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Analysts are predicting that in spite of the economic slowdown, 2008 is still going to be a big year for online Christmas shopping in the UK, as everyone is turning to the web to save time and money. Research suggests that more shoppers than ever will look for their Christmas gifts online in 2008.
This echoes last year’s phenomenal online retail results, which some estimates suggest reached nearly £5bn in the fourth quarter of 2007, a growth of nearly 40% from the previous year. Last December’s most searched item was the Nintendo Wii, which vastly overshadowed searches for Apple’s iPod and iPhone, it’s anyone’s guess as to this year’s most searched item.
According to a recent YouGov survey, 54% of people polled said that they would be spending less money on Christmas gifts this year. Whilst that might seem a depressing prospect, the same survey revealed a 10% rise in those using the Internet to purchase their gifts this year. One in five people in the UK will buy half of their Christmas presents online. Despite the decline in total amount spent, the average online shopper will spend £1600 this year.
Internet sales in United Kingdom are climbing at a dramatic pace. Since the year 2000, Internet sales have risen by 3,500% to £42bn this year. It’s expected that by 2010, that figure is set to climb further still to £72bn. As an indication of 2008 shopping trends, Primark, the clothing retailer announced that this year’s online sales have increased so far by 12% whilst High Street sales have fallen by 6%.
Despite the massive success of online Christmas shopping, it’s hard to believe that more than 50% of the top 100 retailers will not make any revenue from Internet sales during Christmas 2008, because they do not have their own website.
One surprise factor is the Christmas Day shopping phenomena. Whilst the shops were already closed on the 25th December, four million Britons went online in 2007 and spent £84 million. Without a website, without an online presence, businesses of all sizes are missing out on a huge slice of the Christmas retail pudding.
One of the reasons for the increase in online Christmas sales is that older Internet users between the ages of mid 40’s and 50’s are beginning to use the Internet for their own online shopping. Previously, this age group didn’t shop online but as the UK’s population becomes more Internet savvy, a greater number of older customers are buying their Christmas presents online.
Kelkoo, the online shopping comparison website recently did an online survey in the UK and found that 78% of those polled stated that they would be buying the greater part of their Christmas gifts online.
Despite the rather undeniable financial crisis, online sales continue to rise and this Christmas will be no different. Don’t expect deserted High Streets this year though, the key figure for 2008 is that only 17p in every retail pound is currently being spent online. This figure is set to rise year on year, leading to the conclusion that this is just the beginning.
In today’s multichannel world, there are mountains of data which provide insights into how users have interacted with your business and their path to conversion (or non-conversion). It is important to understand performance with multichannel marketing, which can be achieved through attribution modelling. Attribution refers to assigning credit to something (a channel, touchpoint, etc.) for the role it played in the final conversion. An attribution model is a rule, or set of rules, that assigns this credit correctly to the right channel or touchpoint.
For a long time, Bing, the UK’s second-largest search engine, has been underappreciated and, in some instances, even ignored. Often regarded as the inferior search engine to market leader Google, Bing has historically struggled to appeal to many in the digital world. Most PPC analysts would give justified reasons for neglecting Bing for so long; these include the volume of traffic and the user experience just not matching up to Google. However, the validity of these assessments is now diminishing. Bing has grown and improved rapidly in the last couple of years; if you are not integrating it into your comprehensive digital marketing plan, you run the risk of missing out on a large portion of your chosen market and significant revenue.


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An open question and answer session had company officials discussing everything from league licenses to the best time to reach its customer service staff.
A New York collector reached out to a consumer reporter for help ending an unfulfilled Topps redemption saga.
The new Panini Rewards program will launch with the arrival of Score Football this week, with the goal of eliminating redemption cards in its products.
Panini Rewards will soon replace player-specific redemption cards. The company also shares news of plans for Flawless Football and Immaculate Baseball.
Topps confirms it’s bringing back Stadium Club and Tek. Rich Klein has thoughts on that along with the business of licensing and redemption cards as the Industry Summit continues in Las Vegas.
There will be plenty of redemption vouchers in 2013 Topps Chrome Baseball but Topps says many players have already signed and returned their cards.
Andrew Luck autographs will be inside some upcoming Upper Deck products and be sent to those who pulled ‘trade’ cards from recent issues.
The company warns of more redemption cards because of tardy players not returning their cards autographed but this year’s rookie card crop could boost sales of 2012 Topps Chrome football.
Rich Klein rambles about issues with this year’s Topps Kickoff Promotion.
Of redemptions, the return of basketball cards, superstar jerseys and the Industry Summit.
Dual autographs and die-cuts are among the newcomers in 2012 Topps Chrome Baseball, due out in August.
A card shop owner lands one of the ten Golden Ticket baseballs signed by a trio of all-time greats.
Pull redemption card #1 from the 2012 Topps Prime 9 promotion? Take it to your local hobby shop and exchange it for a Willie Mays.
2011 Topps Magic Football is all about the rookie cards. It’s not, however, about hobby shops.
22 years after the brand first hit the market, Hoops is returning later this season, with a new set of cards that tips its cap to the original.
Young guns, Heroes and a redemptionless autograph checklist highlight 2011-12 Upper Deck hockey.
A preview of 2011 Upper Deck Parkhurst Champions, which features all retired players plus bones and coins from ancient times.
It’s a commitment with the potential for a big payoff…or not. Here’s what our box buster found inside the 2011 Topps Triple Threads Baseball master box.
If you’ve got the cash, Topps is working on the cadillac brand of its football card line, 2011 Five Star.
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Making Data Hyper-Available To The Multi-Cloud Enterprise
Category : Digital Enterprise
Sandeep Bhambure, Managing Director, India and SAARC, Veeam, explains how the company is addressing the data related challenges by making data hyper available to the multi-cloud enterprise.
Veeam and Lenovo Partner to Deliver Intelligent Data Management
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Extended partnership now enables customers to purchase Veeam’s hyper-availability solutions directly from Lenovo and its resellers.
Enterprise, Cloud Focus Driving Veeam India's Revenue Base
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Ashok Acharya, Regional Director- India and SAARC at Veeam said the company excepts continued growth in the coming quarters from India, fueled by new product releases, partner engagement and enterprise sales of cloud solutions.
Virtualization not aiding data protection for enterprises
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Technology : Virtualization
In a new study conducted Veeam, revealed that businesses in the U.S. and Europe are still not gaining anything that virtualisation offers to data protection.


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On 21 July 2020, the Federal Government announced an extension to the JobKeeper program until 28 March 2021. However, the rules have changed, and it is important that members understand the new arrangements.
From 28 September 2020, businesses seeking to claim the JobKeeper Payment will be required to demonstrate that they have suffered a decline in turnover using actual GST turnover (rather than projected GST turnover).
From 28 September 2020, businesses will be required to reassess their eligibility with reference to their actual GST turnover in the September quarter 2020 to be eligible for the JobKeeper Payment from 28 September 2020 to 3 January 2021.
From 4 January 2021, businesses will need to further reassess their turnover to be eligible for the JobKeeper Payment. They will need to demonstrate that they have met the relevant decline in turnover test with reference to their actual GST turnover in the December quarter 2020 to be eligible for the JobKeeper Payment from 4 January 2021 to 28 March 2021.
In addition, from 3 August 2020 the relevant date of employment will move from 1 March to 1 July 2020, increasing employee eligibility for the existing scheme and the extension.
A two-tiered payment will also be introduced from 28 September, to better align the payment with the incomes of employees before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees who were employed for less than 20 hours a week on average in the four weekly pay periods ending before 1 March 2020 will receive the lower payment rate.
JobKeeper Payment rates from 28 September 2020 to 28 March 2021:
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|4/1/21 to 28/3/21||$1,000||$650|
If you do not meet the turnover test in the extension period this does not affect your eligibility prior to 28 September 2020.
Importantly, the JobKeeper Payment will continue to remain open to new participants that meet the eligibility requirements.
The Treasurer also confirmed that an independent evaluation will be conducted at the conclusion of the program, as recommended by the review of the JobKeeper program.While JobKeeper has been invaluable for many of our members over the initial six month period, it is expected, given the current environment, that many of our members in South Australian and the Northern Territory may not qualify for the extended periods. If you have any questions about the new JobKeeper arrangements, contact the WR team on (08) 8291 2000 or at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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HP announced today that it has completed its acquisition of HyperX, which serves as the gaming unit of Kingston Technology Company. HP, a manufacturer of computing, printing systems and digital imaging equipment, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of HyperX, which serves as the gaming unit of Kingston Technology Company.
This acquisition supports HP existing growth strategy for its Personal Systems business in the gaming and peripherals segment.
HP buys HyperX for $425 million
HP Inc. Alex Cho, Head of Personal Systems, said in his speech about his attempt to acquire HyperX:
“We are pleased to officially welcome the employees who helped HyperX to succeed at HP. HyperX has built a loyal following among gamers and we look forward to further strengthening the HyperX brand.
This acquisition will further our capabilities to create future technological experiences, access valuable partnerships and unlock new sources of growth.”
HyperX’s award-winning product portfolio encompasses a variety of gaming peripherals, including headsets, keyboards, mice, mouse pads, USB microphones and console accessories. The value of the said acquisition initiative was announced as 425 million dollars.


