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The Sinking City is a Lovecraftian horror detective sport that was launched in the summertime of 2019, after which disappeared from most on-line storefronts in Aug. 2020 due to a dispute between writer Nacon and developer Frogwares. Today, the sport returns to storefronts. It is accessible for buy on the Microsoft Store for Xbox One; it can return to Steam and the PlayStation Store at a later date.
The sport was faraway from Steam, the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and PlayStation four on Aug. 25, 2020. At the time, Frogwares launched an open letter detailing its aspect of its legal dispute with writer Nacon, which had lately merged with Bigben Interactive. The letter claimed that Nacon had refused to pay royalties, with the whole owed standing at “roughly 1 million euros.” Frogwares additionally took challenge with Nacon’s advertising of the sport, which the studio noticed as deceptive shoppers to suppose Nacon was the mission’s developer.
“Short version: We were forced to terminate the contract with our licensee for several breaches of our agreement,” learn the assertion launched by Frogwares. “We urge you to read this open letter to our fans, journalists and people of the industry, to understand why this is happening and how you can still get The Sinking City.”
Today, Nacon released a statement with an update on the legal case. The dispute between Nacon and Frogwares continues to be pending earlier than the French courts, and might be for a number of months. However, on Oct. 28, 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal rendered its first enforceable choice. The Court dominated that Frogwares had unlawfully terminated its contract, and so the contract will proceed till additional choices are made. The Court ordered Frogwares to “refrain from any action on the breach of this contract, [and to] refrain from any action that impedes this continuation.”
Nacon’s assertion reads: “Confirmed in its expectations by this decision and regardless of the time needed to resolve this dispute definitively, NACON is continuing its action in defense of its rights and has proceeded with the execution of this court decision by asking platforms and sites to put The Sinking City game back online so that no one is held hostage to this situation. It is however specified that insofar as some of the game’s online stakes depend on the goodwill of Frogwares to perform, their absence cannot be attributed to NACON.”
Polygon reached out to each Nacon and Frogwares, and each events declined to present remark.


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September 18, 2016 (Santee) — Sheriff’s deputies and agents from the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control recently conducted “minor decoy” tests at 11 retail locations in Santee and Lakeside. All 11 retailers passed the test, refusing to sell alcohol to minors.
However, a second test called a “shoulder tap” operation in front of liquor stores had teenagers ask adults to buy liquor for them. Of 31 adults asked, one flunked the test and was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor.
These programs are authorized through a countywide grant aimed at reducing underage drinking. The programs have found numerous retailers who failed to comply with the law elsewhere, such as in El Cajon.
ABC-related operations such as Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap help reduce alcohol abuse and youth access to alcohol. Operations like these will continue through June 2017.
Anyone with information on licensed liquor establishments providing alcohol to minors can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (858)580-8477, or call the Sheriff's Department non-emergency line at (858)565-5200.

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At least 26,191 home heating boilers that may cause carbon monoxide poisoning were recalled by federal authorities, an article published on Thursday, January 9 reported.
According to a FOX 17 report, the recalled gas-powered heating boilers were manufactured by U.S. Boiler and New Yorker Boiler. Homeowners who have the affected boilers are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning if the air pressure switch fails to work properly, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated. The CPSC said there were no incidents of poisoning reported before the recall was made though.
Consumers who have the affected boilers were told by the CPSC to coordinate with the manufacturer for a free check and repair.
Injuries caused by defective home products are serious and may lead to expensive medical bills and other losses. The legal team at Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. can help those people in Wisconsin who have suffered such injuries to hold the reckless manufacturers liable for the defective product. Call us today at 800-242-2874 to discuss your legal options if you are going through such a situation.


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Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in Google Web Designer.
Google Web Designer is a program for Windows, Mac and Linux from Google for creating interactive HTML5 ads and other HTML5 content. It offers a GUI with common design tools, such as a Text tool that integrates with Google Web Fonts, a Shapes tool, a Pen tool, and 3D tools. The advertising feature set includes components to add Google Maps, YouTube videos and more, as well as automatically including the tracking code events for DoubleClick and AdMob.
A memory corruption vulnerability has been discovered in Google Web Designer application. The vulnerability is caused by any Google Web Designer proprietary file format which causes an out-of-bounds memory write. It could allow malicious users to create code execution scenarios.
Users should apply the solution provided by Google.
Fortinet reported the vulnerability to Google on December 30, 2016.
Google released patch for it on November 28, 2017.


