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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 9, 2021 – Sonic Automotive, Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SAH), a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, today announced the acquisition of Cook Volkswagen in Fallston, Maryland. Effective today, the Company will operate the dealership as Volkswagen of Fallston, marking the 89th franchised location in the Company’s portfolio and its fourth Volkswagen dealership.
The dealership was one of the first Volkswagen franchises in the country and has been in operation for over 50 years. Located 30 miles from Baltimore, the dealership serves residents of Harford County and surrounding areas with new and pre-owned vehicles.
“We are excited to expand our automotive sales and service network with Volkswagen of Fallston,” said David Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Automotive and EchoPark Automotive. “The successful longevity of this dealership franchise in the Maryland market, combined with the strength of the Volkswagen brand and group of dedicated teammates, aligns with our company’s strategy of providing an exceptional experience to consumers in new markets and attaining $25 billion in revenues by 2025.”
“This is our fourth acquisition of the year, and we are thrilled to welcome the team from Volkswagen of Fallston into our growing family,” said Jeff Dyke, President of Sonic Automotive and EchoPark Automotive. “We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with the Volkswagen brand and extending our exceptional guest experience, quality vehicles, and competitive pricing to consumers in Maryland and surrounding areas.”
Visit Our Newest Location
Volkswagen of Fallston is located at 2110 Bel Air Road in Fallston, Maryland. It is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The store can be reached at (410) 401-8684 or online at www.cookvolkswagen.com.
About Sonic Automotive
Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is on a quest to become the most valuable automotive retailer and service brand in America. Our Company culture thrives on creating, innovating, and providing industry-leading guest experiences, driven by strategic investments in technology, teammates, and ideas that ultimately fulfill ownership dreams, enrich lives, and deliver happiness to our guests and teammates. As one of the largest automotive retailers in America, we are committed to delivering on this goal while pursuing expansive growth and taking progressive measures to be the leader in this category. Our new platforms, programs, and people are set to drive the next generation of automotive experiences. More information about Sonic Automotive can be found at www.sonicautomotive.com and ir.sonicautomotive.com.
About EchoPark Automotive
EchoPark Automotive is one of the fastest growing and most comprehensive retailers of nearly new pre-owned vehicles in America today. Our rapid growth plan is expected to bring our unique business model to 90% of the U.S. population by 2025, utilizing one of the most innovative technology-enabled sales strategies in our industry. Our approach provides a personalized and proven guest-centric buying process that consistently delivers award winning guest experiences and superior value to car buyers nationwide, with savings of up to $3,000 versus the competition. We believe EchoPark is on pace to become the #1 retailer in the nearly new pre-owned vehicle market by 2025, and is already making its mark by earning the 2021 Consumer Satisfaction Award from DealerRater, expanding its Owner Experience Centers, developing an all-new digital ecommerce platform and focusing on growing its brand nationwide. EchoPark’s mission is in its name: Every Car deserves a Happy Owner. This drives the car buying experience for guests and differentiates EchoPark from the competition. More information about EchoPark Automotive can be found at www.echopark.com.
Included herein are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding anticipated future revenue projections. There are many factors that affect management’s views about future events and trends of the Company’s business. These factors involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or trends to differ materially from management’s views, including, without limitation, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, new and used vehicle industry sales volume, anticipated future growth in our EchoPark Segment, the success of our operational strategies, the rate and timing of overall economic expansion or contraction, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed restrictions on operations, and the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other reports and information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information, except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has fined two telecommunications providers for cold calling people on the telemarketing ban register.
Vocus subsidiary Primus Telecommunications and iSelect both paid infringement notices of $8,400 each, while fellow carrier Dodo Services, another Vocus Group subsidiary, has been warned against further cold calls to consumers who have withdrawn consent.
ACMA said it began investigations into the carriers following complaints by people registered on Australia’s Do Not Call Register, which was set up in 2006 and to ban telemarketers from making unsolicited calls to those listed.
Vocus Group, which owns both Primus and Dodo, said the calls were made due to 'human error'.
It admitted two Primus sales agents were responsible for making 40 telemarketing calls and one Dodo representative made four 'incorrectly handled' calls.
“We have worked hard to ensure we have a robust framework in place to ensure compliance with our telemarketing obligations," Dodo and Primus chief customer officer Matt Walsh said.
"As soon as this issue was discovered, we retrained the three team members to follow the correct procedures. While we have moved away from the former consumer management team’s telemarketing model of 2017, we maintain our rigour around process to minimise the risk of such mistakes occurring again.”
“Telemarketers must have the permission of the consumer involved to call a number on the Do Not Call Register,” ACMA chair Nerida O’Loughlin added.
“Consumers have the right to withdraw their consent to accept or continue a call at any time. Telemarketers must listen to consumers and take their obligations seriously by removing people from calling lists when asked.”
ACMA has so far issued $385,200 in fines for telemarketing breaches this year. Businesses in continuous breach can face Federal Court action.
The latest ACMA raps come after an investigation into telcos’ complaints-handling procedure, whereby 31 were left facing enforcement over their procedures, including Dodo and Primus.

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Startup supporters nyuko have shifted the focus of their platform, announcing a new CEO, president and a partnership with Spuerkeess.
The shift comes after a restructuring of the not-for-profit, which began following the departure of Martin Guérin for the Luxembourg-City Incubator.
nyuko was founded in 2015 from a merger between the Impactory and Business Initiative. It offered innovative schemes for startups in Luxembourg and the Greater Region with a coworking space in rue de Hollerich. In 2018, it moved to new offices in the House of Startups and the coworking space came under the management of the Luxembourg City Incubator. Later that year, the business support activities were moved to Kirchberg.
At a press conference on Friday, nyuko CEO Nicolas Fries explained its focus now was to challenge the ideas of people setting up their own businesses and support them in the validation of their projects and feasibility.
“When I accepted the post, I hoped to adapt nyuko’s strategy to the Luxembourg entrepreneurial eco-system, which has largely filled out in the last 30 years,” Fries said, adding: “In my view, we need to position ourselves as the challenger for the ideas of people creating businesses in Luxembourg, whether it’s for more innovative or traditional projects. That’s why we have again become essential.”
On Friday it was also announced that Robert Goeres would succeed Karin Schintgen as director.
Nyuko’s services are free and available to all types of entrepreneurs at all stages of creation. Positive impact programme Impuls will continue.
Through its partnership with Spuerkeess, announced on 25 January, nyuko will also benefit from finance and access to Spuerkeess products, services and expertise. The bank said in the coming weeks it will launch a product dedicated to newly-formed startups.


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Updated on Tuesday September 12, 2023: You hear the media talking about it in the news. You see your friends camped out for days in front of Best Buy. You’re getting a million emails advertising “Black Friday” deals. But what’s it all about? Well, let me do quick rundown and let you know everything you need to know about Black Friday
What’s Black Friday?
Black Friday is know as the day after Thanksgiving (in the United States, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November). Many consider it as the start of the holiday shopping season. It’s become a very busy shopping day, not only because most people have the day off this day (it’s common to take a four day weekend over Thanksgiving), but also because of the excessive promotions seen from just about every retailer. You’ll find that even stores like Apple, who almost never have any sales, discount nearly every product in the store on this day. As Black Friday has gained in popularity over the years, many stores have pushed extended their deep discounts beyond just this day. You’ll find that many stores begin their holiday sales before Thanksgiving and run then through Christmas. Even on Black Friday itself, when year after year stores would open early and earlier, now many open are opening on Thanksgiving afternoon.
Do I need to wait in line, too?
Ten or more years ago, it you wanted to pick up the best Black Friday deals, you had to be in-store. That meant waking up really early in the morning, stand in a line with a bunch of other tired folks (and often outside in the cold/rain/snow), and then being quick to grab why you wanted as there would only be a few items in stock.
These days are different. Much different. Most retailers have the exact same Black Friday deals posted online at their company websites and almost always with free shipping or in-store pick up. And often the deals last through the weekend (often through Cyber Monday) so you have a little bit more time to get everything you need.
Are the deals really that good?
As with everything in life, it depends. In general, most Black Friday deals are equal to or better than the sale prices offered at different time of the year. Especially when it comes to big ticket items like TV’s, appliances, furniture, and high-end electronics, this is the best time to save. You’ll find that other product segments, like shoes, toys, and clothing have smaller absolute savings so it’s not worth breaking your beauty sleep to fight someone in the mall for the last pair of loafers that are $5.00 less than usual.
Is Black Friday better than Cyber Monday?
If you’re shopping at the mall, then Black Friday will often have better sale prices than Cyber Monday. If you’re shopping online, you’ll probably notice many of the same or similar discounts on both of these days. Heck, Cyber Monday was coined as the online equivalent to Black Friday and we’re starting to see how every year it keeps gaining in popularity.
Is Black Friday a national holiday?
In the United States, Black Friday is not an officially recognized holiday. And we are pretty sure it’s not recognized as an official holiday anywhere else in the world (although you will find Black Friday deals in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia). However most businesses are closed on this day in celebration of Thanksgiving so just check with your boss if you need to come into the office after Thanksgiving.
When’s the next Black Friday?
The next Black Friday will be November 24, 2023. That’s 1 day earlier than it was in 2022. The date changes from year to year as it always falls the day after the 4th Thursday of November. And because the way dates and calendars work, that means that Black Friday is either the 3rd, 4th or even 5th Friday of November depending on the year.


