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Charlie Sheen has continued to dominate the headlines this week. This week, he has taken a page out of his failed webcast “Sheen’s Korner” by launching a new website, CharlieSheen.com. On the website, he is currently selling merchandise of “winning” calibre, featuring a variety of different t-shirts where his new-found fans can buy his new clothing.
In addition, viewers of the website can buy tickets to his new “Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is not an option” live show where $1 of each ticket sold will be donated to the Red Cross to help those in Japan. TMZ reported earlier that he set a Ticketmaster record today with the sale of his new live show going out in minutes.
If you won’t be purchasing a ticket to his show coming to a town near you or don’t want to buy a t-shirt, you can settle by subscribing to Charlie Sheen newsletter. There is no word on what his newsletter will contain and when it will be sent, but as new merchandise are produced and new shows are announced, they are likely to be broken in the newsletter.


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Octopus Energy used art to inspire people to take action on climate change, bringing in an additional 37,000 new customers.
In an effort to make clean water between itself and its competitors, Octopus Energy used the power of art to raise awareness about climate change. The “Portraits from the Cliff” campaign launched in November 2019 to encourage more consumers to switch to green energy bills.
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The campaign launch was timed to coincide with a meeting of world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference. Octopus worked with artists from around the world to create striking images about climate change and launched them as digital off-stage (DOOH) displays at 5,000 sites. The event became the world’s largest DOOH art exhibition.
Octopus marketing has traditionally focused on the three main reasons customers switch to the brand: customer service, fair and transparent pricing and 100% renewable energy. But the company found an opportunity to go further with a campaign to raise public awareness of climate issues on a broader scale.
The campaign was designed to inspire everyone to take action on climate change, as well as strengthen the brand’s reputation and increase its customer base.
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Artists from around the world created works that answered the question, “What does climate change mean to you?” Working with Artfinder and DOOH partner JCDecaux provided support in sourcing artwork and developing the presentation, and the Royal Society of Arts/Royal Academy awarded the first annual Climate Change Art Prize (£10,000 cash) to the winning image.
The campaign achieved exceptional results compared to its goals. Octopus increased its subscribers by 163%, gaining an additional 37,000 new customers compared to the same period the previous year, earning it the Marketing Week Masters 2020 utility award.
The judges praised Octopus for its boldness in switching its entire budget from rational engagement advertising to brand building. They said, “These early results show it was an investment worth making.”

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HYDESVILLE, CALIF. — E&H Foods, an organic grass-fed and grass-finished beef company, announced on July 26 that it promoted Danielle McDonald to the role of chief operating officer.
Additionally E&H hired Verónica Medina as administrative assistant to support executive management with the growth of consumer brands Eel River Organic Beef and Pacific Pastures Organic.
“E&H Foods is an alliance of several small, independent, family owned, and managed ranches, and as our production volume continues to grow, we needed to strengthen our management capabilities,” said Clint Victorine, rancher, and E&H Foods LLC co-founder. “This promotion recognizes Danielle’s contributions and will enable us to continue our growth trajectory while meeting customer needs.”
McDonald joined the company in 2020 as the director of operations. E&H said she is a seventh-generation rancher with family raising organic beef in Northern California since 2005.
After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business and Management from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 2016, McDonald worked on organic beef production. She spent over six years in marketing and operations at another large producer now based out of Colorado, before joining the E&H Foods team.
“I grew up in Northern California cattle country where small ranches are the bedrock of the community,” McDonald said. “E&H Foods is enabling similar small-family operations to flourish, while our regenerative agricultural and husbandry practices are not just protecting the environment, but enhancing it. Being able to add my passion for the beef industry, management training and experience to a company that espouses everything I believe in is a true honor.”
For its other hire, E&H said that Medina has worked in key support roles for other companies in Northern California. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley.
“I’m new to ranching and farming but am very excited to join the E&H Foods team and support our executives in the great work they are doing,” Medina said.


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Thanks to the arrival of low-cost tablets, odds are that Amazon’s never going to make a Kindle with a color ePaper display. But E Ink still thinks there’s a market for high-contrast, low-power color displays — the company has introduced a new color E Ink display technology.
It’s called Print-Color and it allows each pixel on an electronic paper display to display black, white, red, green, blue, or a combination of those colors.
Theoretically the new display technology could be used in consumer devices like eReaders, but it’s unclear if there’s enough demand to make the economies of scale work in a way that would allow companies like Amazon, B&N, or Kobo to sell color eReaders at attractive prices.
So it makes sense that CTimes reports that E Ink plans to to target education, retail, and business applications. If we do see consumer devices using the new Print-Color displays, they’ll most likely be high-end devices like Sony’s Digital Paper products or the Onyx BOOX line of devices.
In fact, Good eReader got a chance to check out a prototype last month, and reports that it featured a 10.3 inch display and support for a Wacom EMR pen for writing or drawing on the screen. The website reports that E Ink plans to finalize its Print-Color screens by the second quarter of 2020, which means we could see products using the display in the second half of the year.
Like other E Ink products, Print-Color screens only use power when the image on the screen is changing. That means once an image is loaded, it will stay on the screen indefinitely, even if there’s no power. This leads to long battery life in eReaders, and allows for low-power digital signage solutions, among other things.
E Ink displays are also visible using only ambient light — you don’t need a backlight, but a front-light can make electronic paper displays usable in low-light environments.
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A THIRD of small businesses in the north west claim that road congestion now has a serious impact upon their business, leading to lost man-hours and increased costs that is damaging their competitiveness, according to a new survey.
According to the Small Business Watch survey by Yellow Pages, the answer to this worrying situation - which the British Chambers of Commerce estimates cost British business a staggering £20bn a year - is major investment in public transport.
About 77 per cent of firms in the region believe that re-investment in rail and other public transport systems is the best solution to encourage motorists to leave their cars at home and ease inner-city traffic congestion.
The findings, developed from a poll of 1,500 small firms nationwide, reflect strong concerns about local government initiatives to reduce congestion and improve travel efficiency in the UK.
The survey indicates that nearly half of all companies in the north west believe that new workplace parking levies - a tax on workers who use company car parks - will be damaging, due to increased business costs from meeting new regulations.
And nearly a third of companies assert that new congestion charging zones - the payment of a daily toll to enter a city centre - could lead to increases in delivery costs, a drop in staff retention and business opportunities. Customers will also be less prepared to drive to business premises.
For those who transport goods to customers in the UK and Europe, 78 per cent say that roads are still the most important mode of transport for their business. But 65 per cent of firms surveyed in the north west believe that major upgrades of the nation's roads are necessary to combat the increased levels of traffic congestion.
It also reveals that inadequate rail and bus services currently mean that many company employees have no alternative but to drive to work. Only 18 per cent of respondents now use public transport to get to work and a mere four per cent use trains, air or buses for business travel.
The findings show that many firms are, though, already introducing new working practices to combat transport problems. Of those firms frequently affected by road congestion, many have altered the timings (42 per cent) or the routes for deliveries (31 per cent).
While some have adopted staggered staff starting times (31 per cent) or conference calls or video-conferencing rather than wasting time travelling to meetings (six per cent). A further six per cent have changed the location of their business to counteract road congestion problems.


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Two Major Updates: Adobe Animate CC Has Arrived and Adobe Muse CC Gets Responsive Design
Great news! Two of our biggest apps have been overhauled and are ready for you to download.
Much like proud new parents, the entire Flash Professional Animate team is overjoyed to announce that Adobe Animate CC is finally here. Late last year, we informed you that the Flash Professional name will change to Animate starting with this new release. But beyond the name change, this is one of our biggest releases ever — check out this seriously long list of new features and enhancements. Read more about the update on the new Animate CC blog home.
But that’s not all — Adobe Muse CC is also getting an exciting update.
Responsive design is now available in Muse CC! Too often, designers get boxed in to cookie-cutter responsive layouts because of how unapproachable responsive design has been. Adobe Muse CC now makes it easier than ever to create completely custom sites that look great on any browser or device — without coding. Get all the details on the Muse blog.