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In the previous article, the main problems facing the government and the RBI were listed –a falling rupee, slowing growth and rising inflation. What is needed at this stage is confidence-building measures rather than the fear-inducing steps taken, such as the one imposing capital controls. Foreign investors have been caught on the wrong foot in many countries, where they were prevented from taking their dollars out. They need to be reassured that option is not on the table. Instead, the government and the central bank will tackle the underlying problems.
The RBI and the government—including state governments—should come together. The government has many tools at its disposal, but the RBI’s tools are restricted to money—either controlling its flow or its cost. So it would seem only right that the government step up to the task first and then ask the RBI to play its part.
Tackle inflation: inflation in non-food manufactured products has receded but food inflation continues to be high. Some of the reasons behind this could be structural, but there are weaknesses in the market too, which may be preventing prices from falling despite good agricultural output.
The government should send a message out that it is serious about tackling food inflation and, here is where the state governments can play an important role. The states control the supply chain for food and their co-operation is essential to beat down food prices. The government can use its own buffer stocks and also import items in short supply to lower prices and also prohibit exports of the main food products in our consumption basket.
The governments should also convince large producers, suppliers and bulk users that they need to ensure prices remain low. Now, some may crib that farmers will get affected but, the government’s minimum support programme exists to provide them with price protection. The government needs to make its intention very clear – that food prices have to come down and it will not rest till they do. That should be enough warning for the hoarders (if there are indeed hoarders as some quarters suspect) to start unloading their stocks.
If food inflation comes down and stays there, then wage inflation will turn more gradual and even broad inflation will tend to come down. The benefits of this are not only to the RBI but the government as well. They need to talk as one on their firm desire to bring down inflation and any number of steps as needed should be taken to achieve this outcome. This is, of course, a long term strategy, but even initial signs that this strategy is working, and that the government knows what it is doing may convince the RBI that inflation will fall below its tolerance levels.
Slowing growth: if the government succeeds in demonstrating its seriousness in taming food inflation and retail inflation, the RBI should get enough leg-room to do several things to support growth, such as cutting interest rates and improving liquidity. That, in turn should energise growth, drive up consumption, drive up tax revenues and lower the fiscal deficit further, and in turn revive investment-led demand too. A better mood will prevail among investors, consumers and the industry.
This should result in better stock market valuations bringing back foreign portfolio inflows.
Strengthen the falling rupee: Improving portfolio flows will be a welcome sign as it can help the rupee stabilise. But the government and the RBI seem to have decided that gold is the softest possible target that they can attack to control a falling rupee. But, they can also tackle the underlying problems that have led to growing investment demand for gold—poor confidence in the economy, high inflation and falling stock market indices. If they tackle high inflation, as mentioned earlier, then one problem is taken care of.
What else can the government do to tackle a weak rupee? Stepping up exports growth is one option. This option is not getting enough attention because this cannot happen overnight and the global economy too is under pressure. That does not mean that India cannot take a higher share of the global trade pie. Also, if Indian companies are getting anywhere between 15%-20% more to a dollar, that should be adequate motivation for them to export more.
The government can give them some more encouragement. The commerce ministry has been meeting exporters and trying to resolve their procedural issues. But the finance ministry can step in too. The government has taken away export-related tax benefits, to move towards a zero exemption tax regime. Now may be the time to suspend that temporarily. The government can restore tax exemption on exports, with pre-conditions such as allowing exemption only on incremental exports and restricting it to companies of a certain size to avoid misuse.
The next step the government needs to take is to restore credibility in the policy and governance space. There are various aspects to this, including zero tolerance for corruption and cronyism and avoiding retrospective changes to policies. These can be divided into immediate, medium term and long-term changes. If the government can make good on the ones that can be immediately done, and lay out a roadmap for the medium-term and long-term policies, it would send the right signals.
The government has been consulting industry on freeing of FDI caps. But is has not taken up the liberalising of FDI in sectors such as education and real estate. Both are sectors where the entry of foreign competition should do wonders both for consumers and the growth of the industry. Next, it should get all ministries and state governments on board, to ensure that investments are not being held back other than for genuine reasons.
These measures put together should have a positive impact and set the rupee back on a more stable path.
Now, surely the government has enough talented advisors who could have told them about these and, perhaps, even better measures to pull the country out of this financial mess. Either the government does not want to listen, is not asking the right questions, or is fearful of the political fallout of these measures and their impact on its prospects in the forthcoming elections.
Now is the time for some firm actions from the government, irrespective of the political impact. The country is nowhere near an economic disaster as yet, but the situation can quickly turn bad if the government and the RBI do not play together as a team.
And yes, the opposition has complained that it is the government’s belligerence and arrogance that has forced them to adopt a disruptive approach in parliament. The government needs the opposition’s support in this task, whether it likes it or not. It needs to send a reconciliatory message and win the support of opposition parties.
The government should be able to convincingly tell people: “Yes, there are external problems we cannot do much about. But, internally we are doing all the right things possible to minimise damage to our economy and its growth prospects. That’s the best we can do given the circumstances.” That should be enough as India’s long term prospects are still bright. Even the most pessimistic of investors will agree to that statement.
But right now, nobody gets that feeling when they see the government and RBI blunder along, week after week. Whether voters will remember these issues is a different matter, when India goes to the polls in 2014. If investors are left holding a mess not of their making, India’s image as an attractive destination for investors will take a considerable beating.


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The fast growth of technology has exponentially changed how we use the Internet. It has made businesses take a serious look into how to take advantage of the new version of the WWW or Web 2.0. Companies are forced to adapt in order to make the most of internet-enabled channels. This article talks about how social networking sites and search engines have changed the rules of the advertising game.
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and blog service providers (such as Blogger, Blogspot and Multiply) have created a new medium that has elevated “interweb interaction” to a whole new level. Facebook, for instance, boasts having over 200 million users, LinkedIn has 40 Million, and Twitter, a leading micro-blogging site, has almost 26 million.1
Google is arguably the most influential company of the decade. It has changed advertising more than any other business. Google has revolutionized the ad business by enabling marketers to pay for performance rather than space, time and eyeballs. It has opened up millions more places to place ads, increasing availability of ad channels.
Google has a simplified approach to advertising. It uses Google Adwords for advertisers and Google AdSense for site owners. With Google Adwords, advertisers only pay when people click on their ads. Companies can create ads and choose keywords related to its business. These ads appear when users search online—making specific information available to an audience looking for it. Google Adsense on the other hand enables website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads and earn. It gives site owners access to Google vast network of advertisers, so they can show ads that are suited to the contents.
When Universal Studios first announced they were opening the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, they did so by telling just seven people. They invited seven avid Harry Potter fans to a top secret webcast to inform them about the plans for the new theme park. By word of mouth, these seven people told thousands through emails, internet forums and blogs. Eventually, mainstream media picked up the buzz and wrote about it in magazines, news, and TV reports. In a few days, the news reached millions of people.2
The concept of advertising spaces doesn’t quite apply anymore to the world of social networking because we are not talking about static space, billboards, newspaper ad space, and television spots. The internet, where billions of users (estimated to be 70% of total population) have spent some portion of their time viewing pages and exchanging information, is the new medium. Unknowingly, social network users have become natural channels for advertising. For example, while writing this article and simultaneously facebooking, I came across a recent post from Thiago Pierson, a Brazilian colleague of mine, talking about a great steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale. He wrote, “Chima Brazilian Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale is the best one so far!!” Naturally, being the steak lover that I am, my tendency was to google it. I read the review and checked the menu. Now I am already making plans to visit.
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This is true, social networking in recent years has experienced an unparalleled wave. Nowadays people are accustomed to sharing just about everything through social networking, from simple day to days messages, online games, media, and sometimes even work or project related subjects. It is truly remarkable. I believe in the years to follow more and more social networking sites will blossom those of a more market specific demographic type. And its potential for commerce is enormous.
Good point Rye. A lot of companies have started to take advantage of that potential. Imagine what happens next….


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Lululemon Renews Contract With Xponential Fitness, Boosts Customer Offering
BenzingaJun. 6, 2023, 11:36 AM
- Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:LULU) Xponential Fitness Inc (NYSE:XPOF) renewed their partnership to introduce a vast selection of digital workouts at lululemon Studio.
- As per the deal, Xponential Fitness will boost the number of workouts from Pure Barre, Rumble, AKT, and YogaSix on the lululemon Studio platform, enhancing the offerings available to the members.
- "Our guests are looking for hybrid fitness options, and this extension of our partnership will enable them to continue to access workouts from Pure Barre, Rumble, AKT, and YogaSix both digitally and through in-person fitness experiences," said Celeste Burgoyne, President, Americas and Global Guest Innovation at lululemon.
- Last week, LULU reported Q1 2023 revenue of $2 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $1.92 billion, and EPS of $2.28 exceeded the consensus of $1.98.
- Related: Lululemon Stock Draws Praise From Analysts After Q1 Results: 'Ample Runway For Growth'
- LULU ended the first quarter with $950.6 million in cash.
- Also Read: Amid Macro Headwinds, Lululemon Shines Bright With Topline Growth And Broad-Based Momentum: Morgan Stanley
- Price Action: LULU shares are trading higher by 0.12% at $356.87 on the last check Tuesday.


