pea since 1969.
“After they were invented, I never went back to the old English pea,” she admits.
Her children grew up in a new world where pea pods were edible.
Rod Lamborn, now CEO of Magic Seed, a company started by his father in 1997, remembers his first, confusing, childhood encounter with a conventional shell pea at a neighbor’s house.
“I couldn’t understand why you just couldn’t eat the pod,” he recalls.
“I eat the pod,” he’d protested at the time. “We eat the pod.”
“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” the grown-ups had insisted.
“It definitely was a revolution,” he told me by phone recently. “The idea of eating the pod . . . really kind of changed the system.”
Everyone did not, it turned out, want to join the revolution. During the sugar snap’s long development before commercial launch, resistance was institutional, as well as cultural.
“Our biggest opponents were our own upper management,” Albers recalls. “People wanted the research department to focus on the real bread-and-butter breeding programs of peas and beans for canning and freezing. That was the company’s business.”
In 1979, when the sugar snap was finally introduced to America, it caused a national sensation. The York Daily Record of Pennsylvania raved, “New pea almost as sweet as candy.” “So insipid a comparison,” argued the food critic at The New York Times, “does not do justice to the sophisticated verdant flavor of this new vegetable.” For The Washington Post it was “a super legume . . . [that] might revolutionize children’s attitudes towards vegetables,” and, furthermore, such a sweet feat with “only three calories in each pod — less than conventional peas.” By the end of its first growing season, the sugar snap had been “a rage across the U.S.,” according to one Canadian writer.
There have been many other varieties since — including a now ubiquitous stringless pod that Mann Packing stocks at Star Market, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Target, among other places — but for Rod Lamborn no subsequent snaps have ever matched the first for flavor.
His father had once told The New York Times the luxury of breeding for flavor was part of what made his new pea unique.
“You can’t breed for everything at once,” he’d told the Times, “and flavor is usually what is considered last.”
Not so with the original sugar snap.
Bill Albers still remembers his reaction to that very first bite.
“Jesus Christ, this tastes good,” he’d said that day. “This tastes like a fruit. Kids will love it.”
“And it was true,” he told me 50 years later.
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In a survey of around 11,000 Americans, the organization found that 84 percent of vegetarians and vegans return to eating meat, says the Huffington Post. Most lapse within a year, while nearly a third don’t last more than three months.
What percent of vegetarians go back to eating meat?
The study, which analyzed a representative sample of 11,000 U.S. participants 17 and older, found that 84 percent of people who have adopted vegetarianism or veganism at some point in their lives have gone back to eating meat. A bit less than one in five vegans and vegetarians maintain their diet.
How many vegetarians eat meat again?
Only 2% of Americans do not eat any animal products. (This number has not changed appreciably for 20 years.) Further, the fact that five out of six vegetarians go back to eating meat suggests that an all-veggie diet is very hard for most people to maintain over the long haul.
Do vegetarians get sick if they eat meat?
Nutritionally, adding meat to your diet isn’t harmful unless you have an allergy, which is very rare. Still, some people may have a sensitivity to certain foods or even anxiety related to what they eat, which can cause symptoms like heart palpitations and indigestion.
What percentage of vegans stop being vegan?
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Why do most vegans quit?
Vegans generally quit veganism because of social pressure, convenience, health issues, or to save money. Others quit the lifestyle because they want to try out other diets they find interesting.
Do vegetarians live longer?
This may explain why a recent review found that while vegetarians are more likely to live longer than the general population, their life expectancy is no higher than that of similarly health-conscious meat eaters ( 23 ).
Do humans need meat?
There is no nutritional need for humans to eat any animal products; all of our dietary needs, even as infants and children, are best supplied by an animal-free diet. … A South African study found not a single case of rheumatoid arthritis in a community of 800 people who ate no meat or dairy products.
How do vegetarians start eating meat again?
Here’s what she had to say about how to eat meat after being vegetarian.
- Start slow. If you’ve been following a plant-based diet for some time, it’s probably not the best idea to dive back in head first and start eating meat for every meal. …
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- Watch portions.
What if a vegetarian accidentally eats meat?
People sometimes say that vegetarians get sick if they begin eating meat again. … If our scientists are right, they say there’s no reason to fear a catastrophe if a vegetarian chomps into the wrong pizza. But a vegetarian who decides to start a new life as a carnivore with a huge T-bone steak might risk an upset stomach.
Is it healthier to eat meat or be a vegetarian?
Vegetarians appear to have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than meat eaters. Vegetarians also tend to have a lower body mass index, lower overall cancer rates and lower risk of chronic disease.
Is eating no meat healthier?
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And people who don’t eat meat — vegetarians — generally eat fewer calories and less fat, weigh less, and have a lower risk of heart disease than nonvegetarians do. Even reducing meat intake has a protective effect.
What are the side effects of becoming a vegetarian?
It can make you gain weight and lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other health problems. You can get protein from other foods, too, like yogurt, eggs, beans, and even vegetables. In fact, veggies can give you all you need as long as you eat different kinds and plenty of them.
Do most vegans quit?
In a survey of around 11,000 Americans, the organization found that 84 percent of vegetarians and vegans return to eating meat, says the Huffington Post. Most lapse within a year, while nearly a third don’t last more than three months. The study falls in line with previous research.
Is it worth being a vegan?
They found that people who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease, but a higher risk of stroke, possibly partly due to a lack of B12. The researchers found that those who didn’t eat meat had 10 fewer cases of heart disease and three more strokes per 1,000 people compared with the meat-eaters.
Why are so many celebrities vegan?
Those are some reasons celebs go vegan. Because celebrities have doctors and nutritionists who TELL THEM THE TRUTH about what eating flesh and animal secretions does to the body and, since their paychecks are tied into their health and staying “young”, they transition to a plant-based food lifestyle.