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In November 2021, Disney announced that Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland would be closing for a reimagining in March 2022. We now know the exact date that the area will be closing: March 9th, 2022.
- The reimagining of Mickey’s Toontown will feature new play experiences, as well as open, grassy play spaces for everyone to unplug. Among the additions will be the all new CenTOONial Park and a nearby dreaming tree, inspired by the tree a young Walt Disney would daydream under in his hometown.
- To begin this work, Mickey’s Toontown will be closed beginning March 9th, 2022, and will reopen in early 2023, alongside the new Disneyland version of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ newest attraction, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
- Disney confirmed that when Mickey’s Toontown reopens in 2023, it will still be home to favorite attractions such as Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Mickey’s House and Minnie’s House.
- Gadget’s Go Coaster, Goofy’s House and Donald’s Boat are all set to be “reimagined in new and exciting ways.”
More Disneyland Resort News:
- Magic Key Holders are getting all kinds of special treats and offers throughout the Disneyland Resort during the month of February, and an earlier announced set of Magic Key branded sunglasses are now available free of charge to Magic Key Holders at Disney California Adventure.
- Effective today, February 17th, face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated guests in both indoor and outdoor locations at the Disneyland Resort.
- Following their big win in the Super Bowl, stars Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald, and Matt Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams kept with tradition and visited Disneyland to celebrate. While there, MVP Cooper Kupp posed with some Marvel super heroes in Avengers Campus, and all three participated in a special cavalcade down Main Street U.S.A.
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NEW YORK -- As the erratic pace at retail continues, sportswear manufacturers are bracing for a tough second half.
Nevertheless, it's a period for which many forecast sales gains of 10 percent or more.
One strategy is to develop a constant stream of strong items -- such as jackets, shorts and knits -- that will overcome what some say is retailer reluctance to reorder. Another challenge is the maintenance of price points in the face of rising natural fiber costs, an issue that is seen as particularly crucial in the moderate and better-price arena.
Bridge and Designer
Buoyed by an early rush of business at trunk shows, designer collections presently seem to be a particularly upbeat sportswear segment. Bridge lines are sharing some of this optimism, although makers acknowledge the category has gone through some rough times lately.
Andrew Rosen, president of the Anne Klein Group, said Anne Klein II's fall bookings are flat with a year ago, but he expects the line's retail performance to be much better than last year's.
"Last fall and resort, the whole bridge category was a disaster. I believe this year our line is better. It's focused on the career segment," said Rosen.
Turning to the Collection, designed by Richard Tyler, Rosen said, "It's been tremendous. Bookings are almost double a year ago. At retail, we've held some early trunk shows that were fabulous, doing $100,000, $125,000, $140,000."
He further noted A Line's bookings will be up 50 percent versus a year ago. "The line is much more focused, and its a purely casual business."
"Our business is very strong," said Stuart Kreisler, a consultant to Ralph Lauren Womenswear at Biedermann Industries Corp. Kreisler said the Collection will do twice as much business in the second half as it did a year ago. This includes a new Classics segment added to the Collections business that is currently being shipped to stores.
The Ralph business, which also includes Ralph active sport, accounts for 80 percent of the Lauren Womenswear business. Fall represents the second season for Ralph, and for fall, the line was "92 percent sold out at full price. We're currently booking holiday-cruise and expect the same proportion."Also reporting an "excellent" fall start at trunk shows, Susan Sokol, president of Calvin Klein Collection, said the season is running 20 percent ahead of last year.
Sokol said April was a tough month, but May was good for Klein's business. Some of the spring shipments had been delayed, due to backups at Italian fabrics mills, she said, but fabrics were booked early for fall, so no problems are expected.
Herbert Gallen, chief executive officer of Ellen Tracy, said the bridge collection will generate a 25 to 30 percent increase in business in the second half. He attributed this to "the reception we've had during this market for resort and early spring. It's the best we've had in a long time." He said the Company Ellen Tracy line should grow by about 10 percent.
Discussing business in general, Gallen said, "I think it's slowly coming back -- it's not as fast as it could be. It's picking up."
Allen B. Schwartz, chief executive officer of ABS, Los Angeles-based bridge sportswear firm, said he's looking conservatively for a 10 to 12 percent increase for the second half. "We're talking about a very tight year. We've hit some good items, such as longer jackets and suspender looks," said Schwartz. New items for fall also include dandy jackets, patchwork jackets, lots of stripes and A-line skirts, as well as varying widths on pants. He also noted that his price points for fall are 15 percent below last year.
"Retailers are playing it pretty tight. It's been a very rough 90 days -- April, May and June," said Schwartz. He noted that the dress business, particularly evening looks, however, has been very strong.
"It's a day-to-day thing," he said. "It used to be if you had the [right] merchandise, it would retail. Reorders used to drive the business, but not anymore. In sportswear, they want to go forward. In dresses, there's still a reorder business."
Mary Ann Wheaton, president of Wheaton International, a partner in Byron Lars, said, "January, February and March were very strong. April and May have slowed down. If our market hadn't been April 1, retailers wouldn't have placed as strong as they did." She said the Lars business is showing between a 38 and 40 percent increase versus a year ago."We have to hope for another surge," said Wheaton.
Better and Moderate
With consumer skittishness still looming, better and moderate apparel makers noted that the big hurdle over the next several months will be keeping prices stable, in spite of recent price hikes in natural fibers.
"This is one of our biggest challenges," noted Mark Birnbaum, Western regional vice president at Koret of California, San Francisco, which has not raised prices in three years. It has fought fabric price hikes by negotiating with mills and developing better sources. He added that in certain cases, Koret is taking lower margins on the goods. "We are catering to a working woman whose income doesn't go up drastically," noted Norton Sperling, president of Norton McNaughton, which makes moderate-priced career clothing. "It's a tough economic climate out there. Interest rates are climbing and there are stock market jitters."
He added that his company has not raised its prices in more than three years and is hoping it can continue to keep prices at the same level. "We are absorbing a lot of costs," he noted. "We tend to think backwards. We ask ourselves, 'What would retail customers pay for the item?"' He added that if the firm is forced to increase prices, it will be modest. While holding price, moderate firms say it is imperative to keep merchandise fresh and new.
"The moderate customer is changing," noted Dick Baker, president of Bernard Chaus Inc."She is now responding to updated fashion, not only price."
He also emphasized, "You can't be a generalist in the moderate zone to survive," noting that in the next six months, sales in the category will continue to be driven by items. Some items that he expects to stay hot are knit dresses, sweater tops and tunics. "You can't look backward for trends; you have to look forward," said Sperling. He noted that the firm is planning to launch an updated suit line called Kate McNaughton, to be in stores for spring 1995.
Moderate resources are also benefiting from an increased focus on moderate apparel from department stores, including those of R.H. Macy & Co. and Dayton Hudson Corp., and that pattern is expected to gain momentum over the next six months.Helped by this trend, Koret's orders for fall have increased 8 to 11 percent, Birnbaum said, and those gains are expected to continue for the full second half.
At the same time, better-price manufacturers are feeling a bit of a squeeze, as department stores decrease budgets on better-price merchandise to make room for their expanded moderates departments.
"Our sales have been flat from department stores for fall, mainly because of this new focus," noted Bruce Ross, president of JH Collectibles. He added that he also sees continual pressure from stores to keep prices low.
Classic-style looks in softened, drapey fabrics are expected to be a key idea for the next six months, according to makers in the moderate-to-better range. "There's going to be an interest in sweaters -- in place of jackets -- and softer pants," added a JH Collectibles spokeswoman.
Denim manufacturers are starting to sound like the other sportswear producers. They are putting more emphasis on items and coordinated looks, which they hope will entice customers to buy.
While makers said their products are checking, they added that retailers are hesitating to reorder. One vendor suggested that retailers may be waiting for a trend to emerge over the summer. Shorts, all noted, continue to check.
Levi Strauss has noted in the past that there was growing interest in its logo knit tops, and Margie Hanselman, merchandise manager for the company's women's line, said that interest has only grown.
"Logo T-shirts and knit tops are still really key," she said. "We've gotten great response to anything rib, fleece or jersey."
Another area that she said has been surprisingly busy for Levi's is items.
"We are offering a little denim dress in the Silver Tab line, and also a cropped vest," she said. "Our denim jackets are still selling, as are skirts, and a suspender jean that we did in a chino color." In the basic business, Hanselman said she's seeing lively interest in indigo washes at both ends of the spectrum -- very light and very dark -- while natural colors have slowed.Gary Dawson, vice president and general manager of the Lee Brand, said that going forward, Lee will emphasize coordinated looks at retail in its misses' lines, as well as "a variety of fits and finishes."
"That's what the retailer needs to stimulate the customer to buy," he said. "It's more important for retailers in general to offer a coordinated look. The customer is definitely looking for that." Dawson noted that Lee is putting more weight behind its woven tops line, which will include brushed rayons and soft cotton tops that have feminine touches such as shaping and shirring.
Guy Schuman, vice president of retail marketing at Marithe & Francoise Girbaud, agreed that newness and coordinated looks are important for retailers. He noted that Girbaud has seen strong sales in styles other than basic five-pocket jeans.
"We've gotten as much, or more play from our X-yoke short as from our basic five-pocket, which demonstrates to me that the retailer and the consumer are looking for newness," said Schuman. "When you can offer newness -- whether it's a wash, a silhouette or a treatment -- that helps. Denim is no different from any other category."
"It's very interesting out there," said Dick Gilbert, president of Zena, who noted business is about even with last year. "Our product is selling really well, and you would think we could just sit back and watch the reorders come in. But everyone is nervous -- I think they're waiting to see if a trend emerges over the summer."
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@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)


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Imagine Learning joins growing number of ed-tech companies to sign the Student Privacy Pledge. Provo, UT (PRWEB) January 29, 2015 Imagine Learning announced
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Google is reportedly developing a kid-friendly version of its video-streaming website YouTube, and is also said to be considering allowing youngsters under the age of 13 to sign up for special Gmail accounts.
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Channel strikes agreement with Time Warner Cable By R. Thomas Umstead
(November 19, 2007) The Africa Channel said it struck a national
affiliation agreement with Time Warner Cable.
The deal allows the network to negotiate with Time Warner systems serving
more than 13 million households around the country, according to Africa
Channel executive vice president of affiliate sales Eric Brown. The
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A Foxconn manager allegedly working in the testing unit of the factory has been accused of stealing 5,700 iPhone units and selling them for about $1.56 million. He instructed his employees working along with him at the factory in Shenzhen to steal several thousands on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s units. The devices were illegally sold during 2013-2014. The manager’s name is reportedly Tsai.
It is Sunday today, which means that we should discuss the most interesting stories of the last couple of days. Let’s not waste time and start about the posts worth your attention right now.
According to the latest report from DigiTimes, Apple will release a new 10.5-inch iPad next year. The production of the device is set to start in December.
First lucky customers who purchased new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar have begun receiving their laptops. Early purchasers also include the reporters of several reliable tech news websites including TechCrunch, CNET, and Engadget. These and other customers have just posted their first reviews of the brand new MacBook pro with an OLED touch-sensitive screen that replaced function keys.
Below you can take a look at some of the most noteworthy reviews.
It is Sunday today, which means we should take a look at the most interesting posts of the last couple of days.
Most of the articles this week deal with Apple’s iOS 10 and macOS Sierra 10.12 as well as with the new AirPods and iPhones. Below you can find the list of the posts worth your attention.
According to the latest rumors, Apple will start selling the AirPods by the end of this month. The information comes from one of the employees of the authorized reseller, so it is quite reliable.
Many users claim that new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro units are too expensive and lack modern hardware and ports required for comfortable work. As it turns out, these things did not influence the sales of both laptops, that set up a new record. This is what Slice Intelligence researchers write.
Apple has reportedly shifted the orders for the production of the MacBook Pro Touch Bar to the Taiwanese supplier Wistron. The reason for changing the supplier in the middle of production is connected with the inability of the previous partner, an unknown firm from Singapore, to meet the demand. The report comes from the reliable Chinese newspaper Economic Daily News.
A well-known developer Luca Todesco has once again demonstrated the jailbreak of iOS 10. This time the he hacked the iPhone 7 with iOS 10.1.1 on board showing Cydia working on the phone. The news about yet another jailbroken iOS version comes from the hacker’s Twitter.
While iOS global market share and iPhone shipments continue to decline, Android devices continue to gain momentum. According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, Android share reached nearly 88% in the third calendar quarter of 2016, leaving iOS with 12.1% far behind.
Apple won’t release new wireless AirPods until January. This information has been shared by DigiTimes reporters who cite a report released by Economic Daily News (EDN).
It’s Sunday today, which means that’s it’s high time I told you about the most popular posts of the last couple of days. Let’s not waste time and start discussing the posts worth your attention right now.
Another iPhone 7 has caught fire causing serious damage to the owner’s vehicle. According to 7 News, Mat Jones, a surfing instructor from Australia, left his iPhone 7 in a car and the phone caught fire. When he returned, he discovered that the device seriously damaged the vehicle. Looks like soon the jokes about Galaxy Note 7 won’t be so funny.
There’s a hidden keyboard in iOS 10 that is designed for one-handed use. The new keyboard has been found by a developer Steve Troughton-Smith.
According to the latest report from Gartner, Mac shipments declined 13.4% in the last quarter. Apple managed to sell only 4.9 million Mac units that accounted for the market share of 7.2%. As to the global computer market, it is experiencing problems as well. PC shipments in Q3 2016 reached 68.9 million, which is a decline of 5.7% year-over-year.


