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Microsoft has made a small edit to the description of Xbox Play Anywhere. The company has altered the text from stating that every future Microsoft Studios title would support the feature to just titles shown at E3. As spotted by PC Gamer, the section now reads, "every new title published from Microsoft Studios that we showed onstage at E3 this year will support Xbox Play Anywhere." It's not a massive alteration, but is one that will mean there could be a title or two that remain platform exclusive.
It seems to be a smart move by Microsoft. Expectations would be high for the company to launch each and every one of its titles across all its platforms, and altering this description slightly could provide some breathing space to work with. Because there's always that one chance things could go wrong with a cross-platform Xbox and PC launch and the backlash would be severe.


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(London, UK--February 13, 2013) JVC Professional Europe Ltd. is pleased to announce that both the recently released GY-HM600 and Wi-Fi enabled GY-HM650 camcorders are now fully EBU approved for broadcast use for news and journalism.
These two new JVC ProHD cameras have been designed specifically to be in line with European Broadcasting Union (EBU) guidelines for broadcast use. The EBU recommendations are designed to provide a common set of performance standards for broadcast production across Europe. Cameras are independently tested and approved by the EBU.
The testing of the GY-HM600 and GY-HM650 cameras was carried out by Alan Roberts in accordance with the EBU guidelines.
Gustav Emrich, European Product Manager for JVC Professional said: “We are delighted that the GY-HM600 series has easily met the EBU standard requirements for broadcast journalism. We are pleased with the reports for these cameras which were designed to be innovative new tools for mobile news gathering in challenging situations. JVC believe that the 600 series cameras are a big step forward for both us and our customers in terms of ease of use and versatility, as well as features and functions, and EBU approval is a validation of this.”
The EBU test report for the GY-HM600E and GY-HM650E can be viewed at http://tech.ebu.ch/camtest/CamTestReports04
The full EBU recommendations for camera types can be seen at http://tech.ebu.ch/camtest
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Huawei Mobile has been seemingly unimpressed by the Galaxy Note9 that launched the other day and used its Twitter account to take a dig at Samsung for it.
We took a leap when we launched the #HuaweiP20Pro, we’re all about real upgrades that will make a difference everyday like a triple lens camera with 40mp, 5x zoom and much more. Imagine what will come next… pic.twitter.com/AjUS86YHyK
— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August 9, 2018
“This is called a real generation upgrade.” says the tweet comparing the P10 Plus and P20 Pro and it’s clearly suggesting that the Note9 is a rather minor upgrade in comparison. One could argue that the Note8 was a far more solid foundation than the P10, but we shouldn’t not get that in the way of some good mockery between marketing teams.
Huawei also teased the arrival of the Mate 20 Pro. Does that mean that the latter will come with four cameras on the back? Probably not, but we can expect a better chipset and improved camera for sure.
Two days ago Xiaomi teased the arrival of its new sub-brand POCO to India and now the company is teasing the Pocophone F1 itself. As mentioned before, it’s believed to be the cheapest Snapdragon 845-powered phone on the market and recent teasers come to confirm that, focusing on its performance. “Not just peak performance speed,...
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Samsung Hopes to Sell 390 Million Smartphones Next Year
December 27, 2012 10:50 AM
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Samsung aims high for 2013
With the final days of 2012 upon us, many companies are looking forward to “great success” in 2013. Samsung is expecting to sell 510 million mobile phones next year, which would represent a 20 percent rise compared to 2012.
Of the 510 million mobile phones it expects to sell, 390 million will be smartphones with the remainder coming from the sale of feature/budget phones.
"There are some possibilities that smartphone demand will slow in general. But we are seeing new demand for devices using Long Term Evolution (LTE),'' said Kim Hyun-joon, an executive at Samsung's telecommunications division."
Samsung also announced that it intends to build 240 million devices at its Vietnamese factory, 170 million devices in China, 20 million in India, and 40 million devices at its Korean factory. Samsung also plans to spend $2.2 billion upgrading handset factories in Vietnam by 2020 to boost output.
"By offering better pricing to consumers in developing nations, we will find new growth. This will also enable consumers in developed nations like North America and Europe to buy our LTE devices at more affordable prices,'' said a Samsung official.
Analysts are predicting that Samsung will dethrone Nokia to become the top handset shipper in the world for 2012. Nokia has held that title for 14 years.
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All you're really saying here is you don't know what you're talking about. The truth is that having to tie your phone to a power outlet for 3-4 hours at a time and not being able to expand your local storage are, in fact, the definition of a gimmick.
Us normal, intelligent folks understand that swapping out a dead battery for a new one (a process that takes less than 60 seconds compared to tethering it to an outlet for half a day) and expanding my local storage (64GB microSDXC for ~$70 compared to paying an extra $100 for 32GB integrated) are nothing more than added features that make the phone a better bargain and more useful. You can spin it any way you want but facts are facts -- these are FEATURES that give the GS3 an advantage.
And of all the reviews, BY PROFESSIONAL REVIEWERS, I've ever read or seen on tech sites and YouTube, they all prefer the feel in the hand and feel in the pocket of the GS3 over HTC's and Motorola's competing Android offerings. In fact, the only time I ever hear "cheap plastic" is on Internet forums like this from people who can easily be identify as not having handled the phone for any measurable amount of time to develop a meaningful opinion.
The only way I will choose a phone that lacks expandable storage and replaceable battery is when phone technology advances to the point where you can go 18-24 hours on a charge with heavy use and comes with 80GB+ storage. We'll be lucky if that happens in 2013.
At any rate, your thought process is completely backwards. I mean, you're railing on a phone that OFFERS MORE FEATURES because your friends don't use them -- that's actually funny and I would point at you and laugh if you had said it to my face. As if you don't understand why the GS3 was sold in numbers that dwarfed HTC and Motorola's competitive offerings in 2012.
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UK farm assurance scheme Red Tractor has launched a new logo that aims to set out the credentials of the food that carries it.
According to the organisation, the new visual identity addresses a number of the challenges that the British food and farming industry face and clearly differentiates to consumers the food which has been carefully produced to world-leading standards.
The design, which retains the union flag to reflect home-grown food, is said to reflect the work that Red Tractor has been undertaking to help improve its status and emotional engagement with consumers.
The key changes to the logo include replacing Assured Food Standards with 'Red Tractor'; an updated tractor to modernise its appearance and to bring it in to line with the TV advert's look and feel; the red tractor sitting on a ‘tick’ – recognised by shoppers as indicating that the product has been checked; the words ‘Certified Standards’ to clarify what Red Tractor does; and the addition of a heart in the wheel, to demonstrate the care and attention that is taken to produce the food.
The launch comes as new research has found that Red Tractor has a much higher level of awareness than all other food assurance marques. Eight out of ten shoppers are aware of the logo and see it as 'a positive, reassuring on-pack signpost in supermarkets.'
The rollout of the new logo is expected to take around 18 months as brands update their packaging. It will be supported by a new 12-month, £2 million ‘Tractor Test’ campaign, designed to increase shopper understanding of Red Tractor by getting the nation to think about the food they buy, where it comes from and how it’s been produced.
Consumers uncertain of Red Tractor meaning
Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley said: 'While it’s great news that almost 80 per cent of British shoppers recognise Red Tractor and see it positively, our research also found that people were uncertain of what sits behind the logo or its benefits.
'Given the great care and attention that Red Tractor and our farmers put into ensuring that the food we eat is safe and fully traceable, we owe it to our members to improve shoppers' and diners' understanding of the scheme.
'Created 20 years ago to rebuild trust in British agriculture after a spate of food scares, the logo was designed to be very utilitarian. Two decades on, we are facing a new watershed moment, with the market facing huge uncertainty with the ongoing trade negotiations.
'At this time it is critical that we help shoppers to clearly differentiate which food has been produced and checked to world-leading standards from farm to pack – and the simplest way to do this is to look for the Red Tractor and the tick.'
With over 46,000 British farmer members, approximately 75 per cent of UK agricultural output is Red Tractor assured. 'The new look for Red Tractor is one of a number of new initiatives we have been working on to improve shopper understanding, increase choice and to strengthen the robustness of the scheme,' Moseley added.
Using seasonal produce and other core categories the campaign will illustrate the journey Red Tractor food has taken, the quality of the standards and robustness of the scheme – from farm to pack.
The campaign will kick off with the Red Tractor TV ad running on primetime TV, digital channels and on-demand over Easter.
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The automotive industry views Brexit as a problem to be mitigated and therefore it is unsurprising that they have welcomed the draft Withdrawal Agreement brought forward by the Government. They are fearful of a future where they may have to compete beyond the realms of Europe and have therefore postulated dire predictions of leaving the EU with no deal. This fear has meant that the industry has become hysterical, rather than practical.
“A hard Brexit will cost Jaguar Land Rover more than 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) a year – it’s horrifying, wiping out our profit, destroying investment in the autonomous, zero-emissions (world) we share,” Ralf Speth, the CEO of British-based and Indian owned Jaguar Land Rover, was quoted as saying.
The Brussels-based European Car Manufacturers Association, has also pointed out the damage a “no-deal” scenario would bring to the European industry, which would threaten the business model.
But this goes to very crux of the issue. These industries want no disruption to their business model. They are therefore only inclined to paint a picture of doom for the UK, presenting only problems and no solutions. The realities of leaving the EU with no deal according to trade experts are however, far from the predictions promoted by the automotive industry.
Michael Burrage, the director of Economists for Free Trade, has said that these predictions are mostly baseless:
“Do these people forecasting catastrophe (from “crashing out”) have any data to back this up? All this scare stuff about massive delays and motorways blocked by trucks around Dover is fantasy. Car manufacturers might have to tweak their computer programmes a bit and face some initial delays, but it is very difficult to believe that this is going to be devastating.”
Our time would be better spent, Burrage has argued, focussing on tweaking our own practices so that we can trade with the rest of the world, pointing to the fact that 56% of Britain’s foreign trading which takes place under WTO rules has grown more rapidly that its trade with the EU.
Given the unpopularity of the Government’s Draft Withdrawal Plan, both within the Parliament and even within sections of the Confederation of British Industry, it is time to focus on what would actually happen if we have a no deal and move towards a World Trade Deal.
The economic adviser to Arbuthnot Banking Group, Ruth Lea, has always said that a World Trade Deal is far more preferable to the Government’s plan:
“Trading under the WTO option is my preferred alternative to Chequers, as was – and most certainly is to be preferred to the current “deal.”
Victoria Hewson, international trade and competition expert at the Institute of Economic Affairs, has said that of course it is understandable that the industry would want to protect its business model but that if managed sensibly, a World Trade Deal would be easily workable.
“If the system was changed to WTO rules there would be new customs requirements. If handled properly and sensibly – like trading between the U.S. and Canada, and Switzerland and the EU – there needn’t be any disruption or delays,” Hewson said.
Hewson went on to say that if the normal procedure of checking 2 trucks per ferry took place, there would be little disruption.
But moving towards a World Trade Deal is also an opportunity for reform. The European automotive industry supply chains are often wasteful, in terms of fuel consumed, time taken, truck miles and highways worn out.
This is a chance for our industry to innovate and change. Moving towards a World Trade Deal, will give us complete regulatory independence and sovereignty. This should be an opportunity to reform the way supply chains work, address inefficiencies and foster an industry that is tailored to our own economy.
Rather than looking at Brexit as a problem to be mitigated; the automotive industry needs to look at it as an opportunity to embraced. It’s time to think more globally, be innovative, examine business practices and reform the industry. Let’s be practical not hysterical.