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Does CBD create a high?
Proponents say that cannabidiol oil has several health benefits, ranging from slowing down the growth of cancer to improved mental wellness. Cannabidiol is drawn out from cannabis plants and can be made use of as an oil. CBD oil is abundant in chemicals called cannabinoids that bind to specialized receptors in the mind. CBD may assist you feel unwinded or less nervous, but you won't get high if you pick to make use of a CBD-infused oil, tincture, edible, or various other item.
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Using CBD oil may cause a number of side effects, including anxiety. Some research indicates that CBD oil may also trigger the following side effects: Changes in appetite. Changes in mood.
A different study in the Journal of Speculative Medicine supports these results. This research study suggests that utilizing CBD can reduce discomfort as well as swelling. CBD oil can be found in several staminas, as well as people use it in different methods.
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Unlike other cannabinoids â€” such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) â€” CBD does not produce a euphoric "high" or psychoactive effect. This is because CBD does not affect the same receptors as THC. When THC enters the body, it produces a "high" feeling by affecting the brain's endocannabinoid receptors.
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Swedish mobile payments specialist Seamless’ Seqr mobile payment platform has launched a P2P money transfer service that enables users to instantly transfer money to each other “regardless of where they are in the world”, the company says. The service is being rolled out to 14 countries across Europe: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ hits 30th anniversary
Pop music historians and Michael Jackson aficionados have noted that today, Nov. 30, is the 30th anniversary of the release of the self-proclaimed King of Pop’s landmark “Thriller” album.
Here at the L.A. Times, we’re so far ahead of the curve that we anticipated this momentous date by a full five years, taking a look back at “Thriller” on its 25th anniversary, at which time Jackson’s label, Epic Records, issued a special 25th anniversary edition of the epic collection.
Check out our latter-day reassessment of “Thriller,” here. Each of its nine tracks is critiqued a different Calendar pop music staffer or contributor, accompanied by a selection of photos of Jackson at his creative peak.
Feel the thrill all over again of the album that’s sold more than 29 million copies in the U.S., tying it with the Eagles’ “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” as the biggest selling album of all time in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Assn. of America.
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Leisure travel far outpaced business travel last year. // © 2016 iStock
A newly released survey from Airlines for America (A4A) indicates that U.S. leisure travel outpaced business travel in 2015. According to the report, last year, 48 percent of respondents took trips for leisure purposes, compared to 31 percent for business reasons and 21 percent for personal, nonleisure purposes.
Why It Matters:
A4A’s survey showcases the resurgence of Americans’ interest in taking a vacation. Citing factors such as lower airfare costs, convenience and reliability, more people say they are taking to the skies — in fact, 80 percent of respondents were satisfied with their flight experience in 2015, and 29 percent said they will fly more this year. What better time to help clients get to that bucket-list destination they’ve been dreaming about?
- The “State of Air Travel in the United States” survey from A4A features results from 3,019 U.S. citizens.
- In 1997, when the survey was last conducted, 47 percent of respondents said their airline trips were for business purposes; the most recent survey showed that 88 percent took at least one airline trip for leisure reasons.
- The number of Americans who have ever flown increased from 49 percent in 1971 to 81 percent last year.
- Within the past year, airfares were down 5.1 percent systemwide.
What They Are Saying:
“From the time of air travel being dominated by the affluent and business travelers, today’s travelers are more in line with the overall U.S. population,” according to A4A.


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If you’ve ever lost patience while waiting for Facebook to load images on your iPhone, you may finally be in for some relief.
Facebook released an update for its iOS app for iPhones and iPads Thursday, and says it is twice as fast as the previous version when launching, scrolling through the news feed and opening photos.
The app is available in the app store today, if you haven't already received the update notification on your phone.
Facebook’s announcement of the update doesn’t mention whether the app will be faster in loading outside websites, which at least on my phone is painfully slow.
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New capacity in the US helped Glanbia increase its ingredient sales by 18.6 per cent over 2004 to more than €1 billion for the first time, while operating profits at the division that makes whey proteins and cheese ingredients were up 33 per cent.
"The main driver was the US, based on capacity expansion in cheese, and good volume and market pricing," said John Moloney the group's managing director.
The ingredients business accounted for 58 per cent of the group's €1.85 billion turnover during the year, compared to 44 per cent the prior year.
This was also a result of the poor performance of the pigmeat business, which dragged down sales and profits at the consumer foods unit, and the sale of its UK milk operations during 2004 as part of restructuring.
Investments in further ingredients capacity will continue to grow this business however. Recent capacity expansion has made it the biggest whey proteins producer in the US, with a 35 per cent share of the market, Moloney told NutraIngredients.com.
Glanbia has also begun building a $190 million cheese and whey manufacturing facility in New Mexico as part of a joint venture, that will significantly ramp up the cheese business.
"That development will be very significant," said Moloney.
The Nutritionals unit, recently enlarged with the acquisition of Germany's premix business Kortus, is also targeted for growth.
"We are already selling a lot of our protein ingredients to customers also buying premixes so this acquisition [Kortus] adds to our capability to offer whole solutions," said Moloney.
Further acquisitions will grow this unit further, as well as new products, some of which will be developed in a new R&D centre in Ireland, already responsible for the firm's fat reduction ingredient ProLibra.
Currently whey proteins account for around 25 per cent of the firm's $600 million turnover in the US. High-end proteins used in nutritional products like isolates, lactoferrin and milk minerals account for around a quarter of these protein sales.
"It is the impact [of Nutritionals] on margins that we're particularly interested in," said Moloney. "We want to double the size of this business in the next two years."
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Fun and games for Amazon workers to celebrate Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
Arcade games, bingo and free food giveaways were lapped up by workers at Amazon Chesterfield to celebrate the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
Gill Fedorov, site leader at the online retailer’s fulfilment centre in Barlborough, said: “ Black Friday and Cyber Monday are exciting events for our customers and every year we bring that excitement into our centre for our team. It’s all part of a two-month long series of activities, fun events and special surprises.”
Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in Amazon’s history with customers snapping up best-selling toys such as LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's Castle and Monopoly Game.


