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After what seemed like an eternity, the long-delayed Amazon Prime Day 2020 has finally been confirmed and is taking place October 13 and 14, but one question remains – what are you planning on buying in the sale?
As the first major sale since all the trials and tribulations of 2020 kicked off, Amazon Prime Day is also an opportunity for us to collectively indulge in some retail therapy. Nothing says “I can’t wait to put this year behind me” like a brand new gaming console to absorb your free time.
Taking place over a 48-hour period, we’re expecting this year’s Prime Day to have more deals than ever, with smartphones, laptops, TVs and more being thrown into the mix. Our sister-site Trusted Reviews will be covering the event live, handpicking the best Prime Day deals that are worthy of your attention.
While the Recombu staff have already put their wishlists for deals to snap up, we’d love to hear from you about what you plan on buying during Prime Day 2020.
Given that 2020 has become the year of working from home, we wouldn’t be too surprised if buying a new laptop was at the top of most people’s priorities. Particularly for folks in creative industries, lower-end work laptops just won’t cut it and sometimes you need to splash out on something that can really handle the heavy-duty stuff.
Then again, the great move to spending most of our time indoors has led a lot of us to reconsider our home entertainment set-ups. After all, if you don’t have an OLED TV (or even a 4K TV) then are you really getting the most our your Netflix subscription or gaming consoles? Maybe you’re content with your current display, but you’d like to give the audio a boost with either a solid pair of headphones or a robust soundbar.
Whatever it is you’ve got your eye on, let your voice be heard in the poll above.


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Nigeria’s most empowering telecommunications company, Globacom, has been announced as the exclusive telecommunications partner and sponsors of the second edition of the African Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) scheduled to hold in Lagos between Saturday and Sunday.
The two-day event, which would hold at the Oceanview Marquee and the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel and Suites, will offer platforms for promoting ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ designs, whilst creating visibility and awareness for indigenous designers.
The shows will, in addition, provide a forum for promoting the work of African and African-inspired designers and fine artists globally.
In a joint press statement on Sunday in Lagos, Globacom and AFWN noted that the sponsorship of the second edition of the event by the telecommunications colossus further demonstrated Globacom’s commitment to the promotion and sustenance of African arts and culture.
“Globacom identifies with the objective of the organisers to promote emerging Nigerian designers within and outside the shores of the country. We will continue to be associated with the development of Nigeria and Africa’s rich culture and its works of art,” the statement added.
It described the AFWN as an opportunity to showcase Africa’s rich cultural heritage and Nigeria’s fast rising fashion industry. It called on Nigeria’s fashion connoisseurs and others, who wish to be abreast of fashion trends in the country, to troop out in large their numbers to the venue of the event to experience the best of Nigerian fashion designs on the runway.
African Fashion Week Nigeria is a new initiative to support, showcase and promote Nigeria’s most innovative fashion talents, in a bid to move Nigerian fashion forward through the development of fashion businesses.
AFWN posits that the shows will enhance the reputation of Nigeria’s rising stars in the fashion industry and will be as significant as Africa Fashion Week London.
The organisers of the shows also said a series of activities and performances have been lined up to make the 2015 AFWN an exciting and memorable event, with over 100 top designers from the continent and beyond expected to showcase their designs and products at the show.

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The council deliberated on several issues concerning the formation of the ONDC platform and setting out basic fundamentals of this platform, CAIT said in a statement.
The confederation said that a platform like ONDC will certainly liberate the e-commerce business of the country from the vicious clutches of certain global e-trailers."Being an open network it will empower not only small businesses with the adoption of e-commerce as an additional business stream but will also give various choices to the consumers for obtaining quality products with competitive prices. It will encourage local commerce to a larger extent," Khandelwal said.
The nine members of the advisory council include Nandan Nilekani from Infosys, National Health Authority Chief Executive Officer R S Sharma, QCI Chairman Adil Zainulbhai, Avaana Capital Founder Anjali Bansal, and Digital India Foundation Co-Founder Arvind Gupta.
ONDC aims at promoting open networks developed on open-sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols independent of any specific platform. It is expected to digitise the entire value chain, standardise operations, promote inclusion of suppliers, derive efficiencies in logistics, and enhance value for consumers.


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Rap legend Snoop Dogg has introduced a brand new merch drop, utilizing his Bored Ape Yacht Membership NFT persona, Dr. Bombay. The brand new merchandise contains cool seaside towels, a velour hoodie, and a zip-up jacket. The gadgets will go stay on the official @snoopysclothing retailer as we speak!
Dr. Bombay, aka Snoop Dogg, drops Bored Ape IRL merch!
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The announcement yesterday is the newest in a protracted line of NFT-related ventures by Snoop Dogg, the long-lasting west coast rapper from the USA.
Over the past two years, Snoop Dogg has grow to be a large advocate of web3, notably NFTs. The rapper has launched NFTs, collaborated with others, and joined numerous metaverse areas. He has additionally launched and carried out tracks that includes his personal Bored Ape Yacht Membership NFT – that he calls Dr. Bombay! He’s now releasing some wonderful clothes and different gadgets that includes Dr. Bombay that look nice.
At the least 4 distinctive gadgets can be found within the new Snoop Dogg Bored Ape merch drop. There are two seaside towels – a blue Dying Row Data seaside towel and a Dr. Bombay seaside towel with a leopard print.
Moreover, there’s a black velour hoodie with leopard print and the Dr. Bombay NFT character. The zip-up jacket is comparable and options an extravagant leopard print on the arms.
Learn how to purchase the Dr. Bombay merchandise
There are two primary methods to pay money for the distinctive Snoop Dogg – Dr. Bombay merchandise. Firstly, there’s a bodily retailer in Inglewood, California, USA. Nevertheless, there may be additionally the ‘Snoopermarket’ web site, which has a variety of Dr. Bombay merchandise, together with t-shirts and different Snoop Dogg merchandise Notably, the Dr. Bombay bucket hat with the leopard print rim is unbelievable!
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Big Saving Days Sale nets e-tailer Flipkart over Rs 2,600 crore in gross merchandise value
After a gap of almost four months, e-commerce giants resumed online sales beginning June, addressing continued demand from customers for home essentials including electronics and appliances.
This is the second such sale event organised by the Walmart-owned ecommerce major in the last two months, at a time when the battle for market share in ecommerce is getting more competitive with Reliance JioMart beginning to scale its digital presence.
GMV is the overall sales made on an online marketplace, excluding discounts and returns which are an integral part of the ecommerce market.
After a gap of almost four months, ecommerce giants resumed online sales beginning June, addressing continued demand from customers for home essentials including electronics and appliances.
"On Flipkart, there was a one-and-a-half-time spike across the platform on sale days compared to pre-Covid-19 volumes," said a person directly in the know.
Amazon, which held its flagship Prime Day event exclusively in India on August 6 and 7, is estimated to have posted around $500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) in GMV, according to market tracker Forrester Research. Other company executives and market insiders, however, put Amazon's Prime Days GMV at Rs 3,000-3,200 crore.
The two e-tailers combined clocked Rs 5,600-6,000 crore of GMV, led by strong demand for categories like laptops, appliances and smartphones, which have a large ticket size compared with fashion and grocery.
Amazon and Flipkart declined to comment on the overall sale numbers.


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A Long Island-designed solution for avoiding pesky "robocalls," in which computerized voices offer free credit or cruises, now has the imprimatur of the federal government.
Foss will receive $25,000 for his winning idea, which he has dubbed Nomorobo. Another developer, Serdar Danis, who declined to say where he was from, also took home $25,000 for his solution.
Nomorobo uses telephones' simultaneous ringing function, which allows phone users to route incoming calls to a second phone line. The Nomorobo program on the second line will analyze the caller ID, caller location and call frequency of the incoming call. If it detects a robocall, it will answer and hang up instantly, and the user's phone will never ring in the process.
"Think of it as spam filtering for email, but this is robocalls," Foss said Tuesday in a phone call from Washington, D.C., where he was attending a day of publicity events as a winner of the FTC contest.
Danis' idea was software to block robocalls via a mobile app or electronic device in a home.
The FTC, which announced the contest last August, received nearly 800 submissions. The agency sees about 200,000 complaints each month from consumers about robocalls.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) heralded the contest results Tuesday, saying, "It's good to see that a New Yorker is going to help lead the fight against these spam robocalls."
Foss, who works as a freelance software developer, said he plans to use the $25,000 as seed funding to build Nomorobo, for which he has a patent pending, into a business on Long Island. The FTC will not be implementing the technologies.
Ideally, Foss said he hopes the company, also called Nomorobo, would be able to partner with a phone carrier.
Foss is also the co-founder of SmartChemo -- a software to help pediatric oncologists track chemotherapy orders for their patients -- and a founder of WingDipper, which makes easy-dipping containers for Buffalo wings. He runs both businesses out of his home office in Port Jefferson.
Locally, Foss is also active in the start-up scene, offering mentorship to companies at LaunchPad Long Island, the business incubator space in Mineola, and is a regular at meetings of the Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club in Nassau and Suffolk counties.