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COVID-19 lockdown: Botswana moves to stage 3. Botswana has announced that it will be entering Phase 3 of the Coronavirus lockdown on Friday. The phase will see the government lessening restrictive measures that came with the lockdown regulations.
The government said all businesses must operate at 50% of their staff complement during the period of 15th to 21st May 2020 (from their lockdown baseline staffing levels). Businesses are also instructed to apply for permits online or contact the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry.
The following industries will open:
Auctioneers Secretarial services
Amusement Arcade + Motor Dealer + Electronics/Electrical + Food and beverages
Cinema « Sunglass Shop Shop
Household including electrical
Hair, nail and beauty salon
Restaurants for sit down. (Appropriate PPEs Must be used)
Botswana is currently under a State of Emergency.
Source – Bulawayo24 News
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South African grocery and clothing retailer Pick n Pay aims to cut costs by 3 billion rands ($187 million) in the next three years and grow its market share by 3% under a new strategy, CEO, Pieter Boone, said on Tuesday.
One of the country’s largest retail chains is seeking to improve shareholder returns, dropping in the last 12 months in a highly competitive grocery market dominated by its biggest rival, Shoprite.
The cost savings will be achieved through efficiencies in supply chain and working capital, a slimmer support office, leveraging technology to save costs and simplifying store operations, Group Chief Financial Officer Lerena Olivier said after Pick n Pay reported a rise in annual earnings earlier.
The group is also looking to get more customers to shop at its discount Boxer grocery chains and mid-upmarket Pick n Pay stores in a highly competitive grocery market.
It will roll out 200 Boxer stores and refine its product ranges at its Pick n Pay chain to better serve the affluent customer and low- to middle-income customers through two different Pick n Pay brands instead of one, Boone told investors.
“We have tried to be everything to everyone, and consequently, we lose relevance and differentiation,” Boone said, referring to the challenges of serving all customer groups from one brand.
The retailer aims to tap more online customers through continued investment in its e-commerce business, resulting in eight-fold sales growth by its financial year 2026.
Other initiatives will see Pick n Pay deliver group turnover growth at a compound annual rate of 10%, resulting in market share growth of at least 3% by 2026. He added that it has also pledged to increase its profit before tax margin to above 3% by 2026 from 2% and double Boxer sales.
Boone said South Africa’s formal food and grocery market grew by 227 billion rands ($14 billion) to 855 billion rands by 2026, with the bulk of the growth coming from the less affluent income market.
“Today, we have 16% overall market share in the formal market. The opportunity is everywhere but especially in the less affluent part of the market,” he said.
Its growth initiatives will be supported by 3.5-billion-rand capital investment for 2023. Capex will remain around this level in the medium-term, Olivier said.
The group earlier reported headline earnings per share, the primary profit measure in South Africa, of 262.59 cents for the year ended Feb. 27, compared with 229.31 cents in the previous comparable period.
Pick n Pay, with a national store footprint of more than 1,900, also announced a commercial agreement with Naspers-owned e-commerce giant Takealot that will enable its customers to buy its groceries and liquor on Takeaalot’s food delivery Mr D app. This will launch in August.


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Unicorns and the 64GB HP TouchPad – what do they have in common? Nothing as of today actually – as the latter is now the real deal, while unicorns remain a myth. HP has decided to stash away 64GB of storage space in the TouchPad – which is good and well, but how many of them do you think they will sell? After all, it isn’t to say that it has been a bestseller all this while.
One thing about the 64GB TouchPad though – it does not look as though it will be made available in the US at the moment (or even in the near future), since it decided to debut on HP France’s TouchPad landing page instead, where it has been advertised as the “The all new HP TouchPad white lacquer 64GB, available soon.”
Apart from the white lacquered finish on this puppy, you get the aforementioned 64GB of internal storage, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5GHz dual-core APQ8060 processor, a 1.3-megapixel camera located right at the front, a digital microphone, and a multi-touch LED backlit diagonal display. Retailing for €599 with a 1 to 2 week fortnight shipping timeframe, Europeans are a lucky lot at the moment.


