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There is increasing recognition of the relevance of trade and trade-related policies and measures to current global biodiversity crisis. Trade can exacerbate biodiversity degradation and loss but it also has the potential to support conservation, sustainable use, and restoration—and related benefits to sustainable development.
The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework provides a fresh reference point for (re)examining how international cooperation on trade and trade policies could support the global biodiversity agenda.
Alongside, there is also an increasing focus on environment and sustainable development in the context of trade at national, regional, and multilateral levels. For example, climate and biodiversity related considerations are becoming more integral to bilateral and regional trade negotiations, with biodiversity-related provisions becoming a regular feature of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Furthermore, the interest in environment and sustainable development issues at the WTO has been growing, as demonstrated by the launch of three separate member-led initiatives in 2021 on trade and environmental sustainability, plastic pollution, and fossil fuel subsidy reform.
Together, these developments present an opportunity to explore how the trade and biodiversity agendas could be more mutually supportive, and how trade and trade policies could be harnessed to support the implementation of post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
The discussions focused on opportunities, challenges, and feasibility of using specific trade policies and measures to support countries in the post-2020 GBF implementation, with a view to reaching net positive outcomes for both biodiversity and sustainable development.
This side event is co-organized by UNEP, UNCTAD, WTO, and TESS. This side event followed on a series held in July 2022 exploring a nature positive trade agenda to support sustainable development, which was organized under the UNCTAD-ITC “Trade and Biodiversity Series.”


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By Joshua Mathias
Technology is evolving at an exponential rate – that’s now a foregone conclusion. As we venture into the next decade, and deeper into the fourth industrial revolution, automation and personalization are key to engage and convert customers.
As Artificial Intelligence and data-driven marketing strategy and tactics will be at the forefront in 2020, organizations should not forget that humans are at the core of it all and that people, not technology, remain the key focus.
In the GCC region, according to the Consumer Sentiment Report by McKinsey & Company that surveyed 2,000 respondents, there have been five major behavior shifts in recent years:
- More cautious spending – In the UAE and Saudi Arabia, more than 40 per cent of survey respondents said they are cutting down on spending and paying closer attention to prices.
- Eroding brand loyalty – Around 15 per cent in the UAE and 17 per cent in Saudi Arabia of consumers said they were “trading down”, while trade-down rates three years ago were only about 10 per cent.
- Increase in online shopping – E-commerce is catching on with 62 per cent of UAE consumers citing convenience as the top factor for shifting to online shopping.
- Higher consideration for purchasing healthy food – More than 40 per cent of UAE respondents said other important considerations included being “low sugar”, “low fat” and “made with real sugar, not substitutes”.
- Growing demand for local goods – Millennials are showing that that they are almost 4 times more likely to distrust “big food companies”.
With this in mind, below are the six trends we should expect from organizations in the region, and across the world.
Client Retention, Loyalty, and Advocacy
In today’s market, it is imperative to focus efforts to retain client than attract new ones. Studies (such as this one by Bain & Co.) have shown that it costs five times as much to attract a new client than it does to keep one.
Loyal and happy clients significantly help to improve the reputation and awareness of an organization, as they will potentially be brand ambassadors to a relevant audience.
As consumers, we are living in the era of Content on Demand. Gone are the days when we could broadcast the benefits of a product or service across selected media, trying to convince customers to buy something or work with your organization. The priority now is to focus on providing exceptional customer experiences (CX) that will get people to come back for more.
In its simplest form – when you focus on establishing a positive business culture and providing great service, the marketing and communications take care of themselves. The growth of engaging content across online and instant platforms Instagram, YouTube, Google, BIGO LIVE and more have given customers more power than ever before, and opened up the need for brands – and their communicators – to devise newer ways of getting their messages to a wider audience.
If we agree that the customer (not technology) is at the centre of a marketing and communications strategy, then the next step is to ensure that the first interaction – and every subsequent – with your organization is on point. A key statistic for organizations to consider is that, according to PwC, 46 per cent of consumers will abandon a brand if they feel that employees are not knowledgeable. Further, bad employee attitude is the leading factor that stops individuals from doing business with a company.
Employees are the human faces of the brand so if they are happy and taken care of, you can be certain that they will take care of your clients. Having a high level of employee engagement is not only the foundation of a good business environment, it is a business imperative!
People prefer visual content to plain text. The rise of image platforms such as Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok and more serve as proof of this. Visual information is easier to retain than written content. In 2020 and beyond, organizations that are looking to make an impact for their bottom line will develop more visual content such as infographics and videos to make their content more interesting, attractive, and engaging.
At present, only around a fifth of all web searches are by voice, but this is only expected to rise as more people begin to adopt smart devices such as Google Home, Amazon Echo and interact with their smartphones via voice, according to data compiled by 99firms. PwC has found that around 61 per cent of people between the ages of 25 and 64 already use a voice-ready device, and plan to use it more in the future.
There are a number of exciting opportunities that voice search will bring. A great primer on what is possible is the “Branded Skills” campaign by Expedia, who have used this technology quite well, and opened a window into a future without the often-awkward typing and clicking.
What this means is that the time is now for organisations to prepare for this wave, and optimize their content for voice search. People using voice are not the ones that can be targeted by traditional SEO methods. They use longer, more conversational queries. Organizations and communicators need to invest time now in developing content relevant to those queries, with the ability to answer questions directly. In a voice search, there is no second page!
Did you know that the live video industry is projected to be worth over USD 70 billion by 2021? In fact, people spend 3x longer watching live video than they do watching pre-recorded video. Video is easily the best way for people to learn about a topic, product, or service. And if the video is live, it makes the audience feel like they’re an active part of the discovery, and that they too have the potential to influence the content instead of passively watching it.
Live video builds on the premise of FOMO (fear of missing out), because it brings the ability to access a piece of information first, which can then be shared with a wider network.
There are a significant number of changes that are happening, the majority of which will create significant opportunities for brands and organizations to capitalize on. The year 2020 will certainly be an exciting one for marketing and communication professionals and teams.

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LONDON – Actual global chip sales for May 2012 are likely to be reported at about 3 percent lower than the same month in 2011, according to Bruce Diesen, an analyst at Carnegie Group (Oslo, Norway).
The analyst has also revised down to flat his estimate for how the global chip market will perform in 2012 compared with 2011, falling in line with forecasts from the Semiconductor Industry Association and World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. Diesen said he expects semiconductor sales to be unchanged this year and rise 7 percent in 2013 whereas previously he had forecast semiconductor sales in 2012 would show a 2 percent increase in dollars compared with 2011.
Diesen's estimate for May would be a return to a year-on-year decline after April 2012 actual global sales at $23.85 billion were 1.1 percent ahead actual global sales in April 2011.
Diesen predicted that the three-month average chip sales in May will be reported at $24.2 billion, slightly up on an equivalent figure in April of $24.1 billion.
"Handset chips probably were one area that weakened in May after a strong April," Diesen said.
I think the conventional wisdom is that "normal" growth in global GDP of a few percent should produce semiconductor market growth of between 5 and 10 percent.
So it would seem that Bruce Diesen is not predicting a boost but a return to normal.
Perhaps he thinks the U.S. and European debt crises will be less stultifying by then. I dont think they will have gone away, but perhaps the global economy will be more used to them.