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According to a new report, a new Ratchet & Clank game is in currently in development for PlayStation 5 via Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Further, it's mentioned that the game may be ready for the launch of the PlayStation 5 later this year. The report comes way of former industry journalist Colin Moriarty, who shared the scoop during a recent episode of Sacred Symbols+: Episode XXVI: The Waiting Game. More specifically, while discussing when Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may release with co-host Chris Ray Gun, Moriarty noted that the Lombax's next adventure will happen before players get the chance to swing around Manhattan again.
"We're going to get a Ratchet and Clank in-between that [Spider-Man 2018 and its sequel) on PlayStation 5," said Moriarty. "I feel like that's going to be a launch game, the Ratchet and Clank game that's long been in development at Insomniac."
As you may know, this isn't the first time Moriarty has mentioned this unannounced project. Back in April of last year, the former IGN editor noted that Insomniac Games was working on a new Ratchet & Clank game, however, at the time, Moriarty suggested it would be a PS4 game. In other words, it's possible the title could be a cross-gen game. Or maybe it got bumped from PS4 to the launch of the PS5. Unfortunately, for now, all we can do is speculate.
That said, like with any report, this should be taken with a grain of salt. However, Moriarty isn't a rumormonger or known to make a claim unless he's confident in it. So, there's a very good chance this information is accurate, but until we hear officially from either Insomniac or Sony, I wouldn't advise going to the bookies with any of this.
As you may know, we haven't seen the series since 2016, when Insomniac Games released a remake of the first game for PS4. However, before this we saw 13 different games in 11 years, including many fully-fledged releases. It's an important series to PlayStation, and it appears Sony is trying to bring it back in a major way.
Now, if a new Ratchet & Clank is releasing soon, does this mean Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is far away? No, Insomniac Games is a multi-team developer and multi-studio developer. In other words, the games are likely cooking completely separate. Further, we know that a sequel to the 2018 game has been in some form of development since January 2019, which means it's likely set to release sometime in 2021 or 2022 at the latest.
Anyway, for more news, rumors, and information on the Ratchet & Clank, be sure to peruse all of our past and recent coverage of the increasingly nostalgic series by clicking right here. Meanwhile, feel free to drop a comment or two with your thoughts or, alternatively, hit me up on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ and let me know over there


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One of many worst-kept secrets and techniques in gaming is now official. Former Xbox unique Hello-Fi Rush is coming to PS5 on March 19. Many anticipated the announcement to return throughout Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, which centered on third-party video games, however Bethesda confirmed the information just a few hours later.
It emerged in the course of the Direct that Pentiment and Grounded were Switch-bound. Each titles are additionally coming to PS4 and PS5 on February 22 and April 16, respectively. Grounded may have cross-play help between Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Swap and PC.
In the meantime, Microsoft revealed that the fourth sport making the bounce to different platforms is Sea of Thieves, which is coming to PS5 on April 30. It is going to help cross-play between PS5, Xbox and PC.
Hi-Fi Rush debuted in early 2023 when Microsoft introduced and launched the sport on Xbox and PC on the identical day. The rhythm-based beat-’em-up shortly discovered a fan base largely because of its killer visuals and soundtrack — the very fact it was instantly obtainable on Recreation Cross at no further value helped too.
The PS5 model will embrace all content material, together with the 2 further modes from the Arcade Problem replace. A digital deluxe version will embrace extra cosmetics and grant you extra Gears to splurge on upgrades.
Maybe in keeping with that technique, Xbox leaders lately confirmed rumors that they have been going to launch some extra first social gathering video games on “the opposite consoles.” They revealed earlier this month that 4 video games would cross the good divide however declined to say their titles, apart from to substantiate Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle wouldn’t be amongst them.
The 4 video games have all been out on Xbox and PC for no less than a 12 months and have reached their “full potential” on these platforms, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer mentioned. Two (Grounded and Sea of Thieves) are community-driven/multiplayer video games. The others are “smaller video games that have been by no means actually meant to be constructed as type of platform exclusives.” Hello-Fi Rush suits within the latter class, provided that it was in growth lengthy earlier than Microsoft bought ZeniMax Media, the mum or dad of each studio Tango Gameworks and writer Bethesda Softworks.


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EVERETT, Wash. — Everett is the latest city to approve a plastic bag ban. Wednesday night, the Everett City Council unanimously approved the ban just one week after state lawmakers announced plans to propose a statewide ban during the upcoming legislative session.
Everett's ban will block stores from distributing single-use bags. Customers will be able to purchase single-use bags for five cents each.
The ban will take effect on September 30, 2019.
The proposed statewide ban, according to information from Rep. Peterson's office, builds on local ordinances. It would prohibit the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and would require a charge of 10 cents on all paper carryout bags to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags.
The bill would require the use of recycled content bags.
There would be exemptions, including bags used for produce, newspapers, dry cleaning, hardware items, prescription drugs, unwrapped prepared goods, frozen foods, meat, fish, flowers, and potted plants. Recipients of food assistance programs would be exempt from the fee.
It's part of an effort to reduce the amount of nonrenewable resources being used while also cutting down on plastic pollution, according to information from Peterson's office.
However, opponents of bill claim the legislation won't have the environmental effects it intends, citing studies from the UK Environment Agency and Danish Environment Agency that found reusable cotton bags create 300 times as much water pollution as plastic bags.
"This is not to say plastic bags cause no impact," said Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center environmental director. "Of course they do. Banning them, however, would cause greater harm, as the science indicates."
The debate over plastic shopping bags has spread across the nation.


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Cannabis Users Up, Harmful View Down
A new study has found that the number of people in the U.S. who purport to use cannabis at least somewhat regularly has increased by over ten million in the past dozen years. The study published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry found that while there are so many more cannabis users, a lower percentage of people are actually finding marijuana to be harmful to your health.
The study’s authors concluded that the rise in cannabis use, in tandem with a decrease in the belief among users that cannabis use presents harm, is an indication that more should be widely known about cannabis use and its consequences.
“The associations between increases in marijuana use and decreases in perceiving great risk of harm from smoking marijuana suggest the need for education regarding the risk of smoking marijuana and prevention messages,” the authors wrote.
The study relied upon nationally-collected survey data from 565,500 adults over the course of 12 years, from 2002-2014. Over this period, the study’s authors found that the relatively regular use of cannabis (use that takes place roughly once a month) had increased from 10.4% to 13.3%. This number comes out to roughly 10 million more Americans who claimed to have been routine users.
That change was dwarfed by the change in the number of people who consider cannabis use to be a high risk: Just 33.3% of adults now believe marijuana use is risky, down from 50.4% 12 years ago, a sizable 17.1-point swing. No children or teenagers were tested for the study.
The data finds that the perceptions of cannabis users over this period began to change around 2007, in the midst of more and more states looking towards a future without prohibition.
The study’s lead author, Dr. Wilson Compton (with the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health) is ambivalent about whether to attribute the rise in cannabis users and changes in perceptions of its use to pushes for legalization.
“It’s is not such an easy question to answer,” Compton says.
“States that have medical marijuana laws have higher rates of use… but you don’t know what the direction of causation goes.”
While the causal relationship is difficult to pin down, the results nonetheless attracted the attention of decriminalization critics. According to addiction experts Michael Lynskey and Wayne Hall, it may be traced to the liberalization of individual state laws regarding cannabis.
“These changes in the prevalence of cannabis use occurred during a period when many US states legalized cannabis for medical use, but before four states went on to legalize recreational cannabis use,” the two wrote.
“It is probably too soon to draw conclusions about the effects of these legal changes in rates of cannabis use and cannabis-related harms, but it is likely that these policy changes will increase the prevalence and frequency of cannabis use.”
Other countries have not registered similar numbers. The use of cannabis has dropped in the past ten years in Great Britain, as have the numbers of arrests for the substance. Italy, meanwhile, is on the brink of maybe legalizing the use of recreational cannabis, signaling that attitudes in that country may be changing as well.


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Inside Retail Asia breaking news, supplier information, product launches and consumer campaigns within the India retail sector.
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Myntra, a Flipkart-owned Indian fashion platform, has roped in local tailors to pick up packages from warehouses and deliver to customers to mend the sales gap caused by the return of ill-fitting clothes.
UK fashion house Ted Baker has slumped into the red in the first half of the year, its position not helped by a 15.2-per-cent fall in sales in Asia.
Indian department store chain Shoppers Stop has opened a new 33,000sqft outlet in Delhi.
Indian pharmacy retail chain MedPlus is preparing to launch in Mumbai.
The 300th Max Fashion store has launched in India.
Uniqlo India will launch its first store on October 4 in New Delhi.
Thailand’s Jaspal Group has launched its accessories brand Lyn in India.
The Confederation of All India Traders is asking the government to ban pending sales events to be held by e-commerce rivals Amazon and Flipkart.
Indonesia’s booming foodservice sector is drawing interest from international franchise businesses seeking master franchisees in Indonesia.
India’s government has recently announced relaxations on single-brand retail’s FDI investments.
Apple India reportedly plans to open three brick-and-mortar outlets as well as an online store as it finally enters the world’s second-most-populous market.
BSH Home Appliances Group has appointed Gunjan Srivastava as executive VP, head of Asia Pacific.