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All successful companies have already experienced cyber attacks more than once and developed measures to protect their business from cybercriminals. But those measures could be both successful and not so. Those companies hold their ground because they invested enough money in protection. According to the Cybersecurity Ventures report, global cybercrime costs will grow 15 percent annually over the next five years, reaching $ 10.5 trillion by 2025, apart from $ 3 trillion in 2015.
Although companies spend more and more on their cyber protection every year, the number of cyberattacks continues to grow with the COVID-19 outbreak. The enormous rise in virtual interactions such as WFH (working from home) and online shopping has turned corporate networks and websites into an attractive target for cybercrime. Theft of technologies and confidential information, downtime at enterprises, and a decrease in the quality of their products and services led not only to profit losses but also to a drop in customers, partners, and investors’ trust.
The most common data breaches types
Cybercriminals attack personal computers and smartphones, steal access to financial and email accounts, and gain access to instant messengers, and company websites.
Verizon’s report states that 86% of cyberattacks were financially motivated: cybercriminals directly squeeze money from the victim or carry out a third-party order from unscrupulous competitors or other haters.
A growing number of small and medium-sized businesses use cloud and web-based applications and tools in their everyday workflows. And that makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. The 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that:
- Phishing is the biggest threat to small organizations, accounting for over 30% of hacks. The second and third places took using stolen credentials (27%) and password dumpers (16%).
- Attackers used credentials, personal information, and other internal business data such as EMR (Electronic Medical Records), commercially sensitive or billing information.
- More than 20% of attacks target web applications using stolen credentials.
The reason for the vulnerability of small and mid-sized businesses is that their owners often begin to build their protection only after the fact of an attack and not in advance.
The diagram shows the current data by the type of cyberattacks that took place in February 2021 (Source: February 2021 Cyber Attacks Statistics)
This data demonstrates that it is time to move the basic understanding of cybersecurity from the professional field of IT specialists to the field of general knowledge. Each employee of the company must have a comprehension of the existing threats. And the CXO who is responsible for company strategy should be at least aware.
What should a company do when a cyberattack has already hit?
Elimination of the consequences can be difficult and costly even if it’s feasible and expedient. Also, it’s not always possible to recover from the product, service, and reputation damage caused to the company.
Incident analysis is the first step towards counteraction and protection, even in case the company has already become a victim of cybercriminals. After understanding what the company or its employees/owners are facing, cybersecurity specialists will have the opportunity to develop and implement a set of measures to reduce the damage caused by the attack and protect the company from subsequent cyber threats.
Still, the best solution is not waiting for the cyber strike, but to prepare in advance and protect the company by following these steps:
- Implement best practices for cybersecurity management
- Develop a cybersecurity strategy
- Build resilient IT infrastructure
- Implement technical measures of information protection
- Constantly monitor network security and password strength
- Use login security such as 2FA
- Train company employees in the basics of cybersecurity
- Use Threat Intelligence Feeds
- Use licensed software
- Don’t forget about Patch Management
- Minimize the use of third-party applications on mobile devices
- Find competent employees or contractors to implement and control all of the above
Applying the above, a company can protect its business at a basic level from most cyber threats.
There is never too much protection. Select the best tools, solutions, and specialists only. Threats do not remain the same – they evolve. So we should not forget that cybercriminals use artificial intelligence and employ social engineering methods in recent years. The staff of a small or mid-sized company most likely won’t be able to handle such sophisticated threats. They will need the help of a qualified cybersecurity team.
Feel free to schedule a consultation with our cybersecurity experts now, and be prepared to protect your business every day!


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Eight restaurants sign leases at Brookfield Place
Brookfield Office Properties announced yesterday that it has inked deals with eight casual eateries for its marquee Brookfield Place complex.
The restaurants that have signed leases are: salad shop Chop’t Creative Salad Company; vegetable market Dig Inn Seasonal Market; Mexican eatery Dos Toros; grilled cheese shop Little Muenster; Cambodian sandwich shop Num Pang; pizzeria Skinny Pizza; dessert shop Sprinkles Cupcakes; and gourmet burger joint Umami Burger.
The eateries will be housed in the complex’s dining terrace, which is set to open in 2014. “The Dining Terrace will serve as both an amenity to office tenants and area residents, as well as destination dining for New Yorkers and visitors from around the globe,” said Ed Hogan, national director of retail leasing for Brookfield Office Properties. The company added that it expects to add another six eateries in the next few months.
Though plans to open the 200,000-square-foot retail space in 2013 were delayed by a year, companies have begun signing leases in the megacomplex formerly known as World Financial Center. Market research firm GKF is expected to sign a 10-year, 75,000-square-foot lease at 1 World Financial Center, a 40-story tower located inside the complex. – Hiten Samtani


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The best solution for the full screen: Huawei’s under-screen camera patent exposure
With the increase in user demand, the requirements for the screen-to-body ratio of mobile phones are getting higher and higher, and major mobile phone manufacturers are constantly pursuing more extreme full screens, and water drop screens, bangs screens, perforated screens, lifting full screens, etc. are also in demand. From the structural point of view, the under-screen camera should be the best solution for the full-screen era.
As for under-screen camera phones, domestic manufacturers are following up. A few days ago, Letsgodigital exposed a new Huawei mobile phone appearance patent. From the patent point of view, the mobile phone uses an under-screen camera.
It is reported that the patent was submitted by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. to the National Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) on December 15, 2020, and was authorized on July 9, 2021.
Judging from the patent drawings, the smartphone adopts a full-screen design, and the screen frame is very narrow. In addition, there is no hole at the top of the screen, and there is only a 3.5 mm headphone jack and earpiece on the top of the phone. It can be inferred from this that the phone should have adopted an under-screen camera.
There are two physical buttons on the right, and there are no buttons on the left side of the phone, and which should be the SIM slot and the power button. There is a microphone, a USB-C port, and speakers at the bottom.
The back design of the phone is quite simple. The camera module is located in the upper left corner, with three cameras and a flash. There are multiple design drawings for the camera module in the patent drawing. The main difference is that the position of the camera in the camera module is different.
Not the first time Huawei has applied for a patent for the design of the under-screen camera. In January of this year, a Huawei design patent for an under-screen camera was exposed. In addition to the under-screen camera, the rear lens module of the patented mobile phone also uses a matrix four-camera solution, which is prominent from the side or is equipped with a super-large bottom main camera. And periscope lens.
Judging from the patent published today, compared with the patent issued in January, the patent should be aimed at the mid-range mobile phone market.
Of course, it is still unclear which Huawei’s first under-screen camera phone will be, and it is also unknown whether the long-rumored Huawei P50 will use an under-screen camera.