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The proposed acquisition has triggered a reaction in the market-perceived credit quality of many of Whole Foods' peers, co-authors Richard Peterson and James Elder of S&P Global Market Intelligence wrote in a report on the state of the supermarket space.
The average one-year probability of default for the U.S. food retail industry, as measured by S&P, immediately jumped in risk after the acquisition was announced, climbing in the following week, Elder said.
Before going after Whole Foods, Amazon's largest acquisition was a roughly $895 million purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos.com.
This also marks the largest M&A transaction announced in the grocery industry since Supervalu's 2006 deal to acquire Albertson's, S&P's Peterson added.
The median one-year probability of default for what S&P has classified as food retail companies was 3.73 percent on June 15, and it heightened by 14 percent to 4.26 percent on June 16, S&P Global said.
Amazon's news hit on the morning of June 16.
The group's food retail model is influenced by companies' stock performance as well as deemed financial risk.
This "demonstrates that the market is perhaps cautious about the prospects of the food retail industry in light of Amazon's increasing footprint in the food industry," Elder said.
During this same period, the credit quality of Whole Foods saw an improvement of 63 percent, according to S&P Global.
The Amazon-Whole Foods deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, should no other bidder emerge.


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Amazon's internet-enabled home security cameras, Amazon Ring, are being actively targeted by hackers and DynaRisk’s intelligence team have discovered that user login credentials are being shared on the dark web. We have recovered 4,172 account details so far which include usernames and passwords, as well as where the camera is positioned in the user's home.
Home security devices have been in the headlines numerous times over recent years. From a Nest camera takeover which saw a family threatened with a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, to recent headlines of a Ring device being intercepted in a child’s bedroom, it seems that regardless of brand, internet connected security devices are a prime target for bored hackers.
In the files we recovered, we were able to see not only the login credentials (username and password) but where the camera was positioned in the user’s home and the location. This type of information means a hacker can essentially login and spy on you; for those using the cameras internally, this is particularly concerning. In some of the examples below it’s possible to determine that one of the users has a camera installed in their children’s bedroom - in another example, their grandma’s house.
With access to this type of information, criminals could commit not only device takeover but a number of serious crimes:
- The distribution of indecent images without a person’s knowledge or consent
- A demand for ransom in return for images taken
- Physical crimes such as burglary - a hacker will be able to identify when a user’s home is vacant
- Stalking and spying
The accounts are being shared on a number of forums, including some found in Russia as per the example below.
The most affected cities in Europe and the USA
Top most affected cities in the US:
1. New York
3. Los Angeles
Top most affected cities in Europe:
How to protect your home security devices
All internet devices are at risk if they’re not adequately protected. Follow these steps to help protect your devices, including any internet connected home security cameras:
- Turn on two-factor authentication in your device settings.
- Use unique, strong passwords for all your accounts and devices.
- Ensure that external security cameras are securely attached to prevent physical tampering.
- Do not share security camera footage on any social networks.
- Regularly delete your security footage.
- Change your passwords regularly.
- Practice good security hygiene.
- Make sure your device software is always up-to-date.
We also recommend investing in cyber security tools to help protect your home against account and device takeover. Antivirus should be used across all households to protect against viruses and malware, and tools like DynaRisk can help to protect other aspects of cyber security that put you at risk, such as alerting you if any of your account details are breached online and helping you to clean up your cyber hygiene.
With a DynaRisk plan you’ll get a Cyber Security Score to help you understand exactly how safe you are online. This is based on an assessment of your digital behaviours, device vulnerability scans and any breaches your personal information may have been shared in. We then combine all this information to provide a score out of 999, along with a tailored action plan to help improve your score and online safety.
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I was one of the chorus of critics that was disappointed with Merck’s recent announcement of a modest layoff and manufacturing restructuring. It was clear that wouldn’t be enough to turn things around.
I’m more impressed with their announcement yesterday of shifts in the sales and marketing strategy. Merck will focus less on influencing physicians –following Pfizer in de-emphasizing so-called “mirrored” salesforces which send different reps to talk to the same doctors about the same drugs. That’s not so original, but it’s a good idea. What is more impressive is their stated intention of focusing more on marketing to health plans that make the decisions about whether and to what extent new drugs will be reimbursed.
I’ve always been amazed that “managed care” or “managed markets” is relegated to a corner of the sales and marketing function within pharma companies. Managed care is treated as the exception, when really almost everyone patient in the country has some form of managed care, especially when it comes to prescriptions. Marketing to the payers does deserve to be front and center.
Now we’ll see if Merck can come up with any drugs to pitch and whether the payers will be impressed by being the focus of attention.December 16, 2005


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Success Story - At Work
Mountain Equipment Co-op, City of Edmonton
Dumpster diving for hidden treasures is an activity that Edmonton’s Mountain Equipment Co-op has taken personally.
Already a community leader in environmentally friendly practices Mountain Equipment Co-op searches through the Edmonton’s location’s big dumpster at the back of their store to hunt down where the garbage is coming from.
“Employees have taken this action personally by volunteering for the dubious task, however they never volunteer twice,” said Karly Coleman, Mountain Equipment Co-op Sustainability Coordinator.
The dumpster dive is a bi-annual event is part of the store’s amazing goal to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill from the store by 90 per cent.
After sifting through and analyzing the garbage, Coleman said it became clear that the majority of it is coffee-related items came from the coffee chain attached to their store, items such as grounds, syrups, cups, hand protectors, and food. While most of it is recyclable and compostable, the store’s internal composting system just wasn’t large enough to handle that much of one item (coffee).
To solve the problem, Coleman approached the City of Edmonton to become part of the city’s pilot project for commercial composting. Five bins were placed around the building and are picked up by Inglis Environmental for transport to the City composting facility.
Coleman believes this latest effort will help her clinch her 90 per cent waste reduction milestone.
“I’m pretty happy about reaching that target,” she said.


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Minneapolis — Best Buy has seen the future of the $25 billion company and it is customer centricity.
Las Vegas - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reported today at the National Association that digital television product unit
Sales in the major appliances segment at General Electric climbed 7 percent in the first quarter, hitting $3.1 billion, up
Tokyo — D&M Holdings has named Bob Weissburg president of D&M Sales and Marketing, North America.
Washington D.C. – The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) asked the FCC to stop satellite radio broadcasters Sirius and XM from
Indianapolis - Five Web sites and their owners agreed to a lifetime ban on selling Klipsch products after Klipsch filed lawsuits against
Fountain Valley, Calif. — Kingston Technology Company announced that it is now shipping a 1GB CompactFlash Type I card.
Chicago — Mobile communications and navigation products maker Cobra Electronics posted a 10.3 percent increase in sales in the first
New York — With the rapid adoption of digital still cameras, the imaging market "is reaching a new customer base who doesn’t care about
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Former Minnesota Governor and 2012 presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty will be back in New Hampshire on Monday, January 24th. He will be signing copies of his new book Courage to Stand: An American Story at the Barnes & Noble location on Willow Street in Manchester starting at 12:00 PM. Pawlenty visited New Hampshire at least four times in 2010, according to National Journal, but this will be his first trip to the Granite State in 2011.
Palwenty's new book is scheduled for release on January 11th. You can preorder copies on Amazon:


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Holden has issued a recall notice for its large Commodore and Caprice models this week, affecting current and previous-generation models.
This latest recall, which follows one issued in May for seatbelt wiring issues, centres on windscreen wiper motors.
The carmaker says that “incorrect grease application” may cause the wiper motor to fail.
A recall notice on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website reads:
“If the defect occurs, the windscreen wipers may not work and visibility may be reduced, potentially posing an accident hazard to the driver and other road users”.
Eleven warranty claims have been confirmed by Holden dealers, although the company says no incidents have been caused by the fault.
Vehicles affected by the recall have a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) between 6G1EK8E49CL711575 and 6G1NP5E21EL946263.
Models in that range include new VF and earlier VE series sedans, wagons and utes, along with WM and WN Caprice models.
Holden says as many as 27,074 vehicles may be affected.
The company has confirmed that a fix for the issue will take about an hour, and owners are urged to contact their Holden dealer.
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Google’s attempt to organise all of the world’s information has been dealt a blow by a federal judge in the United States who rejected the Mountain View company’s plan to digitize every book ever published and make it widely available to all.
The decision, by Judge Denny Chin, means that a $125 million settlement agreed between Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers could now have to be renegotiated if the project wants to progress. The project is the brain child of soon-to-be CEO Larry Page and would see all books ever published made available to everyone via its Google Books portal. While Google was initially sued by the authors and publishers back in 2005 they subsequentially reached a settlement with them, but then faced opposition from rivals like Amazon and Microsoft, as well as academics, authors, copyright experts, the US Justice Department and foreign goverments – which led to the current legal proceedings.
Google currently has around 15 million books scanned and all of the out of copyright books are available in their entirety. Of the books still in copyright, Google has licences for some and shows around 20 percent of these titles while for those it has no licence for it displays only a few pages. Giving his decision, Judge Chin cited copyright, antitrust and other concerns saying the settlement went too far. He said it would have granted Google a “de facto monopoly” and the right to profit from books without the permission of copyright owners. However the door has been left open for a new settlement to be made, with Judge Chin adding: “The creation of a universal digital library would benefit many,” however the current agreement was “not fair, adequate and reasonable.”
Google were obviously disappointed saying: “Like many others, we believe this agreement has the potential to open up access to millions of books that are currently hard to find in the US today.” However, those opposing the settlement were happy with the decision: “Even though it is efficient for Google to make all the books available, the orphan works and unclaimed books problem should be addressed by Congress, not by the private settlement of a lawsuit,” said Pamela Samuelson, a copyright expert at the University of California, Berkeley.
It remains to be seen what Google’s next step will be, but with Page stepping up to the top job next month, it is unlikely they are just going to forget about the project and we expect to see them back in the courtroom very soon.
In better news for Google, it has been granted a patent for “Systems and methods for enticing users to access a web site” - aka Google Doodles. Crediting Sergey Brin as the sole inventor of the Doodles, the decision comes ten years after Google initially applied for the patent.
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IT services companies bet on digital amid business slowdown2 min read . Updated: 07 May 2020, 03:04 PM IST
- Organisations that have moved to cloud have been able to respond to the covid-19 crisis very well, Wipro says
- Infosys is seeing an uptick in demand for certain areas of digital such as virtualisation and cloud with people working from home
BENGALURU: Indian IT services companies are betting on generating revenues from their digital business which has seen growth despite the slowdown amid the covid-19 crisis.
While each company defines “digital" in slightly different ways, areas like cloud, cyber security, and data analytics are generally categorised under this business unit.
Wipro Ltd does not define digital purely based on technology. “For us, it is about strategy, design and technology delivered in new ways of working. We believe digital is about transformation and that is our primary lever for categorisation," Rajan Kohli, president of Wipro Digital told Mint in a recent interview.
All organisations have realised that migrating to cloud is one of the best things that have happened for them, Bhanumurthy B.M., Wipro’s chief operating officer said in an analyst call post Q4 results. "The organisations that have moved to cloud have been able to respond to this (covid-19 crisis) very well," he said.
Infosys Ltd is seeing an uptick in demand for certain areas of digital such as virtualisation and cloud with people working from home. “Virtualization, cloud, workspace transformation all form part of digital and they are one of the elements of digital where we will see some traction, anything that helps clients to move more and more of their work into the remote working approach," Salil Parekh, CEO, Infosys said during the recent earnings. “There are other elements of digital, which potentially are more project related, which we think will become slower in the coming quarters."
India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd also marked out particular areas of digital which are expected to grow. “There will be specific areas like security, cloud migration, like rolling out these new-age, what we call distributed digital workspaces, which require a very strong binding between consulting and execution. Those are the kinds of consulting areas that will be in demand," Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO, TCS said during the Q4 earnings.
“That is where the focus of our consulting and SI (system integration) practice is, and we are rapidly cycling into those services. We are creating a catalogue of many of these execution-cum-advice-led services, which we believe will be very valuable and in demand in the near future," Gopinathan added.
Mumbai-based competitor Tech Mahindra Ltd expects focus on digital transformation to return in the medium term. C.P. Gurnani, CEO, Tech Mahindra said during the earnings that although the demand traction of the first three quarters of FY20 has reversed in Q4, “we expect that the focus on digital transformation, remote working, and network modernisation will recover in the medium term."
Evidently, digital revenues have been consistently growing for these companies. Infosys’ digital revenues grew 31.7% y-o-y and contributed 41.9% to the total revenues for the fourth quarter. Wipro’s digital business continued to grow 34.6% on year and contributed 41.2% to the company’s overall revenues in the quarter ended March.
For Tech Mahindra, digital revenues grew 2% sequentially and stood at 44% of total revenues for the fourth quarter. On the other hand, TCS removed digital as a separate classification about two quarters ago citing overlap between their core and digital offerings.
Analysts believe the definition of “digital" has changed over the years. “Digital is not discretionary spend anymore; it is the centre of activity. Obviously, the deals could be much smaller, more outcome based, and the money is being spent in a more nuanced manner now," said Sanchit Vir Gogia, CEO & chief analyst, Greyhound Research.


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By Keri Algar
SYDNEY, NSW: Speaker specialist Bose trumped big players Sony, Philips, LG and Logitech in a survey released today measuring consumer satisfaction for iPod speaker docks.
Bose scored top marks for design, portability, volume and sound quality but was outdone by all the other brands for price. Logitech came out on top for price, but performed mostly average across the other categories.
Sony and Philips came in a close second to Bose having performed above average in all divisions.
“Our first iPod speaker dock survey showed Bose was the clear winner in its customer’s eyes, beating competitors Sony, Philips, Logitech and LG,” said Canstar Cannex’s head of research, Steve Mickenbecker.
“Bose proved its popularity in Australia and topped the survey in the categories of overall satisfaction, sound quality, volume, design and portability.
“The survey showed Sony won the best features category and Logitech’s customers voted them first place for the price of their iPod speaker dock systems.”
Common consumer complaints for iPod speaker docks included units that don’t charge while they are playing, bulkiness, lack of portability for units without batteries, sound quality and price.


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InfoCision CEO is out, company founder’s son takes helm
Published: October 10, 2012 - 06:07 PM
| Updated: October 12, 2012 - 01:07 AM
By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal business writer
InfoCision President & CEO Carl Albright focuses on questions about a recent Bloomberg news story on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in Akron, Ohio. InfoCision announced that Albright was replaced by Craig taylor as CEO of the company.(Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
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Disney Cruise Line is bringing back a little class to high seas with the introduction of a Champagne Brunch aboard the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy's upscale French restaurant Remy. Earlier in 2012, the line brought an end to another popular...
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Cefdinir dispersible tablets, the first modern pharmaceutical, passed the consistency evaluation
Time of Update: 2020-02-06
In 2018, the sales revenue (excluding tax) of Zhijun cefdinir dispersible tablets (0.1g) was about 150 million yuan.
A batch of drugs were investigated involving vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets, aspirin enteric coated tablets
Time of Update: 2019-12-27
Source: Sichuan food and Drug Administration ▍ sorting out: Cypress blue - drugstore Manager A number of drugs were investigated, involving vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets, aspirin
The fourth evaluated enterprise of escitalopram oxalate tablets was born
Time of Update: 2019-11-13
On November 13, Huahai pharmaceutical announced that it had recently received the approval document for drug registration approved and issued by the State Food and drug
Shanghai and Huangyao Danning tablets are approved to be certified by overseas production sites in Canada
Time of Update: 2019-09-29
September 29, 2019 / AP / -- recently, Shanghai and Huangyao Danning tablet officially obtained the approval document of production site certification (FSRN: 5000525) outside
Brief introduction to the main structure and operation of tablet press
Time of Update: 2019-06-25
It is not able to rotate freely to press tablet punching rod with special-shaped die.
After 10 months of submission, Xinyi balance metformin hydrochloride tablets passed the consistency evaluation
Time of Update: 2019-04-30
Recently, Shanghai Xinyi balance Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., received the approval document for supplementary
Huahai pharmaceutical passed the consistency evaluation according to the "original research technology transfer" of feiwelun tablets
Time of Update: 2019-04-28
Recently, Huahai pharmaceutical industry issued an enterprise announcement, saying that on December 29, 2018, the State Drug Administration issued the circular on the catalogue
Moxifloxacin hydrochloride tablets of Haizheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. passed who PQ certification
Time of Update: 2018-11-16
According to the confirmation letter, moxifloxacin hydrochloride tablets produced by the company have passed the PQ certification of who and have been listed in the list of who recommended procurement.
What are the precautions when using high speed rotary tablet press
Time of Update: 2018-08-10
If unqualified, do not press hard, otherwise it will affect the normal operation and service life of the machine and the loss of raw materials.
In principle, the design of the core forced feeding system of tablet press should not be sloppy
Time of Update: 2017-05-04
Tablet press as the name implies is the production of flaky items, which include drugs and candy
Nowadays, the policy of the second child is open, and the demand
All the FDA approved dispersive tablets are here
Time of Update: 2016-07-21
In recent years, the rapid development of oral fast-release preparations, dispersible tablets also rely on its disintegration time limited similar performance riding the east wind
Factors affecting normal operation and service life of tablet press
Time of Update: 2015-07-09
In the production process, the quality of the tablet shall be inspected regularly to see if it meets the requirements Adjust it.
After the ginkgo leaf incident, it's the turn for Compound Danshen tablet to play
Time of Update: 2015-06-09
The inspection basis for Compound Danshen tablets is the first part of Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 edition and the supplementary inspection methods and approval documents for inspection items of the State Food and drug administration.
Is it reasonable for "digoxin tablets" to soar ten times after the government's price cancellation
Time of Update: 2015-06-08
Source: China Economic Net / Lin huocan 2015-06-08 low price drugs cancel the maximum retail price limit set by the government, in order to ensure that these low-cost drugs
Technical principle of rotary tablet press
Time of Update: 2014-11-05
At present, with the combination of imitation and self-made research of domestic tablet press, 33 punch rotary tablet press, single punch tablet press and basket tablet press
Several requirements should be paid attention to in the use of multi-functional tablet press
Time of Update: 2014-10-17
I hope you can use it normally, and improve the production efficiency and service life of the multi-functional tablet press.
Important factors for multi-functional tablet press to give full play to its advantages
Time of Update: 2014-10-16
In recent years, with the deepening of GMP transformation in pharmaceutical factories, the production of multifunctional tablet press has also developed to a level
What should be done to clean the tablet press
Time of Update: 2014-09-10
Generally, the cleaning work of the tablet press shall be done according to the regulations.
Baiyunshan: after the approval of the imitation Viagra tablet, the API is under review
Time of Update: 2014-08-01
Source: on the evening of July 31, 2014, Baiyunshan (600332), on August 1, 2014, issued a Clarification Announcement on the website of securities times
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The development of domestic tablet press is inevitable
Time of Update: 2014-04-20
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A Shropshire big data firm has been recognised as a leader in digital innovation after scooping a top business award.
A prominent residential development site in Market Drayton has been sold to Shropshire company Belford Homes.
One of the country’s most influential business leaders is to headline a major event next month to help Shropshire businesses capitalise on the digital revolution.
The organisations leading some of the county’s biggest construction and housing projects will share procurement tips during a series of workshops at an event later this month.
Business leaders in Telford have the chance to champion their industry and shape the future of the town.
A Shropshire wedding planner is celebrating her own silver anniversary working at an award winning World Heritage Site hotel.
More lives will be saved with a new fast acting major haemorrhage control treatment which is being distributed by a Shropshire medical supply firm.
Farm and country store giant TFM has shipped its first orders to the USA within weeks of going live with its new website - developed and upgraded by a Shropshire firm.
Businesses in Shropshire have been warned they face financial penalties and potential director’s disqualification if they aren’t prepared ahead of statutory wage payments increasing on 1 April.
Shrewsbury-based Aaron & Partners LLP has strengthened its Family team with the appointment of a new Solicitor.


