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If you are a fan of President Donald Trump and wish to reveal your support, you might consider buying a Trump coin. Despite the fact that the president has not yet minted a new coin, the US Mint is presently issuing $1 gold coins to celebrate the president.
It’s possible that you’re not knowledgeable about this fact, so let’s have a look at some of the realities about Trump’s presidential dollar coins.
The previous first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has actually announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) venture. This NFT platform will consist of a series of digital antiques. It will also include physical art work and an unique accessory.
According to a declaration issued by her workplace, the collection is developed to highlight “iconic minutes” from the administration of President Donald Trump. In addition to the collection of NFTs, the former first lady stated the proceeds will be utilized to help children aging out of foster care. She will contribute an undefined amount to the initiative.
The NFT will be offered through a payment platform called MoonPay. Charge card payments will be accepted. Payments utilizing the SOL cryptocurrency will likewise be accepted.
The collection will be sold for a price of $50 per token. Each NFT will feature an image of the former first lady’s blue eyes. An audio recording of her voice will accompany the images. They will be offered for purchase between Dec. 16 and Dec. 31.
In December, the former first lady announced that she would be offering NFTs on her brand-new platform. While the sale went efficiently, the task has faced criticism. Some have called it a fraud while others questioned her intentions.
Melania Trump started her modeling career at age sixteen. She has actually appeared in lots of high-profile advertising campaign. Her newest NFT endeavor is her very first publicly announced endeavor considering that leaving the White House.
She has actually mentioned that she was “motivated” by the American spirit. She believes that the NFT is a way to give back to kids aging out of foster care. However, her press contact has not responded to questions about donations.
In addition to launching NFTs on her website, the former first lady is also creating a series of ad campaigns. She cites the Be Best initiative as the factor for developing her NFTs. As part of the campaign, she will be donating a part of the earnings to the National Foster Care Association.
Aside from her brand-new NFT endeavor, the previous first lady has actually launched a line of handcrafted Christmas accessories.
The LGBcoin has actually remained in the news for a while now, however among its most noteworthy champions is its magnate developer, Madison Cawthorn.
For all of his defects, Cawthorn has actually proven to be a gentleman of the greatest order. He’s been an excellent sport in the media and has supposedly even chanced on the task in the past.
One of his more significant accomplishments is the fact that he’s been called to your home of Representatives as one of the most qualified men in the land. That implies, as the old stating goes, there’s no telling what he’ll be performing in the next four years.
If he’s lucky, Cawthorn could be relegated to the minors for the rest of the years. Not a bad deal for a man with a studful of prizes to his name. Besides, a bit of hyphy is never ever a bad thing.
When it comes to the rest of us, we’re a little worried with the possibility of a lil ditty like Cawthorn in our middle. Luckily for us, he’s not the only dubious congressional alumno on the loose.
Presidential Gold Coins
The United States Mint started issuing Presidential $1 coins in 2007. This series honors former United States presidents. They are golden colored and include a portrait of the former president on the obverse and an image of the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. A slogan, “IN GOD WE TRUST”, is inscribed on the edge of these coins.
These coins are meant to be utilized in vending machines, parking meters, and other locations where they can be purchased. The Federal Reserve Banks disperse the coins to their members, banks, and credit unions.
A group of authorities met the United States Mint to talk about production, product packaging, distribution, and other issues. Based upon this feedback, the Federal Reserve developed methods for future issuance and management of the coins. In the past, celebratory distributing coin programs have actually encountered obstacles. To prevent similar problems, the Federal Reserve has carried out market research and has actually met with the Mint to develop a program.
The Federal Reserve has incorporated feedback from other commemorative distributing coin programs into its technique for the Presidential $1 Coin Program. It has actually also implemented changes to its circulation practices, which include automated messages for depository organizations. Ultimately, the Federal Reserve will identify the level of need for the coins prior to determining how to handle them.
The first coin to be released under the Presidential $1 Coin Act was the George Washington coin. It was released two weeks before the John Adams coin was issued.
This was the very first in a series of four one dollar coins to be provided each year. The styles on these coins have actually changed over time. A few of the previous coins have included the motto, “IN GOD WE TRUST,” on the obverse. Because 2009, the motto has been relocated to the obverse of all presidential dollar coins.
The Presidential $1 Coin Program has released a variety of promotional products. It has performed outreach to local companies, schools, and consumer groups. There are free academic products readily available for anybody thinking about the coins.
Nevertheless, it will depend on the Mint to deal with these organizations and schools to guarantee that these new coins receive the general public attention and media protection that they are worthy of.


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Some practices in the wine-making business have improved over the past two years, but the ACCC is considering regulatory action should the industry not self-implement “important reforms”.
The warning comes after a two-year investigation into the industry which found “concerning” issues in the supply chain leading to a lack of competition, unfair contract terms, a lack of price transparency and an imbalance of risk against grape growers.
“The wine grape industry has made important progress in addressing some of the issues identified in our [initial] study, but we believe more work is needed to improve price transparency and shorten payment times,” ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh said.
“Despite the ACCC’s recommendation for a best practice standard of payment within 30 to 60 days of grape delivery, many winemakers have not significantly reduced the length of their payment terms [from up to nine months].”
Growers also have difficulties accessing timely and accurate price information, which makes it difficult to make decisions around contract renewals, choosing which winemaker to supply grapes to, and whether what they’re being paid by a winemaker is a fair market price.
However, a large number of winemakers had signed up to a voluntary Code of Conduct across the Riverland, Riverina and the Murray Valley, committing to adopt a standard grape quality assessment process.
“It’s been a challenging couple of years for the wine grapes industry [and] the sector has achieved some important progress, however, we will consider recommending or taking further regulatory action if improvements aren’t made on price transparency and lengthy payment terms,” said Keogh.

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Our readers in Europe and Asia have one more device to consider when shopping for that new Android phone soon. Called the Samsung Galaxy R, this new phone is packed with a Tegra 2 dual-core chip inside it and comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread when you buy it.
Awesome news for all you Xperia Play owners out there. The nice Pocket PlayStation feature has been reverse-engineered to be able to play ISOs now as well. This, of course, comes from a developer over at XDA and you can thank them shortly.
Gameloft has been working on adding more devices to their list of supported Android phones and tablets regarding their games. The newest one appears to be the dual-core Droid X2 which should make a lot of Droid X2 owners happy now that they can play Gameloft games... well almost.
IndieCade has announced that it has teamed up with LG for a new event at the conference for indie developers interested in developing games that are glasses-free 3D enabled for the LG Thrill 4G. This would also apply to other devices that handle glasses-free 3D as well.
We got this interesting little tip yesterday about a new product by Phonejoy. While they had originally released this product without the dual-analog sticks they have since remodeled, improved and built upon their first product. Now their game controller for Android is a complete set of control you will be familiar with.
PopCap Games has announced a partnership with Sony Ericsson which will see Chuzzle, Peggle and Plants vs Zombies come pre-installed on the Xperia Mini and the Xperia Mini Pro Android devices. This means that European owners of these devices will be the first to actually get PopCap games to play.
Interesting little bit of information we stumbled upon while surfing the web for more great Android gaming news. This will make the LG Optimus 3D phone a lot more enticing for those gamers out there wanting to play games in 3D. Soon, the Optimus 3D will be able to convert 2D games into 3D ones. Thanks to Android 2.3 in October.
Gameloft has officially added support for another Android device, this time being the Droid Charge. Gameloft has taken their time when it comes to adding more devices to their list but it is good to see at least one new one has finally made the cut for being supported.
One device we are interested in playing with and enjoying is the upcoming Android gaming console called the EVo 2. Developed by a company called Envisions, this will be a home gaming console like the Xbox 360 or PS3 but will run Android as it's operating system.
Envision has been making some news lately with the recent announcement of the EVO 2, a console gaming system that will be running the Android OS. Well Envisions has just launched their GameBox service today and are offering free units to initial subscribers of the service.
A little birdy just flew by and whispered a little something in my ear regarding the Atrix 4G. If you are on AT&T and it is time to renew your contract or if you are thinking about jumping onto AT&T, now is a great time to do it. You can pick up a dual-core Atrix 4G for $99 now!


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Date: December 16, 2020
Time: 3:45PM - 4:30PM (EST)
Elana Safner will be a panelist during "Privacy Implications and Best Practices for Drone Operators" at InterDrone Online on December 16, 2020.
InterDrone, The International Drone Conference and Exposition, has a mission to connect, educate, and provide the necessary knowledge, tools, and business connections to advance the commercial drone industry. This panel will discuss how to navigate the complex labyrinth of legal and regulatory requirements for drone operators and cover some of the industry's best practices to establish a compliant privacy program. In the last Authorization Act, Congress included several privacy provisions that the FAA and drone companies must heed. In the past several years, States have also passed consumer privacy laws, facial recognition laws and other drone privacy laws for law enforcement with implications for drone operations.