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Following its desktop chips, Intel today is detailing its new Core H, Core-P, and Core-U-series for new laptops this spring.
HP announced the EliteBook x360 1040 G9 and EliteBook x360 830 G9 laptops at CES 2022. Both laptops are convertible versions of HP’s popular EliteBook laptops that are designed for business users.
No one can ever have too many conferencing monitors. That's why all the big tech companies are producing them en masse, including HP with its fresh trio of screens.
The new Envy desktop for 2022 has 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs, up to a NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti GPU, and a sleek new design with tool-less entry for easy upgrades.
HyperX has no shortage of announcements to make. It has a keyboard, mouse, and controller on the way, along with three headsets — one of which is being billed as a 300-hour wireless marathon gadget.
The Elite Dragonfly has been HP's go-to super light and premium laptop, but for 2022, it's finally fixing its biggest flaw.
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Jan-Christoph Zoels, one of Experientia’s founding partners and our creative director, is going to be a lot in Milan next week.
Aside from his participation on Monday 8 April at the IxDA organized “The Long View of Interaction Design,” he will also speak on Thursday and Saturday.
The theme of the event is “Designing the Future, The future of Design”: “With technology embedded where we work, live, and play, the pace of innovation is increasing. Connected products and services create a new complexity for companies and consumers alike. Making sense of it by designing the human experience has never been more important and strategically relevant than today, but how can we design the future in a meaningful way?
The other speakers are Mark Rolston (Chief Creative Officer, frog), Paolo Ciuccarelli (Associate Professor, Communication Design, Politecnico di Milano), and Tjeerd Hoek (Vice President Creative, frog Europe).
On Saturday 13 April (3 to 4 pm) he is one of the panelists at the UNStudio Platform Dialogues at at Emporio Building, Opificio Courtyard, Via Tortona 31, Milan. Experientia and UNStudio, the famous Dutch architectural design studio led by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, have previously collaborated on the design of sustainable buildings, environments and behavioral change.
The theme of the Saturday talk is the “Interface“: Whether it is as a portal to the World Wide Web or active nano-technologies, the communication between users and materials is no longer only one-way. The surfaces and objects through which we communicate and design provide new tactile and virtual feedbacks. This Dialogue – which will also involve Markus Benz (CEO Walter Knoll) and Birgit Lohmann (Associate Editor-in-chief Designboom) will explore the current and future possibilities of Interfaces with each other and through materiality.
The other UNStudio Platform Dialogues are also worth checking out:
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TUESDAY, 9 APRIL – 11.00 – 12.00
Ben van Berkel – Co-Founder/ Principal Architect UNStudio
Jurgen Bey – Director/ designer Studio Makkink & Bey and director PROOFFLab
Leo Schouten – Founder / director PROOFF
FRIDAY, 12 APRIL – 15.00 – 16.00
Gabi Böhm – Senior Architect/Project Manager, Premier Composite Technologies
Micol Costi – Director of Materials Research Material Connexion Italia
Giammichele Melis – Associate Director Buro Happold
James O’Callaghan – Director Eckersley O’Callaghan Structural + Facade Engineers
Federica Sem – Managing Director Permasteelisa Interiors
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There will be more than new designers on season two of Making the Cut.
On Tuesday, March 2, Amazon Studios announced that the Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn-led fashion competition will be getting a second season. In addition to this exciting news, it was revealed that supermodel Winnie Harlow and Moschino Creative Director Jeremy Scott will be the judges, replacing season one judges Naomi Campbell, Nicole Richie, former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, designer Joseph Altuzarra and Italian fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni.
On Harlow and Scott's addition to the judges' panel, Gunn noted in a statement, "I am delighted to be reunited with Heidi for season two of Making the Cut and for Winnie and Jeremy to join as judges. They both bring a unique voice and perspective to help us challenge these designers to sharpen their skills and get out of their comfort zones to become the next household names in fashion."
Amazon Studios also teased that surprise judges will pop up as season two progresses.
And, per the studio, the new season was filmed in Los Angeles. Why L.A.? Well, as Amazon Studios detailed it, the city has a "diverse fashion scene," making it "the perfect backdrop for season two of Making the Cut."
We're guessing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic had something to do with the location choice too. In fact, Klum even noted in a statement, "I am so excited to be in my hometown of Los Angeles with such a talented group of designers and judges for season two. This last year brought so many unforeseen challenges across the globe, so I feel grateful that we were able to safely film as Tim and I continue our journey to find the next great global fashion brand."
And, speaking of the designers, the new season will feature 10 contestants from around the world, who are eager to take their brands to the next level. Like in season one, the looks from the competition will be shoppable on Amazon and there's a $1 million investment into the winner's brand.
We can't wait to see how season two plays out.
Making the Cut season two will premiere this summer on Amazon Prime Video.