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Netflix and Amazon Prime dominate the German SVOD market in terms of subscriber numbers and recorded strong growth in the third quarter of 2018.
From the end of Q2 2018, Netflix gained around 400,000 new subscribers and Amazon Prime nearly 700,000, reports SVOD provider Cirkus with reference to figures compiled by UK market research company Ampere Analysis.
In a 12-month comparison, Netflix and Amazon are unchallenged leaders: Compared to Q3 2017, Netflix increased its subscriber base by 46% to 5.1 million (Q3 2017: 3.5 million) while Amazon increased its subscriber base by 24% to 9.9 million (Q3 2017: 8.0 million).
According to Mark Bradford, co-founder & director of Cirkus, Germany’s strong growth will enable it to displace the UK as the number one SVOD market in Europe by the end of 2018, making Germany one of the fastest growing markets in Europe.
“Amazon and Netflix are clearly driving the SVOD market in Germany and have now reached significant scale. Their success in firmly establishing SVOD in German households now presents opportunities for more niche, genre-based SVOD services such as Cirkus,” expects Bradford. “As the ‘late majority’, notably the 50 plus age demographic, now enters the German SVOD market, we believe Cirkus is well placed to appeal to this audience and to carve out a share of this fast-growing market.”
According to the Ampere Analysis study, 35% of Amazon Prime’s subscribers and 25% of Netflix subscribers are aged 45+.
The figures are based on a survey which Ampere Analysis conducts every six months among 2,000 German households as part of its worldwide survey of 33,000 households in 16 countries.


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Marketers are still struggling to follow consumers’ purchase journeys as they research and buy on numerous devices, and without a new approach they risk losing sight of the effectiveness of performance marketing.
As Facebook and Twitter announce developments to improve mobile experiences, are brands’ strategies keeping up with the pace of change and creating truly valuable experiences for consumers?
Asos saw 50% of its sales come through a mobile device in February, with the online fashion retailer reporting 3.2 million downloads of its mobile app in the six months to 29 February.
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While more than a third of marketers expect to see new hires over the next three months, expansion plans have begun to tail off since hitting a peak last year.
Targeting some “fairly lofty growth aspirations” in 2022, Volvo plans to use its “marketing machine” to attract a new generation of customers.
Rising inflation and energy price increases have dampened consumers’ confidence in January, but marketers are warned to “hold firm”.


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New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Men usually don't adorn themselves with accessories, but over the years, they have started experimenting with jewellery. Here are some of the latest trends in men's jewellery.
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New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Bollywood beauties Chitrangada Singh and Bipasha Basu brought the curtain down on the Sri Raj Mahal Jewelers India Couture Week 2014 in true diva style.
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Icahn says 'dramatically undervalued' Apple should trade at $240
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Monday Apple Inc's (AAPL.O: Quote) stock was "still dramatically undervalued" and that it should be trading at $240, nearly double its current price.
Icahn also used an open letter to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook to call for it to execute a much larger share buyback, returning to a longtime theme of the activist investor's campaign for the iPhone maker to boost shareholder returns.
Apple shares rose as much as 1.8 percent to $130.72 by midday on Monday. The stock has gained more than a quarter since October, when Icahn first said it was undervalued.
Following pressure from Icahn and other activists, Apple boosted its share repurchase program in April to $140 billion from $90 billion announced last year and raised its quarterly dividend by 11 percent to 52 cents per share.
"It is our belief that large institutional investors, Wall Street analysts and the news media alike continue to misunderstand Apple," Icahn wrote in the letter.
Icahn, one of Apple's top 10 investors, has long urged the world's most valuable company to buy back more shares and boost its dividend.
The investor said in February that he owned about 53 million shares, now worth about $6.8 billion.
"Apple is poised to enter and in our view dominate two new categories (the television next year and the automobile by 2020) with a combined addressable market of $2.2 trillion, a view investors don’t appear to factor into their valuation at all," Icahn wrote on Monday.
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The 14th annual Sanpellegrino Café Society Competition is now under way across three cities in Australia. The competition asks photography students from Universities in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to capture the essence of different facets of Café Society.
Once submitted all photos will be judged by a leading photographer and a leading food and wine journalist. The winning photographer will receive $1,500, second will receive $500 and third will receive $250. If apply applicable there will also be a creativity award of $250.
The winners from each city will be announced during award ceremonies in each city. We're eagerly awaiting the images from this year's competition and will be the first to bring you them once the winners have been announced. For now, sit back, relax and let the inspiration of Café Society wash over you with this gallery of last year's winners.
From fish and locally grown vegetables, to restaurants and fishing trips, here are the food and drink experiences to try in the picturesque coastal Venetian town, known as 'Little Venice', picked by The New York Times as the top travel destination for 2022.
Geranium's Rasmus Kofoed has decided to stop serving meat at the restaurant currently ranked number two on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. But the Danish chef isn't yet willing to go purely plant-based.


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Growth Drives Casey's Plans to Open Third Distribution Center
ANKENY, Iowa — With another year of growth on its agenda, Casey's General Stores Inc. is tightening up plans to add a third distribution center.
For fiscal year 2020, the convenience store retailer has targeted building 60 new convenience stores and acquiring approximately 25 additional stores, according to Casey's President and CEO Darren Rebelez.
Moving toward that goal, Casey's opened 15 new stores and acquired four stores during the first quarter of its 2020 fiscal year. The chain also has 11 additional stores under agreement to purchase, according to Rebelez.
"You should expect a relative even distribution of new store openings this fiscal year," he said during the company's first-quarter fiscal 2020 earnings call, held Sept. 10. "Currently, we have 107 sites in our pipeline, including 35 under construction — which positions us well for future growth."
As Casey's continues to grow its store network, the company remains focused on looking for ways to increase efficiency. This is driving the retailer to prepare for a new distribution center in the southwest portion of its territory.
"We are in the final stages of evaluating a location and design for our third distribution center. As a result, we anticipate breaking ground on the new facility this fall," Rebelez said. "This will alleviate the pressure off our current distribution centers, enabling our entire network to become more efficient. It will also allow us the ability to efficiently expand into new markets."
Plans for a third distribution center come just three years after Casey's cut the ribbon on its second distribution center in spring 2016. The 250,000-square-foot facility in Terre Haute, Ind., helped alleviate the retailer's Ankeny distribution center and allowed Casey's to explore expansion opportunities further east.
As of April 30, Casey's operated 2,146 stores across 16 states. The company is No. 8 on the 2019 Convenience Store News Top 100 ranking.