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General Motors issued two more safety recalls on March 28, 2014, covering 490,000 new full-sized pickups and SUVs and 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze. Both recalls were not related to the faulty ignition-switch recall that GM recently expanded to 2.2 million vehicles in the United States. The two recalls --including the redesigned 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups and the 2015 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL – involves some issues with possible transmission line leak that could result to a fire.
According to GM, the pickups might contain an unsecured transmission oil cooler line, possibly causing the transmission oil to leak from the fitting, drip onto a hot surface and lead to a fire. GM said it knows of three incidents and no injuries. The carmaker expects inform owners through mail on the week of April 28, with instructions to bring their trucks into a dealership to have the fittings inspected for leaks.
The 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups were rolled out last summer while the SUVs were launched in February. GM is also recalling some 2013 and 2014 Cruzes powered by 1.4-liter turbo gasoline engines to replace a right front axle half shaft that could fracture and separate without warning during typical driving. An interconnecting bar on the half shaft on the Cruzes “may not meet GM specification and could fracture and separate,” the carmaker said.
If the fracture occurs while driving, the car could lose power to the wheels and coast to a stop while maintaining steering and braking control, the carmaker said. GM has issued a stop-sale order to dealers the without explanation. Dealerships that inspect the half shaft and made any necessary fixes can resume selling the Cruzes in their inventory, GM spokesman Alan Adler said in an e-mail.


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The file sharing site The Pirate Bay are set to be making over $25328 a day, with single day advertisements costing €20,000.
The past four months the Swedish company Eastpoint Media have sold ads for The Pirate Bay for an average of €60,000 per month, according to sales manager Luar BusÃ³. The police raid on 31 May resulted in even more visitors to the site and prices for ads went up accordingly.
'The biggest ads today cost €20,000 and so far we've sold four', says Luar BusÃ³.
Eastpoint sell ads for The Pirate Bay in the Scandinavian market. File sharing is most widespread in Sweden where many people have broadband. But The Pirate Bay runs in twenty five different languages and gets visitors from all corners of the planet.
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“I have determined that India has not assured the US that it will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets. Accordingly, it is appropriate to terminate India's designation as a beneficiary developing country effective June 5, 2019," US President Donal Trump said in a proclamation on Friday.
The US has announced the withdrawal of special duty benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on March 5 And were to come into force from the first week of May. However, Washington decided to postpone the implementation of its decision until May 23, when India gets a new government.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross met former commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu met last month wherein the two discussed issues related to ecommerce, data protection and localisation and intellectual property rights.
As per a study by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, India’s global merchandise exports for 2018 were $324.7 billion, of which $51.4 billion were to the US. However, only $6.35 billion of exports from India to the US benefited from the GSP scheme. Such exports were covered under 1921 US tariff lines.
No exemption to PV cells, washers
The US also removed the exemption for India from application of the safeguard measures on crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) products and large residential washers effective June 5.
“I have determined to remove it from the list of developing country WTO Members exempt from application of the safeguard measures on CSPV products and large residential washers,” Trump said in the proclamation.
In January last year, the US had implemented a safeguard measure on imports of certain CSPV cells and large washers as the individual share of total imports of the product exceeded 3% and imports of all such countries with less than 3% import share collectively accounted for more than 9% of total imports of the product.
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Beijing meetall supermarket is a local supermarket, a lot of Beijing local people like to meetall supermarket shopping. The shelves of Beijing to learn that a few days ago, Wang in the U. s.special good buy a bag of rice, after opening found rice has expired inside with bugs. Beijing meetall supermarket is a local supermarket, a lot of Beijing local people like to meetall supermarket shopping. The shelves of Beijing to learn that a few days ago, Wang in the U. s.special good buy a bag of rice, after opening found rice has expired inside with bugs. On the same day to buy Wang? Shelf factory is good or brand family of rice. The production date marked on the bag is April 6, 2011, the shelf life is 18 months, Wang bought this year in December 6th, this bag of rice has expired. Intuitively, like object surface with brown rice, caught hand can see significant number Michong dung. Wang then went to buy rice? Good old city street to know. Assistant manager has not expired rice to make the corresponding explanations. He only told reporters, said: "this is the case, infestation may be which is formed by the rice in the transport process in damp."
In know this process, a female cashier store on the side said: "some time ago there are few customers reflect that suffered the same work, needs to return, ye always Lishi home meters out of the question?" ? through various inquiries, contact to Lishi rice Beijing district in charge of Yang manager, Yang Sili on the phone told reporters: "2012 we did not send goods in 2011, appear in such a situation, it should be is the U. s.special good shelves of a year inventory, also is a year of Chen meters." The old city street store manager Guo meetall? Showed that the rice is not the existence of quality problems have to determine to determine the association. He carefully review the rice, and check the production date, admitted that my staff because of carelessness will be expired moldy rice to sell shelves formed results, also admitted that their supermarkets in the channels of supervision the omission. Fortunately, consumers did not show adverse reactions, shelf factory has not formed a more serious negative impact. ? in meet all supermarket shelves found expired moth eaten rice, let many consumers feel uncomfortable, which in the end is who is to blame, I believe that the relevant departments will give us a detailed answer. Beijing shelves will also pay attention to the dynamic development of this matter.


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– Analysts: Bill Schmitz Jr./Eric Katzman, Deutsche Bank
PepsiCo Inc.’s (PEP-NYSE, $76.69, Consumer Products Sector) product portfolio is “a tale of two cities”, with beverages struggling as snacks thrive, according to Deutsche Bank analysts Bill Schmitz Jr. and Eric Katzman.
In addition to the Pepsi brand, the company also produces and distributes products under brands such as Tropicana, Quaker Oats, and Frito-Lay.
Messrs. Schmitz and Katzman note that snack foods make up more than 60 per cent of Pepsi’s enterprise value, determined by subtracting its total cash and equivalents from its market capitalization plus any debt, minority interests, and preferred stock.
For the fourth quarter of 2013, Pepsi reported core earnings-per-share of $1.05, beating consensus estimates, say the analysts. The company reported core earnings-per-share of $1.02 for the same period in 2012, translating to a 3.6 per cent increase.
The company enjoyed overall organic sales growth of 4.1 per cent year-over-year, to $20.118 billion, but that growth was inconsistent.
For example, Pepsi’s fourth-quarter Latin American food sales rose 3.8 per cent to $2.818 billion compared to a year earlier and its operating profit grew by 6.1 per cent to $419 million. However, its beverage sales in the Americas fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year to $5.982 billion and operating profits for that segment dropped 9.6 per cent to $688 million.
The analysts say that Pepsi’s soft drink brands have struggled in the U.S. as well as globally, specifically carbonated soft drinks. Although the company’s board members recently considered selling or spinning off its beverage assets, they ultimately decided to hang on to those brands, they add.
Commenting on the company’s strategy going forward, Messrs. Schmitz and Katzman say that for the time being, Pepsi seems content to treat its growth-challenged North American beverage assets as a cash cow, using their high free cash flow to increase productivity programs and cash payouts to shareholders.
In the meantime, Pepsi will rely on its strong snacks category and emerging markets to drive the bulk of sales growth.
The company has unveiled a fairly conservative target for organic growth in 2014, aiming for a percentage in the mid-single digits. It also projects seven per cent earnings-per-share growth, as counted in local currencies.
Pepsi’s ongoing productivity improvements and lower pension contributions and taxes should help the company weather tough market conditions, say Messrs. Schmitz and Katzman.
The analysts maintain a “buy” recommendation for Pepsi. Their target share price still stands at $90 as well.


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Alliance Is Blow to Netscape, Sun Micro
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, August 7, 1997
The unlikely Microsoft-Apple alliance announced yesterday is a blow to two of Silicon Valley's most prominent firms, Sun Microsystems and Netscape Communications, both of Mountain View.
Under the deal, Microsoft will invest $150 million in Apple. In return, Apple will give two key Microsoft products -- a Web browser and a Java programming language -- preferential treatment on the Macintosh over competing products from Sun and Netscape.
The strange saga continues: Check out our Apple special.
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The agreement shatters an unofficial anti-Microsoft alliance formed by Apple, Sun, Netscape and Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison has joined Apple's board.
Apple had been working with Sun to build Sun's Java programming language into its Macintosh operating system. Now, Apple plans to use Microsoft's flavor of Java.
Additionally, Apple had been using Netscape Navigator as the default Web browser on its newer machines. In the future, Microsoft's Internet Explorer will be the default Web browser.
Both browsers will be installed in future Macs, but the default browser will be the first one users see when they set up a new machine.
Guerrino De Luca, Apple's vice president of marketing, defended Apple's decision to switch sides in the Netscape versus Microsoft battle.
'I don't think this is a religious thing," he said. "We are not doing this against anybody. As Steve (Jobs) said, we need all the help we can get."
Pieter Hartsook, who follows Apple for the Saratoga-based Hartsook Letter, said Apple may have had little choice.
"Apple is the small guy being beat up and staggering around," he said. "Who's going to be your partner but the biggest guy in town?"
Sun and Netscape tried to put a good spin on the news.
Sun spokeswoman Lisa Paulson said Microsoft's Java program for the Mac will be compatible with the one Sun is developing for the Mac.
"I'm sure it would seem a little bit odd for us to respond this way," Paulson said, "but we're a little sanguine about the whole thing."
Although analysts say the news is not good for either Sun or Netscape, both companies' stocks rose yesterday.
Netscape was up $1.59 to $39.88 and Sun gained $2.06 to $48.38.
Microsoft officials claimed victory.
"We want to work to build the best Java virtual machine . . . and not be dictated to by JavaSoft," said Greg Maffei, chief financial officer of Microsoft.
Although Microsoft also agreed to continue making software for the Macintosh for the next five years, Maffei would not commit to building applications for Rhapsody, the future Macintosh operating system.
Jeff Tarter, editor of Soft*letter, a Watertown, Mass., newsletter, said Apple got conned.
"They've given Gates everything he could possibly want. And all they got in return was a worthless promise," he said.
And it only cost Microsoft $150 million -- the price Microsoft will pay for an estimated 9 million nonvoting shares of the Cupertino company.
He said Microsoft is propping up Apple to prove to antitrust regulators that it is not engaging in monopolistic behavior.
Although a Justice Department spokeswoman said yesterday that the deal will face antitrust review, analysts expect it will be approved because the amount involved is relatively small.
"This is an outstanding deal for Microsoft," said LeTocq.