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Thirty years ago today, Pete Rose, the Cincinnati Reds’ player-manager, broke Ty Cobb’s record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit. Rose would play one more season, his 24th in Major League Baseball, before retiring.
And now….The Mash!
We begin in Reno, Nevada, where restaurant owner Bill Wall won this year’s Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off. Wall says his secret to success is “just a lot of cold beers and a little bourbon.”
Texas’ alcohol regulators have ruled that bars and grocery stores can’t sell “crowlers” of beer to go. The 32-ounce containers are cans, and state law provides that only brewers can sell canned beer.
NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has built an empire selling everything from steaks to children’s clothes. Now he’s teaming up with South Loop Brewing Company to produce Witka beer, a witbier to be served in his restaurant chain.
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is one of Africa’s leading beer destinations. The country’s first European settlers were Germans, and the Reinheitsgebot is still honored there.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have pinpointed the origin of Saccharomyces eubayanus, aka lager yeast. In 15th century Bavaria, ale yeasts used by the monks “intermarried” with other strains and eventually created a stabilized hybrid.
Wild hops grow in Park City, Utah. The hop plants, descendants of those brought to the town by immigrants, will be used by Wasatch Brewery in a special-release beer.
Finally, why did the Kroger Company pay $26 million for 19 cases of Miller Lite beer? The answer is Ohio’s liquor code, which requires retailers to have an “agency contract” with the state. Kroger and other chains are paying top dollar to acquire those contracts from smaller stores.
On this day in 1609, explorer Henry Hudson became the first European to discover Delaware Bay. If you live near Cape May, New Jersey, or Lewes, Delaware, you can celebrate on Saturday at a beer festival held in two different states, but on the same bay.
And now….The Mash!
We begin in North Carolina, where festivals have been the target of a summer crackdown on liquor code violations. Organizers contend that the rules are obsolete and confusing.
Mitsubishi Plastic has overcome a major obstacle to putting beer in plastic bottles. The company added a thin carbon film, which greatly reduces the loss of oxygen, to the inside of the bottles.
Joe Stange of Draft magazine has a word of warning: American “session beers” are much stronger than their British counterparts, which means they’ll make you drunker than you think.
When California’s She Beverage Company applied for a trademark for the “Queen of Beers,” Anheuser-Busch InBev filed a notice of opposition. A-B claims She’s marketing is almost identical to its marketing of the “King of Beers.”
A Denver-area brewery will serve “marijuana beer” at next month’s Great American Beer Festival. It doesn’t contain THC, which is against federal law, but does include cannabis oil.
Venture capitalist Robert Finkel has made an unusual career move. His brewery, Forbidden Root, specializes in beer made with botanic ingredients, including lemon myrtle which costs $75 a kilo.
Finally, a Detroit Free Press correspondent went to a festival where the taps are open all night and attendees can walk to bed. It was the sixth annual Michigan Homebrew Festival, which continues the brewing competition once held at the Michigan State Fair.
Ten years ago today, North Carolina’s then-governor Mike Easley signed House Bill 392, which did away with the state’s 6-percent ABV limit on the alcoholic content of beers. The antiquated ABV cap was repealed because of a grass-roots lobbying effort called “Pop the Cap”.
Since 2005, the number of breweries in North Carolina has almost quadrupled. The craft brewing industry has an estimated $3.8 billion impact on the state’s economy, and employs more than 26,000 workers. Beer drinkers can also enjoy doppelbocks, double IPAs, and imperial stouts which formerly couldn’t be sold because of the cap.
Fifty years ago today, Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters invited the Hells Angels to Kesey’s California estate. The party introduced psychedelic drugs to biker gangs, and linked the hippie movement to the Hell’s Angels. The Pranksters could have avoided this had they served beer instead.
And now….The Mash!
We begin in Englewood, New Jersey, where Agnes Fenton became of the few people on Earth to celebrate a 110th birthday. Her secret? Three cans of Miller per day.
Miami Dolphins punter Brandon Fields is not only a Pro Bowler, but he’s also an all-Pro homebrewer. Fields, whose wife bought him a kit seven years ago, recently took up all-grain brewing.
Five weeks after a tornado devastated the town, the residents of Portland, Michigan, came together at a beer festival. The logo for one beer, Portland Strong Strawberry Stout, featured a red tornado.
Svalbard, an island in the Norwegian Arctic, is now home to the world’s northernmost brewery. Last year, the island lifted a decades-old ban on brewing.
The Fat Cat Pub in Norwich, England, has named a beer in honor of Cecil the lion, who was killed by an American dentist. Its name, “Cecil’s Revenge,” was chosen by the pub’s customers.
Last Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of Fritz Maytag’s acquiring majority ownership of the Anchor Brewing Company. Tom Rutonno of CNBC recaps this now-famous brewery’s history.
Finally, technology and the growing popularity of craft beer has created new legal issues. Kalamazoo Beer Exchange has filed a trademark infringement suit against the developer of an app for beer collectors. The parties use the same handle on social media.
On this day in 1783, Simon Bolivar, “The Liberator,” was born. Bolivar was instrumental role in making Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela independent of Spanish rule. Toast him with a glass of Polar beer, “The People’s Beer” of Venezuela.
And now….The Mash!
We begin in Milwaukee, where Pabst Brewing Company is returning to its original location. Pabst’s owner, Eugene Kashper, says the brewery will new small-batch beers, based on Pabst’s archived recipes, while staying true to its roots.
A new Indiana law classifies retirement communities as homes, so they no longer need a liquor license to serve alcohol to residents. One problem not likely to occur: underage drinking.
Mark your calendars. Next year’s Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference will be held at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina. The dates are July 8-10.
Jackie Speier, a congresswoman from California, announced on her Facebook page that she’s introduced legislation that would allow the U.S. Postal Service to ship alcoholic beverages.
The clever folks at Printsome.com have designed beer labels to match the personalities of Facebook, Google, Nike, and 14 other highly recognizable corporations.
Yes, you can get an India pale ale—along with a host of other craft beers—in India. The subcontinent’s first brewpub, Doolally in the city of Pune, opened its doors in 2009. A slew of others have followed.
Finally, the Buffalo Wild Wings in Tacoma displays a bottle of Corona with a lime slice underneath an American flag. An unidentified woman ordered the Corona and placed it in front of an adjoining seat in honor of her brother, who was killed while on duty in Iraq.
Sixty years ago today, Walt Disney unveiled his theme park, Disneyland, on national television. The “Magic Kingdom” has attracted more than 650 million guests—more than any other amusement park in the world—since it opened.
And now….The Mash!
We begin in Asheville, North Carolina, where the sold-out Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference is taking place at the Four Points Hotel. Ludwig couldn’t attend, but he’ll be there in spirit.
21st Century Fox, which owns The Simpsons franchise, has licensed Duff beer. For the time being, Duff will only be available in Chile, where bootleg versions of the brand have been turning up on store shelves.
Lawmakers in a number of states passed beer-friendly legislation this year. Mike Pomeranz of Yahoo! Food explains what happened in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and West Virginia.
Oh, the agony of defeat. Australia’s cricket team was so frustrated by its 169-run defeat at the hands of England in a Test match that it refused the host country’s offer of post-match beers.
Illustrator/animator Drew Christie has created a four-minute-long history lesson titled “The United States of Beer”, in which he offers a modest proposal: a cabinet-level Secretary of Beer.
Here’s another reason to book that trip to Honolulu. Maui Brewing Company will open a brewpub in Waikiki. It will be located in the Holiday Inn Resort Waikiki Beachcomber.
Finally, Kathy Flanigan and Chelsey Lewis of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel take you on a beer tour of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. It includes plenty of history, and features a visit to “The Troll Capital of the World.”
If you bought Beck’s beer, you may be eligible for a refund. Anheuser-Busch InBev has settled a class-action lawsuit which alleged that the brewery deceived consumers by representing Beck’s as a German product when in fact it’s brewed in St. Louis. Beck’s buyers who’ve saved receipts from their purchases can claim a refund of up to $50. Those who can’t produce receipts may be entitled to as much as a $12 refund.
Many other beers associated with foreign countries—including Red Stripe, Fosters, and Killian’s Irish Red—are brewed in the U.S. However, those beers’ packaging identifies them as domestically-made. As part of the settlement, A-B will change Beck’s labeling to identify it as American-made.
The idea of brewing foreign brands of beer in the U.S. was inspired by the auto industry. European and Japanese automakers have moved much of their production to American plants, which resulted in a substantial decrease in shipping costs. Those costs are a concern for breweries because it’s so expensive to transport beer from overseas to the U.S.
One hundred and fifty years ago today, slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom–which actually had been granted more than two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation. The anniversary, known as “Juneteenth,” is officially celebrated in 42 states.
And now…The Mash!
We begin in Mystic, Connecticut, where members of the StoneRidge retirement community are brewing their own beer. Why not? It’s educational, it’s fun, and it’s beer!
Massachusetts has strange liquor laws, one of which bans breweries from donating beer to charity events. Oddly, the ban—enacted by the legislature in 1997—doesn’t apply to wine donations.
“Sweet Baby Jesus” is DuClaw Brewing Company’s flagship beer. However, an Ohio grocery chain has pulled the beer from its shelves after customers complained about the name.
The New York State Brewers Association has created Statewide Pale Ale. The beer, made entirely with in-state ingredients, is projected to raise $20,000 for the association.
What is the link between Magna Carta and the English pint? According to Britain’s Communities Minister, the “London quarter” mentioned in the 800-year-old document is equivalent to two imperial pints.
There are hard-to-find beers, and there are truly rare beers, which make “Pappy Van Winkle seem as easy to find as a can of Coke.” Esquire magazine’s Aaron Goldfarb acquaints you with ten of them.
Finally, DNA meets IPA. Gianpaolo Rando, a European chemist who loves beer, wants to sequence the DNA more than 100 different beers in the hopes of producing an app that will match beers to drinkers’ own hereditary makeup.
On this day in 1939, the Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York. Currently, 310 people are enshrined in the Hall. They will be joined this summer by Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, and John Smoltz.
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We begin in Bavaria, where President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rankled traditionalists by drinking non-alcoholic weissbier during the G-7 conference of world leaders.
Collaborative brewing has taken off in the past few years. One notable collaboration is the one between San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing Company and Belgium’s St. Feuillien.
Snoop Dogg has filed a breach of contract suit against Pabst Brewing Company. He contends that the brewery’s sale of Colt .45 triggered a clause entitling him to part of the purchase price.
You’ll have to wait to buy a bottle of Founders Breakfast Stout in New Hampshire. Citing the state’s underage-drinking problem, Governor Maggie Hassan vetoed legislation that would allow children to be depicted on beer labels.
Tech Times has assembled a list of 13 beer apps for Android and IoS that are generally rated at the top of their category:
Hard cider sales have skyrocketed in Central Europe, the home of the world’s heartiest beer drinkers. Global brands like Heineken and SABMiller are trying to cash in on the trend.
Finally, Josh Noel of the Chicago Tribune hosted a panel of beer experts headlined by Randy Mosher at the famed Map Room to discuss the state of craft brewing. There are more than 60 breweries in Chicagoland.
Two hundred and twenty-five years ago today, Rhode Island became the 13th and last of the original colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Even though the state ranks last in area, it has the longest name of any U.S. state: “State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”
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We begin in Hamburg, Germany, where the Astra brewery has installed a billboard that uses facial detection to detect one’s gender If a woman passes by, it plays her an Astra commercial.
Last November, Whole Foods Market added a Criveller brewing system to its store in Houston. A month later, it started brewing beer at its store in Emeryville, California.
Dock Beer, a golden saison by Dock Street Brewing, will be aged with an extra ingredient: nonstop music by Wu-Tang Clan, whose bass notes will move the yeast around.
A 2012 law raising the ABV cap on beer has kick-started craft brewing in Mississippi. Hank Sforzini of Paste magazine names five of his favorites.
A man who has been paralyzed for 13 years can once again enjoy a beer, thanks to a mind-controlled robot arm developed by Caltech and its partners.
Finally, Dick and Nancy Ponzi needed another business to generate income for their planned pinot noir winery. That business was the 31-year-old BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery.