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A lot of technology is on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, including Apple products. Below, we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday deals on Apple devices we could find, including laptops, iPads, Apple Watches, AirPods, and more. We’ll also be keeping an eye out for iPhone deals, though we’ll likely see carrier discounts during Black Friday and not actual price drops on hardware.
It’s a great time to buy an iPad. The Base 2021 iPad with Lightning connector it’s a good value for $269.99. The $100 discount that brings the iPad Mini 2021 with a USB-C connector even up to $399.99 is fine, even if that deal isn’t new. If you’re looking for a high-end option, the 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the M1 processor and the Mini LED screen it’s never been cheaper than now, costing $899.99 for the 256GB version.
Apple’s latest entry-level iPad is a slight upgrade, with a new A13 Bionic chip and a 12MP front-facing camera that supports Apple’s Center Stage feature.
Apple’s revamped iPad Mini does away with the Home button and opts for a larger edge-to-edge display. It also comes with a faster processor, support for USB-C, and a top-mounted power button that moonlights like a Touch ID sensor.
Apple’s latest iPad Pro comes with the company’s M1 processor and Thunderbolt. However, the 12.9-inch model also boasts the best display of any tablet available.
The small size of the AirPods makes them a great stocking stuffer, even if they’re a bit pricey for a stocking (unless your family puts the step more interesting stuff in theirs than mine). the brand new, Second generation AirPods Pro with noise canceling received a $50 discount, bringing them down to $199.99 at multiple retailers. If you don’t want to spend that much, the Third generation AirPods they’re discounted to $139.99, which is $30 off. That model lacks noise cancellation and silicone ear tips, but is otherwise similar to the pros in design. Even cheaper are the Second generation AirPods, available starting at $79 on Amazon. We have previously seen better deals around the AirPod Max compared to what’s available now, but they’re $449 at most retailers, down from the $549 you’d pay if you shop at Apple.


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While there is still lots of construction going on all around Disney World parks and hotels, we can’t forget that there are some exciting new additions coming to Disney Springs as well.
A new store recently opened in the shopping district that’s perfect for candle lovers, but we were so excited to see some real progress on these two additions coming soon!
The first new addition is the new Rothy’s store coming to the former home of Everything But Water. Rothy’s is a store known for creating zero-waste machine-washable styles from 3D knitting technology. Back in August, we noticed a job listing for a store manager at this new location, but Disney hadn’t made any announcements at the time. We’re looking forward to visiting this new store when it opens!
The other new addition coming soon is eet by Maneet Chauhan! We’ve been hearing a lot about this restaurant recently with the announcement of pricing and menus for this new location, and we cannot contain our excitement.
eet will bring modern Indian food with a Southern twist to Disney Springs, and we know we’re not the only ones waiting not-so-patiently for it to open. You can bet we’ll be dining in the moment we can, so be sure to stay tuned to AllEars!
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Breaking news: The Gunstringer shifts from XBLA to retail
In a surprise move Twisted Pixel Games has decided to take The Gunstringer to stores. No word yet as to why the switch happened, but if we had to speculate we’d say it’s because it’s a Kinect title that actually looks fun, thus Microsoft want it at the storefr – err, forefront. Let’s face it, as much as we love Xbox Live Arcade there are still lots of folks who don’t, the majority of gamers aren’t hardcore. Many are casual gamers who have their 360’s in the living room for family gaming. And even though we’re saddened by the news we can’t say we blame Microsoft or Twisted Pixel in any way. Odds are the game will do much better at retail where your everyday consumer will see it on a shelf.


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Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies.
Staff must provide information on 14 allergens including nuts, milk, celery, gluten, soya and wheat.
The new measures, which come into force on Saturday, cover meals served in bakeries, cafes, care homes and packaged produce sold by supermarkets.There may be fines for repeat offenders.According to the European Academy of Allergy, food allergies affect more than 17 million people across Europe.
Some five thousand people need treatment in hospital for severe allergic reactions each year in the UK, and some cases are fatal – causing an average of 10 deaths annually.
Experts say the majority of these deaths and visits to hospital are avoidable, and some are a result of people being given incorrect information about ingredients.
Under the new legislation (EU FIC Food Information for Consumers Regulation), customers must be told if their food contains any of the following: eggs, fish, shellfish, molluscs and soya.
Oliver Bolland from Hertfordshire says: “My allergies really became a problem when I became an adult – I can’t just pop out for a meal with my girlfriend, friends or family. “I had six allergic reactions in the course of a month last year . “Often, waiters don’t take my allergies seriously, or they don’t know what ingredients are in their dishes.(BBC) “I’ve had to leave important events, including a close friend’s wedding, because the waiter didn’t check exactly what was in the food and thought I was just being fussy.
“I’ll always have to be careful about not accidentally eating something I’m allergic to, but now restaurants and takeaways can no longer say they’re not sure whether I can eat something, or that it’s probably fine. “This new law will make a huge difference to my life.” (BBC)


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Rome last had a Dunkin’ Donuts at 905 Shorter Ave. in the early 1980s across from West Rome Baptist Church.
The new site sits at 12 Shorter Ave. between a convenience store and Mathis Builders Hardware. The convenience store remains.
Owners said earlier this week they had hoped to open on Friday but opted instead for today.
A new Dunkin’ Donuts also opened earlier this week in Cartersville, and police had to be called to direct traffic.


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Conservative group aims to reach reporters and activists interested in Affordable Care Act case.
A conservative think tank is planning to target mobile ads to reporters and conservative activists converging on Washington, D.C. for Supreme Court arguments to be heard Monday in relation to the Affordable Care Act case.
American Action Forum, a policy think tank that supports the case to overturn the new healthcare law, will aim ads to mobile devices from Monday through Wednesday during specific morning and afternoon hours when people are expected to be outside the Supreme Court Building and other key spots.
"Our goal is to reach conservative activists attending the hearings as well as the media covering them," said Christopher Georgia, digital director at American Action Forum, the think tank associated with the American Action Network
Mobile search and display ad messaging will position the forum as a leading intellectual force in arguing against President Obama's signature healthcare law. The organization has filed three amicus briefs backing its stance. The ads will link to a page featuring those briefs, in the hopes of generating media coverage of the group and its arguments. In addition to the area around the court, the forum will target ads to the Capitol and the 400 N Capitol building, home to several media outlets. The court is expected to be packed and to generate lots of buzz outside.
"We're trying to get that message out there and use mobile advertising as a tool for reporters to see this," said Georgia. The group's president will also be present outside after oral arguments when reporters are seeking interview subjects.
Georgia said the forum is spending "four digits" on the three-day effort. Though a relatively small expenditure, he believes the ads will reach their intended targets.
"The forum is getting involved in this because of the economics of the case," said Georgia. "There's an economic argument to be made on why the Affordable Care Act is not the correct policy approach to this."
The forum may decided to extend the mini-campaign, he added.
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Smartphone software development is a numbers game, and coders want to be sure that the effort they put in to making apps is going to pay off. That’s exactly why we talk about the “app gap” between platforms, as devs preferentially prepare software for the most popular operating systems – at the expense of those that don’t have quite as large user bases. It turns out this practice is just as important for software maintenance as it is for initial development, and while an app may have once been available for a certain platform, the migration of users to its peers can cause devs to change their priorities. That’s just what’s happening now for WhatsApp, as the incredibly popular messaging service gets ready to drop support for some legacy platforms.
WhatsApp has been around long enough to see the mobile landscape shift significantly, and as it looks to stay focused on the most relevant development pursuits going forward, that’s going to mean cutting things off for platforms that have become yesterday’s news.
By the end of the year, WhatsApp Messenger support will vanish for Windows Phone 7.1, Android 2.1 and 2.2, Nokia Symbian S60, and Nokia S40 platforms.
Those all make enough sense for dropping support, especially where there are clear pathways towards upgrading to more modern OS versions. But there’s one more OS family about to lose WhatsApp support, and it may be a controversial one: BlackBerry – and that includes BlackBerry 10.
We know, with BlackBerry itself embracing Android as strongly as it is, maybe that shouldn’t be so surprising – and it’s not like these users don’t have plenty of other messaging options, including BBM – but there’s a good chunk of BlackBerry loyalists who may find this news particularly hard to swallow. Sorry, guys; the world’s just moving on.