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HK people must improve diet2014.12.15
HONGKONGERS have unhealthy eating habits, consuming too much sodium but not enough calcium and other essential minerals, according to the Centre for Food Safety (食物安全中心), which falls under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
It said the dietary intake of calcium is less than the recommended amount for more than 90 percent of the adult population.
An inadequate intake of calcium is one of the important factors causing osteoporosis, in which bones become brittle.
The findings also showed that about 60 percent of adults consume insufficient potassium but more than 60 percent also take too much sodium.
An excessive intake of sodium and an inadequate amount of potassium may increase the chances of developing high blood pressure, heightening the risk of strokes.
More than 80 percent also consume less iron than recommended, posing health risks such as anaemia and reduced immune function.
The total diet study on mineral intake was conducted between 2010 and 2014.
Scientific officer (nutrition labelling) Nicky Ho Kwok-wai (何國偉) said the World Health Organization’s (WHO,世界衛生組織) recommended level for calcium is 1,000mg per day but the average consumption is just 430mg.
However, more than 60 percent of adults consume an average of 2.6g of sodium per day. The recommended level is 2g. The recommended intake of iron by the China Nutrition Society (中國營養學會) should be 12mg a day for men and 20mg for women aged 20-49, and 12mg for those aged 50-84. But the study found the average to be just 8mg.
“The public is advised to increase the dietary intake of calcium, iron and potassium by consuming more food rich in these minerals, such as dairy products, beans, dark green vegetables and fruit,” Ho said.
To avoid the overconsumption of sodium, Ho said consumers may reduce the use of condiments and sauces like salt, soya sauce and oyster sauce during cooking, and order food with less salt when eating out.
He also called for clear labelling of nutritional information on pre-packaged food.
Ho advises people “to have more cereals, grains, fruit and vegetables, but less meat, fat, salty and greasy food”.
(The Standard, Hilary Wong, 11 December, 2014)


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“After a recent leak showing a Google Voice desktop application in action, fans of Google’s telecommunications service have started an online petition demanding Google release the app to the public. ‘We have asked, begged, and pleaded for a desktop VoIP application…This petition is brought forth to show you the overwhelming demand for such an application,’ the petition reads. At the time of this writing, the petition at giveusgvdesktop.com had more than 2,400 signatures with an ultimate goal of 500,000,” writes Ian Paul on PCWorld.com.
“Google Voice is a free service that lets you unify multiple phone numbers such as your work, home and mobile lines into one number. If you receive a call, all your phones will ring at once, allowing you to pick up your call no matter which phone you’re near. In June, Google made Voice available to all U.S.-based users after more than a year as an invitation-only preview,” Paul writes.
‘The online petition asking Google to release the Google Voice desktop app was inspired by a TechCrunch video demonstrating a desktop telephony program called Gizmo5 by Google. The application takes its name from Gizmo5, an Internet-based telephony service for PCs and mobile devices, that Google acquired in late 2009. At the time of the acquisition many pundits believed Google purchased Gizmo5 to produce Google Voice software and with Internet-based telephony services like Skype,” Paul writes.
Click the link below to read the full posting:
Give Us Google Voice, Online Petition Demands


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Choice Hotels International Inc. plans to make Philadelphia a showcase for its growing Cambria Hotels & Suites brand, as the sprawling hospitality operator pushes the chic yet value-oriented chain into more city centers.
The 14-story hotel being developed at Broad and Locust Streets will be one of two flagships for the Cambria brand, along with a property at New York's Times Square, Choice chief executive officer Steve Joyce said Wednesday at a ceremony marking the start of work on the Philadelphia project.
The Rockville, Md.-based company is calculating that the prominent Center City location - within the Avenue of the Arts cultural district just south of City Hall - will give the brand a boost by exposing it to business travelers and tourists visiting the city, Joyce said.
"This is at the center of things," he said. "Philadelphia is a major corporate center, and we want those corporations to know our product."
The Cambria brand was conceived in 2005 with a focus on smaller U.S. cities but has since been reimagined as a line of trendy urban hotels to help the company expand its big-city footprint, Joyce said.
Currently, 25 Cambria hotels are in operation, with an additional 30 under development in the United States and Canada. They join a total of 6,400 hotels franchised by Choice, whose other brands include Comfort Inn and Econo Lodge.
The Cambria rollout comes amid a spread of so-called limited-service hotels - properties without amenities such as banquet facilities and room service - in city centers, where full-service offerings have traditionally dominated, said Andrew Benioff, a hotel specialist at Llenrock Group, a real estate finance firm in Philadelphia.
Hotel guests are opting for relatively spartan stays at places that compare to Cambria, such as Hilton Garden Inn and Courtyard by Marriott, as they grow increasingly wary of spending extra for services they can seek out on their own, Benioff said.
"A lot of people are becoming more self-service-oriented," he said. "More of a bring-your-own, do-it-yourself kind of thing."
Choice is partnering with the local developer Pearl Properties on the 222-room Cambria hotel, set to open in 2017.
Pearl will maintain ownership of the property, with Choice serving as operator through a franchise agreement, said Reed Slogoff, a Pearl partner.
Plans also call for a restaurant - to be operated independently of the hotel - on the property's ground floor, with another eatery taking over an adjacent building that Pearl also is redeveloping. Talks are underway with potential restaurant tenants, Slogoff said.
The project is among a cluster of hotels in the works on or near Broad Street in Center City, an area already dense with hospitality options.
The new developments include a 755-room hotel - shared by the W Hotel and Element by Westin chains - being built on Chestnut Street, and the conversion of the former Liberty Title & Trust building at Arch Street into a 179-room Aloft Hotel.
Slogoff said the new Cambria would compete by offering newly built, nicely appointed rooms at rates not much higher than those of existing midmarket options.
"We'll be brand new, but competing with older product, or with upscale product at a better price," he said.


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Over the past year, Google has started to make an official announcement when releasing some major algorithm updates. Although Google updates constantly, we never know quite what to expect. For instance, the last official “core” update Google made was at the beginning of January 2020. Google announced a core update on May 4th, 2020 that would begin to roll out on the next day, May 5th. Changes in website rankings can start immediately or take up to a week to roll out and take even longer to stabilize.
So how will the new update affect your website? We sat down with our lead SEO specialist, Bob Weber, to find out.
What’s a “core” Update?
What really constitutes a “core” update is cause for much speculation, Google hasn’t really defined it, but the thought is that this is a systemic algorithm change that will have a wide-reaching impact rather than a specific change designed to address a specific segment or issue.
Why did Google release an update right now of all times?
There has been some criticism of Google for rolling this update out during the pandemic crisis. Many SEO companies, including us, have seen tremendous volatility and ranking changes during the pandemic. We believe that the cause of this is largely due to changing search patterns by the public. With shelter in place/stay home orders, fewer people have been searching for services like dentistry. As a result, the Google algorithm may be favoring other sites more than they do the sites of dental offices. Releasing this core update adds to the confusion generated by an already uncertain environment.
How has COVID-19 affected the analysis of the update?
The release of the May 2020 core update during the COVID-19 lockdowns has made analysis very difficult. In fact, many in the SEO community are questioning the value of trying to pin down what has changed in these updates at all.
How does this update compare to past ones?
The core update was significant, perhaps the most significant since the Medic update in August of 2018 in terms of the number of sites that were impacted. The May 2020 core update affected the rankings of sites in the health and finance markets. Two specific areas that seem to have been hit are cryptocurrency (bitcoin) and recipe websites.
How has the new update affected dental offices?
Generally the latest algorithm update has had a negative impact, but changes haven’t been severe. There also seems to be a lot of movement on the rankings, so we may not know the full extent of the change for a few weeks. We have sites that saw one-day losses in ranking but immediately bounced back to their previous levels. There are also sites that saw no impact or slightly upward trends. We will need to analyze the long term results in the days and weeks to come.