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According to the German Motor Transport Authority, of the 168,148 vehicles registered in the country in May 2020, only 3.3% were electric. In 2019, less than two percent of new cars registered in Germany were electric.
The order was issued in the framework of the economic recovery project, in which the government allocated 130 billion euros. It comes into force on July 1, 2020: the government will give gas stations subsidies for opening electric car charging points.
The authorities expect that, on the one hand, such measures will significantly accelerate the growth in the number of electric vehicles in the country, and on the other hand, it will increase consumer demand for cars.
The government intends to issue subsidies for the purchase of electric cars, and when purchasing large SUVs that are highly polluting, the owners will be required to pay a tax of 6 thousand euros.
Experts believe that subsidies for the purchase of electric cars and the appearance of charging stations at gas stations will significantly increase the number of owners of environmentally friendly vehicles.
“In 97% of cases, the reason people refuse to buy an electric car is their limited driving range. The emergence of a large number of charging stations across the country will solve this problem, ”said Diego Biasi, chairman, and co-founder of Quercus Real Assets, to the agency.


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Both Google and Facebook have pledged to offer funding to small businesses as part of a help package to give financial support during the disruption caused by COVID-19.
Google has unveiled a $340 million ad grant program to support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The aim of Google’s grant program is to “alleviate some of the cost of staying in touch with customers”. This program is part of a larger global plan they have put in place to assist businesses affected.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated in a recent post “As the coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen around the world, it’s taking a devastating toll on lives and communities. To help address some of these challenges, today we’re announcing a new $800+ million commitment to support small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), health organisations and governments, and health workers on the front line of this global pandemic.”
What we know about the Google grant programme so far:
Facebook has also announced they will support small businesses by offering $100 million in cash grants and ad credit. This will help up to 30,000 small businesses across 30 countries. The goal of this initiative is to keep companies’ workforces strong, help with their rent costs, connect with more customers and to help cover operational costs.
There are some predefined criteria in order for the small business to be eligible. These are:
At present, Facebook offers you to sign up to receive future updates about the Small Business Grants programme, so if you believe you fit within the eligibility requirements, we would suggest you sign up to keep updated. At the time of writing (8th April 2020) the programme is expected to be launched in the UK in the coming weeks – just get in touch if you need support with your application, and we will work together with our Facebook agency representatives to guide you through the qualification process.


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Is Record-Breaking 'Game of Thrones' Piracy a Problem for HBO?
Recently, the torrent news website TorrentFreak revealed that the second episode of season four of HBO's "Game of Thrones" was the most downloaded TV episode ever.
Trending on the Topix Network
Fri Apr 18, 2014
Economics Daily Digest: Inequality was not an accident
Mychal Denzel Smith writes that the U.S. economy was built on a foundation of inequality for women and racial minorities, and that we must fight racism and sexism if we hope to close the wealth gap.
OpenStack's French Connection: eNovance
One of the few services available for implementing OpenStack clouds is eNovance, a major contributor to the OpenStack project.
Wed Apr 16, 2014
Apple iTunes Adds TBS Programming
Apple Computer and Turner Broadcasting System , a Time Warner company, on Tuesday announced the availability of TBS programming on the iTunes Music Store for $1.99 a download, including content from CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, according to an Aug. 1 Apple release on Yahoo Finance .
Bertelsmann Announces 2013 Fiscal Year Results, Part I
Beet.TV will be in London in April for a bunch of tapings. As part of our visit, we will be covering the FT Digital Media Summit on April 25-26.
AOL to Sell Digital Movie Downloads
AOL, Time Warner's Internet arm, on Thursday announced deals with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros.
AOL Scoops Up Video Advertiser Lightningcast
Lightningcast, a broadband video advertiser, is the latest firm to be scooped up by media behemoth Time Warner's Internet service provider, AOL, The Wall Street Journal reports .
And the winner of the largest BitTorrent swarm ever goes toa
The HBO episode generated more than 193,000 pirates simultaneously sharing the same file late Monday.
Tue Apr 15, 2014
YouTube to Offer Video Ads
YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, will soon start selling video advertisements to be displayed on its homepage and on pages specially generated by its advertising customers, in a move meant to bring in additional revenue and influence the way customers purchase ad space, as well as what formats they choose to advertise in, The Wall Street ... (more)
AOL Free-Services Plan Stirs Skeptics
As AOL tears down the few remaining walls that once enclosed its proprietary online service, some question whether it will be able to thrive as a business driven mostly by online advertising.
Brian Stelter on CNN's new TV app
At a presentation for advertisers last week, CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker called it "our most important announcement of the day."
Fri Apr 11, 2014
Mediabistro Early Bird Newsfeed
Senate Panel Expresses Caution on Merger of Cable Giants Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern on Wednesday that the proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable would raise the prices consumers pay for cable television and high-speed Internet service while leaving them with fewer choices for video programming.
Thu Apr 10, 2014
CNN to use 9pm for original series, documentaries, Variety reports
Time Warner announces proposed $1.4B financing by Time Inc Time Warner Inc. and Time Inc. announced that, in connection with Time Warner Inc.'s previously announced intention to separate Time Inc. from Time Warner Inc., Time Inc. plans to raise an aggregate $1.4B of debt through an offering of unsecured senior notes and by entering into a secured ... (more)
Wed Apr 09, 2014
Comcast, facing skeptics in Congress, defends Time Warner deal
Comcast Corp. defended its $45.2 billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable as lawmakers questioned the effects that combining the two largest U.S. cable companies would have on consumers and competition.
The Washington Post
Astrologer Susan Miller answers your questions
Susan Miller is the founder of Astrology Zone , which debuted in December 1995 on Time Warner.
Tue Apr 08, 2014
'Game of Thrones' Premiere Breaks Piracy Record
When the season four premiere of HBO's fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones aired on Sunday night, a record 6.6 million viewers tuned in legally.
Comcast pitches Time Warner deal as boost to innovation
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company, is telling regulators it can offer advanced video services and spread high-speed Internet service without harming competition if it's allowed to buy No.
Dallas Morning News
Comcast pitches Time Warner deal to FCC as boost to innovation
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest U.S. cable company, told regulators it can offer advanced video services and spread high-speed Internet service without harming competition if it's allowed to buy No.
Sun Apr 06, 2014
'Game Of Thrones' Premiere Crashes HBO Go
It's happening again. After viewer demand for the True Detective finale overwhelmed HBO's streaming service last month , HBO Go customers took to the Web again tonight to complain that they can't access the fourth season premiere.
Time Goes All in on Programmatic with Exchange Powered by Google
With the imminent spinoff from its parent company Time Warner, magazine publishing unit Time Inc. is steadily stretching its legs in the "programmatic" trading of its advertising space, after already spending three years in the space.