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About a decade ago, if we were to tell you that Microsoft is part of a group who is filing a complaint against another software giant who they feel is unfairly using its own software to promote it’s own products, you would have thought we were crazy. But that is exactly what is happening today in the EU as Microsoft, Nokia, and a few other companies are accusing Google of unfairly using its own Android software to promote Google’s products and services.
Sound familiar? It should, it’s a similar complaint that Microsoft faced many years ago that resulted in the browser ballot that you see today and also the N versions of the Windows platforms in Europe. The NYTimes is citing a lawyer for Fairsearch, Thomas Vinje, who filed the complaint, that represents these large corporations by stating that Android software is “a deceptive way to build advantages for key Google apps in 70 percent of the smartphones shipped today”.
This is kind of typical to large companies, if they can’t compete they try to buy you, if they can buy you they’ll sue you. Microsoft and Nokia don’t believe Windows 8 can compete with Android and gain market share, the same way Android competes with iOS and eventually won ?


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Hailo, the innovative taxi-hailing app lauded for a grabbing a cab in two taps, has moved to the D.C. burbs. Friday, the service launched in Alexandria and will be recognized by the mayor at the steps of Alexandria’s City Hall at 11:30 a.m. But the best part? In honor of the launch, Hailo will be offering free rides all weekend.
For a while now Hailo has been servicing D.C. But its expansion to Alexandria means more options for D.C. area residents to travel outside of the District more affordably and more quickly.
And to celebrate it, you can go wild this weekend without having to worry about transportation. According to a press release, “Hailo will be offering a Free-Ride Weekend all-weekend in the DC area to honor of this expansion.” We’ve reached out to confirm what “the DC area” means, but it’s likely anywhere that Hailo services locally.
The release also didn’t shed details on what “Free-Ride Weekend” meant, but a past launch in Montreal offered free rides, too, and that gave Hailo users this:
There are no promo codes to enter. Just download the Hailo app and take your free rides. If the fare is over $15 (including tip) only the difference will be applied. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and explore our amazing city!
However, Hailo is also offering a $20 credit to new users, so perhaps that’s their idea of a free ride. Either way, it’s still pretty cool. Just use the code ALX20.
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A representative has clarified that the free rides are by way of the $20 credit for first time users throughout the metro area. Past D.C. Hailo users “will also receive a special offer via email.”


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Shmaltz Brewing Co., a San Francisco-based company that makes the He’Brew and Coney Island lines of beer, is developing a $3.25 million, almost 20,000-square-foot brewery in Clifton Park, according to a news release.
The company, which previously had contracted the manufacture of its beers to breweries including Mendocino Brewing in California, will bring all of its brewing in-house to the Clifton Park facility by mid- to late summer, according to a news release. Brewing is due to start in late April, and a grand opening of the facility and its 1,700-square-foot tasting room, including tours for the public, is slated for July. See details here. My colleague Dennis Yusko’s story is here.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Apple Computer shares edged upward Thursday after the company said CFO Fred Anderson, considered by many to have pulled Apple through its most dire financial straits, would retire June 1.
In a press release, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Anderson is "one of my closest partners at Apple and has earned the reputation as one of the finest CFOs in the technology industry."
Vice president of finance and corporate controller Peter Oppenheimer will replace Anderson.
Anderson is credited with making Apple financially solvent and building up its cash reserves after a tough period in the late 1990s.
Anderson joined Apple in March 1996 after serving as CFO at Automatic Data Processing. He was the de facto head of the company in mid-1997 following the resignation of CEO Gil Amelio and the posting of a $740 million quarterly loss. By the end of 1997, Jobs had taken over as Apple's interim CEO.
Speaking about the 20th anniversary of Apple's Macintosh computer, Rik Myslewski, editor-in-chief of MacAddict magazine, called Anderson "the real (Apple) hero here. He's made lots of smart decisions, shown good money management, and the company has cash like crazy." See full story.
When Apple reported its first-quarter results on Jan. 14, it posted a profit of $63 million, or 17 cents a share, on revenue of $2 billion. Apple ended the quarter with $4.8 billion in cash and short-term investments, and nearly $7 billion in total assets.
Anderson said Apple has been grooming Oppenheimer to be his replacement for four years. Industry analysts said Oppenheimer would be the right replacement.
"He's pretty strong, and seems to have a good grasp of the corporate finances," said Charles Wolf of Needham & Co. "He already makes a lot of financial presentations and knows all about the financial operations."


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Hundreds of people showed up at a Wisconsin bar to share some brews – only after pouring out their first beer.
Beer after beer after beer. People bought and then dumped their Miller beer into barrels at an Eau Claire bar.
After that, they got free refills of craft beer.
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ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, has launched its second annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Impact report, Leading From the Front.
The report highlights that ProAmpac has met its goal of making available a sustainable packaging attribute for 100% of its products. In addition, they continue to fund and advance material science in conjunction with their network of global university partnerships, aiding in the delivery and development of important technology advancements.
“ProAmpac’s commitment to developing new and innovative products, our focus on sustainability, and our investments in our manufacturing and employees are successful strategies that we continue to build. This focus has allowed us to meet our ESG goal of making available a sustainable attribute for 100% of our products,” said Greg Tucker, Founder & CEO of ProAmpac.
Offering sustainable packaging solutions that support the circular economy is part of ProAmpac’s commitment to environmental responsibility. Their next objective is to expand their sustainable portfolio and accelerate the commercialization and adoption of these innovative products to help companies worldwide meet their sustainable packaging goals.
“As a steward of the environment, we are expanding our ProActive Sustainability portfolio and introducing our active and intelligent packaging offering, ProActive Intelligence. We will continue to provide technology without sacrificing performance to help our customers achieve their sustainable packaging goals,” said Tucker.
ProAmpac is dedicated to making a lasting difference in the packaging industry and contributing to a more sustainable planet through continued investment in research and development, proactive customer engagement, and the promotion of sustainable practices.
Visit ProAmpac.com to view the full report: Leading From the Front.


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The new generation of the Chevrolet Silverado has been recently unveiled by the car manufacturer in the United States.
Along with the brand new GMC Sierra, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado has also made its public debut. The model is getting a more muscular and more aerodynamic design. The front fascia of the pickup truck has been engineered to improve the cooling and the roof and tailgate spoiler have been shaped in a wind tunnel. The model is getting a full-width bumper, ...read more


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There are some unauthorized users who would try to hack your data, such as banking, shopping, or email passwords, through a technique called phishing. Phishing is a form of fraud in which the attacker tries to learn information such as login credentials or account information by masquerading as a reputable entity or person via email, IM, or other communication channels.
If you use Gmail, millions of emails are blocked from reaching the recipients’ inboxes. Unfortunately, Google itself was the latest victim of a phishing scam.
This week, Google defended against an email phishing campaign that tricked some users into inadvertently granting access to their contact information, intending to spread more phishing emails. We took quick action to revoke all access granted to the attacker and steps to reduce and prevent harm from future variants of this type of attack.
The Android users are protected from such attacks by a phishing warning that is implemented by Gmail. Earlier, the Gmail users themselves were responsible for protecting their accounts from fraudulent emails, websites, and downloads. But, this overhead has been removed by implementing a new design scheme to protect users from opening suspicious links. Hence, now a full-screen warning will be displayed.
Smartphones make it difficult for users to distinguish between a fraud attempt from a serious email. The only alternative to identify a valid user is to look at the URL to distinguish between real and fake, which is obviously not the easiest thing to do, as it seems, especially on a Smartphone. Security apps are there but do not provide full protection as hackers can also hack those sites.
Google protects users from phishing in the following ways:
- Using machine learning-based detection of spam and phishing messages has contributed to 99.9% accuracy in spam detection.
- Providing Safe Browsing warnings about dangerous links within Gmail and across over 2 billion browsers.
- Preventing suspicious account sign-ins through dynamic, risk-based challenges.
- Scanning email attachments for malware and other dangerous payloads.
Users can protect themselves in the following ways:
- Take the Google Security Checkup, paying particular attention to any applications or devices you no longer use, as well as any unrecognized devices.
- Pay attention to warnings and alerts that appear in Gmail and other products.
- Report suspicious emails and other content to Google.