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Twitter temporarily bans product changes to prevent employees 'going rogue' after Musk deal was agreed, a report says
- The ban is in place until at least through Friday, Bloomberg reported.
- The company is forbidding changes unless they're business-critical and approved by the vice president.
The company will not allow any changes to the platform unless they're business-critical and approved by the vice president, people familiar with the matter told the outlet. The ban is in place until at least through Friday, Bloomberg reported.
The move was taken in order to prevent any employees, upset by the decision, from "going rogue", one source told the newswire.
Twitter declined to comment on the Bloomberg report.
Twitter accepted Musk's offer to acquire the platform for $54.20 a share on Monday, after a weeks-long affair between the two parties that started when the Tesla tycoon publicly disclosed his 9% stake in the company in early April. Employees have raised concerns about the takeover, with concerns ranging from potential rollbacks of content moderation policies to changes to employee compensation.
The ban hints at some of the challenges the platform may face as it transitions from a public company to a private business.
During an all-hands staff meeting the same day Musk's bid was accepted, recordings of which were heard by Insider, employees grilled Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and board chair Brett Taylor on potential changes.
One employee asked Twitter's leadership if they are prepared for a "mass exodus" of employees, labeling Musk as a person with "questionable ethics," according to the recordings.
Musk is a prolific tweeter who has touted changes to Twitter that range from adding an edit button to the social networking site, to removing spam bots.
The billionaire has been a vocal proponent of free speech, recently calling himself a "free speech absolutist" after he said he was urged by some governments to block Russian news sources on his satellite internet startup, Starlink.
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The federal government has drafted a discussion paper on its proposed new rules for the labeling of food as “Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada.”
The new rules, released on Wednesday for public comment, “are designed to redefine Canadian food content labels to better reflect the true origins of products in today’s global marketplace,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a release Wednesday from Beamsville, Ont.
The deadline is June 11 for public comment on what the government has dubbed the Canadian Food Labelling Initiative. The online discussion paper includes a link to an interactive online survey. Comments can also be phoned in toll-free to 1-800-442-2342.
Current food labelling guidelines haven’t changed since the 1980s and don’t clearly reflect the actual Canadian content in foods sold in Canada, the government said.
Those guidelines only state that two criteria must be met before manufacturers use Canadian-content statements: the last substantial transformation of the goods must have occurred in Canada, and at least 51 per cent of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the goods must be Canadian.
The proposed new guidelines call for a “Product of Canada” label to be allowed only when both the contents and processing of that food are Canadian. A qualified “Made in Canada” label, meanwhile, can be applied to products containing imported ingredients — as long as the products are manufactured or processed in Canada.
A “Product of Canada” label would allow for little or no foreign content, except, for example, minor additives or spices that can’t be sourced in Canada.
A “Made in Canada” label would be used on a food product made or processed in Canada, regardless of whether the ingredients are imported or domestic or both.
However, before “Made in Canada” could be used on a food product, the last substantial transformation of the product must have occurred in Canada and the claim would be qualified with either “Made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients” or “Made in Canada from imported ingredients.”
The new rules allow for other statements or claims to be used if they’re truthful and not misleading for consumers. For example, the government said, “Roasted in Canada,” “Packaged in Canada” or “Processed in Canada” could be used.
But to ensure clarity, Ottawa plans to encourage the use of “Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada” on products that do meet the new guidelines.
The government asked survey respondents to keep some key points in mind as they read the discussion paper or take the survey:
- the guidelines are, first and foremost, in place to avoid misleading claims, so they should reflect consumer and industry expectations about what a true Canadian product is;
- the guidelines have to be clear, transparent and support consumer choice; and
- guidelines must be simple to understand and communicate to consumers, producers, processors and importers — and they must be clear for regulators to enforce them.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture praised the government’s proposed new guidelines as being “very much in keeping with farmers’ requests under the CFA’s ‘Grown in Canada’ proposal.”
“Canadian farmers proudly produce food of the highest quality. Our members see this as an opportunity to strengthen the brand of Canadian-grown food,” CFA president Bob Friesen said in a release Wednesday.
“We welcome the opportunity to help the government develop and implement an effective promotional campaign to accompany the new guidelines.”


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As highlighted in a new report from Bloomberg, Apple’s current rules prevent makers of game streaming services to get an app on the App Store. The rules disallow an app from acting as a game repository that can contain content from other publishers.
This means burgeoning services like GeForce Now, xCloud, PS Now, and Google Stadia cannot access iPhone and iPad customers.
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Falling gas prices have offered relief for consumers, but those costs could be heading back up again.
Get ready to pay more for eggs. With the start of the new year, California starts requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings.
New state regulations that take effect in January that require poultry farmers to provide more space in hen houses is expected to drive up egg prices.
Safeway customers who bought groceries online recently may be due a refund.
Today’s development comes courtesy of Rent.com, who assembled a list of the country’s most populous cities, taking into account median household incomes and rental vacancy rates (provided by the 2012 U.S. Census) as well as their data of this year’s median rental rates.
Members of the San Francisco 49ers “Faithful 49″ loyalty program were offered “exclusive” pre-sale single game tickets for this Sunday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday, but just below the purchase window on Ticketmaster, fans were being offered resale seats for far less, often right in the same section.
The cost of renting an apartment in Northern California is rising more quickly than anywhere else in the country.
California’s record drought hasn’t been sweet to honeybees, and it’s creating a sticky situation for beekeepers and honey buyers.
A study of prices for common blood tests in California has discovered patients are along an extreme range of price differences, some as little as $10 all the way up to more than $10,000 for the same test.
The number two most expensive game in the NFL this season – based on resale on the secondary marketplaces – is the Thanksgiving Day matchup between the 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. That game will cost you just under $600, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.


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Report: PS4 shifts 322 083 units in Japan during opening weekendWritten by: / / No Comments
It’s no secret that the PlayStation 4 is selling like hot cakes in most parts of the world, with over 5.3 million consoles sold as of February 18th. This past Saturday the PS4 went on sale in Japan and Famitsu reports that 322 083 units were sold during the console’s opening weekend out of a 350k first shipment. In comparison, the PS3 shifted 88 443 units during its first two days on sale in Japan while the Wii U sold 308 570 units during its first week of availability in the region.
The PS4′s opening weekend sales in Japan will most likely take the console’s worldwide tally higher than the Wii U’s – making Sony’s new home console the best-selling eighth generation system despite launching a year later than the Wii U.
Do you think home consoles still have a chance to dominate in Japan or will smartphones and handhelds always reign supreme in the region? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.


