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Nissan Motor Philippines is putting its game face back on as it plans to introduce three new models--two sedans and one sport-utility vehicle--in the local market this year.
The first sedan will be launched in April while the SUV and the other sedan will be out after the May elections, Nissan Motor Philippines president and chief executive Allen Chen said.
After a little prodding, Nissan Motor Philippines assistant vice president Steven Hu revealed the company is launching the Nissan Sentra 2.0-liter manual and CVT variants in April. The other sedan is the Nissan Teana 2.5-liter V6, a higher variant over the currently available Teana 2.3.
The Nissan X-Trail, a test unit of which was spotted by TopGear.com.ph on the North Luzon Expressway, is slated for a mid-year launch. Like the current X-Trail, it will be assembled in the car manufacturer's plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
The series of launches scheduled for 2010 follows almost two years of drought on the part of Nissan Motor Philippines. The last vehicle it launched was the Nissan Grand Livina in the second half of 2008.
"With three new models, we hope to reach a 20 percent growth in sales from less than 3,000 units last year," Chen said.
Data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers in the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) showed Nissan Motor Philippines sold 2,395 units in 2009, 18.6 percent lower than its sales in the previous year.
Aside from lower sales in 2009, Nissan's lack of new offerings in last year also caused it to drop a notch lower in CAMPI's ranking. Nissan Motor Philippines closed 2009 on the 10th spot with a total market share of 1.8 percent from 2.4 percent in 2008.
(Editor's note: Photos of the North American Nissan Sentra are for visual purposes only. Actual units which will be made available in the Philippines may vary.)


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With some publishers splitting from the show floor and more gamers sliding on virtual reality headsets than ever before, this year's E3 moved the industry in decidedly different directions.
An update to Google’s Waze navigation app is making some of the worst areas to drive in Los Angeles a little more bearable by steering users away from problem intersections.
Retail giant Target intends to keep investing heavily in customer experience technology, but mobile is playing a critical role, says Casey Carl, chief strategy and innovation officer.
Redmond is making good on its promise to pursue a strategy of “conversation as a platform” with the acquisition of messaging app developer Wand Labs to enhance its chat and messaging platforms.
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AIAI Comments on Economic survey 2016-17
The Government has presented the Economic Survey 2016-17 amidst structural changes in the economy on the back of demonetization and the proposed implementation of the goods and service tax. Given the uncertainty of demonetization, the survey has revised down the real GDP growth estimate for 2016-17 to 6.50%-6.75%, from 7.00%-7.75% estimated by the previous year’s survey. For 2017-18, the survey has projected a real GDP growth of 6.75%-7.50%. The adverse impact of demonetisation was clearly visible on the Indian economy.
Specifically, the Survey has suggested that the transition to digitalization must be gradual by taking full account of the digitally deprived and the government and RBI must bear the full cost of digitalization, instead of the consumers or financial intermediaries. This is part of All India Association of Industries’ (AIAI) earlier recommendations that the Government must create a progressive and enabling regulatory and licensing framework to safeguard all stakeholders and ensure minimal cost and time-efficient transactions. AIAI expect the government to follow these suggestions in the days to come.
Mr. Vijay Kalantri, President, All India Association of Industries said, “More importantly, we appreciate the efforts of the Government for the adoption of Universal Basic Income (UBI).” UBI refers to the unconditional transfer of cash in the bank accounts of beneficiaries, instead of running hundreds of government welfare schemes which are prone to leakages.
In the export sector, the survey has rightly pointed out that India must improve its competitive strengths in the apparel, leather and footwear sectors by taking advantage of the rising wages in China. Mr. Kalantri added, “The Government is strongly advocating Ease of doing Business. However the implementation needs lot of improvement. The Government must rationalize tax structure, reform labour laws and negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs) by weighing the costs and benefits.”
The Survey has raised concerns about the magnitude of NPAs in the banking sector and has suggested the setting up of the ‘Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency’ (PARA), based on the successful experience of the East Asian countries in 1990s. AIAI welcomes this pragmatic initiative.
AIAI further expects that the Government would consider implementing some of the meaningful suggestions offered in the survey and take the economy to higher growth trajectory.


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New York City -- Blockbuster said on Monday that it reached a $290 million deal to be bought out of bankruptcy by a group of investors.
The offer by a group of hedge firms comprised of Monarch Alternative Capital, Owl Creek Asset Management, Stonehill Capital Management and Värde Partners -- is a so-called “stalking horse” bid. It sets a base price that Blockbuster hopes will attract other potential suitors who will offer more.
Together, the creditor group, which calls itself Cobalt Video, owns more than 50% of Blockbuster’s senior secured notes, and each member is part of the company’s creditor steering committee, according to The New York Times.
As part of the purchase agreement with Cobalt, Blockbuster must begin closing down 609 stores, according to a court filing. Cobalt has also reserved the right under certain circumstances to convert Blockbuster’s bankruptcy case into a Chapter 7 liquidation.
“By initiating a sale process at this time, we intend to accelerate our Chapter 11 proceedings and move the company forward,” Jim Keyes, Blockbuster’s chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “An auction will allow the company to invite competing bids from both strategic and financial investors.”
Blockbuster must still seek permission from Judge Burton R. Lifland, the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy case, to run the sales process. If the judge approves, potential bidders would have 30 days to submit their offers, followed by a one-week auction.


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Ever since being held at gunpoint and robbed of approximately $10 million worth of jewellery during Paris Fashion Week two years ago, reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has avoided wearing extravagant pieces in public. However, the star decided to make an exception when she attended the 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection here.
The 37-year-old accessorised a daring low-back dress with statement diamond pieces from Tiffany & Co., including multiple rings and a diamond choker.
But she made sure to point out on her social media that the expensive pieces were not hers and she had beefed up her security detail for the event, reports people.com.
“Look at these jewels I get to borrow for the night – I have security with me and they (the jewels) leave me after the night,” Kim told her fans on her Instagram Stories as she was driving to the event, adding, “I turn into Cinderella.”
She attended the annual event with her mother Kris Jenner.
Kim, a mother of three, wore a skin-baring, curve-hugging, off-white colored Jersey knit gown featuring an open back and stomach cutouts.
Ever since her 2016 robbery, where she was held at gunpoint by a gang of men who stole jewellery, including a $4 million diamond ring, from her, Kim no longer keeps jewellery in the house.


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Top 20 software suppliers, 2016: "The story for the 2015 market for supply chain management (SCM) software, maintenance and services is a tale of two currencies, according to Chad Eschinger, vice president at the research firm Gartner.
Measured in current currency—that is a comparison of results based on currency values for 2014 and 2015—the market grew by about 2.8% to $10.145 billion. That total includes applications for supply chain execution (SCE) (+3.4%), supply chain planning (SCP) (+3%) and, for the third year in a row, procurement software (+1.9%), which is increasingly integrated with supply chain management. Growth is growth in a tough economy, but 2.8% is not much more than last year’s yield on a 10-year treasury note.
If you look at the market in constant currency, you get a different story, according to Eschinger. Now, that $10.145 billion translates into an 11% gain, or the equivalent of a pretty good growth stock. Individually, SCE grew by 11%, SCP grew by 11.3% and procurement grew by 10.8%. “As you can see, there was ample demand for supply chain software last year,” he adds. “But currency values created a 7% headwind, even for market leaders like SAP and Oracle.”
Looking forward, Gartner is predicting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in constant currency for supply chain management software— including procurement—of 9.5% for the next five years, reaching $16.283 billion in 2020."


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Obviously looking for a way to compete with Amazon's popular shipping service, Walmart is reported to be working on a three-day, unlimited shipping service that will cost consumers approximately $50 per year. This is half the price of Amazon Prime, but it's unclear if additional benefits will be included beyond free shipping on most orders. Scheduled to being testing this summer by invitation, the three-day shipping offer will be applied to more than one million products sold on Walmart.com.
Assuming Walmart can effectively harness the company's existing distribution network to deliver products efficiently, the company may be in a solid position to compete with Amazon on speed of delivery. Of course, it's going to be vastly more difficult to compete with the additional perks of Amazon Prime. Detailed by the Associated Press, Walmart spokesperson Ravi Jariwala mentioned that the company will not be able to compete with "free video or music streaming."
While the price of Amazon Prime is double the cost of the proposed Walmart shipping service, Prime also offers access to a large streaming video library on Amazon Instant Video, one free book rental a month through the Kindle Lending library, unlimited cloud photo storage with Prime Photos and unlimited access to streaming music on Prime Music. Hypothetically, Walmart could eventually wrap a streaming video perk related to Vudu into the service sinceVudu was purchased by Walmart during March 2010.
It's also unclear if a subscription to Walmart's new shipping service will be able to be shared among family members. Comparatively, Amazon Prime can be shared with up to four eligible household members living at the same address. Interestingly, Walmart's service was previously expected to being testing during the holiday 2014 shopping season, but the program was pushed back to summer 2015 due to a variety of technical issues.


