text:
The United States, acting on behalf of the multinational Chiquita banana operation, has initiated a proceeding in the World Trade Organization that poses a major -- and wholly unnecessary -- threat to the economies of several banana-producing nations of the Caribbean.
Chiquita Brands International is upset because of a trade agreement that guarantees Caribbean producers access to the banana market in countries of the European Union. The agreement was part of a continuing effort to protect the small Caribbean democracies from serious economic dislocations that might have resulted from formation of the union.
Most of the countries affected by the dispute are former European colonies. Continuation of their historic access to the European banana market is crucial to their economic survival. The countries include Jamaica, Suriname and the Windward Islands (Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada).
As important as bananas are to these countries, they cannot be grown cheaply there. The inland terrain is often hilly and the crop is produced, for the most part, on small family-owned farms. Thus, bananas from the Caribbean cost more than the bananas produced for the multinationals on the vast plantations of Central and South America.
Without some sort of protection, the banana industry in the Caribbean would collapse, and that would precipitate an economic, social and political catastrophe. In some of the countries, more than half of the labor force is tied to the banana industry. Bananas account for nearly 60 percent of the total export earnings of the Windward Islands, and nearly all of the agricultural export earnings of Dominica and St. Lucia.
Aware of the importance of banana exports to these small, fragile economies, the European Union agreed a few years ago to reserve a small portion of its market for Caribbean producers. That portion currently amounts to about 8 percent to 10 percent of the total market.
This has not been a major problem for the big companies. A handful of multinational concerns still control 60 percent of the European market, and 70 percent of the world market. But for the multinationals, enough is never enough.
Chiquita produces no bananas in the United States, and the dispute does not involve in any way the sale of bananas in the United States. But Chiquita has enormous political clout. Its headquarters is in Cincinnati and its top executive, Carl Lindner, makes sure that lavish contributions are made to both the Democratic and Republican Parties. Bob Dole has frequently used Mr. Lindner's corporate planes for travel to Presidential campaign appearances.
Chiquita complained to the Clinton Administration that it was being treated unfairly by the European Union. The Administration, egged on by Senator Dole, agreed. Last week the U.S. and four Latin American countries took Chiquita's complaint to the World Trade Organization, a move that has ominous implications for the Caribbean producers.
Chiquita has managed to use the influence it has purchased with the Government of the United States as a cornerstone of its efforts to increase its sales in Europe of a product that is grown, not in the U.S., but in Central and South America.
As for the Caribbean countries involved -- well, too bad.
"These countries have done everything right," said Randall Robinson, executive director of TransAfrica. "They are neighbors and staunch allies of the United States. They are stable both politically and economically. Their literacy rates are in the 90th percentile and political prisoners are unheard of. But all of that would be jeopardized if their economies were allowed to collapse."
An additional threat to the viability of these countries is what the State Department has described as "the lure of drug money" that can accompany the decline of traditional one-crop economies in the Caribbean. It is already a problem in parts of the Caribbean, and an ill-advised attack on the banana industry will only cause the problem to worsen.
A high-ranking State Department official, who asked not to be identified, said, "You don't want to hurt the banana trade or the tourism industry. It destabilizes governments, it kills jobs, it promotes the drug trade, it increases migration -- it's a world-class headache for the United States."Continue reading the main story


text:
Reliance Retail plans to convert some of its large hypermarkets into wholesale cash-and-carry stores in a bid to quickly scale up operations, and gain market share.
The Reliance Mart hypermarket in Bhopal's Aashima Mall is under renovation and expected to reopen in February, as a cash-and-carry store.
Ashish Jain, Marketing Manager, Reliance Retail, SAID, “After renovation, this store will also cater to consumers apart from traditional kiranas.”
Reliance is setting up its wholesale stores in locations where the concentration of kiranas is high, as it would be easier to make them customers rather than competing with them, say analysts.
An official spokesperson from Reliance Retail, said, "We continue to evaluate our offerings and realign them in specific locations to ensure their viability.”

domain: news


text:
Manufacturing exports could become a significant growth driver for India’s economy going ahead, said a report by Credit Suisse. According to the report, India’s share of the total global merchandise exports is at an all-time high.
Electronics And Speciality Chemicals Expected To Do Well
Though propelled in part by the price rise of commodities, it is expected that the growth momentum would continue persisting in industries such as electronics and speciality chemicals.
The tailwinds highlighted for the electronics industry are — a large market size, potential for share gains, and the right policies for sectorial growth. Electronics has a 30 per cent share of the global goods trade. So far, China has dominated these sectors, contributing to half of the total global exports in several categories such as handsets, computers, and computer parts.
However, with the industrial labour force shrinking in China, the opportunity for India could be huge. Though labour intensive sections of the industry could benefit in the beginning, over time, growing scale would drive upstream integration. Some segments of the industry, such as handset assembly, have seen India’s global share in the segment rise.
Speciality chemicals segment accounts for a half of India’s total chemical export, and is likely to be a key contributor to India’s export growth. Indian speciality chemicals companies have attained the required scale to drive global outreach. Being a steady grower, the sector has gained scale over the years.
“India lacks raw material (like crude oil or natural gas) and low cost-of-capital and hence lags in bulk chemicals, but in specialty chemicals, abundant labour skilled in process chemistry provides advantages, helped by a globally dominant position in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, explaining the higher and growing share,” the report said.
Textiles And Automobiles
Other sectors such as textile and automobiles are likely to provide significant export opportunities for India as well.
Textile exports had stagnated over the last 10 years at around $35 billion levels. However, the exports have now broken the previous levels. A possible reason for slow pickup in the sector is the absence of treaties that both Bangladesh and Vietnam possess.
Nevertheless, with a ban on Xinjiang cotton, demand for Indian products in the United States could improve. China has been losing global export market share in several segments to exporters such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. The textile production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme would also create new jobs, with textile industry expected to contribute to almost half of the total $10 billion incremental wage bill.
The auto sector might not see high export in the traditional vehicle segments, but the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) offers a chance for supply chain disruption, new business models, and new original equipment manufacturers to come up. The PLI for the auto sector initially focused on assembling in India, keeping India’s strong component industry in mind. However, with growing demand for EVs, and a reluctance to invest into internal combustion engines (ICE) capacities, the government tweaked the scheme to focus on EVs.
PLI To Play A Key Role
A key driving factor behind higher exports is government policy, especially the PLI for several sectors. While the impact would be seen over time, the progress so far, remains positive. The PLI scheme for the food-processing sector has already witnessed 60 firms being selected.
In addition, the government has been open to feedback as well, evidenced by the republishing of the textile scheme after receiving feedback from the industry. Apart from the major sectors discussed above, PLI schemes have been introduced across other sectors such food, IT hardware, semi-conductors, energy storage etc.
Impact To Be Pushed Out By A Year
However, with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and global supply chain issues, the positive impact of PLI schemes might be pushed out by a year. Including the increase in capital expenditure by the firms selected for the PLI scheme, the gross domestic product (GDP) of India could increase by around 1.5 per cent by financial year 2018 (FY28).
Previously, the brokerage had estimated the GDP increase at 1.7 per cent by FY27. However, with the benefits getting pushed out by a year, growth would be calculated on a higher base.
According to the report, the incremental sales generated as a result of these schemes could touch $134 billion by FY27, with mobiles leading the rise. The domestic value added due to the PLI scheme could reach $61 billion by the fifth year.
As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. We do not have the muscle and backing of a large media conglomerate nor are we playing for the large advertisement sweep-stake.
Our business model is you and your subscription. And in challenging times like these, we need your support now more than ever.
We deliver over 10 - 15 high quality articles with expert insights and views. From 7AM in the morning to 10PM late night we operate to ensure you, the reader, get to see what is just right.
Becoming a Patron or a subscriber for as little as Rs 1200/year is the best way you can support our efforts.


text:
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has taken talk of an industrial and logistics hub around Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run airports and given it economic wings.
The film industry in metro Detroit, which is very much alive despite the end of sizeable state incentives that were designed to attract top-flight actors and directors, can draw big-budget production companies like Disney and Warner Bros. by building up a creative infrastructure.
How do you prepare 20,000 meals over three days during the Detroit Grand Prix?
Detroiter Wendy Hilliard was the first African-American rhythmic gymnast to compete as a member of the U.S. national team. Now her foundation is providing free and low-cost gymnastics training in Detroit.
Chris Thomas is a co-founder of Fontinalis Partners, a venture capital firm in downtown Detroit focused exclusively on investing in technology companies that improve next-generation mobility.
Boyne Resorts is opening up the game of golf like never before.
The food services agency in Oak Park is turning to technology to boost deliveries.
A trio of former OnStar developers introduces a home-monitoring device.
A longer runway at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, new golf courses and wineries, upgraded resorts, and revamped marketing campaigns are attracting more tourism in northern Michigan.
A luxury condominium and mixed-use development in Detroit’s Midtown district is the first outside the city’s downtown core and riverfront.