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Sports nutrition NPD is at an all time high as brands respond to emerging active lifestyle trends, writes Jim Manson Last month, researchers working for Macmillan Cancer Support reported that a brisk walk of just one mile a day could help cancer patients slash their risk from dying of the disease. “Physical activity is a […]
GNC’s second UK concept store has opened in the Friary Centre in Guildford. The 550sq ft sports nutrition shop features interactive fixtures including a TRX Challenge Zone for live workouts, a Sports Bar mix-and-go unit as well as touch-screen displays loaded with product information and exercise videos. The six store staff are part of the […]
Vitamin Center, an Italian distributor of food and sports supplements, and High5, a UK manufacturer of sports nutrition products, are the latest names in the sports nutrition world to sign up to membership of The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA). They join recent recruit Grenade and bring the total membership up to 37 members. […]
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The Rs 970 crore Magna Innovation Campus Bengaluru will serve as a key centre for Magna in powertrain electrification, electronics and software defined vehicle development.
Magna, one of the world’s largest suppliers and which already has 12 manufacturing divisions and three product development centres throughout India, today opened a brand-new engineering centre in Bengaluru.
To match pace with the automotive industry’s acceleration in cleaner mobility solutions, Magna is investing more than $120 million (Rs 970 crore) to set up and operate the new engineering centre in Bengaluru to support e-mobility. The new facility, called Magna Innovation Campus Bengaluru, is in the heart of the Brigade Tech Garden, rich in engineering talent, and will serve as a key centre for Magna in powertrain electrification, electronics and software defined vehicle development.
The 240,000 square-foot facility is expected to open in the first quarter of 2023 and will employ engineers and technical experts working on software and system development, simulation, testing and vehicle integration, as well as digital, data and cloud solutions for electric vehicle programs. Approximately 1,000 engineers and technical experts are expected to be hired by the end of 2023 with the capacity to add up to 250 more as needed.
“Vehicles and their systems are becoming more electrified and software-defined, which changes the architecture and how we need to develop them. With this new engineering centre, we can further strengthen our vehicle systems development and IP creation, especially in the areas of emobility,” said Anton Mayer, Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, Magna International.
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Australian startup Tapestry, which makes an app for Android tablets to help seniors stay connected to family members, has raised $400,000 in new funding in the form of a grant from Commercialisation Australia — capital it will use to extend its wares to iOS (and beyond tablets), add additional community features, and gear up for a U.S. launch. → Read More
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Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe have joined a consortium to recycle plastic waste using enzymes.
The consortium was founded by beauty firm L’Oréal and Carbios, the latter of which has developed a bio-industrial technology to degrade PET plastics and polyester fibres.
The process breaks down rubbish such as plastic bottles into its original ‘building blocks’, which can be used to produce high-quality PET plastic and enables repeated recycling – it requires limited heat and no pressure or solvents, which improves its environmental impact.
Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe have signed a four-year agreement to bring the technology to market on an industrial scale and increase the availability of high-quality recycled plastics to fulfill their own sustainability commitments.
Jean-Claude Lumaret, CEO of Carbios, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe into the Consortium we have created with L’Oréal.
“Their contribution will accelerate our common ambition and help to industrialise our recycling technology, which brings a breakthrough solution in the treatment of plastic waste.”


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Shares of Macy's Inc. (NYSE:M) declined 8.2% Tuesday after the company stated its fiscal second-quarter gross margin could arrive below expectations.
Speaking during a scheduled investor meeting this morning, Macy's CFO Karen Hoguet noted that gross margin in the current quarter is now expected to drop roughly 60 to 80 basis points from the same year-ago period.
For perspective, last quarter Macy's gross margin slipped 100 basis points year over year, to 38.1%, due to a combination of ending fiscal 2016 with higher-than-expected inventory and weak sales trends in February, as well as margin headwinds stemming from promotional activity and competition in several business segments including beauty, housewares, and fashion watches. However, Macy's management also suggested those margin headwinds would wane as the company sped up its inventory turnover and accelerated sales of private-label brands like Martha Stewart and I.N.C.
To be fair, Hoguet also noted today that Macy's can still achieve its full-year 2017 financial guidance, especially as the company continues its expense reduction efforts. But given its continued gross margin pressure amid the already difficult task of succeeding in today's tough retail environment, it's no surprise to see shares pulling back today.


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While "Dhoom 3" hit the screens Dec 20, 2013, "Dhoom 3 The Game" was released exclusively for Windows Phone 8 Oct 25. Within just three days of its release, it was featured on the Windows Phone Store.
The game is published by mobile game development studio 99Games under a multi-year, multi-title license from Yash Raj Films Private Limited.
"We are excited about the remarkable achievement of the 'Dhoom:3' mobile game surpassing 10 million downloads in only three months since its release," Rohit Sobti, vice president (Licensing and Merchandising), Yash Raj Films, said in a statement.
With a stellar run on WP8 and Nokia feature phones, the game was then officially launched on Google Play, iTunes App Store, Samsung Apps and BlackBerry App World.


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You can’t squeeze a ripened tomato with an iPhone.
Even with online and mobile shopping at our fingertips and players like FreshDirect thriving, consumers seeking the freshest and healthiest produce are heating up business at brick-and-mortar stores. Major discount retailers like Walmart and Target are getting in the game, joining supermarket chains in beefing up fresh food offerings and getting more creative about in-store marketing.
“Today’s shoppers crave more sensory, exciting in-store retail experiences to offset all the advanced shopping technology we enjoy,” says Anne Howe, former vp, market intelligence at shopper marketing agency Mars Advertising and now a consultant.
Thanks to the organic movement and vocal champions of better eating like Michelle Obama, the fresh food business is experiencing a bounty. More than 7,100 farmers’ markets operated in the U.S. last year, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a 20 percent rise versus 2010. Retail sales of fresh produce sprang up 4.3 percent last year, with the average price per item up 5.5 percent year over year, per Nielsen. What’s more, online searches for “fresh fruit” are up some 20 percent this year versus last, according to Google Search Insights.
The quality of a store’s fresh foods is the single biggest factor for consumers choosing a supermarket, according to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study by Point of Purchase Advertising International (Popai).
In the first quarter, Whole Foods, the granddaddy of fresh food retailers, posted the best results in its 32-year history, enjoying 31 percent growth in earnings.
And the lure of fresh food is not lost on chains like Walmart and Target. Each has added fresh produce to its stores in recent years, while offering full-scale grocery departments inside their superstores. Walmart says it will double sales of fresh produce from local farms in its U.S. stores by the end of 2015 and has allotted more than $1 billion to improve its global fresh food supply chain to get produce into stores faster.
Target says consumer demand led it to redesign about 850 stores to include expanded fresh food departments. There, shoppers are greeted with a colorful, open-market design that highlights a carefully selected grocery assortment, including open-case refrigerators and low-slung tables of fruit, vegetables and baked goods.
Meanwhile, the supermarket chains are also getting fresher. California-based Safeway, which operates 1,700 stores across the U.S. and Canada, recently launched Safeway Farms, a line of packaged fresh produce and salad mixes. It also is revamping its so-called “lifestyle” stores with expanded fresh produce and organic and specialty foods. Safeway tapped Oakland, Calif.-based Lowney Architecture, which designs Apple’s retail outlets as well as selected Whole Foods stores, to make over its Bay Area locations.


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A tried and true practice of farming at Grampa G's
When stopping by the Pine River farmers market held each Friday afternoon, passersby will find variety offered at every stand. There is no question you are receiving quality produce when buying from Grampa G's, one of the popular vendors at local...
When stopping by the Pine River farmers market held each Friday afternoon, passersby will find variety offered at every stand.
There is no question you are receiving quality produce when buying from Grampa G's, one of the popular vendors at local farmers markets. With the farm being just shy of 100 years old, one can believe their practices are tried and true.
Louise and Shayne Johnson are the folks running the show at their farm in Pillager. Louise said Grandpa George was the first, starting the homestead, which has continued on through four generations of their family. Grandpa Grant currently helps with watering the plants; hence "Grampa G's."
Offering fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, meat, chickens, fresh and dried herbs, flowers, starter plants, seeds, jams, jellies, salsas, pickles, artisan breads and more, the list of items at Grampa G's is nearly endless. Louise said they have a little of everything. A sample list of items includes arugula, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumbers, endive, garlic, gourds, kale, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, squash, tomatoes and more.
"We've always had a garden," said Louise. "We started selling in the market at the Backyard Greenhouse only about seven or eight years ago. But the farming itself has been in the family for ages. We got into the Pine River market when we were looking for places close to Pillager. It now has been our second year here and we absolutely love it. There are wonderful people in Pine River and the community is very welcoming; we are very impressed."
The Johnsons are busy people. Both work full time in addition to tending and selling their items. Louise owns Azzup's Gardening, a landscape architecture business, while Shayne works with the Department of Natural Resources as a civil engineer technician. How do they do it?
"We just work 80 hours a week," Louise said simply with a smile.
"We're trying to educate people about local foods, new foods and how to be organic. We are definitely organic with our produce," she said. "We would like to eventually be our own market/grocery store."
Shayne and Louise have a permanent stand at the farm that is open Saturday afternoons and all day Sundays at 207 W. Highway 210, Pillager. They also can be found at the Pine River market from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Fridays and at the Backyard Greenhouse in between Deerwood and Crosby from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. They also take special orders that can be placed by calling 218-251-5222 or 218-851-3359, or they can be reached at email@example.com .