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Black Friday 2017 – Macy’s Doorbusters Black Friday 2017 Offers
America’s best-loved division retailer for trend and inexpensive luxurious, Macy’s Black Friday 2017 gross sales together with gives on Apple and Amazon merchandise. Macy’s will begin its 2017 sale on Thanksgiving at 5 P.M. and run it till 2 a.m. It’ll then reopen at 6 a.m. on Black Friday 2017 and run doorbusters till 1 p.m. Extra doorbusters will probably be out there on Saturday from eight a.m. to 1 p.m. In keeping with the 40-page Macy’s Black Friday 2017 advert, the division retailer is providing Black Friday offers 2017 on quite a lot of gadgets together with garments, jewellery, housewares and home equipment. Some gadgets, reminiscent of glassware, slippers and thermal tops, will even be supplied without cost as soon as buyers declare rebates. Macy’s shops supply residence items, purses, and fragrances additionally. Store Macy’s shops to search out designer names like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Jessica Simpson and Michael Kors. The pack on Black Friday 2017 November 24, prime tech Macy’s Black Friday 2017 offers together with Amazon Echo Dot for $39.99, Apple Watch Collection 1 for $70 Off, JBL three Cost three Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker for $89.99, Dream Imaginative and prescient Digital Actuality for $17.99.


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The AMD Ryzen 7000X3D series is expected to be officially unveiled at CES2023 as PC enthusiasts anxiously await the successor to the 5800X3D. The AMD Ryzen 5800X3D debuted in 2022 with its 96MB 3D-stacked L3 cache. The new design allowed the 8C/16T processor to trade blows in gaming with the Intel i9-12900KS flagship Alder-Lake S processor despite it costing hundreds of dollars less. For gaming, it still manages to do well against the Intel i9-13900K and has even provided competition for AMD’s newest Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPUs. AMD recently released its Ryzen 7000 series processors but an X3D model was noticeably absent and now a leaked slide shows it will be released in 2023. WccfTech has obtained a slide, and confirmation about the upcoming unveiling of these next 3D V-Cache processors.
AMD will reportedly be releasing two AMD Ryzen 7000X3D series processors for the AM5 platform. One will be aimed at PC enthusiasts while the other is intended for gaming. It is also said that voltage and overclocking restrictions could be less limited with these but their stock clocks will still be lower than the non-3d V-cache counterparts. Overclocking for the 5800X3D, while possible, was not recommended but these new Zen 4 5mm processors could have a bit more headroom. There’s still no official word from AMD regarding more X3D variants for its long-lived AM4 platform but a recently leaked slide did show production continuing throughout 2023.
A detailed explanation of AMD’s 3D V-cache technology can be found here where Brent Justice compared the 5800X3d with the 5800X.


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Futures markets went up about 7 cents/gallon yesterday. Based on the persistent falling trend gasoline inventories, my expectation now is that most of the US and Canada will be seeing record retail prices this summer.
Even optimists have now turned pessimistic:
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ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva said he was concerned about the refining industry's ability to meet summer gasoline demand.
"We really have to run well," Mr. Mulva said during a first-quarter earnings conference call. "If you look at the supply-demand situation -- and hopefully we don't have weather-related issues -- the concern we have is whether we're going to be able to run and provide the supply we need during the summertime period."
Mr. Flynn of Alaron called the statement "a huge admission by a major refiner."
"This is something an analyst can say but when it comes from the CEO of Conoco, it makes you wonder how desperate the situation is becoming," he said.


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No one ever claimed French fries were good for you, but if your local health department has its way, you won’t be able to claim ignorance is bliss the next time you say, “supersize me.” As of May, all chain restaurants with over 15 outlets are required to post calorie counts on their menus in New York City. A bill winding its way through the California State Legislature would require all chain restaurants with over 15 outlets in the state to post nutritional information including calorie count, the number of carbohydrates and the number of grams of fat on the menu. Advocates assume these regulations will take a bite out of our burgeoning obesity rates, inspiring patrons to demand healthier foods.
The idea, they say, is that restaurant-goers might not be inclined to order that bloomin’ onion if they realize it packs a whopping 2275 calories, more than the average adult needs to eat in one day. And there is some research to back that up. A study in New York City after the law went into effect showed that 12% of Subway customers reported seeing the information and changing their orders accordingly, ordering meals with 99 fewer calories than diners who saw the information but weren’t affected. A recent study by the Dr. Robert C. Atkins and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health at University of California, Berkeley predicted that adult fast-food customers might eat 9300 fewer calories per year if the calorie counts were prominently posted, losing three pounds annually.
How this would affect children is unclear. After all, if adults struggle to resist junk food, the battle for self-control might be even harder for kids, who may not understand the link between nutrition and health. “ Having calorie counts on menus is part of the puzzle, not the main part of healthy eating,” says Susan Adams, Professor of Nutrition at LaSalle University. “The focus should be on total diet, meaning everything that’s consumed over a day or week’s time, and that any food can get into a healthy diet if it’s the right portion and eaten with moderation and combined with regular physical activity.”
And that’s the rub. Today’s skyrocketing rates of obesity result from a combination of factors like a more sedentary lifestyle, larger portions, a reliance on processed foods and more meals eaten out than in previous generations. Kids who eat low-calorie meals at McDonalds and then go home to play Wii for six hours still won’t be healthy. And parents who make fast food meals a regular part of the family diet may not be the adults most concerned with childhood nutrition in the first place. For that matter, there’s nothing to say that diners turned off by the 1450 calories in the Border Grande Taco Salad with Beef at Taco Bell won’t simply drag their kids to the taqueria next door, where calorie counts won’t be required, but the foods may be just as fattening.
The New York State Restaurant Association is currently challenging the New York City law in the courts, and California Bill SB1420 is still in process. Whether calorie counts on menus are a flash in the pan or here to stay, one thing’s certain: if you’re concerned about your child’s nutrition, nothing beats a home-cooked meal.
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(THUA THIEN-HUE) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has approved a post-Covid-19 tourism stimulation program, offering up to 50% discounts on entrance tickets to visit world heritage sites from now to July 31, 2020, among other tourist incentives.
The new pricing was announced by Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Director of the Thua Thien-Hue Department of Tourism, following a meeting of the provincial People’s Council on May 8.
During the meeting, tourism figures were discussed. In January, the province’s tourism industry reported the number of arrivals and revenue had year-on-year growth of 22.07% and 14.89%, respectively.
However, the coronavirus outbreak has had a heavy impact on the industry. Many of travel companies, hotels, restaurants and shops have had to temporarily suspend their businesses, and thousands of industry workers have lost their jobs.
In the first four months of this year, the province attracted 940,069 tourists, down 50% year-on-year. The direct tourism revenue was VND859 billion, a decrease of 21%, while the combined revenue was VND2,079 billion, down 45%, as Thua Thien-Hue lost some VND2,250 billion in tourism revenue.
Thus, apart from solutions to support enterprises suffering from the downturn caused by the epidemic, it is necessary to put in place the tourism stimulation program.
On Vietnam’s Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day, thanks to free-of-charge offers for visiting world heritage sites, the province attracted 22,000 tourists following the social-distancing period.
Due to the promising results, the province decided to discount entrance fees by 50% from May 8 to July 31 this year. The promotion might continue into the remainder of 2020, depending upon the world’s tourism recovery.
The provincial tourism industry also encourages tourism companies to provide their own stimulation packages to attract more tourists.
At the meeting, leaders also discussed the national travel summit, to be held in Thua Thien-Hue later this month to seek collaboration among hotels, travel companies and restaurants, as well as cooperation by three central localities, including Quang Nam Province and Danang City.
Officials noted that tourist promotions will be held this year and next year, including Festival Hue 2020, Hue Ao dai Festival and Hue Hiphop Festival.
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Guernsey Dairy says it has to overhaul how it operates to deal with falling fresh milk sales.
Farmers are producing around one million litres a year more than is needed.
The dairy says it is reviewing its product range, pack sizes, retail prices and marketing to mitigate the decline.
It says it has to address the shift in younger consumers choosing plant-based alternatives.
The dairy has to take all milk produced by local farmers that meets criteria - currently around 8 million litres a year. But it only needs 7 million litres to meet existing demand.
"We are very aware of the changes in consumer habits and are working on a strategic marketing plan to mitigate the decline in liquid milk sales. As part of this initiative, we are reviewing our existing milk-product range with a focus on market share, price points and positioning. This may entail a change to pack sizes and product listings as we look to ensure all products make a positive return on our investment. Retail and trade prices will continue to be monitored to ensure we remain competitive within our target market sector which will help to sustain the local dairy industry and its contribution to the community." -Andrew Tabel, general manager of Guernsey Dairy.
Guernsey currently has 13 local dairy farms and around 1,450 milking cows.
Marketing will focus on the health and environmental benefits of local milk and dairy produce.
"We love seeing our 'Golden Guernseys' grazing in the fields and most islanders understand the significant contribution the local dairy farming industry makes to the look and feel of our island. At the same time farmers rely on milk sales to maintain viable businesses, supporting their herds and managing our countryside. One will not exist without the other, which is why it is important that we continue to encourage islanders to support the local dairy industry by buying our products."
The dairy is also investigating other uses for the surplus milk, and making efficiencies to cut energy and water usage.
Bosses say it is challenging, given its near 70 year old site, and that 'development of a new, more modern facility, either at the current site or a new location, will provide further opportunities to introduce operating efficiencies'.
The States has agreed proposals to progress investigations to a new facility, which is expected to be completed in 2024.