text:
The options are chicken katsu curry, chicken teriyaki, chili con carne, beef with gravy and mushrooms, beef with mushroom sauce, and veggie katsu.
Walmart said its health care plans will now cover abortion for employees when there is rape or incest, or there is a health risk to the mother, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, or lack of fetal viability.
The collection includes new iterations of the Ultra 4D, the Mahomes 1 Impact FLX, the Ultra Boost 5.0 DNA, and the SL20.3.
Celltrion will receive US$10 million in milestone payments after successfully passing key stages of the development and approval cycle.
BMW had the most recalls among imported cars in the last five years, totaling 417 in 2018, 684 in 2019, 527 in 2020, and 703 last year.
With its acquisition of Stone Brewing, which operates on both the US Pacific and Atlantic coasts, Sapporo has secured US production bases that can help reduce logistics costs.
Amorepacific to unload a 60% stake and sell to AUTAJON to further deepen their partnership and find new business opportunities.
The complaint charged Musk with breaking a long list of merger agreement provisions that "have soured Twitter and its operations."
Marriott International opens its new headquarters that integrated advanced technology and modern design to create the perfect workplace.
After an investigation, the government has three options: challenge a merger in court, pursue remedies, or take no action, allowing the transaction to go through.
The deal allows the Boston-based Rapid7 to feature its logo on the team playing jerseys and practice tops from the start of the 2022/23 season
Twitch rejects calls for a 70/30 revenue split and announces it will standardize 50/50 share from subscriptions
S. Korean knock-down car maker in India disputes court ban of ‘Hyundai’ name use
Hyundai Global Motors (HGM) disputed a recent Indian court ruling against its alleged trademark violation of Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co., claiming it acquired the naming rights through a legal contract.
Hyundai Motor and its Indian affiliate have charged HGM, the Indian arm of South Korean knockoff car maker Global Motors, of improperly utilizing the name "Hyundai" and the automaker's emblem.
The Delhi High Court has upheld an injunction brought by Hyundai Motor to prevent HGM from using the "Hyundai" trademark and its emblem following the dispute.
The court decided that HGM cannot use the disputed name and logo after September 16 unless it can demonstrate that it is a Hyundai Motor affiliate.
Global Motors responded to the decision by releasing a statement in which it asserted that Hyundai Motor had authorized the company's founding. It stated that from 2011 till the end of 2016, HGM had business relationships with Hyundai.
HGM emphasized that it acquired the trademark rights through a contract with Hyundai Motor and served as an affiliate that also issued tax invoices from Hyundai Motor.
What is a semiconductor? An electrical engineer explains how these critical electronic components work and how they are made


text:
Results for Articles:
A little research can help a whole lot when it comes to making hashtags work for your brand.
7/22/2014 1:52:44 PM
Kimpton Hotels and Marriott are offering perks and discounts to guests who tweet, Instagram, and post Facebook feedback. It's all about karma.
7/22/2014 1:47:00 PM
The social media giant unveiled the new test feature, ‘limited to a few small and medium sized businesses,’ in a Thursday blog post.
7/21/2014 1:51:57 PM
CLIC Sargent has started a microsite to ask for people to offer their best jokes. Then donors can sponsor those jokes.
7/21/2014 1:46:29 PM
Research from Facebook and Adaptly found that 'sequencing' advertisements resulted in a lot more interest than a hit-and-run approach.
7/18/2014 1:48:09 PM
Rather than bounce from website to website trying to track down the latest in the social media world, check out this infographic. It shares important findings from the industries' top social media studies.
7/16/2014 1:45:37 PM
This infographic from TollFreeForwarding.com shows the ins-and-outs of building a profile on each major social media site.
7/15/2014 1:52:56 PM
Previously, the social media site’s analytics focused on retweets and favorites. Now, the tool offers information about clicks on the tweet itself and on the user’s profile.
7/15/2014 1:49:49 PM
Though a recent Gallup Poll might discourage social media and marketing pros, those stark numbers might not convey the big picture.
7/14/2014 1:49:57 PM
The charity teamed up with the U.K. broadcasting company Sky to make an Instagram mosaic and give away a specially designed pair of sneakers.
7/11/2014 1:55:32 PM
According to one specialist, trying to cram all your social media management into about half an hour a day simply won't get the job done.
7/10/2014 1:51:40 PM
An algorithm called The Upshot predicts which tweets will fare best. Take a quiz to see how you measure up.
7/10/2014 1:47:21 PM
Find out how the social media giant's January changes to how it displays content lowererd brands’ reach, and what they should in response.
7/8/2014 1:52:47 PM
The home furnishing megastore has discovered a new way to promote its catalog: A collection of Instagram accounts tied to featured items, no assembly required.
7/3/2014 1:52:50 PM
Researchers manipulated the number of positive and negative statuses that nearly 700,000 people say in their Facebook news feeds. It’s legal, but is it right?
7/3/2014 1:46:08 PM


text:
Welcome Mat: Home news, events around Metro Detroit
Longtime Detroit gallery reaches out for support
By day, Joann Griffin was a Detroit Public Schools teacher. But in her spare time in the mid-1970s, Griffin sold art. First selling collectible plates and figurines, she shifted to Afrocentric art in the early 1990s. Griffin’s business eventually got so big she opened a retail space on Livernois. Today, even after Griffin’s death in 2012, Jo’s Gallery continues to sell a wide range of African-American art and is the oldest art gallery on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion. Now run by Griffin’s daughter, Garnette Archer, the gallery now faces a predicament: It needs financial support to close Jo’s estate or it could close. Archer and her team have launched a campaign to raise $125,000 – $50,000 to pay off the building and $75,000 to reopen Jo’s Gallery Cafe. “Our goal is to tell our story about being the oldest standing retail, single-owned business on the Livernois Avenue of Fashion,” says employee Mari Byrd. Go to https://www.gofundme.com/josgallery or visit Jo’s Gallery at 19376 Livernois. Call (313) 864-1401.
Boston-Edison’s ‘Sounds of Music’
series kicks off May 7
The sixth season season of the Historic Boston-Edison’s “Sounds of Music” home concert series – cool music acts, each in a different home in Boston-Edison – kicks off at 2 p.m. May 7, featuring the Bridge Trio. The trio members include Velda Kelly, Grammy winner John McLaughlin Williams on violin and Romona Merritt on viola. The season will include four concerts – each held in a different home in Boston-Edison – including a new free Young Person’s Concert on June 18. The series also includes summer jazz party on Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. featuring the Zamar Jazz Band, a six-piece ensemble. The season closes Oct. 1 with a folk concert by singer-songwriter Jill Jack. Tickets are $45 per person, or $40 for the season. Call (313) 865-1149 or go to historicbostonedison.org.
Detroit design house introduces retail space
Mutual Adoration, a Detroit-based design house and experimental craft workshop that makes furniture and home accents from reclaimed wood, is opening a new retail store and plans to celebrate with special spring open house and launch party from 5-10 p.m. Saturday. Customers will get a chance to tour the new shop, located at 6545 Saint Antoine, meet the makers and shop Mutual Adoration’s entire collection, including new and limited edition products. They’ll also enjoy 15 percent off all in-stock goods during the event. “We love our neighborhood, and love what we do. We’re very excited to open our doors to the public, and share our work with everyone,” says co-founder Wayne Maki in a press release. Regular business hours will be from 12-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment on evenings and weekends, beginning in May.
Cranbrook’s 44th spring plant sale on May 10-11
Cranbrook House & Gardens will hold its 44th annual spring plant sale from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 10 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 11. Native plants, wildflowers, perennials, tropical plants, herbs and tomatoes will all be available. Cranbrook House and Gardens Auxiliary volunteers, some of whom are master gardeners, also will be available to share their expertise. At Cranbrook’s Thistle Gift Shop, visitors can purchase locally made arts and crafts items, gardening products and Cranbrook mementos. Admission is free. Cranbrook House and Gardens is at 380 Lone Pine Road in Bloomfield Hills. Call (248) 645-3149 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
Home decor emporium offers variety
of furniture, accents
A variety of design styles – vintage, mid-century modern, and eclectic – will merge in a new retail space in Grosse Pointe. The Emporium of Home Decor, located inside the Treasure Trove, 16847 Kercheval, officially opens at 10 a.m. Saturday and will offer antiques and vintage items, along with traditional, mid-century and transitional furniture and accents. Run by local interior designers Loretta Crenshaw and Phyllis Whitehead, it’ll also offer lighting, linens and jewelry. The Emporium of Home Decor will be open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
Historic Flint estate
opens for tours
Flint’s Applewood Estate was built in 1916 by Charles Stewart Mott as both a family home and gentleman’s farm. This year it celebrates its centennial in a big way: It’s opening its doors for public tours for the first time starting May 5 until October. The estate – which sits on 34 acres with beautiful gardens, a chicken coop and barn – was built in a Jacobean Revival style and was designed by Mott’s brother-in-law, Herbert Davis. Applewood is now part of the Ruth Mott Foundation. For information about tours, go to ruthmottfoundation.org/visit-applewood/ or call (810) 233-3835.


text:
The Foxconn deal — Wisconsin's ill-fated giveaway of billions of dollars to a Taiwanese electronics giant — is irretrievably broken.
Approval of the deal comes after T-Mobile executives spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C., another personal profit for Trump.
The United Nations drew attention this week for an article published by its environment program that criticized carbon offsets, a strategy the UN has supported for two decades. The headline: “Carbon offsets are not ...
Bayer’s departure is a devastating blow to Fox News, since the company served as ballast for the network's struggling and toxic prime-time hosts.
Trump slapped a 10 percent tariff on aluminum and the number of beer industry jobs dropped from 2.23 million in 2016 to 2.19 million in 2018.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp mocked "C-list celebrities," but canceled a planned trip to Hollywood rather than confront film industry representatives and protesters.
The Toy Association slammed Trump’s escalating trade war with China on Tuesday, warning that the cost of toys will “sharply increase” if Trump follows through with his promise to increase tariffs on Chinese products to 25 ...