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Bayer AG will spin off its MaterialScience plastics group into a separate, publicly-traded company within the next 12 to 18 months.
The German chemical giant today confirmed reports that the split would allow the main company to operate as a life sciences business. In a statement, it said that the decision had been made on Sept. 2, but the supervisory board would fully discuss the plan during a meeting today.
“The board of management of Bayer AG plans to focus the Bayer Group entirely on the Life Science businesses — HealthCare and CropScience — and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company,” it stated. “In this way Bayer would position itself as a world-leading company in the field of human, animal and plant health.”
An independent MaterialScience business will have better access to capital and greater flexibility, said Bayer, based in Leverkusen, Germany.
Bayer said in a statement that its supervisory board “unanimously approved” the management board's decision. It has not stated where the stock in the new company will be traded.
Investors appeared to favor the move, sending Bayer's per-share stock price up 5 percent to more than 111 euros ($144) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Xetra platform in the hours following the announcement.
The MaterialScience business had been at risk of being starved of investments while Bayer funneled the bulk of its development and research into the more profitable pharmaceuticals business in the future, officials said.
As a separate company, MaterialScience can align its organizational and process structures and corporate culture toward its own industrial environment and business model, said Bayer.
Additionally, the separation gives MaterialScience the opportunity to be more flexible in the face of global competition
“We firmly believe that MaterialScience will use its separate status to deploy its existing strength even more rapidly, effectively and flexibly in the global competitive arena,” said Marijn Dekkers, chairman of the management board of Bayer.
He added that the separate MaterialScience business would be able to align its strategy and corporate culture to technological and cost leadership. It will have greater freedom to make investment and portfolio decisions.
Dekkers added: “We have steadily invested in facilities, even in difficult economic times.”
Bayer invested more than 3.8 billion euros ($4.8 billion) in property, plant and equipment and research and development for the MaterialScience business between 2009 and 2013. He pointed to world-scale production facilities in Shanghai and the new TDI plant in Dormagen, Germany, which is to be officially inaugurated in December.
Market analyst Phil Karig said that it's not surprising that Bayer is focusing its remaining assets on medical and agricultural businesses instead of on commodity chemicals and plastics.
“Other companies have followed similar strategies in the past, including Monsanto, which spun off its ABS business and others to focus on agricultural chemicals and patented seeds,” said Karig, managing director of the Mathelin Bay Associates LLC consulting firm in St. Louis. “The margins and growth rates for medical and agricultural businesses are higher than for commodities such as plastics.”
He added that the stock market “rewards businesses that have higher growth and margins with higher stock prices and higher price to earnings multiples.”
Following the intended spinoff, MaterialScience will be Europe's fourth-largest chemical company; it had pro forma global sales in 2013 of more than 11 billion euros ($14.1 billion). The new company is planned to have a global workforce of roughly 16,800, including about 6,500 in Germany. It will have a new name and a separate identity and be headquartered in Leverkusen, said Bayer.
In the second quarter of 2014, BMS posted sales of 2.9 billion euros ($3.8 billion), up 4 percent vs. the same quarter in 2013. But the unit's earnings before interest, taxes, debt and amortization (EBITDA) fell two percent to 270 million euros ($350 million) in the same comparison.
Polyurethanes accounted for more than 53 percent of second-quarter sales for BMS, with polycarbonate bringing in more than 23 percent. The unit's second-quarter sales volume in pounds grew 6 percent vs. the year-ago period.
Dekkers said both companies had “excellent prospects for success” in their respective industries. Employment levels were expected to remain stable over the next few years, both globally and in Germany.
Plastics News Senior Staff Reporter Frank Esposito contributed to this report.


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Volkswagen Passes Toyota as World's Number One Automaker
Germany's Volkswagen achieved a long-held goal in the first half of the year, surpassing Japan's Toyota as the world's largest automaker. According to figures released Tuesday, Volkswagen delivered a total of 5.04 million vehicles from January to June, edging out the 5.02 million vehicles Toyota sold in that time. Both companies are believed to be firmly ahead of General Motors, whose days atop the world carmaker list are far behind. Volkswagen, meanwhile, declined to brag about the achievement, choosing instead to focus on staying on top. The company's stated goal of being number one by 2018 is in reach, but it remains to be seen if it can avoid being passed by Toyota by the time the year ends.


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Glass Axis hosting show featuring wearable glass
Glass Axis is currently hosting a show called Fragile Fashion featuring wearable glass inspired by fashion throughout history.
The majority of the pieces have been worn in previous fashion shows Glass Axis has held in the past.
They'll be hosting another one on Marh 4th and the exhibit will feature some first looks at those designs.
The exhibit runs through March 25.


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Apple has appealed a Monday ruling from an Italian regulatory body that said the iPhone, iPad, and Mac maker still did not comply with the country’s warranty requirements. Apple said that Italy’s competition and market authority, Autoritá Garante della Concerrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) was not interpreting the law correctly, and that it was meeting the requirements of that law.
At issue is Apple’s AppleCare program that covers the company’s devices out of the box. In most of the world, that coverage is for one year out of the box, with optional coverage extending that coverage to two or three years (depending on the device) available for an additional fee.
Italy’s consumer protection laws require that companies warranty their products for two years, and the AGCM has already fined Apple €900,000 (US$1,132,559) for not making that clear to Italian customers. The agency said that Apple was violating the law by selling AppleCare extended warranties for a second year of coverage that should already be covered.
That fine was levied by December of 2011, and Apple appealed, and lost, in March. On Monday, the AGCM said that Apple still had not satisfied the law, and threatened the company with another €300,000 ($377,519) fine and the possible closure of Apple’s Italian operations.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Apple had appealed the new ruling, arguing that the AGCM was interpreting the law incorrectly.
“We have appealed the recent decision of the (Italian) court as it was, in our view, based upon an incorrect interpretation of the law,” Apple said in a statement to Reuters. “We have introduced a number of measures to address the Italian competition authority concerns and we disagree with their latest complaint.”
Apple’s Italian website specifies that defects out of the box are covered for two years, and that customers are protected for one year for defects that occur after the time of purchase. So, according to Apple’s site, additional AppleCare coverage must be purchased for defects that occur after the first year from the time of purchase.
It’s that portion of Apple’s marketing that the AGCM appears to be tense about, with each side arguing for its interpretation of the law.


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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Rivers for Christmas & New Weezer Material
You heard it right! It's just been confirmed the new Weezer album will drop on April 22. Simply called, Album Six, the new material is "getting ready for mixing and I have never been so excited about a project in my life," bassist Scott Shriner said in Oct.
Meanwhile front man Rivers Cuomo has been working on his demo collection Alone. Rivers said, "This is a CD of my favorite home demos from ’92 to ’07 featuring a lot of never heard before songs, a few covers, a few songs from my unfinished rock musical Songs From The Black Hole and my original demo for Buddy Holly." According to the the band's site, this will release on Dec. 18.