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Samsung has a lot of applications that provide many utility functions for Galaxy devices. The ClockFace is also one of them; it is one of the popular Good Lock modules that provides several customization options for the clock style on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Now Samsung has rolled out a new update, which has brought some fixes.
Samsung has rolled out a new update for ClockFace, which is coming with version 3.0.08.0. The latest update for the application doesn’t bring any new features, but it will come with some improvements for the plugin version, which will enhance the working of the application when it is paired with the Galaxy smartwatches.
The latest update for Clock Face is now available for download on Galaxy smartphones. To install the latest update, you just have to go to the Galaxy Store, search for ClockFace, and if it shows a new update available, tap on the update button.
Notably, the application has already received One UI 6 support, which makes it compatible with all devices, even those that are running on the latest OS. This is not limited to it, but there are a plethora of applications that have already received One UI support. If you want to get more information, click here. So if you are having any problems running any function, then you should immediately update the application to the latest version.
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General Electric Co. posted quarterly results that blew past Wall Street's expectations Thursday, joining a wave of better-than-expected earnings in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
The largest U.S. conglomerate also raised its quarterly dividend by 1 cent to 15 cents per share, marking its third increase in the payout in the past year. Its shares rose nearly 4 per cent in premarket trading.
The results reflected revenue growth across all of its industrial and financial businesses, with profit at GE Capital more than tripling and demand for railroad locomotives also bouncing back.
The world's biggest maker of jet engines and electric turbines said first-quarter earnings attributable to common shareholders came to $3.36-billion, or 31 cents per share, up from $1.87-billion or 17 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue rose 6 per cent to $38.45-billion.
Factoring out one-time items, earnings came to 33 cents per share, easily exceeding the analysts' average estimate of 28 cents compiled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Revenue also topped Wall Street's $34.64-billion forecast - which would have represented a decline, rather than a rise.
The Fairfield, Conn.-based company has been cutting back its GE Capital unit, which chief executive officer Jeff Immelt wants to represent 30 per cent to 40 per cent of earnings, rather than the more than half it generated before the 2008 financial crisis.
Refocusing GE on its industrial businesses has meant lowering revenue. The company also sold a 51-per-cent stake in the NBC Universal media business to Comcast Corp.
Expectations are high for manufacturers this earnings season. On Wednesday, United Technologies Corp., Honeywell International Inc. and Eaton Corp. reported results that topped analysts' expectations and raised their profit forecasts for the year.
Shares of GE were up 3.8 per cent at $21.17 in trading before the market opened.
The stock has been particularly strong of late. At Wednesday's close, it had gained 10.8 per cent since the start of the year, well ahead of the 4.4 per cent gain in the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index.
The company has come under fire over the past month for its low 2010 U.S. tax bill, although it has denied reports that it paid no income taxes last year.
GE has also made a return to the takeover trail over the past six months, spending some $14-billion on acquisitions, primarily to boost its presence in the energy sector.


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By now, pretty much every major beer festival that was put on hold during the pandemic has welcomed back throngs of eager drinkers—though there has been one notable exception.
Finally, after a three-year absence, Fort George Brewery’s Festival of the Dark Arts is scheduled to return in 2023, and beer nerds better mark their calendar for the ticket release date because they’re sure to sell out.
Today, the Astoria business announced in a subscriber newsletter that it would resume its celebration of stouts on Saturday, Feb. 18.
“We took a break for a while. We don’t have to tell you why,” the message stated. “The list of stouts is steadily growing. We’ve had two whole years to gather the rarest, coolest, darkest stouts in the known universe. And this is a festival of STOUT. No porters, no barleywines, no soft IPAs, no Uruguayan Tannat. Just STOUT.”
Festival of the Dark Arts, which sprawls out across an entire city block every February (which also happens to be Stout Month in the craft brewing world), has become one of the most anticipated events among drinkers and always sells out well in advance. In addition to the staggering lineup of dark beers is the spectacle of it all: Fort George brings in a lineup of performers and crafters with unusual talents, including sword swallowing, fire dancing, ice carving and blacksmithing.
The street party will resume, complete with bonfires (it is the dead of winter in Astoria, after all), live music on three stages, and a slew of masters of the unique and curious arts.
Tickets, which include a glass, tasting tokens, extra treats and a collectable grimoire—the festival handbook—will be released at 7:30 am on Nov. 25. Best be at your laptop bright and early that day for the best chance to snag your spot.


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ASSLAR (dpa-AFX) - Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (PFFVF.PK, PVTCY.PK), a manufacturer of vacuum solutions, reported Tuesday that its second-quarter net income surged 284 percent to 17.9 million euros from last year's 4.7 million euros. Earnings per share surged to 1.82 euros from prior year's 0.47 euro.
EBIT was 25.5 million euros, up 279 percent from 6.7 million euros a year ago.
Sales climbed 34.3 percent to 199.5 million euros from 148.5 million euros a year ago.
Order intake climbed 51.5 percent to 217.7 million euros from 143.7 million euros a year ago. Order backlog was 183.7 million euros, up 46.5 percent from last year's 125.4 million euros.
Looking ahead for fiscal 2021, the company said it is on track to reach new record sales and improved margins in fiscal year 2021 citing strong results and the record order intake.
Pfeiffer Vacuum continues to expect annual sales to reach 710 million euros to 730 million euros for the year, up from last year's 619 million euros. The EBIT margin is expected to significantly improve in 2021 to between 12 percent and 13 percent of sales, compared to fiscal year 2020's 7.3 percent.
Britta Giesen, CEO of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology, said, 'The market demand remains at a high level, so we will have to continue to effectively manage tension in the supply chain and customer demand fluctuations related to the timing of projects.'
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Unilever is hoping that its healthy version of Hellmann's will help transform the brand into a £128m (US$224.2m) 'master brand' proposition within five years. The move comes as food and drink producers increasingly recognise that healthy solutions are sought by dieters and non-dieters alike and highlights the continuing relevance of 'low and lite' in product development.
Hellmann's Extra Light will be supported by a £1.9m marketing campaign and will be promoted through television and press advertising, along with in-store marketing and point-of-sale material, below-the-line activity and sampling.
The product, containing just 6% fat, will be the only mayonnaise on sale in the UK with less than 10% fat. Standard offerings like Hellmann's Real contain around 79% fat, while Hellmann's Light contains 29.8%. In its research the company identified that high fat content was the biggest barrier to attracting new users as well as restricting the amount consumed by more loyal users.
The company hopes that its latest launch will sell four million jars in its first year. This forecast is primarily based on the belief that the new product will capitalise on a growing trend in favour of healthy eating. The optimism behind the launch is also because Hellmann's Light has proved successful, selling almost as much as Hellmann's Real.
Hellmann's is regarded as one of Unilever's six UK master brands. The company has staked its future on the performance of its top brands, which account for 92% of Unilever's business. Consequently, Hellmann's has recently received renewed focus because it forms an integral part of Unilever's 'Path to Growth' strategy, which concentrates on core global brands including Flora, Lipton and Bertolli. Part of the focus included the addition of Hellmann's snack sauces earlier this year in a bid to tap into a younger market.
Until recently, marketers had often been marketing healthy product alternatives specifically to dieters. However, in recognition of the fact that so many dieters lack the willpower to sustain any weight loss and often diet sporadically throughout the year, marketers can help lessen the guilt by offering consumers their favourite brands in formats that seem more healthy than the original version. That's why the concept of 'low and lite' will retain its importance to food and drink innovation in the coming years.
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Debenhams has released its latest t-shirts with all profits coming straight to MCS!
Debenhams support for MCS is through a partnership with their clothing brand ‘Mantaray’, as well as staff and customers throughout the UK helping to protect wildlife by getting involved in voluntary beach cleans and surveys. Each year Debenhams design and sell two t-shirts from which all of the profit goes to MCS, helping to support our ongoing work to protect our seas, shores and wildlife.
This year we are thrilled to announce that well known TV Presenters Monty Hall & Kate Humble love the new t-shirts so much they have been sighted wearing them! So visit the Debenhams website now and get yours before it’s too late!
Paul Baldwin, Director of Buying at Debenhams, said: “The UK has some of the most diverse and beautiful coastline in the world, full of wonderful wildlife such as dolphins, puffins and turtles – here at Debenhams we’re proud to be involved in ensuring their future.”
It’s thanks to support from companies like Debenham’s that MCS can really focus on projects that are vital to the survival of our marine environment and wildlife.
Katharine Sharp from MCS says ‘Our seas and coastline are under immense pressure from overfishing and a high volume of rubbish. If nothing is done soon our seas will be empty of life and full of plastics and litter. We are grateful to Debenham’s for their continued support both through the sale of their wonderful clothing and their all round enthusiasm’.


