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In what has become a regular occurrence in recent years, a major story about game-development woes—full of insider sources and years of production hell—has emerged courtesy of Kotaku news editor Jason Schreier. In what has also become a regular occurrence in recent years, the article in question is about an EA game.
BioWare's Anthem is the latest subject of a wide-ranging, years-spanning report that comes to a few conclusions, all trying to explain why the game shipped as such a critical flop. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that BioWare staffers allege that the game's production process didn't truly begin in earnest until "12 or 16 months" before the game shipped.
The Kotaku report explains this timeline by chronicling how the game's pre-production process was marked by indecision and technical headaches. The project was jolted from this morass after EA executive Patrick Söderlund played an early Anthem demo in December 2016. "This is not what you had promised to me as a game," Söderlund allegedly told BioWare, and the article talks at length about how the game's original design documents described something a little more like a cross between the likes of Dark Souls and Shadow of the Colossus—where co-op players would focus less on collecting loot and more on teaming up to "see how long you could survive" in brutally difficult, dynamically changing worlds.
That original plan also included promises of Iron Man-like jetpacks, but for some team members, the technical challenges of jetpack flight made such a feature a non-starter. Yet Söderlund's demand to see an improved demo resulted in a six-week crunch period to build something new and impress the boss, which meant adding jetpacks back. The boss approved of the updated demo, which, as it turns out, set BioWare on a new trajectory to build a game that resembled the demo in question.
"The demo was not actually built properly—a lot of it was fake, like most E3 demos," one source told Kotaku. "There was a lot of stuff that was like, 'Oh, are we actually doing this? Do we have the tech for that, do we have the tools for that? To what end can you fly? How big should the world be?'"
From there, the article breaks down a massive trove of woes. One of those, which has been echoed in other behind-the-scenes reports, involved issues with the DICE-developed Frostbite graphics engine. "Many of the ideas [BioWare Edmonton] had originally conceived would be difficult if not impossible to create on Frostbite," Schreier wrote. One BioWare staffer described the engine as the worst of all worlds: "Frostbite is like an in-house engine with all the problems that entails—it's poorly documented, hacked together, and so on—with all the problems of an externally sourced engine."
Lack of access to Frostbite programmers didn't help. Many of those EA staffers were allocated to helping the FIFA team, leaving BioWare in the lurch.The cited sources are careful to point out that some critical complaints about the retail game (including those from yours truly) were echoed internally during the game's development. Among those was the battle between feeding players plot and grouping them together as online playmates, which saw BioWare's Edmonton and Austin studios clash.
"This is not going to work," one BioWare Austin developer told the Edmonton team. "Look, these [story] things you're doing, it's gonna split up the player experience." This developer told Kotaku that the Austin studio's concerns were "repeatedly ignored."
Staff turnover, loading screens, issues with plot, imbalanced weapons, an internal push to make the game "unmemeable" (as opposed to Mass Effect Andromeda and its viral GIFs), and a corporate directive to ship the game by March 2019: these details and more are chronicled in this must-read feature, which also acknowledges some of Anthem's technical successes and the fact that it crossed the finish line at all.
Also, from the sound of the story, EA's pressure as a corporate boss didn't apparently bleed over to demands for specific types of online transactions. The article includes a tease about another behind-the-scenes report to come, revolving around Dragon Age 4, but it does not mention that EA surprise-launched another major online game, Apex Legends, almost simultaneously.
The story ends with a statement from EA as opposed to answers to Schreier's questions. The company includes a curious explanation for its non-participation with the story: "We felt there was an unfair focus on specific team members and leaders, who did their absolute best to bring this totally new idea to fans. We didn't want to be part of something that was attempting to bring them down as individuals." Schreier points out that this statement went live before his story was posted and doesn't appear to align with his article, which includes very little "focus on specific team members and leaders."