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An Australian trader is looking for a computer wholesaler to assemble computer clones for bartering in New Zealand.
Stephen Roach, a freelance trader, already has a New Zealand order of at least 20 computers to fill through Bartercard, a system for businesses to trade goods and services using currency called “trade dollars” rather than cash.
Auckland-based Bartercard trade co-ordinator Denis Cook says there are about 500 small-to-medium-sized Auckland businesses using the Bartercard system and about 2500 nationwide. He estimates at least 10% of these businesses would be interested in buying computers through Bartercard but says it has been hard to obtain computers through the system.
Roach was asked by the international Bartercard trade co-ordinator in Australia to supply computers to the New Zealand Bartercard market. He has already been supplying computers in the Australian market for the past three years.
Because of the cost of freight from Australia to New Zealand, the value of the New Zealand dollar and the need to have a local warranty, Roach is looking to get clones made in New Zealand rather than shipping them from Australia. He says he will pay in cash, but will then sell the computers on through the Bartercard system using trade dollars.
He is wanting computers with a 120MHz or 133MHz Pentium processor, with 16Mb of RAM, 1.3Gb or 1.8Gb on the hard drive, a CD-ROM, Windows 95 and a 14in monitor. They must also have a two-year warranty. Roach believes there is huge potential for computers in the Bartercard market, where people are already buying everything from sandwiches to real estate.
“Getting the orders [for computers] is the easy part. They’re a hot item--everybody wants them.”
“If someone can supply the computers from the cash economy into the Bartercard network, we’re in business,” says Cook. “In terms of demand, it’s pretty much unlimited.”
Cook says the type of transactions that take place in the cash economy also take place under the Bartercard system.
The Bartercard system acts as third-party record-keeper, with trade dollars used to monitor the value of each transaction. Its supporters say it introduces flexibility by overcoming the need to trade directly with the business that wishes to trade with you.
Bartercard’s Web page says the system is fully approved by the Inland Revenue Department in New Zealand. IRD spokesman Alan Groves says IRD has not approved the system as such, but does not have a problem with it as long as people still pay tax. Income is defined as money or money’s worth, he says.
The Consumers’ Institute’s David Russell says the system is legal, and his only warning is that people ensure they get fair value in return for their effort.


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MIAMI, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Innovations Ltd. (OTCQB: GNIN) (OTCBB: GNIN) ("Green Innovations" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has expanded its recently formed Strategic Advisory Board.
Second to join the Green Innovations Strategic Advisory Board is Mr. Mark DeFilippo, who brings with him to the Company over 20 years of Category Management experience with Walgreens, many in high profile categories, including candy, batteries, and over-the-counter products, such as cough-cold, pain and sleep remedies. Mr. DeFilippo currently serves as a sales and marketing consultant to the consumer products manufacturing and distribution sectors.
"With our planned distribution growth into major retail chains, including the drug store class, the addition of someone with intimate knowledge of drug store product procurement, marketing, merchandising, and inventory control is a very significant step toward gaining entry with these larger retailers," stated Bruce Harmon, Chief Executive Officer of Green Innovations.
"I am excited to be working with the Company as it strives to make Green Hygienics products a household name with consumers and retailers across North America," stated Mr. DeFilippo. "Expansion into the larger retail markets will be a very key component of their growth strategy going forward. With my twenty years of experience as a category manager for one of the largest drug store chains in the world, along with the approach of the Green Hygienics' management, we hope to garner the attention of the industry giants."
Mr. Harmon continued, "Mark's experience at Walgreens should provide our team with the insight and knowledge of what is needed to continue to build distribution of all Green Hygienics products at major chains across the U.S."
The Company anticipates making further complementary appointments to the Strategic Advisory Board over the next several weeks.
About Green Innovations Ltd.
Green Innovations Ltd., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Green Hygienics, Inc., is the exclusive licensed North American distributor of American Hygienics Corporation's 100% tree-free bamboo-based product line, including personal care and paper-based goods. The Company provides consumers the opportunity to enjoy high-quality and performance eco-friendly goods from dedicated experts that have been producing bamboo products for over a decade, along with the cost-benefit of local raw material manufacturing, and the satisfaction of knowing that by using these products they are doing their part to reduce their carbon footprint and to continue the movement towards a more healthy and sustainable planet.
For further information regarding Green Innovations Ltd., contact:
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San Mateo County leaders are exploring the possible reasons why there has been a significant drop in the number of homeless people on the Peninsula.
The Massachusetts-based company creates permanently wet slippery surfaces that allow viscous liquids to slide easily.
Kraft is expected to undergo cost-cutting under the management of 3G Capital. John Cahill, CEO of Kraft, noted that the new management would drive a “much leaner organization.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control said PayPal didn’t adequately screen transactions so it could detect those by people or entities subject to sanctions against Iran, Cuba and Sudan.
Standard General, which is partnering with Sprint, has upped its bid for the bankrupt chain by $20-million dollars to $165-million, in a bid to keep more than 1,700 stores open, co-branding them between Radio Shack and Sprint, and saving around 7,500 jobs.
The city of perpetual irreverence has again graced its population with a total joke: some geniuses have been co-opting ad placement posters around the city and replacing them with a parody of Apple’s “Shot With An iPhone 6″ ads.
The “Straws Upon Request” campaign aims to replace plastic straws with compostable paper straws in an effort to help the environment.
A company behind Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk’s vision to build a futuristic, high-speed transportation system is now operating out of a downtown Los Angeles warehouse space.
One of the last toy stores in San Francisco is the latest victim of exploding rents. After receiving a letter from their landlord demanding a big increase, Jeffrey’s Toys on Market Street will shut down.
A Philadelphia woman has alleged that an UberX driver raped her after being picked up last month.


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Evergent, the CRM innovator that provides flexible monetization tools for B2B and direct-to-consumer businesses, today announced a partnership with Astro, Malaysia’s leading content and Entertainment Company. Through the agreement, Astro will use Evergent’s customer management and monetization tools to support subscription registration and management for its new streaming service, sooka. Sooka offers free content with advertising and subscription services and combines live international sports programs with popular Malaysian drama and entertainment programs.
Astro is the most widely used entertainment company among Malaysia’s population of over 30 million people, serving 74% of Malaysia’s television houses. The company is committed to entertaining and informing its customers and is responsible for commissioning and producing over 9,000 hours of original content per year. Sooka, the streaming service recently launched by Astro, is the first platform in Malaysia to host global sports streams on mobile devices around the world, including the recent UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Serving subscribers in 175 countries, Evergent offers flexible customer management and monetization solutions for media and telecommunications providers. In today’s highly competitive entertainment landscape, media companies must compete on the quality of their content and the value they deliver to customers; Evergent enables content providers to quickly test and implement new monetization strategies to find the most effective and customer-friendly business models.
Astro’s mission is to provide Malaysians with fun and informative content and reach as many customers as possible through the most popular platforms and devices. Our partnership with Evergent now allows us to offer more pricing options for our new Sooka streaming platform while retaining the ability to unlock new business opportunities as we expand the service. As a result, our customers can choose the pricing model and payment methods that best suit their needs, so Malaysians can enjoy premium content and live sports anytime, anywhere,” said Euan Smith, CEO of TV and director of group operations at Astro.
“Evergent’s global partnerships allow us to partner with the most innovative media and entertainment companies in any country or region. Astro is the entertainment market leader in Malaysia and a leader in Southeast Asia and we are proud to help them expand Expand through the launch of sooka,” said Vijay Sajja, founder and CEO of Evergent. “Astro’s new flexible monetization options, powered by industry-leading Evergent technology, will make premium content more accessible to millions of Malaysians.”


