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Over the past two years Time Inc., the magazine company, has attempted to position itself as Time Inc., the digital content brand.
Core to the push has been video, which Time Inc. has produced in multiple forms. On the Web, its video team, now at 60 people, is producing around 200 videos each week across Time’s 25 titles. That video output includes short, lightly produced one-off news bits (“Florida Toll Worker’s Firing Doesn’t Sit Well with Regulars”), longer, more in-depth series and live Web shows such as SI Now, People Now and its 120Sports live streaming digital sports network. Time Inc expects to produce 10,000 videos this year.
Time’s commitment to video over the past two years has given it a relevant position on the Web, or at least so says Time Inc. svp of video J.R. McCabe, who joined in 2013 to lead and centralize the company’s video strategy.
“We’ve gone headlong into the business understanding that our brand equity allows us to speak to our consumers this way and expose our brands to people who didn’t know we did video,” he said.
Beyond Web video, Time Inc. has also pushed into longer full-length documentaries. Last week, it inked a deal with digital production and distribution company Rampante for “New Orleans, Here and Now,” a six-part series that will be distributed on Time Inc.’s properties. In a similar vein, in April, it announced SI Films, a sports video unit that it hopes will build on the success of the documentary “A Boy Helps a Town Heal,” which won Time Inc.’s first sports Emmy last year.
Time’s ongoing video push comes at an uncertain time. Not only is it a year into its tenure as an independent publicly traded company, but its core print business continues to face hurdles. Digital video, where CPMs and advertiser interest continues to climb, is for many publishers a way of combatting the revenue contractions elsewhere.
While Time Inc.’s video programming has attracted advertisers such as Siemens and Geico, it still faces some hurdles when it comes shaking its print reputation among advertisers and viewers. “You can scream, ‘We’re a digital content company’ until you are blue in the face, but at the end of the day, they’re still a print brand for most people,” said Will Phung, media VP at M&C Saatchi Mobile. “When I go to something like Sports Illustrated, I’m still not in the mindset where I’m looking to watch video.”
Phung said that when it comes to video, he’s more likely to think of a pure video player such as Hulu or ABC before a convert like Time Inc.
The challenge isn’t lost on McCabe. “We have great brands that have been around for a century but haven’t been looked at as video sources by consumers and advertisers,” he said. To turn that around, he said, Time Inc. has to produce content on a regular basis and push further into live programming, which over time trains viewers to keep coming back.
So far, that viewer interest is mixed. While Time says it gets 300 million user-initiated video streams across its properties, a 139 percent increase over the same time last year, traffic to The Daily Cut, its dedicated video portal, is too small for comScore to measure even six months after its launch.
Distribution remains a core issue for publishers, which have been able to produce more videos but still struggle getting eyeballs to them. Condé Nast, for example, launched its own video portal, The Scene, to be a home for all of the brand’s videos but hasn’t had much luck getting people to come directly to the site.
In an effort to distribute its series more broadly, Time has inked deals with Amazon, CBS Local Digital Media, subscription video service Vessel as well as other local distributors.
“There’s so much to watch out there that it’s vital for us to expose our content more so than ever before,” McCabe said.
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Agreements which will enable the export of pork and dairy products to the Chinese market, as well as the memorandum on cooperation in exporting and importing food products and food safety, were signed today in Belgrade by Serbian Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic and the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, Zhang Jiwen.
Minister Nedimovic said that what remained to be done was to sign an agreement on phytosanitary protection. He expects the first Chinese inspection to take place in the upcoming months and that Serbian products will become available on the Chinese market by the end of the year, the Ministry of Agriculture says in a press release.
He emphasized that the expected this to take place by the Shanghai agriculture fair, held in November.
– The signing of these documents is a strategic thing for Serbia in the field of agriculture, due to the opening of the Chinese market to pork and dairy products – Nedimovic told the press after the signing.
He says that the opening of the Chinese market was what Serbian producers wanted and points out that the next step is for him to inform his Chinese colleagues about which companies from Serbia are interested in exporting.

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Microsoft rolls out 1TB Xbox One
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where video game publishers make announcements and display their wares, is next week in Los Angeles.
To clear the deck before its presentation Monday in the run-up to the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft made a couple of notable – but not too notable – announcements today.
The big one: on June 16 or soon after, you will be able to walk into your nearest video game retailer and walk out with an Xbox One console with 1TB of storage space, double the 500GB that currently comes standard. In an era of 40GB and larger installs and downloads, that 500GB just isn't as spacious as it used to be.
This isn't the first Xbox One to have 1TB in storage – last year's "Call of Duty: Advance Warfare"-themed bundle beats it to the punch – but this is the first one to not be a "limited edition."
(Xbox One consoles can also use any USB 3.0 external hard drive, a good news/bad news solution: external hard drives are much more affordable per GB than what consoles charge, but you have to deal with additional USB cables and AC cords.)
This new 1TB package, which includes the console with a new matte black finish, a controller and, for a limited time, "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," will cost $399, which leads to the two more announcements:
• Starting June 16, a new controller featuring a 3.5mm headset jack and improved shoulder buttons will be available for $64.99. The controller, which will also allow you to update its firmware wirelessly, will be included in the new 1TB package and will eventually be the default controller included in all other bundles.
(If flat black isn't your thing, the controller will also be available in what Microsoft is calling its "Covert Forces" silver-and-black camouflage pattern for the same price.)
• The price of the standard 500GB system has been permanently lowered to $349 from its old $399. If you're saying "But wasn't it $349 already?" you're sort of right: since last holiday, Microsoft has had the system at the lower price as part of a supposedly "limited time" promotion. Now it's permanent.
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Official production of white wine reached 2,173 1,000 hl in 2010 in Hungary, according to Eurostat. This is 7.33 % less than in the previous year.
Historically, official production of white wine in Hungary reached an all time high of 3,817 1,000 hl in 2005 and an all time low of 2,132 1,000 hl in 2006. When compared to Hungary's main peers, official production of white wine in Austria amounted to 1,437 1,000 hl, 370 1,000 hl in Czech Republic and 225 1,000 hl in Slovakia in 2010.
Hungary has been ranked 5th within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of official production of white wine.