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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that manufacturers added 22,000 workers in March, extending the 32,000 gain in employment in February. It was the sixth consecutive month with robust hiring growth in the sector, averaging 27,167 per month over that time frame.
As such, the latest jobs numbers confirm that the labor market has tightened significantly, with manufacturers increasing employment by a rather robust 18,733 per month on average since the end of 2016. That is quite a turnaround from the sluggish job growth in 2016, and it is a sign that firms have continued to accelerate their hiring as the economic outlook has strengthened and demand and production have improved considerably. Indeed, manufacturers have told us that challenges in recruiting new workers is their primary business concern right now.
Along those lines, average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees in the manufacturing sector edged down from $901.84 in February to $901.39 in March. However, that translated into a whopping 4.1 percent increase over the past 12 months, up from $865.26 in March 2017, which further illustrates the strength of the labor market right now.
Since the end of the Great Recession, manufacturing employment has risen by 1,179,000 workers, with 12.63 million employees in the sector in this report. That is the highest level of manufacturing employment since December 2008.
Despite the healthy increase in employment in manufacturing, nonfarm payrolls increased just 103,000 in March, well below the consensus estimate of around 190,000. This represented a notable easing from February’s solid gain of 326,000 workers. Weather might have been a factor in the slower activity in March. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent for the sixth straight month, continuing to be the lowest level since December 2000. In addition, the so-called “real” unemployment rate, which includes discouraged and other “marginally attached” workers, fell from 8.2 percent to 8.0 percent, the lowest level since November.
In March, durable goods manufacturers added another 22,000 workers on net, but employment at nondurable goods firms was flat. The largest increases included fabricated metal products (up 8,800), transportation equipment (up 4,800, with motor vehicles and parts up 3,300), miscellaneous nondurable goods (up 3,500), furniture and related products (up 3,300), computer and electronic products (up 2,800), electrical equipment and appliances (up 2,000) and machinery (up 2,000), among others. In contrast, employment declined in several segments in March, including printing and related support activities (down 2,500), chemicals (down 1,700), primary metals (down 1,100) and paper and paper products (down 1,000).


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Microsoft products – packaging and pricing for local government
The Digital Transformation Agreement (DTA) packaging and pricing has attracted a good deal of concern and criticism from Socitm members. In June, we responded by contacting CCS and members’ concerns were conveyed to Microsoft the following month. CCS also offered to help individual councils with any proposals that they were currently considering.
Since then, Microsoft has announced further price increases to take effect in November 2018, generating further representations from councils to the Local Government Association (LGA) and ourselves.
Socitm, working with the LGA and CCS, has been engaging with our Microsoft colleagues to ensure that we are taking a leading position in conveying the issues and challenges facing the local government sector.
This briefing note reveals the list of actions generated from a meeting with Microsoft on 29 October.


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The best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player in the world adds another trophy to his ever-growing collection.
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The electronics retailer confirmed the upcoming amiibo’s exclusivity and details how you’ll be able to (maybe) find it.
Super Smash Bros. director confirms characters were already planned for release. Also, fan service ahead!
Today’s presentation showed off a mix of brand new stages for Smash and some remastered classics.
From Splatoon to Mega Man to Virtua Fighter, the new content covers it all. Plus, a new trophy!
All three new fighters are available to purchase and download now.
E3 is almost here, and Nintendo started it off with a slew of Super Smash Bros. announcements this morning. Many of them were leaked late last week, but there were a few things Nintendo kept a secret.
The hackers are at it again, and this time they may have found something huge in the update to Smash, just in time for E3 [Warning: Possible E3 Spoilers]
Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai will host a presentation before E3. What will he show?
Smash DLC incoming, featuring Lucas, costumes and more!
On this April Fool’s Day, Nintendo plays it straight with dozens of announcements surrounding Wii U, 3DS, amiibo, and much, much more. All the details inside!
But you probably won’t recognize the name when we tell you…
The update is available now and adds features that won’t be fully available until Friday’s New Nintendo 3DS XL launch.
Nintendo reveals encouraging sales figures from 2014, including Wii U, Super Smash Bros., amiibo and more.
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The company that owns the iconic Oneida brand of silverware once made in Central New York is in serious financial trouble.
EveryWare Global Inc., the maker of Oneida forks, spoons and knives, closed its factories in Lancaster, Ohio, and in Monaca, Pa., in May and furloughed nearly 1,600 workers. At the same time, it reported a first quarter loss of $38.4 million, compared with a profit of $200,000 in the same period last year.
Sam Solomon, who was named interim chief executive officer in February after John Sheppard stepped down as CEO, said the shutdown of the factories was a temporary but necessary move to reduce inventory and improve liquidity as it battles a decline in sales.
"While our results over the past several quarters have been disappointing, we are taking actions that we believe will better position us for future growth," Solomon said.
He said the company intended to reopen the plants in three to four weeks. The company announced last week that it intends to partially reopen its Monaca facility.
EveryWare is in default on a $250 million loan. But on Saturday, it said it had reached a temporary forbearance agreement with its lenders. Under such agreements, lenders agree not to foreclose while a borrower attempts to work out its financial problems.
The Lancaster, Ohio-based company was formed from the merger of Anchor Hocking LLC and Oneida Ltd. in March of 2012.
Founded by a utopian community in Sherrill 134 years ago, Oneida Ltd. manufactured tableware in the city until 2005. Hurt by competition from Asian manufacturers, Oneida closed its Sherrill factory, eliminating 500 local jobs, but kept its brand alive by contracting with foreign manufacturers to make its products.
Monomoy Capital Partners acquired Oneida in 2011 and combined it and Anchor Hocking under the EveryWare name in 2012. In January, the company announced it planned to close its regional office and shut its Oneida outlet store in Sherrill, the last remaining pieces of the Oneida Ltd. operation in the city.
Sherrill Manufacturing Inc. took over Oneida's factory in Sherrill in 2005 and employs more than 20 people making stainless steel tableware under the Liberty Tabletop brand. It has no connection to EveryWare.


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Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a subsidiary of UAE-based Digital DEWA, signed a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) agreement with Nozomi Networks, provider of Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) security.
This partnership will authorise Moro Hub to resell Nozomi products and provide OT and IoT managed security services using Nozomi Networks products, said a release.
"As a part of the agreement, Moro Hub’s cybersecurity function will integrate and sell Nozomi Networks’ products and solutions to provide OT and IoT Managed Security Services. In addition, Moro Hub will also have full access to Nozomi Networks training and certifications to further leverage network visibility, monitoring, and threat intelligence," it said.
“The UAE has always been a step ahead to create a safe and strong cyber-infrastructure in the country that enables citizens to fulfill their aspirations and empowers businesses to thrive. We are glad to announce our partnership with Nozomi Networks, which offers OT and IoT cyber security solutions backed with deep expertise and advanced resources. The association reflects our commitment to helping our clients to protect their critical infrastructure with proven technologies powered by Moro Hub’s in-country secure cloud.” said Eng. Marwan Bin Haidar, Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Digital DEWA.
Moro Hub is accelerating digital transformation in the region by offering the latest technologies backed by the 4th Industrial Revolution to help government and enterprise customers safeguard themselves from cyber threats, the release added.


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It wasn’t too long ago that Biodynamic® was considered fringe but according to the turnout at a recent joint Demeter® USA and University of California Cooperative Extension Short Course in Biodynamic Winegrowing in Rutherford, it is becoming mainstream. Demeter USA is the US arm of the international Demeter organization which sets standards for – and certifies – Biodynamic producers and products. According to Demeter USA Marketing Director Elizabeth Candelario, a few years ago, 20 farmers might show up to a seminar like the one held last week but on that day, there were nearly 200 growers, vintners, retailers, sommeliers and other tradespeople in attendence, with a large number of young people in the room.
Beginning with Candelario’s introduction “Biodynamic Farming Enters the Mainstream” and in various presentations throughout the day, speakers revealed reasons why adoption of Biodynamics is increasing.
Candelario said that Biodynamics – the higher, holistic version of organics – is the “next evolution.” Organic products have been growing 20% per year in supermarkets and is now core to product lines of retail giants like Walmart. Being “sustainable” and “green” are no longer enough to distinguish a producer in a competitive global market. Today there are 4,200 certified Biodynamic producers in 43 countries with Germany the leader with 10% of total farmland certified Biodynamic. In terms of wine, there are over 360 certified Biodynamic vineyards around the world covering about 20,000 acres, with France leading the pack. The U.S. is No. 2 with 75 producers certified or in transition, representing a growth rate of 15% per year.
The increase in Biodynamic farming is part of the wider shift to sustainable practices. Ginny Lambrix of Truett-Hurst Winery said that organic systems sequester 18-19% carbon and also require lower inputs than conventional farming. Glenn McGourty of UC Cooperative Extension cited a study comparing the greater vineyard organic matter of 5,900-17,900 kg/ha under organic farming with greater soil friability and biomass, vs. the 3,600 kg/ha achieved under conventional methods.
For Barbara Steele of Cowhorn Winery in Oregon’s Applegate AVA, Biodynamics was a natural lifestyle fit with her 20-year practice of homeopathic healing. Cultural lifestyle was also the reason why Mike Grgich was so receptive to his nephew Ivo Jeramaz’ recommendations to switch to Biodynamics to improve the health of their vines, as Mike grew up in Croatia with natural farming.
Pioneers like Benzinger Family Winery and Paul Dolan of Mendocino Wine Co. cited Biodyamics as being core to sustaining a long-term family business as Biodynamic farming results in healthier and longer-lived vines. Benzinger provides incentives to his 50 grower partners to farm naturally, resulting in a doubling of Demeter certifications since 2006. Dolan said we were raised in a “reductive system” where individual maladies are treated vs. the whole body and where a pill is the solution. He compared this to conventional, petro-chemical farming which focuses on the plant and not the life around the plant. He questioned the viability of such a system to raising children where instead of fixing individual behavior, one instead needs to raise them in an environment that “entices them” and hope they fully express themselves.
All the vintners present at the seminar converted to Biodynamics to make authentic and high quality wines, with as little manipulation as possible. David Bos of Grgich Hills Estate said they do less green thinning now and find that they can achieve higher yields of 3.5-4 tons/acre with higher quality, allowing them to re-direct fruit to their premium Yountville Selection cabernet sauvignon. Their sauvignon blanc wine, Essence, is more aromatic without using esther-enhancing yeasts.
One of the ongoing signs that Biodynamics is becoming mainstream is the greater comfort with which vintners are putting the Biodynamic or Demeter certification mark on the label. Even today, certain vintners refrain from labelling their wines organic/Biodynamic for fear of being labelled too ‘granola’ or ‘alfalfa sprouts’, or being associated with some poorly-made wines in the past. Mark Beaman of Mendocino Wine Co. said they label such wines Biodynamic to be “transparent” with consumers and to give them a chance “to taste authenticity before authenticity is lost.” Ivo Jeramaz of Grgich said they have nothing to be ashamed of. Rodrigo Soto of Benzinger said “the rules of commerce have changed” and that labelling is a way to differentiate themselves. They all agreed however that the labelling itself doesn’t automatically translate to sales – the quality must be there.
Ultimately, Biodynamic wines are becoming mainstream because consumers demand it. As consumers become more informed about where our commercial food comes from as reported by mainstream media as well as by Oscar-nominated documentaries like Food, Inc. and NYT bestsellers written by Michael Pollan, the purity of Biodynamic products are becoming less “kooky” and more attractive than the scarier mass-produced alternatives. After all, according to Ginny Lambrix, organic farming began at least 9,500 BC when domestication of wheat was first recorded and that we’ve had only 100 years of petro-chemical farming. What would you choose?
For more information on Biodynamics, check out the Demeter USA website.