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If you picked up a Wii U console at launch thinking that you were in line to receive the standard bulk of multiplatform games along with the PS3 and Xbox 360, it looks like that feeling has come up way short. Football fans in particular are the latest to take a big blow, as it has now been confirmed that FIFA 14 nor PES 2014 will not be coming to Nintendo’s next-gen console.
Why not? The Wii U has arguably the better hardware potential according to some expert opinion, but that is clearly not enough for publishers like EA or Konami. You’ll already know that EA has taken a hard stance with the console, with FIFA 14 and also Battlefield 4 some of the big names that won’t be appearing on the system – not to mention any other Frostbite 3 game in the future.
Konami has stuck the knife deep into the wound further this week, by confirming that they are not bringing the PES 2014 Wii U. While this may be understandable at first since every other publisher appears to be on the same bandwagon, Konami’s decision is even more bizarre when you find out that they plan to make a Sony PSP version of PES 2014 instead – not PS Vita, the PSP.
Konami has cited a ‘lack of demand’ for their reasons, but we argue that a lot of people would still buy PES 2014 for the Wii U if it is there on the shelves. Perhaps a petition is needed to send the message across, because as it stands, it’s a sorry state of affairs indeed to see no notable football games coming out on the Wii U in 2013.
With EA and Konami’s Wii U stance unlikely to change overnight, it could be a long wait as well until Wii U owners see the light of day regarding a new football game. Perhaps Nintendo needs to look at this closely and try to find a solution to cater to their customers who want to play sports titles on their system.
As a Wii U owner reading this, what are your thoughts on FIFA 14 and PES 2014 being off the Wii U software list in 2013? Did you honestly expect this outcome when you were picking your console up at launch?
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Ultimate Warrior won’t face criminal charges after allegedly bilking a memorabilia dealer out of valuable wrestling merch … including ring-worn wrestling trunks — this according to law enforcement.
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The western women’s-wear market, with annual sales of nearly Rs 8,000 crore, is increasingly becoming the focus of leading apparel brands and retailers as sales in this category are growing at more than 20 per cent per annum. To leverage this opportunity, recent entrants include Van Heusen, a part of Aditya Birla Nuvo, while existing players are expanding their repertoire.
Van Heusen, which specialises in men’s fashion, has started offering western women’s-wear products online and also plans to set up at least 10 standalone stores, shortly. In addition, the Aditya Birla group has also launched a fusion and western wear label – ‘Liva’ a few months earlier.
And, with women expected to account for more than one-third of the $ 8 billion sales in the e-retail industry by ‘16, according to Accel Partners, the UK-based brand Miss Selfridges recently entered India via its online operations.
Highlighting the growth potential, Kabir Lumba,Managing Director, Lifestyle International, said, “The western women’s- wear segment is growing much faster than menswear.” Lumba also stressed that the entry of several organised retailers in this category has contributed to the above trend.
Similarly, Marks & Spencer, in a recent media statement highlighted that this segment is emerging as one of their key growth drivers over the long-run.
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Brands are also attempting to upgrade their offerings for this segment, at a time when women’s needs are getting more sophisticated. Fashion consultants also stressed that it is not just working women who are purchasing these products, but students and housewives are also emerging as a key target audience.
As a result, Westside has revamped its women’s-wear range and launched the ‘Wardrobe’ collection. Uma Talreja, Head – Marketing at Westside, pointed out that consumers in this segment are increasingly searching for products that are relevant for work as well as evening wear.
Similarly, fashion retailer Fabindia has revamped its offering to include more western wear in its portfolio, while players like Zara, Forever 21 and Elle are expanding their distribution network across the country.
In a recent media interaction, William Bissell, MD of Fabindia stressed that ethnic wear is no longer the norm for consumers in middle and higher income brackets.
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Buffalo Bill Farm and Ranch Expo draws in variety of agriculture business
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Participants at the Buffalo Bill Farm and Ranch Expo in North Platte would be hard pressed to find a segment of agriculture not represented at this show. During the 26th annual event, 120 vendors traveled to North Platte with everything from machinery and bulls to drones, fertilizer and seed corn.
Kathy Swain, who organizes the annual event, says 10 new vendors were represented in this year’s show, which is no small feat. “Some of those had been on a waiting list for some time,” she said. “I think the returning vendors are great, but it is also nice to have new vendors that can participate in the show, so the crowd can see something new.”
With the large variety of vendors, Swain says the show represents the newest and greatest in agriculture. “The vendors bring their newest technology, and they work hard to put on a great show,” she said.
New vendors brought displays featuring electric post hole diggers, working ecosystems, Hit and Run Improved Product Technology, Crossroads GPS, Gro-Rite Crop Resources, Sullivan Seeds and the Wild Turkey Federation, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Ag Venture Pinnacle and Agri Inject Chemigation.
In addition, eight cattle producers brought 11 pens of bulls to the expo. “We added this to the show about five years ago,” Swain said. “It has grown and been very successful since then. A lot of people come to the expo just to look at the bulls. These bulls are for sale, so a lot of the people go to the ranches to purchase them,” she said.
Several vendors also hold demonstrations in their booths, so potential clients can see how their products work. It also gives them an opportunity to show off their new technology. “What I like about this show is it is a chance for vendors to not only show off new technology, but to do business right here at the show. It also allows these farm and ranch sales people to work together and talk with one another. They are all here to make money,” she said.
Randy McNitt with Plains Equipment has been coming to the Expo for 22 years. He said the show features some of the latest technology, and provides him an opportunity to show off the newest models of equipment they have to a large number of potential customers.
Brad Stickelman of Farmers National Co. says coming to the show provides him with a way to meet with a lot of potential customers at one time. “It is very good for our business, and it is nice to see a lot of good, old friends, too,” he said.
RosTech Wireless started attending the expo about three years ago. The company’s display is drawing a lot of interest from expo participants who are becoming more concerned about safety and security around their homesteads. The company also offers barn cameras that can be used to monitor calving cows, preventing so many trips to the barn. Clint VanderWey of Valentine said putting the company’s display at the expo has been a good way to show what the company has to offer. “It is a good way to talk to customers, and generate more business,” he said.
One of the newest vendors is already making plans to return next year. Kent Aden of Working Ecosystems based in Cozad, uses drones for projects he works on for customers to take before and after photos. “The customers really appreciate this service,” he said. “We do a lot of cedar tree work in the Sandhills, and pasture work controlling noxious plants like leafy spurge.”
Aden said he also uses an air boat on the Missouri River and Lake McConaughy spraying big, tall grassy phragmites. “This was my first year at the show,” he said. “I was really pleased with the crowd here, and the amount of interest shown in my company.”
Travis Hassebrook is another first-year vendor. His company, Precision Irrigation Specialties out of York, is a three-person team who operate the largest independent Trimble dealer in Nebraska. “I think we have had some good conversations at this show,” he said. “It has been good to get to know people and their operations, and it has allowed us to show them how adding a little more efficiency can help them become better. We are hoping this show generates some sales. We have had some good conversations with farmers looking to make some changes to their operations,” Hassebrook said.❖
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When ordering food delivery, it’s not uncommon for customers to put in special requests from time to time. While these requests normally entail removing or adding certain ingredients, one TikTok user recently shared his relatively unusual request.
Stuck in a hospital and without access to a “proper knife”, the GrabFood customer requested folks from Collin’s Grille Geylang to help cut the lamb chop he ordered.
As he received the food, the customer was delighted to see his food neatly diced up and thanked folks at the eatery for going the extra mile.
On Thursday (22 Sep), TikTok user @walkerkensg took to social media to share about his recent order from the Collin’s Grille outlet located along Lorong 25A Geylang.
The customer shared that he was at a hospital at the time and did not have a “proper knife” with him.
Seeing that the ‘Grilled Lamb Chop’ dish contained a whole piece of meat, the customer put in a “small request” for the eatery to help cut the protein up.
Later when the food arrived, the lamb chop was seen neatly sliced up and placed next to the spaghetti that it came with.
Happy that the lamb chop came in bite-sized pieces, the TikTok user gave a thumbs-up approval in the video, presumably to thank the eatery for going the extra mile.
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Russian iPhone 3G deal demands 1.8 million sales per yearA Russian newspaper has reported that the top three mobile providers in the country have reached agreements with Apple to sell at least 1.8 million iPhones per year through 2011.
On Thursday, Reuters reported hearing from market sources that Mobile TeleSystems, the largest Russian mobile provider, has signed up to begin selling the iPhone 3G "with retail sales likely to begin in October."
The wire service cited business daily paper Vedomosti in reporting that MTS has committed to selling a million iPhones over the next three years, while the second and third place Vimpelcom and MegaFon have signed orders to each sell 1.5 million units per year over the next two years.
The paper also cited a source within one of the providers as saying that the iPhone 3G would be sold for $1000 without a contract; with a contract, the provider requires a "down payment for the smartphone with an initial instalment of $200."
The iPhone has never officially been sold in the country, but Reuters noted that it has "swiftly become a status symbol in the Russian capital." Unauthorized units "are being brought into the country in suitcases or sent by courier."
In an earlier report by Vedomosti, a local analyst said that such a quantity of iPhones would be almost impossible to sell, as it would amount to 12 percent of the entire Russian market in units and capture around a third of the market in terms of money.
In April, the Washington Post reported 500,000 iPhone users in Russia, making the country the third largest concentration of iPhones after the US and China. First generation iPhones were smuggled into Russia, cracked, given unofficial Russian language support, and originally sold for $1,800 before falling to around $700.