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is tightening security measures involving teenagers, shopping center management announced Monday. The statement was released 10 days after a that led to the arrest of a 14-year-old girl.
Made effective on Dec. 2, The Avenue now requires anyone under 17 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian 21 years of age or older after 9 p.m., according to the statement.
The previous "Youth Escort Policy," instituted in 2005, required that "children" be accompanied by a parent or guardian in the common areas of the shopping center, including the outdoor plazas, sidewalks and parking lots.
Youths were able to attend a movie or shop on their own and then meet up afterward with an adult to travel home. The new policy, however, requires "adult supervision in all areas of the shopping center after 9 p.m.," according to the statement.
Adults are now required to purchase a movie ticket and "remain in direct supervision of anyone under 17 while attending movie screenings" after 9 p.m., according to the center website.
“As one of the most successful outdoor retail and entertainment centers in the region, The Avenue at White Marsh wants to lead the way in providing a welcome and safe environment for all of its visitors,” Kathleen McLaren, the center's general manager, stated in the announcement. “This change is another proactive step in that direction.”
The has received several complaints about disturbances caused by groups of teenagers traveling from to The Avenue and crowding around the AMC Loews White Marsh 16 theaters, mainly on Saturday nights, precinct commanders said.
One of the most recent cases involved a group of teenagers who began fighting , Patch .
Officers attempted to break up the fight using pepper spray. K-9 and helicopter units also responded. One 14-year-old female student was arrested and charged as a juvenile with assault, a police report showed.
The full text of the new policy is available here.
How will the new policy impact you? Are you comfortable shopping at The Avenue when groups of teenagers are around? Tell us in the comments.


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Live in Washington or Oregon? Remove Studs in Tires By March 31
As spring approaches, the deadline to remove studs from tires is on the horizon in many states. See when you state requires studs to be removed from tires.
Speedco Opens Spokane Location
Speedco has opened a new retail store location in Spokane, Wash. Speedco is owned and operated by Bridgestone Americas. This is the second store in Spokane and the 52nd Speedco location nationally. “We are excited to officially open a Speedco location in Spokane, expanding our network and making preventative maintenance service more readily available in
Studded Tire Season Coming to an End
Studded tire season is coming to a close in multiple areas of the U.S., with six states ending their studded tire seasons today. Motorists in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Missouri, Maryland and Utah must have their studded tires swapped out no later than March 31, 2016. Those who do not have their studded tires removed could face hefty fines.


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It was just last week Microsoft announced it would end all sales of the Microsoft Band 2 wearable device, as the company had sold through its remaining Band 2 inventory. Microsoft also indicated that there would not be a Band 2 replacement coming this year.
While we will most likely never get an opportunity to see a retail version of the Band 3, the leaked pictures below, show us a glimpse of what could have possibly been. According to Windows Central forum user FUD Hater, the updated Band was waterproof , offered an EKG sensor, and also supported RFID.
With the added benefit of waterproofing, Microsoft also planned to offer a corresponding swim tile, that could be used to track swimming sessions. It is unclear as to why Microsoft made the decision to abandon the device, but for now, it looks like the next generation Band will have to be admired from the leaked images above.
Source: Windows Central


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Honda unveils Honda New Small Concept at Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi
Honda Siel Cars India unveiled the Honda New Small Concept, a concept model for a new small-sized vehicle, at the Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi. HSCI also announced plans to begin sales of a new model in 2011 based on this concept model. For the Honda New Small Concept, a wide platform with a stable center of gravity was adopted to create a highly efficient compact size with seating for five people.
Honda is planning to introduce a new model based on the Honda New Small Concept in 2011, in India and also in Thailand.