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Renmark has been listed as a finalist in the SA top tourism town award.
The local town is the only Riverland contender in the final 32 towns, which can now be voted on via the Tourism Industry Council of SA website.
Voting closes on the 23rd of April 2021 with winners announced in May.
Voting can be done here
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- Which company is worth more Amazon or Walmart?
- Is Amazon worth more than Apple?
- Will Amazon Kill Walmart?
- How does Amazon compare to Walmart?
- Is Walmart catching up to Amazon?
- Is Walmart in debt?
- Who is bigger Google or Amazon?
- Is Amazon going out of business?
- Why does Amazon have no competitors?
- Who is Amazon’s biggest competitor?
- What should you not buy at Walmart?
- Who is Walmart’s biggest competitor?
- Is Walmart closing stores in 2020?
- Why has Walmart been so successful?
- Who owns Walmart now 2019?
- What is Walmart debt to equity ratio?
- Does Target have debt?
- How much debt does Amazon have?
Amazon is worth almost twice as much as Walmart.
As a result, Amazon is worth more than $430 billion.
That’s nearly twice the market value of its rival Walmart (WMT), which has a market cap of a mere $220 billion.
Only Apple (AAPL), Google owner Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are worth more than Amazon.
Which company is worth more Amazon or Walmart?
Amazon, the perpetual retail boogeyman, is now worth more than two and half times its biggest brick-and-mortar counterpart, Walmart. Thanks to slowing e-commerce growth this past holiday season, Walmart saw its biggest one-day drop in stock price in two years — it has lost nearly $35 billion in market cap since Monday.
Is Amazon worth more than Apple?
Amazon beats Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand. Amazon has overtaken Google and Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand at $315.5 billion. Google is in third place, at $309 billion.
Will Amazon Kill Walmart?
Amazon isn’t killing Walmart online. No, not even close. The market research group predicts Walmart will end 2019 with about a 4.6 percent share of the U.S. e-commerce market, up from 4 percent in 2018.
How does Amazon compare to Walmart?
Amazon shares are up about 19% this year. Walmart shares have rallied more than 26%. Amazon has a market value of roughly $888 billion, compared with Walmart’s $334 billion valuation.
Is Walmart catching up to Amazon?
Walmart’s online sales are growing, but it’s still struggling in a key area. Walmart has made several efforts to catch up to Amazon this year, including offering next-day delivery on thousands of items and a new $98 same-day grocery delivery subscription that’s now available from 1,400 of its Supercenters.
Is Walmart in debt?
2019, Walmart had long-term debt of $46.3 billion. Total debt—long and short term—was $54.1 billion. The company’s long-term debt consists of unsecured notes denominated in U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds, and Japanese yen. Walmart’s total debt was $42.7 billion as of Jan.
Who is bigger Google or Amazon?
Amazon bigger than Google
The report, titled 2019 Top BrandZ, claims the value of Amazon’s brand grew by a 52 percent to $315 billion. This helped them move two places from third in the previous list to become the world’s most valuable brand by leapfrogging both Google and Apple, who were in second place.
Is Amazon going out of business?
“Amazon is not too big to fail,” Bezos said, in a recording of the meeting that CNBC has heard. Amazon will go bankrupt. If you look at large companies, their lifespans tend to be 30-plus years, not a hundred-plus years.”
Why does Amazon have no competitors?
A plausible answer is that once an industry is established, the players in the industry keep innovating to increase entry costs. This keeps the competition low, keeps the prices high. Similarly, Amazon might be behaving as a “competitive monopolist”, keeping its profits as low as possible to deter entry.
Who is Amazon’s biggest competitor?
Amazon’s main competitors in the web services sector are Alibaba Group (BABA), Oracle (ORCL), Microsoft (MSFT), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and Google (GOOG).
What should you not buy at Walmart?
15 Things You Should Never Buy at Walmart
- Groceries. Walmart sells more groceries than any other retailer in the United States, but that doesn’t mean consumers actually like shopping there.
- Organic produce. Walmart doesn’t have the cheapest organic produce.
- Maple syrup.
- Store-brand supplements.
- Gift cards.
- Wrapping paper.
Who is Walmart’s biggest competitor?
Walmart’s main rival, Target Corp (TGT), operates approximately 1,800 stores in the United States.
Is Walmart closing stores in 2020?
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is shutting down two stores in North Carolina. Disclosures it filed with the state show pending closures at two stores – in Wadesboro and in Lumberton – could mean nearly 300 layoffs combined. So far in 2020, companies across the state have reported layoffs impacting a combined 2,337 employees.
Why has Walmart been so successful?
Walmart has never been successful in large cities, so they see this new forward integration as a beneficial way to penetrate those markets. Walmart’s operational excellence in supply chain management enables them to provide low prices as it has massive buying power.
Who owns Walmart now 2019?
What is Walmart debt to equity ratio?
Walmart reported Debt to Equity Ratio of 0.92 in 2019. Total Debt is likely to grow to about 76.6 B in 2020, whereas Debt Non Current is likely to drop slightly above 35.2 B in 2020.
Does Target have debt?
What Is Target’s Debt? The image below, which you can click on for greater detail, shows that Target had debt of US$11.5b at the end of August 2019, a reduction from US$13.3b over a year. However, it also had US$1.66b in cash, and so its net debt is US$9.86b.
How much debt does Amazon have?
Amazon increased its U.S. government and agency securities holdings by a record $6.8 billion in 2018, ending the year with $11.7 billion worth of the debt, the most ever, according to the company’s annual report.


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Havenstein pushing help for N.H. businesses
Republican candidate for governor brings campaign to Sea Hagg Distillery
NORTH HAMPTON — Gubernatorial candidate Walt Havenstein continued his “factory floor to entrepreneur” tour Friday with a stop at Sea Hagg Distillery, which the Republican said serves as a perfect example of a business that would benefit from ideological changes at the state level.
The growing rum-makers say their marketing is “limited” because state oversight requires them to drive to Concord to register their sample bottles.
Owner Heather Hughes said she must then return to Concord on another day to purchase those sample bottles back from the state before they can give them to bar owners she's trying to convince to serve Sea Hagg's spirits.
“This has been very frustrating for us,” said Hughes.
The issue is one of several Hughes and her partner, distiller Ron Vars, face from the state, which both enforces distilleries and makes money off the sale of their products.
Havenstein, who will square off in a GOP primary Sept. 9 against Andrew Hemingway, said a “cultural shift” is needed to help startups like Sea Hagg continue to grow New Hampshire's economy and business climate.
“This is exactly the type of thing you want more of here in New Hampshire,” said Havenstein, the former CEO of BAE Systems. “If you're focused on job creation you look at things a lot differently than if you're focused on revenue creation. Let's get focused and start shifting our thinking from enforcement to encouragement.”
Havenstein unveiled earlier this week an economic plan that calls for the creation of 25,000 jobs by Aug. 15, 2007.
The plan centers around cutting some regulations and reducing the business profits tax from 8.5 percent to 7.4 percent. Havenstein said the goal is to make New Hampshire more competitive as well as more supportive of new businesses.
Havenstein said the state's government can be “adversarial” to these types of businesses at times.
“That is fundamentally what we need to change,” said Havenstein.
Havenstein's proposed business profits tax cut is estimated to bring in about $49 million less revenue over a two-year period, although Havenstein said corresponding cuts wouldn't be needed if the state can at least maintain its current rate of growth.
Democratic Party leaders have argued that Havenstein's plan would require service cuts. They have also said New Hampshire's current budget and tax structure has the state poised to continue to lead the nation in export growth while maintaining one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.
In addition to Hughes and Vars, Sea Hagg employs four part-time individuals in their 135 Lafayette Road production facility, which has been open since 2012.
Vars said Sea Hagg is hoping to more than double its output from 1,000 cases of product to 2,500 cases by the end of this year, and the business recently expanded its distribution into Massachusetts and Maine.
Sea Hagg will also soon add a second story to its production room as it eyes other opportunities for expansion.


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The Gap Inc. comparable sales fell more than expected in July, dragging the stock a further 4 percent down and adding to the 27 percent the shares have withdrawn since the beginning g of the year.
This time, Old Navy´s steady performance wasn´t enough to offset Banana Republic and Gap brands deflating monthly comparable sales.
Thus, although the San Francisco based retail noted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly sales – mostly explained by increasing sales at Old Navy brand in June , the stock fell 4.9 percent in extended trading on Monday as its Banana Republic brand posted another disappointing quarter, reported the ‘Wall Street Journal’.
As highlighted by ‘Forbes’, it’s noteworthy that comparable sales at Old Navy, a bright spot in recent years, were flat after two-quarters of declines. Meanwhile, Gap estimated adjusted profit of as much as 0.59 dollars per share for the second quarter ended July, 30, compared to analysts’ consensus estimate of profit 0.48 dollars, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
On the back of the news, shares closed in the red, shredding another 4.8 percent to 24.40 dollars apiece, and adding to the 27 percent value loss the stock has noted in the past 12 months.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected Gap’s overall comparable sales to decline 0.3 percent last month, including a drop of 3.9 percent at Banana Republic and a decrease of 1.4 percent at its namesake brand. Comparable sales were flat at Old Navy during July, compared with analysts’ estimates for an increase of a 1.6 percent.
“While performance varied during the quarter, we made progress on our streamlining initiatives and continued to see signs of improvement in our larger brands,” Chief Financial Officer Sabrina Simmons said when commenting on the group´s performance.
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Lighting control company Lutron is serious about getting you to save money through energy efficiency.
The company is promoting energy efficiency aggressively these days, with a new LutonSavesEnergy web site as well as a TV campaign and continuing its nationwide Mobile Experience Center (MXC) bus tour exhibit. The company’s goal is “to get every home in the United States to replace two light switches with energy-saving dimmers.”
Dimming lights is one the cheapest and easiest ways to save energy in a home. And Lutron has plenty of dimming products to choose from.
The website features energy-saving strategies for homes and businesses—including its own products, of course, such as its C-L (CFL and LED) dimmers and eco-dim dimers, the latter of which sets lights at 85 percent brightness to save energy and money. Lutron estimates that when used in a home, these dimmers can save up to $30 per year.
The site also has links to Lutron’s Energy Savings Calculator.
The Mobile Experience Center (MXC)
Launched in the fall of 2009, the 43-foot-long MXC offer visitors a first-hand experience and education of Lutron’s energy-saving products, ranging from single-light dimmers, through whole-house systems and automated shades.
The MXC tour bus features dozens of Lutron products and solutions displayed in several residential vignettes, offering visitors a true, first-hand experience of using the products. In early 2011, the MXC will be making stops in Orlando, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Southern California, parts of New Mexico, Denver, Kansas City and St. Louis.
In addition, four, 30-second TV commercials promoting energy efficiency with Lutron products will air nationally on the Home and Garden Television (HGTV) and Do It Yourself (DIY) networks now through early 2011.
“This latest campaign is our most coordinated effort yet to educate the public on the many energy-saving benefits of Lutron products,” says Chris Murray, senior vice-president of Lutron’s residential solutions business. “This is the kind of initiative in which everyone can play a part and make a difference,” said Murray.
Dimmers are a great way to start saving energy in the home. The company is also introducing new lighting control and shade control products, the latter of which allows automation of motorized shades to help heat or cool a room.