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I am alarmed, dismayed and frustrated that the Legislature would even consider a bill that would directly result in nearly 100 of my neighbors losing their jobs.
Your bill, SB 568, would essentially ban polystyrene foam food packaging. This seemingly well-intentioned bill, aimed at helping the environment, is a job-killer that would have a detrimental effect on Lodi’s already fragile economy.
The Senate approved SB 568 on June 2, 2011. If SB 568 becomes law, Dart Container, one of Lodi’s major employers, would be forced to close its doors. Dart Container makes the clamshell-style food containers and cups from the product commonly referred to as Styrofoam that is targeted by the bill. In addition to providing needed jobs, Dart Container is one of the city’s largest taxpayers and one of our municipal electric utility’s largest customers.
The attack on foam packaging in recent years has already reduced employment at Dart’s Lodi plant from 170 to 90. Meanwhile, Dart has done an admirable job of promoting foam recycling and even accepts foam containers at its Lodi plant for recycling.
If SB 568 becomes law, Dart Container will close and the unemployment rate in Lodi will immediately rise from 13.2 percent to 13.5 percent (based on the State’s April 2011 figures), with no hope of those jobs being absorbed elsewhere. The bill does not address how the 90 newest members of unemployment lines will pay their mortgages and rent, buy gasoline and food, and the effect this will have on Lodi’s economy.
In addition to these unanswered questions, SB 568 has several other problems. One of them is it does not differentiate between types of foam packaging. It is the large, bulky foam products that are largely responsible for environmental pollution from expanded polystyrene, not the cups and clamshell containers that are produced by Dart Container. Forcing customers to accept substitute, more-costly food containers that are NOT recyclable (wax-coated paper) and require more energy to produce is not an environmentally responsible alternative.
I urge you to reconsider your stance on SB 568 and withdraw your support of this bill. Our Assembly representative, Alyson Huber, opposes your bill because of the harm it would inflict on this district.
Protecting the environment is a laudable goal, but SB 568 improperly attempts to simplify a complicated issue while harming Lodi’s economy and families.


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Broadridge Customer Communications, the customer communications arm of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has launched Broadridge Communications CloudSM, a new cloud connector that integrates the group’s existing network framework to an expanded group of digital channels, according to a Broadridge statement.
At present Broadridge utilizes a network of more than 900 brands, 138 million recipient households, and five billion annual communications. The deployment of its new CloudSM framework will help bridge a network of 10 digital channels, which includes such platforms as Amazon, Dropbox, and Evernote.
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The use of the new cloud service is important as it helps companies from a variety of sectors, including banking, brokerage, cards, and mutual funds, to effectively distribute essential customer communications. CloudSM was developed specifically to help foster the communication of sensitive documents, such as bills, statements, benefits, regulatory and tax documents.
The newly launched Broadridge Communications Cloud also will aim to implement its new ‘network effect’, which will utilize proprietary algorithms to help identify additional matches where consumers have relationships with brands in the network. The underlying goal of this effect will be to tap into digital networks that presently feature brands that are not yet connected to a specific consumer online.
According to Doug DeSchutter, President of Broadridge Digital, in a recent statement on the launch: “We developed this network to drive digital adoption and consumer engagement at a scale and pace that brands cannot create on their own.”
“The combination of Broadridge’s recent acquisition of DST’s North American Customer Communications business, our digitally-focused joint venture Inlet, and Broadridge’s ongoing investments across digital and big data, provided the foundational assets necessary to bring such an ambitious goal to light. Companies across various industry verticals distributing two billion essential customer communications annually have already signed up to participate in this new Broadridge digital network,” he explained.