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Booths opened the doors to its second new store in three months this week, in Garstang, Lancashire. The 22,000 sq ft store replaces a smaller shop in the town, which originally opened in 1975.
Northern supermarket chain Booths is continuing to invest in its store estate despite the fragile state of the economy. The upmarket retailer has laid out plans for a new 36,000 sq ft store in Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, to replace its...
Northern retailer Booths has launched a limited-edition Lancashire Sausage to celebrate Lancashire Day on 27 November. The sausage, made from local pork, black pudding and beer, was designed to bring together flavours from around the county....
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The new credit card consolidation device Coin has a lot to offer consumers who carry loads of plastic - like convenience, lighter wallets and security features.
Coin is designed to look and function like many of the plastic cards we carry everyday, but it collects the information on all those cards so a Coin is all a consumer needs to carry, along with a smartphone. Cards are added to a Coin by using the Coin app, taking pictures of a card and swiping the card through a device that attaches to smartphones.
If you haven't received an email by now offering you a huge sum of money in exchange for a small initial deposit or fee, you should feel a little left out.
According to "Financial Fraud and Fraud Susceptibility in the United States," a new report from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, 67 percent of consumers have received this type of email. Another 36 percent have received a letter that says they've won a lottery in a country they've never visited.
The survey found that all told, more than 8 in 10 consumers have been asked to participate in a potentially fraudulent offer.
With all the 2013 Black Friday ad leaks and sneak peeks we've unearthed in the past few weeks, this season's shopping extravaganza is looking ripe with deals and discounts for all. But even though many product categories will see new all-time low prices, not everything is at its lowest price on Black Friday. In fact, there are 13 items you definitely shouldn't buy on November 29. This baker's dozen of goods -- including toys and brand-name TVs as well as international airfare and digital cameras -- will mostly see better discounts in December and the new year.
While we advise against purchasing the following products around Black Friday, keep in mind that nothing is written in stone, and we may still see some stellar deals within these categories; however, it's more likely that we'll encounter so-so offers, so it's best to temper your expectations.
By Fredricka Ransome
Joan Harwood, treasurer of Dartmouth Fire District No. 3 in Massachusetts, handles an annual budget of about $1 million. While doing some routine online banking for the firehouse in 2010, she discovered that $375,000 was missing from the account.
It turned out that her computer had been infected with a malicious computer program, Zeus Trojan, that enabled hackers to access the account and steal the money. Zeus spies on keyboards and captures keystrokes to swipe usernames and passwords.
Harwood was far from Zeus Trojan's only victim. Using the malware, a cybercrime ring operating out of Russia made off with more than $70 million from online bank accounts.
Cybercrime -- which ranges from bank account hacking to phishing (in which fraudulent emails are sent with the aim of obtaining data or cash from the recipient) -- is vast. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, consumers lost more than $525 million to cybercrimes last year -- an 8.3 percent rise from 2011.
A study by McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that the cost of cybercrime may exceed $100 billion a year. While hackers hone their craft of manipulating computer users, Michael Kaiser, the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, provides seven ways consumers can protect themselves.
When it comes to getting fast customer service, the early bird gets the worm.
That's the finding of a new study by ZenDesk, a provider of customer service software. The company looked at the median response time for customer service inquiries based on the time of day that the request was initiated. The data is quite clear: The earlier in the day you initiate the call, the faster your issue will be addressed. Your best bet is to put in your request anywhere between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.; after that, the average response time declines over the course of the day.
By Bruce Watson
Ever since McDonald's unveiled their chicken nuggets in the mid-1980s, the tasty little morsels have been popular -- both when eating out and at home. Cheap, easy-to-prepare, and popular with children, nuggets seem almost perfect for harried parents. There's only one problem: Nobody really knows what's inside them.
When it comes to unlocking the mysteries of the nugget, government-mandated ingredient lists aren't all that useful. In the case of McDonald's McNuggets, the main ingredient is listed as "white boneless chicken," a description that seems clear until you consider the fact that "white boneless chicken" isn't the same as "white meat chicken" -- and the distance between the two ingredients can hide a host of sins.
One way of figuring out your nuggets is looking inside. The trouble is, the mishmash of meat is hard to decipher and seems pretty much designed to make you swear off nuggets for life. Recently, however, a paper published in the American Journal of Medicine answered the riddle of the ages -- and listed the ingredients of two brands of fast food chicken nuggets. The results weren't all that surprising, but they were a little disturbing.
To uncover the great secret of the nugget, authors Drs. Richard D. deShazo and Steven Bigler, and Leigh Baldwin Skipworth, B.A., bought nuggets from two rival fast food restaurants, broke them down, and tested the ingredients. One nugget was 50 percent chicken muscle -- the part of the chicken that we generally refer to as "meat." The other one was just 40 percent meat.
And, to compare, the top 10 highest paid players in the NHL:
With news of Phil Kessel's staggering $64 million contract kicking off the new hockey season, hockey fans and ordinary people wondered whether he could possibly be worth that much.
One way to consider player salaries is to compare them to their fantasy hockey rankings. (For the uninitiated, fantasy hockey is like the office hockey pool writ large. Thousands of sports fans take part in them annually, in every major sport, and it's dead easy to play: you register online, pick your team, make trades, endure the slings and arrows of defeats and injuries, and hope to prevail as the winningest team by the end of the season.)
There are multiple fantasy hockey rankings sites, but we chose four, (NHL.com, ESPN, TSN and Sportscentre) and took a player's average ranking to come up with our Top 10:
TOP TEN FANTASY HOCKEY PLAYERS:
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Steven Stamkos
3. Evgeni Malkin
4. Aleksander Ovechkin
5. Henrik Lundqvist
6. John Tavares
7. Claude Giroux
8. Jonathan Toews
9. Tuuka Rask
10. Patrick Kane
TOP TEN HIGHEST SALARIED NHL PLAYERS:
1. Shea Weber - $14 million
2. Sidney Crosby - $12 million
3. Zach Parise - $12 million
4. Ryan Suter - $12 million
5. Ilya Kovalchuk - $11.3 million
6. Eric Staal - $9.25 million
7. Aleksander Ovechkin - $9 million
8. Brad Richards - $9 million
9. Zdeno Chara - $8 million
10. Steven Stamkos - $8 million
There's just a little overlap between the two rankings, with Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby and Aleksander Ovechkin appearing in both. Hence, our comparison of players who hockey fans consider to be the best versus those collecting the highest salaries. See if you agree with our choices for most overpaid and underpaid players and share your opinions in the Comments below.
By Matt Brownell
Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended the Model S electric car on Friday after a fire in one of the cars sent shares tumbling.
This week video emerged of a Tesla Model S engulfed in flames following an accident in Washington state. The resulting bad press proved disastrous for the share price, with the company losing more than $2 billion in market value. On Friday, the company's CEO sought to get out ahead of the story in an extensive blog post explaining why the car had caught fire -- and why consumers and investors shouldn't be concerned.
When Canada's new polymer bank notes were released in 2011, they were touted as the new standard for financial security.
After all, they come with a number of seemingly unbreakable security features. There's the clear window behind the portrait of the Parliament building and the metallic portrait, there's the feel of the single piece of polymer and the raised ink from the big number. There's the window behind the small maple leaf and if you tilt the bill, the metallic building and portrait go through a sharp change in colour. Inside the window, you will see small numbers and some of the leaves that border the window will cross into it. Finally, if you put a light source into the frosted maple leaf window and put it right up to your eye, you will see numbers in the denomination of the bill circling the maple leaf.
It seems like a high bar to clear for would-be counterfeiters, but Robin Steinberg, director of retail solutions for CashTech Currency -- a company providing transactional technology and services to retailers and other businesses -- says that counterfeiting has not abated in the least in Canada.
"When the counterfeit $100 polymer series surfaced, it served as reminder for everyone to not be complacent, even with these high tech notes. However, with the release of the $10 and $5 series, the threat suddenly becomes very real; as nearly half of transactions in the retail sector are paid with these lower denominations," she says.
Is 80 percent good enough for Yelp (YELP) users?
A new report indicates that as many as 20 percent of the reviews on the fast-growing local venues ratings website may be fake.
The report by assistant professors at Harvard Business School and Boston University -- Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud -- claims that roughly one in every five reviews on the site is fraudulent. Yelp has parameters in place to try an catch these bogus critiques, but obviously it can't catch them all.
The report's authors show that the number of fake reviews -- both positive and negative -- on the site have grown from 5 percent in 2006 to 20 percent in 2013. But while the problem is getting worse, it's something that shareholders may be ignoring. After all, Yelp has been one of the market's hottest stocks in recent months after having more than quadrupled since bottoming out in November.
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Local businesses lend support to Santa Dash
The countdown is officially on to next weekend’s BTR Liverpool Santa Dash 2019 – and city businesses are lending their support to make it a huge success. Arriva North West has confirmed that for the third consecutive year by offering participants free travel on the Arriva bus network across Merseyside throughout Santa Dash day (Sunday 1 December).
Highly regarded as the city’s kick-start to Christmas, the BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the UK’s biggest festive 5K fun run. Each year, Liverpool is transformed into a sea of red, blue and mini Santas enjoying the inclusive festive experience.
After crossing the start line at Pier Head Liverpool, Santas will make their way round the 5K city centre route, which includes Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. As participants head towards the finish line outside Liverpool Town Hall, they will be welcomed by stilt walking festive characters and ‘real’ snow before collecting their commemorative Santa Dash finishers’ medal.
In addition to the support offered by Arriva North West, St John’s Shopping Centre is providing a pop-up shop for anyone looking to register this week. The shop will remain open daily for registrations and Santa suit collection until 3pm on Saturday 30 November, the day before the Santa Dash.
Neil Ashcroft, manager of St John’s Shopping Centre, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome BTR Liverpool Santa Dash back to St Johns Shopping Centre for the third year. St John’s is more festive than ever, with our new Christmas lights spilling out onto Williamson Square.”
The main 5K dash will be followed by the Mini Dash 1K, which is being sponsored by The World’s Famous Grotto, located at St Johns Shopping Centre. The grotto is open now and will run through until Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24 December).
The grotto marks its 140th anniversary and to celebrate the milestone year, visitors can look forward to a festive journey through the ages through enchanting displays including a Magical Winter Wonderland, Cinderella, Toy Bazaar and Fairyland.