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Toyota’s Crayon electric car, due to be launched in Japan in May, will be the first commuter hire car that can be booked over the internet.
The Crayon can be hired for shopping trips, journeys to and from local stations or airports, or used by tourists.
Featuring global satellite positioning and location by mobile phone, the tiny two-seater can be reserved over a closed internet system.
The Crayon Centre in Toyota City will track cars and allocate customers the nearest vehicle. Toyota plans to provide 50 cars around its HQ and local Motomachi heliport, and to sign up 300 regular customers.


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Chinese New Year fireworks cancelled
THE celebratory fireworks for Chinese New Year in Airlie Beach have been cancelled.
Tourism Whitsundays announced the event would not go ahead due to weather conditions on its Facebook page today.
"We still encourage you to please make welcome our Chinese visitors and remember the few key things your teams can do to celebrate Chinese New Year!” the post read.
Tourism Whitsundays apologised for any inconvenience the cancellation may have caused to business plans and Chinese visitors.


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At the recent AUSPACK expo, the Irish-owned and manufactured Combilift WR and WR-4 pedestrian reach stackers on stand were “attention grabbing”, according to Chris Littlewood, country manager, Combilift Australia.
This was no surprise, Littlewood told PKN, confirming that the WR models are the most commonly produced pedestrian reach stackers for the Australian market and that the local pedestrian market “is going from strength to strength”.
Littlewood believes that one of the reasons for this is that no forklift licence is required in Australia to operate the pedestrian reach stackers, so their running costs are significantly reduced.
He also says that the stackers are convenient to use, as they can be safely operated by anybody within an organisation – a plus, particularly when there are staff shortages, which has lately become a common problem.
Running through a comparison of the two models, Littlewood pointed out that that the WR 4 is specifically designed for long loads and narrow aisles and can travel in multi-directions, whereas the WR operates in one or two.
“The WR 4 is extensively used within other organisations particularly those dealing with timber or steel or concrete, but also within a more internal warehouse environment, simply because it allows you to operate in a four-way direction,” he explains.
Also on display at the stand was the Combilift CS counterbalance stacker with a lift capacity ranging from 800 kilograms to two tonnes, which Littlewood says provides enormous flexibility and is well suited to a warehouse and packaging environment. All models on display are equipped with Combilift’s patented multi-position tiller arm, which Littlewood says provides optimum safety for the operator and those around them.
He explains that the tiller arm can be turned to the left or right to allow an operator to remain at the side of the stacker, enabling full visibility of the load and forks, while maintaining full steering control.
Littlewood is thrilled that the WR models have been so popular at the show. “Of course, any opportunity where an organisation is going to be able to find efficiencies within their own facilities is going to be of benefit to them,” he adds.
Littlewood believes that AUSPACK provides the ideal arena for visitors to discover more on the Combilift brand. “Our intention is always around market awareness. We are the largest in the world in what we do, and we are focused on what we call mass customisation – 90 per cent of the products that we manufacture are customised to an organisation’s own requirements, and we need more people to know about that,” he says.


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FUD Zilla reports NVIDIA will introduce the GeForce GTS 250 and the mobile GeForce GTX 280M parts tomorrow. The names of these products sound pretty new, but unfortunately they're still based on the G92 design. Enthusiasts scoff at these rebranding practices, but the rumour site heard from NVIDIA's partners that the card is expected to sell well, because it sounds better than the old GeForce 9800 GTX+.
Partners believe that this card might sell well, at last in retail where Geforce GTS 250 sounds better than the “old” 9800 GTX+. The second major launch are three new mobile chips, the GTX 280M, GTX 260M, and GTS 160M all geared up to bring back Nvidia's notebook dominance.
Last, but certainly not the least, are 3D monitors and 3D vision glasses that have already launched in the US, which should be available around the span of CeBIT. The event starts tomorrow in German cold and rainy Hanover and lasts for the rest of the week.
For new cards from AMD you'll have to wait until next month, the 55nm Radeon HD 4890 (RV790) is expected in April, while the Radeon HD 4750 and 4770 are slated for May.


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Books on President Xi Jinping's shelves
Editor's note:As the new year dawns, have you made any new resolution? Let's make a whole new start by reading a book. Here are some titles we have selected from President Xi Jinping's shelves, hope you will enjoy.
- Chartered flights to connect China's Sanya, Siem Reap
- Heavy smog suspends schools, causes travel problems
- Urbanization to unleash China's growth potential
- Photos of newborn holding oxygen mask go viral
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- Apple had a fairly positive week following the launch of the latest iPhone models.
- The good news included strong pre-orders for the iPhone 6S and also upgrade of the stock by various investment firms.
- However, the new week started on a wrong foot with a first major large scale attack on the App store.
- The latest news raises the question whether or not the App Store attack will weigh down on Apple stock Price?
A week of largely positive news surrounding the Apple stock, including soaring iPhone 6S sales and announcement of the iPhone upgrade program, was followed by some sour news as Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) app store came under its first major Malware attack. As reported on BBC, the attack was facilitated by the creation of a counterfeit version of iOS, developed by hackers, which was then pushed to app developers for use.
The attack was the first large scale attack on the app store, which was made possible by hackers embedding a malicious code in various apps by persuading developers to use the counterfeit version of iOS. So what exactly was the impact of the attack?
An obvious question would be the number of users exposed to the attack? In January 2015, Apple made a huge announcement; the milestone of selling its 1 billionth iOS devices had been reached. Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc., had celebrated the milestone on Twitter.
1 Billion iOS devices shipped!!
— Philip Schiller (@pschiller) January 27, 2015
With no clear count on the total number of current iOS users, it would be safe to assume that they definitely total in the hundreds of millions, who were probably exposed to the attack.
However, as reported on Reuters, the attack had led to no data theft, which is probably the only silver lining here. The malware was found in over 344 apps, as reported by Qihoo 360 on their blog, including apps like the hugely popular Chinese chat app 'WeChat'. WeChat cleared the air, stating that the malware impacted the older version, WeChat 6.2.5 and the issue has been addressed and fixed in the latest 6.2.6 version.
The attack could raise questions on the previously impregnable security of the app store and also the app review process. While this could lead to certain questions regarding Apple and its app store security, We are fairly certain Apple will come out of the attack with a stronger and more secure fortress around its app store.
Considering the strong fundamentals of the company, we continue to remain bullish on the Apple stock. Any fall in the Apple stock price, following the malware incident can be used as another opportunity to accumulate the currently attractive Apple shares. Our bullish view is also reflected in our Apple stock analysis.


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Fortnite developer Epic Games has shocked (and annoyed) fans by releasing content update 11.10.
Without any kind of pre-release teaser or official announcement, Epic has dropped the new update out of nowhere.
As discovered by Lucas7yoshi and FNBRLeaks, the new Battle Royale update adds the Harpoon Gun to Fortnite.
“So, yes. A Content Update was pushed out at 8am EST (19m ago),” reads a FNBRLeaks tweet.
“This introduces the Harpoon Gun, it does 75 Damage to players and has 10 Shots, acts similar to a Grappler but doesn’t actually include mobility.”
You can see the Harpoon Gun in action with the new gameplay video below.
And seeing as how Epic has given up releasing patch notes, there’s no word on what else the update changes (if anything).
Fans aren’t happy about the stealth release and lack of patch notes, and have complained to Epic about the lack of communication.
Check out some of the best Fortnite update 11.10 tweets below…
“Epic just silently added a harpoon gun to fortnite without saying anything, great communication this season!”
“Okay, Fortnite Team… First not announcing patch notes since Ch.2 dropped, now you can’t do the outmost simplest thing… announce the next updates. Supposed to keep us “up to date” on things.”
“Ok if @FortniteGame isn’t even releasing patch notices. I’m done, this game has been stale sense chapter 2 launched. It WAS fun at first but they took everything that made it fun and just got rid of it.And now they’ve gone to the extent to not even announce patched or patch notes.”
“Wait, they stil don’t do patch notes? Transparent as hell this chapter.”
“Fortnite was doing so good for a min but now pubs are unplayable map is dark af stutters during like every fight no communication on whats going with the game because no patch notes just left in the dark.”
The Harpoom Gun was actually discovered in game files following last week’s initial 11.10 update.
The update primarily revolved around the introduction of the Fortnitemares event, which has just come to an end.
The 11.10 patch also made partying up with friends even easier than before.
This is because players were able to assign nicknames to friends, which are visible no matter how often they change their account name.