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Did You Know? Friday, April 15th - would normally be tax day, but for most Americans this year, the tax-filing deadline is April 18. It isn’t April 15 because of the Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent weekend. In Maine and Massachusetts, the deadline is April 19 because of the Patriots’ Day holiday. (WSJ)
Did You Know? Check out Ted Talks Daily this AM....Just this morning I listened to Elon Musk on Ted Talks Daily Podcast about Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works. Check it out. Ted Talks - Elon Musk and Twitter
Did You Know? The interest rate on America’s most popular mortgage - the 30-year fixed rate mortgage - hit 5% for the first time in more than a decade, extending a sharp rise that has yet to significantly slow the red-hot housing market. (WSJ)
Did You Know? High end furniture rentals could become a $1 billion business, and no, not just for staging properties for sale. Jeffries says that spending on furniture subscriptions on direct-to-consumer platforms will approach $1 billion in 5 years, up from some $150 million today. This could build loyalty with consumers prior to first-time home buying age... (Barrons)
Did You Know? Used Car sales surged during COVID.....and while CarMax saw its used car unit sales drop 6.5%, revenue rose 32.6% due to average selling prices that skyrocketed. Could rising home prices offset lower sales volume too?
Did You Know? Both Amazon and Space-X are developing global low-flying satellite networks for internet access anywhere.... so much for selling books!
Did You Know? Fentanyl is killing our children, our husbands, and our co-workers. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office just filed charges in the largest drug bust in Orange County in the last 16 years. Police recovered enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million people. That’s enough fentanyl to kill 1 ½ times the entire population of Orange County - WOW.
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch Lists Manhattan Triplex for $62M and Full-Floor Penthouse Just Below for $16M
The Manhattan residence of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his wife Jerry Hall entered the open market recently, with a chaser. The high-rise properties are the cappers of a prominent Flatiron building, One Madison, and can be purchased as a set for $78 million. (American Luxury)
In late 2021, Rupert and Jerry purchased a massive ranch in Beaverhead County, Montana. The 340,000-acre property was sold by the Koch family, according to The Wall Street Journal, and changed hands for around $200 million.


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Nearly 50,000 garment workers in Bangladesh were on strike for two weeks at a stretch from . They downed their tools and walked out of their factories in protest. The workers clashed with police but did not relent their strike action. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse huge crowds of workers who had barricaded a highway at a garment hub just outside the capital, Dhaka. Thousands of factories had to close because of the strike.
The estimated 40 lakh garment workers in Bangladesh who make clothes for top global brands are some of the lowest paid workers in the world - receiving a minimum wage that is only 9% of a living wage. The existing minimum monthly wage of Tk 5,300 or almost $65 came into effect from 1st January, 2014. On 16th January, the owners of readymade garment factories offered the workers Tk 6,360 as minimum monthly wage, which falls nearly 40 percent short of Tk 16,000 wage that workers are demanding. This was rejected by the workers.
The industry also has a poor workplace safety record. The Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in 2013 killed more than 1,130 people in one of the world's worst industrial accidents. Garment factories subject their workers to very poor working conditions with the low wages regularly compelling them to work overtime in unsafe environments. More than 85% of the workforce comprises women, who have to work in the absence of basic amenities and without the proper enforcement of laws granting maternity leave and benefits. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is an association of factory owners whose members basically constitute the ruling class, and have full support of the government in flouting every standard of safety.
The last major protests demanding salary hikes occurred in late 2016, resulting in heavy repressive measures undertaken by the state. More than 1,500 workers lost their jobs for participating in the demonstrations. There is great unity among the workers at present, despite the attempts of factory owners to provoke dissention among them. Trade unions are planning to engage in talks with government officials to address the minimum wage demand but are prepared for more serious action if that fails.


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The Y530 is a 15.6-inch gaming laptop and is thermally optimised to run cooler and has a full size, white backlit keyboard.
Lenovo has introduced new Gaming machines under its gaming sub-brand Legion. After the popularity of its Y-series gaming machines, Lenovo introduced Legion sub-brand last year, which competes against Dell’s Alienware and HP’s Omen.Lenovo claims that these new gaming laptops and desktops feature industry-leading design and engineering and deliver the ideal balance between aesthetics and performance.
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Explaining the ethos of the new machines, he said, “As the gaming community rapidly grows in Asia-Pacific, it is important to cut through the stereotypes to understand what today’s gamer really wants: Authenticity and portability. Furthermore, in such a fast-paced environment, devices need to be able to follow consumers wherever their passions take them. It’s no longer about housing the latest-generation specs, but also about having an appreciation for purposeful design that is both aesthetically pleasing yet incredibly functional.”
In the next few quarters, Lenovo also plans to host a multi-city tournament in association with NVIDIA.
Lenovo New Gaming Machine For Game Lovers
The company claims that these new machines have been designed to address the desires and concerns of gamers. The Y530 is a 15.6-inch gaming laptop and is thermally optimised to run cooler and has a full size, white backlit keyboard. The machine has been priced at Rs 85,585 plus taxes. The Y730 features the latest in gaming technology from Intel and NVIDIA, is wrapped in expertly crafted all-aluminium material, has over 16 million colour combinations and effects on the keyboard and has been priced at Rs 96,025 plus taxes. Another machine in the range, T530 Tower desktop houses Intel gaming processors, discrete graphics, DDR4 memory, PCIe SSD storage and dual-channel cooling, all with external red system lighting and will be priced at Rs 86,299 plus taxes.
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It was January 2017 when Ford initially announced plans to bring back the Bronco along with the Ranger. While the pickup truck was revealed about a year later at the Detroit Auto Show, the off-roader still hasn’t received its hotly anticipated debut. Fast forward to February 2020, now we know when that will happen as Automotive News is reporting the Blue Oval has told dealers the official premiere will take sometime next month.
The announcement was made during the annual gathering at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas where Ford dealers were also informed about when the Bronco’s smaller brother will be unveiled. Set to go by the name of “Bronco Sport,” the more compact SUV is programmed to debut in April, with Automotive News speculating the event will take place during the New York Auto Show.
Gallery: 2021 Ford Bronco Spy Photos
While the Bronco will be the first to go official, it’s actually the Bronco Sport customers will be able to buy first. AN is reporting Ford revealed to its dealers that it plans to kick off sales of the smaller model towards the end of the year, with the big one to follow early 2021. The company estimates the two models will generate combined sales of at least 200,000 units next year when Ford will go after Jeep with its two competent SUVs.
Both the Bronco and Bronco Sport will be available in two- and four-door flavors and are going to be offered with an assortment of accessories. The extra items created to spruce up the SUVs will be available at launch as Ford wants to maximize the profitability of its two much-hyped models. For the same reason, the company told its dealers the Bronco duo is going to be available at every retailer across the country, meaning that a dealer won’t have to meet certain requirements to sell the Bronco and Bronco Sport.
There’s more to the Bronco’s return than the two models as Ford has plans for an extended lineup of members to capitalize on the growing demand for SUVs with true off-road chops.