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As mentioned in our blog post last month, Nevada became the first state in the nation to raise the State School Wellness Policy standards. Our School Wellness Policy now complies with the updated federal “Smart Snacks in School” standards, which established limits on calories, sodium, fat and sugar for foods and drinks sold in schools apart from the school lunch program.
“It’s easy to sell kids junk,” said Catrina Peters, school nutrition services manager with the Nevada Department of Agriculture. “We’d really like to see folks still selling snacks, but selling snacks that are healthier options for kids so that that becomes the standard of what kids expect instead of that expectation being the junkier foods like chips and soda.”
Now, whether it’s a parent providing snacks for a whole class or a student group running a fundraiser, foods and drinks must meet Smart Snacks requirements. Nevada does allow for special-occasion exemptions such as birthdays or holiday parties and leaves that decision to each school district. The state declined to give any exemptions to the new federal policy for food sold in fundraisers, which applies to sales on a school campus during the school day and 30 minutes beyond.
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RICHMOND, Ky. — Buc-ee's Ltd. will break ground on a new travel center in Richmond, Ky., on April 13. Located off of Interstate 75, Buc-ee's Richmond marks the first of the company’s travel center in the Bluegrass State.
The opening of the company’s farthest outpost from its Lake Jackson, Texas, headquarters continues Buc-ee's multi-state expansion, which it started in 2019. It joins recently opened locations in Florida (Saint Augustine and Daytona Beach), and one each in Georgia (Warner Robins) and Alabama (Leeds). Buc-ee's is also building its first travel center in South Carolina, in Florence, slated to open in 2022. Buc-ee's operates 38 locations in Texas.
“We're excited to add Kentucky to our family of stores expanding throughout the Southeast,” said Stan Beard, director of real estate for Buc-ee's. “Richmond is a vibrant city in the heart of the gorgeous Bluegrass region of the state, and we are thrilled to have this location as our first in the state of Kentucky.”
Buc-ee's Richmond will occupy more than 53,300 square feet and offer approximately 120 fueling positions with thousands of snack, meal and drink options for travelers on the go. The new travel center will also feature the huge restrooms and large number of fueling positions, as well as the products and services—including Texas barbeque, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver nuggets, jerky and fresh pastries—for which the retailer has become known nationwide as a destination retail location.
The company did not provide an opening date target. The new store will bring 200 permanent, full-time jobs to the area, the company said.
Attendees of the Buc-ee's Richmond groundbreaking ceremony will include Richmond Mayor Robert Blythe; Richmond City Manager Rob Minerich; Executive Director David Stipes of the Richmond Industrial Development Corp.; and members of the City of Richmond Board of Commissioners.
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Thakoon Panichgul presented his Fall 2010 collection at New York Fashion Week on Sunday, February 14th. The designer is a favorite of Michelle Obama's, so take a flip through and vote on what you'd like to see the first lady wear!
Scroll down to see the Associated Press review of the show.
By Samantha Critchell, Associated Press:
Is the fashion crowd going to cheer for Thakoon Panichgul's pompoms?
The designer, whose label is known as just Thakoon, traded the colorful prints he's used in recent seasons for texture, including fur, velvet, leather and those pompoms, which dangled from the hems of dresses and decorated a jacket worn over a knit, pompom and ruffle skirt.
Panichgul emphasized the mixed-fabric, layered look at his show on Sunday in a downtown studio space. It's a trend that has emerged halfway through the fashion previews for the fall.
Fur also has had a strong presence, but, so far, no one but Panichgul colored it like tiger stripes.
Overall, this collection was somewhat uneven. Panichgul was seemingly torn between the "young designer" status he's now had for so long, the name recognition he enjoys having dressed first lady Michelle Obama on many occasions, and the need to evolve into a more established craftsman who can cater to the fashion-forward and luxury market crowds.
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SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 28, 2002)—Less than a year ago, Salt Lake City grabbed the international spotlight as the host city of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Now the metropolitan area has caught the attention of several major tire dealership chains bent on expanding their market presence.
And that has some local tire dealers stumped.
“Salt Lake City is such a cutthroat market. Business is limited. Everybody is going after a limited market,” noted Colby Ellis of Colby's Tire, which recently saw a Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc. store open up nearby.
The city has been experiencing a boom in general retail construction and the increase in the number of tire stores, in particular, has fueled price-competitive conditions.
“It's an ugly tough market—for the last 15 years—and it gets worse all the time because of the additional competition coming in,” said David Early of David Early Tire. Asked what he thought was the sudden attraction for the large retailers: “I have not a clue.”
According to Big O Tires Inc., which has been a major player in the city for years, and for Northwest Tire Factory and Les Schwab Tires, which are establishing footholds in the market, their expansions are just outward developments of their western markets.
“It's a natural growth for us,” said Brian Capp, director of sales and marketing for Les Schwab, which plans to open its fourth store by the end of October. “We're in most towns in the states we're in. It's just timing. We grow by 15 to 20 stores a year, and we're slowly growing outward.”
Big O Tires President John Adams said the Salt Lake City market is no more competitive than the rest of the U.S. “The entire country is more competitive. Everyone is chasing the same dollar.” However, he noted that Salt Lake's local economy is doing better than the rest of the country.
Salt Lake City is the largest metropolitan area in Utah, which, according to the 2000 U.S. Census, is the fourth fastest growing state and ranks 34th in the nation in population with 2.23 million people. Nearly half that population resides in Salt Lake County, one of four populous counties that make up the metropolitan corridor known as the Wasatch Front.
Within that concentration of populace are rising incomes that are drawing higher-end retailers into the market, according to Valuation In-ter-national Ltd. of Atlanta, a real estate consulting and appraisal firm. It ranked Salt Lake City as the most lucrative retail market in the country.
Other retailers seem to agree. Big O's Mr. Adams noted that his company is competing with drug stores and fast food restaurants for the limited—and high-priced—prime real estate locations in the area.
The growth in population has been attributed to migration into the region and a high birth rate, according to the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce.
That high birth rate may contribute to the fact that Utah has the youngest population in the country, with a median age of 27.1 years in 2000.
“There are very large families here,” Mr. Early said. “People have to budget their money more. It doesn't make sense for the proliferation (of tire stores).”
Gary Lloyd of G&D Tire & Service also described his fellow citizens as very financially conservative. “In the past, people lived beyond their means. People are coming to grips with that.”
But Big O sees the potential of such demographics. “They have a lot of vehicles and they drive quite a bit. If they leave Salt Lake to go to other communities, it's a day's drive. That puts a lot of miles on the vehicle,” Mr. Adams said. He also described the residents as outdoor enthusiasts who drive long distances to ski resorts or other attractions. “And that's good for the tire business.”
Overall, Mr. Adams doesn't think Salt Lake consumers are different from others around the country—with a mix of those who want to pay the least amount for a tire to those who desire the top-end tire.
Big O has a major market presence with 54 locations in the region. It was strengthened recently by its franchisees' acquisition of the Dick Morrison Tire Co.'s chain of nine Grandma's Tires locations. Englewood, Colo.-based Big O said its room for growth is limited in the market but it may add one or two stores per year.
David Early Tire, the largest locally owned dealership with 16 Salt Lake City area stores, has no immediate plans to expand. The chain is a Bridgestone/Firestone Affiliated Dealer, but it also sells the BFGoodrich, Michelin and Pirelli brands. Last year it expanded northward, buying out the two-store Hansen Tire in Logan, Utah.
Discount Tire Co. of Scottsdale, Ariz., is established in the Salt Lake market with seven stores, but the company did not comment on its plans for the region.
Les Schwab Tires, based in Prineville, Ore., just moved into the market a year ago and intends to open an undetermined number of stores during the next year. “Our areas of growth will be in the California and Utah area next year,” Mr. Capp said.
Meanwhile the newest entrant, Northwest Tire Factory of Portland, Ore., signed its first member dealership in Salt Lake City in September—TBH Tire Factory—with a second store set to open in November. The dealer group, which provides distribution and marketing programs to independent tire retailers, plans to have six to eight more locations flying its banner in the next year or so, according to CEO Nick Hodel.
He said Tire Factory's growth in the western states has expanded now into the Salt Lake area. And he is not concerned about the competitive nature of the market. Unlike other markets Tire Factory operates in that are usually dominated by a large retailer, “the (Salt Lake) market is not owned by anyone right now.”
The Salt Lake City market also has a myriad of other tire retail chains, such as warehouse club Costco Wholesale Corp., Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Pep Boys—Manny, Moe and Jack. But according to a 2001 market survey commissioned by two local newspapers, the top five market leaders, in order, were Big O, Discount Tire, Costco, Goodyear (represented by as many as a dozen local independents) and David Early Tires.
Combating the onslaught of the big retailers could appear daunting to small dealerships. But for some the weapon of choice is customer service.
“The big guys help me, in my opinion,” said Colby Tire's Mr. Ellis, who has remained busy with two service bays. “I stick to my customer base. With the bigger stores, they don't get near the personalized attention.” He explained that his customers deal with the same service people every visit while, due to employee turnover, customers might deal with someone different every time at the large stores.
G&D Tire is located on the east side of the city where there's not much property left for new-store construction. So while owner Mr. Lloyd has noticed the influx of big retailers, “so far this year it has not impacted us. We've had an increase in sales and in tire sales.” One factor helping revenue is the availability of low-priced tires offered by his Goodyear supplier. “Seventy-five percent of my sales are lesser-priced tires,” he said.
Big O is his biggest competitor, along with Discount Tire and Pep Boys. Big O has a strong advertising presence, he said. So his dealership emphasizes service. “We concentrate on service to the public. We make sure they are happy when they leave the store.”