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Two staff members at Specsavers Ilford recently celebrated 25 years at the High Road store – after joining the team when it opened in 1993.
And the store went all out to reward Waseema Shahzad-Ilyas and Kulvinder Padam for their commitment to the store, by giving them certificates, flowers and vouchers to say thank you.
Development in store
Waseema started out with a Saturday job as an optical assistant, and is now a dispensing optician.
While Kulvinder started as an optical assistant and is now a retail manager.
A word from the ophthalmic director
Mohammed Rehmani, ophthalmic director in Ilford, said: ‘We would like to thank Waseema and Kulvinder for their commitment to our store and our customers. It is unusual these days for people to work in the same place for so long, and it really shows in the service that they deliver in store.
‘One reason why they may have stayed so long is the development opportunities available, and both have built a great career with us. We look forward to seeing how they continue to develop.’


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IDH to launch new Egyptian radiology business under Al Borg brand name
IDH to launch new Egyptian radiology business under Al Borg brand name: The London-listed Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH) is launching a new radiology business in Egypt under the Al Borg brand name as part of plans to develop into a “one-stop shop diagnostics service provider,” the company announced in a press release yesterday (pdf). The company’s new facilities, Al Borg Scan, will be led by some of the country’s top radiologists and offer the complete range of radiology services using state-of-the-art equipment supplied by brands including GE Healthcare, Siemens, Hitachi, and Fujifilm.
Around 70% of the project’s costs are being covered by a EGP 130.5 mn, eight-year loan to Al Borg from Ahli United Bank, with operating cash flows covering the balance. "Our market in Egypt is growing in the double digits, and so is our top line,” said IDH CEO Hend El Sherbini. “Our expectation is that our pathology business will deliver new patients to our radiology business and that, in the fullness of time, having both services under one roof will also drive growth in our pathology test volumes.” IDH grew its top line 29% y-o-y in 1Q2018.


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Sony Predicts 3 Million PlayStation 4 Units Sold by End of 2013
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It wants to sell 5 million PS4s by March 2014
is betting big on its latest console with sales estimates of 3 million
by the end of the year.
According to a new report from
, Sony predicts that it will sell 3 million PlayStation 4 units by the end of 2013, and 5 million units by March 2014.
“This is a marathon, not a sprint, but getting out to a nice start is a good thing to do,” said JackTretton, president and chief executive officer of Sony's U.S. computer entertainment division. “That hurdle has been cleared. We’re very, very confident we’re in great shape.”
Sony is hoping that the PS4 will have an advantage against its competition -- Microsoft's Xbox One -- with an earlier release date. The PlayStation 4 is set to release November 15 in the U.S. and November 29 in Europe at $399 while the Xbox One has a
November 22 release date
in the U.S. and is priced $100 higher than the PS4 at $499.
“We’re very comfortable with it,” said Tretton. “I’m excited about next week to be able to talk about what was sold as opposed to what we may sell.”
Last week, Amazon already had a warehouse full of PS4s ready to ship come release day. The image below was posted November 7 on the Facebook page
Amazon Video Games
If the lower price and earlier release date aren't enough, Sony is also hoping the PS4's internals will draw more sales over the Xbox One. Last week,
posted a video that showed off the PS4's innards, and saw updates such as an x86 CPU architecture and an integrated power adapter.
also revealed a 500GB hard disk drive; 8GB of GDDR5 memory (eight on each side of the main processor for a total of 8GB); a secondary processor for network processing with low power consumption; two heat pipes for the heat sink; an 85-mm-diameter centrifugal fan, and ports for USB 3.0, Ethernet, HDMI, optical audio output and an AUX connector for the camera.
If you're still debating between the PS4 and an Xbox One, some Xbox One internals are an APU with eight x86-64 cores; 8GB of DDR3 RAM; a GPU based on an AMD GCN architecture (it just
got a GPU bump
to 853MHz, up from the previous 800MHz); a 500 GB non-replaceable hard drive; three USB 3.0 ports; HDMI, and a Blu-ray optical drive.
Will you be helping Sony reach its holiday sales goal of 3 million, or wait it out for the Xbox One?
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RE: I'll be getting XBox
11/13/2013 9:15:49 AM
Wrong, Titanfall will be a
exclusive, it's available for PC as well :)
RE: I'll be getting XBox
11/14/2013 5:30:34 PM
That's why I said "console exclusive", but I can see how that can be totally be misinterpreted.
It will be exclusive among consoles, but not among PC.
My plan has always been to get Titanfall from Origin. Again, PC is for cross-platform, no need for an XB1 if this is going to be the limit to their exclusive games. :)
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text: Mini Cooper enthusiasts make local ice cream stop By Mike LaBella [email protected] HAVERHILL â€” On day three of their four-day Great Ice Cream Run II, a small caravan of Mini Coopers pulled onto Washington Street. Around 11 a.m. yesterday, and in plain view of a police officer, each of the 13 nimble little cars made quick U-turns, then neatly slipped into reserved parking spaces in front of England's MicroCreamery ice cream shop. There would be no tickets for U-turns today. In fact, Officer Paul Malone had been waiting for the arrival of the small British cars and brought all other traffic to a halt as they made their approach. The night before, the City Council approved setting aside parking spaces on Washington Street for the Minis. "To be able to make U-turns in front of a policeman is cool," said Susan Palmer of Raleigh, N.C., who arrived in Haverhill in her 2005 off-white and black Mini Cooper. Palmer is among the more than dozen Mini owners participating in a four-day quest to sample some of the best home-made ice-cream between Staunton, Va., where the trip began earlier in the week, and Bar Harbor, Maine, where it will conclude today. They will then travel to the Mount Washington area of New Hampshire for this weekend's annual meet and greet, called Minis On Top. The Mini Cooper owners are part of a group that conducts online discussions and arranges trips like this. MicroCreamery owner Jane England, who opened early in preparation for the group's arrival, said the tour's itinerary included stops at only ice-cream shops where they "make their own." She said her Guinness ice-cream, which some of the Mini owners came to Haverhill for, is the most popular flavor to sample. "But I would not say it is the most popular to order," she joked. Ken Russell, owner of the Shine Parlor, across the street from England's, watched from the sidewalk as each Mini passed by before making their U-turns to park. "I get a kick out of the license plates," said Russell, 46, of Kingston, N.H. George and Jean Gates of Haverhill heard about the event the night before and were waiting for the cars to arrive. "I'm almost tempted to get one myself," George Gates said while inspecting a line of parked Minis. Some of the Mini owners were familiar with England's and with Haverhill, since they were here in 2007 during their first Great Ice Cream Run. One of them, Paul Graziano, 48, of Howell, N.J., joined up with this year's caravan in New York with his 2003 electric blue MINI Cooper S. "I'm ending my trip here today," he said. Eric Schatzlein, 46, of Gardner, Mass, drove his 2008 hot chocolate-colored MINI Cooper Clubman down to Virginia to begin the trip. "I heard about it on the Internet," he said. Ron and Nancy Lavey of Wakefield, R.I., who took part in the 2007 run, drove their red 2002 Mini Cooper Clubman S into town yesterday. They wore the green England's T-shirts they bought during their last visit. Willy, a nine-year-old bearded Collie, waited inside their Mini. "He gets some ice-cream, but very little," Nancy Lavey said as she sat at a small table inside England's enjoying a bowl of chocolate ice cream. "I'm liking this a lot," she said, adding that it was the best chocolate she'd yet tasted on the trip. In 2007 a group of ice-cream-loving Mini owners embarked on their first Great Ice Cream Run. It was a seven-day event that began in Florida and was coordinated by Robyn Resch, 37, of Plainsboro, N.J. "Because the ice-cream didn't get good until Virginia, we shortened this year's trip," Resch said, moments after stepping out of her 2007 off-white Mini Sidewalk Convertible. "As you go north, the ice-cream gets better. It has a creamier, richer flavor." You can't get much creamier than England's sweet cream, said Ian Cull, 46, of Gloucester. Before joining the caravan in Virginia, he had to fly to Florida to pick up his "summer" car, a thunder blue 2006 Mini Cooper. "The sweet cream is the creamiest ice-cream we've met in any state," he said. "And having reserved parking, well, this is the best and friendliest greeting we've had on our trip yet."