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Customers flocked to Apple stores around the world on Friday to get their first close-up look at the company's smartwatch, while online orders were backlogged until June.
The Apple Watch, company chief Tim Cook's first new major product and the company's first foray into the personal luxury goods market, was available for preorder online and to try out in stores by appointment, but not to take home.
On April 24, the watch goes on sale officially online and through appointments in shops, including trendy fashion boutiques in Paris, London and Tokyo, part of Apple's strategy of positioning the wearable computer as a must-have accessory.
But soon after online preorders opened on Friday, Apple's website listed shipping times in June for some models of the watch and four to six weeks for others, raising questions about whether Apple underestimated demand for its newest product.
Testing Apple's mastery of consumer trends, the watch is an untried concept for the Cupertino, California-based company. It straddles a technology market accustomed to rapid obsolescence and luxury goods whose appeal lies in their enduring value.
Before the Paris Apple store opened at 9 a.m. local time, about 100 people were lined up outside. Staff cheered and applauded the first customers, most of them men under 30 years old.
"I have everything from Apple, so now I need to get the watch," 19-year-old Jeremy Dugue, wearing an Armani leather jacket, said after ordering the stainless steel model at $1,218.
The Apple Watch sport starts at $349 while the standard version comes in at $549 in the United States. High-end "Edition" watches with 18-karat gold alloys are priced from $10,000 and go as high as $17,000.
Within the first hour in Paris, many customers had preordered their watch. Several went for the entry-level model with a black plastic watchband.
"It was comfortable, I didn't think it would be that comfortable. It's an easy way of managing your busy life," said 19-year old student Omar Alborno, one of the first to try on the watch at London's luxury Selfridges department store.
Earlier on Friday, Apple's flagship store in Sydney's financial district was packed with those hoping to get the first peek at the device, although just around 20 die-hard fans lined up out front, modest by the standards of a major Apple launch.
Long wait times will likely stimulate more demand for the watch - which allows users to check email, listen to music and make phone calls when paired with an iPhone - with little risk of losing impatient customers, said JMP analyst Alex Gauna.
"You would want to catch up by the holiday season," Gauna said. "But based on what’s out there in Android land, I don’t think there’s an extreme risk in near term of losing customers who must have a smartwatch and will go to some alternative."
Android is Google's mobile operating system used on many smartwatches.
Reviewers this week praised the watch, which also helps users monitor their health and exercise, as "beautiful" and "stylish" but gave it poor marks for relatively low battery life and slow-loading apps.
Sales estimates for 2015 vary widely. Piper Jaffray predicts 8 million units and Global Securities Research forecasts 40 million. By comparison, Apple sold nearly 200 million iPhones last year.
Apple's watch is widely expected to outsell those by Samsung, Sony Corp and Fitbit, which have attracted modest interest from consumers. It will likely account for 55 percent of global smartwatch shipments this year, according to Societe Generale.
"Apple will outsell its wearable rivals by a very wide margin but it will do this on the power of its brand and its design alone," independent technology analyst Richard Windsor said.
"Consequently, I am sticking to my 20 million forecast for the first 12 months and see the potential for some sogginess in the stock as reality sets in."
Apple shares were down 0.27 percent at $126.60 in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq.


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The London Interbank Offered Rate for dollars has dropped to a record low, prompting the credit markets to loosen up.
Fort Worth, TX (WiredPRNews.com)—The credit market may be loosening up as the LIBOR, or London Interbank Offered Rate, for US currency has dropped to its lowest rate in four years.
According to an October 17, 2008 article by Keith Jenkins that appeared at the Wall Street Journal’s website, the three-month dollar rate that banks charge each other has been dropping which shows that confidence is returning to the credit markets. This drop in LIBOR rates makes it easier for banks to loan money to each other for short-term cash loans.
While the national average unemployment rate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, has held steady at 6.1%, the big-ticket purchases like cars have slowed in recent months.
According to an October 15, 2008 Associated Press article by Martin Crutsinger that appeared in Yahoo.com, automobile sales are down 3.8%. Similar declines have hit department stores, according to the Crutsinger article, with appliance sales dropping 1.5% and furniture sales dropping 2.3%.
However, with all the drops in consumer and commercial spending, the drop in the LIBOR is a significant signal that the economy is improving, as banks are much more willing to make short-term loans to each other. Another testament to the fundamental soundness of the economy is the fact that unemployment is quite low. The recent rise to 6.1% is a high, after several years of the national unemployment average of staying steady at 5%.


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AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) plans to raise its early termination fee for smartphones and netbooks from $175 to $325, effective June 1. The change comes just ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected launch of the next iPhone, and amid continuing speculation over when AT&T might lose its exclusive hold on the popular smartphone.
Additionally, AT&T said it will drop the ETF on feature and messaging phones from $175 to $150. Both of the changes do not affect current customers, but will be applied to new and renewing subscribers. The ETFs are pro-rated, and drop $10 per month.
Despite persistent speculation that AT&T will lose its iPhone exclusivity, an AT&T spokesman told AllThingsD that the move has "nothing to do with the iPhone or any other device."
Recently, the FCC has increased its scrutiny of wireless carriers' ETF policies to see whether they harm consumers. Carriers defend the policies as a way to provide the newest handsets to customers at subsidized prices while ensuring they can recoup the expense of those subsidies if customers break their contracts early.
Last November, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) announced it would raise its ETF from $175 to $350 for what it termed "advanced devices," which include some netbooks and smartphones. In January, the FCC sent letters to the four Tier 1 wireless carriers as well as Google, asking them to explain in detail their ETF policies for handsets. In responses in February, the companies defended their practices, arguing they are transparent about the terms of the fees and that ETFs protect device subsidies.
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Lispro may be a cheap(er) insulin. Here's why it probably won't save us much cash
Opinion: A lack of competition and back-door insurance 'rebates' are the real culprits in a market that has nearly doubled insulin prices since 2012.
We pay more than $500 every 90 days for the two insulins my Type 1 diabetic husband literally cannot live without.
That’s our out-of-pocket cost. With insurance.
And we’re not alone. The average insulin cost has nearly doubled since 2012, according to a bipartisan congressional report, squeezing the wallets of the 7.5 million Americans who rely on it.
No wonder so many diabetics are scrambling to find the new half-price insulin Eli Lilly is marketing, a generic (well, not exactly) equivalent of its short-acting Humalog insulin. Even if, apparently, it's nearly impossible to find in Arizona.
But the “deal” of a $137 list-price vial of insulin may be short-lived, even if diabetics could more easily get their hands on it. Because it alone won’t fix the core problems plaguing the insulin market.
Problem: There is no generic insulin
As the congressional report details, only three manufacturers produce insulin in the United States, while three wholesalers control about 85% of the distribution market.
Each of the insulins they produce are brand names, which means there are no true generics to help drive down prices (even Insulin Lispro Injection, the Humalog equivalent, is an “authorized generic,” but more on that in a bit).
LILLY EXECUTIVE:20+ Arizona pharmacies have ordered Lispro
Manufacturers keep renewing their patents on the brand names with only small improvements in the formulas. And, according to the congressional report, they even pay generic manufacturers not to produce the older, off-patent drugs.
So, yeah, there’s little competition – except between these three manufacturers, which then offer non-disclosed “rebates” to insurers to make their drugs the preferred formulary. We had to switch my husband’s long-acting insulin from Lantus (a Sanofi product) to Basalgar (manufactured by Eli Lilly) a while back for this exact reason.
There was no medical need for the change – it’s just that if we wanted to pay an arm instead of an arm and a leg for an essential prescription, we had to do what our insurance company said. Thankfully, my husband adjusted OK to the new insulin. Some folks aren’t that lucky.
Why Lispro may not save us much
That’s why I’m not holding my breath for Lispro to dramatically change what we pay. As NPR reported, “authorized generics” are typically introduced by name-brand manufacturers to compete with generics. But there are no true generic insulins.
That’s why some experts think Eli Lilly is introducing Lispro simply to give insurers an option: “Pay the full list price for a brand-name drug and receive a higher rebate,” as NPR noted, “or pay the lower price for the authorized generic and receive a presumably smaller rebate.”
Either way, that's not going to help many diabetics' bottom line.
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., have suggested a slew of changes to encourage competition from true generics, to inject some transparency in the formulary change process and even to cap out-of-pocket drug costs for patients with chronic conditions.
Colorado did the latter this year, passing a bill that capped insulin costs for those with insurance to $100 a month, forcing insurers to absorb the balance. Which sounds great (we’d love to pay $1,200 a year for insulin!) – but absent any other reforms, it’ll probably just force companies to engage in even more shady rebate deals.
Which could drive insulin or insurance prices up even more. And perpetuate the affordability problem for the rest of us.
The good news is that Arizona Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek, has pledged to take this on in the next legislative session. She's just starting to delve into the research but recognizes that it's going to take a series of reforms to actually solve the insulin affordability issue, not just push around costs.
I'm eager to see what she comes up with.
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DKSH unveils high-end imports
DKSH, a market expansion services provider with a focus on Asia, recently announced major success in with three widely known luxury brands in Thailand, Montblanc, Aigner and Maurice LaCroix.
Alongside the announcement, the company plans to launch two newly acquired top brands that it has successfully sealed deals and signed the agreements with. These two new brands will strengthen its already strong product portfolio led by Bally, a fashion brand from Switzerland, and Lamy, the German pen maker.
Vanchuen Thongjen, DKSH luxury boss, said: “In 2018, we have strengthened our luxury and lifestyle product portfolio, while expanding our product offering to include the categories watches and leather goods. Lately, we have become the authorised seller for the high-end fashion brand Bally in Thailand. To gain more presence in the lifestyle market, we have spearheaded with the leading international lifestyle brand Lamy and plan to introduce two more brands in the near future for a diversified range of product offerings to our target consumers.”
DKSH has been Bally’s authorised distributor since June. The brand has launched its pop-up stores at the first floor of Siam Paragon and M floor in Siam Discovery.
Lamy’s high-quality pens has a brand-new concept store at Siam Discovery at B2S in Central Department Store.