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As news of Osama bin Laden's death made its way across the globe Sunday night, Internet traffic exploded. Twitter: At the news event's peak, Twitter said that users were sending off more than 4,000 tweets per second. That makes the volume of tweets surrounding the event either the second or third-highest in Twitter's history.
Cisco Systems launched its first containerized data center on Monday, coming late to the party but offering some unique management features that could help set it apart from other vendors. The container can house up to 16 racks, with a maximum power capacity of 25 kW per rack. The containers can be parked side by side or stacked two deep to save floor space. "You're able to put a lot more equipment, and get much better power utilization, versus the floor space in a traditional data center," Siracuse said. Cisco opted for a chilled water cooling system that is housed in the floor of the container, under the racks. That means equipment is less likely to get damaged in the event of a water leak, he said. Most other vendors run the chilled water above the servers. Leaks aren't a common occurrence, but it's a concern that data center operators sometimes cite when considering water-based cooling systems.
This week Sony revealed new details in media comments and posts to its PlayStation blog. It commented that up to 10 million users' credit card numbers were likely obtained by the intruder.
Until now it was unknown whether or not the hackers had gained access to the part of the database containing credit card numbers.
They state it was unclear whether the information thief could gain access to users' credit cards as the numbers were encrypted. Sony indicated that it did not encrypt any of its other user records -- including username, real name, address, email addresses, and birth date. Those records were stored as plain-text and should be easily usable by a malicious party.
Apple promised last week to release a software update to address a location tracking bug in its iOS mobile operating system, and a pre-release build of iOS 4.3.3 indicates the company is acting quickly to release the update. The early build of iOS 4.3.3 was sent on Monday to Boy Genius Report. The site said that the update will likely be issued within the next two weeks, but possibly even sooner. Sources reportedly told the site that after installing the update, iOS 4 will no longer back up the location database file, "consolidated.db," to iTunes when a user syncs their iPhone or iPad 3G. Apple will also, as promised, reduce the size of the file and limit the length of time that location data is stored.
A bill that would require California retailers to inform consumers of the possible health risks of cell phone use received its first reading this week in the Rules Committee of the state senate. Following minor amendments, the legislation now proceeds to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee for initial consideration. Sponsored by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), SB 932 would require retailers to include notices on product packaging that cell phones emit radio frequency (RF) energy. A second notice also must be posted at the point of sale when purchasing online or in a physical store.
A fairly new company has emerged in a potential David vs. Goliath battle for the new LTE 4G. Lightsquared has received the ok from the FCC for both wireless and satellite communications for providing companies with 4G to their customers. Although they won't sell directly to the public, they will sell to third party smaller cell phone companies like Leap Wireless. This will allow small cell phone companies to have the same 4G quality as Verizon and ATT without investing billions of dollars.
Also, as I predicted on the in the past year, Clearwire is struggling for financing to complete their nationwide network as LTE is clearly the better technology. They could be history in less time than previously thought.
It's not unusual for a new malware attack to pop up on the Internet every other moment, but the latest vicious bit of software floating around is particularly fascinating because it specifically targets Mac users. The Next Web reports that a malware version of the popular MacDefender antivirus application is confusing and infecting a great number of Mac users right now: Early reports show that users have been targeted as they search Google Images, one user stating that the bogus MacDefender application was automatically downloaded as he browsed images of Piranhas. Further searching through the Apple Discussion boards suggests that the malware campaign is targeting users of Apple's Safari browser, displaying warnings that the user's computer has been infected with viruses that only the unofficial MacDefender application can remove.
Wearing black is the time-honored technique for appearing thinner without shedding an pound. Apparently it works for the iPhone 4, as well. Recently an avalanche of news and tech sites reported that the white iPhone 4 was thicker than the black iPhone, even showing side-by-side photos claiming it was 2mm thicker than the black version. But when we compared a white iPhone 4 with a black iPhone 4 in our Yonkers, NY, lab using high-quality calipers, we found they were both the same thickness (0.37 inches). this supports Apple's assertion that the devices are the same size. What's more, we also tried several cases we bought for the black iPhone during its antenna trials. These were the Griffin Etch Graphite, a hard-backed case with soft rubber-like sides; Incases Snap Case, a hard plastic case with a hard plastic sides; and the official iPhone 4 Bumper. All fit the white iPhone 4 as well as they did the black version.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched on the subject of social networking in an interview with Russia Today, calling Facebook "the most appalling spy machine that has ever been invented." Assange said he believes Facebook is a giant database of names and records about people, maintained voluntarily by its users but developed for U.S. intelligence to use. "Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook, they are doing free work for United States intelligence agencies, and building this database for them," Assange said.
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Karen O. Wrote a Song for Kenzo’s Newest Video [Pret-a-Reporter Inbox]
As part of its ongoing collaborative film series, Kenzo has just released a new video titled “Yo! My Saint!,” which was directed by Ana Lily Amirpour and features an original song by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O. The film features pieces from the Parisian brand’s spring 2018 collection, which it debuted last year with an all-Asian runway cast. “The beautiful part about this is it’s two women that decided to make this film together,” said co-creative director Carol Lim of Karen O and Amirpour’s work. “It’s an amazing artistic endeavor and a conversation between two women. A female musician and a female director. That’s kind of the starting point of this.” Past Kenzo films have been written by more of Lim and Humberto Leon’s famous pals, including Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Brownstein. Watch the film and listen to the song below.
Padma Lakshmi Teams With MAC [Pret-a-Reporter Inbox]
Padma Lakshmi is the latest star to collaborate with MAC cosmetics. The Top Chef host is launching her own limited-edition capsule collection, which will arrive in stores and online March 15 and be available through April. The full range includes brushes, bronzers and blushes, eye pencils, shadow palettes, lipsticks and more, all wrapped in shiny gold packaging.
Beauty, brains, glamour and the fierceness to handle the world’s spiciest foods – @PadmaLakshmi’s talents have taken her from actress to cookbook author extraordinaire, top model to host of Top Chef…and now, to designer of a M?A?C capsule collection! #MACPadma –in stores later this year.
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Gucci Opened a Fine-Dining Restaurant Inside Its Gucci Gardens Space [Reuters]
Feeling extravagant? A trip to Gucci Gardens in Florence, Italy, is bound to fulfill all of your fantasies now that you can shop for a new Dionysus bag and have a fine-dining experience — all within the same space. The Italian fashion house opened Gucci Osteria at the space, which also houses a boutique, cinema and exhibition space. The 50-seat restaurant is run by three-Michelin-star chef Massimo Bottura. Buon appetito.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura, a restaurant curated by three-Michelin-star chef who for #GucciGarden has created an entirely new menu that takes influences from his travels and applies these to Italian cuisine. ‘Travelling the world, our kitchen interacts with everything we see, hear and taste,’ says @massimobottura. The menu of the Florentine restaurant will include iconic Italian dishes as well as conceptual twists on classics for an all-day dining experience. Discover more through link in bio. #AlessandroMichele Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura: reservations from 12.00 – 20.30
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Kim Kardashian Teases KKW Beauty Collab With Longtime Makeup Artist [Instagram]
Kim Kardashian’s longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic, who also leads the Makeup by Mario master class, is collaborating with the reality star’s beauty line, KKW Beauty. The reveal comes on the eve of the duo’s 10-year anniversary as makeup artist and subject, and from the looks of KKW Beauty’s sneak-preview Instagram, the launch will be a smoky eye palette. “After 10 years of working together, my collab with @MakeupByMario will be launching and we can’t wait to share it with you!” wrote Kardashian. Details, including the release date, have not yet been disclosed.
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Bosa Development recently announced that they have now sold 125 of of the 147 residences at One88, that will be located on Bellevue Way Northeast. More than 70 percent of buyers are from the Puget Sound area, and about 35 percent have owned at another Bosa Development.
One88 is Bellevue’s first condominium building in nearly a decade. The 21-story residential tower features one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as penthouse residences.
Many of the building’s buyers are relocating from Mercer Island, Kirkland, Bellevue and Seattle. According to Bemi Jauhal, director of sales and marketing for Bosa, “Downtown Bellevue is really coming into its own. It’s outside the hustle-and-bustle of Seattle, while still being tapped into the culinary, entertainment, shopping and cultural destinations as well as large employers who are helping fuel the area’s job market growth.” She goes on to explain that “Buyers at One88 range from empty nesters, looking for a lock-and-leave lifestyle; young families who want access to the area’s best schools; and professionals and entrepreneurs who are attracted to the convenience of city living.”
Bosa Development composed a world-renowned team of designers from Amanat Architect, with Hossein Amanat leading the project. The building’s design was inspired by the shape, aesthetic and lucidity of a quartz crystal that is native to the region.
For more information, please visit their website One88ByBosa.com or visit their sales gallery, located on 105th Avenue Northeast.