text:
India is the fifth largest destination in the global retail space, making the Indian apparel industry the second largest contributor in the retail industry, and according to industry statistics, denim is the single largest leading segment in the fashion industry.
Somewhere in the mid-90s, the apparel industry in India began to get more organised. During this time there was a radical shift in fashion and men and women both became more experimental with their choices. The shift from formal wear to the more casual denim was gradual but firm. Growing awareness among the educated, working class and an increasing affinity for global fashion were the chief factors which led to this change over. As the popularity of denim among the younger population, the fabric became a symbol of modern culture.
Today, denim is considered one of the most versatile fabrics, with multiple applications over casual wear, work wear and everyday wear, and the Indian denim fashion industry is at an exciting place with huge growth opportunities ahead.
While the men’s denim category enjoys the largest share of the retail pie and is poised to grow at a high CAGR of 14 percent over the next decade, the women’s denim category is not far behind, with the segment expected to grow the fastest at the CAGR of 14.5 percent over the next 10 years to reach Rs 39,651 crore by 2021, and Rs 77,999 crore by 2026.
Akhil Jain, Executive Director, Madame, says that while women’s denim started in India as a fashion trend, but now is considered a daily essential. Women across different age brackets and spanning all shapes and sizes prefer denim over other fabrics owing mostly to the fact that it is comfortable, functional and durable. The fabric is also gaining popularity in the women’s athleisure category owing to the comfort provided by stretch denims.
Sameer Patel, Founder and Chairman, Deal Jeans, says that women – especially and those who come from traditional backgrounds in smaller towns – have taken to wearing jeans by pairing them with ethnic Indian kurtis. “This mix-n-match style is likely to further fuel the growth of the women’s denim wear segment.”
He further states that western lifestyle and western fashion has accelerated the trend of casual dressing across the globe. “This trend has boosted the consumption of casual fashion apparel like denims, dress shirts, tees, casual shirts among both men and women consumers in all the developing countries including India,” adds Patel.
Another reason for the growth of the category is the strong and technically sound production foundation that has evolved through the export base of garment manufacturers. Also, the design sensibility of Indian brands is at par with international brands and the ability to produce well-designed denims at affordable prices, the strength and forte of Indian brands.
These brands are exploiting the available opportunity and positioning themselves in the middle of the consumption pyramid spanning across metros, Tier I, II & even Tier III towns to gain scale – something that premium brands continue to struggle with in India.
The Indian Denim Market
Denim has always been one of the leading segments in the apparel industry. Factors like young population demographics, rising disposable incomes, high spending power, booming Internet retail and the growing influence of Western trends in the country is fueling the growth of this segment.
Currently the denim market of India is worth Rs 30,000 crore and in the current scenario is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 percent by 2023 amounting to approximately Rs 54,000 crore, where the men’s denim contribute 84 percent to the denim market and the remaining 10 percent and 6 percent contribution come from the women’s and kids denim wear market.
According to Sameer Patel, the value share of denim market is skewed in favour of mega metros and metros which account for almost half of the total denim market share at 49 percent.
“Though the markets of other urban areas and rural India contribute high in volume, their combined share in market value is only 51 percent. As the penetration of denim category and the awareness of denim quality increases in the cities and rural India, their share in market value will start increasing with more number of consumers willing to pay premium for the quality, design and fit,” he says, adding, “the Indian market is believed to be one with lot of untapped potential for women’s denim segment.”
Akhil Jain agrees saying that the sale of denim in smaller cities is still a big challenge for brands in India, where as the sale of denim is much higher in metropolitan cities. He adds that India is price sensitive and consumers are always looking for quality and quantity at the cheapest rates.
“Most good denim brands are expensive which is an issue and creating a specialty brand in women’s denim is difficult. One way to deal with that is to introduce jeans for different occasions – casual, formal, occasion-based.”
Blue denims have been a wardrobe staple and a fashion essential for decades. The denim market in India is on a roll due to ever-evolving fashion trends and urbanisation. For majority of Indian youth, denim is not just casual wear but a fashion statement as well.
In India, global denim wear brands Only and Vero Moda offer a wide range of denim essentials across various product categories thus catering to different requirements of women including which are staple for women to the ones that are trendy and in vogue.
Since their launch in India, Only and Vero Moda – a part of Bestseller– have become synonymous with contemporary fashion and designs, which young women across the world desire. The brands off er a range of fits, textures and washes when it comes to jeans, so that their consumers have an ideal option to choose from for various occasions–right from casual wear to work wear.
“In India today, women are moving toward experimenting with new styles and trends. Denim being an essential piece of clothing in women’s wardrobe, they look at stocking up styles that are new and add the freshness to their personality. Only being a leading European brand in the market, we look at adding new styles every season off the global street style for easy access to the consumer in India. The flared and boot cut denim are the best example of the global styles which was well received in the Indian market,” says the spokesperson of Only. “Be it work wear to casual wear, Only ticks the box for every women looking for different styles. Today Indian consumer is well travelled and is aware of international trends. The acceptance of denim at the workplace has definitely led to denim becoming a quintessential item in every woman’s wardrobe. Tier-II cities are aspirational in nature and consumers there like to add the trends that are popular in urban metros to their wardrobes.”
Apart from classic jeans and popular skinny fits, a lot of women today are experimenting with different styles and cuts. Various washes right from deep indigo, to acid washes, to stone wash jeans are high on trend. This season, Only has added a few new styles to their collection which can be worn for both work and casual events.
A key trend in Vero Moda’s upcoming Autumn-Winter 2019 Collection of casual denim wear is the indigo story.
This collection is inspired by Japanese trends like Indigo washes and patch prints like Japanese crane motifs and serpent skins. Right from Schiffl is (machine made lace) and embroideries to different washes and textures, the brand includes all denim essentials to kick start the season.
“Denim is a classic fabric. While jeans have always been a staple denim wear product, other product categories like denim jackets are more seasonal in nature. Product categories like shirts, dresses and skirts are trend inspired categories,” says the spokesperson of Vero Moda
“In recent times fashionable fits such as boot cut, flared and slim-fit jeans are stocking out soon along with basic light and distressed washes are complimenting fits. Essentially the fabric nowadays preferred is light weight and comfortable wear considering the much flustering lifestyle and weather conditions. Hence fabric is which is sweat repellent and comfortable for long hours is most searched for. One of recent trends such as crop length flare jeans has taken a turn to every wardrobe,” states Sameer Patel.
Again, Indian brands aren’t at par with their global counterparts, but domestic brands are surely getting closer. While a lot of people in India do wear denim, most people think jeans when they think denim. “I feel Indian players should start making some more styles of denim wear – like jackets, skirts etc.,” states Akhil Jain
Despite the lack of styles, Jain feels that there is immense scope of growth in this category if efforts and styles are improved. Patel too says that the denim wear market in India is expected to witness very impressive growth over the next decade. With India’s booming economy, expanding consumption, urban population and growing middle class income, denim wear has a huge opportunity to grow.
“Millennial today are inclined towards and opt to purchase branded denim. Denim has become a wardrobe staple and consumers are purchasing denim products not only across the classic jeans category but also experimenting with other denim product categories like jackets, shirts, skirts, etc. This category shows great potential and we at Only continue to explore new markets in Tier II and III cities,” the spokesperson of Only concludes.
(With inputs from Gurbir Singh Gulati)


text:
Ethan Allen Interiors to close stores
The Danbury-based furniture company is not shutting any stores in Connecticut, said spokeswoman Peg Lupton.
It is closing two stores in Manhattan and one in Queens, and will consolidate that business into a new design center on Third Avenue, across from Bloomingdale's. Lupton said the company expects that new store to open in May.
She declined to reveal the sites of the remaining stores that will close, saying the company isn't releasing that information until it gets the chance to tell its workers. In all, about 12 stores and two service centers will be consolidated.
"It'll be a restructuring that rolls out over the next six months," Lupton said.
In a news release, the company said it expects to transfer about half of the approximately 175 full- and part-time positions affected by the consolidation to nearby stores.
In the release, Farooq Kathwari, the company's chairman and chief executive, said, "As Ethan Allen has evolved into a business model focused on providing interior design service and solutions "� we do not need to have as many neighborhood locations in major markets."
Ethan Allen said it will record about half the pre-tax restructuring, impairment and other related costs during the first three months of 2008 and the remainder during the next quarter. The company's fiscal year ends June 30, 2008.
The charges -- about half in the company's fiscal third quarter, which ends March 30, and the rest in the next quarter -- will result in an after-tax impact of between $6 million and $6.6 million. This will amount to about 20 cents to 22 cents per diluted share.
The company, which owns five of the sites to be closed, expects to report pre-tax gains of $4 million to $5 million from the property sales. That, it said, should happen within 12 to 15 months.
The company will report results for its second fiscal quarter on Jan. 23. In Thursday's announcement, Ethan Allen said it expects diluted earnings of between 68 cents and 70 cents per share, compared to 70 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
On Thursday, the company's stock fell 1 cent to close at $24.38 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.


text:
Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles, announced today that Eve: Valkyrie, a space dog-fighting game often used to demo the device, will be the first game Oculus will co-publish, and the first exclusive Oculus Rift launch title.
Just imagine it, the massive world of EVE portrayed through a virtual reality suite. The rumor that there will be VR support for existing games has been floating around too, which puts GTA into a whole new perspective!
This is the first step towards what the 80’s thought today would be like; we are basically a few ‘hoverboards’ away from living in the futuristic world displayed in Back to the Future.
Oculus also announced that it’s releasing the Oculus Latency Tester as open source hardware. You can order the device from Oculus or build your own, then download the necessary software for free. This, Oculus believes, will “accelerate and improve virtual reality technology for everyone.”
Oculus have really pulled out all the stops here and I think we can expect to see big things from them in the near future.