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Wrestling powerhouse WWE has signed a multiyear partnership with Snapchat, which will produce and distribute Live Stories on the popular social app from WrestleMania and other events.
Snapchat will cover WrestleMania 32, which takes place this Sunday, April 3, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, via a Live Story. Snickers, the premiere sponsor of WrestleMania, will be WWE’s first Snapchat Live Story brand partner.
For WWE, the Snapchat tie-up is another effort to expose its brand to a youth-skewing demo. It’s also aimed at driving users to sign up for the WWE Network online service, which will stream WrestleMania live starting at 7 p.m. ET Sunday. The company, which has been struggling to grow the WWE Network, is offering a free one-month trial to the service to new subs including this year’s WrestleMania.
“We are thrilled to partner with Snapchat and provide our fans with a new way to experience WrestleMania,” said Jayar Donlan, WWE senior VP of digital and social content. “The Snapchat Live Story allows WWE fans to share their stories from our annual pop-culture extravaganza and dive into the live action of WrestleMania in more ways, and from more perspectives, than ever before.”
On Snapchat, WWE fans will be able to contribute video and photos that will be curated and packaged by Snapchat along with WWE-supplied content into a brief video available to the app’s more than 100 million daily active users.
Under the pact, additional WWE events will be covered via Snapchat Live Stories throughout the year.
“By partnering with WWE for our coverage of WrestleMania and future events, we are able to bring Snapchatters and WWE fans new and old even closer to the action and behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest events in sports and entertainment,” said Ben Schwerin, Snapchat’s director of partnerships.
The new WWE presence on Snapchat is part of the company’s efforts to reach fans on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other digital channels. “WWE has one of the largest audiences on both social media and digital video of any creator,” BTIG research analyst Brandon Ross wrote in a blog post Thursday.
The company’s aggressive promotion of WWE Network with the hashtag #FreeWrestleMania “is a smart, calculated risk,” Ross wrote. “We will reserve final judgment on the company’s strategy until we see what the conversion of free subs looks like at the end of the company’s second quarter (as well as the churn ratio on paid).”


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Oh, you thought 2020 was done messing with you? Or at least turning down the volume? Nah, there are five months left and the worst year can always get just.. that… much worse. If you’re using an Android smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip’s DSP, you’re at risk of having your handset turned into a spying device. And there’s not just one way for it to happen, either.
The collection of 400 or so vulnerabilities is known as Achilles and it involves more than a billion smartphones around the world. Researchers from Check Point have identified issues with Snapdragon DSPs (digital signal processors) — you know, the thing that lets you take photos or render video using your smartphone, among other uses — that could have catastrophic consequences for your smartphone. Literally.
One of the possible hacks — there are three major ones — involves rendering the phone inoperable remotely. Specifically, “…[m]aking all the information stored on this phone permanently unavailable – including photos, videos, contact details, etc – in other words, a targeted denial-of-service attack.”
There’s also the possiblity that an ‘interested party’ could turn your handset into a “perfect spying tool”, and you’d never know because the exploit doesn’t need your involvement. Just the right video being rendered through the chip or the installation of apps that don’t require any of the usual permissions. Information up for grabs? Well, how about “…photos, videos, call-recording, real-time microphone data, GPS and location data”, plus anything else your phone contains.
Oh, yeah, and the way Achilles works, you’d never even know your data was being siphoned off. Malware becomes invisible and impossible to remove.
The fix is in
There’s a fix for the vulnerability available from Qualcomm, but it hasn’t been rolled out to any Android smartphones yet. Ars Technica queried with Google when the fix would be integrated with the Android OS and the company handed the question off to Qualcomm — who didn’t answer.
What Qualcomm did say was: “Regarding the Qualcomm Compute DSP vulnerability disclosed by Check Point, we worked diligently to validate the issue and make appropriate mitigations available to OEMs. We have no evidence it is currently being exploited. We encourage end users to update their devices as patches become available and to only install applications from trusted locations such as the Google Play Store.”
Which is about all you can do. There’s no way to tell which apps might compromise your handset with the Achilles vulnerability and also no way to tell which videos might be booby-trapped. Check Point has intentionally held off on publishing the full exploit but you best believe someone’s looking in to how to get a hack working right now.


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The Georgia Department of Public Health reported at noon on March 16 that the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has risen to 121. There were 99 on Sunday.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods has suspended Milestone testing in Georgia schools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. According to the AJC, suspension includes Georgia Milestones EOGs and EOCs, the Georgia Alternate Assessment/GAA 2.0, and all other required testing; teacher and leader evaluation (TKES/LKES) requirements and reporting; and state-level attendance-related consequences (including CCRPI, TKES/LKES, School Climate Star Rating, and make-up day requirements).
DeKalb County has closed its government buildings and facilities to the public over concerns about coronavirus. Officials did not say when they would reopen. County services will still be available for customers via email, telephone, standard mail delivery “and any other electronic platform available to the county,” according to the news release. For information on accessing county services during this time, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov or call 404-371-2000 or 311 from a landline Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chick-fil-A has closed its dining rooms indefinitely as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to “limit person-to-person contact,” the Georgia-based chain said March 15 on its website. “Some of our restaurants may only offer service through our drive-thrus, while others may be able to offer takeout, delivery or mobile order options.” The move came as some other parts of the country, such as Massachusetts, banned dine-in eating at restaurants for a month. Some fast-food competitors, such as McDonald’s and Burger King, say they remain in normal operations while conducting extra cleaning and other precautions.


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The article discusses the Target Boycott Twitter campaign and why people spread memes on social media.
Have you read recent posts on Twitter urging people to boycott Target? Do you remember the recent controversy which led Americans to share memes on social media? Twitter has been flooded with the memes due to their LGBTQ merchandise. The people are angry about this special collection.
In this article, we will examine why Target Boycott Twitter trended all over the Internet. You can read the entire article to get all the details.
Why is Twitter trending with target boycotts?
Twitter is flooded with #boycotttargets due to the special merchandise collection for the LGBTQ community. People thought that the brand sold children’s apparel and merchandise. But the truth is quite different. The debate has reached a new level. The brand has announced that they will release a limited amount of clothing and merchandise to celebrate Pride month. This has been an annual celebration for more than 10 years.
Erik Carnell received many threats as well. In a May 24 statement, the company announced that they had removed certain items from their Store after severe threats were received that could have affected team members’ safety and wellbeing.
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Social media users also support the brand. But they criticised the company for removing items from its range after listening to protesters. They have also called for sanity, peace, and to backlash the protesters.
The support of the LGBTQ community is often met with protests. The boycott began back in April, after people saw the merchandise sold by the brand in their stores.
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Twitter users are slamming the brand with a number of messages, including boy quotes and threatening messages. Twitter memes show a clear attempt to boycott Stores everywhere. Companies that received hateful comments from customers decided to calm down and remove the offensive items from their Stores. The company hasn’t revealed the list of products they intend to remove. However, they are evaluating items to be removed from this store. There has been no statement from the LGBTQ+ Community.
Target Boycott Growing Debate
Comme mentioned above, the Boy Quotes protest started in April. It has since gained popularity. The debate escalated to a new level when the swimsuit that people believed was a children’s suit, but only available in large size, became a product of the LGBTQ community. Because the people of America have not been educated on the LGBTQ community, they have been retaliating against the company.
Minneapolis has confirmed they have received threats and their employees are afraid to work. Some of the stores in the chain have shifted the display of merchandise to the back, due to the negative feedback they received.
The protesters were able to remove some merchandise from Target, but this is no achievement. It shows that there are people who lack sanity and show a hostility towards LGBTQ communities. Some people are still searching online for complete news about the protest.
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Fresh sheets: Bed Bath & Beyond surged 24% to $12.30 Thursday after the struggling home goods chain named Target’s former chief merchandising officer to be its new CEO and president. Shares closed the week at $12.98.
Grounded: Delta Air Lines fell 3.7% to $51.92 Thursday after the company gave investors a weak profit forecast for the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter is among the busiest for U.S. airlines because of holiday travelers. Shares closed Friday at $52.95.
Losing face: Ambarella tumbled 9.5% to $51.79 Tuesday as chipmakers absorbed the impact of the latest U.S. restrictions on sales to Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology. Shares closed the week at $53.60.
Bruised: Johnson & Johnson fell 2.4% to $128.72 Wednesday after the health care company was ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages by a Philadelphia jury in a case involving the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Shares closed Friday at $131.33.
Down river: James River Group Holdings plunged 22.3% to $38.04 Wednesday after the insurer said it will cancel policies early for its largest customer, saying they weren’t meeting its goals for profitability. Shares closed the week at $37.92.
Encouraging outlook: FireEye climbed 3.7% to $14.35 Wednesday after the cybersecurity company told investors that its third-quarter revenue will hit the high end of its forecast and possibly top its expectations. Shares closed Friday at $15.08.