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Internal Newsletter Boosts Employee Engagement Worldwide
RPM International Inc.
At the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, RPM International Inc. sought to launch a bi-weekly internal newsletter in order to disseminate important updates across the company, boost employee engagement and comradery, and enhance its employee communications strategy. A $5.5-billion global leader in specialty coatings, sealants and building materials, RPM has nearly 15,000 employees across North America, Europe, South America, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The goal of the e-newsletter was to share important company news, timely Covid-19 updates, and inspiring stories about how RPM’s many operating companies have worked together to overcome extraordinary challenges and to help build a better world.
RPM International enlisted the help of Roopco, its marketing agency of record, to develop and manage its bi-weekly “Around the World” newsletter, including strategic oversight, content creation, SEO, graphic design, analytics reporting and project management. In order to reach employees across all levels of the company, RPM’s newsletter consists of three main components: a blog microsite, an email campaign and a printable PDF.
Every other week, the email newsletter is distributed to employees worldwide, with “teaser” copy for the latest blog posts and a link to download and print a PDF version of the newsletter. In addition to company news, Covid-19 updates and collaborative efforts among its operating companies, RPM’s Around the World newsletter quickly evolved to include many other key topics of interest—ranging from the latest product innovations and project profiles, to community involvement, employee spotlights and sustainability initiatives.
Since its launch in March 2020, RPM’s Around the World newsletter has averaged a 32% open rate and 20% click-through rate—higher than the industry average for an internal newsletter. Plus, engagement across its social media channels jumped 267% over just a one-year period. In addition, a one-year satisfaction survey conducted by Roopco revealed overwhelmingly positive feedback from employees across RPM’s operating companies worldwide. In fact, 95% of survey respondents reported being “very” or “somewhat” satisfied—clearly demonstrating the value that employees are getting from the newsletter.


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Unlocked Nokia Lumia 1020 Goes On Pre-order In The USA For $735By cheatmaster 12:45 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 Comments
Nokia Lumia 1020 was officially unveiled just last week and understandably caused quite a lot of excitement. It's the long awaited 41MP PureView Windows Phone-powered smartphone that had been in the rumorlands since Nokia 808 PureView came around.
Nokia Lumia 1020 will hit the USA on July 26 exclusively via AT&T. It will cost $300 with a two-year contract and the carrier's pre-order campaign is going live tomorrow. Lumia 1020 will hit the shelves worldwide before the discontinue of September.
Meanwhile, the retailer Negri Electronics is taking pre-orders for the unlocked version of the cameraphone. You can book your unit for $735.50, but there is no specific shipping date. We guess you'll receive it shortly after the official premiere on AT&T.
Yesterday, we also saw the Lumia 1020 go on pre-orders in Germany, but users there will have to wait longer to acquire their units. The European version of the device that is supposed to launch by the discontinue of Q3. Europeans will also need to pay quite a lot more to own the Lumia 1020, with pre-orders going for the hefty €800 (we suspect final price will be a bit lower, though).
We've already had a close encounter with the Nokia Lumia 1020 and you can find more about it correct here.
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As part of the massive marketing effort to promote to Baz Luhrmann’s new flick Australia, the Nine Network has been running a series of line-ups and idents themed around the movie. The odd combination of an epic film, and a line up featuring Two and a Half Men doesn’t exactly make sense, but very little does on Nine.
The Panics featured on Ugly Betty.
At 6:29pm tonight Freeview came to Australia. The new digital platform (aka marketing ploy) launched across the five free to air networks in an effort to band together and promote the benefits of digital terrestrial television.
I’m sure Australia’s equivalent of Penelope Keith will be spruiking set top boxes and multi channel goodness to a confused public in no time.
Ninety second promo for the BBC’s latest batch of new drama. Featuring the likes of Survivors, Little Dorrit, Spooks, Einstein and Eddington, Consuming Passion, Apparitions, Wallander and In Love with Barbara.
All set to the Elbow’s tune “One Day Like This”.
Shot using 200 cameras, and costing Â£3 million, this new commercial from Toshiba employs a new filming technique dubbed “timesculpture“, an evolution of the “bullet time” method made famous by The Matrix.
Like any good ident, I like a commercial to be elaborate, ambitious, and just a little bit pointless. Toshiba ticks all the boxes with this new ad, and while clearly a play to get the kind of buzz generated by the brilliant Sony Bravia commercials, this spot is a notable effort, and reminded me that Toshiba actually made televisions.
And although I’ve suddenly find myself in the market for a TV, I’m not sure it will be a Toshiba yet. That said, I started drinking Schweppes after this amazing commercial, so maybe I’m more susceptible to advertising then I thought.
The ABC announces its line up for 2009, including a new season of the Chaser.
The occasionally highest rating news service in Australia, the Nine News (formerly National Nine News) got a visual refresh this month.
Unfortunately the new look is huge step down from previous incarnations, with superfluous lines flying everywhere and ever classy solar flares, accompanied by a confusing combination of orange and blue, its less flagship-news-bulletin and more lifestyle-travel-show.
Long time morning television rivals Sunrise and Today will face new competition from Monday morning, with the much anticipated launch of ABC News Breakfast.
The new service fronted by Virginia Trioli and Barrie Cassidy (formerly Peter Lloyd) will run weekdays between 6-9am on ABC2. With the resources, and the reputation of the ABC behind this new program, its likely to carve out an audience under whelmed by the commercial networks offerings.
It should also do wonders for the publics increasing recognition of ABC2 as a distinctly separate offering to ABC1, with the recent Paralympics also helping the networks impressive audience growth.
All this of course showing that one thing, and one thing only is going to drive the take up of digital in Australia: content!


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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Petroleum Consolidators of America Inc. (PCAI), a gas station and facilities consolidator, saw unaudited gasoline and c-store sales improve at its CITGO and Valero-branded stations since it acquired the two sites earlier this year.
The company reported that its CITGO-branded station and c-store, which it acquired in May 2007, posted unaudited sales of $347,000 for the month of May and $447,000 in total unaudited sales for June -- a 29 percent month-over-month increase in sales.
"We are pleased to see a number of substantial improvements occurring at both of our recently-acquired stations," Petroleum Consolidators president and CEO, David Cohen, said in a written statement. "Management remains committed to maintaining significant top- and bottom-line growth at each station as we move forward to pursue additional acquisition candidates, and ensure successful implementation of our business plan."
As previously reported by CSNews Online, PCAI -- formerly named PetroPlus USA, and before that, Striker Capital -- expects to acquire at least six retail gas stations, with expected revenue of $22 million and $2.3 million in income.