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Days grow short for longtime Hagerstown hardware store
On a yet-to-be determined morning this fall, Charlie Startzman will wake up and break a decades-old routine.
He won't go to work at the Hagerstown hardware store that bears his family name.
"It'll be different," said Startzman, 58. "It's the only job I've ever had. I started when I was 14."
Charlie's father, Bob Startzman, launched Startzman's Hardware in 1959. Charlie Startzman has owned it for more than two decades. But it will close in the next several weeks.
Bob still owns the building at 775 S. Potomac St., which he plans to sell.
The decision wasn't easy, Charlie Startzman said, but "it was just something that we knew was coming." The Startzmans said the small family business can no longer compete with big-box retailers such as Lowe's, Home Depot and Walmart that can offer lower prices.
"I guess over the last couple of years, business has just declined more and more," Charlie Startzman said. "It's like nobody's coming in the door anymore. I think online shopping has hurt, too. ... Sales have just dropped off to where it's just not profitable."
'The only thing'
As Bob Startzman was growing up in Hagerstown, hardware wasn't on his mind. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, now known as Mount St. Mary's University, intending to become an accountant. Then, he was drafted into the Navy and spent a two-year stint doing paperwork.
"I decided I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life," he said.
Bob's father, Charles, had several business interests in Hagerstown, including the building on South Potomac Street. Charles suggested that his son start a hardware store on the first floor.
Bob who will celebrate his 86th birthday in October, said he opened the business on June 27, 1959.
The date is easy to remember, he said. He and his wife of nearly 60 years, Frances, 82, have three children — Charlie; Mary, an attorney; and Sally, a teacher. Mary was born on June 27 "a couple of years" after the hardware store opened.
For years, he said, the hardware business was "very good."
"We were the only thing on the south end of town," Bob Startzman said.
He credits much of the success to two hires — Charlie and Barbara Ridenour. Charlie Ridenour had experience in the hardware business.
The business also helped inspire another family entrepreneur. A nephew, Steve Martin, used to visit and "followed me around like a shadow," Bob Startzman recalled.
Martin grew up to become the owner of Martin's New Oxford Hardware in New Oxford, Pa.
Charlie Startzman started working at his father's store as a teenager. After graduating from South Hagerstown High School in 1978, he joined the business full-time.
"Back in the '80s and early '90s, we had four full-time employees. ... Now it's just me, and dad bops in every now and then," Charlie Startzman said.
The "bop-in" schedule means Bob and Frances Startzman fill in while Charlie takes breaks for lunch and for free time on Saturday afternoons. Bob said he's proud of "the great job" his son has done with the business.
'Play it by ear'
Startzman's has seen consumer fads come and go, but the basic layout and appearance of the store hasn't changed much through the years, Charlie Startzman said. The store always relied on sales of general hardware — the nuts and bolts of the business — as well as services such as cutting keys or repairing screens.
Being across the street from Rose Hill Cemetery hasn't hurt, either. The store has sold graveside decorations and memorial items for decades.
"We still sell a fair amount of those," Charlie Startzman said.
But he said it hasn't been enough to compete.
"We can't buy (in quantity) like the big stores buy. ... It costs me more wholesale than what they're selling them for off the shelf."
Earlier this year, the Startzmans started spreading the word that the store would close this fall.
"I don't have a set date. I'm just going to play it by ear. ... We don't have to be out of here at any set time," Charlie Startzman said.
They want to close the doors before cold weather hits, he said.
He said the change could mean more time with his wife, Kathy, their children and their grandchildren.
He already knows what he will miss most about the hardware business.
"Probably the people. Working with them," he said.


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TARGET CHIEF MAPS EXPANSION MODE
Byline: Don Yaeger
MINNEAPOLIS — Target has “plentiful” growth opportunities and could double in size, Bob Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer of parent Target Corp., told shareholders at the annual meeting here.
The Target discount chain has 931 stores and will add about 80 units this year, following about 70 in 1999. At that rate of growth, Target would double its store count in roughly 11 or 12 years. Target Corp. also operates about 64 department stores and 267 Mervyn’s units.
Expansion this year centers on the mid-Atlantic and northeast markets; the Target chain is entering West Virginia and Connecticut for the first time, shareholders were told.
After a 20-minute meeting that played before 500 stockholders, Gregg W. Steinhafel, president of the Target division, told WWD that the women’s apparel business had been running “a little better than men’s.” Children’s wear had been the strongest apparel category, he added.
Target’s children’s business has been given a lift by the chain’s “Take Charge of Education” program under which 1 percent of purchases made on a company credit card is donated to a school.
Another company official said after the meeting that apparel sales had been soft in the company’s department stores. “The youthfulness” of the spring assortment, said the official, failed to catch on with customers. However, results at the department stores, which operate under the Marshall Field’s, Dayton’s and Hudson’s names, should improve with the fall season because collections are expected to be more traditional and classic.
Target Corp. has long been dogged by rumors that it would sell the Mervyn’s and department stores to focus on the more successful and rapidly growing Target discount chain. The speculation was fueled when the corporation changed its name from Dayton Hudson to Target a few months ago.
Ulrich, who has repeatedly denied that the corporation plans to sell Mervyn’s or department stores, on Wednesday once again deflated the speculation by telling shareholders that despite the name change, the department stores and Mervyn’s “will continue to add value to our business for many years ahead.”
He then outlined Target’s “differentiation strategy” of offering merchandise a cut above that of such competitors as Wal-Mart and Kmart. He cited such exclusive lines as Brambly Hedge cosmetics, and Utility, Xhileration, Cherokee and Prospirit apparel lines.
Target is also differentiating itself from its competition with Calphalon, Stiffel, Discovery Channel toys, and designs by Michael Graves and Robert Abbey in the home area. In soft lines, a Niki Taylor women’s apparel line will be tested in 150 stores this holiday, and an exclusive Mossimo sportswear collection will make its debut in early 2001.
As reported, the Target chain posted a 22.9 percent gain in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the first quarter. Revenues were ahead 11.5 percent and same-store sales were up 4 percent.
Corporate first-quarter earnings surged 23.2 percent, with total sales advancing 8.2 percent and comparable sales ahead 3 percent.


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Labor Group Says Conditions At Apple Plants Improving
A labor group Apple joined to assess working conditions at three manufacturing plants in China, where its products are made, says conditions are getting better. However, the Fair Labor Association says employees are still working more hours than the country's legal limit. The labor group says Apple's largest supplier, Foxconn, has made all the improvements that had been recommended — and did so before they were due by the end of December. The report says Foxconn has reduced working hours — though not enough to comply with the Chinese legal limit of 49 hours per week. Foxconn is scheduled to do that by July.
Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people. A federal judge in Los Angeles approved the settlement last week. People who had bought tickets on Ticketmaster online ended up being enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month. But because they didn't know they were in the program, they didn't end up with any benefits from the program. An attorney for the plaintiffs says those customers who were affected will be getting an email today with a link to a Web site where they can file a claim. Each customer can get up to $30.
Apple App Store Reaches Milestone
A milestone for the Apple App store. The company says customers have now downloaded more than 50 billion applications from the site since it launched in 2008. The title that put the app store over the 50 billion mark was a game called "Say The Same Thing" by Space Inch. The App store has more than 850,000 individual apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The 50 billion milestone does not include updates or re-downloads.
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A lot of musicians, singers and speakers use their iPads or other tablets to hold their music, lyrics or scripts. But how do you hold the devices so you can both see them and keep your hands free? IK Multimedia is out with some new solutions. The iKlip 2 will hold an Apple iPad 2 or later version of the device on a microphone stand. It will also secure the tablet to any vertical or horizontal pole, using a clip-on tightening system. That leaves the threaded top of the stand available for other things like a microphone stand. The new iKlip 2 is available for both the regular iPad — and there is a slightly smaller on for the new iPad mini.
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Figures show the UK is only 62% self-sufficient in food and the gap between food imports and exports is now more than £19.4 billion.
In 1984 the UK was 95% self-sufficient in indigenous food types, in 2012 this figure had dropped to 76%.
Whilst it is easy to see why the NFU are jumping on these DEFRA sourced figures I would also contend that food businesses should also take note.
From a supply chain risk management perspective this trend may also increase risk. Supplier certification schemes such as Red Tractor provide a level of assurance which cannot be matched by imports. From an ethical and corporate social responsibility perspective there is merit.
If these imports were replaced with UK sourced materials there would be a bit more cash floating around in the UK which would benefit all of us.


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HarmonyOS will be launched in April 2021 on smartphones. Once this step has been taken, Huawei has set itself the goal of equipping no less than 300 million devices by the end of 2021 with its new operating system.
While the closed beta of Harmony OS 3.0 has just started in March 2021, Huawei is preparing to deploy its new OS on its smartphones from April 2021. During an event in China, the president of the Consumer Business department Huawei Software Wang Chenglu recalled Huawei’s ambitions for HarmonyOS. According to the official, the Shenzhen firm has set itself the goal of to equip no less than 300 million devices with its new OS by the end of 2021.
Previously, the manufacturer had announced 100 million devices, the objectives have therefore been revised upwards. According to him, the main advantage of HarmonyOS will be to offer a lunified angage for interconnection and collaboration between different devices. According to him, this is essential for the next revolution in the smartphone and mobile Internet industry.
“But we see that the mobile internet industry, which is focused on mobile phones, is under pressure. Global smartphone shipments have declined since 2018 and will decline by around 6% year-on-year in 2021. At the same time, consumers use smartphones for 4 to 5 hours a day. These are the statistics for the use of smartphones since 2018. These indicate that the industry has reached a critical moment, a sign that it must be transformed ”, provides the framework.
Read also: The Huawei P50 will be the first smartphone on the market under HarmonyOS
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With HarmonyOS, Huawei wants to ensure that users’ smart devices are not isolated from each other and can collaborate easily and quickly. Whether made by Huawei or not, the link being HarmonyOS. “For example you can use a smartwatch to determine certain scenarios. Once the user is asleep, the watch will detect the sleep and cause the light to turn off automatically. It will also inform the air conditioner so that it automatically adjusts the temperature to create the best possible environment for your sleep ”, Wang Chenglu details.
He pursues : “It’s a bit like having a caring housekeeper in the house. Likewise, during exercises, each exercise is linked to the other. Smart devices provide scientific exercise advice and full real-time data analyst, becoming your personal trainer ”. Huawei has already materialized this interconnectivity via the SuperTerminal function available in the beta of HarmonyOS 3.0. This feature allows Huawei devices to be connected to each other very quickly.