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The Australian Timber Importers Federation (ATIF) has written to the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade regarding the potential negative impacts on the Australian timber supply chain, and on building and construction activity if trade sanctions are imposed on Russia. At their request ATIF has also provided advise to the Treasury on this matter.
General manager John Halkett said that while ATIF respects the moral stance that the Commonwealth Government has taken in relation to the current Russia-Ukraine situation, ATIF believes it is pertinent to explain the serious knock-on effects of any trade sanctions against Russian timber product supply chains on the broader construction industry.
ATIF estimates that there will be substantial detrimental consequences, notably on the supply of engineered wood products (EWPs) to building and construction projects if trade sanctions are imposed.
“ATIF estimates that restrictions on timber product imports from Russia will result in a 10 to 20 per cent reduction on employment across the supply chain. Plus. subsequent delays to building activity are also likely to further exacerbate supply difficulties and put upward pressure on product and building prices,” he said.
ATIF believes that the Australian housing industry will be faced with a significant risk should Russian timber product imports be threatened by trade sanctions.
“While the complexity and instability of the political scene in Europe is acknowledged, severe trade sanctions against Russia will result in substantial risks to the Australian housing industry,” Mr Halkett said.
A number of ATIF member companies import timber products from Russia, notably a range of EWPs. Collectively it is estimated that these imports supply somewhere between 40 and 50 per cent of the Australian building market demand. These products comprise of Laminated Veneered Lumber (LVL), including Formwork LVL that is an essential component of all concrete constructions in multi-residential, high-rise, commercial buildings and some civil works, and I-Joist beams.
LVL is now found in virtually every detached home built in Australia, and in many commercial construction projects. There are no structural alternatives to LVL in any meaningful volume available from other sources. In the last 12 months Australia has constructed around 140,000 detached dwellings, and it is expected that this level of activity to continue for at least 18 months.
ATIF believes that any sanctions placed on the Russian suppliers at a time of global timber product shortages will adversely affect the Australian economy. The federation contends that the Commonwealth Government should take these facts and associated risks into consideration in their formulation of Australia’s foreign and trade policy approach to the Russia-Ukraine situation.


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Mo Chaudry has hit out at the Government's decision that means his waterpark and gyms cannot reopen under the latest lockdown rules.
He owns Waterworld in Etruria - which is currently mid-way through a £12 million expansion - the M Club fitness chain, and gym equipment supplier The Pulse Group.
Mr Chaudry has said it is ‘absurd and grossly unfair’ that pubs should be able to reopen on July 4, while indoor gyms and fitness centres must remain closed.
He said: "How can it possibly be safer for people to go back into a pub, than it is for them to set foot in a gym?
“This makes no sense at all – it’s ridiculous.
“I’m calling on the Government to urgently rethink this completely illogical policy – not just for the sake of our industry, but for the benefit of people’s health too.
“Larger indoor gyms are able to control social distancing much more easily than the majority of pubs. They are spacious, safe and excellently ventilated.
“Not only that, but the benefits of exercise are enormous to the UK population, both in terms people’s physical and mental wellbeing.
“Allowing people to lead healthier lives saves the NHS billions – on the other hand, I wonder how much it will cost them in drink-related accident and emergency cases when people pile back into the pubs.
"I believe the health and fitness industry has been betrayed by this latest nonsensical decision.
“It makes a mockery of the Government’s long-time commitment to tackle obesity when it tells people they can go back into pubs and restaurants, but can’t visit their local gym or pool.
“The Government itself, and its scientific advisers, have acknowledged that people who lead healthier lifestyles are at a lower risk of being seriously affected by Covid-19.
“What’s more important for people right now – to lead active and healthy lifestyles, or to be able to eat and drink out?”
“We operate more than 25 fitness and soccer centres around the UK and employ over 600 people – as well as providing important work for a further 300 freelance staff.
“The longer these facilities stay closed, the greater the risk of job losses, particularly with furlough support being phased out.”


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International – A micro-exhibition has been unveiled on Facebook displaying works of art inspired by the social networking site’s iconic blue colour.
Curated by Georges Jacotey, the online gallery, called #0000FF, shows only works of art featuring the same blue colour as the Facebook banner.
Original works of art created exclusively for #0000FF are displayed in photo galleries and rely on the site’s vertical scrolling interface. Found images are posted on the gallery wall.
For more examples of brands and creatives drawing inspiration from the aesthetics of the internet, see our Netstalgia macrotrend.


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Given the likely global recession, small businesses are reaching for new kinds of financing. Thus, the buy now, pay later business model is now expanding into this B2B world at a rate of knots. Playter has raised backing to do this, as has Hokodo, Billie and Tranch, to name a few other players.
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The deal, which also includes the It’s a Grind brand, gives RFG access to 800 franchised outlets across 40 countries and boosts the number of outlets in its multi-brand portfolio to 2400.
In the US, the company will have control of 87 outlets and a coffee roasting facility in Los Angeles, as well as Sydney. Gloria Jeans has 358 outlets in Australia.
The business also will boost RFG’s coffee roasting and wholesale volume by 2.9 million kilograms a year, almost tripling the company’s volumes to 4.5 million tonnes.
According to RFG’s CEO Tony Alford, the extra capacity will “future proof” RFG’s coffee supply needs and offer a platform for exports.
The acquisition is expected to add $24 million to RFG’s earnings before interest and tax in FY16, and is poised to boost the company’s bottom line by 36 per cent to $50 million in FY15.
Alford says Gloria Jean’s has been in its sights for some time.
“No other retail food franchise acquisition opportunity in Australia presents the scale of immediate and longer term benefits, and in this respect is both unique and compelling,” he says.
“Gloria Jean’s Coffees genuinely transforms RFG into a global franchising powerhouse, driving outlet network population to 2400, and providing the company with access to numerous international markets and new revenue platforms,” Alford says.
“Whilst direct management of the Australian and US operations will pass to RFG, the remainder of the international network is operated by independent third-party master franchisees, deleveraging risk and facilitating expedited growth demonstrated by the international network having quadrupled in size during the past decade.”
RFG is acquiring Gloria Jean’s for a base cash price of $163.5 million, including $10 million in RFG shares, while an additional $16.4 million payment will be due once earn-out targets are met.
RFG says the initial payment will be funded through cash reserves and debt, with the company lifting its NAB debt facility from $135 million to $253 million to execute the deal.
The company is also raising $40 million through an institutional share placement and a further $15 million through a share purchase plan for existing shareholders.
Gloria Jean’s executive chairman Nabi Saleh will remain with the business for the next two years, along with the company’s senior management team.
“We have long known that Gloria Jean’s Coffees has extraordinary potential for growth, but we couldn’t have been more impressed by how quickly RFG recognised this potential,” says Saleh.
“Their reputation as one of Australia’s best food and beverage operators, deep expertise in building franchise businesses, and their proven commitment to successfully growing acquired brands, made RFG the ideal choice for the future success of our much-loved Gloria Jean’s Coffees brand.”
The deal is expected to settle in December.
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Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Parts Ways With Montoya, But Target Deal Stays With Team
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DREAM A LITTLE DREAM: SPORTING NEWS' Bob Pockrass wrote yesterday's announcement that Brian Vickers will drive the '14 and '15 Sprint Cup seasons with full-season backing from Aaron's "was nowhere near a foregone conclusion, and far from a rubber stamp." Aaron’s "has a CEO who is 18 months on the job, and a chief marketing officer who joined the company in January." Vickers "got off to a good-but-not-great start to the season," and Hendrick Motorsports is "courting Aaron's to pour more money into 17-year-old Chase Elliott’s career." Vickers said, "Educating them on who I was, educating themselves on the sport and MWR was a long process with a lot of unknowns." Pockrass noted Vickers "had to work off the track -- he attended the Aaron's national sales meeting, where he got to know the Aaron's brass" (SPORTINGNEWS.com, 8/13).


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It will also serve as a model for other restaurants in the J. Gumbo’s chain, said Perry, meaning Somerset’s recent changes in alcohol law will have ripple affects for local economies all around the country.
“The future of J. Gumbo’s is to intertwine the Captain’s Lounge trademark and brand with Mr. Patel’s involvement with J. Gumbo’s as a franchise owner and corporate leader,” said Perry. “We are putting all this together for the rest of the J. Gumbo’s (chain).
“This is something not a lot of other venues in town will be able to achieve,” he added. “This is bar one; there are many more to come.”