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Accompanying with the partner, UOB Vietnam is pleased to introduce to customers “KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator 2023 in Vietnam and Cambodia” competition. This competition is held within the global framework with the participation of more than 25 countries around the world.
Are you breaking new ground in tech? You must be eager to share your creations with the world. If that's the case, you might want to consider entering this competition.
This not only aims to find, encourage, and celebrate the next generation of tech leaders, but also an opportunity to tell your story and pitch your growth plans to a panel of national Vietnam top industry leaders who can provide their professional feedback and guidance.
Moreover, a global and local pitch competition that will help fast-growing, innovative startups get the exposure and funding they need to reach their full potential, with the winner being honored to represent Vietnam and Cambodia at the final global at Web Summit in November 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.


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(Ecofin Agency) - Of Senegal’s overall exports over the first half of 2021, 38.21% went to African countries. This share is, according to official data, less than the 44.2% achieved in H1 2020. However, compared to an average of 16% on the continent, the African Development Bank believes that Macky Sall’s country is a model in terms of intra-African trade.
Senegal sells most of its products on the West African Economic Monetary Union. Mali came first with 17% of Senegalese exports over the period reviewed, ahead of Switzerland (13.8%) and China (11.3%). The seller cashed out CFA533.2 billion from sales on the continent, including CFA486.4 billion in WAEMU alone.
When analyzed in an African context, this strategy aligns with the desire to build a common market. But Senegal loses a lot on a macroeconomic level. The large volume of trade with the WAEMU has little impact on its forex buffers, as transactions are in local currency. At the same time, its economic players who operate on international markets have to settle bills in U.S. dollars. Asia and Europe account for 79.5% of the country’s imports.
Another challenge lies in the fact that in its trade with partners outside WAEMU and CEMAC, Senegal has lost CFA1,337 billion (in foreign currency). This gap was not closed by the CFA310.3 billion trade surplus with partners in the CFA zone. Commodities such as oil and gold generate export revenues, but not enough to boost exports and meet external purchasing needs.
The country can still rely on the pooling of foreign exchange reserves within the WAEMU and CEMAC. The value of its external assets was CFA8,694 billion ($15.5 billion) in May 2021. The figure is slightly down from the CFA8,777.8 bln in April 2021, but up 36.6% from the CFA6,367.8 bln in May 2020.


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Some private jet providers are looking more closely at profitability instead of just revenues. In fact, you may have already received your walking papers
It took the Covid pandemic to boost business aviation out of its lost decade precipitated by the 2008 Financial Crisis. Yet along with an influx of new customers and record revenues came higher expenses, new operating realities, and in some cases, a realization that customers could no longer be accommodated in the way they were pre-surge. Here’s how to tell if you are getting fired from your jet card.
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Billionaire Carl Icahn acquired almost 10 per cent of Netflix Inc., operator of the largest online video streaming service, and is considering ways to maximize value. The shares rose the most since January.
Icahn said in a filing Wednesday that he accumulated 5.54 million shares of Los Gatos, California-based Netflix, including options, and that he may seek talks. The company may have “strategic value” for larger concerns, he said. Joris Evers, a Netflix spokesman, said the company had no immediate comment.
Netflix’s dominance in video streaming, its international prospects and possible appeal to buyers drew Icahn to the company, according to the filing. The company has turned its DVD-by-mail service into the top subscription streaming service for movies and TV shows, becoming an important revenue source for Hollywood studios. Netflix’s rise led to the decline of Blockbuster video, a former Icahn investment.
“I believe that there is going to be great consolidation between Netflix and, everybody’s read about it, Amazon or Microsoft or Verizon or Google, there are so many possible combinations,” Icahn said on Bloomberg Television.
Netflix rose 14 per cent to $79.24 (U.S.) at the close in New York to mark the biggest gain since January. The stock was unchanged for the year before today.
The company closed the third quarter with 25.1 million U.S. customers who pay $7.99 (U.S.) a month to watch shows and films on TVs, computers and mobile devices, and is forecast to reach $3.6 billion (U.S.) in revenue this year.
A Netflix buyer would face numerous challenges, including slowing domestic subscriber growth, losses from international expansion and at least $5 billion in content obligations, including $2.1 billion over the next 12 months, according to the company’s third quarter report on Oct. 24.
Those multiyear commitments would make it difficult for a buyer to cut costs, said Eric Wold, a B. Riley & Co. analyst in San Francisco who recommends selling the stock.
“You are getting a significant subscriber base, but subscribers can cancel at any time without a penalty, so there’s no long-term security there,” Wold said. “They have content, but 80 per cent is not exclusive, so you can get the content from someone else at a cheaper price.”
Large media companies probably aren’t interested in Netflix, and large technology companies such as Microsoft Corp. don’t need its streaming capabilities, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities Inc. in Los Angeles who has an underperform rating on the stock.
“There’s one company that makes sense to own Netflix and that’s Amazon and they don’t need Carl Icahn to tell them that,” Pachter said in an interview.
Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesman, didn’t immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.
In all, Icahn, 76, spent $168.9 million acquiring his stake in Netflix, according to the filing. The company has a market value of about $4.5 billion (U.S.), according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
In the Bloomberg TV interview, Icahn said Netflix has the best platform to take advantage of the growth of tablet computers, and smart televisions that include built-in Internet connections. Netflix has its application installed at the factory on many brand-name sets and Blu-ray disc players, and is available for download on mobile products.
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A VINTAGE funfair with blockbuster films such as Paddington 2 and Rocketman is coming to Basingstoke this weekend.
The Carters Steam Fair arrives at War Memorial Park this weekend and will open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.
In addition to a range of vintage fairground rides and attractions, residents can also expect to enjoy a 9 p.m. fireworks display on Saturdays.
Dating from the 1890s to the 1960s, the vintage rides have featured in films such as Paddington 2 and Rocketman and TV shows such as Call the Midwife.
The fair has been blocked for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions.
Fairground owner Joby Carter has put a lot of thought into making sure the fairground experience is secure from Covid.
It offers free rides to those who book online and choose the day of their visit, as it allows Carters to monitor the number of visitors.
Around the fair there are hand disinfection stations and the rides are cleaned and disinfected at regular intervals.
The rides are also further away from each other to allow visitors to socially distance themselves from each other as they move around the fair.
Joby said: âIt’s great to be on tour again after a year of lockdown and I’m excited to host the fair in Basingstoke. We are looking forward to seeing a lot of smiles when people visit.
âThe kids have missed out on a lot of fun over the past year or so – some toddlers who grew up in confinement haven’t had a chance to visit a fair yet!
âWe wanted to find a way to bring back family fun and smiles to children’s faces, but in a way that was as reassuring for parents as possible. Our goal right now is to create good old-fashioned fun for families in a If you book your ride tokens online before you arrive, we are giving you extra free rides as a thank you.
âI encourage all who visit to take a close look at the fair’s lettering and artwork. Stand next to our brightly colored trucks with huge letters over three feet high and see if you can figure out how we manage to hand paint everything!
âDuring the lockdown, I was thrilled to see the interest in these traditional skills, and I have now shared these skills globally – I think we’ve bought books in over 40 countries until here !
âI hope you enjoy the artwork as you walk through the fair. If you want to try sign writing or fancy lettering yourself, you can even purchase a copy of the book when you visit or come to one of my classes at Maidenhead Later in the year. ”