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Technology and environment may actually be more closely linked than many can think. Technology innovations have the potential to harm the environment but if we use them wisely and develop sustainable ideas, they could also help us to solve the ecological problems we have created. Here is the article of ways in which technology is helping the environment.
The introducing of computers cloud storage and smartphones have made it easier to best australian pokies online businesses and individuals in terms of their paper work. Many companies are now sending their bills and newsletters over mail rather than sending them physically. Files are stored in the cloud, which is easily accessible from anywhere rather than in physical filing cabinets. Moreover, people are now using their smartphones in order to manage their schedules rather than physical calendars.
In areas where poachers frequently hunt animals like elephants which are not allowed, conservationist had begun using drones to look after the area. These drones act as security cameras that can cover a distance, making it more difficult for those who hunt illegally to get away with breaking the law. In addition, government is also using technology to monitor whether companies are following environmental regulations. They are making use of the Geo-Spatial Measurement of Air Pollution in order to test the amount of pollutants present.
The Sharing Economy
The sharing economy is a recent development that reduces our environmental impact by enabling people to purchase and use fewer materials. Most casino games online companies make it easier to get around without owning a car. Homeowners and travellers are taking advantage of space that are not being used, which combines the area and resource needed to travel. Furthermore, services like Netflix have reduced the number of DVD rentals in favour of online streaming. Also, Netflix is reducing the need for postage, transporting items and creating physical copies of movies.
In conclusion, these are the ways in which technology is helping the environment.


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MSC Cruises announced today that it has decided to suspend its calls in Turkish ports until further notice.
As a result, MSC Magnifica will no longer call at the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Izmir, and will instead be based out of Venice, Italy, and call at the Greek capital, Athens, and the island of Mykonos.
This decision was taken amid growing concerns by guests as a result of the recent tragic events in Istanbul.
MSC’s announcement follows a similar decision by Crystal Cruises earlier this week.
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HDFC Bank has launched a 3-month Festive Treats campaign in parallel with the sales campaigns that leading eCom companies have come out with. The campaign will help customers to be able to get special offers on all banking products – from loans to bank accounts – and also discounts on retail and consumer goods via retail branches and digital platforms, including the website, PayZapp, and SmartBuy. Arvind Vohra, country head, Branch Banking at the bank, said this is an all-encompassing one-stop campaign where every financial solution for a retail customer or a business customer will be available – the entire spectrum from festival shopping to unsecured loans, business loans and loan against property as well as special partnerships. The products will be available at more than 10,000 stores. He said the bank is also looking at merchant acquisition and has a target of 10 lakh for this fiscal through a ‘dukaandar dhamaka’ program. The bank is also hopeful of more customer acquisition through engagements, including this campaign, the planned 1,000 grameen loan melas, and planned over 4,000 corporate employee shopper activations. A shopper using an HDFC Bank debit or credit card to buy consumer electronics can get cash-backs, convert purchases into a no extra cost EMI on leading brands, and 50 per cent off on processing fees of business loans to small business enterprises.


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We've been hearing about 5G-related things for quite some time now. The only thing with "5G' in its name that has officially been released is AT&T's, but as we already know, that's complete and utter BS. However, a Lenovo executive recently posted that Lenovo would have the world's first 5G phone.
Lenovo VP Chang Cheng posted the information above to his Weibo account, but it's since been deleted. In it, he claims that Lenovo will offer the world's first 5G-capable phone, and that it'll have the as-of-yet unannounced Snapdragon 855.
The Moto Z3 with the 5G Moto Mod.
You might recall a photo of a 5G Moto Mod on a Moto Z3 from back in January, which still hasn't been announced. But Motorola has an event going on tomorrow, August 2nd, and some sites are speculating that the Moto Z3, along with the 5G Moto Mod, may be unveiled there. We don't believe that this is the Snapdragon 855-equipped phone in question, as the 5G capability for the Z3 will come from an attachment, but it's definitely something to think about.


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Retail outlets across the United States report strong consumer demand for RCA video discs. Many have sold more video discs in the first quarter of 1982 than in all of 1981.
"All types of retailers, from mom-and-pop TV stores to giant national chains, are reporting an accelerating demand for RCA video discs," according to Thomas G. Kuhn, Division Vice President, RCA "SelectaVision" VideoDiscs.
"There are several factors involved in the growing demand for discs," Mr. Kuhn said. "Consumer awareness of RCA's program offerings is getting stronger every day; retailers have found that stocking and displaying greater numbers of video disc titles increases this awareness and leads to strong disc sales; and we are continuously expanding the RCA video disc catalog with new and exciting programs."
A spokesman for Sears, the leading retailer of RCA video discs, through its stores and catalog, said, "Sears is committed to the CED system. We attribute our successful sales of discs to our large assortment and the appeal of these programs to our family-oriented customer base."
Curtis Woodard, Vice President and General Manager of Erol's Color TV, a six-store chain operating in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area, attributed his sales success to video disc availability in Erol's stores. "We have every title stocked in our stores. If anybody in town has it, we do; and after a while customers know they can get the discs they want at our stores," he said.
Ken Crane, Jr., Manager, Ken Crane's Entertainment City, Westminister, California, said, "We're pleasantly surprised at the amount of software we're currently selling. It's a great addition to our business and a tremendous traffic builder, too. We expect to be in the video disc business for a long time."
Jeff Biederman, a buyer from Lechmere, a six-outlet discount department store in the Boston area, said his company has sold more discs in the first quarter of 1982 than in all of 1981. "We have had a strong commitment to video disc since the beginning," he said, "and we have always displayed a full assortment of titles."
Russ Anzalone from Video Dynamics in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, noted, "Since the first of the year, we've seen many VCR owners buy disc players because they want to own rather than rent their favorite movies. Discs are much cheaper than prerecorded cassettes. We find that the whole catalog is moving, both the contemporary and classic programs. We're selling about 100 albums a week."


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HARTLEPOOL Mayor Stuart Drummond hailed an "innovative" new charity shop as it swung open its doors to the public.
Shoppers can browse in style at En'core, the brand new charity shop raising money for Hartlepool and District Hospice.
The new boutique, in York Road, Hartlepool, offers only designer or new clothes as well as jewellery and a second floor dedicated purely to furniture.
Mayor Drummond declared the shop officially open yesterday and said he thinks the new shop is a fantastic way to raise funds for the cause.
He said: "I'm extremely impressed with the new shop.
"Not only does it look fantastic, but the clothes and garments it stocks look top-class as well, and cheap.
"We aren't over-run with clothes shops in Hartlepool and this new shop is in a prominent position in the town centre.
"It's an innovative new idea and hopefully it will get a really good response, I'm confident it will prove very popular."
En'core will be managed by Karen Witherley and Julie Hildreth.
Karen said: "The response has already been great.
"We opened the doors at 9am on Monday and there was a queue of people waiting to come in, we didn't expect that at all.
"Obviously the support from the public is vital, so if we carry on getting a response like that, En'core will have a bright future."
Tracy Woodall, chief executive at Hartlepool Hospice, was at the opening yesterday and said she was overjoyed with the new shop.
"I'm absolutely delighted." she said.
"Julie and Karen have put so much hard work into this, and it looks absolutely fantastic.
"We wanted to offer a charity shop which is a little bit different and I am so proud of what we have done here.
"It's in a fantastic position and we have already had some wonderful donations.
"The clothes on sale are all either designer or brand new.
"I saw a pair of Karen Millen shoes for sale in the shop for 50, which usually sell for nearly 200, where else could you get that?
"Obviously the money raised through fundraising events and our charity shops are absolutely vital to the hospice.
"So hopefully En'core will become our flagship shop and prove extremely popular."