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Green light has been given to the Hamburg-based group for taking over 50.01% of the Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT), a 27 ha-big terminal within the Port of Trieste.
Under the new name of HHLA PLT Italy, apart from taking care of general cargo and providing logistics services, the company is being developed to handle wheeled (ro-ro) and containerized freight, too.
To that end a 35 m-wide ro-ro ramp has been put in place along with the first out of two mobile harbour cranes for transshipping containers (the second will come online in the first quarter of 2021). In addition, four more reachstackers will join the existing fleet.
"We are delighted that the purchase of the majority stake has now been completed. At the contract signing in Trieste on September 28 last year, our commitment at the Adriatic port was met with great approval, especially from Italy," Angela Titzrath, Chairwoman of HHLA's Executive Board, commented.
She added, "Since then, a team from HHLA International has been working intensively on integrating the Trieste terminal facility into the HHLA Group. Together with our Italian partners and our motivated workforce, we want to expand HHLA PLT Italy to become an important southern hub within our port and intermodal network."
Francesco Parisi, CEO of the Francesco Parisi Group, a co-shareholder of HHLA PLT Italy, also said, "We are very glad to now have HHLA on board. This provides PLT and the Port of Trieste with a very exciting perspective of growth. We are grateful to HHLA for the strong support given to PLT already in the past months. This is a great incentive to work hard together to make it a success story."
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Rising drug prices due to coronavirus are predicted in Russia
The pharmaceutical industry in Russia is experiencing difficulties due to the spread of coronavirus. From China, the supply of pharmaceuticals for the production of medicines was suspended. For some drugs, supplies will last only until April.
As reported "News", according to experts, the lack of supplies can lead to higher prices for some drugs or their complete disappearance from the shelves of pharmacies. Industry representatives are now trying to find suppliers in India.
Last year, 13,2 thousand tons of pharmaceutical raw materials were brought from China to Russia. This was done with a margin, as from the new year new rules for its marking were to enter into force.
Due to the epidemic of coronavirus, the work of many pharmaceutical Chinese plants has been stopped. For example, in Hubei province, from which 1,5 thousand tons were supplied. If enterprises are idle for more than a month, then Russia will experience an acute shortage of raw materials with all the ensuing consequences.


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Ford Performance Vehicles has just launched its 2011 range and it’s the first time in the brands 43-year history that a naturally aspirated vehicle isn’t offered. FPV’s three GT models are all powered by the company’s new ‘Miami’ supercharged V8 and will go on sale from the end of October.
FPV’s high-tech, supercharged 5.0 litre V8 engine produces 335kW of power and 570Nm of torque, and is now standard fitment across the GT, GT-P and GT E models. It is the most powerful GT in the history of the brand.
The new engine is the main drawcard to the 2011 models so aesthetic updates have been kept to some distinctive new body graphics, including a ‘hockey stick’ stripe package and “Boss 335” identification, reminiscent of the famous 1970 Boss Mustang. The luxury GT E model, however, retains its low-profile demeanour sans stripes.
In terms of standard wheels, the GT gets 19-inch five-spoke alloys with a machined face and Dark Argent accents, the GT-P gets 19in five-spoke alloys with a machined face and Sparkle Silver accents, and the GT E gets 19in 10-spoke alloys finished in Alpine Silver.
“FPV is extremely proud of our new GT range, and very excited about what we have created,” FPV’s General Manager Rod Barrett said. “The new engine is amazing, its all-round performance frankly sets a benchmark for Australian-made cars, and the exciting thing is that it has been developed here, for our cars. FPV’s customers certainly won’t be disappointed by the performance of the new GT range, or in the way the cars drive, and they have real presence with the new graphics package. We’ve created cars that fully deserve to be part of the Falcon GT heritage and, I think, will write an exciting new chapter in the model’s history.”
Developed locally by Prodrive in a $40 million program, the new FPV GT engine is based on the ‘Coyote’ Ford V8 first introduced in the American Ford Mustang earlier this year. It’s an all-aluminium design with double overhead cams and 32 valves configuration, is individually hand-built for each car, fully EuroIV compliant and offers improved fuel efficiency.
The supercharged V8 is also compact in size — 47kg lighter than the outgoing 5.4 litre Boss 315kW engine.
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First there was the worrisome news that Toyota is pulling out of the Formula One, leaving no Japanese cars for the first time in eight years.
Now it seems the Tokyo auto show was a ghost town. This has to be a bad sign, usually people will go just to snap photos.
Raw Japan: Sitting here in the press centre where there are nearly 200 work spaces set up, you could almost hear a pin drop. Most of the seats are empty, and there's only the low hum of hard drive motors escaping from the laptops of the few of us left here.
As a car industry reporter, I've been to dozens of motor shows on three continents over the past seven years. At the media centres, it's usually a mad rush to grab a spot or a LAN cable connection; and there's no guarantee someone wouldn't pull the cord anyway, if you leave your PC unattended for more than half an hour.
Down on the show floor, the mood was similar, if not worse. Read the whole thing >


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SINGAPORE - Singapore-based startups are strategically partnering big-name, global peers to reach a worldwide audience. Ride-booking app Grab said on Thursday that its rideshare alliance with San Francisco-based Lyft (Uber's rival in the United States) is now in service, while short-film streaming platform Viddsee has inked a first-of-its-kind content partnership with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific.
For the first time in the region, select content from entertainment network Discovery will be available online and on mobile - via Viddsee's website and app. Viddsee users will, for a start, be able to watch full-length documentaries from Discovery's First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) showcase, such as Singapore Stories, Super Japan and Nanjing Calling.
FTFM, which was launched on Wednesday, aims to foster local filmmaking talent and support the local documentary filmmaking industry. Said Charmaine Kwan, head of products (South-east Asia) at Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific: "We hope this will inspire the next generation of filmmakers in bringing their stories to life in the digital space."
Viddsee co-founder Derek Tan told The Business Times that the collaboration with Discovery presents opportunities for the startup to work with other global networks as it expands its content outreach beyond Asia to the Americas and Europe.
"Viddsee has grown to be a platform to groom filmmakers who tell local stories with global topics and themes, and a trusted, ground-up environment for both filmmakers and the audience to discover, watch and chat about the stories," he said.
Founded in 2013, Viddsee curates short, made-in-Asia films and enables the free streaming of these on its platform. Last year, it reeled in US$2.3 million (S$3.2 million) in Series A funding led by Japan-based CyberAgent Ventures.
Meanwhile, Grab riders travelling to the US can now book rides in the over 200 cities that Lyft operates in, via the Grab app (without having to download the Lyft app). This comes six months after Grab announced a global rideshare partnership with Lyft and two other localised platforms (China's DidiKuadi and India's Ola) to let users book rides through their native apps when they travel.
Lyft riders will "in the coming weeks" be able to do likewise in South-east Asia, in the some 30 cities that Grab operates in, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Jakarta. Said Kristina Gibson, head of international product at Lyft: "As more and more people travel to and from the US and South-east Asia, our work with Grab gives travellers peace of mind when abroad. It's as easy as opening up the app you already know and love, requesting a ride and jetting off to where you need to be."
Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling added that the broader global alliance allows for all four players to "cross-share learnings" and leverage the best services in each local market for the benefit of riders.
Yang Nan, assistant strategy and policy professor at the National University of Singapore Business School, said that he was "curious to see" how successful this alliance would be, given that riders are often multi-homing and have low loyalty to one provider.
He added: "If Grab could offer a seamless connection with Lyft, it will carve out some traffic from Uber in the US from ASEAN travellers. But in my opinion, this is more for maintaining the mutual forbearance alliance than for Grab's own profit."
This article was first published on June 03, 2016.
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The creator of the device hopes it can be produced as a legitimate security tool, and wants to use it for educational purposes.
On Sunday morning (11 August), Forbes reported that a hacker was selling a malicious iPhone Lightning cable for just $200 at this year’s Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas.
The hacker, known online as MG, informed followers that they could purchase the malicious cable – dubbed the O.MG Cable – which looks standard to the naked eye.
Speaking to Vice Motherboard at Def Con, MG said: “It looks like a legitimate cable and works just like one. Not even your computer will notice a difference. Until I, as an attacker, wirelessly take control of the cable.”
The reason that the cables are such convincing dupes of Apple’s USB cables, is because they actually are Apple cables that have been “painstakingly” modified by hand. MG told Motherboard that he had built the implants in his kitchen before integrating them into the cable, with each one taking four hours to assemble.
As detailed by Forbes, the cables still charge your phone, open iTunes and trigger the usual dialogue boxes. However, the wireless implant within the cable allows an attacker with 300ft, according to MG, to access it. If the cable is configured to act as a client to a nearby wireless network that has an internet connection, the distance “basically becomes unlimited”.
TechCrunch said the device “lets a nearby hacker run commands as if they were sitting in front of the screen”. The device also features a ‘kill switch’, which allows the hacker to erase the compromise when they have achieved their aim.
Prior to attending Def Con, MG shared a blogpost informing readers that a prototype of the O.MG Cable was available for purchase.
MG wrote: “There has been a lot of interest and support behind this project, and lots of requests on how to acquire a cable. That’s a great feeling!
“These are what I consider to be educational grade and not something capable of field use. But they do produce an ‘easy’ to assemble malicious cable that will send a HID payload to the target, provide a charge to the phone and be a ‘close enough’ visual representation of a legit cable.”
The end goal, according to the hacker, is to have these cables produced as a legitimate security tool. He said he’s working with the company Hak5 to make the potential tool from scratch as it’s too tedious to continue modifying Apple cables.
He told Motherboard: “Apple cables are simply the most difficult to do this to, so if I can successfully implant one of these then I can usually do it to other cables.”
TechCrunch noted that MG’s project also served to raise awareness of the dangers of unknowingly using a malicious charging cable. MG told TechCrunch: “Most people know not to plug in random flash drives these days, but they aren’t expecting a cable to be a threat. So this helps drive home education that goes deeper.”
Forbes cybersecurity reporter Zak Doffman noted the implications for a device such as this, pointing to how most people casually accept cables given as gifts, or the ones provided in hotels or airport lounges, without question.