text:
Despite the fact that niacinamide is an ingredient that’s been trending in skincare these last few years–it’s hitting 673K searches per month according to data analytics tool Glimpse–it would be grossly incorrect to presume it was new to the industry. It’s actually been around for over twenty years. In fact, Olay has been including vitamin B3 (as it’s also known) in their skincare formulas since 2000, starting with their Total Effects line and was the first mass brand to do so. “We’ve always called it kind of a powerhouse ingredient,” says Rolanda Wilkerson, principal scientist at Olay. “We’ve led the industry with niacinamide research and we’re the most published in that space.”
The brand was clearly onto something. The ingredient boasts a slew of benefits, including refining pores, balancing oil, strengthening skin and fading hyperpigmentation. Now, its scientists have discovered a new, even better version: what they’re calling “activated niacinamide.” It all came about when they were screening nicotinamide riboside (a form of vitamin B3), one of the thousands of new ingredients they test out every year, as a potential active. When examining its stability, they noticed that when this ingredient degrades, it becomes niacinamide at a lower pH level. “And what they found was that in this low pH system, it broke down into a more effective version of niacinamide,” says Wilkerson.Shop Now
This activated niacinamide is at the centre of the new Olay Super Serum, which is formulated at a pH level of 3.8 (our skin’s natural pH level is around 5.5 to 5.8.), which makes the ingredient more functional. “You’re essentially increasing the bioavailability of ingredients when you’re working within that natural healthy pH of the skin,” says Wilkerson. “It allows niacinamide to deliver even better skin tone benefits, even better skin texture benefits.” The skin takes in the serum and then, the serum neutralizes the skin, bringing it back to a pH level of 5.5. And to indicate it’s been fully absorbed, the iridescent purple product turns clear once applied.
In addition, because certain ingredients work even better together, enhancing the efficacy of a formula overall, Super Serum has been bolstered with some other heavy-hitters in the skincare world. We’re talking vitamin C, collagen peptide, vitamin E and lactic acid. The serum was tested by 200 women for eight weeks against the number one selling luxury serum in North America and it actually managed to beat it, showing what the company claims is a two-month visible improvement within only two weeks.Shop Now
Here’s a rundown of the ingredients and what they each bring to this supercharged formula:
On its own, niacinamide is known to keep the skin barrier strong, boost collagen production, minimize oil production and act as an anti-inflammatory. “It’s in the formula to work to address uneven skin tone, tackling visible discolouration, and effectively boosts surface cellular turnover,” says Wilkerson.
This highly popular antioxidant fights free radicals on the skin surface. “And then essentially protects the skin overall from damage such as fine lines and uneven skin tone.”
Peptides are small chains of amino acids that make up the building blocks for collagen and elastin. In the formula, these help support collagen production. “It’s really known to help renew that natural process,” says Wilkerson. “Again, helping to smooth the skin.”
View this post on Instagram
An extremely hydrating molecule, vitamin E is commonly used to moisturize, soothe and soften the skin. “And it also works to defend against free radicals. It’s often used to formulate to avoid causation of damage from environmental factors like pollution.”
This alpha hydroxy acid is included to minimize fine lines and tackle hyperpigmentation. “It’s a known exfoliant and helps to draw in water as a humectant,” says Wilkerson. “Our levels of lactic acid in this product are not at the levels somebody would get from a peel. It’s really working to help smooth the skin as well as reduce some of those fine lines and wrinkles.”
This article contains affiliate links, which means The Kit may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by advertising. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set. More information.


text:
Oklahoma State football team honors veterans with military .
In honor of Veterans Day the Oklahoma State football program (OSU) is rolling out a new set of military-style uniforms during their game against the University of Kansas on Saturday. The team has .
Skylar Thompson reveals possible uniform alteration in 2020
Kansas State added some splash to its uniforms during the first season of the Chris Klieman era and senior quarterback Skylar Thompson appears to be a fan of even more possible uniform .
Kansas City Chiefs Home Uniform - National Football League .
Kansas City Chiefs Home Logo on Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. A virtual museum of sports logos uniforms and historical items. Currently over 10000 on display for your viewing pleasure
The 25 ugliest uniforms in college football | NBC Sports .
Most great college football uniforms share one thing in common: no gray. Gray is bland. Gray is boring. Gray is in the running for second place to brown for worst colors to build a jersey around. Air Force's gray uniforms illustrate this. Also that logo is like an elementary school doodle.
Oklahoma State Football to Honor Veterans - SI.com
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football program will commemorate Veterans Day by wearing special uniforms as part of the Cowboys’ Nov. 16 game against Kansas.
Football notebook: New alternative uniforms unveiled and more .
KU football David Beaty discusses new Salute to Service Week uniforms a new award for the 1992 team and last week's loss to Kansas State.
OSU football: Oklahoma State honors veterans with special .
The Oklahoma State football program will commemorate Veterans Day by wearing special uniforms as part of the Cowboys’ game against Kansas on Saturday. Courtesy/ OSU athletics Facebook
Kansas Jerseys Kansas Jayhawks Jersey University of Kansas .
Find a new Kansas Jayhawks jersey at Fanatics. Get ready for game day with officially licensed Kansas jerseys University of Kansas uniforms and more for sale for men women and youth at the ultimate sports store.
KU football uniforms to pay homage to Civil War regiment with .
KU and Adidas earlier this week unveiled the “Jay-Hawkers” alternate uniforms to be worn in conjunction with the football program’s annual “Salute to Service” weekend honoring military .
K-State unveils the uniform numbers of 2020 newcomers
Kansas State football rolled out the uniforms of its 2020 signing class which is always an exciting time for new players and their families. The Wildcats also unveiled the heights and weights of .
Kansas honors WWII veterans with alternate uniforms at Salute .
The uniform pants are a solid blue with a white KU in the same font used on the 1941 Jayhawk on the right hip. Kansas and Iowa State will kick off at 11 a.m. with a live broadcast on FOX Sports Net. For information regarding tickets contact the Kansas Sales Team at 800-34-HAWKS or visit KUTickets.com. FOLLOW @KU_Football / Kansas Football .
Ranking the Big 12's 2018 Football Uniforms
The uniforms are very clean two stripes on the sleeve and on the silver pants. And of course KSU deserves major points for being one of the few teams in college football with grey facemasks as a .
KU unveils "Jay-Hawkers" football uniforms | The Kansas City Star
These aren’t really throwback uniforms but the Kansas football team will have a never-before-seen look based on history when it takes the field Saturday against Baylor.
Boys Football Uniforms : Target
Shop for boys football uniforms online at Target. Free shipping on orders of $35+ and save 5% every day with your Target RedCard.
LOOK: OSU Football Unveils Slick New Uniforms to Commemorate .
— Cowboy Football 🇨🇦🤠 (@CowboyFB) November 10 2019. The uniforms are a product of OSU and Nike working hand in hand to produce a special product for the military holiday OSU announced in a press release. Here’s a look at some of the unique touches of the new gear.
A History of Kansas Football Uniforms: The Bowl Teams of 1961 .
The first in a series to analyze KU's football uniforms. Let's take a look at some of the most classic looking uniforms in Kansas history. By dnoll5 Aug 11 2014 12:00pm CDT
7 Ugliest Uniforms in College Football History
The Kansas Jayhawks have no business wearing these uniforms on the football field. Going “all red” is bad enough but it’s made all the worse thanks to a ridiculous chrome helmet; one that features a stripe down the middle and a “Jayhawk” and “KU” on either side.
Cowboy Football up for 'Military Appreciation Uniform of the .
Cowboy football had one of the best uniform combos in college football when Justin Williams and the equipment staff came up with the military appreciation unis.
Football Referee Gear & Uniforms
Football officials and referee uniforms and gear include football referee and sports officials shirts apparel clothing equipment and accessories - sold online at Get Official.
Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champs Jerseys Chiefs Nike .
Browse from a wide selection of Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LIV jerseys throwback jerseys custom jerseys and more. Shop Chiefs football jerseys for your favorite players including Patrick Mahomes Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill and find the perfect fit for you. If you're a longtime fan you may want to sport a vintage jersey for an old .
KU football alternate uniforms to honor World War II veterans .
Like the uniforms worn by KU football teams in the 1940s the alternate uniforms include a red and blue-striped pattern on each shoulder. KU standouts from that era College Football Hall of Famer .
Kansas unveils 'crimson chrome' uniforms | Sporting News
The Jayhawks' new uniforms feature an all-red base with silver "Jayhawks" written across the front and a new bolder helmet style with a gigantic Big Jay on one side and a uniform number on the other.
Chris Klieman working on new uniforms for K-State football .
The Kansas State Wildcats haven’t changed football uniforms much over the past 30 seasons but that could change under new coach Chris Klieman. In this story he explains how he wants to change .
Best new college football uniforms for the 2019 season | NCAA.com
Ten weeks are in the books for the 2019 FBS season and college football's best new uniforms have yet to lose their luster. FBS 2019: LSU claims top spot in AP poll The 2019 season marks the 150th .
K-State Football unveils new uniforms | KSNT News
MANHATTAN KS (KSNT) – The K-State football team has revealed new uniforms for Saturday’s game against Baylor. The Cats will sport white helmets and white pants instead of the traditional silver.
Next: polyester towel fabric breast cancer print
- bullet proof vest soolking manufacturer in spain
- ghillie suit turkey hunting
- cat lady gas mask
- gas mask with three in front
- factory price high quality military backpack camping wholesaler
- best place to buy gas mask filters
- gas mask pipe with hose
- cnc equipment military trucks
- black military dress uniform manufacturer in kenya
- custom naval officer t shirt in kenya
- beret of removing kebab
- ladies military uniform uk for sale in kenya
- man with accordian and gas mask
- lands end field jacket review
- lucky brand men field jacket
- peel and stick bulletproof door
- snow baby jacket and beret
- custom survivol tactical jacket in malaysia
- peaked i haven t even begun to peak grad cap
- beret clipart with clear background
- tactical stone bag factory in malaysia
- dark camo t shirt factory in spain
- lead vest bulletproof
- cosmos tactical head wear boonie
- military shirt jacket lightweight
- chinese manufacture tactical clothing in trinidad
- pink beret walmart
- easy chunky knit beret
- oem danish bulletproof plates in finland
- police car equipment
- supply tactical boots gearbest in kenya
- china supply us army vietnam uniform
- sangam vihar police station sho name
- sandf beret badges
- john wayne green berets prop gun
- military blues uniform uk
- modil jacket de police manufacturer in malaysia
- chambers berets and beaujolais
- dr bulletproof goalie pads
- oem ajman police uniform 2019 in malaysia


text:
Food legislation and food safety - April 2019
Food contact material legislation
In response to the current evaluation of EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM) that closes on 6 May 2019, Chemtrust has published their Five key principles for future EU regulation of chemicals in food contact materials.
Food Packaging Forum reports that the UK keeps FCM legislation in no-deal Brexit. The UK Parliament has agreed on a statutory instrument that will govern food contact materials in this case.
Keller and Heckman has published a review article about China's Food and Food Packaging Laws. They expect to see a continuous roll-out of regulations and standards in 2019 to accommodate the restructured food regulatory system. In the article they take a closer look at what they have seen in 2018 and how things may play out in 2019.
PFAs, BPA and phthalates
SGS reports that Korea revises food contact standards for articles for young children. The provision to prohibit BPA, BBP and DBP in FCMs for infants and children will become effective on 1 January 2020.
On 15 April 2019, RIVM published a report about Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food contact materials. They state that “at present there is not enough information about these PFASs to make reliable exposure estimations and risk assessments”.
An article about PFOA and PFOS levels in microwave paper packaging between 2005 and 2018 (abstract) was published in Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B.
Food Chemistry published an article about Simultaneous migration of bisphenol compounds and trace metals in canned vegetable food (abstract).
Several non-profit organisations are trying to create awareness for substances that can enter our food through packaging. US environmental protection organisation PEER calls for action on stemming massive introductions of "Short-Chain" PFAS chemicals. At the same time, the Environmental Defense Fund is looking Beyond PFAS: More toxic chemicals of concern in food packaging. CHEMTrust has put the focus on bisphenols and phthalates with the article Synthetic chemicals in our bodies: what is our ‘body burden’?
EVMI wrote an article (in Dutch) about a Royal Decree (in Dutch) that was published in the Belgian Official Journal to support the use of Nutri-score labelling in Belgium. Nutrition Insight has also published an article about traffic light labelling, based on research by Queen Mary University London that was published in Appetite.
An article about the relationship between food date labels and food discards has published in Waste Management. The research is referenced in an opinion article in FoodDive about how “Standardized date label legislation is a crucial step in addressing food waste”.
Primary and recycled materials for food contact
CEPI announced in a press release that the paper and board manufacturing industry, as well as converting sectors have published the completely rewritten voluntary ‘Food Contact Guidelines for the Compliance of Paper and Board Materials and Articles’.
Smithers Pira has published an infographic about using recycled plastics for food contact materials. You can download a more detailed article after filling in your details.
NVC members receive this information with all the relevant links in the monthly NVC Members-only Update. If you have any questions, please contact us: firstname.lastname@example.org, +31-(0)182-512411.