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Google and Microsoft are among the major cloud providers yet to commit to the government’s push for fairer terms and conditions for online storage customers.
The government-backed Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling on cloud storage firms to commit to introducing fairer terms and conditions for customers. This is to prevent them being caught out by sudden price hikes, unexpected service terminations and unscrupulous auto-renewal tactics.
Computer Weekly contacted Google, whose Drive service offers users 15GB of free online storage, for clarification on its support for the CMA’s call for commitment, but had not received a response at the time of publication.
Microsoft, which offers users access to online storage via its OneDrive service, declined Computer Weekly’s request for comment.
The competition watchdog also published an open letter to the cloud storage community, urging them to review their terms, and demands that customers are given sufficient information before they sign up about what their rights are.
Otherwise, the letter warns, cloud storage firms could find themselves at risk of enforcement action from the CMA or Trading Standards for violating the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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- Cloud storage firms that drastically increase their prices or renege on promises of unlimited capacity could find themselves in breach of consumer law, government competition chiefs warn.
- European cloud users should brace themselves for further price hikes, after Microsoft confirmed plans to charge enterprise users more to use its off-premise products from 1 August 2015.
“If a term is not fair, it will not be legally binding on a consumer and you are at risk of enforcement action,” the letter states.
“Having clear and fair terms will save you time, help prevent disputes and reputational damage, and protect your business if something goes wrong.”
A spokesperson for online file sync and share service Dropbox confirmed to Computer Weekly that it is supporting the CMA in its work, and prides itself of ensuring its terms and conditions are easy for users to follow and understand.
“We have been participating in the CMA’s industry wide review of cloud storage providers and their respective terms of service,” said the spokesperson.
“We have always taken care to draft terms in a manner that invites consumers to read and understand them — we try to write in plain and concise language that conveys a conversational tone.
“We look forward to continued engagement with the CMA and to helping address the concerns they have raised to the industry as a whole.”
Enforce and reform
The CMA’s open letter is the result of a consultation, embarked on by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in December 2015, which sought to verify if the business tactics of cloud storage providers could be considered in breach of consumer law.
The work resulted in the publication of a 218-page report into the cloud storage sector’s compliance with consumer law, and sheds some light on why the CMA has moved to act on the way some firms operate in this market.
For example, a CMA poll of nearly 4,000 UK adults revealed that 27% of UK consumers use cloud storage, with the vast majority relying on free services to backup data and ensure it can be accessed across multiple devices and operating systems.
Nine out of 10 users (87%) have never experienced a problem with their chosen provider, the CMA report states, but certain “terms and practices” have come to light that have given the organisation cause for concern.
“If left unchecked, we are concerned these terms and practices have the potential to cause further harm to consumers in the future,” the report continued.


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A New Way To Tweet: Twitter Blue
Popular social media platform Twitter launches a new paid subscription service for its “power users”. The Twitter “Blue” subscription is currently available in Canada and Australia.
As of today, Twitter Blue allows users to change the color of their app icon, undo tweets, and manage bookmarked content on their app, with more premium features being implemented based on user feedback. Blue subscribers will still see sponsored content and advertising, meaning this current subscription does not offer an ad-free experience. A dedicated subscription customer support team is also available for subscribers.
Twitter Blue subscriptions are currently priced at CAD $3.49 (£2.04) and AUD $4.49 (£2.46) per month.
“Twitter Blue is available for in-app purchase on Twitter for iOS. You can expect to see the Android release, additional regions, and more premium features in the near future.” – Twitter.com
With Twitter Blue being the first subscription service, there is room for more subscription tiers in Twitter’s future. These may include more ad-friendly or ad-adverse tiers that can impact a business’s digital marketing.
However, the free, original Twitter is not going away anytime soon. Twitter Product Managers Sara Beykpour and Smita Mittal Gupta say in a joint statement “[A] free Twitter is not going away, and never will. This subscription offering is simply meant to add enhanced and complementary features to the already existing Twitter experience for those who want it”.
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JPMorgan reiterates 'overweight' rating on Prudential
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove reiterated its 'overweight' rating on Prudential on Tuesday as it said concerns about the stock reflect fear rather than fundamentals. The bank noted that Prudential is trading at a valuation last seen saw at the start of the pandemic, when one of its main markets, Hong Kong, saw a closure of a vast proportion of its business, and at a time when there was deep investor scepticism about the separation of its US life insurance business.
"This largely reflects concern about the Chinese economy, as well as a number of other factors such as the growth outlook, asset and capital risk.
"However, we think many of these concerns reflect fear rather than fundamentals."
JPM said its unchanged 1,500p price target values Prudential at around 1x 2024E embedded value, and around 1.25x 2024E comprehensive book value, based on a comprehensive return on equity of about 15%.
The bank also said it thinks the new business profit outlook is more resilient than the market expects. JPM has raised its new business profit forecasts by 4%-5%.
"We see growth in Hong Kong new business sales in 1Q24E over 1Q23 and 4Q23E in spite of high ticket sizes, given upside in MCV (Mainland Chinese Visitor) customer volumes, improved agent productivity and the draw of better guarantees/protection than on the Mainland."
In addition, lower interest rates in December are also positive for new business margins, and the bank has lifted its HK new business margin estimates by around 10ppts for FY23E.
"We also expect strong business momentum in other regions, with the resurgence of bancassurance sales in China in 2024E," it said. "We expect double-digit new business profit growth to continue in 2024E and beyond."
At 1045 GMT, the shares were up 1.6% at 809.13p, also buoyed by a report that Chinese authorities are considering a package of measures aimed at stabilising the stock markets.
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Good news for the tourists! The Rajasthan government has finally passed an amendment bill that will consider misbehavior with and harassing tourists as a cognizable offense. In case the same is repeated, it would be a non-bailable offense.
This amendment is considered to be a hugely positive step since tourism is one of the major industries that boost the economy by attracting lakhs of domestic and foreign tourists every year. However, tourists often face problems such as harassment, illegal vendors, and touts.
Taking this situation into consideration, the Rajasthan state government has included a new section in the Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act, 2010, Section 27-A.
According to the latest section 27-A, “All the offenses punishable under the Act shall be cognizable and bailable: provided that the offenses punishable under subsection (3) and sub-section (4) of section 13 of the Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable”.
On the other hand, Section 13 (3) states, “If an individual commits the subsequent offense of touting the police would arrest him without a warrant. And, on conviction, he would go to jail for up to three years or would pay a fine of up to ₹30,000 or both.”
As per Section 13 (4), if an individual habitually engages in touting, the person would face a penalty for up to seven years in jail or a hefty fine amounting to ₹1 lakh. Violation can lead to both penalties as well.
The Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 was passed with a voice vote.
The Secretary of Rajasthan Association of Tour Operators, Sanjay Kaushik appreciated the new development. He said, “Lapkas pose as guides, mislead and force tourists to shop in order to get a commission and extort money from them. They also harass the tourists.”
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RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT + DESIGN October 11, 2016 Good food alone won’t turn a franchise into a roaring success. To succeed, an operation needs a solid franchisee support system and, of course, a design that compliments the overall concept. Founded in 2004, Pittsfield, Mass.-based Hot Harry’s Fresh Burritos is a fast-casual concept that proves the point. The chain [...]
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 – Springfield, MA RestaurantNews.com Richard Tarascio, President of Hot Harry’s Fresh Burritos has announced the opening of the newest Hot Harry’s location at 1470 East Street, New Britain, Connecticut. The new store, the seventh Hot Harry’s location and the first in Connecticut, is located in an area of East Street primed [...]
BY MEG STONE, CTBOOM.com If you’re a bit weary of Chipotle’s domination of the burrito world, you’re in luck. Enter Hot Harry’s, a Massachusetts-based burrito chain that’s opening its doors in New Britain next month. This place seemingly has it all from breakfast burritos to jalapeno stuffed poppers. And, yes, you get warm tortilla chips [...]
February 26, 2016 - Hot Harry’s hosted their second Discovery Day in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Friday, February 26, 2016.. We had another great turn out and attendees got a chance to learn more about Hot Harry’s and why we are a HOT concept. Are you interested? Go to www.hhburritos.com/franchise for more information or contact Richard Tarascio at email@example.com or 860-428-3280 to book [...]
January 22, 2016 – Hot Harry’s first Discovery Day was a smokin’ success! We had a great turn out and are looking forward to our next event scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2016. Sign up now to reserve space! Go to www.hhburritos.com/franchise for more information or contact Richard Tarascio at firstname.lastname@example.org or 860-428-3280.
By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle January 10, 2015 PITTSFIELD — The owner of Hot Harry’s Fresh Burritos has teamed up with an industry veteran in order to significantly expand the Pittsfield-based fast-food franchise. Richard Tarascio, a former vice president of Connecticut-based Wayback Burgers, has joined Hot Harry’s as the firm’s president. Owner Samir Abdallah, of Pittsfield, [...]
QSR Magazine - December 21, 2015 Hot Harry’s Fresh Burritos Inc., a California Mex fast-casual group based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, announced a partnership between its founder Samir Abdallah and Richard Tarascio, former vice president of Connecticut-based Wayback Burgers, an international burger franchise with more than 100 U.S. locations. Tarascio has been named to the position of [...]
Pittsfield, MA -12/17/2016 — Hot Harry’s Fresh Burritos, Inc., a California Mex fast casual group based in Pittsfield, MA, has announced a partnership between its founder Samir Abdallah and Richard Tarascio, former Vice President of Connecticut based Wayback Burgers, an international burger franchise with over 100 US locations. Tarascio has been named to the position [...]
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Pleasanton, California (EastBayDaily) — George Stauffer, founder of Golf Gear USA, just reached an exciting milestone for any company: his one year anniversary. Stauffer started his discount golf ball company in 2012 in Pleasanton, CA. “Golfers are spending hundreds of dollars on new golf balls each year, it can get expensive,” says Stauffer. So Stauffer started selling recycled, refinished, and new golf balls on his web site, GolfGearUSA.com. Stauffer sells a wide range of recycled and refinished golf balls, from well-known golf brands like Nike, Callaway, and Titleist; available for up to 80% off MSRP, shipping anywhere in the world.
More Than Golf Balls
Golf ball sales have been so successful that Stauffer has expanded his product offerings to include other golf gear supplies. Golf Gear USA now carries golf bags, tees, training aids, towels, GPS, golf accessories, umbrellas, cleats, and push/pull carts from a variety of name brands. The company has also launched custom branded Golf Gear USA items, which are the same quality as the name brands, but at a discounted price.
Expanded Online Presence
As Golf Gear USA grows, so does its online presence. On the company website is a news feed of recent golf news, blog with golf tips and golf ball information, and an expanded social media presence, including a Facebook page and Twitteraccount. Premiering soon on the website is also a video, which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the recycled golf ball sorting and refinishing process. For more information, visit GolfGearUSA.com, the number one place to buy golf balls online.