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Convenient lifestyle properties attract big results
A string of high-end results has reaffirmed Geelong buyers' appetite for convenient lifestyle properties close to the city.
A $1.51 million sale has topped off a string of high-end results in Waurn Ponds that reaffirm buyers’ appetite for convenient lifestyle properties.
Barry Plant, Highton agent Deane Hughes this week sold the sprawling luxury home at 12-13 Traminer Court to a buyer from Highton.
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The $1.5 million-plus price tag sets a new benchmark for residential sales in Waurn Ponds, with only acreage properties attracting higher figures.
CoreLogic data shows a suburb record of $1.8 million for a 2.68ha property at 1-21 Lemins Rd that last sold in 2017.
Mr Hughes said there had been a number of sales above $1 million in recent months.
These include 20-22 Grange Park Drive, which he sold for $1.3 million in December, and 33-34 Barossa Court, which Hodges sold for $1.29 million.
“In the last three months there have been several million-dollar sales, when there has only been a few in the last 10 years,” Mr Hughes said.
“At the moment there are people that are coming that are happy to spend and get those bigger blocks.
“People normally go to those for bigger blocks but people want that convenience of the train station and shopping centre.”
He said there were 14 properties currently on the market in Waurn Ponds, which was high for the tightly held neighbourhood.
Some could still be found in the low-$500,000 range.
“It’s still a bit undiscovered, a lot of people in Newtown, East Geelong and Geelong West, they want that lifestyle, they don’t really go to Waurn Ponds,” Mr Hughes said.
“Until you get there you don’t realise what it offers, that you can get those larger blocks and the flexibility of the services.”
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Josh and Alisha Weiser moved to a rural Marion county farm near Goessel seven years ago, with the dream of creating a sustainable existence for their family of six. In the past five years, farm-raised turkeys have played an important role in their slow food quest.
“We just like to know where our food comes from, what is in it, how it’s been raised,” Alisha Weiser said. “We don’t do it to make a big profit, but we like things here to be self-sustaining and to pay their own way.”
The Weisers raised several different types of turkeys through the years, finding that some years one type will do better than another.
“The Red Bourbon and other heritage breed turkeys are hardier and have fewer health problems,” Alisha Weiser said. “But the Giant Whites get heavier quicker and have more meat at butchering time.”
This year the family has several of each variety, including some Broad-Breasted Bronzes, also a heritage variety.
“It was a tough year for turkeys,” Alisha Weiser said. “Even our friends that raise turkeys elsewhere have told us they had trouble this year too.”
The Weisers started out in spring 2011 with 20 turkey chicks. They purchased 15 from a hatchery by mail and hatched five others out on the farm.
“The heritage breeds will lay and hatch their own eggs,” Josh Weiser said. “But the big white hybrids, they are not able to reproduce.”
New chicks start out in incubators; then they graduate to movable pens outside on the ground where they enjoy fresh grass, bugs, and dirt to scratch in. Once they get too big for the moveable pens, they are finished out in a large, wire-enclosed pen where they have plenty of room to romp, eat, and grow.
“We don’t call them organic because we do have to buy a commercial chicken feed mix for their final growth stage,” Alisha Weiser said. “But we feel that we are raising the healthiest meat we can and that makes us and our customers happy.”
Josh Weiser said that many of their customers are repeat customers, some having bought turkeys for Thanksgiving from them for several years already.
“One gentleman likes to come out and pick his turkey live,” he said. “Others just call and tell me what breed or size they are interested in and we go from there.”
The final product, ready the weekend before Thanksgiving, usually weighs from 10 to 15 pounds, depending on the breed of turkey chosen. Butchering is done on the farm, and often friends and relatives come over to help.
“It’s just so much more fun, and the job goes quicker when there are more people involved,” Alisha Weiser said.
Josh Weiser is responsible for killing the bird and getting the feathers off with the use of a big de-feathering drum machine. Then Alisha (and often friends) take over for the “gut-and-cut” process. The Weisers’ children serve as runners between stations, learning first-hand how meat makes it from the farm to the table.
“We’ve learned from experience that a good-tasting turkey on Thanksgiving is the result of ‘resting’ the meat after it is butchered and before it is cooked,” Alisha Weiser said. “We often put the butchered and cleaned birds in the refrigerator in sealed bags for several days before selling them or cooking them.”
While they have tried roasted, fried, smoked, and a variety of other turkey preparation methods, Alisha Weiser said her favorite way to prepare the turkey was to roast it.
“I just like to be able to stuff it with good stuff and to keep an eye on it in the oven,” she said.
The Weisers also produce a variety of other “slow food” products at their farm.
Slow food refers to a movement that places emphasis on food grown in local environments, using local ingredients, and advocating a community interest in the farm to plate process.
In addition to turkey, other homegrown foods and items available, as the season permits, include fresh goat milk, brown and green chicken eggs, honey, beeswax, Jersey beef, homegrown pork, garden vegetables, and homemade soap.
The soap includes ingredients from the farm like beeswax and goat milk. Current varieties available are peppermint and rose petals, and coming soon, blueberry oatmeal.
“I guess my favorites on the farm are the Oberhasli goats and the honey/beeswax,” Alisha Weiser said. “But we all like to eat meat so we’ll keep on with the turkeys too.”
Customers reserve Weiser Farm turkeys months in advance and the gobblers are sold out for 2011, but those interested in other Weiser farm products can visit their website at http://www.weiserfarm.com for more information.


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Associate Professor Heng Wang shared his opinions on the Fintech trade wars with Fintech Beat podcast
Co-director of UNSW Law’s Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre Associate Professor Heng Wang recently appears in the Fintech Beat podcast to share his opinions on the different positions of China and the U.S. on Fintech.
Associate Professor Wang was interviewed by the Director of Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, Professor Chris Brummer while he was in Geneva for the G2 Annual Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation earlier this month.
In this 15-minute podcast episode, Associate Professor Wang and Professor Brummer discussed how China and the U.S. compare in developing new digital infrastructures. They also talked about some potential trade restrictions on Fintech and what the WTO has to say about it.
Associate Professor Wang argues that Fintech could provide low-cost solutions to problems in China’s financial services industry and it is also important to the Belt and Road initiative as it deals with payment and data. However, the positions of China and the U.S. is rather different and it faces challenges in terms of regulation.
The Fintech Beat is a podcast program podcast features the latest trends, movers and shakers, ideas and policies in financial technology. It partners with the CQ Roll Call newsroom, which is Washington's leader for nonpartisan legislative and regulatory analysis. The host, Professor Brummer, is a world-renowned Fintech expert. Other interviewees of these series range from the chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and European Securities and Markets Authority to the Premier of Bermuda.


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1871, Chicago's entrepreneurial hub for digital startups, is launching a food incubator, according to Crain’s.
Hmm. Wonder if they got the idea from Trinity Groves? Restaurateur Phil Romano has said he believes the West side's growing food court is the nation's first restaurant incubator.
FamilyFarmed.org, a Chicago-based nonprofit that promotes farm-to-table efforts, is launching the Windy City's “food accelerator,” which will start this fall, the Crain’s Web site said.
It's backed by Searle Funds and Whole Foods Market, organic-food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. and a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.


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Car Rentals Are Becoming More Expensive Than Airfare and Hotels
4.23.2021 | Business travelers, expense report auditors, and would-be road trippers take note: renting a car is becoming extremely expensive.
Car rental prices have risen to $700 per day in some markets, becoming more expensive than airfare and hotels. According to Yahoo Money, travelers are paying as much as 9,900% more for car rentals than they were last year.
Right now, the most affected locations are in the southern parts of the U.S., but that will soon change.
“The problems are predominantly in these leisure areas, but we expect the problem to migrate towards the Northeast, Midwest, and West as the weather gets warmer,” Jonathan Weinberg, AutoSlash’s founder and CEO, recently told Yahoo Finance Live. “We’re going to see the problem spread.”
It’s a matter of supply and demand. As COVID restrictions lift and vaccinations continue, more people are traveling. However, last spring – when no one was traveling – rental companies sold vehicles to offset lost revenue. The three largest rental car agencies sold at least 450,000 vehicles last year, according to The Drive.
Additionally, vehicle production is limited because the automobile industry is facing a computer chip shortage.
- Plan travel as far ahead as possible
- Book your rental car before booking your flight and hotel
- Try extending your rental time as a week-long price can be lower than a weekend rate
For example, you may rent a car for 7 days at a rate of $60 per day vs. $350 per day for a weekend trip
- Try renting a car through a local dealership