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Peter Schutz, Executive Who Saved the 911, Dies at 87
Peter Schutz, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany who became the only American to serve as chief executive of the German sports car maker Porsche, where he was credited with saving the company’s signature 911 model from oblivion, died on Oct. 29 in Naples, Fla. He was 87.
His wife, Sheila Harris-Schutz, said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Mr. Schutz was a boy when he and his family fled Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II. He returned years later to lead a company whose founders had collaborated with Adolf Hitler. The man who hired Mr. Schutz for the job, Ferdinand Porsche Jr., better known as Ferry, had joined with his father in designing tanks for the German war machine. The elder man formed Porsche A.G. after the war, in 1948.
Among sports car connoisseurs, Mr. Schutz is best remembered for blocking plans in 1981 to end production of the 911 model, which remains the quintessential Porsche.
When Mr. Schutz took charge that year, the company, based in Stuttgart, had just suffered the first loss-making year in its history and was in crisis, largely because of slumping sales in the United States. The 911 had been plagued by quality problems, and its air-cooled motor, mounted in the rear, was considered anachronistic; most cars had water-cooled motors in the front. It was also tricky to drive because the heavy rear end gave it a tendency to spin out.
Sales were falling, and the Porsche board had already decided to kill the 911 in favor of other models, like the 928, which, with a motor in front, was easier to handle.
An engineer with a flair for marketing, Mr. Schutz said that the 911’s quirks were what set the car apart and that stopping production would rip out Porsche’s soul. “While the car could be temperamental at times, at least it had character,” Mr. Schutz wrote in an article for Road & Track magazine in 2013. “That’s what people loved most about it.”
As Mr. Schutz told the story, about three weeks into his new job he noticed a chart on the office wall of Helmuth Bott, Porsche’s lead engineer, who was also unhappy about the 911’s impending demise. The graph plotted plans for the company’s models. The line for the 911 stopped in 1981.
Mr. Schutz was also credited with reviving the Porsche racing program. He told his engineers to pull a successful but aging 936 model from the company’s museum and fit it with a more modern engine. In 1982, Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
The company’s revenue more than tripled under Mr. Schutz. But it began to slump in the second half of the 1980s, leading his critics to complain that he was focusing excessively on the United States, which was heading toward recession. He left Porsche at the end of 1987.


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The store is the 16th facility for Southern California-based Shun Fat (SF) Supermarket, and marks the company’s first Valley site. Huy Trieu, general manager at the store, said the Chinese Vietnamese American chain chose to come to Fresno after being approached about a former FoodMaxx space at 4970 E. Kings Canyon in the southeast part of town.
“It’s timely for SF to come to Fresno,” he said. “Fresno is a very big city, but you don’t realize because you think it’s all farm towns. We realized that we were expanding north and in the Bay Area, but we forgot about Fresno and how big a population there is here.”
Since moving to town, the company has created 100 full- and part-time jobs, many of which were filled by local residents and members of the surrounding neighborhood, Trieu said.
The company began working to update the 56,000-square-foot space last fall and has added a pair of lion statues out front for good luck. The statues are a tradition at all SF Supermarkets and help to set the market apart from other neighborhood stores, Trieu said.
Inside, customers can expect to find a variety of imported fruits and vegetables not commonly found in local stores, as well as specialty items specific to Asian and Latin American cuisine.
Former Fresno City councilman Blong Xiong said the chain is a good fit for the community since Fresno has one of the fastest growing Southeast Asian populations. The market will be the largest Asian supermarket in the area, and opens the door for future partnership within the community, he said.
Already he has been working closely with the SF team to raise awareness within the community and said he eventually hopes to start a program pairing local Hmong and Southeast Asian farmers with the store.
“This will be the biggest Asian superstore in our area so my hope is for the retailer to partner with our local farmers,” he said. “We’re the fruit basket of the world and it’d be nice to see us put that to good use.”
SF Supermarket will also feature an onsite butcher trained in different specialty and ethnic cuts, a feature expected to be popular with families cooking traditional dishes.
A large fish counter also seeks to set the market apart and includes a dozen large tanks where customers can buy fresh lobster, crab and crawfish. A variety of fish will also be available, and the department has a fry station where customers can have their selection fried up while they shop.
“This is something that you might expect to see in San Francisco or San Diego, but we haven’t seen fresh tanks in Fresno like this before,” Xiong said. “We think the community will like that a lot, so this is something that we’re looking forward to.”
In addition to the fresh food selections, shoppers can also expect to find hundreds of noodles and food brands from around the world, Trieu said.
“I want this [store] to be a bridge for people. Now, this is the place where they can come once and find it all,” he said.
Xiong agreed and said the store is the first in the area to carry a lot of Asian brands, including the popular brews Beerlao and Singha, beer imports from Laos and Thailand respectively.
“You see this more at the restaurants in town but customers like me who want to pick up some to enjoy at home can’t find it in the store,” he said. “They’re both very popular and it will be nice having them available locally.”
The official grand opening ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m. Festivities will continue throughout the weekend and Trieu said the store will offer cuts of fresh fruit and barbecue on Friday.
“We’re roasting a whole pig, so we want everyone to come out and see what we have to offer,” he said. “[SF Supermarket] is not just for any one community, but for everyone.”


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Outdoor apparel merchant Eddie Bauer will close its flagship store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile next month, according to published reports.
The reports, which cite unnamed sources, indicate employees at the store at 600 N. Michigan Ave.
were told the shop will close on January 19.
If the privately-held retailer does leave the space it's unlikely it'll be vacant for long. Experts on the market say new leases are often drawn up as quickly as lawyers can complete the paperwork.
"The Magnificent Mile is very dynamic," said John Chikow, CEO and president of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association. "We have had closings over the last couple of years that have been replaced almost immediately by other iconic names."
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He pointed to recent renovations at Zenga and Ferragamo, and the construction of the new Burberry store, as evidence of the area's appeal.
"The fact that it's so linear, that it's very compact. we had the president and CEO of [General Growth Properties Inc] talk about how his wife told all her friends in India, 'It's so easy to shop on Michigan Avenue. Everything is right there,'" said Chikow.
Eddie Bauer officials declined to comment on the reported closure but said it is continuing its commitment as a strong local partner at its 13 Chicago-area stores.