text: Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekETH breaks record all-time high amid fresh price surgeEther? Record high! Binance Coin? Record high! Polkadot? Record high! Bitcoin? Flat as a pancake!Altcoins have been in the driver’s seat this week, with Ether breaking $2,100 for the very first time — besting the ATH of $2,036 that was set on Feb. 20. Curiously, several coins belonging to so-called “Ethereum killer” blockchains have been thriving, too.ETH’s price broke out against Bitcoin for the first time in 23 days on Thursday, not long after credit card giant Visa announced it was piloting a program that will allow its partners to use Ethereum’s blockchain to settle transactions made in fiat.Traders have now become exceedingly bullish on Ether’s prospects and are expecting more upside in the short-term, with $2,500 now in play. In particular, there’s interest in the price activity we could expect in June and July when a major improvement proposal called EIP-1559 is set to overhaul Ethereum’s existing fee structure.The celebratory atmosphere following ETH’s all-time highs was dampened as the gas fee crisis rumbles on. The cost of using this blockchain has surged 77% in recent days, taking the average fee to an eye-watering $22.97. April Bulls Day? Bitcoin just closed its best March and Q1 in eight yearsBitcoin may be struggling to find its footing above $60,000 right now, but at least we can take succor in how well the cryptocurrency has performed so far this year.Despite March being a historically dreary month — with losses in six of the past nine years — BTC delivered gains of 29.84% over this 31-day period. Better still, we’re now heading into April, where BTC has only suffered negative returns twice since 2013.Across the first quarter of the year, covering January to March, Bitcoin also gained 103%, clocking up the best performance in eight years.Traditionally, Q2 is the strongest time of the year for Bitcoin — with only two years seeing negative returns, both under 10%. Bulls will now have their sights set on surpassing the gains of 159% seen between April and June 2019.In other upbeat developments, BTC has just closed six consecutive monthly green candles for the first time since April 2013, and should history repeat itself, we could see further parabolic gains this year. PayPal to start letting U.S. customers pay in Bitcoin at global merchantsBitcoin’s bounce back from $55,000 was likely fueled by PayPal’s announcement that crypto will now be accepted as a medium of exchange at millions of global merchants.The new feature, Checkout with Crypto, means U.S. customers will be able to “seamlessly” use their digital assets to make purchases. PayPal also supports Ether, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.Crypto will be converted into fiat as soon as the transaction takes place, and the payments giant says this will create “certainty of value and no additional transaction fees.”PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said: “Enabling cryptocurrencies to make purchases at businesses around the world is the next chapter in driving the ubiquity and mass acceptance of digital currencies.”One fly in the ointment here concerns how America’s taxman, the Internal Revenue Service, regards crypto as property rather than currency. This means that even spending Bitcoin that has risen in value could be regarded as a taxable event. Coinbase expects direct listing on April 14The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given its blessing for Coinbase to make its stock market debut, with the exchange confirming it will happen on April 14. It’ll feature on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol COIN.Coinbase had been expected to go public in March but reportedly delayed its plans after paying a $6.5-million fee as part of a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Crypto analyst Filbfilb says the direct listing could spark “increased volatility” for Bitcoin’s price, especially if Coinbase suffers immediate sell-offs like Deliveroo did during its ill-fated IPO in London.In other developments, Messari has compiled a report concluding that the so-called “Coinbase effect” — a popular belief that new token listings on the exchange tend to outperform launches on other exchanges — is true. Michael Jordan, Will Smith join $305-million funding round for NBA Top Shot maker Dapper LabsDapper Labs has raised $305 million in a star-studded funding round — meaning it now reportedly holds a valuation of $2.6 billion.The company, which has brought CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot to life, says it wants to go beyond American basketball and extend the “same magic” to other sports franchises.In other news, intrepid Cardano developers have found a way to mint bootleg nonfungible tokens — despite the fact that the blockchain doesn’t support smart contracts yet. Meanwhile, The Weeknd announced he’s releasing his first NFT via Nifty Gateway, featuring “new music and limited edition art.”Nifty Gateway has also announced that it is planning to become carbon-negative in the near future by calculating its emissions and purchasing twice as many carbon offsets each month.The craze behind NFTs now appears to have reached peak parody, too, after NBC’s famed Saturday Night Live sketch show addressed nonfungible tokens in a skit featuring Kate McKinnon as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Announcement of the week Markets Pro delivers up to 1,497% ROI as quant-style crypto analysis arrives for every investorIt’s now been a month since Cointelegraph Markets Pro launched — bringing professional crypto market intelligence to every investor.New figures this week showed that 41 of the 42 trading strategies tested by Markets Pro are currently beating Bitcoin’s investment returns, and 36 of them are winning against an evenly weighted basket of the top 100 altcoins.Two key features are offered to subscribers. The first is the VORTECS™ Score, which is derived from an algorithm that examines multiple different variables (including sentiment, tweet volume, price volatility and trading volume) and compares those with historically similar marketscapes. And the second is NewsQuakes™: alerts on events that have historically had a significant impact on an asset’s price over the following 24 hours. Cointelegraph Markets Pro is available exclusively to subscribers on a monthly basis at $99 per month, or annually with two free months included. Winners and Losers At the end of the week, Bitcoin is at $59,699.22, Ether at $2,111.64 and XRP at $0.63. The total market cap is at $1,965,398,828,338.Among the biggest 100 cryptocurrencies, the top three altcoin gainers of the week are Holo, BitTorrent and Helium. The top three altcoin losers of the week are Voyager Token, SwissBorg and Pundi X.For more info on crypto prices, make sure to read Cointelegraph’s market analysis. Most Memorable Quotations “Expecting Ethereum to outperform Bitcoin for all of Q2.”Rookie, crypto trader “Is Theta actually worth all the hype? I am not sure because it’s too early to tell. I want to see how well their mainnet does.”Marie Tatibouet, Gate.io chief marketing officer “SpaceX is going to put a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon.”Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and “Technoking” “Bitcoin currently in between 2013 and 2017 tracks.”PlanB, stock-to-flow model creator “Tether-Winky, Buy the Dipsey, Laa Laa, Poor.”@CryptoCred “I do think Bitcoin is on an inevitable path to having the same market cap and then a higher market cap as gold.”Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Digital CEO “We are working closely with teams across the firm to explore ways to offer thoughtful and appropriate access to the ecosystem for private wealth clients, and that is something we expect to offer in the near term.”Mary Rich, Goldman Sachs head of digital assets “This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or a debit card inside your PayPal wallet.”Dan Schulman, PayPal CEO “A part of the problem with Bitcoin is 90% of it is not done in the United States. 90% of it is done in countries that have dirty energy. So that’s the reason why it’s considered to be a dirty activity.”Francis Suarez, Miami mayor Prediction of the WeekOne BTC will be worth a Lambo by 2022, and a Bugatti by 2023: Kraken CEOAfter previously declaring that Bitcoin will be worth “infinity” in the future (Digests passim), Kraken CEO is making a triumphant return to Prediction of the Week.Speaking to Bloomberg, Jesse Powell was keen to offer alternatives to measuring Bitcoin’s value in dollars — by comparing future price action to high-end sports cars… which can also have their value measured in dollars.Powell said that one Bitcoin, which is currently worth a Tesla Model 3, could be worth one Lambo by the end of this year… and one Bugatti by 2023.He added: “There could be 10 times as many U.S. dollars out there a year from now, so it’s really hard to measure Bitcoin against the dollar.” FUD of the Week iPhone user blames Apple for $600,000 Bitcoin theft via fake appA scam cryptocurrency app in Apple’s App Store has reportedly swindled 17.1 BTC from one unsuspecting user.Phillipe Christodoulou had thought he had downloaded official Trezor software, given how it had many five-star reviews. Little did he know that the company doesn’t currently provide such an app.After entering his seed phrase, Christodoulou says his funds were stolen. His crypto haul was worth $600,000 at the time, but now it’s worth $1 million.The Washington Post reports that he has now filed a report with the FBI, but it seems the victim is reserving most of his anger for the tech giant: “They betrayed the trust that I had in them. Apple doesn’t deserve to get away with this.”Trezor spokesperson Kristyna Mazankova told Cointelegraph that the firm has been fighting fraudulent apps for years — but claimed the wallet company “never gets any response from either Apple or Google.” Oops! A 100% Bitcoin hodl outperformed CNBC’s 2017 altcoin basket by 170%Ah, 2017. A crazy time that was slap bang in the middle of the ICO boom.An investment portfolio that was championed by CNBC at the time has now resurfaced, which was made up of 30% Bitcoin and 70% altcoins.Four years on, those who invested $10,000 at the time would now have about $52,300. Had they just bought and hodled Bitcoin, they would now have over $140,000.StatsBTC, which crunched the numbers, noted: “The 30% #BTC allocation is responsible for 75% of the return.”South Korean government makes $10.5-million profit from four-year-old Bitcoin crime haulSouth Korean prosecutors have finally sold a Bitcoin haul they confiscated from a criminal in 2017, and it’s worth $10.5 million more than it was at the time of the arrest.This is believed to be the first time that authorities in the country have sold confiscated Bitcoin — and at the time the crypto was seized, it was worth a paltry $238,000.In late March, the South Korean government enacted widespread crypto-specific laws for the first time, putting more pressure on exchanges and virtual asset service providers to use real-name trading accounts and to report their activities to Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit. Best Cointelegraph Features A new era of content monetization? Blockchain tech can get you paidCurrent content monetization systems are seen as broken, but some blockchain solutions claim to hold the key to solving their issues.Making DeFi idiot-proof with Kava’s gamer CEO, Brian KerrKerr says a major reason that decentralized finance has not yet hit the mainstream is that “93% of holders are never gonna touch their own keys.”This is how to make — and lose — a fortune with NFTsThe rise of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, has been nothing short of astounding this year. Google searches for “NFT” are up over 600% since mid-February.