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UK Trade & Investment Supports Industry Pioneers
UK Trade & Investment will be leading a delegation of pioneering UK nanotechnology organisations at the flagship nano tech 2006 event, taking place in Tokyo next week.
In all, seventeen organisations will be represented at the event, including Akubio, a Cambridge-based instruments company, AML, leaders in aligned wafer-bonding techniques and Salisbury-based Nanosight, recently awarded Department for Trade & Industry funding to develop a revolutionary new method of detecting biological agents.
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The automobile companies, across the world, are focusing to make fuel efficient cars. Some companies are manufacturing electric cars and in such scenario, the renowned auto maker of the country, Tata Motors is planning to make air-powered car. The Tata Airpod car will run on compressed air.
According to reports, Tata Motors can launch this car in the next three years in the market. Tata is working on this new Airpod project in association with the Motor Development International (MDI).
The major highlight of this car is that you will be able to cover a distance of 200 kilometers in just Rs 70. Along with developing these futuristic cars, the company is stopping the damage to the environment and energy shortage. These cars will be significantly lighter than other cars (under 907 kg) and will be made of aluminum frame.
According to the President and Head at Advanced and Product Engineering of Tata Motors, Dr. Tim Leverton, "We are now at a point where we are starting industrialization of the project." Although, the company has not revealed about the cost, features and speed of this air-powered car.
It may also be noted in this regard that on , Green Car front , Tata is also planning to launch its hybrid car Tata Nano Pixel in India which will deliver 100 Kilometer mileage in one liter of petrol.


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FG, NAGCC seal pact to boost investment, ties
The Federal government and the Nigeria—Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate investment promotion, strengthen business relationships between Nigeria and Gulf countries especially at the upcoming Expo 2020 in Dubai.
Speaking at a brief ceremony yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, said the partnership will further enhance dissemination of vital market information to boost business opportunities and funding of the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai beginning from October, 2021.
Represented by the Director, Legal in the Ministry, Danjuma Muhammed Alhassan, the Minister stressed that the agreement would formalise a collaborative business relationship between the Ministry and NAGCC, emphasizing that the chamber is self-funded and a bilateral trade association dedicated to the development of business relationships.
”Cultural and socio-economic forum between Nigeria and all the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCCC), is aimed at the promotion and facilitation of economic relationship between Nigeria and Arabian Gulf countries, especially in the area of trade information, finance and technical support” Adebayo added.
Earlier, the Representative of Nigerian Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC), Theodore Mayaki, commended the Minister for the initiative, while promising to abide by the content of the MoU for the benefit of both parties.


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Michael Polis has left his position as president of Wildbrain Entertainment, which is now owned by DHX Media, reports Kidscreen. Polis, who was also the exec VP of branded entertainment and consumer products at DHX Media has ankled his post after six years at Wildbrain. He will continue to work [...]
DHX Media’s W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, together with outreach partners Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), WTTW Chicago Public Media and research firm Michael Cohen Group, have introduced UMIGO, a new transmedia math property, to ten markets across the U.S. through children’s museums and public TV stations. They were joined on October 4 [...]
Top Canadian producer and distributor DHX Media has taken over all global broadcast and licensing rights of hit preschool show Yo Gabba Gabba!, which is produced by company subsidiary Wildbrain Entertainment. Previously, Zodiak Rights handled the intl. broadcast and licensing rights. Steven DeNure, President and COO of DHX Media said: [...]
The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event, the Television Animation Conference or TAC, announces Michael Polis of Wildbrain Entertaiment and Moral Orel creator Dino Stamatopoulos will be the keynote speakers for the 2011 edition. The eighth edition of TAC will begin with a keynote speech by Polis, president of Wildbrain [...]


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F&F Lingerie is representing the UK in this year’s WSGN Global Fashion Awards.
The brand, sold at Tesco, has been shortlisted for and Intimates/Swim Design award alongside Brazil’s Gisele Bündchen Intimates, La Fille d’O of Belgium and Pale Swimwear of Brazil.
The news comes after the firm was crowned Multiple Retailer of the Year at the 2014 UK Lingerie Awards in December.
Other UK finalists include Debenhams Oxford Street, which received a nod for Best Store, while Topshop and Primark will go head to head for the Best Digital Innovation Award.
The shortlist was announced by model Amber Le Bon at a ceremony in London’s Le Peep Boutique on Thursday evening.
The WGSN Global Fashion Awards will take place on May 14 at The Park Lane Hotel.