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Earlier today, Netflix introduced a new feature that brings high-quality studio audio to Apple TV 4K users and beyond. Here’s everything you need to know about the new feature.
According to the Netflix press release, “we’re excited to announce a new feature, high-quality audio, which takes our sound quality to another level.” Netflix then added, “the new feature helps deliver audio that sounds closer to what creators hear in the studio, so every little detail is captured for a richer, more intense experience.”
In recent years, Netflix has been making strides to increase both the visual and sound quality of their catalog. From launching Netflix-calibrated televisions to Dolby Atmos support for Apple TV 4K, Netflix is serious about quality and supporting the visions of filmmakers.
“Often the subtlety of sound may go unnoticed, but it can have a profound impact on the atmosphere of a scene and fundamentally change how a viewer responds to it. The magical combination of sight and sound brings viewers closer to the story, and that’s why we support creative technologies and features like 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos® and Netflix Calibrated Mode,” says Netflix.
Netflix is also ensuring that all of their subscribers can enjoy better audio quality thanks to a new Adaptive Audio feature. “If you have bandwidth or device limitations, we’ve made the feature adaptive so that we will deliver the best possible audio to match your capabilities. This is similar to what we already do for video,” says the press release.
The new feature rolled out today for all subscribers. Netflix says the expect “bitrates to evolve over time” as they “get more efficient with our encoding techniques.”


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Kia has released details on the all new fourth generation of the 2021 Kia Sedona aka the Kia Carnival minivan. The outgoing model has been in production since 2014 so it was time for a refresh for Kia’s only people carrier. This new model wears a more serious face. It features Kia’s signature “tiger nose” front chrome trimmed grille with angular headlights and following the trend of incorporated LED daytime running lights. The 2021 Sedona’s wheelbase has been stretched. Kia calls the Sedona a “Grand Utility Vehicle”. The A and B pillars are painted black to give the impression of a floating roof held just by the C pillar. The rear end now features a full width LED light bar that travels across the tailgate.
Kia has not released a lot of details on the 2021 Sedona. No interior shots or pricing. Engine options have not been made available either. Rumor has it that one of the engine options could be Kia’s 2.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder making 277 horsepower. A hybrid option featuring a 1.6-liter turbocharged engine with a 1.5 kWh lithium battery producing 277 horsepower can also be expected. Being a 2021 model means we won’t have to wait long for further detail on the 2021 Sedona.


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Bell Tower shopping center in south Fort Myers has been getting some new life and some new light.
Sanibel Candle Co. is celebrating its grand opening Friday at Bell Tower, not far from Dave & Buster’s at 13499 S. Cleveland Ave., Unit 107.
The husband-and-wife team of Tom and Pam Stumph, transplanted from Charleston, South Carolina, bought Sand Castle Gifts & Gourmet on Sanibel Island last January. They renovated the 2,000-square-foot space, preparing to install a candle bar, similar to one called Palmetto Scent Studio they saw a few years ago in Charleston.
They had the candle bar ready to go for a mid-October 2022 grand opening, only to have Hurricane Ian wreak havoc on the store Sept. 28. The only items that survived were a quartz countertop and a metal-printed photograph of the Sanibel Lighthouse, both of which are in the Bell Tower location. “There are candle bars all over the country,” Tom Stumph said. “There just wasn’t one here.”
They sell ready-made candles with more than 60 scents, including a line of Sanibel-themed scents with names like Captiva Breeze, Tarpon Bay Moonlight, Sanibel Lighthouse and Sanibel Sea Shells.
Patrons also can register on Sanibel Candle Co.’s website for a candle-making experience. It takes about 45 minutes to make a candle, and the prices range from $22 to $40, depending on the type of candle vessel chosen.
Patrons can also bring their own alcoholic beverages and enlist the help of employees in creating their own scents.
“The fun part’s really making your own, custom scent,” Tom Stumph said. “Of course, you can just buy a candle.”
“We’re great for date nights, girls’ night out, fundraisers,” Pam Stumph said.Tom Stumph also created America’s Cuisine, a website and mobile app that first featured the restaurants of Charleston before he brought that concept to Sanibel and Captiva, Fort Myers and other cities across the country as well.
The Stumphs remain focused on the candle-making business.
“As soon as I saw a candle bar, my entrepreneurial brain started going,” Tom Stumph said. “This is pretty cool.”


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Apple Computer stands to lose its No. 1 rank in mobile PC sales this year as Hewlett-Packard and even Motorola eat into its market share, research firm DisplaySearch said late Tuesday.
Rising world oil prices threaten to raise the cost of consumer electronics and slow development by forcing Asian manufacturers to spend more on transportation and raw materials, regional economists say.
Toshiba joined the likes of Samsung and Motorola and unveiled a 10.1-inch Android Honeycomb tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Arriving sometime in the first half of 2011,Toshiba's unnamed tablet focuses on media capabilities, all push...
Toshiba will launch its upcoming tablet computer in Europe and the Middle East in addition to North America, it said Tuesday.
In a sign of the times for solid-state drive (SSD) popularity, Violin Memory today announced that it has received $35 million in series B investment funding, lead by top investors Toshiba and Juniper Networks.
Toshiba will launch a tablet later this year that includes a 10.1-inch screen and a replaceable battery, according to a company website previewing the device.
Toshiba has announced two new netbooks: the Toshiba NB500 and the Toshiba NB550D. Both netbooks weigh 1.35kg, feature a 10.1in screen and a 6-cell battery, and will be available in various colours -- orange, blue, copper brown, lime green, and black ...
IBM earned more U.S. patents in 2010 than any other company, topping the list of patent winners for the 18th year in a row.
The "Avatar effect" that was supposed to make 3D TV so popular last year failed to materialize, but manufacturers, ever optimistic, say a wider selection of films and some modest technology improvements should make 2011 a better year.
Toshiba isn't the only notebook maker jumping headfirst into the tablet melee. But it is the company with the most history in portable products taking the plunge.
Toshiba will join the tablet race later this year with an Android-powered computer based on an Nvidia Tegra processor, it said Tuesday. The device, which doesn't yet have a name, was one of several shown Tuesday in Las Vegas on the eve of the Consume...
Toshiba will show its no-glasses 3D television for the first time outside of Japan in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Toshiba announced its first enterprise-class solid state drives (SSDs), which boast data transfer rates of up to 510MB/sec.
Toshiba could lose up to a fifth of the NAND flash memory chips it was making for delivery early next year, after a momentary power glitch caused its production line to halt. But the problem shouldn't have a long-term effect on chip prices, which cou...
Toshiba has become the latest storage vendor to build Opal Security Subsystem Class (Opal SSC) specification into its self-encrypting drive (SED) for PCs and laptops, the MKxx61GSYD.
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Google announced in a blog post yesterday that it had begun rolling out a games button at the top of users’ streams, with 16 social games to play, including Zynga Poker, Zombie Lane and Sudoko.
Users can invite contacts from their "circles" to play games online together, while the page stores gaming data, so they can easily share their scores.
Vic Gundotra, senior vice-president of engineering at Google, said: "The experiences we have together are just as important to our relationships. We want to make playing games online just as fun, and just as meaningful, as playing in real life."
Just hours after Google announced the new feature, Facebook unveiled a number of updates for Facebook games, including a Game Ticker, which transforms the Facebook Chat column into a newsfeed of their friends’ gaming activity.
Google+, which launched at the start of July as an invitation-only service, attracted 20 million visitors to the site in its first three weeks, according to ComScore data.