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Six months ahead of its planned December debut, we caught two pilot versions of Honda’s youth-oriented Element sport/utility vehicle on a 2500-mile shakedown drive from the East Liberty, Ohio, plant. Based on the Model X concept revealed at the Detroit auto show in January 2001, Element features wide-opening B-pillarless doors for easy access to the roomy, rough-and-tumble interior.Honda announced production plans for Element in January, building the vehicle on the same compact platform underpinning Civic and CR-V. Element gets Honda’s 160-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder, a four- or five-speed automatic transmission or a five-speed manual, and front-wheel or all-wheel drive.Honda plans to sell about 50,000 Elements in its first year on the market, priced at $16,000 to $21,000. Toyota’s Scion bbX, a similar rolling box aimed at Generation Y (defined as people born between 1977 and 1994), arrives next June.
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AT&T will launch ad-supported HBO Max option in June, the company said on Friday ahead of its investor day. The WarnerMedia parent also updated its subscriber forecasts for the streaming service. They’re now much higher.
The former Ma Bell telecom giant now expects between 120-150 million worldwide HBO Max and HBO subscribers by the end of 2025. Previously, in October 2019, AT&T had forecast 75-90 million by then.
AT&T ended 2020 with about 61 million combined HBO and HBO Max subs. The company expects to have 67-70 million at the end of 2021.
So we’d say things are going pretty well in the early going.
June will be a busy month for HBO Max. In addition to that AVOD launch, which will lower the monthly cost for consumers who are cool with commercials, AT&T will also roll HBO Max out in 60 markets outside of the U.S. in June.
AT&T also provided some updates on its fiber and C-band spectrum businesses, as well as guidance on company cash and debt. Read more about those here.
“We’re being deliberate and strategic with how we allocate capital to invest in our market focus areas of 5G, fiber and HBO Max, while being committed to sustaining the dividend at current levels and utilizing cash after dividends to reduce debt,” John Stankey, AT&T CEO, said in a statement on Friday.
“Our number one priority in 2021 is growing our customer relationships. It’s about more than just adding to our customer base. It’s about expanding the growth opportunity in our three market focus areas and also increasing our share within each market,” he continued. “We’re focused on creating deeper relationships with our current customers to increase their daily engagement with our products and services, enabling us to gather more meaningful insights, drive loyalty, and stay ahead of their rapidly changing preferences. As demand for connectivity and content continues to grow, we are well-positioned to deliver.”
AT&T’s investor day kicks off at 10 a.m. ET. In addition to Stankey, AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, AT&T CFO John Stephens, CFO and incoming CFO Pascal Desroches will also present at investor day.


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First virtual Singapore Speciality Coffee Auction draws in 100 bidders
Shot from the auction of Santa Elena Estate’s Geisha beans. Image courtesy of SCA
100 bidders from 17 countries and regions joined the Singapore Specialty Coffee Auction held on 1 October 2020 virtually for the first time. The event saw some modest prices going to the Geisha bean variety from Panama. MD Estate Coffee Inc’s Geisha beans from Boquete Panama sold at the highest bid price of US$64.50 per kilogram to Seed & Virtue Pte Ltd, Singapore.
Organised by the Singapore Coffee Association (SCA) in partnership with Food&HotelAsia (FHA), the virtual auction saw bidders from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, UAE and USA vying for 49 lots of specialty coffee. The auction was closely watched on socials, garnering up to 5,200 views.
Santa Elena Estate’s Geisha beans received the second highest bid of US$56 from CoHee Limited, Hong Kong. Finally, Yellow Catucaí from Guariroba Farm, Brazil was sold at US$25 to a bidder from Japan. Other lots that received intense interest from bidders included:
- CAT-129 variety from Ngoli Estate, Zambia (highest jump from US$7 to close bid at US$16);
- F1 Centroamericano, Hy-04 Natural varieties from La Margarita, Costa Rica;
- Caturra / Catuai varieties from Finca Santa Teresa, Panama;
- Arabica Catuai variety from Finca La Valentina, Panama;
Intense discussion on climate change and coffee production
The webinar “Effects of Climate Change on Coffee Production in ASEAN”, held on the same day prior to the auction, saw 133 attendees from 22 countries and regions and over 2,400 social views. Discussion centred on the impact of climate change on coffee farming in the region and how farmers can mitigate the damage caused to the industry in Southeast Asia. Industry professionals from Starbucks, a coffee industry expert based in Vietnam, and BSR deep dived into the issue and shared their views on how farmers and businesses can help reduce climate impact. From understanding business risks to analysing the different factors such as energy use and mono crop culture that affect coffee farming communities around the world, the experts agreed that the impact of climate change can be resolved through openness and collaboration among all the stakeholders.


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Held on Thursday 22 January – the final day of the show – the day will feature talks and discussions from some of the names in the inventor relations’ community, including Hasbro’s Dougal Grimes and HTI Toys’ Jason Cawdell.
Aimed at attracting students and new inventors to the toy industry, the sessions will feature discussion from some inventor relations experts. The day will start with an introduction from Jon Stewart, founder partner of Worlds Apart and BTHA council member, before talks from industry experts.
Session one will be from David Fry, UK and European patent attorney at Agile IP, talking about protecting investment through IP. Following this, Dougal Grimes, director of global gaming acquisition and inventor relations at Hasbro, will discuss how to approach large toy manufacturers with new IP and game inventions. The last session will be from Jason Cawdell, head of creative at HTI Toys, which is titled Toy Design: The Best Job in the World. Students will be able to meet with the exhibitors.
Natasha Crookes, director of communication and public affairs at the BTHA, said: “The student seminar is a fantastic opportunity to show the toy industry in all its glory to potential new talent,” she added: “We are really grateful to our speakers and exhibitors for making the time and hopefully we can inspire the next generation of toy makers.”
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First cruise ship of season, Silver Muse, arrives at Port of Nanaimo
The first cruise ship of the season, the 596 guest Silversea Cruises Silver Muse, a luxury cruise line based in Monaco, will dock at the Port of Nanaimo Sunday, June 16. The vessel will arrive from Prince Rupert Sunday at 8 a.m., departing at 10 p.m.
An average spend for passengers disembarking for on-shore adventures is $80 each per day, meaning a ship of this size could contribute as much as $48,000 in a 12-hour period to the local economy.
“The Port of Nanaimo has built an outstanding dock facility and welcome centre for cruise ships,” says Port CEO Ian Marr. “We are pleased to be Silversea’s choice, and as the community continues to expand the variety of on-shore attractions it can offer passengers, the number of cruise ships that stop in Nanaimo will continue to increase.”
Tourism Nanaimo and professionally trained Ambassadors from the Nanaimo Hospitality Association will be on hand at the terminal and throughout downtown to greet and advise passengers on what to do during their stay.