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Analysts: Bank of America’s Liability a Minor Negative and 3 More Research Notes to Peruse
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC): Wells Fargo sees the New York jury finding that Bank of America’s Countrywide Financial and one of its former executives are liable for defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a modest negative for the company; the firm believes Bank of America is likely to absorb the cost of the penalty within its unspecified litigation reserve.
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY): Credit Suisse believes a potential buyout of Safeway by Cerberus makes compelling logic and that the company could fetch as high as $45 per share. The analyst said the benefits of a Safeway-Cerberus deal include a combined entity that would be the No. 1 or 2 player in 80 percent of 25 of its top markets, significant cost synergies, minimal FTC risk, a more rational competitive marketplace, and a more attractive public company in the future. Shares of Safeway are Outperform rated with a $45 price target, up from $40.
Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE:SKX): Susquehanna said the weakness in Skechers following its third-quarter results should be seen as a buying opportunity; the firm cited expectations for top-line growth and margin momentum driven by share gains in the U.S. and internationally. The firm rated Skechers shares a Positive with a $36 price target.
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN): Atlantic Equities upgraded Urban Outfitters to Overweight from Neutral, noting such factors as valuation, overly negative sentiment, unique brand assortment, customer loyalty, and a higher income focus; the firm’s price target for Urban Outfitters stock is $44.


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Indian actress Mamta Mohandas joins Al Ansari Exchange as Brand Ambassador
02 Mar 2023
Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, has on-boarded the prominent Indian actress Mamta Mohandas as the company’s official brand ambassador. Mamta Mohandas is a well-known and celebrated actress in the Indian film industry, with a successful career spanning over 15 years. She is a successful playback singer who has starred in many popular films and received several awards and nominations for her outstanding performances. She is also known for her philanthropic work and has been involved in many charitable causes.
Commenting on her association, Mamta Mohandas said, “I am honoured to represent Al Ansari Exchange and excited to be a part of their journey. I believe in the brand’s vision and values, and I look forward to working with the team to create impactful campaigns that resonate with our audience.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Mamta Mohandas to our family as our brand ambassador,” said Mohammed Bitar, Deputy CEO of Al Ansari Exchange. We believe that her presence will further elevate our brand recognition and resonance.”
The association with Mamta Mohandas as the brand ambassador of Al Ansari Exchange underscores the company’s commitment to strengthening its brand presence not only among the Indian diaspora but further beyond. With Mamta’s charm and popularity, the company is poised to reach new heights in brand recognition and loyalty.
Last year, Al Ansari Exchange also signed renowned Indian actor R. Madhavan as its brand ambassador. The company’s latest announcement is part of its efforts to reach a wider audience, expand its offerings and welcome prominent individuals to be part of the brand’s journey. Additionally, the company has developed a range of initiatives to broaden its reach, enhance customer experience and offer users the most value for their transactions.


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Dubai-based 15-min grocery delivery service, YallaMarket raises $2.2m in its bridge round. The round included participation from Doha Tech Angels, Flyer One Ventures, and AngelsDeck. The bridge round came after the closing of the first $2.3m pre-seed round by Wamda and Dubai Angel Investors in November 2021. With this new funding, YallaMarket’s total investments accounts to $5m in less than three months.
YallaMarket delivers groceries and other goods of daily demand to customers’ doorstep without charge in 15 minutes. The service operates through dark stores and the client receives their order from their nearest dark store due to a hyperlocal delivery area concept and high picking speed. A special layout of goods combined with the dark store’s inaccessibility for the customers allows the pickers to collect the order in just 3 minutes after the purchase.
“The developments of the last two months proved that entering the UAE market was the right thing to do. Daily orders growth validates that MENA consumers need instant grocery delivery to save their time. The interest from the established international companies also confirms that the region’s q-commerce market will be driven by the grocery segment”, Leo Dovbenko, YallaMarket СEO and Co-Founder, said.
The funding will be used to expand the presence of the company in the UAE by opening new dark stores in Dubai prior to the next financing round, which is scheduled for March 2022. By the end of the year, YallaMarket plans to launch 100 new stores across the UAE and to enter Qatar.
“The UAE is actively implementing technology in all areas of life, so this is a promising market for projects that AngelsDeck is focused on. Already now we can say that MENA has the potential to become one of the leaders of the grocery delivery in the 10-15 minutes segment. Therefore, we are very pleased to become a partner of YallaMarket, which is the first hyper-local delivery service in the UAE, and we believe that the project has a great future,” Igor Kaloshin, CEO of AngelsDeck, said.
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AWS Earnings Takeaways: Slow 2023 Ahead, Amazon Layoffs
Here are the five biggest AWS highlights from the company’s $21 billion fourth quarter 2022 results, which saw Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaking heavily about AWS’ future.
Amazon Web Services’ sales results thus far for its current first quarter 2023 raised some eyebrows from analysts during Amazon’s fourth quarter 2022 financial earnings results reported yesterday.
“As we look ahead, we expect these [customer] optimization efforts will continue to be a headwind to AWS growth in at least the next couple of quarters,” said Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer of Amazon, during the technology giant’s earnings report on Thursday.
In a surprise appearance, CEO Andy Jassy attended Amazon’s earnings call with analysts with much to say about the vision for AWS and its future.
“I might jump on the calls from time to time moving forward. And given that this last quarter was the end of my first full year in this role, and given some of the unusual parts in the economy and our business—I thought this might be a good one to join,” said Andy Jassy, who was AWS’ former CEO before taking over the reigns at Amazon in July 2021.
CRN breaks down the five biggest takeaways from Amazon’s fourth quarter earnings report Thursday including comments of Amazon’s 18,000 layoffs, its cloud sales forecast the first quarter of 2023 and Jassy’s bullish comments on AWS future.
AWS Earning Results
Before diving into the biggest takeaways from last night’s earnings report, here’s a look at AWS’ revenue results for the fourth quarter 2022, which ended Dec. 31, 2022.
The Seattle-based cloud market share leader generated total sales of $21.38 billion in the fourth quarter, representing a growth rate of 20 year over year.
This marked one of AWS’ slowest sales growth rates in recent years. For example, in fourth quarter 2021, AWS sales increased 40 percent year over year. During its recent third quarter 2022, AWS revenue increased 28 percent year over year.
Operating income was $5.2 billion for AWS in fourth quarter 2022, compared to $5.3 billion in fourth quarter 2021.
In terms of full year 2022 revenues, AWS captured total revenue of $80.1 billion, up 29 percent year over year. Operating income at AWS in 2022 was $22.8 billion, compared to $18.5 billion in 2021.
Here are the five biggest AWS earnings takeaways from Amazon’s fourth quarter 2022 report.


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GoNintendo.com picked up on the press release that has appeared on the Frontline Studios website, and reads the following:
"FRONTLINE Studios announced today that it has signed a co-production agreement with Nibris , the author of the highly anticipated Sadness game for the Wii platform.
FRONTLINE and Nibris have successfully worked together on several small projects over the past two years, and have now decided to pool the companies respective resources for the co-production of the revolutionary game – Sadness. Sadness is to be developed within a 16 month development schedule on upcoming Nintendo Wii platform.
From the effective date of 4 th August 2006 , the Sadness production plan and Publisher's relations will be undertaken by FRONTLINE Studios, Inc.
We're not really sure if this actually changes anything from what we knew before, but it seems Nibris have gotten the backing they were looking for.
Sadness is unlikely to launch until at least this time next year, so don't expect to get your hands on it any sooner.