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In Star Trek, the Starship Enterprise is tasked with the mission to “boldly go where no man has gone before.” And while space may be the final frontier, for the integrator, designing for a large enterprise-level access control system is a bit like being on that aptly named starship. You have to understand the past, present and what to expect down the road in order to steer your client’s enterprise towards the future.
Historically access control users and security in general have been conservative when it comes to change.
“We are very conservative and I am not sure why we are not on the cutting edge,” says Sam Shalaby, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Future Security Controls, a member of SecurityNet, Ontario, Canada. “We should be. In my opinion we should be putting in the latest and greatest.”
But as anyone in this industry knows, it is almost never that simple.
“Enterprise customers tend to grow and spread out,” says John Smith, senior channel marketing manager, Honeywell Security, Melville, N.Y. “Every time they add another location or standardize operations, there is a lot of cost involved. How can they get their per site costs down? How can they reduce operational management costs? Those are the challenges they have every day.”
For the integrator, knowing what is available today and coming up tomorrow are the keys to helping clients solve the challenges they have now and stay on top of technology they need to prepare for in the future, says integrator Sean Brown, general manager, Datawatch Systems, Bethesda, Md. “They need a system that can handle the legacy from yesterday, run the systems of today and expand for the systems of tomorrow.”
There are many enterprise-level access control systems already installed and growing piecemeal. One of the things clients are looking at with keen interest is what else they can do with the technology they already have and how they can expand it without too much cost.
“A lot of our conversations seem to be less about technology and more about business applications,” says integrator Tim Ferrian, director of sales and marketing, Pro-Tec Design Inc., Minneapolis. “The big thing for integrators like us is to think outside the security bubble and more about the process. Most people have a basic need for securing a facility with card readers. After that need is initially met they start to look at what else they can do with that big investment. Enterprise customers are all so busy trying to get their own business done that they rely on us more and more for help in guiding them. Customers aren’t pushing us into new things. Rather we are being pulled more into their business operations to think about how security fits into the overall environment. People are saying ‘Can’t we use this for…?’”
One way to accomplish this is through third-party integration with the systems that are already in place, allowing users to do more with the system.
“I am seeing more access control companies in general trying to offer more open or more robust API’s or SDK’s to connect to their systems,” says integrator Mark Schweitzer, manager of project engineering, G4S Technology, Omaha, Neb.
AMAG Technology, Torrance, Calif., is one such company, says Regional Sales Manager Bill Kotwicki. “We have within the last year dedicated a department to integrating with third-party products and have already signed on 30-40 companies. We ask the third party to write the integration then give it our approval. A lot of these are niche products where it doesn’t make sense for us to write the integration, but the third-party company is happy to do it.”
ASSA ABLOY, New Haven, Conn., is another manufacturer focusing on the “what-else-can-it-do?” mentality, with a push for sustainability.
“A lot of folks are looking to manage energy consumption these days and the only system in their facility that knows where the people are is the access control system,” says Peter Boriskin, director of product management for the commercial EAC Systems, ASSA ABLOY.
Current technologies include better reporting solutions such as access control analytics that look for characteristics and trends that provide insight into things like occupancy loads, describes Steven Lewis, senior product manager, Tyco Security Products, Westford, Mass. “‘Are we making the correct number of lunches in the lunchroom based on occupancy? Can we bring in logical and physical to disable remote access when physically in the building?’ We are working on all of those solutions, and at the same time looking for different integrations to make our products more powerful through partnerships with complementary products.”
What these developments mean for integrators is the ability to go out there and push the relationships they already have with new opportunities. “When integrators get in front of them they now have something new to talk about,” Kotwicki says. “They can figure out where their heartburn is and think outside the box. At the end of the day, access control systems all do about 85 percent of the same things. It makes sense to talk about the other products that can work to make lives easier and solve some of their problems.”
Another way manufacturers and integrators are making inroads to enterprise customers today is through the increasing use of wireless access control technology to add doors at a lower price point.
“We are seeing a significant adoption of Wi Fi,” says Ron Oetjen, CPP, president, Intelligent Access Systems, Garner, N.C. “We are starting to see wireless locks adopted by enterprise clients, particularly on secondary doors.”
Rick White, vice president and product business leader, electronics, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Carmel, Ind., agrees. “Wireless has really turned the corner. As recently as five years ago wireless was considered interesting but viewed with a critical eye. Now we see it exploding in the market in terms of a more cost effective way to get to a lot more openings.”
The wireless “taboo” has definitely been lifted, says Richard Goldsobel, vice president of Continental Access, Napco Security Technologies Inc., Amityville, N.Y. “Systems have shown themselves to provide enough encryption and the cost of installation for wireless pushes the dealers and integrators to offer that more and more as a solution.”
For enterprise clients especially, they are almost certainly already employing a secure wireless network, so being able to jump on that network with an inexpensive Wi-Fi-based lock that has zero infrastructure costs is a big benefit, Boriskin adds.
“The area we are putting significant effort into is allowing wireless doors and devices to connect through our integration,” adds Frank Gasztonyi, CTO, Mercury Security, Long Beach, Calif. “We believe this type of connectivity will allow the end user to have flexibility to choose the most appropriate technology for their doors and cover more points than would have been practical with only rigid hardwired solutions.”
For many enterprise-level end users, whether they are starting from scratch (a rare event) or adding on to a system that has grown up organically over time and acquisitions, the technologies out there now that may impact them the most in the near term are the buzzwords of the Internet: open standards and the cloud.
“I don’t know if you can ever completely ‘future-proof’ the enterprise, but the days of proprietary systems are over,” Shalaby says. “I don’t think anyone will do well if their system is very proprietary. Yet our industry comes from that background. I believe this trend is changing slowly and the reason is because of the tools that are available these days. No want wants a system that is tailored just for them anymore.”
White agrees. “If you look at the security industry, we differ from a lot of the other technology industries in that we don’t have standards in how devices talk to each other. Other industries have built standards around how things communicate. That time is upon us now. I would say that the centerpiece to ‘future-proofing’ is migrating to open standards and protocols because those will create the most opportunities for future technology adoption.”
The cloud is a concept that has been around for a while by a different name, managed services. This is a type of security service that has not historically interested large enterprise clients. However, the storage and communication solutions employed by the cloud do have implications for the enterprise market in the form of private clouds managed in-house, or even by the integrator.
The cloud is already here for small- to medium -sized applications but there are still some kinks to be worked out at the enterprise level, Lewis says.
“Cloud technologies are growing. The government is moving toward cloud technology. But the types of solutions for access control that work in that environment have to be specially built for cloud solutions. There are downtimes and breaks in communications. There is still some work that has to be done in the solutions to work them toward the cloud.”
G4S is one integrator trying to interest enterprise clients in the cloud.
“We are trying to work with a couple of different manufacturers to create a cloud product to offer enterprise clients so they don’t have to manage the back-end infrastructures,” Schweitzer says.
The cloud is seriously being looked at by some enterprise applications, adds Honeywell’s Smith. “Most enterprises will deploy their own cloud, but there will be some economies of scale where it doesn’t make sense to manage a large cloud. You may find a hybrid solution where there will be some applications in the cloud for management but the larger management is being done by the enterprise, while long-term data storage is being farmed out to third-party cloud storage providers.”
The buzz of the industry in the past year has and continues to be near field communications (NFC), a technology that isn’t quite here yet and has some hurdles to overcome, but has the potential to be a huge game changer.
Oejten says, “Everybody is talking about [NFC], but there is not a lot of implementation. I do selectively think the enterprise world will be interested in NFC down the road. But there is still value in an ID card.”
The big question is not whether NFC will be used in the enterprise world but how? In the enterprise space right now smart cards are generally acknowledged as the current path forward for almost any application. How will NFC fit into that migration path?
“I believe it will be a combination of technologies,” Shalaby says. “We will never do away with a card, but it may be in the wallet and you will use your phone most of the time. There is also a certain requirement for cards for ID. You will end up having both: a cell for the data and information and a card for ID.”
If NFC lives up to its potential, a smart phone could end up doing as much or more than a smart card, leaving that ongoing migration open to question.
G4S’s Schweitzer sees NFC as a direct competitor to smart cards. “You don’t have to maintain the cost of printing out a smart card. For some of the smart card upgrades, that is the biggest difference.”
Kotwicki agrees. “NFC will certainly hurt smart cards. For whatever reason there has been a reticence [here in the United States] about them. We have been hearing about them for 10 years or more and maybe 10 percent of my clients are using them. If NFC does indeed come along it may leapfrog smart cards.”
Holly Tsourides, CEO, Matrix Systems, Miamisburg, Ohio, adds: “NFC has a lot of potential to be the most exciting thing the industry is getting ready to adopt.”
Still, she thinks it will be a slower adoption and a side-by-side evolution with smart cards.
“We don’t see a lot of leapfrogging in access control technology. I still think users prefer to take their technology migrations in baby steps. We still have a lot of users that have mag stripe. I don’t see them going to NFC. But I could see an integrated reader with prox and NFC. There will still be a hybrid step between NFC and smart cards.”
Dennis Geiszler, vice president of international sales and marketing, Keri Systems, San Jose, Calif., also says ‘not so fast.’
“NFC for corporate users is going nowhere at the moment. They are talking about using it, but what if the phone is dead or you forget your phone? What about photo ID? I don’t see anything imminent for NFC.”
One of the biggest questions will be provisioning. If NFC-enabled phones become so ubiquitous that everyone has them, then there could be a BYOD (bring your own device) type of model where everyone provisions themselves, Boriskin says.
With all these questions, how can an integrator prepare for the unknown?
In any migration, the key is backwards compatibility, and that is what manufacturers are preparing for at the moment, with readers that can read anything from mag stripe, to smart cards, to NFC.
“If you have multi-tech readers, it gives you the flexibility,” IR’s White says. “What is the reader population and are they NFC ready? That is the roadmap question and thought process. You have to be able to go backwards and forwards at the same time.”
And that is the crux of the issue, whether you are looking near-term or far for the enterprise client.
“With all their product combinations, integrators should look for components that work on being interactive and support integration with other types of systems and carry forward a generally open philosophy,” Gasztonyi advises. “That has been the most difficult thing to overcome for enterprise class clients because they were locked in, historically (see “A Case for More Openness,” on page 90).
Schweitzer adds: “We are helping our customers make decisions on what hardware they are going to use and what access control software and fitting pieces together so they are ready for whatever the future holds.”
A Case for More Openness?
If any recent development in the industry has illustrated how things are changing from proprietary systems to more open and interactive, it is what will happen to the Picture Perfect customers. While no one knows how things will ultimately shake out, UTC’s decision not to support Picture Perfect products going forward has thrown the industry into a frenzy of activity with manufacturers scrambling to come up with workable bridges to the old proprietary system and integrators realizing the potential opportunity to get in front of customers that were once locked in to someone else.
“I think the last 12 months were about talk and what is going to happen,” says Ron Oetjen, CPP, president of Intelligent Access Systems. Now manufacturers are putting solutions out there and going to these customers with them. We are dead center of the issue. None of the decisions or only a few have ultimately been made. Customers right now are analyzing what is available.”
From AMAG to Mercury to Lenel/UTC, Honeywell and Tyco (among others), manufacturers are stepping up to the plate with potential solutions. It will be up to the industry to ultimately sort things out. But the lesson is clear.
“Picture Perfect was hardware and software centric,” says Sam Shalaby, president and CEO, Future Security Controls. “Basically, the hardware only worked with their software and if you wanted to change it there was a problem. Now there is definitely a lot of opportunity out there and a lot of manufacturers are coming out with bridges to allow them to keep their hardware. But I don’t know if this is the right solution or not. I personally believe it may be time to change the system. If you are going to move a client to a new system you might as well use the greatest and most recent technology.”
Most people don’t have huge budgets to make wholesale changes in their security budgets, however, says Rick White, vice president and product business leader, electronics, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. “As you make changes to any system, you have to take a second look to make sure you see where things are going to go vs. just like-for-like replacement.
“One of the missing components in most security discussions, especially really big ones, is what is the end user really getting for having that system operate and be completely interoperable? As technology evolves and architecture opens up more and more, what is the difference between installing software like that or just starting over? That I don’t know.”
Frank Gasztonyi, CTO, Mercury Security, sees lessons to be learned from the Picture Perfect situation. “This is one of the strongest reinforcements of our open message. If they had had an open product, those customers would be able to move onto a different software platform more easily.”