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PDVSA Offers 240MB Jet Fuel Parcel
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA has launched a tender to sell a 240,000 barrel cargo of jet fuel to be loaded on August 26-28 at the Caribbean island of Curacao, according to an invitation seen by Reuters on Friday.
The oil company earlier this month bought four 500,000 barrel cargoes of heavy naphtha to be received from September to December and it also sold a 250,000 barrel cargo combining natural gasoline and virgin naphtha.
For this offer, the company will receive bids until August 12. The cargo must have as destination Florida, the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. East Coast, the Caribbean, Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean or West Africa.
Payment will be made in euros, eight days after delivery of bill of lading, the company added.
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Apple exploring iPhone-powered modular Macbook
- Author: Arturo Norris Mar 24, 2017,
Mar 24, 2017, 14:45
Here we see an iPad docking into the display section of a laptop. An iPhone could transform into a trackpad while an iPad could become a display on this device. Indeed, we have seen Apple launch the keyboard cover for the iPad Pro, which is created to give the tablet features found normally in a laptop. But an iPhone-powered laptop is definitely an intriguing idea.
The present application describes various embodiments of systems and methods for providing internal components for portable computing devices having a thin profile. The laptop accessory could, however, include a GPU to help power the large retina display. Many have clamored for Apple to build a MacBook with a touchscreen, as lots of Windows notebooks have that capability nowadays, and this proposal would nearly make that a reality. Apple envisions numerous ways for the host device to transfer data to the accessory as well, whether that's a wired connection used by the dock itself, or a wireless connection over something like Bluetooth or WiFi.
"The appearance of a portable computing device, including its design and its heft, is important to a user, as the outward appearance contributes to the overall impression that the user has of the portable computing device", Apple explains.
Apple's latest iPad launch may have been little more than an incremental upgrade, but the Cupertino company isn't bereft of fresh ideas.
Neither laptop accessories would be useable as standalone devices, however, with the patent adding: "The accessory device does not have the processing resources (such as a CPU) generally associated with a conventional laptop computer". At the same time, Apple in recent years has adapted various iPhone features for the Mac and vice-versa, to offer users a seamless computing experience across devices. It allows you to insert a phone into the slot beneath the keyboard to power the same.
However, given that the document got published, Apple might be considering to bring these designs into the market to boost the appeal for iOS devices. According to the core details, Apple could be working on an accessory that through the use of both an iPhone and iPad, that contraption could be made to work as a fully-functional notebook.


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As expected earlier, Reliance Jio announced the ‘India ka Intelligent Smartphone’ dubbed JioPhone at its 40th AGM meeting held in Mumbai, India. The JioPhone comes with 4G VoLTE support and offers several smart features. While the company sold the affordable 4G VoLTE smartphones through LYF branding, the JioPhone has only the Jio branding. Interestingly, the JioPhone was introduced as a smartphone instead of a feature phone and the smart features justify that. It comes with 4-way navigation buttons along with the Alphanumeric keypad.
One of the most innovative features of the JioPhone is the voice assistant in regional languages. Though the JioPhone is announced to be free, the company will be collecting 100% refundable deposit of Rs. 1,500 to avoid the misuse. The users will be paid back only after 3 years from the date of JioPhone purchase. Talking about the availability, the JioPhone will be available for beta testing from August 15th and the pre-booking starts from August 24th. The sales start from early September on the first-come first-serve basis.
Jio also announced to make 5 million units available every week. The users of JioPhone can enjoy unlimited voice calls, 4G data, and access to Jio apps for just Rs. 153. It comes with a validity of 28 days and the unlimited 4G data has a FUP of just 500MB per day. Apart from the Rs. 153 plan, the JioPhone users can also avail the small recharge packs of Rs. 24 for two days and Rs. 54 per week. The screen mirroring is another innovative feature for a feature phone. For streaming content from JioPhone, the customers have to opt for Rs. 309 plan instead of Rs. 153 basic monthly plan.
They will be getting a JioPhone TV cable that can even be plugged into any TV including the older CRT TVs. The device also supports the 22 Indian regional languages. It sports a 2.4″ QVGA display and is said to come in compact form factor. The JioPhone also got the SOS feature which can be enabled by long pressing 5 on the keypad.Once SOS is activated, it sends the location and emergency alert to pre-selected contacts and calls the 112 emergency number. It even packs torch light, FM Radio, MicroSD card slot and more.
There is also NFC support for making virtual payments but it will be enabled later this year via automatic software update. Jio also showed the demo of the built-in Namo app for listening to the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat. With over 125 million users, its market share will see huge surge once the JioPhone is made available in the market. According to the Jio, its 4G network coverage will be more than 2G coverage of the other networks in the next one year.


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Staff are walking out in several cities while a rally is being held in London.
The BBC reports that workers at Wetherspoon, McDonald’s and TGI’s want to be paid £10 an hour.
UberEats drivers are calling on the app to pay £5 per delivery, and a further £1 per mile for each journey. The company reduced its minimum payment per delivery by 76p to £3.50 in September.
A McDonald’s spokesperson says: “All restaurants remain open as usual today despite frustrating attempts by protestors at a handful of locations to impact our customers, and our restaurant teams.
“This is the third attempt at action; and according to our records none of our people are on strike today. Any suggestion this activity is widespread and growing is not accurate – fewer restaurants, fewer employees involved and less support for the union from our people.”
UberEats defended its pay scheme and says its drivers often use their wages to “supplement” additional income.
“Last week couriers using our app in cities across the UK took home an average of £9-10 per hour during mealtimes, with many also using other delivery apps,” a spokesperson says.
“Making improvements in response to courier feedback is a top priority, such as the free sickness, injury, maternity and paternity insurance we recently introduced. Our door is always open for feedback and we host regular events with local couriers to discuss questions or address any issues they're having.”
JD Wetherspoon says it has increased pay rates by £20m in the year to July 2018, and they would rise a further £27m this year.
It says it has awarded £380m bonuses and free shares to employees since 2004.
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says: “Everyone in the pub and restaurant industry works very hard and the late and early hours are extremely demanding.
“It is understandable that there is pressure on pay with low unemployment and a housing shortage.
“However, bonuses, free shares and other benefits should be taken into account in assessing pay.
“It’s easy to be cynical about business , but companies like McDonalds, TGI Fridays and thousands of other individuals and businesses make a big contribution to the economy, and provide valuable work and experience for many people.”
Staff at TGI’s went on strike earlier this year in protest to changes over its tipping policy.
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Level 2 of lockdown might seem like a long way off right now, but some industry professionals – including those in tourism – are hopeful that the next step South Africa takes is forward-thinking one. Having already moved from Level 3 to ‘Advanced Level 3’ last month, Cyril Ramaphosa then tightened restrictions on Sunday.
COVID-19 cases continue to soar in the country, as Mzansi now heads towards the peak of infections. It may seem unfathomable to start planning ahead, but many trades are facing a fight to survive. Tourist-related businesses have been decimated, and the industry is thought to be losing almost R750 million each day.
Level 2 lockdown brings hope for tourism
But, hope springs eternal: CEO of South African Tourism, Sisa Ntshona, revealed in a presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Wednesday that most of the money being spent by the department is now going towards ‘creative initiatives’ that are designed to support the COVID-19 recovery.
He was also able to provide a timeline of how tourism would make a staggered return. The ‘three-phase plan’ has already been made public, but for the first time, we were told directly about the changes for Level 2. Although there will still be severe restrictions, it looks as if tourism will be gently welcomed back at the next alert phase:
- At Level 2, ‘marginal operations’ will be allowed for the tourism industry – likely to be overnight and intra-provincial stays.
- At Level 1, ‘primary tourist activities’ get the green light, but it’s likely to have a huge focus on domestic travel.
- There is the potential for a ‘full reopening’ of the tourism industry by April 2021 – earlier than dates from previous forecasts.
When can we start holidaying again?
Realistically, it could take a full year from the start of the pandemic before we see the tourism find its feet again. Limits on international travel and social distancing could remain in place well into 2021. But, as Ntshona suggests, there are faint signs of life for the industry – starting with the next stage of lockdown:
“The prevailing view, therefore, is that the sector will remain inactive for the better part of the 2020/21 fiscal year. Tourism has been assessed as primarily a Level 1 activity within the country’s risk framework, with some operations marginally permissible in Level 2.”Sisa Ntshona


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McDonald’s Canada plans a sweeping rebrand of its restaurant chain, announcing plans Wednesday to spend $1-billion on renovating the bulk of its 1,400 restaurants across the country.That means bringing free and unlimited Wi-Fi access, fireplaces, flat-screen televisions, double-lane drive-thrus and interior stone and tile accents in a bid to modernize the chain, which has been battling to gain market share against coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc.
Hortons, which became the country’s biggest quick-service restaurant chain in 2002, began gaining its fast-food foothold when it expanded its breakfast and lunch menus more than a decade ago.
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“This is a pivotal time for McDonald’s and we’re placing unwavering focus on transforming the face of our brand,” John Betts, president and chief executive of McDonald’s Canada, said in a statement.
“Strong and sustained business results have put us in a unique position to make this historic investment in improving restaurant ambiance, enhancing service and supporting our continued menu evolution.”
McDonald’s Corp. expanded from the U.S. into Canada in 1967.
While the famed Golden Arches will remain a branding hallmark, the modernization includes putting the familiar corporate logo on a red “blade” outside the restaurants, the company said. Any restaurants with the traditional red mansard roofs will be phased out and replaced with a flatter, more contemporary roof. The restaurants will also have the design flexibility to tailor them to local communities and demographics, McDonald’s said.
Inside the restaurant, changes are being made to kitchen layout and new equipment will help facilitate faster service and more customization of ordering and expanding menu offerings such as salads, coffee and beverages.
More than half of the company’s restaurants will be redone by the end of this year, with the majority upgraded by the end of 2012.