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According to statistics, small businesses are a key driver of this province’s economy, with 98.5 per cent of them having between one and 99 employees.
To kick off the week, the Business Development Bank of Canada is launching an online benchmarking tool and releasing research to help boost productivity.
Here’s a glimpse at the information: Three tips for increasing productivity from the BDC’s chief economist, Pierre Cléroux:
1) Invest in ICT
Canadian businesses are less productive than their American counterparts. One of the reasons for this is Canadian businesses invest just over half (56 per cent) of the amount US companies invest in information and communications technology (ICT).
2) Cut waste
Waste of resources is one of the main causes of inefficiency within a company.
3) Use formal processes to measure and improve productivity
Measuring and improving productivity generates tangible benefits. Canada’s fastest growing SMEs are over three times more likely to measure their productivity against formal metrics. One in three entrepreneurs that expect 10 per cent plus annual growth over three years comprehensively measure their productivity.


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Indian mobile manufacturer, Micromax is gearing up to launch its own mobile wallet via Yu Televentures. Yu Televentures is currently owned by Micromax itself. The company will partner with some payment firms for its mobile Wallet service. This mobile wallet from Micromax will allow customers to buy various services.
Yu Televentures have entered into software business by launching Around Yu, which is a suite of services bundled into its new smartphone Yutopia. According to the company, it is planning to make a strategic investment in payment company and the deal will be final within a month.
The co-founder of Micromax, Rahul Sharma said, “All these services will be deeply integrated and stitched with one payments system. The company has been diversifying its business to include high-margin software, services and creating new revenue streams.” He also added, “You will see us investing in more companies and then integrate them in our services platform.”
Yu Televentures, the Micromax owned company has been working on the services platform for almost a year now. In the initial phase it offers its services in local cabs, flight, hotels, foods and shopping categories, but the company is planning to add more categories in near future. It is looking to launch recharges and healthcare as next categories.
Payment sector in India is currently growing, as lots of mobile wallet has been in the market. Currently available mobile payment services in India are Paytm, Freecharge Wallet, Mobikwik, Citrus, PayU and some other services are about to launch. Last month, India’s largest bank State Bank of India had also announced that it is going to launch its own mobile wallet named “Batua”.


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MicroScope – January 2021: Looking forward to the future
What’s on the cards for the channel in 2021?
2020 was a strange year, but it’s behind us now. The pandemic looks set to linger on, however, along with Brexit and other unknowns, but the channel is ready for whatever comes its way.
Partners are key to growing the business, says AWS channel chief
Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services’ channel chief speaks of the importance of partners and the acceleration of cloud adoption during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fundamental principles for achieving channel business success
Steven Santini, UK and Ireland channel director of Schneider Electric, shares his thoughts on just what underpins a winning approach to finding success in the channel


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NEW ALBANY, Ohio (CBS.MW) -- Abercrombie & Fitch outpaced Wall Street's projections Tuesday with fourth-quarter profits rising 3 percent as the company maintained extremely tight inventory controls.
The hip teen wear retailer said earnings rose to $79.2 million, or 78 cents a share, vs. $77.2 million, or 76 cents, in same period last year.
Sales rose 6 percent to $466.6 million from $439.4 million despite a 9 percent drop in same-store sales.
Posting its 38th consecutive quarter of record sales and earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch
"I'm very pleased that we were able to continue to improve our earnings in a most challenging holiday environment," Chief Executive Mike Jeffries said.
"Clearly our success could not have been accomplished without a close eye on the bottom line," he said in a conference call.
Earnings rose 7 percent to $168.7 million from $158.1 million last year. On a per-share basis, profits were $1.65 a share vs. last year's $1.55 a share and 6 cents better than the consensus estimate, according to Thomson Financial/First Call.
Abercrombie & Fitch of New Albany, Ohio, kept inventories so lean that there wasn't much to buy in January. However, the company was able to protect margins and its brand by stocking stores with 30 percent fewer products per square foot in the fourth quarter vs. the same period a year ago, officials said in the conference call.
"However, we expect the first half of 2002 to continue to be a very difficult retail environment," Jeffries said. He said he was "comfortable" with the First Call consensus estimate of 20 cents a share for the first quarter and 29 cents for the second.


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When we learned that Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service lost access to every Activision Blizzard game just a week after leaving beta, I admitted that my first thought was that maybe a nearsighted, greedy company decided to take the ball and go home.
That may still be but it turned out to be a more pressing problem: Nvidia did not get permission to keep its games on GeForce Now after launch
While Nvidia The Verge confirmed that it actually contacted Activision before launch to ask if the giant game company agreed to their games when they paid for the paid version of the service a "misunderstanding" as to whether Activision actually granted this permission.
Here is a statement from Nvidia:
Activision Blizzard was a fantastic partner during the GeForce Now beta, which we used to include the free trial for our founding membership. In recognition of the misunderstanding, we have taken the games out of our service in the hope that we can work with them to reactivate them and others in the future.
However, this reconciliation cannot take place. According to Bloomberg who previously reported the "misunderstanding", Activision Blizzard wanted to negotiate a new trade agreement before Nvidia could offer the games, and Nvidia was fairly certain that its business model was . have no commercial agreements with game publishers. Instead, players should be able to buy their games on existing platforms such as Steam, Epic, UPlay and Battle.net and play them on GeForce Now, just as they would play them on their home PC, and give publishers the same amount of money that they would have usually.
A spokesman for Activision Blizzard tells us that there is no such trade agreement.
In other words, Nvidia should have pulled Activision Blizzard's games before last week's launch, as it was with games from other hesitant publishers like Capcom, Konami, Rockstar, and Square Enix. (At the time, GeForce Now boss Phil Eisler told me that some publishers "take a while to make a decision" so that it is possible for them to come over.)
But because Nvidia didn't originally pull them, We now have two headlines that indicate that services like GeForce Now are only as good as legal distribution agreements allow. You may think you "own" a digital game, but that may not always give you the ability to play it on a computer that you rent in the cloud.
The headline of PCWorld last week reflects my thoughts: "That sucks."
Incidentally, none of this has anything to do with Activision’s recent multi-year partnership with Google. The games are not necessarily sent to Google's Stadia cloud gaming service instead. On the one hand, they have to be ported so that they can be run on Stadia's Linux-based servers. On the other hand, the partnership is about YouTube and Google Cloud, not about stadiums. The company said in its fourth-quarter earnings call that Stadia is not part of the business.