text:
POSTED: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 12:34am
UPDATED: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 2:06pm
WASHINGTON, DC -- (NBC Consumer Desk) -- Graco recalls about two million strollers. Children are at risk of entrapment and strangulation, according to the manufacturer and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There are four reports of strangulation and five of entrapment.
The greatest risk is to infants younger than a year who are not strapped in.
The recall covers Graco “Quattro Tour” strollers and travel systems and “Metrolite” strollers and travel systems sold between November 2000 and December 2007.
Consumers can order a repair kit by calling Graco at (877) 828-4046 anytime or logging onto gracobaby.com .


text:
The enormity of expectation of the E3 Conferences never fails in producing a fever-pitched audience. The hype, the buzz of excitement that fills the air waiting for new multi-million dollar franchises to be revealed. That wave of excitement is renewed every year as we see new hardware or new developments pushing older hardware to previously unattainable levels of performance.
This year's E3 features the first proper showing for the new generation of consoles and with the market moving quickly it's important for hardware companies to establish ground at an early stage. Though it's a very different battleground to 12 months ago, the perceived mishandling of the Xbox One launch leaving an open door for Sony to gain lost ground and retake their position among hardcore gamers as top dog.
The Conferences kicked-off with Microsoft's Xbox event, a show that would need to define the course of the system without Kinect while offering a conference that lets the games do the talking, and they achieve just that. Here's the entire conference in 4 minutes.
No Celebrities waffling or Company Directors spouting stats, just wall to wall games. The conference ran at break-neck speed and was packed to the rafters with content. So in terms of approach this was a perfectly handled event, but did it score big?
Answer is a solid result, good software and a solid year ahead, Forza Horizon 2 continues to capture the racing genre while FPS fans can look forward to the Halo Master Chief Collection, probably the most exciting announcement of the show and a great surprise, whatever the systems perceived graphical limitations they weren't showing yet. No new Gears of War and nothing which truly blew anyone away but Microsoft can walk away with a solid job well done, now the battlefield moves to GamesCom and TGS.
The EA conference was a mixed affair, outside of the usual sports titles they appeared to be stuck between generations, developing new technology and ideas, keeping investors happy for now while giving a glimpse to potentially huge hits of the future. Star Wars Battlefront could be the biggest game of 2015; while the next Mass Effect is hugely ambitious and all of the current sports range has had considerable visual and physics enhancements. Again not a classic show but a solid event which demonstrates the challenge to the industry in moving to and taking advantage of this new generation of technology.
A trailer for The Crew, one of Ubisoft's big contenders for 2014.
Always one of the most exciting conferences, Ubisoft are never afraid to break the mould with new developments and they always think big, really big. With a wide range of titles featuring massive open worlds. Highlights include The Division, Far Cry 4, The Crew, Assassins Creed Unity and with the welcome return of Rainbow Six Siege. All of the titles featured advanced visuals and will feature multi-format releases.
The longest and often fattest of the Conferences, Sony having always been slow getting with the times and style required for presentations like this. Their style harks back to the 'trade-only' events of the 1990's, including sales stats and information relevant purely to those involved with the retail and distribution sectors. But in recent times they've become ever more aware and though weighing in at a hefty two hours this was certainly one of Sony's better conferences in terms of structure if not software on display.
Of the titles featured, Batman, Metal Gear Solid 5 and Far Cry 4 were all exciting; Little Big Planet 3 will no doubt be a huge hit with PS4 versions of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 to wet your appetite. No demo of Project Morpheus in action was disappointing, with no mention of DriveClub or Project Cars, despite all being on the Sony stand. Some interesting omissions but the business of Sony TV and 'Playstation Now' forges ahead with the console in good shape. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as Sony is keen to keep up their recovery to their previous heady years dominating the market.
Choosing for a low key event via 'live' internet stream it gave the opportunity for a more intimate approach. The Wii U has performed abysmally in sales terms and despite the excellent performance from Mario Kart 8, the hardware fails to impress many gamers, however the quality of Nintendo's software is always unquestionable. New Pokémon titles and a free roaming Zelda game on the way, along with Mario Maker, Captain Toad , Yoshi's Woolly World title shown and one of my particular show highlights Splatoon to name but a few. It's at times like this it's such a shame to see such great titles limited to one format that simply can't compete on installed base outside of its native Japan.
Overall, an excellent show in terms of solid software and expectation for the future, it reveals the changing tide in technology and though not the most exciting opening to an E3 ever it paves the way for a whole new direction in technology for the future. E3 2015 is already shaping up to be a cracker.


text:
Shell seals £3bn Qatar gas deal
OIL giant Shell went some way to replenishing its dwindling reserves as it signed a £3bn gas deal with the government of Qatar.
The agreement will also help restore a little credibility lost after probably the worst year of upheaval in its 100-year history.
The group slashed its reserves estimates five times in a scandal that eventually prompted the departure of three senior executives and sparked moves to merge Shell's UK and Dutch parent companies.
The joint venture with State-run Qatar Petroleum will produce around 7.8m tons of liquefied natural gas a year for the next quarter of a century. And it will meet soaring worldwide demand for the fuel when the facility at Ras Laffan City starts pumping in around five years time.
The project, in which Shell will have a 30% stake, is the Anglo-Dutch giant's first LNG plant in Qatar, although it already has six similar operations elsewhere in the world.
Rival Exxon Mobil has recently started work on a similar project there.
Most watched Money videos
- MGB Roadster Limited Edition in detail
- Government unveils new design for electric vehicle charging point
- Volkswagen launch stunning all-electric cars ID.5 and ID.5 GTX
- Range Rover announces new fully electric version
- New £95k Range Rover unveiled - and will have an EV version
- Kia creates an electrical storm with all new battery-powered EV6 GT
- The classic Moke is reborn as an electric vehicle
- Renault unveils retro drone based on classic 4 for 60th anniversary
- Are BP and Shell worth investing in despite green concerns?
- New Nissan concept car uses same powertrain as family-designed SUV
- 5% of public electric car chargers revealed to be unusable
- Renault show off AIR4 retro drone version of Renault 4 without wheels


text:
Lansing's Sleepwalker Spirits and Ale on hiatus
LANSING – Sleepwalker Spirits & Ales is on hiatus.
The nanobrewery served its last batch of beer inside the Allen Market Place on Aug. 26. The business has since cleared its equipment from the tiny taproom it occupied in the incubator space since 2014.
Sleepwalker had planned to expand to its own storefront this fall where it could serve food and eventually spirits along with its beer. But last month, co-founder Matt Jason left the company after he and co-founder Jeremy Sprague couldn’t agree on how to move the business forward.
"It was an incredibly valuable experience," Jason said. "The craft beer scene in Lansing is a phenomenon. It's something that a number of people saw early on ... and I was lucky to be apart of it."
The two offered investors their money back after the split. Because the business didn't retain a certain percentage of investors, all were automatically reimbursed, Sprague said. They had raised $125,000 to build a micropub at 1621 E. Kalamazoo St., in the same building as the Allen Market Place.
Sprague will continue on with plans to open the micropub, but he will have to raise the capital once more and look for a new location.
“I am not going to give up on Sleepwalker,” he said. “I am not willing to let it die so easily. It’s a bummer. Matt and I put our hearts and souls into Sleepwalker.”
Sprague will soon put up a new stock offering, this time with the option to purchase voting shares to create a steering committee for the business, he said. He did not give a timeline for when the business could reopen as a micropub. With Sleepwalker's hiatus, the number of breweries in the region is now 11.
“I think a lot of people are still rooting for us,” Sprague said. “We’ve made some really great beer.”
Some of the Sleepwalker’s regular beers on tap included Urbandale Wheat, Imperial Stout, Impermanence Pale Ale and Scotchy Scotch Ale. For its last batch, it dedicated a beer to Joan Nelson, director of the Allen Neighborhood Center, with a 9% bourbon barrel imperial chocolate stout.
“Those guys are sweet,” Nelson said of the beer named after her. “It’s been a wonderful run with Sleepwalker. They’ve been an integral part of the community out there of food and beverage entrepreneurs. We have not seen the last of Sleepwalker.”
Alexander Alusheff is a reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.