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The New Bedford Recycling Department is Warning the City of Problematic Amazon Packaging
With the amount of Amazon packages that get delivered to the front steps of New Bedford residents daily, I'm curious how many people recycle properly.
I was "today years old" when I learned that those plastic bubble envelopes were bad for machines at the recycling plants. They might seem like something you might recycle, but this type of packaging is causing more problems than good.
New Bedford Recycling took to Facebook over a week ago on January 12th to address the situation with proper recycling tips to avoid complications at the recycling plant.
"The blue and white Amazon.com bubble mailers should never go in your recycling cart. Since they are flat, they get mixed with the paper at the recycling sorting facility. This causes problems for the paper mill trying to make new paper.
Here's what to do with them: They can be dropped off at some grocery stores along with clean & dry plastic grocery bags, case wraps, bread bags, Ziploc bags, and more. If that's not an option, place them in the trash." -New Bedford Recycling
The important takeaway is to know what you can and can not recycle, especially in New Bedford. Every town and city is different when it comes to what's recyclable, so being in the know will save you the hassle in the long run. New Bedford's Facilities and Fleet Management department has compiled a list and search engine to answer your questions as to "what should you recycle".
Also- when in doubt, check out this website designed for Massachusetts residents that will give the gist of what's suitable for recycling bins and what should go straight to the trash instead.
So, the million-dollar question is: What should you do with those plastic envelopes? According to New Bedford Recycling: "They can be dropped off at the grocery store bins for plastic film-like shopping bags. A company called Trex buys a lot of this material. They mix it with sawdust to make plastic lumber used in decks & benches."
Upcycling is the future of plastics and what will hopefully and potentially save our planet from being covered in it. For more information on how you can make a difference in your community just by recycling properly, feel free to message them via Facebook or email at email@example.com


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Today, November 17th, is the 60th anniversary of LEO, the world’s first business computer–built by J.Lyons & Co, a leading British food manufacturer at the time that also ran a famous chain of tea shops.
Last week, at the Science Museum in London, Google sponsored a small gathering of early LEO programmers to celebrate their accomplishments and reminisce about their pioneering work.
“Lyons management had long been keen to streamline their back-office operations. In 1947, two Lyons managers visited the U.S. to learn about the latest business processes, including whether the electronic computers they’d heard about during their wartime service, like ENIAC, might be useful. (At the time, the closer-to-home advances at Bletchley Park were still a well-kept military secret.)
They returned inspired by the possibilities and keen to build a machine of their own. After several years of development, LEO, a.k.a. Lyons Electronic Office, took on its first office job on November 17, 1951–weekly valuations for the bakery division, calculating margins on Lyon’s output of bread, cakes and pies.
LEO was such a success that Lyons set up a commercial subsidiary to sell spare time on LEO to other businesses, including the Ford Motor Company, which used it to process the payroll for the thousands of workers at its U.K. plant. Later, Lyons also built entirely new LEOs and sold them to other blue-chip companies of the era. In total, more than 70 LEO’s were built, with the last remaining in service until the 1980’s (not bad for a computer that took up an entire room!),” said Lynette Webb, Senior Manager, External Relations.
Here is short film highlighting the contribution of the team behind LEO computers:
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NATIONAL REPORT—Wellness is a broadly used term to encompass the state of being well and the related activities, products and services that contribute to this feeling. However, it’s much more than that.
It’s also a business. From personalized in-room workouts to authentic journeys of the mind, body and spirit, the industry is growing at a rapid clip. The Global Wellness Institute predicts the wellness tourism industry will reach nearly $1 trillion on a global scale by the year 2020.
“Primarily, it comes down to demand,” said Anne Dimon, president of the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA). “More traveling consumers are mindfully making healthier decisions in their day-to-day lives, and they want to take these new practices and habits with them when they travel, so they look for hotels or resorts that can accommodate their needs and wants. Additionally, in smaller but growing numbers, consumers are looking to use their vacation or holiday time to plan quick or extended getaways with a specific wellness focus in mind.”
WTA polled its members to find out the top wellness travel trends and narrowed it down to five growth areas: solo travel; a rise in newcomers to healthy living; greater flexibility with length of stays; mental health matters; and demand for specific solutions and increasing awareness of the value proposition.