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All the cases that were in the finals of the first edition of the International Highlight Award are now made available as an exclusive e-book! The initiative is promoted by Franchising Brasil, a partnership between the Brazilian Association of Franchising (ABF) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).
The winners of the first edition of the award were announced on October 8, during the Franchising International Congress at Franchising Week. The winning brands were: HNT, Coife Odonto and Maple Bear in the General category, and Chilli Beans in the Strategy and Consolidation category. The edition also included other 10 cases in the finals: N1 Chicken, Bibi Calçados, Grupo SD, Diolaser, Acquazero, Depyl Action, Instituto Embelleze, Oakberry, O Boticário and CleanNew.
The 14 successful cases are presented in full in the Franchising Brasil e-book, which is already available. To access the material, click here. The e-book is available for download in English and Spanish.
Enjoy the reading!
About the International Highlight Award
The purpose of the award is to recognize chains that, by participating in initiatives developed by the program destined for promotion and qualification, have started or achieved a consistent internationalization process of their brands between 2018 and 2020.
The awards ceremony was announced in October, during the Franchising Week, and recognized franchises Maple Bear, Hot N’ Tender and Coife Odonto in the General category, as well as Chilli Beans in the Strategy and Consolidation category. The criteria for the award were evaluated by a judging panel composed of members of the Franchising Brasil Managing Board.
About Franchising Brasil
Franchising Brasil is a sector project carried out by means of a partnership between the Brazilian Association of Franchising (ABF) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) for the internationalization of Brazilian franchise brands and promotion of their businesses abroad. The initiative was developed to promote this business model that is well recognized in the main international markets.


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Nearly one-third of food produced is lost or wasted. During the month of September, FSNet-Africa focused on how we can reduce food loss and waste in pursuit of the SDG 2 goal of #ZeroHunger and the SDG 12 goal of ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns (in particular SDG 12.3, which focuses on food loss and waste). To this end, the #FSNetAfrica4ZeroWaste campaign was launched.
To appreciate the importance of this type of campaign, one needs to understand what is meant by food loss and waste, the underlying causes thereof, and how this links to global sustainability goals such as those contained in the SDGs. Food loss typically happens in the earlier stages of the food supply chain (during production, processing, packaging, storage, and distribution) and involves a reduction in quality and/or quantity of food which then leads to food being disposed of prior to reaching retailers and consumers. Food waste occurs when actors towards the end of the food supply chain (specifically those who sell food directly to consumers and the consumers themselves) discard food because it has gone past its expiration date, has spoiled, or sometimes because of oversupply in markets.
The massive amounts of food that are produced but not actually eaten have far-reaching negative impacts in a world where the number of people suffering from malnutrition and facing acute hunger continues to rise, with current estimates indicating that more than a quarter of a billion (+-265 million) people live on the brink of starvation. These impacts include increased greenhouse gas emissions – among the primary drivers of climate change – and wastage of natural resources such as water. In fact, “around 38% of total energy consumption in the global food system is … utilized to produce food that is either lost or wasted”, and 70% of the water used globally is for agricultural purposes.
Reducing food loss and waste requires proactive steps at every stage in the food system. To explore what some of these steps might be, FSNet-Africa interviewed one of its fellows, Dr Antoinette Anim-Jnr, during an #InConversationWithFSNetAfrica episode on Twitter Spaces. Dr Anim-Jnr, who is a researcher and lecturer from the Department of Animal Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana, is focusing on “Valorising fruit by-products for sustainable small ruminant production in Ghana” for her FSNet-Africa research project. This project explores the use of by-products from the fruit-processing industry as an alternative animal feed source. This not only aims to help make ruminant livestock production practices more eco-friendly and sustainable, but also aligns with global efforts to identify innovative ways to dispose of (and utilise) food waste.
Another highlight of the #FSNetAfrica4ZeroWaste campaign was the commemoration of International Day of Awareness of Food Loos and Waste on 29 September. Researchers in the FSNet-Africa network discussed approaches to guiding more nutritious and sustainable food choices by leveraging the entire food system in a research article entitled “Guiding Nutritious Food Choices and Diets along Food Systems”. This article emphasises that “food loss and waste is now appreciated as key to sustainable food supply chains. Investment and incentivised initiatives are needed to foster diverse food production, preservation, [and] distribution and [to] influence consumers’ behaviour and consumption.”
o post-harvest losses (PHL) on women”. Dr Izdori discussed why and where tomato losses occur as well as strategies to reduce this.
Specific steps that can be taken by farmers, transporters, retailers, and consumers were outlined. For example, retailers are encouraged to display products in such a way as to reduce unnecessary exposure to temperature change, while consumers need to consider how they can change their behaviour around the buying and storage of fresh merchandise (e.g., buying ripe tomatoes to refrigerate/ freeze at home).
The culmination of #FSNetAfrica4ZeroWaste was a campaign on Twitter in which members of the network were encouraged to tweet responses to the question “What will you do to reduce food waste?” and then tag others to respond as well. This campaign brought the key messages around food loss and waste home by focusing on practical, real-world actions that everyday people can take. Some of the responses included freezing fresh produce to prevent them getting spoiled and in order to preserve them for later use, using food scraps for compost, and using oddly shaped or bruised vegetables first when cooking in order to avoid them getting spoiled.
As the proverb says: “waste not, want not”. All food systems actors need to contribute to efforts to use resources and commodities wisely – including through the reduction of food loss and waste – so that we have enough food and resources for all.


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text: This vehicle was sold new in Southern California in 1984. Sadly, the original owner passed away in 1986 and the Jeep was inherited by his brother until being sold to the Seller in early 2022. This CJ7 has just under 82,000 documented miles and has a clean CarFax history report (attached). The Seller states the previous owner dropped a can of spray paint from a shelf onto the hood of the Jeep approximately 20 years ago, which resulted in a small dent and paint chip. At that time, the dent was pulled and the hood was repaint; which the Seller states is a perfect color match. While in the Seller’s possession, he added new Laredo hood stripes as they were never added after the hood was painted.


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This new Buffalo whiskey bar is doing everything right….. including taking sexy photos of the bar/food/whiskey.
Lucky Day Whiskey Bar opened recently in the building previously occupied by Century Grill. It’s Ballyhoo co-owners Tim and Morgan Stevens’ latest business venture, and it couldn’t open soon enough.
Lucky Day features a full menu with a focus on “hand pies,” according to a recent Buffalo Rising article. The 9-inch pastry pies feature a variety of options for ingredients, ranging from rabbit stew to vegetables, similar to a calzone.
The menu features Ballyhoo’s famous mac and cheese, as well as steaks. The late-night menu includes old world-style bar food, like liverwurst on toast and pickled deviled eggs, with serving starting at lunchtime.
Upon opening Lucky Day has roughly 400 different types of whiskey, with that number increasing to 600 by fall. The bar serves both old world and modern whiskeys, as well as classic whiskey cocktails and house cocktails.
Tim Stevens told The Buffalo News the whiskey library goes “deep into brands and varieties, now that whiskeys are obtainable from all around the world.”
There’s also a 20-bottle wine list and 20 beers on tap, according to Buffalo Rising. Lucky Day is also working with Community Beer Works on its own custom brew.
The old world style is clearly on display at Lucky Day. Expect balcony seating overlooking the bar, and first floor booths with old world tapestry draw curtains for privacy. It’s just the right type of old charm that isn’t too overbearing.
The back bar holds up to 600 bottles of whiskey with a rolling library ladder to reach them, according to The News. The restaurant seats about 85 patrons to begin.
“The entire back bar is ceiling to floor, front-lit so the labels will pop,” Tim Stevens told The News. “I want to take it to the ‘Oh my god you’ve gotta see this,’ level, more of a destination if you’re into brown spirits.”
Lucky Day Whiskey Bar
320 Pearl St., Buffalo