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News and Updates
September 19, 2017
On Sept. 18, Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) hosted a day of campus outreach at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind., as part of the “2017 Trump and Walmart Make America Worse” tour. The Notre Dame event was organized in partnership with Students for Worker Justice, Notre Dame College Democrats, and Human Rights Notre Dame, and featured educational activities and ways students can stand up for a better America against the Trump and Walmart agenda.
MCAW’s “2017 Trump and Walmart Make America Worse” tour includes stops at over 25 college campuses throughout September to expose the shared agenda of Trump and Walmart, which promotes the privatization of our public education, profits from a low-wage, debt economy, and divides our country.
August 22, 2017
On August 21, UFCW International President Marc Perrone wrote an op-ed for The Hill that details how Amazon’s growing monopoly over the retail sector has negative impacts for American workers.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OP-ED:
All of us, no matter what political leanings we have, will be impacted by Amazon’s monopolistic desire to control the retail market and replace good jobs with automation. This isn’t hyperbole.
Amazon controls a huge swath of the steadily growing online marketplace and it gives them a distinct advantage over regional and national competitors – which results in job cuts. Public filings show that Amazon played a large role in eliminating more than 50,000 jobs from Staples, Office Depot, and Best Buy. And in March, MarketWatch estimated that Amazon’s dominant growth could remove as many as 1.5 million retail jobs within five years.
All of this begs the question, if Amazon forces millions of service and retail sector jobs to be lost, if they squeeze suppliers to the bone, if they devastate commercial construction because much fewer retail spaces are built, and if they make it impossible for grocery or retail workers to earn a better life because they can no longer find work, where do elected leaders think “good American jobs” are going to come from?
You can read the full op-ed here.
August 22, 2017
The four-year contract includes wage increases and better access to more affordable health care in the newly organized stores. The new agreement also includes improved scheduling practices, more protections during layoffs, and a process for part-time employees to become full-time based on seniority.
August 21, 2017
On August 18, Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) Director Randy Parraz issued a statement in response to a California court ruling that a shoplifter diversion program used by Walmart constitutes “false imprisonment and extortion.” The program used by Walmart and other California retailers is provided by Corrective Education Company (CEC).
The statement reads as follows:
“While we are glad that real justice has been served to California shoppers who have been victimized by Walmart’s use of Corrective Education Company’s program, the problem remains that the ruling does not stop Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., from using the offensive CEC program in other states.
“The fact that Walmart allowed a private company like CEC to embed itself inside its stores; falsely imprison; fingerprint, and document suspected shoplifters in a backroom; and then extort them for money, is beyond disgraceful.
“Walmart shoppers nationwide deserve assurance that they will not be victimized by a program that subjects them to false imprisonment and extortion if they are suspected of shoplifting. This isn’t the Wild West anymore, and its time Walmart immediately stops using the offensive CEC or similar programs in all its stores nationwide.”
In California, Walmart has put more people through CEC’s program than any other retailer in the state. According to documents filed in the case, Walmart enrolled 3,597 people in the program—a third of all CEC participants in California—as of April 2017. The court found that California retailers using the CEC program, like Walmart, were “acting in concert and are jointly liable for the extortionate conduct.”
MCAW has been closely following and speaking out against Walmart’s Restorative Justice program, which utilizes pre-charge companies like CEC in 1,500 Walmart locations nationwide. MCAW has also been working with state legislators to further investigate and take legislative action against this controversial practice.
August 14, 2017
The over 700 Cargill workers at the Hazleton plant are members of UFCW Local 1776 and produce beef products for sale at supermarkets. The center, which will be managed by Marathon Health, will provide convenient access to high quality care and preventative screenings for UFCW Local 1776 members and their families.
“With partnerships like these, Cargill, Marathon Health and Local 1776 are leading the way for meaningful change in the lives of workers,” said UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell W. Young, IV. “We are proud to have negotiated this benefit for members who work at Cargill, and look forward to using this program as a model for our members who work in other facilities, as well.”
August 7, 2017
The five-year contract includes a ratification bonus, yearly wage increases, and continued 100 percent employer paid health care over the life of the agreement.
June 26, 2017
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Macy’s challenge to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding cosmetics and fragrances workers at a Macy’s store in Saugus, Mass., who are members of UFCW Local 1445. The Supreme Court decision recognizes that the Macy’s departments are appropriate bargaining units under well-established legal standards, and is a victory for the UFCW and other labor unions who organize segments of workers at companies, rather than the entire company.
The Macy’s cosmetics and fragrances workers joined UFCW Local 1445 in 2014 after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a 3-1 ruling that the group of over 40 workers was large enough to unionize. The NLRB’s ruling was upheld by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2016. The Macy’s store in Saugus employs over 100 workers.
“We are thrilled with the decision by the Supreme Court, and it is about time the workers in Saugus prevailed,” said Local 1445 President Jeff Bollen. “Our intention is to bring them a contract and use this victory as a tool to organize more workers at Macy’s.”
April 18, 2017
This month, Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) launched a campaign to highlight the “hidden tax” every taxpayer has been paying for years to Walmart. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the retail giant receives an estimated $6.2 billion in subsidies every year, primarily from the federal government.
An op-ed titled “The Walmart Tax Every American Taxpayer Pays” by UFCW Local 1529 President Lonnie Sheppard was published in USA Today on April 8, and highlights many of the key facts that Walmart refuses to acknowledge, like the high cost and hidden tax that every American taxpayer pays every single day.
Among the key facts:
- Walmart, a company that generates almost $500 billion in revenue every year with annual profits averaging $15.5 billion over the last five years, is also one of the nation’s largest welfare recipients.
- According to a 2014 report by Americans for Tax Fairness, Walmart receives an estimated $6.2 billion in subsidies every year, primarily from the federal government.
- Even though Walmart claims that it spent $500 million on hourly associate bonuses and recently boosted employee wages, it still has thousands of employees who rely on public assistance programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and subsidized housing.
- A single Walmart Super Center is estimated to cost taxpayers between $904,542 and $1.74 million per year in public assistance money.
- Logically, if Walmart increased employee wages, and/or provided better benefits, much of this $6.2 billion dollar burden would be lifted off the taxpayers.
MCAW also ran digital ads targeting shoppers and workers inside stores across the U.S., and MCAW organizers have been exposing the Walmart tax to shoppers and workers across the country. Thank you to all UFCW local and regional staff that worked on this project.
April 17, 2017
On April 11, members of UFCW Local 655 who work at Holten Meat in Sauget, Ill., ratified an industry-leading new contract by an overwhelming margin. The new three-year contract resolves many of the work-life issues that forced Holten Meat employees to make the difficult decision to go on strike on March 18.
“Today is victory for our hard-working members who love their jobs, but love their families more. This union contract will not only make Holten Meat a better place to work in Sauget, it will make Holten Meat a better company,” said UFCW Local 655 President David Cook. “Make no mistake, we want Holten Meat to succeed, and that is why this contract is so important—it recognizes that no company succeeds in the absence of its hard-working employees and members. Best of all, UFCW members at Holten Meat now have a better contract that lets them not only support their families, but advance their careers at work.”
The new contract lets experienced members have more control over their lives and move to the shifts they need to spend more quality time with their families. The contract also allows members to advance their careers, and establishes a new labor and management committee at Holten Meat that will regularly meet to solve problems in the workplace cooperatively.
“We stood together and spoke out because we believe that our lives matter. None of us should have to choose between spending time with our family and doing our job—we should be able to do both,” said Trinetta Kitchen, a seven-year veteran of the production line at Holten Meat. “This contract will not only help ensure we can earn a better life, it recognizes our hard work and will make Holten Meat a better and more successful company.”
April 10, 2017
Isolina “Izzy” Pistolessi, a member of UFCW Local 400 who works as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente’s Falls Church Care Center in Falls Church, Va., has been chosen to be the recipient of Kaiser Permanente’s National Extraordinary Nurse Award.
Pistolessi has worked at the Falls Church Care Center for 18 years, and is the second nurse from Kaiser Permanente’s Mid-Atlantic Region to receive this recognition. She will be flown to California in May to accept her award.
At the Falls Church Care Center, Pistolessi is a mentor to other nurses, conducts outreach to the community, promotes public health, educates and cares for patients, and serves as a UFCW Local 400 shop steward. Off the job, she is a volunteer and leader with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, a member of the Fairfax Country Medical Reserve Corps, and a union activist who recently participated in UFCW Local 400’s Lobby Day.
“I’m very fortunate to work for Kaiser Permanente and do the work that I love to do—caring for patients and nurturing other nurses so they become better,” Pistolessi said. “And I’m proud to serve my coworkers as a shop steward. To receive this honor is a complete surprise—but it’s also wonderful.”