text:
July 8 is the first anniversary of legal recreational marijuana sales in Washington state. Folks who inhale aren't the only ones who will celebrate the one-year mark. So will the Evergreen State's treasurer.
For the 12 months that started July 8, 2014, with the opening of Washington's first legal pot store, sellers have conducted more than $257 million worth of business. As of July 1, those sales had generated more than $64 million in marijuana excise taxes, according to the Washington State Liquor Control Board, which oversees the marijuana industry.
Add in state and local sales tax and other tax projections, and Associated Press estimates put Washington's marijuana tax take for its first year of sales at around $70 million. That figure is substantially more than the $36 million in taxes that was predicted for the state's first year of sales.
Beating Colorado's collections
Washington's first-year marijuana tax take was much more than Colorado collected in the first year that recreational weed was legal there.
The Rocky Mountain State captured headlines, and lots of visitors, when on Jan. 1, 2014, it became the first state to legalize and tax small amounts of personal-use marijuana. During the next 12 months, Colorado collected $44 million in taxes from recreational weed sales.
Millions in potential pot tax dollars are one reason other states have legalized marijuana for recreational use even though it remains illegal under federal drug laws. Pot shops are expected to open and collect taxes in Oregon and Alaska in 2016.
Last November, Washington, D.C., residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure legalizing marijuana. However, Congress halted any regulation of marijuana sales or taxation in the nation's capital. That leaves pot grown by individuals for their own use as the only legal outlet.
Washington's revised pot tax
Meanwhile, across the country in Washington state, the marijuana tax structure changed July 1.
During the initial year of pot sales, Washington operated a three-tier excise tax system. A 25% tax was assessed to the producer, the processor and the retailer.
Under the new system, which is administered by the renamed Liquor and Cannabis Board (formerly the Liquor Control Board), there will be a 37% tax imposed on retail customers. It also means that pot sellers no longer have to count the tax as federal income (Washington has no state income tax), which was the case under the prior excise tax system.
Advocates of the change say it will reduce complicated, burdensome taxes assessed on multiple parts of the supply chain. They argue that it also should help legal cannabis businesses to compete more effectively with the black market.
And more legal and taxable sales should keep the Washington state tax collector happy.
This piece originally appeared on Bankrate.com.
Read more from Bankrate:


text:
Liteboxer VR for Meta Quest Platform Becomes Available for Download in the Quest Store
Liteboxer VR for Meta Quest Platform Becomes Available for Download in the Quest Store, Launching a New Wave of VR Fitness
Consumers can now break a real sweat in the virtual boxing ring as the at-home fitness company officially launches Liteboxer VR following its CES debut
BOSTON, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Liteboxer–the at-home fitness company that combines patented hardware, game dynamics, hit music, and expert training to create the world’s most immersive workouts–has officially brought to market Liteboxer VR for the Meta Quest platform, now available for consumer purchase in the Quest Store.
Liteboxer VR is now available in the Oculus Store across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Regularly priced at $18.99 per month for first-time Liteboxers, Liteboxer VR will be free for U.S. customers who already own Liteboxer’s innovative Floor Stand or Wall Mount models and subscribe to Liteboxer’s membership program. For a limited time, new consumers who purchase a Liteboxer hardware Wall Mount or Floor Stand will receive a free Quest 2.
Encouraging users to box to their own beat, Liteboxer VR offers the ability to customize workouts. Featuring an array of classes with different lengths, songs and styles updated on a weekly basis, Liteboxers can customize their workout routines to meet their schedule and experience level. From building a Punch Track playlist with the hottest Universal Music Group tracks to mixing up a workout with intensive sparring sessions, Liteboxer VR allows users to personalize their workouts for the most engaging and entertaining experience.
In partnership with MMA fighter Michael Chandler, Liteboxer will host an Instagram Giveaway to celebrate the launch of Liteboxer VR. Anyone is eligible to enter the sweepstakes between March 3rd and March 10th, 2022 and can do so by following both Michael Chandler (@mikechandlermma) and Liteboxer (@liteboxer) on Instagram. Entrants will have a chance to win an Oculus Quest 2, a one-month free subscription of Liteboxer VR, and a pair of UFC gloves signed by Chandler as Liteboxer commemorates its official entrance into the metaverse.
“The metaverse is primed for outstanding fitness experiences that combine the real-life health benefits of fitness with amazing immersive visuals,” said Jeff Morin, CEO and Co-founder of Liteboxer. “The days of tirelessly cycling on a spin bike or running on a treadmill are over. As the future of fitness remains increasingly hybrid, there is a real demand for physical and virtual options. People are looking for innovative workouts, good music, and engaging fitness experiences that make working out suck less. Championing unique workout experiences, Liteboxer is at the forefront of this fitness evolution.”
Liteboxer VR users looking to duke it out in the metaverse are met with over 500 unique workouts custom built for virtual reality, including over 400 trainer-led classes, 100 rotating Punch Tracks updated daily, and body-intensive sparring sessions where they’ll receive pointers before going rounds in the ring. Liteboxer VR also offers trainer-led classes that are refreshed regularly ranging from 10-45 minutes where users workout alongside world-class trainers with real-time instruction.
Liteboxer VR has quickly racked up accolades since its early January introduction including Best in Gaming and Best Fitness Tech. Unlike current VR fitness offerings, Liteboxer VR takes fitness in the metaverse to the next level with personalized experiences that champion community building across both its hardware and software models. In the upcoming weeks, Liteboxer VR will expand its community-based capabilities rolling out additional features that complement the completely immersive workout. For more information on Liteboxer and its new at-home fitness offering, visit liteboxer.com.
Launched in 2020, Liteboxer combines patented hardware, hit music, game dynamics, and expert training to create the world’s most immersive workouts. Liteboxer is designed to make high intensity workouts as fun as playing a video game, all while building cardio, strength, and mental acuity. For more information, visit liteboxer.com.
SOURCE – Liteboxer


text:
The Cereal School is one of the many creative, functional food companies we’ve been introduced to this year, who makes tasty high protein cereal. The brand currently has two flavors available for its healthy cereal alternative with Fruity and Cinnamon Bun, both packing 16g of protein per serving and only 100 calories.
To start the week, The Cereal School has announced that another flavor of its high protein snack is right around the corner. To keep things interesting, the brand has not revealed what the new flavor. All we know right now is that it is coming later this week, and like The Cereal School’s other options, it will be high protein and low carb.


text:
I am hoping my kids don’t do it,” says Sarah Jane Hughes. The professor of commercial law in the US isn’t alluding to sex or drugs. She’s talking about the dangers of mobile payments services. She’s not the only one sounding an alarm: In September almost half of about 900 members of Isaca, an association of IT professionals and risk managers, said mobile payments aren’t secure.
In 2016, 148 million people around the world will reach for their handsets to make payments at in-store point-of-sales terminals, according to a report from Juniper Research. Many millions more will use payment apps such as Dwolla or Venmo to send money to friends and businesses.
The boom is creating opportunities for hackers and thieves, and security gaps in some of the apps are leaving buyers as well as sellers exposed. According to a September report by researcher LexisNexis, merchants reported that “alternative payment methods,” a category that includes PayPal and other nonbank financial companies, accounted for 21% of all fraud in 2015, up from 13% the previous year.
Along with a handful of well-known companies such as Apple, Google and Samsung, the mobile payments field has attracted thousands of thinly capitalized startups. “There’s a lot of two engineers and a goat,” s a y s R i c h a r d Crone, chief executive officer of Crone Consulting, which advises the industry.
Crone predicts the number of digital wallets that can be used in stores will double within the next 12 to 18 months and the number of mobile web or in-app payment services will triple over the same period. “We have a lot of people competing to deliver the same service,” says Michael Belton, vice president for applied research at Optiv Security. He says that in the rush to get their product out, many developers are cutting corners.
Mobile app security provider Bluebox found vulnerabilities in all the roughly 10 unnamed US mobile payment apps it examined last year. “Most of the time, the apps themselves aren’t using any kind of encryption to protect the data on the phone or to protect the data in transit,” says Andrew Blaich, Bluebox’s lead security analyst.
On March 2 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau levied a $100,000 fine on Dwolla, a service that allows people and businesses to make and receive payments via a website or mobile app. The agency said Dwolla misled users by claiming that its data security practices “exceed industry standards,” while in a number of instances it stored and transmitted social security numbers and other sensitive information without encrypting the data. Current laws may need to be updated to determine who’s liable in instances of fraud. The Electronic Fund Transfer Act does not cover services not offered through traditional financial entities, such as banks and credit unions.
The bottomline: Mobile payments technology is evolving faster than re gulation, leaving some users exposed to fraud.


text:
(Bloomberg) -- The little-known Japanese company at the center of a legal tussle between Apple Inc. and the U.S. government over the hacking of an iPhone built its business on pinball game machines and stumbled into the mobile phone security business almost by accident.
Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. worked with the FBI to crack an iPhone connected in a terrorist attack, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the matter is private. Neither Cellebrite nor the FBI have confirmed the link, and a spokesman from parent Sun Corp. on Thursday said the company isn’t able to comment on specific criminal cases.
Register or login for access to this item and much more
All Information Management content is archived after seven days.
Community members receive:
- All recent and archived articles
- Conference offers and updates
- A full menu of enewsletter options
- Web seminars, white papers, ebooks
Already have an account? Log In
Don't have an account? Register for Free Unlimited Access


text:
it is being increasingly realized that not everyone who runs a digital marketing agency or is a digital marketer is cut out for the profession
Over the course of October, November, and December, India plays host to a cavalcade of the year’s biggest festivals.
Your e-mail information will not be shared with anyone else. And it will be used only to send out our latest news.
BW Communities is an array of business news websites targeted towards niche communities and readers across various industries


text:
Henry Avocado announced a recall of California-grown whole avocados in six states after listeria was found in the company’s packing facility.
All shipments from the California packing facility, which Henry Avocado began using in January, are recalled. Avocados packed there went to Florida, California, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin and New Hampshire.
The recalled avocados are sold with yellow stickers that say “Bravacado” and “California” or, on the organic avocados, yellow and green stickers with “Organic” and “California.”
Avocados that the company imported from Mexico aren’t affected in this recall.
Listeria brings headaches, stomachaches, diarrhea and vomiting to 1,600 people each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and kills 260 people. Most of the latter are young children or elderly. Pregnant women can suffer miscarriages and stillbirths from listeria.
In a rare move that signifies the urgency of the recall, the recall notice posted to the FDA site on Saturday night. Other examples of the rare, Saturday food recall posting by the FDA: last year’s massive shell egg recall in a salmonella outbreak and Pinnacle Foods recalling all Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast food products after listeria was found at a plant in 2017.