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Vingroup begins selling apartments of 1.9 billion VND in luxury urban area Times City Hanoi since May 23rd. Times City is fully equipped with large-scale utilities according to international standards.
After opening a series of commercial center in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vingroup will launch Vincom Center Halong in October 2014. This is one of modern commercial centers in Vietnam following the international standard.
On October 19, Vincom Center Halong was officially open. The center is located at Cot Dong Ho Area in Bach Dang Ward of Halong City. The new mega mall in Halong is a modern shopping and entertainment place for locals, domestic and international tourists.
Following the success of Vinpearl Resort - Villas, after 10 months of construction, Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc was officially launched in Phu Quoc Island. This is the first and the largest 5 star recreation and entertainment complex in Phu Quoc.
On December 13th, an 81-storey skyscraper named The Landmark 81, which belongs to luxury urban area Vinhomes Central Park was started construction by Vingroup. It is expected that this highest building in Vietnam will be inaugurated in 2017.
At the end of December 2014, Vingroup officially launched Almaz Center in the urban ecology Vinhomes Riverside. Almaz consists of modern convention center, luxury bar and restaurants, classy wine lounge and other amusement parks.
Times City has achieved two precious awards of Asia Pacific Property Awards. They are Best Complex Project for Times City Urban Area and Best Business Center for Vincom Mega Mall Times City. It strongly determines the prosperity of VinGroup in the region.
Vinhomes Central Park – the largest park in Ho Chi Minh City is being under construction. The project belongs to VinGroup, a famous corporation in Vietnam. The park is inspired by Central Park in New York, with a modern and oriental-style combination.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $30.50, above its previous 52-week high of $30.47 with 994,479 shares traded as of 3:30 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 2.6 million shares over the past 30 days. Foot Locker has a market cap of $3.94 billion and is part of the services sector and retail industry. Shares are up 26.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Foot Locker, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of athletic footwear and apparel. The company operates in two segments, Athletic Stores and Direct-to-Customers. The company has a P/E ratio of 27.8, above the average retail industry P/E ratio of 16 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
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As a child, Richard Adler loved to go to Johnny's Playland downtown for magic games. There wasn't much else for a kid to do.
"It was the only place to go," Adler said. "But it wasn't really a gathering place."
Times have changed.
Now a magician, Adler showed off his sleight of hand tricks Sunday for a throng of excited children who encircled him during the kickoff of CityPlace's birthday bash. After one year in existence, the downtown attraction continues to draw crowds with its colorful buildings, upscale shops and restaurants, and easy-going atmosphere.
"This city needed something like this," said Adler, who was sweating under a black top hat and tuxedo but clearly enjoying the event. "Every city has something like this. We never had it."
The 72-acre downtown center, which also has apartments and a movie theater, has not had a completely smooth ride. In recent weeks, dozens of police officers have been needed to disperse crowds of rowdy teenagers hanging out in front of the Muvico theater and intimidating visitors.
Last month, officers had to make several arrests on weekends to keep kids, many from nearby neighborhoods, from loitering on the property. And the city has contemplated instituting a curfew. The arrests caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union, which expressed concern over the handling of the matter.
However, since the crackdown, the number of arrests has dropped along with the fights and disturbances, police said.
Visitors to CityPlace on Sunday said it offers something for the whole family. It also draws upscale shoppers and those seeking an alternative to the city's other hotspot, Clematis Street, which caters to a younger crowd with its row of bars and nightclubs.
Monica Provenzano, of Delray Beach, watched her 9-year-old son play the violin with other children on a stage set up in the main plaza, reminiscent of a European city with its outdoor tables, fountain and bell tower that chimes on the hour.
"I love it. I really wish there were more places like this," she said. "It's the perfect place to stroll and get away from all the reality of what's been going on."
The $350 million mall also has offered some competition for other popular shopping centers like Town Center Mall and Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The neo-urban development also doesn't appear to have dented business on Clematis Street. Ten months after CityPlace's debut, business leaders said Clematis Street had retained its 90 percent business occupancy rate and added new shopping, restaurant and office space.
Bill Graf, manager of Anthropolgie, an upscale clothing store at CityPlace, said they have had a "terrific" year.
"It's been far better than we anticipated," Graf said. "We kept waiting for it to quiet down. You don't see these kind of traffic levels in the mall."
Graf, who has worked in malls, said nights also are good for CityPlace businesses because of the dinner crowd -- people who are drawn by the food and like to browse the shops.
"This is for people who are looking for something a little different," he said. "We've taken the older crowd from Clematis Street."
Kevin Krause can be reached at email@example.com or 561-243-6604.


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Recently, Peloton recalled more than 2 million exercise bikes due to injury risks. This happened because they have received multiple reports of people being injured because the bike’s seat detached while in use.
In order to understand how big this recall is, you need to know that the company informed its clients that the recall covers bikes sold in the United States between January 2018 and May 2023. This is probably one of the biggest recalls in history, but it is not the only one. Over the course of years, there have been many more faulty goods that have caused injuries and fatalities.
Continue reading if you want to learn more about the largest product recalls in US history.


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Written by Brendan Simpkins
The last weekend of February proved to be a bumper one as 40 auctions were held across Adelaide.
29 properties sold at auction for a clearance rate of 73%.
A handful of properties in the South-Western region of the City sold for million dollar prices, which took the average sale price for the weekend up to a healthy $678,348.
Auctioneer Nathan Casserly of Ouwens Casserly Real Estate and agent Linda Von Hooff had the two highest sales of the weekend.
A three bedroom, seaside home in Grange had the privilege on being the most expensive sale for the weekend after fetching $2.13 million on Saturday.
The pair followed that up with another three bedroom home not too far away in Grange selling for $1.07 million, capping off a huge weekend for Ouwens Casserly.
Peter Fried of Toop&Toop was not too far behind with a 3 bedroom home and the adjacent vacant bloke in Park Holme selling for $1.03 million.
Mr. Fried also had another property sell for $680,000 in Linden Park.
Elsewhere, Jason O’Halloran of Ray White Morphett Vale had a record breaking sale in Ascott Park (not shown in spreadsheet).
8 Third Avenue Ascott Park smashed the previous record for highest sale price in the area after selling for $630,000.
The largest sum for a similar property in the area within the last 12 month was $593,000, substantially less than O’Halloran’s 5 bedroom home.
Bronte Manuel had a 100% clearance rate over the weekend with 4 sales, one of those selling prior to auction.
Mark Fricker of LJ Hooker Walkerville | Modbury had a massive individual weekend, with 7 sales – one of which was sold prior – and one property held over.
The month of March is set to get even madder with a busy opening weekend for the auction market.
30 auctions are currently scheduled to take place over the 4th and 5th.
Nathan Casserly & Linda Van Hooff: 437 Esplanade Grange


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Visafone launches free browsing WiFi hotspots
MOBILE| June 24, 2012, 4:09 p.m.
Visafone Communications Limited, a leading Code Division and Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, has launched WiFi hotspots offering free browsing nationwide.
The Managing Director of Visafone, Sailesh Iyer, said in a statement that the initiative will once more provide an opportunity for Visafone customers to enjoy unbeatable and superfast Visa internet free browsing on their diverse devices.
According to him: “Visafone customers can walk into any of the 18 designated Visafone Major shops across Nigeria between 8.00am to 6.00pm; Mondays to Fridays with their laptops, iPads, iPhones, tablets and other WiFi-enabled devices to enjoy a superb browsing experience.”
The Head of Customer Care of Visafone, Lynda Amechi, said: “This is another initiative designed to give our customers greater joy in choosing to partner with us,” urging, Visafone customers to take advantage of this offering and maximize the joy of communication
The Head of Corporate Communications, Joseph Ushigiale, said customers in Lagos will have the opportunity to enjoy this initiative in any of the following shops close to them; 26 Isaac John Ikeja;60 Awolowo road Ikoyi;2nd Avenue FESTAC;36 Saka Tinubu; 101 Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island and 44 Adeniran Ogunsanya Surulere.
In the same vein, Visafone customers resident in Benin and Warri can browse free at Visafone shops located on Adesuwa road, Benin and 72 Effurun Sapele road, Warri. While customers who reside in Abuja will enjoy the free WiFi hotspot browsing in Visafone shops located in 374 Adetokunbo Ademola Wuse 11; 3rd Avenue Gwarimpa; Hilton; Garki Ultra Modern Market and 1 Yobe close Maitama; Abuja.
Customers living in Kano and Enugu states can visit Visafone shops in 69 Murtala Mohammed way Kano and 187 Ogui road Enugu, to enjoy this free browsing offering.
Visafone shops located on 44A Perekule GRA Ph 2 Port Harcourt; 7 Edem Udo Eket and 96 Aka road Uyo will take care of residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers state and Akwa Ibom state respectively.
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CallRail, the leading provider of call tracking and analytics software for data-driven marketers, announced today at the Unbounce CTA Conference that the company has joined the Unbounce Conversion Ecosystem. CallRail’s direct integration with Unbounce, the world’s fastest and most customizable landing page builder, connects phone calls and text message conversions to Unbounce.
“Our first priority is to help data-driven marketers optimize the performance of their marketing campaigns. This integration brings together the world’s fastest and most customizable landing page builder with the call tracking market share leader,” says Mark Sullivan, CallRail’s Director of Partnerships. “Many of our customers choose Unbounce for the same reasons they choose CallRail, simplicity and ease-of-use. Campaign creation and optimization has never been easier.”
Designed to provide data-driven marketers with the full picture of online and offline conversions driven by campaign landing pages, the CallRail Unbounce integration:
- Enables Unbounce users to include calls-to-action like phone calls and SMS without losing valuable conversion data
- Reports phone number and text message conversions back to Unbounce and associates the conversions with the landing page variant that drove them
CallRail’s call analytics capabilities bring exciting new conversion tracking opportunities to our customers, says Jeremy Wallace, Unbounce’s CMO. “This integration allows marketers to bridge the gap between their offline and online marketing efforts and opens up endless potential for driving users to additional conversion channels


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Fenty Beauty's First Highlighter Palette Brings the Color and Shine, and It's Gorgeous
It's always time to shine bright like a diamond.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna is dropping another gorgeous, high-shine product. After a leak online, the brand made the news official and revealed the Killawatt Foil Palette, its first highlighter palette. The new product features seven stunning metallic shades and is part of Fenty's Chill Owt holiday collection.
The brand described the shades via Instagram on Wednesday, Oct. 3, as "killer hyper-metallic shades to amp up your highlight, all in 1 palette." They can all be used on your face or cheeks for ultra-glam looks.
"From frosty lavenders and blues, to fiery coppers and tangerines, we're bringing you fire and ice in our holiday," Fenty Beauty wrote.
The shades look lovely in the palette, but their swatches are even more impressive, based on an Instagram video posted by the brand. Just look at how they catch the light:
The Killawatt Foil Palette will be available starting Friday, Oct. 12, on Fenty Beauty's website and in Sephora, Sephora in J. C. Penney and Harvey Nichols.
Highlighter can make a huge difference. Click HERE to see 9 celebs with and without it.