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According to Anand Mahindra, the chairman of business conglomerate Mahindra Group, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is a visionary and even more ambitious than his father Dhirubhai. Ambani is among the Indians who have been named by TIME magazine in its prestigious list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Mahindra said the scale of Ambani's Reliance Jio mobile-data network, which has already connected over 280 million people in India with low-cost 4G, is "impressive by any standard".
Kkunal Parar of Choice Equity Broking has a buy call on Mahindra & Mahindra with a 2-week target price of Rs 737.35. The current market price of Mahindra & Mahindra is Rs 681.40. Parar recommended keeping a stop loss at Rs 654. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd is engaged in the manufacture of passenger cars, commercial vehicles and tractors. The company's business segments include Automotive, Farm equipment, IT services, and financial services.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has cut the interest rate on savings deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh by 50 basis points from 5% to 4.5%. The new rate is applicable from April 15. Interest rate on savings deposits of above Rs 1 lakh and below Rs 1 crore is unchanged at 6%. On April 1, Kotak had reduced its MCLR by 10 basis points in select tenors.
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Thursday said it will increase the price of its passenger and commercial vehicles by Rs 5,000 to Rs 73,000 from April to partially offset the impact of rising input costs. Costs have also gone up due to increasing compliances with regulatory requirements that will kick in from April 1. Earlier this week, French car maker Renault had announced increase in price of Kwid range in India by up to 3% from April.
Shares of Tech Mahindra rose nearly 1% on Monday morning after its Rs 1,956-crore buyback offer opened for subscription on Monday. The subscription will close on April 5. Mahindra will buy back 2.058 crore shares at Rs 950 a share. Since the offer is through the tender process on proportionate basis, shareholders whose names had appeared on the company’s books as of March 6 can only participate in the buyback.


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Apple's next iOS update could make it easier to unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask.
That is if the owner is also wearing an Apple Watch.
Apple space ID was originally designed to be a quick way to unlock an iPhone by scanning the owner space as a biometric password.
But the feature has been useless during the covid 19 pandemic, because if you're wearing a face mask, it won't work.
However, the new developer beta of iOS 14.5, released Monday reveals Apple has a workaround.
If the phone detects a mask, And if the Apple Watch is on your wrist nearby, and if it is unlocked and if the watch uses a passcode Well, the phone will then unlock.
Using an Apple Watch for security verification already is a thing on Mac computers.
It may be a few months before this feature comes to everyone on the iPhone.
The beta version of iOS 14.5 also has another new privacy feature.
It will require apps to ask for user permission before tracking data and activity.
And Facebook, which makes money from tracking data has some beef with Apple on this feature.
When iOS users get a prompt from Apple, asking if they give Facebook permission to track them across apps and websites.
Facebook will then be showing its own prompt right afterward, reminding users of the benefits of personalized ads and how it's used by small businesses.
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Jewelry, an Xbox 360 and an Xbox game were stolen from a vehicle at Christmas.
Wanda Renea Thompkins, of the 1800 block of Cottonwood Drive, told deputies her car was broken into between 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:00 a.m. Sunday, according to a Richmond County sheriff’s report.
Thompkins said the burglar had tried to pry open the left rear passenger door, which caused the window to break.
The burglar entered the vehicle and took the items from the trunk by pulling down the center arm rest in the back seat.
Officers noticed pry marks around the window edges, the report said.
A gold necklace and bracelet were taken, along with a Michael Jackson Xbox game and a game console.


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BANGKOK, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Behind each robust regional marketplace is a robust regional supply chain. This is definitely the circumstance for Thailand’s automotive field, which has over the previous 6 many years founded the kingdom as the leading auto creation foundation in Southeast Asia and the 11th premier globally. Cars and car parts rank amongst the country’s top exports goods, with the sector earning in 2022 a complete of US$37.6 billion of which automobile areas and equipment accounted for US$15.6 billion, in accordance to Commerce Ministry data. Significant export markets for Thai-designed automobile pieces involve United states of america, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Successive Thai governments have via properly-defined coverage directives attracted all the significant Japanese automotive models to set up local output and export bases in Thailand alongside with top European and US brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW and Ford, and with them a cluster of parts suppliers. Just lately, in holding with the government’s local climate and environmental aims, Thailand has persuaded Chinese EV makers to set up their regional output bases in the kingdom, which includes effectively-recognized brand names BYD, MG and Terrific Wall Motor. Currently, at minimum 50 Chinese EV vehicle areas suppliers have also set up offices in Thailand.
There are about 2,200 auto sections and equipment suppliers already based mostly in Thailand, assuring that local production is of substantial-high-quality, on-time and ultimately, lucrative. Thailand’s auto sections suppliers have in excess of the a long time become an sector unto on their own, exporting their products and solutions to above 100 counties worldwide. Numerous suppliers cater to the “After Market,” or alternative industry, a huge and trustworthy market presented the world’s estimated 1.8 billion used-car or truck on the roadways.
Among these sections producers, there are near to 500 generally overseas owned companies, that offer the initial tools companies (OEM) industry phase, which in Thailand is dominated by Japanese models. A lot of of these international OEM suppliers shifted their output bases to Thailand in the late 1980s, early 1990s, pursuing the relocation of the key Japanese auto brand names to Thailand, prompted by the appreciation of the Japanese Yen that created Japan based export significantly less aggressive.
Thailand managed to capture the lion’s share of Japan’s automotive manufacturing relocation in part because of its huge domestic current market for 1-ton pickup trucks, which still account for about 50% of domestic income. The adaptable pickup is very well suited to Thailand’s agricultural-based mostly rural areas and for public transportation. The Thai federal government slice excise taxes on the one particular-ton pickup versions, which has served to make Thailand the world’s next major pickup producer. Soon after the achievement of the pickup policy, in the mid-2000s, the government introduced a new tax scheme to market small, petrol successful eco-cars, which have occur to dominate the domestic industry for passenger automobiles and are a significant export product.
These two schemes have produced a substantial domestic and overseas market not just for OEM elements, but also for Immediately after Current market sections, which did perfectly even through the COVID-19 time period, when a shortage of semi-conductors hampered generation of new car or truck models.
“Ordinarily, when the OEM industry is not superior the Right after Current market is normally good,” said Sompol Tanadumrongsak, President of The Thai Car Components Manufacturing Affiliation (TAPMA). TAPMA has 660 users, all majority Thai owned.
Whilst the EV revolution promises to limit the vehicle pieces sector throughout the world, considering the fact that EVs use only 1,200 sections compares with the 30,000 areas utilized in interior combustion motor (ICE) automobiles, Sompol thinks there is continue to lots of time to survive and regulate. “EVs are using off but I really don’t feel they will achieve 30% of the sector for one more 10 a long time, so the After Marketplace is even now 70%.”


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Nintendo Switch was revealed last week and we have to agree, it is indeed one of the most mobile and portable gaming machines we have seen. There are many unique features the machine packs inside thanks to Nvidia TEGRA chip that powers everything.
The reveal footage gave us a lot to talk about and we got to know a lot about Nintendo Switch. But there is still plenty we don’t about and Nintendo won’t be sharing anything big before 2017.
The company recently spoke to Wall Street Journal and stated that there is still some things to reveal about Switch that will further generate interest in the console/handheld hybrid.
While Nintendo hypes up upcoming features, Reddit users figured out a few by giving another look to the reveal footage; they found details such as detach buttons for removing the handheld from the dock and controllers.
- Detach button(s).
- Start and Select buttons. NOT a D-Pad!
- Power and volume buttons.
- Potential shoulder buttons! Sneaky!
- Pointer functionality? Rubber feet?
- Stylus slot?
- SD Card slot?
- A glimpse of the bottom.
- Here’s the headphone jack, for those who don’t know how to use their eyes.
- Yeah, you can charge it.
- Dock includes USB ports and indicates when the Switch is docked.
Nintendo Switch is releasing in March 2017; its price and release date are yet to be announced. However, rumor has it that it would be around $350.
Nintendo Switch is the company’s last hope of making a mark in the console market. If it fails, Nintendo may end up making games for Xbox and PlayStation.
What are your thoughts on Nintendo’s latest machine? Intriguing?