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MeritB2B, the leading provider of B2B data and performance marketing solutions, announced that Todd Love has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from Senior Vice President, and will be reporting to MeritB2B CEO, Rob Sanchez. Todd came to MeritB2B as part of the 2020 Compass Marketing acquisition where he was a co-founder. Todd is a veteran data professional and brings deep expertise to his new role.
Marketing Technology News: MeritB2B Welcomes Nikki Candito as Vice President Demand Generation Strategy
“It’s my pleasure to announce the promotion of Todd Love to Chief Commercial Officer. Todd’s broad expertise in B2B data driven marketing has been invaluable as we continue to grow and leverage data, technology and analytics to PowerB2B for our customers,” said Rob Sanchez, CEO at MeritB2B.
Todd will be responsible for channel expansion and management across the sales organization and will lead strategies to drive account growth via data-driven demand generation, process improvements and upsell and cross-sell opportunities. As former co-owner of Compass Marketing, Todd has considerable experience managing and expanding high-performing teams with a focus on innovative data products for B2B marketers, which will inform his leadership across the sales team.
“MeritB2B has a unique position in the market, offering a combination of quality, scale and performance that B2B marketers require for evolving communication and targeting channels and related strategies,” said Todd Love, Chief Commercial Officer at MeritB2B. He added, “I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with one of the most experienced B2B teams in the industry and I look forward to leading our sales growth efforts as Chief Commercial Officer at this pivotal time for B2B marketers and for our business.”
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India’s first Forest certification scheme gets gloabl recognition
A Geneva-based non-profit has decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF). India now has a globally recognised forest-certification scheme developed specifically for Indian forests. Forest-based industries in India, particularly those for paper, boards, plywood, medium density fibreboard, furniture and handicrafts etc, have been pushing for forest certification to enhance their market accessibility to western markets.
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It’s been nearly a year since Albertsons Cos. was left standing at the doorstep of the public markets, and according to some analysts it may have to get used to the view.
Albertsons’ proposed public offering a year ago was abruptly called off when rival Wal-Mart Stores confessed in an investor meeting that expenses associated with an internal restructuring would lead to earnings pressure beyond expectations. Wal-Mart’s news triggered a sector-wide drop in valuations coming just days before Albertsons was to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Boise, Idaho-based company has been preparing a second run at an initial public offering this year only to encounter more market malaise — this time because persistent price deflation has become a risk to sales and earnings industrywide, including at Albertsons.
Industry analysts at SN’s 21st Annual Financial Analysts Roundtable last month said the IPO — which Albertsons said would raise funds to pay down the debts it incurred acquiring rival Safeway — could also be a factor in at least some of the regional pricing skirmishes breaking out since the pass-through of deflated prices gripped retailers this year.
“Obviously, it depends on market conditions, but it’s kind of hard to see a scenario where Albertsons goes public at the kind of valuation that was contemplated last fall because the operating environment is just so different right now,” Ajay Jain, senior analyst at Pivotal Research, New York, said. “Sector valuations are also very different compared to last September or October.”
“They’re looking for the right valuation,” added Chuck Ceranksoky, analyst with Northcoast Research, Cleveland. “They didn’t get it a year or so ago, and they’ve been waiting, and in the meantime they have to keep their sales numbers looking good. Year-over-year numbers mean a heck of a lot. They didn’t plan on running into deflation, perhaps a weaker or more cautious consumer, but then you’ve got to keep sales looking strong so when they do the deal they’ve got a solid top line story.”
Several analysts pointed to Albertsons as one of the more aggressive players in several regions seeing hotter competition over the summer including Houston and Chicago.
Scott Mushkin, senior retail/staples analyst, Wolfe Research, said he witnessed an Albertsons-owned Randalls store in Houston advertising 98-cent split chickens, and Jewel stores in Chicago promoting deals like Ragu pasta sauce at $1.17 per bottle.
“The one thing I would say is they are, again — maybe not as dramatically as Walmart — but they are moving the needle on volume by investing in price,” Mushkin said. “Maybe they’re renting customers because they’re so high/low, but they are moving the volume needle in their direction. And they’ve cleaned up the stores.”
These actions are keeping top line sales up as prices fall, but could be vulnerable to a counter-attack from a company like Kroger, Mushkin added.
“If Kroger decides to fight back in a meaningful way I would think Albertson’s share gains will evaporate,” he said.


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Merry Christmas from Monaco! See Prince Albert and Family's First Holiday Card – with Gabriella Munching Away on an Apple
The royal family sent out their first-ever Christmas card
Like any family holiday snapshot involving babies or young children, it’s inevitable – there’s always one group member who isn’t prepared for the camera.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive look at Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco’s first family Christmas card, Crown Prince Jacques seems to have gotten the memo and is staring down the camera. However, his twin sister, Princess Gabriella, appears genuinely distracted by that apple.
Well – it couldn’t be cuter.
In keeping with Charlene’s wish for an informal family portrait to grace the couple’s personal holiday cards, the photo session for the couple’s personal holiday card took place outside the palace. Shot at the family’s Roc Agel retreat on Nov. 20 (the day after the twins charmed crowds from the palace balcony during Monaco’s National Day celebrations) by photographer Christopher Morris, the cozy indoor setting captures the casual charm of 37-year-old Charlene’s hands-on style of parenting.
During the relaxed afternoon at home, the couple and their “good little rugrats” also made a brief video.
The holiday card arrives at end of a very busy year for the Mon gasque couple and their little children.
The twins, who were born last December had a public and very glamorous christening in May before making an appearance at Albert’s 10th anniversary celebrations in July. In August, they donned traditional costumes for an annual picnic celebrating Mon gasque culture and, in November, they got their first taste of activism when they joined their parents for the March for Climate on Nov. 29.
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As Albert, 57, told PEOPLE earlier this year, “You never know how kids are going to turn out. But if these first few months have been any indication, it’s going to be an incredible joyride and an incredible experience.”
The inside of the card shows the royal couple’s signatures – their interlocked “A” and “C” initials beneath a crown, a logo they’ve used since their wedding – and a Christmas message repeated in French, English and Mon gasque (“festusu Natale’).
“All our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a New Year 2016 filled with joy”
If the adorable photo is any indication, the family will be having a very happy (and hopefully apple-filled) new year.


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Andreessen Horowitz launches $300m crypto fund, alongside new general partner hire
Andreessen Horowitz has launched a new $300m venture fund that will invest into crypto companies and protocols.
Multicoin Capital launches new crypto fund, targeting $250m
Multicoin Capital has launched a new cryptocurrency fund that will invest in blockchain tokens.
Crypto venture capital firm SPiCE VC closes pre-ICO on $40m
Cryptocurrency venture capital firm SPiCE VC has closed its pre-ICO sale on $40m, and has now launched its ICO.
Multicoin Capital names Vinny Lingham as new general partner
Cryptofund Multicoin Capital has named Vinny Lingham as a general partner, following the recent launch of its vehicle.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Procter & Gamble PG, +0.16% said late Thursday it has settled the lawsuit filed by beauty-products maker Vidal Sassoon. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said Procter & Gamble. Sassoon sued the consumer-products giant, accusing it of breaching a licensing contract by not promoting and marketing its hair-care line. Sassoon alleged Procter & Gamble marketed its own, competing Pantene hair products in a move to avoid royalty payments to Sassoon. Shares of Procter & Gamble closed down 29 cents at $56.49 ahead of the announcement.
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