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Apparently, there’s a good chance you’re reading this while sitting on the floor somewhere. It’ll come as no surprise to folks that more and more vacationers are traveling with some sort of computing device - laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. What may raise a few eyebrows though are the lengths people will go to get some juice for those devices and how all of this technology makes them feel. A new study released this week from Intel shares some insights and introduces us all to the term “Outlet Outrage.”
According to Intel’s Tech Norms for Travelers our love for our gadgets knows no bounds. Nearly half of the respondents said they felt anxious when traveling without a computing device. Sixty-four percent admitted to sacrificing personal appearance by giving up hair dryers, styling tools, toiletries, sunscreen, workout clothes and even shoes to make room in their luggage for it. And most folks said they would rather lose their wedding ring then their technology.
But that doesn’t begin to cover the lengths we’ll go to get some power. When travelers need electricity, they need it now, regardless of what they have to do to get it.
- 46% of all travelers and 63% of young travelers (18-29 years old) admitted to compromising their comfort and hygiene to get to an outlet
- 37% sat on the floor
- 15% searched public bathrooms
- 33% specifically chose a certain restaurant or coffee house based on outlet availability
I chuckled reading these numbers because at a meeting recently, we were discussing how some hotels make it incredibly difficult to charge your phone on the nightstand by the bed. For those of us who use our phones as our alarm on the road, we’re forced to move nightstands and decide which lamps to unplug. Sorry, but an outlet on the desk across the room (assuming it even has that) just doesn’t cut it. But I digress…
You can check out the full details and other interesting tidbits from the study on the Intel site. I’d share them here but it’s getting uncomfortable sitting on floor in the bathroom of the coffee shop trying to type this blog.
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Average used plug-in electric vehicle resale prices rose by 41% in the UK during the first quarter of the year, the online used car service Autorola has reported.
This compares to an overall used car resale price rise of 5.3% during the first quarter. In other words, the resale values of used plug-in electric vehicles in the UK are rising at a much faster clip than petrol and diesel cars are (diesel car resale values are of course actually flat, not just rising slowly).
Overall, used car prices rose to an average of £10,008 during the first quarter, up from £9,504 during the fourth quarter of 2017. What this means when taken as a whole is that used cars are becoming increasingly attractive to auto buyers in the UK — presumably on the back of lower discretionary income amongst much of the population in recent times.
A press release provides a bit more in the way of details: “Highlights of the first quarter trading in 2018 include a 41% increase in the average selling price for electric vehicles — up to £19,789 from Q4 2017’s £13,981. The number of EVs sold was relatively small, but it shows that dealers are beginning to consider EVs to add to their stock mix. Average age falling from 15 months to just 9 months, and mileage almost halving from 6,086 to 3,662 also helped contribute to this price increase.”
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We’re discussed before how there is an industry of gathering data on individuals (there are data brokers such as Acxiom and Choicepoint, along with individual companies’ tracking individuals’ online and offline behavior) and how personal data that is posted online can be used to created detailed profiles of individuals for things such as targeted behavioral advertising. In a new report, the New York Times takes a look at one data broker — Acxiom — and how one reporter, Natasha Singer, tried to access the data the company held about her:
I recently asked to see the information held about me by the Acxiom Corporation, a database marketing company that collects and sells details about consumers’ financial status, shopping and recreational activities to banks, retailers, automakers and other businesses. In investor presentations and interviews, Acxiom executives have said that the company — the subject of a Sunday Business article last month — has information on about 500 million active consumers worldwide, with about 1,500 data points per person. Acxiom also promotes a program for consumers who wish to see the information the company has on them. […]
Acxiom also has a proprietary household classification system that places people in one of 70 socioeconomic categories, like “Downtown Dwellers” or “Flush Families,” and I hoped to discover the caste to which it had assigned me.
But after I filled out an online request form and sent a personal check for $5 to cover the processing fee, the company simply sent me a list of some of my previous residential addresses. In other words, rather than learning the details about myself that marketers might use to profile and judge me, I received information I knew already.
It turns out that Acxiom, based in Little Rock, Ark., furnishes consumers only with data related to risk management, like their own prison records, tax liens, bankruptcy filings and residential histories. For a corporate client, the company is able to match customers by name with, say, the social networks or Internet providers they use, but it does not offer consumers the same information about themselves.
Jennifer Barrett Glasgow, Acxiom’s chief privacy officer, said that the company kept consumer data in different databases and that its system was not designed to assemble all the information it had amassed on a single person. […]
Data brokers like Acxiom have developed advanced techniques to collect and collate information about consumers’ offline, online and mobile behavior. But they have been slow to develop innovative ways for consumers to gain access to the information that companies obtain, share and sell about them for marketing purposes.
Now federal regulators are pressuring data brokers to operate more transparently. In a report earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission recommended that the industry set up a public Web portal that would display the names and contact information of data brokers, as well as describe consumers’ data access rights and other choices.
Read the full article to learn more about Acxiom and other data brokers’ practices and policies concerning consumers, privacy and access.


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Facebook briefly removed a handful of advertisements from the social network that were placed by Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign to publicize her proposal calling for the breakup of big technology companies, including Facebook. The company reversed the decision after the removal of the ads attracted wide attention on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Politico reported that a message running in place of the ads said Facebook removed them because they violated the company’s advertising policies, which concerned the use of Facebook’s brand in the ads. More than a dozen other ads on Facebook from Ms. Warren’s campaign remained on the service.
Later in the day, The Hill reported that Facebook restored the ads. “We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo,“ the company said in a statement. "In the interest of allowing robust debate, we are restoring the ads.” Still, Facebook’s original decision to take the ads down was an inadvertent gift to Ms. Warren and her argument that the company has amassed too much market power.


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At the beginning of November, the U.S. National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) decided with 8 votes in favor and 7 votes against, that organic cultivation is also acceptable to take place on aquaponics and hydroponics. This confirmed the current situation in the US. In Europe, the rule is that organic cultivation is always soil-bound.
The trend in Europe is at odds with that in the US. The current European legislation is being revised and the proposals for the new law (which goes into effect in 2020) state that from 2030 the limited exceptions are also prohibited. With this, the starting point that the cycle is central within organic is further anchored in the legislation. Dutch organic greenhouse growers are very happy with this. Ron van Dijk, board member of Nautilus Organic, the Dutch cooperative for organic growers and organic glasshouse growers: "As far as we are concerned, there is no discussion possible about this subject: Organic cultivation strives for a circular agriculture, where a plant is fed via the soil. For an organic grower it is a natural balance that is of vital importance to maintain a healthy, as much as possible, self-regulating climate in which intervention is needed as little as possible. This principle applies to organic greenhouse horticulture just as much as to organic open field farming or fruit growing."
Marian Blom of Bionext attended the NOSB voting in the US. She spoke at the hearing prior to the vote with a plea for soil-bound cultivation.
She did so on behalf of IFOAM-EU, the European umbrella organization for organic entrepreneurs (both growers, trade and processing, researchers and certifiers). Blom: "The whole organic sector in Europe opts for clear and consistent rules: in the case of organic, the soil is central. Which is also what the consumer expects from organic."
Blom is disappointed about the result. "A broad coalition of growers, trade and consumers from all over the world argued for soil-bound as the starting point. Unfortunately we did not succeed in finding a majority for this. This escalates the differences between organic in the US and organic in Europe.
Blom: "There is now a big chance that there will be a second organic label in the US, because USDA organic is no longer really organic for many people. This not only applies for exports to Europe, but also for the internal market in the US. USDA-organic is more and more becoming the label of the big industry, where not the natural principles, but earning money is most important. It is also possible in the USA to keep cows without mandatory pasture time, and still be certified as organic. Consumers expect more from organic products than just cultivation without pesticides or antibiotics."
European legislation soil-bound
The Netherlands has to deal with European laws and regulations concerning organic farming. These rules apply to all 28 Member States. In the EU, an organic product must grow in the open field. Some, very limited, exceptions are now possible. Only 20 hectares within the current acreage of more than 5,000 ha organic greenhouse cultivation fall under this exception. These fields are in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
The current legislation is being revised and the proposals for the new law (which starts in 2020) stipulate that from 2030 these limited exceptions are also prohibited.
Another new rule in this regulation is a stricter import policy. From now on, imported products must comply with the precise rules of the EU in order to call them organic in stores. This means that imported products from the US no longer correspond with the Dutch framework. When concluding a new trade agreement, it can be decided that both organic laws are considered equivalent. Blom expects that, because of this US decision, this possibility has become a lot smaller. Soil-bound is becoming increasingly important for the EU and it is becoming more and more unlikely that imports of organic non-soil-bound products will be accepted in the future by Europe.