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This could have been a story about Roost, Knock or Sidewalk Homes.
When Findwell, an online real estate company, started up a year ago, the hardest part for founders Kevin Lisota and Shannon Ressler was deciding on the catchiest company name.
They tossed out dozens of ideas over several months, including Roost, Knock and Sidewalk Homes, before eventually landing on Findwell (think “Find Dwell.)
But after a year battling the worst housing market in recent memory, the initial search for a name seems like a tiny bump in the road.
“It hasn’t been the greatest of years to start a real estate company,” said Lisota. “We’ve been pounded and pounded by waves of bad news.”
Conditions didn’t look quite as bad when Lisota and Ressler started working to form the company in mid-2007. The housing market in Seattle was weakening, but home prices — at least in the Seattle area — had only just begun to decline.
A former Microsoft employee, Lisota got the idea for the company by accident. For years, he had been investing in small rentals across Washington, shelling out thousands of dollars in commissions to agents.
Frustrated with the money he was paying, he obtained his own real estate license and quickly became popular among family and friends who wanted him to help buy or sell a home.
“As I helped a bunch of people out, I started honing the business model,” said Lisota. “I figured out what people wanted and how much they were willing to pay for.”
The result was an online brokerage that allows users to scout out their own properties and sign up for unlimited home tours. They’re charged a commission of 1.5 percent.
Findwell’s five real estate agents, including Lisota and Ressler, are paid salaries, with the commissions going toward general operations rather than directly to the agents.
The business is modeled much like Redfin, the Seattle-based online brokerage that was going gangbusters when Findwell was founded.
Since then, Redfin, like several other local real estate companies has faced layoffs as a result of the down economy and has slowed its expansion plans.
Findwell’s first year was also heavily affected by the region’s downturn — the company pulled in revenue of about $250,000, but that was about 20 percent less than it had initially expected. Findwell sold 19 homes for a total of about $12 million, also about 20 percent less than projections.
The company was planning to have a staff of 10 agents making two or three transactions a month, but instead has had to put expansion plans on hold.
“Until all of us are bursting at the seams, we’re not going to hire anyone,” said Lisota.
This year will be a crucial one for the business owners and staff. By the end of the summer selling season, Lisota said, they’ll likely have a good idea of what the next year will look like.
In the meantime, they’ve focused their efforts on marketing, throwing more money into developing their brand despite the down economy.
They’re holding monthly open houses for prospective home buyers, enticing them with free pizza and beer, and holding first-time buyer seminars. They’re regularly updating their blog with information on the housing market and using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to reach clients.
“We’re finding that giving away free advice is working for us,” said Ressler, a former Microsoft contractor with marketing experience.
And even though their journey has been challenging, it’s also been a learning experience for both partners, who have never started a business before.
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In an attempt to save money up front, Lisota and Ressler found a great sublease in Seattle’s South Lake Union area from another company that was expanding and needed to move out of its space. They also found a deal on used office furniture through craigslist.com, and even made several hundred dollars profit by re-selling the extra furniture they didn’t need.
Of course there were some mistakes, like when the partners attempted to buy the internet domain name for their company from a private vendor.
The domain name was selling for $4,000, a price that Lisota tried to bargain down.
But each time he contacted the seller over a period of several months to negotiate, the seller raised the price, until Lisota and Ressler eventually had to pay $10,000 to reserve the name.
“If we have a market that really tanks this year,” said Lisota, “at least we’ve been able to learn a lot.


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Prairie Trail Hy-Vee Is Ready To Continue Hy-Vee Tradition
September 23, 2013 | News & Press Releases
For the second time in four weeks, Hy-Vee is set to open a 90,000-square-foot store in central Iowa. For a company that is continually expanding, it is fitting that the new store, Ankeny No. 2, joins a community that has increased its population by more than 50 percent since 2000.
But unlike the new Waukee store that opened in August and was the first Hy-Vee in the community, Ankeny No. 2 joins Ankeny No. 1 in expanding Hy-Vee’s service in the burgeoning community north of Des Moines.
“Hy-Vee has been part of this community for years and it is going to be a pleasure to carry on the tradition,” said Store Director Kevin Hudachek at the store’s pre-opening meeting Sept. 20.
Hudachek previously served as director of Ankeny Drugstore, which closed shortly before the new store opened.
With 640 employees, Ankeny No. 2 is the largest employer in Hy-Vee land. It will offer customers more than 70,000 SKUs through a number of new and traditional Hy-Vee departments and amenities including a Market Grille, a full-service restaurant and bar concept; a made-to-order sushi bar; a large HealthMarket and bulk foods section; a tasting room next to the walk-in beer cooler in the Wine & Spirits department; more than 180 specialty cheeses; and six chefs.
CEO Randy Edeker told the group of employees he’s looking forward to the doors opening on Sept. 24.
“Big things are happening Tuesday,” he said. “This is a very special store, with a great group of employees. People are going to come into this store and be amazed at what you have to offer.”
Hudachek is excited as well.
“We expect a lot of happy customers to come through those doors,” he said. “We’re here to take care of them.”


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Lisbon, Portugal, 23 Oct – Portuguese group Sonae said in Lisbon its subsidiary Sonae Sierra had sold half of its business in Brazil to US company Developers Diversified for US$150 million, which would be applied to expanding the company.
According to a statement, Sonae Sierra and Developers Diversified each agreed to contribute US$150 million in order to invest “approximately US$300 million in acquisitions and, or, new projects in Brazil over the next three years,” via the new partnership.
Sonae Sierra Brazil, according to the US press, is the second-largest company in its business area in Brazil, and controls nine shopping centers, including the largest in South America.
Developers Diversified, a company listed on the New York stock exchange, said it had chosen Sonae Sierra because it was “a strong partner” with “proven experience” in the sector in Brazil and Europe.
Sonae Sierra is a company specialized in shopping centers, which was founded in Portugal in 1989 and is owned in equal share by Sonae and British group Grosvenor. (macauhub)


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The runaway success of James Bond's latest outing in Skyfall has helped film theatre chain Cineworld to shake off a poor summer as the public eschewed movies in favour of the London Olympics.
Cineworld, which reported total revenues down 1.4% year on year in the 19 weeks to 8 November, added that it expects a strong close to the year thanks to the upcoming launch of the final Twilight film and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.
The revenue decline is much less than analysts had forecast.
Cineworld, the UK's second-largest cinema chain, behind Guy Hands' Odeon/UCI, pointed to Skyfall's £60m UK box-office take in its first two weeks on release as a major filip.
Box-office revenues fell just 0.2% year on year across the period, as admissions dropped 4.1%.
"As expected, the third quarter was impacted by reduced admissions due to the London Olympics and the consequent lack of major releases during the period, meaning overall trading was significantly weaker than the previous year," the company said. "However Skyfall, which was released on 26 October, has performed exceptionally well."
Cineworld said that retail revenue, from selling drinks and snacks to cinema-goers, performed well and managed to remain flat despite the drop in admission numbers.
Cinema advertising revenues were flat year on year, a resilient performance given that in the first half Cineworld said advertising fell almost 12% year on year.
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text: Electric powerboats are becoming increasingly popular due to their clean and quiet experience on the water. With a shift towards more sustainable and eco-friendly practices, electric boats offer a solution to reduce carbon emissions and noise pollution in the marine industry. This new trend of clean boating is the future and will benefit both the environment and boaters. Boattest, a prominent boating review website, is championing the new brands and innovators that are entering the market and looks forward to testing and reviewing new electric marine products for their audience. By embracing this new trend, boaters can enjoy the water without compromising the health of our planet.