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Shares of TTM Technologies (TTMI 4.64%) fell as much as 16.9% on Wednesday, following the company's release of solid third-quarter results with a side of uninspiring guidance. As of 2:30 p.m. EDT, the printed circuit board manufacturer's stock had recovered slightly to a 14% drop.
TTM's third-quarter revenue came in at $756 million, 13% above that for the year-ago period. On the bottom line, earnings rose 56% to $0.50 per share. Your average Wall Street analyst would have settled for earnings near $0.45 per share on sales in the neighborhood of $751 million.
So far, so good. However, TTM's management set up their fourth-quarter earnings target at approximately $0.47 per share, and the expected revenue range stretched from $720 million to $760 million. These goals point to roughly flat year-over-year revenue and 18% lower earnings. Here, analysts had been looking for earnings of roughly $0.64 per share and sales near $827 million.
TTM's management implied that the soft guidance was a direct downside of this quarter's surprising strength.
"Following record third-quarter revenues in the cellular end market, we're anticipating weaker sales and profits in the fourth quarter," said CEO Tom Edman in a prepared statement.
Digging deeper into that statement, Edman offered the following explanation in a conference call with analysts:
"As we look at the cellular ramp every year, we look at that combination of Q3 and Q4. And what happened this year versus last year is that we had an earlier start. We had forecast that," Edman said according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha. "Those designs were released earlier than last year, and we were able to start from a higher yield performance level. And so as we -- because of that, we were able to push out higher unit volumes in the third quarter portion of the ramp."
In other words, the fourth quarter looks weak simply because the third quarter contained some of the orders management had expected in the year-ending period. Taken together, the third and fourth quarter's total sales -- reported figures from the third quarter plus the midpoint of fourth-quarter guidance -- should come up 5% below the total analyst targets for those two periods. On its own, the fourth-quarter revenue shortfall is a much spookier 11%.
There are other moving parts in this equation, such as further order shifts into the first quarter and rising average selling prices per circuit board. But the quarter-to-quarter revenue shift is a clear enough explanation of what's going on here to make me question the wisdom in today's large price drop.


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Overhaul Gets Another Round of Funding
Overhaul, a supply chain platform, has completed another round of funding, reports Venture Beat.
Supply chain integrity platform provider Overhaul today announced that it has raised $17.5 million, which CEO Barry Conlon said will be used to bolster its product offerings and grow its Austin-based team, as well as its European headquarters in Ireland


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Mercedes Benz are retaliating for being beaten in the luxury car market for the first time by BMW in the States – by taking their engine production there in a collaboration with Nissan and Renault which has Daimler manufacturing engines in North America for the first time.
Renault and Nissan have existing bonds that stretch back to the last millennium, when they first started to work together in 1999. Daimler have latched onto this relationship only recently; in April 2010 the three each took a 3% stake in a project which saw them working together on small cars, vans and engines.
Previously, Daimler have shipped their engines into the States in a pre-assembled conditioned; this is the first time they have sought cheaper costs by actually building them in the US.
What the German outfit will get out of this merge of minds and production capacity is the 4-cylinder diesel engine which is bound for a city van, currently under development and will form part of Mercedes‘ next generation of compact vehicles, as the US looks to reluctantly reduce their carbon footprint in line with the rest of the globe’s targets.
In return, Daimler will supply 4 and 6 cylinder engines to Nissan and Infiniti for their diesel automatics. The Infiniti, not so well known over here and in Europe, has made inroads into the US market, predominantly due to its bigger capacity, petrol driven engines.
And this doesn’t look the end of the collaboration, according to announcements made at last year’s auto show in Frankfurt.
Infiniti have recognised the need to reduce their output and are developing their own compact premium car leveraging on Mercedes technology and framework, due to hit the markets in 2014.
The German/French/Japanese team also plan to work together in the stuttering electric vehicle market, concentrating on the batteries and motors to be there when the market eventually takes off, as Renault believes it will in the next five years.
This is extremely good news for van drivers seeking cheap van insurance. With collaborations such as this, components will be standardised across manufacturers. This will make, in theory, spare parts more available when vans break down, not to mention the cost of making these parts in bulk which will push the individual price down further.


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CNBC's Jane Wells confesses binge watching all her favorite shows. Studies show that binge watch is for sad and lonely souls and may have harmful effects like obesity low productivity, and strained relationships.» Read More
Discussing how Amazon's new business-to-business product site might impact its rivals, with the Fast Money traders.
The sell off of EMI records will have a huge imapct on artists, consumers, and music industry employees.
CEO Reed Hastings didn’t shy away from acknowledging its growing number of competitors.
More airlines are installing equipment that will allow passengers to use Wi-Fi-enabled devices during flights for internet connectivity and new entertainment options, according to a new market research report.
When Netflix reports quarterly earnings after the bell, investors should focus on U.S. streaming subscriber numbers.
A crush of earnings news in the coming week will compete head on with new data on the health of the U.S. economy and worries about Europe’s debt crisis.
Check out his full “Game Plan” for the days to come.
Happy Friday! More than 180 of the S&P 500 companies are poised to post earnings next week—check out what analysts expect from the reports and how the sectors have performed this week.
Talk has revived of a smaller iPad model, an idea company founder Steve Jobs derided publicly a year before he died.
Cramer sat down to chat with Federal Realty CEO Don Wood about the strength of retail spending and where he sees the major growth right now.
To win over Instagram, Facebook was forced to show its hand.
Is Best Buy a potential leveraged buyout target? The possibility has long been discussed, even before Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn unexpectedly resigned in the wake of an investigation of his conduct.
Apple results will be dissected more closely than ever next week, after a share swoon raised concerns on Wall Street that the stock's gravity-defying rally may be losing steam.
Take a look at some of Wednesday’s morning movers:
A recent report states that some corporate giants are getting away with paying less taxes than you would think.
The Educational Development Corporation, a book publisher, is pulling its publications from Amazon arguing that the online retailer under cutting competition with cut-throat tactics.
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Sleeper bestseller “50 Shades of Grey” may be bringing new attention to erotic fiction, but the economics of erotica are black and white.
Here's what people are talking about tonight: Former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir inks music streaming deal with Yahoo and Google's upcoming earnings.


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ME students invent novel popcorn feeder
Charged with creating a new device for a senior design course in mechanical engineering, a team of College of Engineering students immediately knew their goal.
"We really wanted to make something to help my brother," says team member John Waldman. John's younger brother Jesse is a quadriplegic.
Just 14 weeks later, engineering students Waldman, Jon Filipa, Michael Frank and Timothy Krull had designed and built an accessory device for Jesse's wheelchair that their instructor, David Franchino, calls "beautiful in its simplicity and utility." When Jesse presses a button with the back of his head, the machine dispenses popcorn from a storage hopper into a bowl in front of his mouth, restoring to him the pleasure of his favorite pastime: eating popcorn at the movies.
"When I took my brother to the movies, I would always feed him popcorn," says John. "But sometimes it was a hassle for me, and Jesse didn't like bothering me to ask for more. So, that's how we came up with the popcorn feeder idea."
Jesse, an avid moviegoer, now uses the device an average of once a week. "It works great," he says. "I can eat popcorn all the way through a movie without having to say to my brother, 'Hey, feed me.'"
The students' project might also develop one day into a product for other people who have lost the use of their hands. Patent searches conducted by the students and the UW-Madison's patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), indicate the device is truly novel and can likely be patented. WARF is now contacting companies that may want to license the technology.
"I'd love to see this project move forward," says Franchino, who is managing director of Design Concepts, a Madison product design and development firm that donated many of the components used to build the popcorn feeder. "This device will never make anyone rich, but it could provide a significant quality-of-life improvement for people."
In constructing the device, the students' biggest engineering challenge was finding a way to move popcorn from the storage hopper to a bowl in front of Jesse. Pushing the popcorn with a gust of air seemed promising, until an early attempt with a hair dryer shot popcorn all the way to the ceiling.
The students also considered a gravity method. Popcorn would simply slide down a tube from a container positioned above the wheelchair, through a trap door, and into the bowl. But to keep the popcorn from clogging the tube, the students had to make its diameter so large it dumped a mother lode of popcorn into Jesse's lap.
That's when they hit upon the idea of placing an auger — basically a giant screw — inside the tube, a solution Franchino calls "very sound." Powered by an electric motor that runs off Jesse's wheelchair battery, the auger rotates inside the tube, stirring the popcorn and propelling it forward. Jesse can serve himself the exact amount of popcorn he wants by controlling how long the motor runs.
The device can be completely disassembled for easy cleaning and all the parts are dishwasher-safe. The students also built the device only with materials approved for use with food by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Even the glue is FDA-approved. "We didn't want to poison my brother," jokes John.
Whether or not a company decides to license the device, the students will continue to refine it for Jesse's use. Design Concepts recently worked with them to machine a sturdier auger. And topping their wish list of new parts is a quieter motor and better mounting system.
If a company does become interested, it may have to enlist the students to build a new prototype - Jesse won't easily part with his device and the new level of independence it has given him.
"It's really nice to be able to feed myself without needing to have someone else do something up for me," Jesse says. "We just set it up and I'm ready for the day."