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Microsoft adds e-mail, IM to Live.com
Microsoft has introduced a domain hosting service for its fledging Live.com product line.
The software giant on Friday launched the beta version of Windows Live Custom Domains service. It will provide e-mail, instant messaging and links to other MSN services to people who have existing Web site domain names.
The service is the latest that the Redmond, Wash., company has previewed since the unveiling earlier this month of Live.com, a Web site and set of rebranded services rooted in Microsoft’s MSN Web portal business.
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Perhaps Uber is not as bulletproof as once thought. After months of allegations about dirty dealings barely budged the needle on the startup’s public perception, it seems as though the tide has turned with one unfortunate remark to a reporter.
The company found itself furiously backpedalling Wednesday when BuzzFeed reported that its svp for business, Emil Michael, outlined a plan to “hire four top opposition researchers and four journalists.” He made his comments at a dinner party and assumed he was speaking off the record. In response, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick tweeted a series of apologies that did little to quell the firestorm.
The flap is the latest, and suddenly the biggest, indictment of one of the hottest startups to come out of Silicon Valley in recent years. In recent months, there have been reports that Uber employees would book and cancel rides with competing service Lyft to decrease its availability. Uber has also allegedly been poaching Lyft drivers. The car service has even been implicated in an alleged kidnapping.
And in spite of it all, it has seemed as if Uber was invincible, shielded by its $17 billion valuation (reports said it was on its way to $30 billion, despite the damning stories) and the promise of a product that was actually changing how we traveled.
Hard data on how many users are deleting the Uber app is not available. But interest in information on how to cancel Uber accounts seems to be at an all time high. WikiHow said its article on “How to cancel an Uber account,” experienced an increase of over 10,000 percent compared with March, and 900 percent compared with last week. It was the No. 1 most popular article on the site Tuesday morning.
App Annie Intelligence found that Uber’s download rank also plummeted from 24 to 41 since Nov. 15. Uber did not respond to a request for comment.
“A great, long-lived brand begins with trust,” said Peter Sims, investor and co-founder of FuseCorps who personally stopped using Uber when he found out that Uber execs could track his location. “The company’s culture is way too immature and arrogant and unethical for the big time.”
Fred Wilson of USV, which has investments in Uber competitors Hailo and Sidecar, wrote that he’s in “awe” of how well Uber has done from a business perspective. But what he is not in awe of is “how they conduct themselves.” Peter LaMotte, svp and chairman of the digital communications practice at crisis PR firm Levick Communications, said Uber needs to “start acting like the mature company their financials suggest they are.”
Sam DiGennaro, founder of PR firm DGC, said that extends to executives. “Even as Silicon Valley breeds young billionaires like they’re going out of style, it’s still incumbent upon these executives — of any level, experience or age — to serve as brand stewards and talk responsibly about their company,” she said. “If this bad publicity isn’t stopped in its tracks and continues to gain traction across social media, it could do real damage to Uber’s business.”
The general sentiment surrounding Uber has also been increasingly negative: Topsy analytics show a very low sentiment score of 21 (out of 100) in the last day, down from 53 a week ago. Lyft, by contrast, has held steady at 58 or 59 over the past week.
At the same time, it’s fair to wonder if average people outside of the Silicon Valley press bubble actually care all that much.
“People have an inherent desire to help the small guy,” argued Interbrand CEO Jez Frampton. Because Uber might still be seen as a startup, this gets people to say, “Go for it, Uber,” especially when it looks like they’re standing up to the press. The current Uber controversy, to be fair, is the product of the media on Twitter. “With the greatest respect to journalists, this isn’t something affecting normal people,” said Frampton.
Where the scales may tip more markedly is over privacy concerns. Uber knows where its riders are going, and it does have a lot of data on them. A few years ago, tech culture blog Boing Boing pointed out that Uber wrote a blog post called “Rides of Glory,” which purported to chart its users one-night stands. And yet, a Pew Research study found earlier this month that although privacy in the abstract sense is important to Americans, they aren’t about to stop using the services or apps that collect their data.
“The fact is, people interact with Uber when they order their cars and sit in them,” said Frampton. “At the end of the day, the relationship with Uber comes down to the relationship with the driver.” As long as the transaction has the desired outcome, the rest is all in the abstract.
Until now, Uber has remained bulletproof brand thanks in no small part to the expectation that that it’s OK for Silicon Valley brands to act brash, not be cowed by public opinion, as long as the product works.
As Katie Benner wrote in an op-ed column on Bloomberg View this week, venture investors “generally don’t care in the slightest about the public perception of startups or bad behavior” as long as there is a profitable exit in the books. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick may just be taking his place in the annals of quirky, rude tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs before him.
Levick Communications’ LaMotte thinks Uber can erase much of this bad reputation by taking strong action. One way would be to fire Michael, the exec who made the comments at dinner. “When companies in the Fortune 500 have executives say these kinds of statements, something happens,” said LaMotte. “What will decide whether people start uninstalling the app is going to be ethical questions. Nobody wants to use a company with a rotten culture.”
Maybe Web3 isn’t as dead as it would seem, as agencies play with new data-generating models
Agencies are continuing to invest in Web3 technologies in new ways, from client activations to data management.
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Mario Diez, CEO, Peer39 With every quarter, the balance of TV viewership slips away from the traditional linear model and more towards connected TV. Less than half of the adults in the U.S. subscribe to cable or satellite, and fewer than half of the households watched linear TV daily in the second half of 2022. […]
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A TikTok ban would require U.S. lawmakers to prove that the short-form video app is a genuine national security risk. So far, that hasn’t happened.


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Flipkart has appointed its head of marketplace Anil Goteti to lead eBay India, which the homegrown ecommerce major acquired recently as part of a $1.4 billion fundraising round.
Goteti, who joined Flipkart in March 2013, currently heads the marketplace business, pricing and promotions platforms at the firm.
Goteti has worked with Mckinsey & Company and Qualcomm in the past.
A Flipkart spokesperson confirmed the appointment but declined to disclose more information.
The Economic Times, which first reported the development, said Goteti will also lead cross-border trade business at eBay India. Vidmay Naini, who is currently country manager at eBay India, will report to Goteti, the report said.
Naini was appointed recently when his predecessor Latif Nathani, who was managing director and vice president of eBay India since May 2013, resigned from the company.
In February, Ramkumar Narayanan, general manager and global head of monetisation products at eBay Marketplaces in India, had quit the company. He was primarily responsible for generating revenues for eBay.
Early this month, Flipkart said it has concluded the merger with eBay India. Though Flipkart will own and operate eBay.in, the latter will function as an independent entity even as the two firms explore opportunities in cross-border trade, the company said.
According to the firm, customers from both Flipkart and eBay will respectively get access to the inventory from each firm. The partnership will also provide an opportunity for Flipkart’s sellers to expand their sales globally.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had approved the merger in June.
On 15 June, CCI notified its decision to approve eBay’s subscription of Flipkart’s shares issued by its Singapore-headquartered entity. “CCI India approves subscription by eBay Singapore of CCPS issued by Flipkart and acquisition of eBay India by Flipkart,” the regulator tweeted.
CCI’s approval is paramount for the formal completion of any acquisition and merger deal in the country.
The merger follows Flipkart’s $1.4 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) fundraising from eBay, Chinese Internet firm Tencent, and software giant Microsoft Corp in April this year. In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay made a cash investment and sold its India business to the e-commerce firm.
The deal offers eBay India a face-saving exit from the Indian market. eBay entered India’s e-commerce market much before Flipkart and Amazon with the acquisition of Bazee.com in 2004 but could never make it big in the market with its pure-play marketplace model.
VCCircle previously reported that the merger deal reflected Flipkart’s eagerness to keep the funding tap flowing. A constant flow of external funding has become an essential part of Flipkart’s strategy to achieve a turnaround and stay relevant in its all-out war with the fund-flushed US e-commerce behemoth Amazon.