text:
If a pet is lost and has a microchip, there is a good chance it will be reunited with its owner.
-- If a pet is lost and has a microchip, there is a good chance it will be reunited with its owner, according to a recent study published in the
Journal of American Veterinary Medicine
Fifty-three shelters in 23 states participated in a study, which revealed that shelter officials were able to find the owners of lost microchipped pets in nearly three out of four cases.
“This is the first time there has been good data about the success of shelters finding the owners of pets with microchips,” says Linda Lord, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of veterinary preventive medicine at The Ohio State University.
“In the study, the biggest reason owners couldn’t be found was because of an incorrect or disconnected phone number in the registration database,” Lord says. “The chip is only as good as my ability as a pet owner to keep my information up to date in the registry.”
Microchipped cats were returned to owners 20 times more often than non-microchipped cats. Dogs that were microchipped were 2.5 times more likely to be returned to their owners than non-microchipped dogs.
Incorrect or disconnected phone numbers, owners not returning calls or answering letters, unregistered microchips and microchips registered to a database that differed from the manufacturer were the main reasons owners were not found, according to the study.
While Lord says this data shows the importance of microchipping, she adds that nothing replaces the need for a collar and tag with the pet’s name and owner’s phone number.


text:
Travel All the latest travel news, with releases covering all aspects of the travel industry. The category contains releases regarding special offers, fares, competitions and contests, as well as information on new carrier routes, new attractions, grand openings, special events, and featured destinations. Find travel advice and consumer information along with announcements of industry awards and poll results. Also included are releases about sector and company performance and structure, including significant hiring decisions, board changes, fiscal reports, and market research results.
Featured Travel News
Nov 16, 2018, 08:00 ET World's First Storm Racer Waterslide Debuts at Aqualand Frejus, France
KOCAELI, Turkey, November 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind, streamlined, adrenaline-pumping, family-riding, racing waterslide Polin Waterparks is pleased to announce the opening of the world's first Storm Racer Waterslide at Aqualand Frejus in France. Storm Racer incorporates a variety of key features that set it apart from every previously designed waterslide in the industry: unique...
Nov 16, 2018, 08:07 ET Vietnam Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A321neo Aircraft Powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines
HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Vietnam Airlines celebrated delivery of the airline's first Airbus A321neo...
Nov 16, 2018, 07:00 ET King Power Mahanakhon Unveils New World Class Tourist Destination 'Mahanakhon SkyWalk'
Thailand's Highest 360-degree Observation Deck and Rooftop Bar BANGKOK, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- King Power Mahanakhon unveils Mahanakhon SkyWalk -- Thailand's highest 360-degree observation...
Nov 15, 2018, 21:00 ET WinterFest Returns to Worlds of Fun with New Festive Features, New Year's Eve Party
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Worlds of Fun is ready to flip the switch on more than 5 million lights when it opens for its second season of WinterFest on Friday, November 23. With...
Latest Travel News
Nov 16, 2018, 22:55 ET Updated Quintana Roo Tourism Board Statement Regarding Taylor Meyer
Nov 16, 2018, 20:00 ET Johnson Fistel Files Class Action Suit Against Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Nov 16, 2018, 18:39 ET Gogo Inc. Announces Pricing of $215 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
Nov 16, 2018, 17:49 ET APEC CEO Summit Hosted On Board P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer
Nov 16, 2018, 17:32 ET FDA approves new drug to treat travelers' diarrhea
Nov 16, 2018, 16:31 ET Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Declares Cash Dividend
Nov 16, 2018, 16:00 ET DFA Welcomes Travelers and Families to its Newly Reimagined Cheese Store in Utah
Nov 16, 2018, 15:57 ET Starwood Capital Group Acquires Princeville Resort
Most Viewed Travel News
Oct 26, 2018, 07:58 ET 'The NightGarden' Lights Up Miami With Magical Debut At Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
MIAMI, Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The first ever NightGarden makes its debut this holiday season to transform Miami's Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden into an illuminated wonderland at night....
Latest Tweets Travel News
Journalists and Bloggers
Meeting a deadline? Get story ideas in your inbox.
Our free and easy-to-use journalist tools can help you stay on top of the best story ideas for your beat.GET STARTED NOW
Marketers and Communicators
Connect your story with your targeted audiences.
Reach the media, customers, and investors and achieve your communications goals by leveraging PR Newswire’s multichannel content distribution network and targeting tools.


text:
Cash will not be only a need but, in addition, a way to satisfy numerous desires like a journey all over the world and go to gambling states like Las Vegas. You will then proceed to wager along with your “chips” as much as you want. By Alex Weldon on November 10, 2021, 12:Forty seven PST 2021 WSOP Important Occasion attendance did fall sharply from 2019, however not as much as some feared. By Heather Fletcher on November 8, 2021, 10:29 PST Up until now, Evolution has been lumping operators collectively at the identical live dealer tables in Michigan. By Heather Fletcher on November 9, 2021, 07:35 PST BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel have been among the many online gambling operators chosen for the brand new New York sports activities betting market.
In case you enjoy watching sports, and also you consider yourself skilled at making predictions, you then would possibly wish to try your luck at sports activities wagering. WV sports activities betting – both retail and online – have been already authorized at the time of passage. It’ll nonetheless be fairly a while before West Virginians can pull up a seat on the digital tables, though. However, the location is true, and you can, in all probability, see a business or two on Television nowadays. Residents of most other US states can play authorized sweepstakes poker for cash prizes on websites like International Poker. Regulators should promulgate rules and create a full framework for the new trade, so late 2020 appears to be like the preliminary timeline for launch.
By Heather Fletcher on November 4, 2021, 10:28 PDT, Tipico has made its US online casino debut in NJ, with a good collection of games on launch day, including Monopoly. By Heather Fletcher on November 4, 2021, 08:05 PDT Throughout an MGM Resorts International earnings name, CEO Bill Hornbuckle said BetMGM has its eyes on a future New York online market. MGM, DraftKings, and Flutter all have excessive market shares and have invested for years in constructing casino online their brands. Michigan launched its online gambling market in January 2021 after Gov. Listed below are several ways. Blockchain is reworking online gambling as we realize it. It is not A Tough Process Provided that You already know The way to! PokerStars is presently licensed in three US states Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.


text:
Latest News on Harish Bijoor
Showing of 0 - 10 from 15 results
Harish Bijoor - Total results - 15
Dec 19, 2017
Gujarat Assembly Election Results: Brand Narendra Modi intact but BJP takes a knock; Brand Rahul Gandhi shines throughThough Brand Rahul has emerged strong from the Gujarat assembly elections, it does not mean that the party with Gandhi at the helm will be able to win the 2019 general elections.
Oct 27, 2017
In the new consumer protection law, fix liability of celebrity brand ambassadors in case of misleading adsThere are many nuances to the brand ambassador issue. For instance, how could one hold tourism brand ambassador liable in case of safety issue at a particular place? New consumer law should fix these. There are many nuances to the brand ambassador issue. For instance, how could one hold tourism brand ambassador liable in case of safety issue at a particular place? New consumer law should fix these.
Jul 25, 2017
After ICC Women's World Cup runner-up, it's time brands made a beeline for Mithali Raj and coThe women cricketers are unlikely to be as lucky as their male counterparts because the female team doesn't have a continuous visibility like male team
Jul 24, 2017
Reliance's Jio Phone has built expectations; to deliver it should stay away from hidden chargesThe company should sail through if it continues in the same vein. But if it bundles even a single offering that the subscriber has not asked for and charges for it, it can hurt the customer expectations
Jun 28, 2017
IPL sponsorship: Vivo's Rs 2,199 cr investment is 'outrageous'; will work only if it has offerings beyond smartphonesLogically, no one would give away this kind of money for a title sponsorship. The IPL sponsorship can only be a short-term strategy
May 29, 2017
Wipro's new logo: Connecting the dots is the intention, but brand experts are divided whether it doesThe new logo marks a shift from the earlier rainbow colored flower logo
Mar 14, 2017
Assembly election 2017: Why Brand Modi may continue to trump rivals whether he delivers or notSome of his policies have presented challenges to the public but the public persona of him as a man who rose from poverty to become the PM has remained strong so far
Dec 30, 2016
Demonetisation Day 50: Brand Narendra Modi gets a boost while RBI's image hitBrand Modi will be tested on the strength of Union Budget 2017 depending on what sops the finance minister will announce as a balm to the difficult days brought about by demonetisation
Sep 27, 2016
Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu lands Rs 50 cr endorsement deals; richer than Saina and Sania?With already winning various rewards worth more than Rs 13 crore, Sindhu's earnings this year will easily surpass that of Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza
Sep 23, 2016
Why Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna may have to thank rise of 'pop patriotism' for Forbes rich list entryDespite Baba Ramdev's assertions that the aim of the ayurveda brand is not to make profit, Patanjali has done just that. And in the advertisements, the brand marries pop patriotism and business conveniently.


text:
C By The Sea-------
Christopher Burch is bringing his preppy, brightly colored C. Wonder label beachside this summer. On Saturday, the retailer opened the doors of its Southampton pop-up shop, offering summer essentials like beach totes, wicker picnic baskets, and starfish pillows. And why stop at one—Burch (who tells WWD he has an 8,000-square-foot flagship store opening at the Time Warner Center in September) also has a pop-up set to open on June 9 in Nantucket. The first 150 shoppers on Saturday got gift cards for free flip-flops in Southampton, and the same will go for June 8 in Nantucket.