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Northampton butcher handed Â£20,000 fine for selling out-of-date meat
A Northampton butcher has been fined over Â£20,000 for selling meat unfit for human consumption.
Peter Salmons, who trades from The Meating Place, Broadway East, Abington, pleaded guilty to eight serious food safety offences at Wellingborough Magistrates Court on January 25.
Inspectors found he was selling meat that had past its use-by-date, meat that was unfit for human consumption and meat not adequately labelled or identified.
His produce was deemed "a serious risk to public health" and he was ordered to pay a total of Â£20,323 in fines, as well as over Â£3,400 in legal fees.
But Mr Salmons says the meat was never on sale and was only in cold storage.
This is the second time Mr Salmons has been fined for selling hazardous meat after he was caught doing the same thing by Northamptonshire's Trading Standards team in 2016 at The Meating Place in Billing Garden Village. He was fined Â£14,000.
The premises at Billing Garden Village has since reopened under new management and is not associated with Mr Salmons.
Councillor Mike Hallam, cabinet member for environment, said: “Thanks to the stringent checks of our environmental health team, risks to the public have thankfully been avoided and the perpetrator convicted for his offences.
“We hope that this sends a warning to other food premises that we take such offences very seriously and will take action against any that fail in their duty to their customers.”
Mr Salmons has hit back at the inspection rating and says they will be challenging the borough council's report.
He said: "We had no intention of ever selling that meat. It was in cold storage and not on sale.
"We did not deliberately sell mean unfit for human consumption. We wouldn't even contemplate it.
"We fully expect to get a five-out-of-five on our next inspection."
For information and advice about food safety for your premises please contact the environmental health team at [email protected]


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At the official 2015 Record Store Day launch event at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade Records today, RSD co-founders Michael Kurtz, Eric Levin and Carrie Colliton were happy to report that indie record shops are continuing to make a comeback. "Two-hundred independent record shops are opening this year," said Kurtz.
The vinyl renaissance is well-documented — the Wall Street Journal declared the vinyl record last year’s biggest comeback, reporting a sales surge of 49 percent in 2014 — but 200 new stores is still a robust number considering that just a few years ago, the rise of retail behemoths in the music industry and then the ubiquity of digital distribution (legal and otherwise) threatened the small indie shop's very existence.
Like independent bookstores, who have figured out how to thrive even in the Age of Amazon, record stores offer a sense of community and culture that Record Store Day celebrates and encourages. This year's Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18.
The culture of the indie record store has always fostered tight knit communities of audiophiles and people who think critically about music. St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, who spoke today on a panel of industry enthusiasts, stressed the importance of independent record shops in her own career that began with discovering the Polyphonic Spree at Good Records in Dallas, Texas. For producer and former Clash manager Kosmo Vinyl that incubation was "like college for me. Full of information."
And despite vinyl’s reputation for being for a product for music snobs, Vinyl noted how ironic it is when purists are outraged over the sale of vinyl records at mainstream stores like Urban Outfitters and Whole Foods. B-52s frontman Fred Schneider agreed, shouting, “I used to buy my records three-for-a-dollar at the A&P!”
Independent record stores celebrate Record Store Day by selling one-of-a-kind re-issues and unique releases, and hosting in-house performances. Bands such as Vampire Weekend and Metallica are known to hold out on releasing previously-unheard tracks until Record Store Day. With a whopping 600 submissions from various labels for an authorized Record Store Day endorsement, the RSD Foundation whittled this year’s list of releases list down to 410 records, from Bob Dylan to D’Angelo.
In no certain order, here are ten of the most intriguing RSD 2015 releases:
- J Dilla 7" "Fuck the Police" + unreleased material (picture disk)
- R.E.M. split 7" with Syd Barrett featuring a cover of Dark Globe
- D'Angelo "The Charade" 7"
- "Music to Drink Beer To" curated by Dogfish Brewery and Legacy Records "12
- Katie Piersen "Don't Sting the Bee" 7"
- Metallica cassette reissue of 1982 demo tape
- Elvis Presley first single 7" from Third Man and Jack White
- The Zombies "R.I.P." Rare Outtakes and B-Sides LP
- Bob Dylan "The Basement Tapes" "12
- Run the Jewels "Record Store Day Release" 12" (picture disk)


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Major card brands have been competing to surpass each other with rewards and premium card offerings for decades, but the salvos in these engagements may never have been more apparent than on the Marriott hotel portfolio this week.
Competition between Amex and Chase for Marriott International cardholders was a foregone conclusion when Marriott decided to keep both issuers in place for its card portfolio after acquiring Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 2016. Though Marriott distinguishes its cobrand cards by demographic — the Amex card is meant for the upscale traveler — the reality is that Marriott customers are being pulled in two directions.
At the same time Amex revealed a new Starwood Preferred Guest Luxury card at a $450 annual fee and more than $2,000 of rewards potential, Chase announced it would launch a cobranded Marriott Rewards Premier Plus credit card with a $95 annual fee and 100,000 point sign-up bonus.
Chase is clearly set on winning the business of higher-end customers — its Chase Sapphire Card was the first to offer the 100,000 point threshold in the summer of 2016 and the company considers it a contributor to its $2 million fourth-quarter loss that year.
But American Express still views the premium card world as one it dominates.
“I feel very good about our value propositions and don’t feel a need to do anything dramatic in response to what else is out there,” Amex’s chief financial officer, Jeffrey Campbell, said April 18 during the card brand’s first-quarter earnings conference call.
Buoyed by solid first-quarter earnings, Amex says it’s not concerned about engaging in a race with competitors to see which can produce the top rewards card for businesses or consumers.
“We feel fabulous about the progress we have made on our Platinum [card] portfolio and look at our growth rates in every consumer and geographic segment this quarter and have to conclude that we have great value propositions out there,” Campbell said.
The announcements of the new premium cards came at the same time Marriott revealed it was going to unify its rewards programs in August for the cards at all resort locations in the chain.
Investors and industry analysts have taken the view that the new tax laws will generate more cash flow for the card brands, potentially manifesting itself in funds that the companies would invest in more attractive premium cards for consumers and businesses — even though they can tend to be costly launches for the issuers.
“I don’t see anything related to the tax act that would change the strategies we are deploying,” Campbell said. “We really focused in the last couple of years on evolving our value propositions in ways to leverage the unique differentiated assets we have.”
Amex’s brand, global scale, size of its premium card base and closed-loop model allow it to work with a variety of partners to bring rewards and perks that “are difficult for our competitors to match,” Campbell added.
Regardless of how competition plays out in the premium card sector, Amex delivered a solid first quarter with a net income gain of 31% to $1.6 billion, up from $1.2 billion a year earlier.
Citing steady growth from higher cardholder spending and loan growth, the company reported total revenue at $9.7 billion, up 12% from $8.7 billion a year ago. Discount revenue, or the fees Amex charges merchants, climbed 9% to $5.9 billion, while cardholder spending worldwide climbed 12% to $238 billion in the quarter.
With that sort of financial report, Campbell remained confident that Amex would deliver a solid 2018 for investors after fighting through the loss of the Costco account and others the past two years. Most assuredly, he said, the roller coaster that can be premium-card competition won’t affect the company.
“We don’t worry too much about a couple of months in the marketplace, one way or another,” Campbell said. “We have far more value propositions in the marketplace, by far, than any other competitors.”


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OnePlus launches 3T in India Image: OnePlus
As promised earlier, OnePlus has launched its latest flagship smartphone 3T in India. The OnePlus 3T will be available in two storage variants — 64 GB and 128 GB. OnePlus has confirmed both the variants will be available in India for Rs 29,999 (64 GB) and Rs 34,999 (128 GB ) starting December 14. For now, both the devices will be available in a gunmetal version, while a soft gold 64 GB edition is tipped to launch soon.
Both the variants pack the latest specifications along with several new upgrades in comparison to OnePlus 3. If you’re wondering about the exact difference between the two smartphones, here is an article for you.
The OnePlus 3T comes powered with a 3,400 mAh battery along with a Dash charger. The charger is capable of providing a day’s power in half an hour of charging, even while performing activities such as video streaming, graphic-intensive gaming or using GPS to navigate with the Dash Car Charger.
The device also comes with the latest Qualcomm processor SnapDragon 821. Clocked at 2.3 GHz, the latest processor can offer better performance and power efficiency.
Besides, the smartphone features 6 GB LPDDR4 RAM to offer a stutter-free experience while handling multi-tasking, including using resource-intensive apps and games.
The OnePlus 3T’s 16 MP rear camera is paired with features such as Smart Capture, Optical Image Stabilization for capturing better still images, while an updated Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) algorithm ensures smoother video capture. A protective layer of sapphire glass, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 9, covers the rear camera to better protect it from scratches.
The device also packs a 16 MP front camera.