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Did 2023 open the floodgates for more consolidation in the video game industry?
2023 was a notable for year for video games in a few major ways. On the positive side of things, we were inundated with great video game releases, with seemingly every month featuring a GOTY contender.
However, 2023 was also a much darker year for the industry. It was a year plagued with lay-offs that saw thousands of workers face unemployment, and the year that Microsoft purchased Activision-Blizzard - marking the biggest acquisition in video game history.
Mergers and acquisitions aren't exactly a new thing in the industry, with high profile sales like Origin Systems to EA in the 90s, or the Bandai Namco merger in the early 00s, but they are becoming bigger and more frequent than ever. Is this just a one-off, or a taster for what's yet to come?
M&A is all the rage
Since 2020, there have been 14 mergers or acquisitions in the video game industry valued at one billion dollars or more, in addition to 18 valued at 100 million dollars.
This is a massive rise, and a quick one, considering only five acquisitions had ever reached the big billion price tag in the entire history of gaming previously, beginning in 2005 with the merger of Bandai and Namco.
Now, outside of the obvious culprits of capitalism and corporate greed, there are some key reasons for this. Firstly, gaming is a bigger medium than ever and currently rakes in more money annually than the entire film and music industries combined.
Games are also costing more money than ever to make, requiring bigger teams and more specialised development roles.
And with the rising popularity of gaming streaming services, there's an arms race of sorts to collect the most intellectual properties and licences for existing game franchises. This allows companies like Microsoft or Sony to inflate their services with more games that they don't need to pay exclusivity deals for.
While for some companies, an acquisition gives them a safety net and the security to explore the projects they actually want to without risk of going under, for many, it's a signal of impending restructuring and layoffs or that they're about to be forced into making whatever the new parent company wants them to make.
For example, Bungie and Mediatonic are among two of the most high-profile companies that faced layoffs in 2023, and they were purchased by Sony and Epic Games respectively - two organisations that cleared 5 billion in revenue in the last fiscal year.
Is this the future of gaming?
On October 13, 2023, when Microsoft's application to purchase Activision-Blizzard was finally approved and the biggest deal in the history of gaming went through, it signalled just how okay the industry is with an increasingly narrow future of corporate consolidation.
Some gamers celebrated as more games would be coming to Games Pass, while others rejoiced at the idea of Microsoft potentially reviving some long-dead, obscure franchises forgotten by Activision. Some saw it as their team winning the eternal console wars, and many just didn't care at all.
It's naive to expect the Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard to be some sort of one-off event, and while we may not see any acquisitions with a similarly big price tag for a while (there are only so many companies that could demand that kind of money) expect 2024 to keep the ball rolling.


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Monday, July 6, 2020
Samsung Electronics will not take part in this year's Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) due to COVID-19 concerns.
The IFA is one of the oldest annual industrial exhibitions held in Germany.
Samsung said the widely anticipated decision was made as the size of this year's IFA tech fair was radically reduced.
"We've decided to cancel our participation in the IFA exhibition due to COVID-19," a Samsung Electronics official said. "However, our regional branches will promote our products through online events as well as other small-scale events."
The company also said it will hold an online press conference at the show for its newly released European market products.
While the IFA usually attracts 100,000 industry officials, general participants and the public, the organizer decided to drastically cut the size of this year's exhibition because of COVID-19 concerns. It has placed a daily limit of 1,000 attendees. The organizer also said most events will be held in the form of conference calls.
Parts of the event will be closed to the public and only accessible to industry officials and media representatives who have registered.
Since February, Samsung Electronics has canceled all major international events due to the virus. It has been considering whether to take part in the IFA since April. In previous years, Samsung has used the IFA to showcase its products for the European market.
Samsung's decision is likely to have a big effect on the event's success and could hinder relations with IFA organizers.
But Samsung's bitter cross-town rival LG Electronics said it will take part in the IFA, as scheduled, to promote its latest products.
"We are positively looking into taking part in the exhibition, although we probably won't open a booth," an LG Electronics official said. "CES and IFA are the two main exhibitions in the home appliance sector where companies reveal their newly released products and showcase their technical competitiveness while opening up opportunities to hold meetings with buyers."
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DANISH engineering firm Haldor Topsøe is selling a 30% stake in its business to Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings in a bid for growth in Asia and other emerging markets.
Haldor Topsøe, which designs and manufactures catalysts and licenses process technologies for the chemicals and refining industries, has not disclosed the value of the deal; though a source quoted by Reuters says it values the company at around US$1.5bn.
“As a commercial investor, Temasek’s capital will further enhance our considerable growth potential organically and through potential acquisitions. In addition, Temasek is an experienced investor with significant insights and networks in Asian growth markets, including China,” said Jakob Haldor Topsøe, who chairs the holding company that currently owns all the shares in the Danish firm.
The family-owned business announced in June last year that it was looking for a minority investor to accelerate its growth, with the option of listing the company. It said in a financial update last year that while the market for refineries and chemicals plants has been in decline, the downward trend has been reversed and it expects an increase in technology orders in the coming years. This came as the company reported its revenues from catalyst sales had climbed 16% in the first half of 2018 compared to 2017, though revenue from technology sales were down 27%.
The company has said it intends to expand into new areas that build on its existing competencies, including providing technologies that help to secure sustainable energy supplies, boost energy efficiency and improve food supplies.
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China-based Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and U.S.-based Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) confirmed Sunday night they have reached a definitive agreement with multiple stages that will allow the two online media giants to eventually go their own ways.
The first stage will have Alibaba pay an estimated $7.1 billion in cash and preferred stock to Yahoo.
With Yahoo currently owning about 40 percent of Alibaba, this first stage centers on Alibaba's repurchase of as much as one-half of Yahoo's stake, according to the U.S. company's announcement of the deal, which has been the subject of a significant amount of speculation.
The purchase price will be based on a valuation of Alibaba to be determined through equity financings that the company intends to use to fund the transaction, subject to a floor valuation of about $35 billion.
Assuming the minimum purchase price and the initial repurchase of the full 20 percent stake, Alibaba would pay Yahoo about $7.1 billion, composed of at least $6.3 billion in cash and as much as $800 million in newly issued Alibaba preferred stock.
The agreement also creates a framework for Yahoo to monetize the rest of its interest in Alibaba in second and third stages, as follows:
-- When Alibaba conducts its anticipated initial public offering, the company will be required either to repurchase one-quarter of Yahoo's current stake at the IPO price or to allow it to sell those shares in the IPO.
-- After such an IPO, Alibaba will cooperate with Yahoo as it disposes of the balance of its shares, at times of its choosing, following a customary lock-up period.
Today's agreement provides clarity for our shareholders on a substantial component of Yahoo's value and reaffirms the significance of our relationship with Alibaba, Ross Levinsohn, Interim CEO of Yahoo, said in a statement.
In the same statement, Jack Ma, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, said, The transaction will establish a balanced ownership structure that enables Alibaba to take our business to the next level as a public company in the future.
Yahoo intends to return substantially all of the aftertax cash proceeds under the first stage of this deal to shareholders following the closing of the transaction. The company's board accordingly boosted Yahoo's share-buyback authorization by $5 billion concurrently with this transaction.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
UBS Investment Bank acted as lead financial adviser to Yahoo, while Allen & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. also served as financial advisers. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as lead legal counsel to Yahoo, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP also acted as legal counsel. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP acted as legal counsel to the Yahoo board of directors.
Credit Suisse acted as lead financial adviser to Alibaba. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted as lead legal counsel to Alibaba. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as counsel to Alibaba on certain financing and Hong Kong legal matters, while Fenwick & West LLP acted as counsel to Alibaba on intellectual-property matters.
With its headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo will host a conference call to discuss the Alibaba agreement on Monday at 5:45 a.m. PDT (8:45 a.m. EDT). The company also will host a live webcast of the conference call, together with a supplemental presentation concerning the transaction, on its investor-relations website.