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Osage designer Dante Biss-Grayson will be heading east in early February for New York Fashion Week, where he will send his bold dresses, cowboy shirts, trench coats and urban styles down the runway.
While some more easily distracted designers may get swept away by soirees and spectacle around the semi-annual event where international fashion collections get shown to buyers, the press and the public, Biss-Grayson is unperturbed by all the activity. Instead, he is firmly focused on what really matters for him, his family, and his Sky Eagle brand, which he and his wife Yanti launched in 2020.
“A lot of people think runway shows are just for fun, which is great, but we're in it for the business,” said the Osage designer based in Taos, New Mexico. “We want to go for buyers and to find that one partnership where we can really scale up some of these items.”
In addition to showing at New York Fashion Week, which runs Feb. 10-15, Biss-Grayson is juggling a bounty of projects. He’s getting ready to launch his dreamy Valentine’s collection, featuring pocketed lace overlay ribbon skirts; prepping shows at the Cannes Film Festival and Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe; and looking forward to a major movie moment.
‘We're the New Warriors’
Biss-Grayson is veteran, artist, activist and designer with a background in fine art and degrees from the Institute of American Indian Arts and Rietveld School of Art & Design in Amsterdam
He didn’t become so in-demand for his innovative, modern garments by just hoping for the right eyes to fall on his fashions — he invested his time in networking, sought input from family and community, and built strong social media and e-commerce platforms.
“Don't wait for somebody to discover you,” Biss-Grayson said. “If you're waiting on that, you're going to be waiting forever. You’ve just got to get out there and do it.”
Biss-Grayson offers an entire wardrobe for whom he has dubbed the “New Warriors”
His ambitious designs, detailed with Osage orthography and more symbols of his heritage and Pueblo culture, range from deconstructed ribbon skirts to bright and playful Wow-Pow streetwear and dramatic capes honoring MMIW.
“We're the new warriors,” Biss Grayson said. “Native men and women are in boardrooms, they are teachers, leaders, representatives of their state. I envision those people wearing one of my ties or wearing one of my dresses in those arenas because it makes them feel powerful.
“That's the philosophy I've been infusing into the whole brand. It’s new Native fashion that people can feel good about. The core of the business is being able to give back and inspire future generations.”
Biss-Grayson’s concentration on future generations was sparked by the birth of his daughter, Ella Sky Eagle, in 2019. Her arrival prompted Biss-Grayson, who was already a professional artist, to take an interest in the social issues facing Indian Country, and he committed to empowering and inspiring Indigenous people through fashion.
He began his new wearable art enterprise slowly and thoughtfully.
“It was like a new canvas to me,” Biss-Grayson says. “I just did a few pieces and people said they loved the clothes and felt really good in them. And this was right when the pandemic started, so I really just pivoted and did a deep dive because I was at home all the time in the studio reflecting and focusing on it.”
He invested $5,000 in savings to start the family business with his wife, Yanti, taking on the role of stylist and sounding board.
“I’ve got to be humble too, because as much as I like to have bold designs, not everything's a home run,” he expressed. “I need her feedback and input. It's been a good kind of yin-and-yang balance. It really takes a team. We’re a small business, and we do everything from promotion to taxes to bookkeeping.”
Soon after displaying his work online, his brand started growing and getting noticed.
“It was just the right time with everything locked down and people trying to get into e-commerce,” he said. “We were already doing it and using social media as a way to really amplify the voice of the brand. The engagement's been huge and very positive.”
He uses his strong social media presence to directly benefit Indigenous people in need. In 2020, he embarked on the 400 Ribbon Skirt Project, for which he created 400 ribbon skirts that he donated to battered women shelters on reservations in the US and Canada.
Elements of Biss-Grayson’s approach to running a business come from experiences far removed from fashion and art. Biss-Grayson, who did tours in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Italy, draws from lessons learned in the military to keep his brand and goals in check.
“Strategic planning, like in the military world, is so important,” he said. “But have a flexible plan as well, because you're going to let yourself down if you don't achieve all your objectives, but at least you know you're on the right path.
And then along the way, you may get off the path a little bit, but just stay focused and have a written plan, because you can always go back and reflect on it and evaluate yourself.”
Biss-Grayson’s Oklahoma-based family also contributes to his success. His sister, artist Addie Roanhorse, sells her brother’s clothes and displays his art at her Big Rain Gallery in Pawhuska.
“My grandpa used to call me and Addie the bookends because we were always together,” Biss-Grayson said. “We were inseparable.”
The sibling bookends are also bound by their work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” director Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated film about the 1920s Osage Murders, which premieres in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Roanhorse worked on the production as an art director, while Biss-Grayson did research and helped with special effects.
“I’m in the movie, but I don't say anything,” Biss-Grayson said. “I’m credited as ‘The Osage Artist.’ I did a live painting on camera right next to Robert DeNiro. I had the camera literally like inches from my face when I was painting. So you'll see my big greasy face on the screen.”
In keeping with Biss-Grayson’s dedication to educating through fashion, he Is creating a series of capes commemorating the murders to show at the Cannes Film Festival
As he moves forward in his exciting and ever-expanding career, Biss-Grayson is taking the advice he would give to any aspiring entrepreneur: “Just focus on your vision and enjoy your brand and enjoy the ride.”


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Canada’s legalization of recreational marijuana is most likely, only weeks away. Marijuana stocks rose in 2017, along with expectations for a cannabis boom, only to ebb early on in 2018. However, stocks are back to climbing in the last several months, with the marijuana stock index up 71% since last November.
Investing in the cannabis industry, or “cannabusiness,” is both a hot trend on the stock market and a challenge for investors to find the best companies to put their dollars behind.
The challenge is real in an industry filling up with players, many of them risky. There are plenty of growers without an outlet for their product on the market, as well as distributors who lack access to enough product to meet demand. Even as analysts have taken to discouraging investors from riskier stocks, there remain ample opportunities for investors who perform due diligence.
These five stocks within the cannabis industry are seeking to capitalize on the biggest market trend of the year: marijuana and technology.
1) Cannabis stock Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG)
Scotts Miracle-Gro has an enviable position as a marijuana stock to invest in, in that the company is not a pure-play cannabis stock. With its established reputation in the lawn and garden sector, Scotts’ emergence in the cannabis industry has given investors a less riskier entrance in to the industry.
Scotts has opted for an aggressive push toward hydroponics in its business ventures. The company has a majority stake (75%) in a hydroponics equipment manufacturer, Gravita International, and claims revenue in excess of $250 million from hydroponics holdings. In addition, Scotts acquired Sunlight Supply in April, to increase its hydroponics edge.
The company’s investment in hydroponics seems to be paying off. Scotts experienced steady growth for much of 2017, along with the majority of the cannabis industry, and the price of the company’s stock has doubled in the last four years. As growers are actively expanding capacity ahead of anticipated demand, Scotts hydroponics products should see a steady increase in demand moving forward.
2) Marijuana stock Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACBFF)
Aurora Cannabis recently made history with the acquisition of MedReleaf (NASDAQOTH:MEDFF), a $2.5 billion deal that is now the largest to date in the industry. This came on the heels of Aurora’s acquisition of CanniMed earlier this year for $852 million.
Aurora is in a position to become the Amazon of the industry, with ample cash to toss about and potential to dominate the entire supply chain. On the production end of the industry, Aurora has a growing facility spanning 800,000 square feet, that upon completion and automation, should be capable of producing 100,000 annual kilograms of marijuana. An additional 1.2 million square foot facility is in the works for 2019.
The goal, according to CEO Terry Booth, is occupying the top position among the industry’s growers. As far as distribution goes, Aurora aims to distribute its hefty production across Canada once the country legalizes recreational-use marijuana.
3) Cannabis stock GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GWPH)
GW Pharma celebrated a huge milestone in the industry this year, and huge boost to its stock when Epidiolex, its cannabis-based drug, became the first of its kind to receive FDA approval on the U.S. market. Expectations are high for Epidiolex, which is used to treat seizures, to make big sales and open the way for more cannabis-based drugs to be federally approved.
Leaders in the industry have argued that cannabis could be one of the answers to the opioid epidemic, offering a safer alternative and reducing abuse of the drugs that have been ravaging the U.S. GW Pharma may be the pioneer to usher cannabis-based drugs into the mainstream medical market.
4) Marijuana stock Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC)
As the biggest marijuana stock per market cap, Canopy Growth managed to see a 10% rise in its stocks while most other stocks in the industry dropped in the beginning of the year. Since then, the marijuana stock has experienced tremendous growth, with a 20.4% increase over the past three months, and an increase of 292% on the Toronto Exchange over the last 12 months.
In terms of production capacity, the company has set its sights on large expansions; with seven growing facilities, Canopy’s square footage of greenhouse space is 665,00. An additional 3.7 million square feet of greenhouse space is under development in British Columbia.
Canopy’s possession of land and growing space could set the company up to become the top grower in Canada by 2019. The company continues to set its sights high, adding its recent uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange among its achievements.
5) Cannabis stock BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX-V: DNAX)
BLOCKStrain emerged as the first company in the marijuana industry to provide a solution to some of the riskier aspects of the industry, such as lack of protection and product verification, through the use of blockchain technology. Developing a cannabis “smart hub,” the company deploys the speed and power of blockchain to process transactions with far greater speed, and without a middleman.
The smart hub not only functions to provide a “clean, immutable, legal and transparent distribution network of product between producers and consumers,” it represents the first efforts dedicated to ensuring a higher level of transparency and security in the cannabis industry. Through the blockchain database, each cannabis product added by clients is verified and tracked by BLOCKStrain to ensure product validity.
This service is both crucial and timely for producers and consumers, considering Canada’s proximity to legalization and the widespread growth that it will bring, as well as the greater need for transparency.
BLOCKStrain signed its first client in March, WeedMD Inc., a Canadian LP, who provided BLOCKStrain with $500,000 “to initiate the integration of blockchain technology into its ecosystem.” This strategic investment marked the first among licensed producers to embrace and integrate blockchain technology. The company hopes to see its blockchain technology incorporated into the business management of every Canadian LP for the purpose of verifying, and protecting cannabis products.
However, BLOCKStrain is not necessarily going to stop with the cannabis industry. Company CEO, Robert Galarza has expressed interest in expanding services to the $2.3 trillion grocery industry. With such transformative potential, this company is one to watch for investors interested in blockchain, and marijuana stocks.
(For related news, read 3 Cannabis Stocks Might Have What it Takes to Join the Ranks of the S&P 500 Index)