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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to maintain a population that has a high proficiency in English to remain competitive because the country is highly reliant on international trade, a leading local business leader said.
Royal Selangor International Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon said the nature of Malaysia’s economic structure being dependent on international trade requires the labour force, particularly graduates, to have a strong command of English language.
“As highlighted in the World Bank’s World Development Indicators in 2013, Malaysia is ranked 14th in the world in terms of trade as a share of the national gross domestic product.
“Good grasp of English among the Malaysian populace will definitely be the X-factor that improves the country’s competitiveness as we can communicate with the rest of the world easily,” said Yong at the Star Media Group’s Power Talks Business Series held on Saturday.
Yong, who is known for playing a pivotal role in bringing Royal Selangor to a global brand name with exports to more than 20 countries, said he could relate to the importance of the English language because of his experience in expanding the company’s reach internationally.
Royal Selangor International is a company that started in 1885 and its pewter products are found at high-end luxury outlets as well as medium-sized shops in established markets such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia and some parts of Europe.
Responding to a question on how countries such as India and China managed to become economic juggernauts despite the general population’s lack in English language proficiency, Yong said this was possibly due to the large domestic economy that the countries possessed to the extent they do not depend on the external economy.
“However, Malaysia has a limited domestic market. For us to grow further, we need to tap into the international markets.
“English language proficiency among Malaysians will put us on the right trajectory in penetrating global markets,” Yong said, adding that English language is the backbone of the economy.
He stressed that while more proactive efforts ought to be taken to improve the state of English proficiency among Malaysians, this does not mean that Bahasa Melayu, which is the national language, will be relegated to a lesser important position.
Yong, who was part of the National Economic Council, was instrumental in introducing the Dual Language Programme (DLP) for Malaysian schools.
“The DLP seeks to increase the exposure time of English education in classroom and is introduced so that pupils can be educated according to the wishes of their parents.
“The new programme is optional and can only be implemented in schools that have met the prerequisites set by the Education Ministry,” he said.
During the 90-minute session, Yong also shared his thoughts and personal experiences in participating in the country’s Task Force to Facilitate Business (Pemudah) under the Prime Minister’s Office as well as the National Economic Council.
Yong played a crucial role in bridging the gap between the public and private sector during his stint as the co-chair of Pemudah.
The task force, which was formed in early 2007 to foster greater public-private collaboration, introduced a slew of measures to improve the efficiency of the Government’s services and to enhance the country’s competitiveness.
As a result, Malaysia marked a steady improvement in its ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business report. Malaysia was ranked 6th in the world in 2014 compared to its 23rd rank in 2010.
Going forward, Yong said private sector players must also strive to move up the value chain, instead of focusing on the traditional assembly and production alone.
“The private sector must be willing to embrace technology and needs to emphasise on research and development. Together with the empowerment of its human capital, a company will be able to move up the value chain,” he said.
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NEW PROGRAMS BOOST
VALUE OF ’07 ATA TRADE SHOW Strong
attendance bolsters launch of Real Deal, Great Giveaway and company-led
ATLANTA ? The archery industry’s business year jumped out to
a fast start Jan. 18-20 as nearly 2,600 archery dealers, buyers and distributors
attended the 2007 ATA Trade Show to take advantage of new programs and
unprecedented deals on the near-record show floor at the Georgia World Congress
“Our overall attendance might not have set records, but the
sentiment I kept hearing was that this show was all about attitude, excitement
and commitment to strengthening the industry’s core members,” said Jay McAninch,
ATA’s CEO and president. “The ATA Board of Directors and ATA staff created a
great slate of programs, and we couldn’t be happier with the response. This show
proved that success doesn’t mean adding nonendemic exhibitors to fill floor
space or opening the doors to unqualified dealers. It means strengthening the
industry’s heart and soul, and encouraging a buying and selling attitude on the
floor. The more benefits we provide ATA members, the more we increase loyalty to
the show, our sports and our organization.”
Even so, the show’s numbers were solid, said Denise Parker,
director of the ATA Trade Show. This month’s show drew 2,582 registered dealers,
buyers and distributors, only 58 fewer than the 2006 Atlanta show. In addition,
ATA registered 3,939 exhibitor staff, down from 4,476 from a year ago, but up 30
overall from 2005. The show also attracted 325 media members.
In addition, Atlanta now holds two of the top three spots
for rented booth space in ATA Show history. Exhibitors at this month’s show
rented 145,100 square feet of booth space (316.1 square feet per exhibitor),
compared to 155,500 square feet in 2006 (311.6) and 145,400 in 2005 (304.2) at
“This show demonstrated the importance of adding value
across the board so dealers have more reasons than ever to attend,” Parker said.
“We launched three new, exciting show programs: the Real Deal, ATA Great
Giveaway and company-led technical training at the morning seminars.
“More than ever before, the ATA Trade Show offered great
business deals in a fun, exciting atmosphere,” Parker continued. “Judging by the
success of that lineup, we’re looking forward to taking these programs to
Indianapolis in 2008. With the experience we gained in Atlanta, and even more
fine-tuning this year, these programs will be even more popular when we’re
within driving distance of our core dealer base.”
The programs received praise from all corners of the 2007
ATA Trade Show. The Real Deal allowed exhibitors to display their show specials
in a secure showroom, where dealers quick-shopped the savings before hitting the
floor. Exhibitors and dealers alike praised the program.
“This was our most productive show ever,” said ATA board
member Paul Vaicunas, vice president of sales for Horton Manufacturing. “We put
our Hunter Elite into the Real Deal, and it drove a lot of traffic to our booth.
They came here looking for that deal.”
“There were definitely some great deals in there that we
checked out on the floor,” said Glenn Ryman of Ted’s Sports Shop in Dexter, Mo.
“We went in there first thing to see where to go for the best deals, whether it
was a new release, sight, camo suit or whatever.”
The ATA Great Giveaway attracted a near-capacity crowd the
evening of Jan. 19 when more than $500,000 in cash, merchandise, guided hunts
and other special prizes ? 103 in all ? were raffled off in less than two hours.
The prizes included two $5,000 checks, one $10,000 check, and the grand prize, a
2007 custom camo truck. Terry Thomas of Athens, Illinois, a manufacturers rep
with Hudalla Associates, was the truck’s lucky winner.
The 2007 ATA/Archery Business “Archery University” seminar
series expanded its offerings of bow-tuning and technical sessions, while
including its time-tested seminars on shooting tips and business advice. The
revamped format attracted a record 932 people, a 17 percent increase from 2006,
and 2.6 percent higher than the previous record of 908 in 2004 at Indianapolis.
Attendees found great value in these early-morning classes.
“Our shop knows the importance of providing fast, reliable,
up-to-date service,” said Gary Nostrant, director of sales and repairs at
Country Woods Archery in St. Johns, Mich. “We also had a guy at the shooting
seminars so he can better help our customers solve their shooting problems. The
bottom line is that the seminars improved our customer service.”
Parker said the ATA expects these programs to grow in the
years ahead. “The first year of any new program is usually spent getting
people’s attention and learning to make it work,” Parker said. “The 2007 ATA
Show proved these programs are not only viable, they’re wildly popular. The ATA
Board of Directors and our staff hit several home runs, and next year’s show
should be even stronger, especially once we’re back in the middle of our core


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Disney says price hikes may be coming to Hulu, but analysts think that’s ‘illogical’ following pay TV’s worst quarter on record
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- On Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday, CEO Bob Iger said he saw “price elasticity” around Hulu with Live TV, the company’s digital TV bundle.
- Industry analysts disagree.
- Pay TV just had its worst quarter in history, and consumers are increasingly driven by price competition.
- Comcast, which owns 30% of Hulu, is also a consideration.
- Analysts say the cable giant could sell off its Hulu stake and focus its attention elsewhere.
Price hikes may soon be coming to Hulu.
Disney CEO Bob Iger talked streaming services on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday and noted he planned to invest to compete more heavily in the market. read more >>>