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"Options Away is the only company that allows consumers to lock-in the price of their flights while they finalize their travel plans"
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 03, 2015
Options Away, the first company that empowers consumers to lock-in flight prices, announced a $3.5 million round of Series A funding led by Chicago-based OCA Ventures and joined by Thayer Ventures and Chicago’s Pritzker Group Venture Capital.
The financing will be used to further scale Options Away’s solution via even more aggressive sales, marketing and partnering, including expanding into international markets - and to further build out and refine its proprietary technology platform.
CEO and Founder Robert Brown said, “Our airfare “hold” product, has put Options Away at the forefront of the exciting airline big-data and traveler engagement space. While we have already partnered with some of the biggest names in travel, this funding, coupled with the reach of our new investment partners, will allow us to further leverage our core B2B/API solutions for the benefit of new global travel partners”.
Ian Drury, General Partner at OCA Ventures, added, “Options Away enables travel companies the ability to provide consumers with a valuable service – locking-in the price of a flight. This enables the provider to engage with customers throughout the hold period, building stickiness as well as the opportunity to sell ancillary products and services. The Options Away solution integrates seamlessly into the complex and competitive travel technology ecosystem, and has been adopted by an impressive set of leading travel partners in a very short period of time. We are very excited to partner with the Options Away management team, Thayer Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and an impressive group of angels to launch the ‘next big thing’ in online travel”.
Existing investors who participated in the round include a group of seasoned European travel industry entrepreneurs led by Iglu.com chairman Martyn Williams. Members include Andy Phillips, former CEO of Priceline International, and Richard Downs, CEO of Iglu.com. New strategic investors include Don Carty, Chairman of Virgin America and former Chairman and CEO of AMR (the parent company of American Airlines). Also new to this round is Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871, the largest entrepreneurial digital startup hub in the US.
Joining existing Board Members Heidi Brown, Robert Brown and Martyn Williams will be Peter Ianello, Co-founder and General Partner of OCA Ventures, and former President and CEO of SBC Capital Markets and Jeff Jackson, Managing Director at Thayer Ventures and former CFO of Sabre Holdings. Options Away also announced the appointment of Adam Goldstein, CEO of Hipmunk, as an advisor.
Recently Options Away won the prestigious PhoCusWright People’s Choice Award at the 2014 Travel Distribution Summit. They also received a 2014 Chicago Innovation Award and hold the Eye for Travel Innovation Award from 2013.
Options Away was founded in 2012 by Robert and Heidi Brown, who act as CEO and CMO respectively. The management team is rounded out by Chief Product Officer and ex-Orbitz founding member Michael Harbin. For more information, visit http://www.optionsaway.com or follow on Twitter @optionsaway


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April 1, 2017
SIMA 2017 heads to Montreal
The Snow and Ice Management Association’s (SIMA) 20th annual Snow and Ice Symposium will be held at Montreal’s Palais des congrès June 20-23. It is the industry’s largest conference and trade show and a favourite of snow and ice professionals. This event brings innovative manufacturers and suppliers together with contractors for two days of trade show and three days of education, networking and fun. For full details, visit sima.org.


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LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega-stars including Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, Eddie Murphy and Shaquille O'Neal reigned as this year's favorites, winning top honors at Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards live telecast, Saturday, April 2, 8-9:30 p.m.
NEW YORK, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), a mall-based specialty retailer of casual and active apparel for young women and men, today announced that they are making their voices heard with multi-platinum, six-time Grammy Award winning artists, The Black Eyed Peas.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Music industry pioneer and front man of The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am, today announced the iTunes App Store launch of BEP360, an iPad, iPhone and iPod touch app that immerses fans in a 360-degree universe of the legendary music group.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Six-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artists The Black Eyes Peas release their sixth album, The Beginning, today on Interscope Records. "The Time (Dirty Bit)," the first single from The Beginning, went straight to No.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Six-time Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum recording artists The Black Eyes Peas have announced that they will release a brand-new album, entitled The Beginning, on November 30th, 2010, on Interscope Records.
NEW YORK, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- For six-time Grammy Award winning multi-platinum megastar group The Black Eyed Peas - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie - it has been a year to remember. This week, as the Peas' worldwide 7.33 million-selling #1 album The E.N.D.
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Diageo scores highly in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2018
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index is considered the gold standard for measuring corporate sustainability and benchmarks the world’s largest companies based upon their economic, environmental and sustainable business performance.
Feature 13 SEP 2018
We are delighted to be listed as the industry leader in ten of the index criteria including:
- Corporate Governance
- Brand Management
- Strategy for emerging
- Environmental reporting
- Operational eco efficiency
- Labour practice indicators
- Corporate citizenship and philanthropy
- Human rights
“We are extremely proud to be named in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, especially as it measures such a broad range of environmental, social, and governance factors. It is global recognition for the positive contribution that we are making to the environment, our business and the communities where we live and work.”David Cutter
President, Global Supply and Procurement
Our business and brands connect us to millions of people, and to the natural resources we share with them and which we all depend upon. This is an enormous opportunity, and one we will use to safeguard the future of our business while helping to address some of the biggest challenges facing society and the environment; from harmful drinking to climate change, and from women’s empowerment to water scarcity.
Operating in a responsible and sustainable way every day, everywhere means that we can support our communities, protect and preserve natural resources and ensure alcohol plays a positive role in society and we continue to make a real and relevant contribution:
- Clean water: an investment in the future of Lake Victoria
- Ensuring our suppliers share our commitment to human rights
- Empowering women from grain to glass
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Food delivery startups have been all the rage, dominating food tech investment for the last several years. In what has become an extremely crowded market, there are signs that the market is shifting, with companies like Square reportedly looking to sell off its food delivery business Caviar and competitors like Postmates struggling to raise more funds.
But even with the consolidation, food delivery startups have added a level of convenience to ordering takeout that consumers are now used to. But at what cost?
The New Food Economy, a non-profit publication that publishes long form pieces on the forces that are changing food as we know it, published a piece looking at the dark side of food delivery and the challenges it presents to small restaurant owners.
The business models of companies like Seamless, UberEats, Yelp Eat24 and Postmates goes like this: hungry customer goes online to order food. Instead of going to a specific restaurant’s website and ordering through their system or picking up the phone (an antiquated notion these days), they visit a food delivery website that gives them menus, pricing, online ordering and delivery options for all the area eateries. The GrubHubs of the world then turn around and charge said eateries 10-30% of each order. The lowered margins aren’t desirable, but the idea is that the increased volume from the food delivery site will make up for it.
Except that’s not always the case. Working with these services requires the business to have a tablet on site that takes orders and it can get overwhelming to track different orders from different services. And then there’s the matter of profit – when Teddy Roland, a restaurant owner profiled in the New Food Economy piece, tried to raise his delivery prices, Postmates and DoorDash refused.
“How is that different from the Mafia in the 70s saying, ‘I’m going to take 200 bucks not to break your legs?’” he says. “‘We’re going to take 20 percent of your money and you have to live with 80 percent.’ – Roland
The longer piece is worth the read. It’s not surprising that consumer appetite for more convenience comes at a price. Lower-priced clothing is made by workers making unlivable wages in deplorable conditions, cheap meat is produced by giant factory farms and quick food delivery services take profits from take out joints who are often small businesses.
Some restaurants are fighting back and using tactics to encourage customers to take the extra step and keep their money in the restaurant. Says Roland, ““I’m asking a little more out of my customers,” he says. “You want to be lazy and just use your thumbprint and GrubHub app, you’re going to pay more for it, that’s all.”