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You’d think the average vulture capitalist, upon picking a company’s carcass clean, would fly off. But not Eddie Lampert.
The hedge fund king’s name is well known for the way he ran Sears into Chapter 11. But now that bankruptcy proceedings are underway, Lampert’s trying to rescue the company from total liquidation. As of Wednesday, he was offering $5 billion to buy out the other creditors and keep about 425 stores open — along with around 50,000 jobs.
It may not work. Lampert’s fighting with Sears’ other creditors, who would mostly like to just sell off the company’s assets for spare parts and call it a day. The whole thing will likely be determined by an auction on Jan. 14, and then a court hearing scheduled for Jan. 31.
But the fact is, Lampert’s offer is the only one that would keep Sears running in anything like its current form. Having destroyed the company, Lampert is now trying to rebuild it.
Just what on Earth is going on with this guy?
Perhaps Lampert is merely trying to squeeze a bit more blood from the stone. It’s likely that very little if any of that $5 billion will come out of the hedge fund magnate’s own pocket. The money will probably come from loans extended by some major banks. In other words: This could just be a rerun of the leveraged buyout strategy that gutted Sears in the first place.
Because of the weird way these operations work, Lampert and ESL Investments not only ran the company, they also served as one of its primary creditors. They made a ton of money off interest payments and fees. (That’s largely why Lampert now has such a big role in the bankruptcy process he arguably drove Sears into — bankruptcy proceedings tend to prioritize selling off assets to make creditors as whole as possible.) While he was in charge, Lampert also had Sears sell off a lot of its brick-and-mortar properties to Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate company for which Lampert is the chairman. Sears went from owning its own shops to paying Lampert and company money to stay in them.
At the same time, Lampert’s stock in the company — around a third of all its shares — is now pretty much worthless. In some ways, he’s lost money on this deal, and in other ways he’s made …read more
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Fortissimo, GK Films, Lightning Entertainment and Odin’s Eye Entertainment are the latest companies to sign up to the online entertainment rights licensing marketplace.
The digital sales and acquisitions platform has been expanding its client base since former Miramax licensing executive Steven Polster arrived as CEO in September 2013.
Currently more than two dozen sales agents and content owners including Sierra Affinity and Voltage Pictures use RightsTrade’s secure online screening service and Market On Demand rights licensing platform.
Since Polster’s arrival the service has more than tripled its online screenings volume, added more than 1,000 film and TV titles, and registering 3,000 industry buyers.
The company has also developed its RightSearch rights availabilities search engine that enables buyers to search a database of millions of rights availabilities by territory, genre, year and distribution channel.
RightSearch is currently in beta testing with a pool of companies including the aforementioned clients and is anticipated to go live in the coming months.
“Since bringing our screening platform out of beta in Cannes we have had an overwhelming response from sales agents and content owners who see RightsTrade as an effective tool to speed up the sales cycle, eliminate manual administrative tasks and generate incremental sales,” said Polster.
“With more registered buyers in the marketplace than the Cannes Marche du Film, sellers have access to an entirely new sales channel available 24/7/365.”
Fortissimo MD Nelleke Driessen said RightsTrade allowed the company to eliminate “an enormous amount” of administrative activity.
RightsTrade has also completed a software integration with content and rights management SaaS provider FilmTrack.
The latter holds a minority interest in RightsTrade and manages more than three million titles and 450,000 contracts for more than 200 companies in 180 territories.


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Outback titles senior men’s tennis tour
Published March 6, 2006
Outback Steakhouse will be the title sponsor of the newly launched senior men’s tennis circuit, which plans to expand to several cities in the coming years.
The first full season of what will be called the Outback Champions Series begins this week in Naples, Fla. Tennis hall of famer Jim Courier’s InsideOut Sports and Entertainment created the circuit late last year, hoping to pick up where an older series had left off before it folded in 2001.
Outback has a two-year deal, with an option for a third. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“This is a nice wind at our back as we launch this year,” Courier said.
Outback, as part of its deal, will have its logo on net posts, player and umpire chairs and, in some cases, painted on the court.
Outback’s vice president of marketing and advertising, Fulton Smith-Sykes, cited the series’ charity effort as a principal reason behind the sponsorship. The baby-boomer crowds that might go to see the tennis legends would also be an attractive demographic for the steak chain.


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India and Sri Lanka signed the Free Trade Agreement on 28th December 1998 and further discussions were held be tween India and Sri Lanka on 2nd February 2000 in New Delhi. The Agreement provides duty free market access to both the countries on a preferential basis in a phased manner. India has also agreed to permit limited quantities of imports of tea and garments from Sri Lanka. Tea quota will be 15 million kilogram per annum and garments 8 million pieces.
Indian and Sri Lankan delegations finalised the procedures for effective monitoring of the tea and garments quota today in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Mrs. Rathi Vinay Jha, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Sri Lankan side by Mr. A. Andrew De Silva, Secretary, Ministry of Plantation Industries.
For tea, the nodal agencies would be the Tea Boards of both the countries and for garments the nodal agencies would be the Textile Committee in Mumbai and Textiles Division of the Ministry of Industrial Development, Colombo. To facilitate effective monitoring of the quotas, both the Governments decided that for tea, exports will be through the air and sea ports in Calcutta and Cochin, whereas for garments, it will be Mumbai and Chennai.
The Free Trade Agreement is expected to boost the bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka and also consolidate the close economic, commercial and political relations between the two countries through increased trade and investments. As of now, India is one of the largest exporters to Sri Lanka and the trade balance is heavily in favour of India.


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The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission announced Thursday that bars and other alcohol retailers are permitted to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. Sunday, instead of having to abide by the state’s usual 3 a.m. last call. The “extra” hour is due to the daylight saving time change.
What time can you purchase alcohol in Indiana on Sunday?
Sunday carryout sales hours will remain limited
That means liquor stores, grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores with permits can continue to sell alcohol from noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Every other day of the week, state law allows them to sell alcohol from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.
What time can you buy beer on Sunday in Indiana?
Effective March 4, 2018, convenience stores, grocers, and liquor stores may sell alcohol from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sundays and after 7:00 AM on Mondays. Effective July 4, 2010, beer sold in microbreweries may be sold on Sundays pursuant to Senate Bill 75.
Can you buy alcohol on Sunday Indiana?
Indiana is becoming the 41st state to allow Sunday liquor sales, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. The new law will allow an estimated 3,800 liquor stores, groceries, pharmacies and convenience stores to sell any alcohol products between noon and 8 p.m. on Sundays.
What time can you buy alcohol in Indiana?
Sunday through Saturday, the legal hours for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages are 7:00AM to 3:00AM (IC 7.1-3-1-14). Alcoholic beverage vs.
Can you buy a car on Sunday in Indiana?
Vehicle sales may not be conducted on Sunday, unless the person holds a special event permit issued under Indiana Code 9-32-11-18 or the person is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or trading a motorcycle or a non-self-propelled/non-motorized camper or trailer.
Can you buy alcohol at CVS on Sunday?
There are virtually no restrictions on Sunday, when you can purchase liquor served at licensed restaurants and bars from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. You can also buy it at grocery and liquor stores every day of the week, including Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. does Walgreens sell alcohol in DC?
Can you buy alcohol at Walmart on Sunday in Indiana?
The law goes into effect immediately, and for the first time in Indiana history, Hoosiers will be able to pick up alcohol on Sunday. Beginning this weekend, Hoosiers can purchase booze at liquor stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and big-box retailers, including Kroger and Walmart, from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Can you drink under 21 with a parent in Indiana?
It is illegal in Indiana for any person under the age of 21 to knowingly consume or possess an alcoholic beverage. In addition, minors are prohibited from transporting alcoholic beverages on a public highway unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian who is at least 21 years or older.
Why is alcohol not sold on Sundays?
Many states prohibit selling alcohol for on and off-premises sales in one form or another on Sundays at some restricted time, under the idea that people should be in church on Sunday morning, or at least not drinking. … Blue laws may also prohibit retail activity on days other than Sunday.
What time can you buy alcohol in Indiana on Saturday?
The legal hours for serving or selling alcohol in Indiana are 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday. If the business is a restaurant or bar, the customers may be permitted to continue drinking for 30 minutes after the cut-off time, but only if the beverage was served during the allowed time window.
Does Kroger sell alcohol on Sunday in Indiana?
Weekend Alcohol Sales at Kroger
Alcohol will not be available for purchase after around 11 p.m. on Saturday nights. Alcohol sales will resume mid-day on Sundays — usually between 10 a.m. and noon. Alcohol sales will end at the state-mandated time on Sunday evening — usually between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Can you get alcohol delivered in Indiana?
Someone 21 years or older with valid ID must be home to accept our delivery in person. Indiana State Law requires in-person ID verification at time of delivery. We cannot leave alcohol products on the doorstep.
Can passengers drink alcohol in a car in Indiana?
In Indiana, you cannot possess an open bottle of alcohol in the passenger area of the car. Therefore, you cannot drink alcohol as a passenger in a car because this inherently means you have an open container.
How early can you buy alcohol at Walmart?
Walmart Alcohol sales hours: 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
How late does walmart sell alcohol in Indiana?
Alcohol Sales Times at Walmart by State
|State||Alcohol Sales Hours||Sunday Restrictions|
|Illinois||Hours set by municipalities||None|
|Indiana||7 a.m. to 3 a.m.||Alcohol can only be sold from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.|
|Iowa||6 a.m. to 2 a.m.||Alcohol can only be sold from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.|
|Kansas||9 a.m. to 11 p.m.||Sunday alcohol sales begin at 12 p.m.|


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US durable goods orders bounce back in February
Orders for durable goods in the US rose by 2.2% in February, recovering partly from a drop of 3.6% in January, official figures have shown.
Total orders for the goods - defined as items which last at least three years - hit $211.8bn (£133.6bn) in the month, the Commerce Department said.
Greater demand for aircraft, machinery, computers and communications equipment helped to drive the increase.
Orders have now risen in four of the past five months.
Excluding transportation, orders rose by 1.6%.
The figures were slightly lower than analysts had expected, and together will falling oil prices they helped push shares lower on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones index closed down 72 points, or 0.5%, at 13,126.
On Tuesday, figures suggested consumer confidence slipped in March, while house prices fell in January, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous month.
"The economy is slowly improving, but it is definitely a halting recovery where we're not accelerating to any great degree," said Liam Dalton at Axiom Capital Management in New York.