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Here’s hoping the departures aren’t infinite, as Halo: Infinite suffers another high profile loss to its team.
343 Industries partner studio head Chris Lee has had his departure from Halo: Infinite confirmed by Bloomberg. It follows the loss of two creative directors in rapid succession last year, Mary Olson and Tim Longo. Lee will remain a Microsoft employee for now.
“I have stepped back from Infinite and I am looking at future opportunities,” Lee said. “I believe in the team and am confident they will deliver a great game and now is a good time for me to step away.”
Chris Lee has played a major part in the Halo franchise since before 343 officially took the baton from Bungie, being lead producer for Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. At 343 he was a senior producer for Halo 4 and executive producer for Halo 5: Guardians.
So what’s happening at 343?
Halo Infinite was delayed in August from launching alongside the new Xbox consoles next month following (but not necessarily due to) a rough fan reaction to its showing at the Xbox Games Showcase event.
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— Halo (@Halo) August 11, 2020
At the time, Lee put out a statement citing the ongoing pandemic among the “development challenges” that had affected the studio.
“It is not sustainable for the well-being of our team or the overall success of the game to ship it this holiday,” Lee said.
The delay paired with yet another high profile loss on the pile is certainly indicative of some developmental difficulties. Former Bungie devs in Joe Staten and Pierre Hintze have been brought in to aid in the campaign and multiplayer’s development since said delay.
With the Xbox Series X/S consoles no longer relying on Halo: Infinite as an incentive to invest at launch, we’ll just have to hope the project isn’t ill-fated and can take advantage of the breathing room to recover. Losing yet another director certainly doesn’t instil hope, however.
Halo: Infinite lacks a firm release date, but is expected to launch in 2021.


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A leading piggery on the outskirts of Port Moresby this week opened a new abattoir, aimed at improving the quality of pork to its consumers.
The state-of-the-art facility, at Boroma Piggery Limited’s 14 Mile operations, will be in full operation within the next week.
The piggery currently supplies pork to all major supermarkets in Port Moresby.
For Boroma Piggery Limited, being in the piggery business has been an interesting journey, with the facility continuously striving to keep up with demand for quality pork from its customers, predominantly made up the major food retailers in Port Moresby.
This week, Boroma unveiled its newest addition, a state-of-the-art abattoir.
This facility, built at a cost of close to K2 million has been designed with the aim of keeping up with world best health and hygiene standards.


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The latest U.S. inflation numbers are out and they reveal that prices are rising. Inflation in the US is higher than the rest of the world by over 3 percentage points, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. This may explain why the US inflation rate is higher than the average worldwide rate over the past decade. Oscar Jorda (the bank’s senior policy advisor) warns against taking too much faith in these numbers. Still, the general picture is evident.
Inflation rates are determined by a variety of factors. The CPI is the price index that is used by the government to measure inflation. It is calculated by the Labor Department through a survey of households. It is a measure of spending on services or goods however it does not include non-direct spending which makes the CPI less stable. Inflation data must be considered in the context of the overall economy and not in isolation.
The Consumer Price Index is the most common inflation rate in the United States, which measures the price increase of products and services. The index is updated each month and shows how prices have increased. The index provides the average cost of both goods and services which is helpful to budget and plan. Consumers are likely to be concerned about the cost of products and services. However it is crucial to know why prices are increasing.
Production costs rise, which in turn raises prices. This is often referred to as cost-push inflation. It involves rising costs for raw materials, for example, petroleum products and precious metals. It can also affect agricultural products. It is important to remember that when a commodity’s price rises, it also affects the cost of the item in question.
It’s difficult to locate inflation data. However there is a method to determine the amount it will cost to purchase goods and services over the course of a year. The real rate of return (CRR), is a better estimate of the nominal annual cost of investment. Be aware of this when you’re planning to invest in stocks or bonds next time.
The Consumer Price Index is currently 8.3% higher than it was one year ago. This is the highest rate for a year since April 1986. Because rents account for an important portion of the CPI basket, inflation is likely to continue to rise. Additionally the increasing cost of homes and mortgage rates make it more difficult for a lot of people to purchase an apartment which in turn increases the demand for rental accommodation. The potential impact of railroad workers on the US railroad system could lead to disruptions in the transportation and movement of goods.
The Fed’s short-term rate of interest has risen to an 2.25 percent level in the past year, up from its close to zero-target rate. According to the central bank, inflation is expected to increase by just a half percent in the coming year. It isn’t easy to know the extent to which this increase will be sufficient to control inflation.
Core inflation excludes volatile food and oil prices and is approximately 2%. The core inflation rate is typically reported in a year-over year basis and is what the Federal Reserve means when it says its inflation target is at 2%. Historically, the core rate has been lower than the goal for a long time, but recently it has started rising to a level that has been damaging to many businesses.


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NBN has failed in court action brought last year against TPG subsidiary Pipe Networks.
NBN had sought a court declaration that Pipe was engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. The TPG subsidiary was accused of misleading the owners of so-called multi-dwelling units about the telco's right to access power to run equipment stationed in MDUs.
The case centred on the right of TPG subsidiary Pipe Networks to plug its fibre-to-the-basement equipment into power outlets in the apartment blocks where it was rolling out FTTB.
NBN Co took Pipe to court in October last year.
Justice Kunc ruled today in the Supreme Court of NSW that the Telecommunications Act 1997 "does authorise Pipe, its employees and contractors to install the telecommunications equipment including by plugging it into a power socket and drawing power from the premises' power supply without the consent of the owner or occupier".
The parties will return to court to determine orders and allocation of costs.
"We took action against Pipe Networks because the Telecommunications Act was ambiguous," an NBN spokesperson said.
"We wanted the law clarified and we are very pleased to get clarification. That clarification is that the Telecommunications Act empowers carriers to plug their equipment into a power source on the property of a land owner without consent and draw power to operate that equipment."
The government-owned company (which recently ditched the 'Co' from its name) is still considering the impact of the judgement.
"Our initial view is that this decision will help the rollout of the NBN network over the coming years," the spokesperson said.
"We are very pleased to have been successful in these proceedings," TPG's general counsel, Tony Moffatt, said in a statement.
"Carrier rights have been in place since competition was introduced to the telecommunications market and were designed to place all competitive carriers in an equal position.
"This judgment is important for the industry and confirms that TPG, NBN and all other carriers have an equal entitlement to install and operate equipment in buildings, including by using electricity."
"This is an excellent win for consumers of telecommunications services in Australia, whether they be residential or business customers," said Reggie Naik, Pipe Networks' head of fibre operations
"Our fibre optic network and FTTB products will bring great benefits to consumers and we are proceeding with our rollout as quickly as we can. We hope that this case will quell the effects of the misinformation that has been given to strata managers about Pipe's FTTB installations."
TPG's rollout of FTTB had previously threatened to damage NBN by delivering super-fast broadband to areas where there were significant margins or the opportunity for a low-cost rollout.
NBN is protected by anti-cherry-picking laws; however, TPG managed to skirt around the restrictions by extending its existing networking within limits allowed by the relevant legislation.
The government last year stepped in to mandate that carriers offering services that will potentially compete with the NBN will be forced to have separate wholesale and retail arms and offer wholesale services to other telcos at the same price as their retail arm.
TPG temporarily withdrew its FTTB products while it moved to comply with the new licence condition imposed by the federal government. It returned the service to market again earlier this year.
NBN launched its FTTB offering earlier this year.