text:
As per data from the recently published World Trade Statistical Review 20170 by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the current dollar value of world textiles and apparel exports by top 10 countries totalled $246 billion and $384 billion respectively in 2016, falling significantly by $22 billion and $3 billion respectively when compared to the previous year. China remained the leading exporter of textiles in 2016 with a 37 per cent share, despite the fact that its exports fell by 3 per cent. The second spot was taken by the EU with a 23 per cent share, growing by 1 per cent in 2016 and India with a 6 per cent share, showing a fall by 6 per cent. Pakistan rose from ninth to seventh position while Vietnam entered the top 10 for the first time with a 2 per cent share, an increase of 9 per cent.
Over half of the top 10 textiles exporters recorded a decline in the value of their exports with the highest fall of -13 per cent seen by Hong Kong, followed by Taiwan (-8 per cent), South Korea (-6 per cent) and India (-6 per cent), the US (-per cent) and China (-3 per cent).
The top 10 exporters of clothing in 2016 remained the same, however, Hong Kong (China) dropped from fifth to sixth position and India did the reverse by rising to fifth place. China’s exports of clothing fell by 7 per cent but it still stayed in top position by showcasing 36 per cent in value of world exports of clothing in 2016.
EU exports of clothing increased by 4 per cent in 2016, to touch a market share of 26 per cent. The highest increases were recorded by Cambodia and Bangladesh (both by 6 per cent). Exports of China and the US dropped the most by 7 per cent and 6 per cent respectively.
In terms of value, the EU, the US and China were the top three importers of textiles in 2016 accounting for 37.9 per cent of world textile imports. This was followed by Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong (China), Bangladesh, Mexico, Turkey and Indonesia.


text:
Crave's Michael Franco sets sail on Royal Caribbean's latest ship and gets treated to a tour of its high-tech features from virtual balconies to power robots.
The Audiophiliac visits the Audio Connection store, and gets bowled over by the sound!
In justifying his device's existence, Ira Goldman tells MSNBC that the device is not being used to "hog space."
Royal Caribbean says it's hitting the high seas with "the world's first smart ship" this November. Expect high-tech toys aplenty.
The AMC show produced by Kevin Smith is looking for the right geek guys and gals to sell or buy collectibles for season 4.
Cubicle dwellers: Artists from Seattle have super-sized the early 1980s puzzle and you can play it right from the comfort of your desk.
A piece of pink plastic could be the first physical evidence that the many rumors of a larger iPhone 6 are more than just misconnected dots.
Samsung's smartphone launches may lack the fervor that accompanies iPhone arrivals, but don't confuse that with lackluster sales.
The company says its LTE service has expanded to Myrtle Beach, S.C., Omaha, Neb., and elsewhere across the US.
The company might be trying out a double-row Genius Bar at one retail outlet as a way to take advantage of more space, report says.


text:
Officials at Microsoft stated that Microsoft Teams is now being used by more than 115 million daily active users from 75 million daily active users as of April 2020. That’s a growth of around 53.33% of the daily active users.
While its Q1 FY’21 profits call, Microsoft presented an updated number for its Teams collaboration platform.
As of April 29, Microsoft’s Teams touched the landmark of 75 million daily active users, up from 44 million in mid-March. That’s a 41.33 % growth in daily users. The rapid growth is attributable in substantial part to so many needing to work and learn remotely as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Recently, Microsoft stated that from 2021 Minecraft will require a Microsoft account to play. You won’t be able to log in via the Mojang account.
Microsoft’s main rival Slack hasn’t offered an updated daily active user after October 2019 while it had 12 million daily, active users. Later alleging Microsoft wasn’t a rival, Slack filed in July 2020 a competition charge against Microsoft in the EU, alleging it is illegally binding Teams to Office 365.
Nearly all of Microsoft’s Teams business comes from business clients. Microsoft did declare a client-concentric Team’s features for Teams on Android and iOS, however, that’s yet in preview. Team points for customers will be possible for desktop users in the upcoming months.
Microsoft 365/Office 365 metrics given in Microsoft’s October 27 earnings, call, Office commercial products, and cloud services revenue grew nine percent year-over-year, managed by Office 365 Commercial revenue increase of 21 percent of some undisclosed number. Office Consumer products and cloud services grew by 13 percent, with Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers presently at 45.3 million, up from 42.7 million in Q4 FY’20.


text:
According to the UK edition of Official Playstation Magazine, the next Call of Duty game, “Modern Warfare 3”, will actually be a MW prequel to the series revolving around supporting character Ghost. Fans of the series have been clamoring for more of Ghost since MW2, and rumors of a spin-off or prequel starring Ghost began circulating since January. In their rumors section, OPMUK mentions “insider whispers” alleging that; “Infinity Ward’s next Modern Warfare title will be a prequel, with Ghost in the lead role.”
Posted in Industry News
Tagged Activision, Call of Duty, E3, E3 2011, FPS, Ghost, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, Modern Warfare Prequel, Modern Warfare: Ghost, Prequel, Rumor
Danger Close producer Greg Goodrich announced that the studio has begun working on a sequel to the FPS. Despite mediocre reviews, EA’s modern Medal of Honor reboot apparently sold a lot of copies… Like 5 million copies. Given that, it seems odd that, rather than making the announcement with an official press release or some grand announcement event, the news came in an oddly casual post on the Medal of Honor blog. “Yes, Danger Close is currently working on the next Medal of Honor.” Wrote Goodrich; “Just recently, EA announced that the reboot of Medal of Honor was a big success with over 5 million copies sold… Since our launch last October, we’ve studied, listened and absorbed much of your feedback and are very excited to be marching forward on the next title.” Yea, so Medal of Honor 2 is on its way.
2K Games has announced the sequel to the 2007 cult-favorite shooter The Darkness. Taking the reigns for Darkness 2 from original developer Starbreeze is Digital Extremes, a supporting developer who has contributed to many high-profile 2K games including Dark Sector and both Bioshock and Bioshock 2. 2K did not give any reason for the change in developers.
Returning to the story of possessed vigilante Jackie Estacado, Darkness 2 promises to break the FPS mold with a new “Quad-Wielding” game mechanic. Yes, you read that correctly. Jackie will have two normal, gun-toting arms and two demon arms that can attack, grab or, presumably, hold two more “darkness weapons” like those in the original game. Similar to the first game, there will also be mechanics that revolve around the use of light and darkness – in the original game, Estacado became more powerful depending on how poorly lit his surroundings were.
2K says that Darkness 2 will be ready in time for a Fall 2011 release.
Unbelievable. Developer Gearbox Software announced this past Friday that Duke Nukem Forever will, in fact, see the light of day. Amazing as it is that DNF has a hard release date at all, what’s truly unbelievable about the news is how soon the game is being released.
Duke Nukem Forever will be offending your mother on May 6th.
Sad that the “Halo: Reach” beta is over? Well, Bungie doesn’t plan to keep you hanging for too long. According to the Associated Press, Halo: Reach will be in stores on September 14th. Bungie and Microsoft had already said publicly that the game would be released in September – the announcement simply adds the day.
Then again, any news about “Reach” is big news, after the massive success of the beta. 2.7 million people played the “Reach” beta over the course of 18 days, racking up around 16 million collective hours of playtime and over a billion kills. If those statistics serve as an indicator, “Reach” has a chance to be crowned “most successful Halo game.” Not an insignificant title, to be sure. “Halo 3”, the current high-flier, sold around 5 million copies in the first week.
After months of rumors, Sony has confirmed that “Killzone 3” is on the way and that, yes, it is being designed with 3D in mind. Series developer Guerilla gave Gamepro the exclusive first look, which will be featured in their upcoming June issue. Luckily for us, their readers have wasted no time in shouting the news to anybody who’ll listen. According to one reader account, noteworthy features the abundant use of jet-packs, “diverse terrain” (though the feature seems to focus on an “arctic” setting), and a plot that’s even more epic than its predecessors.
So by now you may have heard that Activision plans to release a second set of “Modern Warfare 2” maps. The “Surplus,” like it’s predecessor, the “Stimulus” Pack, features five new maps – three original maps and two updated versions of maps from the original “Modern Warfare.” The map pack will run you 15 bucks, (1200 MS points) also just like the original. Can’t wait? Well, here are a few images showing off the maps for you to drool over until the DLC is released on Xbox Live on June 3rd.
Unfortunately for those of us playing MW2 on PS3 or PC, the wait is a little longer. Due to an exclusivity agreement between Activision and Microsoft, “Surplus” won’t be released for PS3 or PC users right away. Assuming the agreement is similar to the one made for “Stimulus”, PS3 and PC gamers should expect to get their hands on “Surplus” until early to mid July: “Stimulus” was exclusively available on Xbox Live for 34 days before being released for other forms of download.
As for the maps themselves – Activision is bringing back “Strike” and “Vacant” from MW, and adding three new and decidedly unorthodox locations for the originals. The names “Carnival” and “Trailer Park” pretty much speak for themselves, don’t you think? The last map, “Fuel”, well it isn’t actually so unorthodox – it’s set on an oil rig. Woo Hoo.
Remember that time “Gears of War 3” debuted on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon?” Well, before we knew for sure that it was going to be GoW3 on the show, some speculated that Epic Games might decide to show off their other project, which they had also just announced right before the show. Just as EA disclosed when the game was first made official, “Bulletstorm” focuses on getting players to kill in inventive and stylish ways.
If that description seems a little vague to you, then the trailer will fill you in. Sure, there’s a plot and a setting and artwork – but once you see almost twenty different ways to kill your opponents using a combination of telekinesis and cool sci-fi guns, you’ll come to understand that none of that other stuff matters.
EA announced today that their modern revamp of WWII shooter “Medal of Honor” will hit shelves on October 12th. Developer EA LA has described this game as more “authentic” modern war scenario. There’s a special new trailer for anyone with an EA account at Medalofhonor.com… And you guys.
Remember when I said that the next Call of Duty game would “most likely” be set during the Vietnam War?
Yeah, well… Sorry about that.
Activision announced today that the next game in the Call of Duty series will be “Call of Duty: Black Ops”. As previously expected, the new game will be developed by secondary Call of Duty studio Treyarch. On the other hand, rumors and loose indicators that that the new game would be set in Vietnam turned out to be misleading, as the title strongly indicates a modern setting. In their press release, Activision declares “Black Ops” to be; “an entirely new chapter in the groundbreaking and record-setting, No. 1 first-person action series of all-time.” The decision to follow Modern Warfare 2 with another modern-themed game makes sense, maximizing any and all similarities between the two to draw a larger return audience.
In their release, Activision also dated the new game, and apparently they will be keeping their promise of making “Call of Duty” an annual phenomenon: “Black Ops” will be in stores on November 7th.