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The pie-shaped Enterprise Building, located on the south side of West Main Street between Lander and Broadway, has been welcoming residents and visitors alike to Turlock's downtown area since 1905. The historic building will soon receive a complete overhaul that will modernize the interior, restore the exterior to its original 1900's look, while also developing the second story space.
Brownstone Equities, owned by local businessman Matt Swanson, purchased the building five years ago with the intent to renovate the unique space. Demolition has already begun on the second floor of the building — space that has been unoccupied for many years, said Eric Gonsalves, vice president of Brownstone Equities. Soon the project will include seismic retrofitting (to reinforce the second floor in case of earthquakes) and a number of additions to bring the building up to City code and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.
This will be the third building that Swanson has revamped in the same downtown area, including the Berg Building that houses Memo's Cocina and Tequila Bar and the Hauck's building, which is currently under construction on the ground level for Hauck's Grill. The second story of the Hauck's building also houses the Brownstone Equities office — an executive suite remodel that highlights the original brickwork and repurposes the 100-year old wood into desk tops, door frames and other accents.
"It's about bringing life back to the downtown," said Gonsalves about the many Main Street projects.
Gonsalves said that he grew up coming to the downtown area as his parents owned a store on Main Street and would often meet for lunch at the old Hauck's.
"I bring my kids down here now and I want my kids to come back with their kids and say 'my dad used to bring me here,'" he said. "It's a rich tradition."
While the renovations will bring a more aesthetically pleasing facade for the building and the development of the currently unused space on the second floor, it will also mean the relocation of a handful of longtime Main Street businesses and the closing of at least one shop that has been part of downtown Turlock for six decades.
All of the current tenants of the Enterprise Building were notified on Friday that they would have to vacate the premises in 30 days. Gonsalves said that notice was extended to May 9, to allow the businesses to have more time to find another location.
The businesses affected include the Turlock Flower Shop, Joy Dravecky Jewelry, Joe' s Clock & Watch Shop, Bob's Shoe Repair and The Haircutters.
There's been a barber shop on the eastern corner of the Enterprise Building for 82 years and the Turlock Flower Shop has been there for 62. Both the watch and clock shop and shoe repair have been on W. Main Street for over 30 years. Joy Dravecky Jewelry is the only newcomer to the building, opening up shop in fall 2015.
All of the businesses are looking for new locations — except for the Turlock Flower Shop.
"We're not relocating, we're closing the doors," said owner Ben Zamaroni, who bought the flower shop five years ago.
Zamaroni said he felt "blindsided" by the 30-day notice.
"The whole way they went about it, a 30-day notice, you can't move out of your house in 30 days, let alone move a business... I don't blame Matt Swanson for trying to make the building beautiful, it's just the way he treated people."
Gonsalves said that the business owners were informed of the plans to renovate the building five years ago and all tenants are on a month-to-month lease.
Hermez Marukel has owned Bob's Shoe Repair since 1999. He said he's hoping to find a new location in the downtown area.
"Maybe I'll lose some customers, maybe a lot of customers," Marukel said of changing locations.
Both Gonsalves and Maryn Pitt, the City of Turlock's head of economic development, have been helping the business owners look for new locations in the downtown area.
Pitt said the development of the downtown's unused second story space has been in the works for awhile and the City facilitated bringing the property owners, City Building Department and Fire Marshall together to find a way to safely make the projects a reality.
"In 2009, we had almost a 40 percent vacancy rate in the downtown," said Pitt. "Now on the bottom floor there's not much vacant space, so everyone's looking at the second story spaces."
Brownstone Equities started the renovation of the second story of the Berg Building, but more work needs to be done before it can be occupied. Gonsalves said another second story project that could happen in the future is the renovation of the Sierra Building on the corner of E. Main and Thor streets, which currently houses the Century 21 M&M Associates.
"There is a desire to do it, but it's a big undertaking," said Gonsalves of the 10,000 sq. ft. space.
All of the investment in the downtown area is good for Turlock's economic health, said Pitt.
"We're very fortunate, there are a lot of cities who have a lot of development in other places in their community and their downtown is dying. We have places like Monte Vista Crossings and a growing downtown, with all the restaurants and shops.
" The vibrancy of a community is gauged by what their downtown looks like and ours is vibrant."


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Under the multi-year agreement, the International Fastener Manufacturing Exhibition will join Fastener Fair USA, beginning with the 2021 show scheduled for June 22-24 (Conference: June 22 | Exhibit Hall: June 23-24), at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Fastener Fair USA announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers’ Association (IFMSA), owners of the International Fastener Manufacturing Exhibition (IFME).
“We are thrilled to welcome IFMSA as an official Association Partner of Fastener Fair USA,” said Bob Chiricosta, event director for Fastener Fair USA. “We’re excited to include their members and exhibitors from the International Fastener Manufacturing Exhibition, as they become part of our event in 2021.”
The IFME with its focus on technology for the manufacturing of fasteners and precision-formed parts will be incorporated into the show floor at Fastener Fair USA 2021 in Cleveland.
“IFMSA is honored to partner with Fastener Fair USA. Our members and buyers will find great value in the combined shows,” said Ray Zirkle, executive director of IFMSA. “The combination of the two shows brings fastener machinery, manufacturing, distribution, and end-users together for one comprehensive event.” Added Doug Zirkle, IFMSA sales director.
Following highly successful events in Cleveland and Detroit the third Fastener Fair USA returns to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center. The dynamic event includes a day-long educational program and plant tour, followed by a productive two-day expo geared to the entire spectrum of the fastener industry – manufacturing, processing, and distribution.
“Bringing IFME and Fastener Fair USA together creates a fresh approach to the fastener and fixing industry event cycle,” said Kate Scott, event VP. “This strategic collaboration will attract new and more attendees increasing the value to all exhibitors. Cleveland is the perfect setting to make this happen.”
IFMSA joins the ranks of more than a dozen industry organizations partnering with Fastener Fair USA, including the Fastener Training Institute, North Coast Fastener Association, Women in the Fastener Industry, Fastener Industry Coalition, and the Young Fastener Professionals.


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ELKHART — For the second year in a row, the pandemic has resulted in the cancelation of the what’s turned into Elkhart County’s biggest party.
Forest River, which came up with the idea of a Dealer Open House in Elkhart more than 10 years ago, and Thor Industries issued a joint press release this week announcing they were pulling out of the show. About the same time, Winnebago Industries said they also wouldn’t be participating in the event, which typically brings in top-name entertainment and thousands of RV dealers and manufacturers from across the country.
“The companies’ top priority is the health and safety of valued industry partners, team members and the larger Elkhart community,” Forest River and Thor said in the joint release. “With local and national COVID cases rapidly increasing, safety mandates would be required to help mitigate risks, distracting from the positive experience industry partners expect.”
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The show was scheduled for the week beginning Sept. 26 and generally features lavish entertainment, food and other events on about 40 acres surrounding the RV/MH Hall of Fame complex just south of the Indiana Toll Road in Elkhart.
Manufacturers and suppliers typically report billions of dollars in sales during the event, but the RV industry has been operating at full capacity since the pandemic began. Pandemic consumers have been looking for new recreational outlets such as camping.
“It likely wasn’t worth the risk of anyone getting sick when everyone is needed to keep up with the high demand for RVs,” said Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame. “Everyone is having an exceptional year with backlogs that will take them through 2022.”
According to the RV Industry Association, the industry is on track to reach shipments of about 577,200 units this year, a 14.4% increase over the previous high of 504,600 set in 2017. And that trend is expected to continue into 2022, with projected shipments that could reach 600,000.
“With Thor, Forest River and Winnebago pulling out, it certainly didn’t make sense to proceed,” said Searer, explaining that the big three produce about 90% of the RVs made in the United States — the vast majority of which are produced in and around Elkhart County.
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Though the cancellation of the massive RV event won’t harm the industry, it will have a big impact on the local hospitality industry, which was counting on the event to help provide a big boost after more than a year surviving under the shadow of the pandemic.
The economic impact of the event has been likened to a big Notre Dame football weekend for the South Bend area.
“For us, it’s more like losing a Notre Dame football season,” said Kurt Janowsky, CEO of Navarre Hospitality Group. “Having it cancelled 19 days before the event is a tough one for us.”
Navarre is the exclusive caterer for Thor and its many brands, providing thousands of meals and a full bar throughout the multi-day event for Thor personnel and their many dealers and guests.
Beyond the hotels, restaurants and caterers, the cancelation of the event also affects a wide range of small businesses — decorators, florists, tent providers and many others — that see a big boost by providing services for the event, Janowsky said.
“This is heartbreaking for everyone,” he said.