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However, the /*Nissan Corporation*/ has a plan to move its stock pile of pickup trucks off its lots and into your driveway, and it involves giving away free cars.
Stewart Nissan's deal is driven by $4 a gallon gas.
Dwight Sullivan is the general sales manager at the dealership. He says Nissan is swamped with low mileage pickup truck that people are refusing to buy, so Nissan is kicking in some big bucks to move the inventory.
"We've got some incentives that enable us to basically sell a lot of the truck inventory pretty cheap," Sullivan says. "So cheap, in fact, that we're able to sell you a new truck -- a new Titan pickup truck -- and give you absolutely free a new Versa."
The Versa can get 33 miles to the gallon.
"The Titan we're talking about is basically in the mid 30s," Sullivan explains. "The Versa we're talking about is in the mid teens. The combination of the two, you're talking about $60,000 or 45 to 50,000 worth of vehicle. You'll basically be able to pay for one and have the other one absolutely free."
The deal is open to everybody. You don't have to be in the military to get special treatment.
However, Sullivan says this is a great opportunity for a lot of the troops returning from the war.
"When you have these soldiers come back in town, and this guy wants to get himself a truck because that's a great thing to have, well he's afraid to get one because his wife really wants a car," Sullivan says. "Well, this way he's able to get the truck and get his wife a car and everybody's happy."
Stewart Nissan hasn't advertised the incentive yet and people are already asking about details.
Sullivan says Nissan wants to get rid of the gas guzzlers to make room for smaller vehicles that get better gas mileage.


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‘I just cried’: Three Ipswich hair salons broken into
THREE Ipswich hair salons and a massage parlour were broken into over the weekend with thieves smashing their way in and taking off with cash and phones.
Police are investigating whether the four break and enters at businesses in Booval and Eastern Heights on Friday night are linked.
Underground Hair Culture owner Bijanca Dukes said she found out at 8am on Saturday morning that her Eastern Heights shop was broken into.
They made their way in through the adjoining gift shop, Bee’s Buds & Trinkets, which Mrs Dukes had only just opened in the past week.
The two businesses are connected internally.
“They’ve pulled everything out, looking for cash which we don’t keep on the premises,” she said.
“They’ve kicked my door in. The forensic (officer) said it was the same footprint as another salon that got done.”
Thieves took off with an iPod, iPhone and a watch.
Mrs Dukes moved to a new location from the Old Flour Mill in the Top of Town in January and has owned the business for four years.
It is the first time she has been broken into.
“I told the cops there’s so much they could have stolen from a salon like straighteners but they said to me crims have a perception that hairdressers deal in high level cash,” Mrs Dukes said.
“We don’t anymore and we haven’t for years. With COVID, no one pays cash.
“They were obviously quick and knew what they were doing.”
The salon had to close on Saturday but should reopen on Tuesday and cameras will now be installed at the front of the shop with some already in place at the back of the business.
“We couldn’t trade for the day so that lost money there … that’s thousands of dollars for the day gone between all three staff,” Mrs Dukes said.
“Saturday is one of our main trading days.
“We work hard for all of out stuff and people think it’s their right to steal it.
“We have thousands and thousands of dollars in stock. I’m grateful they didn’t run around smashing it all because that would have devastated me.”
Mrs Dukes’ business was one of four targeted on Friday night including another hair salon and a massage parlour on Brisbane Rd, Booval and She Bangs Hair on Glebe Rd, Booval.
She Bangs Hair owner Tamika Struthers said thieves smashed through the glass front door and kicked it off the tracks to gain entry.
The family salon also had to close on Saturday but will reopen on Tuesday.
“They took our salon phone and unfortunately I had left early Friday and my daughter put the cash under the till so we lost $300,” she said.
“I felt sick. I just cried.
“I feel for the other salons as it’s been a tough year for us struggling through COVID and trying to keep the doors open.
“It makes me sick to think people can just take from hard workers.”
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said no arrests have been made yet.
“Damage was caused to all four businesses with a small amount of cash and some electronics stolen,” he said.
“Police are reviewing CCTV from the area and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.”
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Alexandria, La. — RoyOMartin has announced two personnel updates from its panel-sales department.
Kristie McCurdy has joined RoyOMartin as a senior sales representative. An active member of key industry and professional organizations, McCurdy is the immediate past chair of APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s International Subcommittee and is a member of one of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association 10 Groups. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Idaho State University.
Bobby Byrd, RoyOMartin director of OSB sales, has been re-elected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International (RIMA-I). RIMA-I is a nonprofit association covering the reflective insulation, radiant barrier, and interior radiation control coating industries. Byrd has previously served as board chairman of RIMA-I.


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Yahoo has announced that its Yahoo Messenger VoIP calls are to be outsourced to Jajah.
Under the terms of the agreement, the “Phone In” and “Phone Out” service will enable consumers to make low-cost PC-to-phone and phone-to-PC voice calls over the Jajah network to more than 200 countries using Yahoo Messenger. Details of the deal between the two companies have not been disclosed
Jajah will take over the provision of the telephony infrastructure, payment processing, and customer care for Yahoo’s premium voice users who make and receive voice calls through Yahoo Messenger. They have been able to make and receive voice calls on their PC to and from landline and mobile phones since 2006.
Yahoo Messenger has 97 million users worldwide but it is not known how many of them pay for premium voice services. With headquarters in Silicon Valley, Jajah has attracted 10 million users in its two years of operation.


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Skål International will again have a stand at World Travel Market London from November 10 – 14, 2008. Representatives of Skål International, Skål International United Kingdom, and Skål International London will be available at stand number UKI5800 in the UK and Ireland section of the fair. Skål members and interested persons are welcome to visit the stand.
On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, there will be a launch of “Visit Mauritius” by Daiichi Process (Mauritius), Ltd. This is a new magazine aimed at visitors to Mauritius. Everyone is welcome to attend the launch.
Skål International London will organize a Skål Luncheon at the Crowne Plaza hotel (Western Entrance of the Fair) at 1200 to 1300 hours. Cost of the luncheon is £37.00. Skål members from all over the world are expected to attend.
The President of Skål International, Hulya Aslantas, will be one of the speakers and a panelist at the IIPT 10th Annual Featured Event at World Travel Market. The forum is entitled, “Peace through Tourism – The Next Twenty Years.” It will be held on Tuesday, November 11 from 1500 to 1600 hours in the Conference Suite, Platinum 4. Tuesday, November 11, 2008 is precisely the 90th anniversary of the ending of World War I.


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More than 50 Berkeley and Oakland restaurants and bars are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with fundraising events to support immigrants.
Alice Waters describes Carrie Glenn's aesthetic influence Chez Panisse as "impossible to measure" and her new children's book, 'Clever Cybèle' as "utterly charming."
The much-anticipated Juhu Beach Club sister restaurant opens its doors on Wednesday April 26 for coffee, chai, breakfast sandwiches, toast and pastries.
Jeff Mason's popular lunchtime outpost in Uptown Oakland is serving sandwiches created by guest chefs from Ramen Shop, Mr. Jiu's, Serious Eats, more.
The recently shuttered vegetarian café and wine bar reopens its doors for a four-course vegetarian, gluten-free dinner this weekend and more pop-ups with local businesses.
Sunhui Chang’s original blend of traditional and innovative Korean-inspired cooking will be missed when the West Oakland restaurant closes at the end of this week.
On Thursday, eight Berkeley restaurants have committed to giving at least 15% of their proceeds to BUSD's gardening and cooking program.
A family with a long history on Telegraph Avenue has opened a new store in the old Fred's Market space.
Three Twins and Mr. Dewie's have opened new shops and will soon be joined by Humphry Slocombe in the East Bay.
Adesso on Piedmont Avenue will close after 8 years; but there are exciting food and drink openings to report too.
Bestselling flavors at the "we like it weird" San Francisco ice cream shop include Elvis (The Fat Years), Potato Chips and Here's Your Damn Strawberry.
The popular North Oakland wine shop will hold a party March 30, complete with free bites and wine.
It's the second East Bay iteration of the LocoL chain, that aims to bring wholesome, affordable food to underserved communities.


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“Caprino Royale named a cheese after me,” says Dallas chef Graham Dodds
“They named a cheese for me,” says Graham Dodds, the chef at Central 214. “It’s a semi-soft Gouda style goat milk cheese, and it’s phenomenal.”
Dodds is the proud namesake of Graham’s Gold Reserve, a cheese made by Caprino Royale, the Waco micro-dairy specializing in farmstead goats’ milk cheeses.
“I asked them to do a goat Gouda for me,” Dodds told the Hatch. “This is the first one ready so in the next few weeks I’ll start seeing more.
Look for it soon on Central 214’s menu.