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Vacations that support conservation efforts and low-impact sustainable tourism are more in-demand than ever. Here’s how hotels are rising to the challenge.
The travel landscape is changing. Travelers have adapted to life with Covid, which can mean canceled flights or those that were once direct, now involving multiple stops to get to their final destination. And as consumers seek out vacations, some for the first time in more than two years, they want those trips to matter—and not just for their own gain.
According to the recent 2022 Kind Traveler Global Impact Tourism Report, 96 percent of travelers said it’s important that their travel dollars help make a positive impact.
More than a third of respondents said their greatest travel challenge is reducing their carbon footprint. Nearly half said their greatest challenge is finding sustainable and socially responsible accommodations, and nearly all travelers said they wanted their travel dollars to make a positive impact on the places they visit.
“Trends give us direction, while solutions give us better pathways forward,” report author and Kind Traveler CEO Jessica Blotter said in a statement. A former science teacher, Blotter said “education and positive change are interlinked.”
The report comes as hotels are adapting to their more sustainably-minded consumers. Efforts across vacation destinations such as The Maldives and Monaco are seeing sustainability metrics become more than a hotel perk—they’re woven into guest activities and attractions. In the Maldives, for example, a growing number of hotels now employ marine biologists who are working with the local government and NGOs on conservation efforts for marine wildlife. But they’re also building out education curricula for guests interested in more than typical vacation activities.
“The Naviva Resort will be an exceptional retreat for those seeking highly individualized service, curated wellness experiences and artful culinary offerings that reflect the culture and character of Mexico,” Bart Carnahan, President, the Four Seasons Global Business Development and Portfolio Management, said in a statement. “This is an ambitious and innovative new project for our brand, with every detail focused on the wellbeing of the guests, the sustainability of the design and the celebration of the destination.”
Destinations where stays are most often flanked with visits to national parks or nature reserves, such as The Galápagos Islands and Costa Rica, are also seeing an influx in sustainable offerings. The Hilton Hotel has become the first points hotel in the Galápagos Islands. It’s taking over the long-standing Royal Palm Galápagos hotel.
“Nestled in a life-changing destination, this picturesque boutique hotel will offer guests a truly unique travel experience while continuing to protect and preserve the destination’s ecosystem,” Juan Corvinos, senior vice president, development, architecture and design, Caribbean and Latin America, Hilton, said in a statement.
West London’s Room2 ‘hometel’ says it’s the first net-zero hotel, with emissions nearly 90 percent lower than most traditional stays.
Last November, a group representing more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, including Louvre and Radisson, formed an alliance to develop unified sustainable hospitality standards. Last year also saw Small Luxury Hotels of the World release its first collection of sustainable boutique hotels prioritizing conservation and biodiversity at locations around the world from Bhutan to Italy.
The New York Post reports that luxury hotels are making changes to attract vegan guests, too. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, now includes two vegan guest rooms.
“We’re seeing a notable rise in veganism’s popularity,” Michael Koth, Emirates Palace’s general manager told the Post. “Supermarkets are well-stocked with plant-based products, international airlines offer vegan meal options, and even luxury car brands are debuting leather-free interiors. Veganism is omnipresent in our daily life and continues to drive societal changes. So why not offer a vegan luxury hotel experience?”
The Emirates Palace offers vegan toiletries, vegan minibars, and vegan in-room dining.
While there are a number of smaller boutique hotels that have long catered to vegan and vegetarian guests, as well as those sustainably minded, larger chains and points hotels are new to the space. In 2019, the Hilton London Bankside opened its first vegan suite that featured all vegan furnishings, including a vegan leather headboard made from pineapple leather.
Ovolo Hotels, with a dozen locations across Hong Kong, Australia, and Bali, announced earlier this year that it was removing meat from all of its menus for at least the next year. The chain tested a meatless option in 2020, removing meat and fish for a year.
“Meat is being removed for a second year in a row at Ovolo Hotels. With a number of our Ovolo venues already serving plant-based cuisine, we have decided to go the full 100 percent,” Ovolo Group’s founder and CEO, Girish Jhunjhnuwala, said in a statement.
“It’s been a strategic move, but Ovolo prides itself on being an industry leader. We believe that the world changes, therefore we continue to evolve – we want to ensure we are doing our bit to help preserve our environment, promote healthy eating and enhance the image of amazing vegetarian and plant-based dining.”
Blotter says that by creating and offering more kind choices, “it’s possible to create tourism opportunities that drive positive impact and trip satisfaction.”


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The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed new guidelines for judges and magistrates when sentencing offenders for shop theft and drive-offs.
The Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines emphasise the emotional distress and the effect on the business when sanctioning offenders.
The guidelines, used by judges and magistrates to decide the appropriate sentence for a criminal offence, introduces a new approach to assessing the harm of shop theft and drive-offs to take into account the wider impact the crime has on its victims.
In the case of drive-offs it recommends a spectrum of sentences depending on other aggravating or mitigating circumstances, ranging from a fine equivalent to 175% of the offender’s weekly income to a low-level community order. It recommends that such an order could include: 40-80 hours unpaid work; a curfew for a few weeks; and exclusion requirement for a few months.
However, ACS has raised concerns that the guidelines do not include a separate assessment for repeat offenders.
ACS chief executive, James Lowman said: “We fought hard when the Sentencing Advisory Council consulted on this and called for a separate sentencing table to be included within the guidelines with tougher penalties for repeat offenders. We are disappointed that the Sentencing Council’s new guidelines do not distinguish between repeat and first time offenders.
“These guidelines’ new approach to assessing harm will help magistrates to make informed decisions about the impact of shop theft on retailers. But for this to work, the police have to take a strong interest in prosecuting shop thieves and the courts have to be willing to take on these cases. Far too often shop theft is ignored or not taken seriously, and this cannot continue.”


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A biodegradable, edible film made with plant starch and antimicrobial compounds may control the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood, according to a group of international researchers.
“We have the ability to develop a film with antimicrobial activity that can kill foodborne pathogens on food surfaces,” said Catherine Cutter, professor of food science, Penn State. “Given the recent outbreaks that we have seen with a number of food products, coming up with something that can be used by the industry to kill microorganisms on the surfaces of food is a noble area of research to investigate.”
Seafood may be contaminated with bacterial pathogens, such as vibrio and salmonella. Vibrio naturally occur in marine environments, and salmonella can contaminate seafood during production or processing. Both types of bacteria are linked to gastrointestinal problems when consumed. Because both types of bacteria can survive long-term freezing conditions, the contamination of these bacteria is a concern for the seafood industry.
Freezing does not kill bacteria. However, when freezing food, ice crystals can form from the water in food. The ice crystals, Cutter says, can act like “daggers” and pierce the bacterial cell wall, causing damage to the cell.
“Vibrio and salmonella are somewhat susceptible to freezing,” said Cutter. “So, if you treat bacterial cells with antimicrobials and then freeze them, the approach can be more lethal.”
The researchers from Thailand used a blend of thermoplastic starch, a biodegradable polymer made from cassava — tapioca powder, and a gelatin coating containing antimicrobials known as Nisin Z and lauric arginate (LAE).
The team of researchers in Thailand then created a “culture cocktail” of the bacteria and inoculated slices of tiger prawn and big-eye snapper. The experimentally-inoculated seafood samples were tested using different compositions of Nisin Z and LAE to see which variations would give the “best kill.” After dipping the samples into the edible film composed with antimicrobials, some of the slices were vacuum packaged and chilled for up to a month, and other samples were frozen for 90 days.
“If you just dip shrimp into any antimicrobial — it’s not going to stick very well,” said Cutter. “But if you put the antimicrobial into an edible film, and then dip the shrimp into the film and pull it out, that film is going to form around the shrimp. The film then releases the antimicrobials over time.”
Cutter emphasizes the importance of a “controlled release” of the antimicrobials over time in order to get the “maximum kill,” which is made possible by the edible film’s unique properties. Applying just the antimicrobials directly onto the food products would result in the antimicrobials dripping off or diluting.
“If you’re going to make an edible film, you want to make a film that has similar properties to plastic,” said Cutter. “You want these edible films to be transparent because consumers aren’t going to buy something they can’t see, you want them to be flexible, and you want the film to mold to the food product. By using edible films, you are doing it in a way that is biodegradable.”
Cutter said a big challenge that the food industry faces is reducing the reliance on plastic packaging, something the food industry has been using for the past 40-50 years.
“How do you get the industry to change something they and consumers are so used to using?” said Cutter. “This research demonstrates, through proof of concept, that antimicrobial edible films work. So how do we get this type of packaging into a commercial application? That’s the next logical step in the progression of this type of research.”
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Product releases tailored to specific skin needs proved to be popular with skin care consumers during September 2018.
According to Tribe Dynamics, Caudalie and Foreo appeared in the top 10 skin care brands with the most Earned Media Value (EMV) for the first time in 2018, thanks to products boasting specific skin care benefits. The companies saw 18% and 74% month-over-month growth, respectively, and reached $1.9 million EMV each.
In August 2018, Caudalie launched its Vinopure line, meant for combination and oily skin, while Foreo debuted its Luna fofo, an artificial intelligence-enabled cleanser that analyzes skin type and develops a personalized cleansing routine.
Top 10 Skin Care Brands
- Tatcha grew 79% YoY to reach $6.3 million
- Glamglow decreased 2% YoY to reach $3.7 million
- Lush decreased 29% YoY to reach $2.97 million
- Farsáli decreased 16% YoY to reach $2.94 million
- Drunk Elephant grew 355% YoY to reach $2.9 million
- Olay grew 180% YoY to reach $2.6 million
- Loving Tan decreased 21% to reach $2.1 million
- Fresh grew 51% YoY to reach $1.99 million
- Foreo grew 138% YoY to reach $1.9 million
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The Azerbaijani Tourism Bureau organized the International Golf Travel Market 2023(IGTM) exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal aiming to develop Azerbaijan as a golf tourism destination.
Golf and tourism in Azerbaijan is on the rise, with the Azerbaijani National Golf Club and the Dreamland Golf Club showcasing the country’s potential as an emerging golf destination at international events like the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal.
This even runs till October 19.
The exhibition aims to promote Azerbaijan as a golf tourism market, facilitating meetings between foreign tourists, tour operators, and Azerbaijani representatives. IGTM is a significant global event for B2B meetings and partnerships in golf tourism, taking place in different countries since 1998 to support golf professionals and destinations.