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Charles River backs 2006 outlook; issues 2007 forecast
(5:48 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Charles River Laboratories International Inc. CRL, +3.97% after Wednesday's closing bell said it still sees 2006 per-share earnings from continuing operations of $1.73 to $1.79 on revenue that's up 6% to 8%. The Wilmington, Mass.-based biotechnology company also said it now expects 2006 pro forma per-share earnings from continuing operations of $2.15 to $2.21, from its previous outlook of $2.12 to $2.18. The forecast was revised to exclude amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, the company said. For 2007, Charles River said it expects per-share earnings from continuing operations of $2.11 to $2.21, or $2.43 to $2.53 on a pro forma basis, on revenue that's up 9% to 12%.
HomeBanc confirms fourth-quarter loss forecast
(5:24 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- HomeBanc Corp. HMB, +0.00% after Wednesday's closing bell said it still expects a fourth-quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders of 6 cents to 10 cents a share. The Atlanta-based real estate investment trust also confirmed it sees estimated loan production volume by HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. of $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion for the quarter. HomeBanc said it still expects a REIT investment portfolio of $5.8 billion to $6 billion as of Dec. 31. The company said it continues to consider a range of strategic alternatives and expects to complete the process during early 2007.
SuperValu raises fiscal 2007 outlook; updates quarterly view
(5:01 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Supervalu Inc. SVU, -1.04% after Wednesday's closing bell said it now expects fiscal 2007 per-share earnings of $2.32 to $2.43, up from its previous range of $2.18 to $2.41. The Minneapolis-based supermarket operator also narrowed its 2007 pro forma outlook, saying it now sees per-share earnings of $2.66 to $2.74. The previous pro forma earnings outlook was $2.62 to $2.80 a share for the year. Additionally, Supervalu said it expects third-quarter earnings of 52 cents to 56 cents a share, or 60 cents to 63 cents a share before adjustments. For the fourth quarter, the company said it sees earnings of 59 cents to 66 cents a share, or 67 cents to 72 cents a share before adjustments.
Energen affirms 2007 earnings outlook
(2:43 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Energen Corp. EGN, -2.35% said Wednesday it still expects 2007 per-share earnings of $3.80 to $4.20 a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call are currently forecasting 2007 earnings of $4.01 a share. The Birmingham, Ala.-based company said its outlook was based on certain assumptions, including that existing hedge position covers about 70% of estimated 2007 production. Energen also said it expects 2007 production will be flat relative to 2006, with a "significant level of activity" devoted to developing its proved undeveloped reserves to set the stage for future production growth. The company estimated that 2008 production will range from 97 Bcfe to 99 Bcfe, and that 2009 production will exceed 100 Bcfe.
CPI International shares rise on fourth-quarter results
(10:38 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- CPI International Inc. CPII shares rose 13% to $15.24 in Wednesday morning trade after the Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of microwave and radio frequency products late Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $6.19 million, or 35 cents a share. In the same quarter last year, the company posted a net loss of $2.4 million, or 19 cents a share. Revenue rose to $82.6 million from $74.9 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had forecast a per-share profit of 25 cents on revenue of $83.3 million. In fiscal 2007, CPI expects earnings of $1.24 to $1.30 a share on revenue of $350 million to $355 million.
Net stocks open higher, Yahoo, Monster in play
(9:41 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of large Internet companies were trading mostly higher Wednesday, with Yahoo Inc. YHOO, +0.46% gaining 1% on a new alliance with IBM to deliver a free, corporate search product and Yahoo video's expanded relationship with ABC News. Google Inc. GOOG, +0.70% shares were trading 0.7% higher after it announced a new program to let its employees auction their vested stock options to the highest institutional bidder. Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. MNST, +0.93% were off, fractionally, after disclosing the results of its stock options probe, which has so far tamped down any positive effect of a Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst noting how the Monster.com jobs board operator seems on track for a fourth-quarter in-line with expectations. Shares of eBay Inc. EBAY, +0.62% gained 1% early after its Skype Internet telephone division began selling its first-ever subscription plan, which charges $35 a year for unlimited calling to anyone in North America. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Internet Index DJI_DJINET and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index $COMPQ both began the day on the upside.
Alpharma sees 2007 earnings $1.15-$1.30 a share
(9:18 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Alpharma Inc. ALO, +0.00% Wednesday said it expects earnings of $1.15 to $1.30 a share for fiscal 2007. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of $1.42 a share for the year. Fort Lee, N.J.-based Alpharma said its view assumes revenue growth of between 15% and 20% in its pharmaceuticals business. The company also said it's agreed to repurchase 22% of its outstanding stock from A.L. Industrier ASA. The deal calls for Alpharma to buy all of its Class B shares from A.L. Industrier at $25.50 each. Alpharma said the repurchase would add 10 to 15 cents a share to its 2007 earnings outlook if the transaction is completed by early January. The stock closed Tuesday at $24.39, up 3.7%.
Progressive Corp. November net premiums fall 3%
(8:58 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Progressive Corp. PGR, -0.16% on Wednesday said November net premiums written fell 3% to $959.2 million. Net income for the month rose 58% to $131.9 million, or 17 cents a share, from $83.3 million, or 10 cents a share.


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The Apple Watch pre-order is set to start on 10th April. If you have £8000 laying around then you can spend it on the Gold Edition. Apple has put a lot of effort in trying to get the gold version noticed. But honestly, there isn’t much customers that will be
Apple have recently release what they call the ‘Guided Tours’ section to their Apple Watch website; a selection of videos teaching potential customers all they need to know about the Apple Watch. These are walk-through videos which will teach customers how to take advantage of the new technology. There are
So if you ever wondered what the Apple Watch sport might look like with stainless steel bands then ponder no more. Zduhac a reddit user have put together a mockup chart showing Apple Watch sport paired with bands made to work with the stainless steel Apple Watch. Click to enlarge:
We here at AppWatchWear love a little bit of laughter. With all the serious things going on in the world, a bit of humour and fun is paramount. Youtuber qbanguy have put together an Apple Watch Parody commercial. It’s very funny. Check it out below:
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We have taken our time and checked around on the web for a few hands-on videos of the Apple Watch. It’s great because you are able to get an idea of what the watch will look like and how it will work. Check them out below:
It’s been announced, the Apple Watch will be available for Pre-order from April 10th 2015 and I for one is are very excited. Even more excited because there will be a large number of apps that will be available on the day of launch to download to the Apple Watch.
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It seems to be the year of smart watch. A ton of new watches seems to be hitting the stores. Apple Watch might be the one to blame for all the excitement surrounding smart watches at the moment. Due to release in April 2015 the Apple Watch will have it’s
It’s only been a week since Pebble introduce the Pebble Time watch. Now they have introduce a high-end Time steel model. The Steel supports two watch straps, one made of leather and another of stainless steel. The Time Steel have a 10 days battery life compare to the standard Pebble
Tim Cook, who is touring Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Israel, apparently told managers during his visit to the Apple Store in Berlin, that the wrist-worn device will launch in Germany during the month of April. This is good news and mean that the initial launch of the Apple


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