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2020-21 Budget: Government invests $1.5 billion in manufacturing strategy
The Government announced its $1.5 billion investment in the Modern Manufacturing Strategy as part of the 2020-21 Federal Budget.
The Strategy aims to harness Australian manufacturing capability and drive economic recovery and future resilience in the country. It envisions to build the country as a high-quality and sustainable manufacturing nation that helps to deliver a strong, modern and resilient economy for all citizens by 2030.
In the announcement, the government emphasizes how manufacturing is critical to a modern Australian economy and a vital part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
“A resilient and competitive manufacturing sector should be at the heart of a modern Australian economy and this Strategy will create jobs, drive our economy forward and make Australia more secure,” said Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology.
Manufacturing was also stressed as key to almost every supply chain and adds value across all sectors.
A central pillar in the the government’s JobMaker plan, the $1.5 billion Strategy will help Australian manufacturers to scale-up, improve competitivenes and build more resilient supply chains.
The government revealed that despite world-class skills and incredible natural assets in the country, manufacturing in Australia has stagnated. Not enough manufacturers are scaling-up in areas that provide good returns.
Through the Strategy, the government will aim to seize market growth opportunities in our National Manufacturing Priorities.
Four key initiatives are outlined in Strategy with immediate and long-term impacts, which are the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) round two and road maps to recovery and beyond.
The Modern Manufacturing Strategy will be led by industry, for industry. With the combined efforts of both industry and government, the Strategy will grow manufacturing and create jobs through getting the economic conditions right for business, making science and technology work for industry, focusing on Australia’s areas of advantage and building national resilience.
Source: Australian Government


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Sorry we’re a little late today but we got distracted watching the first day of public hearings by a Senate inquiry into the Morrison government’s plans to make Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies for news content.
As execs from the likes of Google, Facebook, Nine, News, The Guardian, ABC, and ACCC turned up to put their case and be grilled by the senators, it was probably the most entertaining streaming show we’ve watched since The Queen’s Gambit, with Google Australia boss Mel Silva threatening that the company will hold its collective breath until it burst in front of Parliament and that’ll teach them. More on that shortly.
Have a good weekend. We’re back on Monday before the nation celebrates a day off on Tuesday.
1. Google wants to take its bat and ball and go home
Startup Daily didn’t make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the proposed “news media bargaining code”, but we’re sympathetic to Google’s point of view that the code is unworkable. And plenty of internet experts agree, most notably Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the bloke who basically made the internet. Our point would be that if you replaced Google/Facebook with employer/company in the legislation, and instead of the media companies put in workers/unions, we’d imagine a conservative government would go absolutely ballistic over the laws proposed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
But Google didn’t do itself any favours today when Australian MD Mel Silva told the inquiry they’d shut down Google search in Australia if the plan became law. We can’t wait to see the company walk away from the $4 billion plus in ad revenue the company already sucks up from the local market. More on the threat/promise/tanty here.
2. Parler’s US riot posts released
Website Distributed Denial of Secrets released 32 terabytes of videos, images and text posts from alt social media site Parler for download. The dump includes more than a million videos and one million images uploaded to Parler, including from the January 6 storming of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC.
Parler’s role in the riots saw Amazon Web Services dump the site while Apple and Google cut its app from their stores. More on the DDOS dump here.
Meanwhile, Parler tried to sue AWS to restore its service. A federal court judge said nope.
3. Bitcoin bubble bursts
Two weeks after it hit an all-time high of $US42,000 ($A54,000), having doubled in price in a month, Bitcoin’s slide has continued – yesterday it fell 10% to below US$32,000 after the new US President’s pick for Treasury, former Fed boss Janet Yellen sparked fears of a clampdown after she said cryptocurrencies are “mainly for illicit financing, and I think we really need to examine ways in which we can curtail their use”.
There were also reports of critical flaw in its blockchain that meant the coins could be spent by someone more than once.
4. Amazon offers Biden Covid help
Amazon offered to help US President Joe Biden with distributing Covid-19 vaccines across the nation.
Dave Clark, Amazon consumer CEO wrote to POTUS saying: “As you begin your work leading the country out of the COVID-19 crisis, Amazon stands ready to assist you in reaching your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of your administration.
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If you are a founder, bootstrapping in Australia, like this tweet.
Then, give everyone who liked this tweet a follow.
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— Leandro Pinter (@leandropinter) January 22, 2021


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Microsoft would like to loosen its grip on your login. The company’s credentials are used all around the internet, especially by companies and developers who use its cloud service, Azure. But on Monday, the company unveiled a project that, using the technology that underpins bitcoin, would give you control of your own credentials, independent of any company. The question is whether you’ll want to take on the responsibility.
Gregory Barber covers cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence for WIRED.
For blockchain enthusiasts, digital identity is one of the most tantalizing, but thus far unrealized, potential uses for the technology. The idea involves designing portable credentials that would work a bit like Facebook Connect, allowing seamless access to all sorts of applications. But instead of Facebook or Microsoft holding the keys, you would. Proponents argue that would be a boon for privacy, because no one could follow your activity around the internet. They also say it would help curb major leaks and hacks, since large pools of user data would be less likely to be stored in one place. Eventually, more complex and sensitive forms of data, from insurance cards to passports, could perhaps be stored in a decentralized digital form.
That’s a long way off, given the balkanized state of crypto—and the internet at large. For a digital ID to work everywhere online, it needs buy-in from all the places that currently covet your login. Ideally, it would work across different blockchains, so competing ID systems don’t arise. So Microsoft, which last year laid out a vision for a “self-sovereign digital identity” that could potentially scale to billions of users, is working with partners. The company is developing open source protocols and standards with the World Wide Web Consortium and the Decentralized Identity Foundation, whose members include Aetna, IBM, and Mastercard. Facebook, which is exploring blockchain technology and whose CEO has mused about a digital identity concept, is notably not a member.
Microsoft’s choice of bitcoin is curious. Bitcoin is notoriously slow, which has been a barrier to using it for much more than speculation. Microsoft plans to get around the limitations with a so-called “layer-two” solution that stores and accesses your data away from the blockchain, using InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). Microsoft says its solution, dubbed ION, can potentially scale to allow tens of thousands of operations per second. (Bitcoin itself can handle fewer than 10.)
The WIRED Guide to Bitcoin
Ari Juels, a professor at Cornell and former chief scientist at RSA, says Microsoft’s use of bitcoin is surprising—and welcome. “A well-established player like Microsoft embracing an anti-establishment technology is certainly a big deal,” he says. At this early stage, Microsoft could have been expected to use a “permissioned” blockchain, like the ones run by JP Morgan and IBM. They offer fewer technical challenges but ultimately are controlled by centralized institutions. Instead, Microsoft is tackling the challenges of making a truly decentralized solution for a large number of users.
There’s still a long way to go to design a system that’s truly private and smooth enough to avoid irking ordinary internet users, Juels adds. His group at Cornell is working on some problems, such as issuing credentials in a way that preserves privacy, and how people will take care of their security keys—the “Achilles heel” of any decentralized system, he says. (WIRED knows that better than most.) There are questions, too, about whether the current protocols can be trusted as a safe home for user data. While bitcoin’s blockchain is generally regarded as a solid bet, having run continuously for more than a decade, a less-proven system like IPFS could mean people will want to back their data up elsewhere.
Those challenges make it hard to imagine widespread adoption anytime soon, Juels says. For all the talk of how much we value privacy, most people will quickly trade it for more convenience, opting for a centralized system that removes the headaches. But with a player like Microsoft starting to make some progress, he says, a few brave souls might just embrace decentralization.


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Along with a new Dev channel build today, Microsoft is rolling out a small change for Windows 10 that most people should notice. Indeed, the company announced some improvements for the recent searches experience in the Windows Search Box, detailing it should make them easier to get back to.
Rolling out in a server-side update for Windows 10 version 1903 (the May 2019 Update) and higher, there are is just one thing to note. According to Microsoft, you can now remove individual items in the recent search list in Windows Search by clicking the “x” that shows when you hover your mouse over the items. You also will notice that the recent list still shows the last four items that you’ve searched for and opened from Windows Search Box.
You’ll be able to turn this feature off if you don’t like it. Simply click Search history on this device under Settings, Search, and Permissions and History. Please be aware, though that if you’ve not used Windows Search Box before and have 0 recent items, the recent list will be hidden.


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LAS VEGAS — Austin Payne, a correctional officer from Johnston City, has won entry as a regional Young Gun winner to the Specialty Equipment Market Association's prestigious Battle of the Builders this November in Las Vegas.
Young Guns receive an all-expense-paid trip for two, transportation of the winner's vehicle and more.
Payne entered the same truck twice in the prestigious competition created to spotlight and inspire future industry icons, earning his 1970 Chevy C10 a spot in the finals.
"I asked around and got a chance to sit with a really good judge who does high-end car shows," says Payne. "He said 'touch every bolt and touch every piece. If you can touch everything and refine your car with flair, those little details may not get seen. But if you glance under hood and side, it matters.'"
— The Southern
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