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Remember the iPhone SE? It was released around this time last year ago. You may be expecting for the next iteration of it, but nope, Apple is done with that. You may also be expecting a new iPad Pro or a new MacBook with more ports, but sadly, they didn’t. Instead, we all get a red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus! Exciting right? Nope.
Available for purchase on March 24 in 128GB and 256GB (similar to the Jet Black iPhone 7), the new color is done in partnership with AIDS charity (RED), an organization Apple has worked with for more than ten years.
Apple already did this kind of special partnership with (RED), ranging from a red iPad Nano to a red iPad case to a red Apple Watch Band. They even did a special promotion in the App Store where proceeds of certain apps went to the organization back in 2014. But this is the first time we’ve seen the big company do a special color for a flagship phone.
And yes, no noticeable changes for the newly released iPhone aside from the color. It’s exactly the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus that has been for sale for the last six months. It’s just red.
If you are wondering how much, here are the prices
- iPhone 7
- 128GB – Php43,990
- 256GB – Php49,990
- iPhone 7 Plus
- 128GB – Php50,990
- 256GB – Php56,990
Just remember that every purchase contributes to the Global Fund to support HIV/AIDS programs and help deliver an AIDS-free generation.


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Counterpoint Research has just released new data analyzing the United States smartphone market shares in 2021. Apple’s iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone in the U.S. beating brands such as Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and others in every fiscal quarter.
Despite supply chain issues, Apple’s iPhone dominated the smartphone market in 2021
The United States is one of Apple’s main sources of overall revenue since it is one of the most popular markets for the iPhone. In Counterpoint Research’s new analysis, it appears that the Cupertino tech giant captured over half of the market of the last four quarters.
Apple started our strong in 2021 having dominated 55% of the market share in Q1, in a market that was growing 14% year-on-year due to supply chain issues in Q4 2020 continuing in the new year. Samsung was Apple’s closest competitor in 2021 holding 27% of the market share in Q1 during the launch of the Galaxy S21.
Apple’s market share lowered slightly in Q2 to a 53% share with shipments growing 38%. The iPhone still performed on top despite iPhone SE shortages which “hindered prepaid growth.” In Q2, LG announced it was leaving the smartphone business which helped Motorola and OnePlus’ market share grow. The U.S. smartphone market’s shipments grew 21% in the period,
By Q3 2021, the market saw slow growth, increasing 1% year-on-year. Due to a strong iPhone 13 launch in September, Apple captured a 47% share of the market and saw year-on-year shipment growth of 19%. In comparison, the company’s market share was 40% in Q3 2020 when the iPhone 12 lineup was launched.
In the last quarter, Apple ended the year strong with 56% of the market share. While it held the majority of the market, it is not as high as the 65% share it achieved in Q4 2020. Competitors Samsung and others saw lesser results in their overall market share.
Apple’s iPhone did not only see success in the United States. In January, Counterpoint claimed Apple saw significant growth in China, with its 23% market share in Q4 2021 helping it take the number one spot in the country.


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To tell you the truth, we, at Pocketdroid, were a bit reticent on Monday, when the news broke about those alleged Nexus 2016 images. It is the reason that we did not publish anything until today.
After looking closely at the information given by the sources and with a couple of newly leaked images surfacing on the Internets, we can now confirm that indeed these are images that portray a Google Nexus 2016 smartphone.
Both, Android Police and the anonymous USBFL Twitter account, contradicted themselves online for the last couple of days over Nexus’ housing material. One says that it is metal, the other claim it is made of glass. Likely, both are right in their own way. Plus the rumour has it that Google is preparing more than one Nexus device, with hTC and Huawei designated to make them. An Huawei exec even went ahead and bragged about the Chinese OEM building another Nexus device for Google, at an event held in South Africa earlier this year.
With this in mind, it has been rumoured that Google’s 2016 Nexus smartphone or should we say smartphones, might feature a display between 5 and 5.5″, it is expected to pack Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 or the Snapdragon 821 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 32 / 64 GB of built-in storage, fingerprint scanner at the back, 12MP main camera and to run Android 7.0 Nougat right out of the box.
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Steve Jobs lives on, in the heart of his company, his employees, America and through his ingenious devices he gave the world. Rumor has it that his era has still not come to an end. Apparently, the next two generations of the iPhone was already designed during Steve Jobs’ reign as CEO of Apple Inc. Sam Fransisco’s DA revealed after a discussion with Michael Foulkes, Apple’s government liaison. Current CEO Tim Cook’s time will start once the two generations of iPhone devised by Jobs have been released. This puts tremendous pressure on the company to develop something new and path breaking, since Apple has recently been criticized for carrying on with the same line after tweaking the build in a few places.
Apple will materialize the two designs or concept phones that Steve Jobs thought of when he was still part of the company. The revelation came about when the DA and the liaison spoke about the increasing and alarming theft of Apple phones in major cities across the United States. Developers are working on both preventative or alarm technology as well as tracking methods to find and retrieve lost or stolen phones. The technology includes the iPhone being able to determine that it has been stolen and sound an alarm.
The iPhone 5S is slated for release this June. Users will also have two more iPhones to look forward to after the 5S, and these would finally end the reign of Steve Jobs over Apple and being a new era lead by CEO Tim Cook.


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Beauty brand Deciem shutdown after founder's shock claims alleging 'major criminal activity at the firm'
Boss Brandon Truaxe claimed 'Almost everyone at Deciem has been involved in a major criminal activity'
Beauty business Deciem, which owns cult skincare brand The Ordinary, has descended into chaos after a shock announcement by its founder in which he alleged ‘major criminal activity at the firm’.
Brandon Truaxe appeared in a video on Instagram on Monday saying: ‘We will shut down all operations until further notice, which will be about two months.
'Almost everyone at Deciem has been involved in a major criminal activity which includes financial crimes and much other.
'You have no idea what a soldier I’ve been for more than 13 years.’
Deciem has stores in the US and Australia as well as in, London. Fans of its The Ordinary brand include Kim Kardashian.
Truaxe emailed UK employees telling them to close all UK stores, bar one in London. Estee Lauder bought a stake in 2017 and said it was deeply concerned by the material posted.
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SUTL Consumer Goods Appointed Exclusive E-commerce Distributor for Eagle Brand in Singapore
Oct 13, 2023ANNOUNCEMENTS
SINGAPORE – 13 October 2023 – SUTL Consumer Goods, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUTL Corporation, is proud to announce its new partnership as the exclusive distributor for Eagle Brand in the e-commerce space in Singapore. This strategic collaboration will see SUTL Consumer Goods take charge of managing Eagle Brand’s presence on Shopee and Lazada.
Eagle Brand is a well-known and trusted Singaporean consumer healthcare brand, with over 100 years of history. Its renowned Green Medicated Oil has achieved remarkable success, being embraced as a reliable household remedy for a multitude of ailments in Singapore. This recognition transcends geographical boundaries, resonating not just in the Asia market, but also extending its influence to regions like North America, Middle East, and Australasia.
Annually, millions of bottles of Eagle Brand Medicated Oil are produced. The pioneering Singaporean brand continues to manufacture locally, and its boundary-pushing spirit is evident in products created for a new generation of consumers. Today, Eagle Brand produces a range of medicated oils, aromatherapy roll-ons, muscular balms, mosquito repellents and disinfectant sprays. Eagle Brand’s journey symbolizes tradition meeting innovation, introducing innovative new products through dedicated research and development efforts.
This milestone further bolsters SUTL’s reputation as a leading distribution partner in Singapore, expanding its network to include yet another esteemed brand.
SUTL Group’s Consumer Goods Division boasts a rich history of over 55 years in the trading distribution sector, with a presence in 18 markets across Asia. Leveraging its extensive network, SUTL has been instrumental in the distribution and nurturing of global brands like Nestle Professional, Aik Cheong Coffee, East Imperial, and FIJI Water, which are now highly recognised and well-loved throughout the region.


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More Performance and style have promised more on Alienware X-Series Gaming. Alienware has been around for quite some time now. Originally, the brand was known for building high-end gaming PCs and, in recent years. And has branched out to offer many higher-performance machines for both gaming and content creation as well as the premium portable notebooks. Alienware recently announced a new series of laptop computers given the names X-series that includes the Alienware x15 and x17.
More Performance and Style Promised on Alienware X-Series Gaming
The machines happen to be the thinnest 15 and 17-inch gaming laptops Alienware offers. The company stated that both of the models have breakthrough system-level engineering controls. In other to allow gamers to play some of the latest and greatest video games with confidence. And patent-pending cooling technologies in other to keep the games performing well for the duration.
Alienware has been equipped with both machines with what it called the legend 2.0 design features, and the machines are built in collaboration with Intel to achieve the thin form factors while offering great performance.
Alienware X-Series Features
It stated that there remain the thinnest gaming laptops that it’s offered to date. The x15 remains the world’s most powerful sub-16mm 15-inch gaming laptop. In other to deliver such a thin machine with a great and impressive performance.
The brand leverages Cryo-Tech cooling technology that also includes Element 31. Which is an exclusive thermal interface material made using the Encapsulated Gallium-Silicone liquid metal. Alienware stated that their X-series offers you up to a 25 percent improvement in the thermal resistance with the new thermal interface material.
The x15 is 15.9 millimeters thick, with the x17 measuring about 20.9 millimeters thick. The two machines feature some of the latest performance technology from Intel. Including 11th generation Core H-series mobile processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series laptop GPU’s with up to about 3080 available.
The x17 possesses an optional CHERRY MX keyboard that makes use of German stainless-steel mechanical components for a much tactile typing feel. The two machines supported the DirectX Raytracing technology and possess an integrated Windows Hello IR camera.
Alienware X-Series Price and Release Date
Alienware x15 would be launched on June 15, starting at $1999. The Alienware x17 would launch on June 15, starting at $2099. While the official date for the two laptops is June 15. There are limited configurations and quantities that are available directly from Dell or Best Buy now.