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Apex Legends Season 6: New Character, Weapon, & Crafting Revealed.
The latest Apex Legends trailer, which reveals the new legend Rampart. Season 6 also adds crafting and a new weapon.
Respawn has released the first official details for Apex Legends Season 6: Boosted, and from those details, we can begin to formulate a few educated guesses as to what additional content we can expect.
So far, Respawn has confirmed Season 6's new character is Rampart and its new weapon is the Volt SMG. The developer has also announced a new crafting system that will be implemented in Season 6 and that the season's battle pass will include a brand-new collection of Holo-Spray items.
That's pretty much it, though. We don't know Rampart's abilities, how the Volt will behave in combat, how crafting will work, or what Holo-Sprays will look like. However, based on in-game clues and map changes, the Season 6 cinematic launch trailer, and Titanfall 2, we can make quite a few educated guesses.
What are Rampart's abilities in Season 6?
Despite announcing Rampart, Respawn didn't go as far as to reveal her abilities just yet, but we can use the trailer and past leaks to try and piece them together.
For one, it's pretty clear that Sheila, the monstrous machine gun, will be one of them, as leaks claim it'll be a turret-style weapon with "high ammo capacity, long reload time, and that anyone can use."'
Another leaked ability seems to have been teased in the video – Amped Cover, which is essentially a transparent barricade she can set up that not only blocks incoming shots but also boosts the damage of any outgoing fire through it.
Here are all of Rampart's most up-to-date abilities, based on leaks:
Amped Cover: Build cover with an upper barrier that blocks incoming shots and boosts the damage of outgoing shots.
Emplaced HMG: Place a mounted machine gun that anyone can use. High ammo capacity, long reload time.
Fixer: Swapping to melee equips a wrench players can use to repair structures.
Cover Fire: Firing from the Amped Cover overcharges your weapon damage.
Gunner: Machine guns have increased magazine capacity and reload faster.
Respawn EntertainmentRampart is the new Legend coming to Apex Legends in Season 6: Boosted.
What else is new in Season 6?
Respawn announced that the Volt SMG from their own Titanfall series will be making its way into the battle royale as the first weapon introduced in over seven months (S5 did not have a new gun).
There's also going to be a brand new system called Crafting, which will allow players to "collect materials around the map and build something better!" As usual, there will be a new Battle Pass and Ranked Season 6 for competitive play.
Apex Legends Season 6: Boosted launches on Tuesday, August 18 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.


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October 10, 2018
Equinox signed a lease to open a 33,000-square-foot high-end health club facility at Seritage Growth Properties’ The Collection at UTC, a redevelopment property in La Jolla, CA. The site is owned by a JV between Seritage and Invesco Real Estate.
The pair commenced construction in May 2018 to convert the former Sears store and auto center at Westfield UTC into a 226,200-square-foot collection of retailers and dining, entertainment and fitness concepts.
Seritage Growth Properties’ Benjamin Schall says, “We look forward to welcoming Equinox at The Collection at UTC, which we are in the process of converting into an upscale fitness, shopping, entertainment and dining destination.”
Equinox’s Jeff Weinhaus said, “There is an obvious gap in the market for a luxury fitness offering, and we’re confident Equinox will be an unparalleled addition to the neighborhood.” It will be Equinox’s second high-performance lifestyle club in the San Diego region.
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In the wake of a new era for the Korean automaker, Kia is releasing its fastest production vehicle yet: the 576 HP EV6 GT. The new GT EV6 will be available in showrooms starting at the end of this year.
Kia is following in its parent company, Hyundai, in its footsteps with its newest electric release. But, this is not just any new electric vehicle from Kia. This EV is a monster.
With 576 HP, the Kia EV6 GT can go from 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds and tops out at 161 mph. In fact, according to an independent test by AMCI, the EV6 GT beat a Ferrari Roma and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder in acceleration.
To handle this kind of performance, the new EV supercar comes with a dual motor e-AWD powertrain that powers all four wheels.
The 77.4 kWh battery pack powers a 160kW front motor and 270kW rear motor for a combined 576 HP and 546 pounds of torque. For comparison, a Ferrari Roma has around 561 pounds of torque.
Kia’s new EV also features 15″ front and 14.2″ disk brakes with quad-piston front calipers, stiffened chassis, and an electrically controlled suspension for optimal performance.
The EV6 GT sits on 21-inch wheels, while the exterior includes neon accents. On the inside, Kia is going for the sporty feel with racing-like bucket seats and a neon green dash.
Kia’s EV6 GT turns electric performance up a notch
Kia went all out with the EV6 GT. The Korean automaker includes different driving modes, including GT drive mode, my drive mode, and drift mode, in addition to the standard (eco, normal, sport, and snow) options.
The GT driving mode enhances the car’s performance by adjusting the motors, brakes, steering, suspension, and traction to optimal settings.
Steven Center, COO and EVP of Kia America, spoke highly of the automaker’s new chapter, saying:
The EV6 GT ushers in the next chapter of the Plan S electrification story for Kia, elevating the EV6’s thrilling performance and effortless drivability beyond expectations.
Moving toward our tailpipe zero-emissions goals has never been as exhilarating.
Perhaps, most importantly, Kia’s new EV model includes 800V fast charging DC capabilities, which can charge the battery 10 to 80% in less than 18 minutes.
The Kia EV6 GT will arrive at dealerships in Q4 when it goes on sale nationwide. Prices will be announced sooner to launch. Kia said all EV6 GT buyers will get a 1,000 kWh charging credit at Electrify America Stations.
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ince its founding in 1903, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has kept customers and fans excited about what they always have around the corner. This week, we learned three exciting things that Harley-Davidson has lined up:
1. Bret Michaels will join Aerosmith, Toby Keith, Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Doobie Brothers, and over 50 other bands to perform at Harley’s 110th Anniversary celebration this year in Milwaukee over Labor Day weekend.
2. A Harley-Davidson dealer opened Saturday in Panama City Beach, Florida. The word on the street was that a huge crowd of Harley fans showed up for the grand opening.
3. Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, was in China this past week as part of a trade mission. As part of his trip, he attended the official opening ceremony of a new Harley-Davidson plant in China. While Harley-Davidson is generally associated with the United States, some are surprised to learn that—in addition to having independent dealers in North America—they also have dealers throughout the world – including Asia (including the Middle East), Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
At the close of the bell on Friday, Harley-Davidson’s (NYSE: HOG) stock closed up 1.58% at $51.83 which gives the Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Motorcycle manufacturer a market cap of around $11.63 Billion. The company reportedly has over 6,400 Full Time Employees.
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Bakery and chocolatier Cocomaya has told British Baker of its plans to develop on-trend products, but said it will also experiment with healthier alternatives.
The baker has been looking to reduce the fat and sugar content of new pastries and hybrid bakery items.
A spokesperson said the business had been using different varieties of sugars and gluten-free flour to appeal to the health-conscious consumer. They also said it had looked at methods of baking which avoided frying.
The bakery has also been approached by brands in other sectors, such as alcohol, for development advice on reducing sugar in cocktails.
The spokesperson added: “We are finding more people are looking at what they should be serving up to their children and themselves that is healthy, and that’s something we want to draw on with our new products.”
The bakery has successfully launched its own version of the Cronut, and keeps up to date with baking crazes.
Its best-seller is still a range of croissants, which it will seek to expand as the consumer need for them increases.


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“We have really enjoyed the journey of setting up Well Played Games over the past two years, and we’re immensely proud of what the team has achieved together,” said Well Played Games Co-Founder Rich McClaughry. “Being part of Phoenix Games gives us the opportunity to retain our creative independence and ultimately create better games, while also joining like-minded companies from around the world in an environment where we build value together. We’re excited to be the first company to join.”
Phoenix Games was unveiled in April 2019 by serial gaming entrepreneur (Gameforge, Flaregames) and investor (Supercell, Wooga) Klaas Kersting, who was inspired by the struggles being faced by many small-to-midsize game companies from all over the world.
With Phoenix Games, he intends to unite a number of these companies in an ecosystem where each company benefits from one another’s successes.
Kersting is a prolific investor in the gaming space, with Supercell (board member, exit to Tencent), Wooga (board member, exit to Playtika) and PikPok (board member) numbering among his 35 investments and 16 exits.
Of the original unveiling of Phoenix Games, Kersting said: “Every game company is looking to reach the next level, where they can really reap the benefits of their good work, however for all but the biggest and best-positioned this is a long and difficult road. Phoenix Games moves beyond what’s possible with single-game publishing deals, promoting a more long-term, strategic approach.”
About Well Played Games:
Well Played Games is a small, fast and flexible team of video game developers based in Leamington Spa, with a drive to create and support high-quality live games across multiple platforms.
With bags of experience across numerous platforms, releasing successful games with some of the world’s biggest publishers, Well Played Games believes that creating a strong relationship with the players makes great games inevitable.
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Motorola Mobility Ventures, the company’s investment unit, invested an unspecified amount in Catch Media’s cloud media service Play Anywhere. A digital rights locker platform, Play Anywhere gives consumer electronics manufacturers, retailers and others the ability to provide anytime/anywhere access to content across platforms including TVs, set-top boxes, smart phones and tablets. WME Entertainment is also a strategic investor.
Play Anywhere was unveiled last year with the UK launch of Carphone Warehouse’s Music Anywhere streaming service. Carphone Warehouse, a mobile phone retailer, plans to expand to the United States later in 2011.
Motorola, which is likely to integrate this service into its smart phones and just-released Xoom tablet, is not alone in investing in cloud-based services. HTC recently wrote a check for $48.5 million to Saffron Digital, which provides mobile content delivery services and $40 million investment to cloud-based gaming provider OnLive.
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Aldi is pulling protein bars off its shelves due to contamination concerns.
The grocery chain will voluntarily recall 9.5 oz. boxes of Fit & Active Chocolatey Chip Protein Meal Bars, with the UPC code 41498-18695.
The company announced the recall after a customer found yellow plastic mixed into one of the health bars.
The only products affected by the recall are the bars that have a best by day of May 24, 2018.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported.
The potentially tainted items will be pulled from Aldi stores throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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