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Office apps for Android was released on the last 24th, here is the original post.
Today I’m pleased to announce the general availability of the new Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps for Android phone. These join our previously released Office apps for Android tablets to complete the Office experience for the millions of Android users around the world. DownloadWord, Excel and PowerPoint on your Android phone today to get started.
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After taking control of Afghanistan and entering Kabul, the Taliban have reportedly stopped all imports and exports with India. India’s long standing relations with Afghanistan, particularly in trade, seem to have suffered an impact after Taliban took control of India’s neighbouring country after two decades again.
Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) told ANI that the Taliban “has stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping imports from the country.”
India’s export profile with Afghanistan reportedly includes “sugar, pharmaceuticals, apparel, tea, coffee, spices and transmission towers”, whereas the imports are related to and largely dependent on dry fruits. Gum and onions were also coming from Afghanistan.
“We keep a close watch on developments in Afghanistan. Imports from there come through the transit route of Pakistan. As of now, the Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo to Pakistan, so virtually imports have stopped,” he has been quoted as saying.
He has added that India is one of the largest partners of Afghanistan and the exports to Afghanistan “are worth around USD 835 million for 2021. We imported goods worth around USD 510 Million.” He added that in addition to trade, India has “a sizeable investment in Afghanistan.” He has been quoted as saying: “We have invested around $3 billion in Afghanistan and there are 400-odd projects in Afghanistan some of which are currently going on.”


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FICO is providing credit line optimization to manage the growing consumer credit card portfolio for one of the biggest Turkish retail banks, Akbank.
FICO will configure and develop sophisticated “action-effect” models for Akbank’s retail lending team using FICO® Decision Optimizer to manage their initial credit line assignment and the on-going limits for Akbank’s consumer credit card portfolio. The Akbank team can use the technology to choose an operating point that meets their objectives and constraints.
Akbank, with more than 750 branches and 12,000 staff, will also tap into FICO's expertise to create an optimization centre of excellence. FICO will train the bank's in-house team so they can build their own applications for other areas, such as loan amount and pricing optimization, customer-based limit optimization and restructuring optimization.
Serhan Pak, Akbank’s senior vice president, Retail Lending, said: “We view optimization as a strategic tool for Akbank, as we build on excellence in credit analytics to reach our strategic goals. The robustness of FICO’s analytic technology and the fact that their optimization applications are in use worldwide made them a natural choice for us.”


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Myntra, one of India’s leading fashion and beauty destinations gears up for the 16th edition of its flagship End Of Reason Sale (EORS) that’s scheduled between 11-16 June 2022 by creating about ~27.5k third-party employment opportunities through its partners providing customers with a wholesome experience. These employment opportunities are being created through its logistics, customer support and delivery partners. The expanded ecosystem will meet the expected surge in demand and provide a joyous shopping experience to customers across the country during the 6-day fashion shopping event. The event will witness over 5,000 brands and small & medium scale sellers showcase over 14 lakh styles to Myntra’s fashion-forward customers.
The additional manpower will include 2000+ women and 300+ differently-abled personnel, fulfilling roles across functions such as sorting, grading and packing across key major hubs, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Myntra’s customer support service is scaled up by more than 1400 executives, who will play a pivotal role in providing a delightful shopping experience to customers by addressing their order-related queries.


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Microsoft is facing a radical change of identity in its Office environment , migrating towards ‘Microsoft 365’ as a concept.
Microsoft continues to renew flagship products within its catalog. After the change of identity in the browser, the cloud and its corporate communications system , they now point to a “sacred cow”: Office, after thirty years, will no longer be called Office. Well, at least it seems so
According to the Microsoft question and answer site , this change will take place from November of this year, and will impact the multiple platforms where the suite has a presence:
“Over the past two years, Microsoft 365 has evolved into our flagship productivity suite, so we’re building an experience to help you get the most out of Microsoft 365. In the coming months, Office.com, the mobile app Office and the Office app for Windows will become the Microsoft 365 app, with a new icon, a new look, and even more features.”
Office migrates to Microsoft 365
Despite the bombastic announcement, migration will not be complicated. From Microsoft they assure that this will not have an impact on existing accounts or files, and the process will end when we see a new icon in the Windows, Mac, iOS and Android apps that we use at home, at school or in the office.
For more premium apps and features, you can buy a Microsoft 365 subscription that’s right for you now and it will automatically update to this new look starting November 2022 on the web .
Microsoft 365: what will be new
There is an important list of new features within this brand change, which determines Microsoft 365 as the “new home” of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and other company products.
- A new initial content creation module is coming, which will integrate templates and resources in the coming months.
- An applications module is added from where we can launch files and programs.
- A welcome badge is displayed that highlights the status of your Microsoft 365 subscription
- The “My Content” section will display files created by each user or shared on a work or school network, no matter where they are stored.
- The “Feed” section will display the activity of the partner network in an easy-to-understand workflow.
- The option to tag and group the content generated by oneself or a certain area will be added.
With these changes, Microsoft guarantees an evolution of the current product towards something more collaborative and based on social integration and resource optimization tools.


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South Korean electronics giant Samsung may unveil its upcoming Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge smartphones as soon as March 29, according to tech writer and reliable leaker Evan Blass.
Blass, who is known for leaking upcoming products under his Twitter handle @evleaks, also leaked the features of the Korean smartphone maker's two new flagship handsets.
According to Blass, the two upcoming phones could feature larger displays than even the supersized Galaxy Note 7, which had to be recalled last year due to multiple fire incidents. The Samsung S8 could come with a 5.8-inch display, while the Edge could boast an even larger 6.2-inch screen.
They displays could cover nearly 85 per cent of the devices' bodies, leaving them with very little bezel to take up space.
Blass also leaked that the two S8 handsets could do away with the capacitive buttons that are typically found below the screen. It would leave more room for their bigger displays. Analysts believe that it could become a trend from this year. Xiaomi's Mi Mix phone is the most recent example of it.
If the two flagship phones are really unveiled on March 29 at an event in New York, as Blass has suggested, it would mark a big change from the company's past unveilings that typically occurred at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, which is set to take place from Feb. 27 to Mar. 2 this year.
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Opening of the Amazon fulfillment center in Richmond; Dutch Bros Coffee brings new location to Cypress and other top news from the greater Houston area
Around 1,300 people have been hired since the Richmond fulfillment center opened – a number that is expected to grow to 3,000 by the end of the year. (Courtesy of Amazon)
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Amazon Fulfillment Center Opens 3.7 million square feet in Richmond
An Amazon shipping center opened at 10507 Harlem Road, Richmond on October 31, said Evan Luscher, general manager of the location, at a meeting of the Economic Development Council in Fort Bend on November 18.
Wendy’s location now open in Conroe
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Tomball City Council, at its November 15 session, approved the reallocation of approximately 18 acres of vacant land at FM 2920 and Tomball Cemetery Road from commercial to planned development.
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The 863 square meter kiosk will have two lanes. Dutch Bros has an extensive coffee menu that offers cold brew, mocha, shakes, cocoa, smoothies, teas and quick bites like granola bars and muffin tops.
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Essential Products, founded by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, has partnered with MQA to deliver MQA studio quality sound to the Essential Phone.
This boost to the handset’s audio capabilities comes as part of Essential’s commitment to deliver new software features and updates to its community, says the company.
Essential customers will be able to stream MQA music via global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL, by downloading the Android app from Google Play. TIDAL is steadily adding more master-quality music, allowing fans to hear the sound of the original recording.
Mike Jbara, MQA’s CEO states, “This partnership sees MQA working with a truly innovative tech team. Our goal is to deliver the best audio quality to as many music fans as possible, and this collaboration with Essential represents a further step towards this ambition.”
TIDAL chief operating officer Lior Tibon, says, “TIDAL is proud to partner with a company that values superior sound quality. We strive to provide fans with elevated listening experiences, and our partnership with Essential illustrates how we’re committed to this mission.”
Often the enemy of the installer trying to promote and provide a quality experience for end-users, at least this smart phone can be trusted to deliver a decent source.
A welcome development as many customers are going to use their phone anyway, and now owners of this handset at least can access a good quality signal. TIDAL when partnered with good quality components does deliver a quality experience.