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Britain's beleaguered manufacturers will endure further pain because of the UK economy's resilience in the face of a global slowdown, a leading forecaster warns.
The ITEM Club, which uses the Treasury's economic model, said the relative weakness of the American and European economies would keep the pound strong.
This would deliver a "triple whammy" in the form of falling demand for exports, an uncompetitive exchange rate and a reduced likelihood of the pound joining the European single currency in the near future.
The ITEM Club said it expected the economy to grow by 2 per cent next year, compared with a 1.6 per cent estimate by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
But it said there would be a marked contrast between robust growth in consumer and government spending and a bleak output for manufacturing. Industrial output would contact 1.5 per cent in 2002 after a slump of 1.6 per cent this year.
Professor Peter Spencer, its economic adviser, said companies would be unable to raise prices as demand slumped and would instead cut costs to stay afloat. ITEM forecast a 2.2 per cent fall in capital spending by companies while unemployment would hit a peak of 1.3 million in 2003. "The weakness of the US and European economies over the next 12 months is a double blow for industry," he said. "It makes the UK look good and will keep the pound overvalued."
Professor Spencer said although a 1.5 per cent contraction was bad news for manufacturers, it was better than the 3.8 per cent slump forecast for the whole 30-nation OECD area. "When the world economy improves and the pound falls back to a more helpful valuation they will reap the rewards of their creativity," he said.
The Institute of Directors confirmed the picture, saying business confidence has collapsed to its lowest level for three years. The number of firms optimistic about their prospects outnumbered the pessimists by 23 per cent, the lowest figure since mid-1998.
Orders were weak, with export sales especially poor, which the IoD said "augured badly" for manufacturing in the near term.
Meanwhile, the Engineering Employers' Federation, in a joint submission with groups representing some two million workers, urged the Chancellor to shelve further tax rises in favour of aid to ease industry's plight. It called for larger R&D tax credits, investment in scientific training, reform of climate change levy and 100 per cent capital investment allowances.Reuse content

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Monday, December 02, 2013
You face increasing challenges in today's competitive environment as customers require greater flexibility and insist on timely delivery.
Keeping your mobile workforce connected is essential to meeting these demands and protecting them on the road. At the same time, your business is facing creeping fuel costs and growing traffic congestion, and crumbling infrastructure.
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 percent to 57.3 in November, which is now the new high for the PMI in 2013.
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Our industry needs to listen carefully to our customers to stay ahead of the e-fulfillment game.
Sunday, December 01, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
A student team fielded by the University of North Texas (UNT) won the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) third annual Intermodal Challenge, earning national recognition for their university through IANA’s growing young professionals development program.
Matson estimates that the combined increase of both the rate adjustment and terminal handling charge will result in shipping costs rising by an average of 5.5 percent.
The San Francisco Bay Area can easily lay claim to being the epicenter for supply chain sustainability.
In October, Schneider said it began providing service in the form of Mexico cross-border intermodal loads through Jackson, Miss.-based steel wheel interchange, with its intermodal Mexico Direct loads moving between Chicago and Jackson on the Canadian National Railway and then between Jackson and Mexico on the Kansas City Southern Railway.
Panjiva reported that U.S.-bound waterborne shipments in October—at 1,178,389—were up 2 percent compared to September and up 19 percent annually.
Friday, November 22, 2013
UPS announced yesterday that it has rolled out an average rate increase of 4.9 percent for its Ground, Air, and International parcel products that will go into effect on December 30, 2013.
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KOLKATA: Panasonic India is all set to relaunch Japanese consumer durable brand Sanyo in the country by April next year, a top official said here on Friday.
"We want to market Sanyo brand in tier II and tier III cities in the country while Panasonic will penetrate the metro and other big cities," Manish Sharma, director (marketing) of Panasonic India said at a press meet.
Panasonic plans to project Sanyo as a mass market brand in the country. Panasonic had bought the Sanyo brand for $9 billion. Panasonic would introduce sound system, LCD, refrigerators and washing machines under Sanyo brand, Sharma said.
Talking about the business of the company in India, he said the company is eyeing $2 billion turnover from Indian operations by 2012. The company is also expecting Rs 3,200 crore turnover this year as a group in the country.
The consumer durable segment accounts for 65 percent of Panasonic's turnover in India.


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In 2021 a Super Mario Bros theme park will open in Tokyo
A real-life "Super Mario" game -- where players jump to collect coins -- and a Mario Kart ride will open next spring at Universal Studios Japan, as gaming giant Nintendo makes its first foray into theme parks.
The new area of the amusement park in Osaka was originally planned to open in July this year ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, with huge droves of tourists expected.
But the long-awaited Super Nintendo World zone, which also features a ride based on the beloved green dinosaur Yoshi, will now open in spring 2021, the park said in a statement on Wednesday.
It will offer interactive attractions where guests can jump and hit blocks to collect coins and items, the park said, without elaborating on how this would work.
#SuperMario #MarioBros #Mario #Tokyo #Japan #Osaka #themepark
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The company has posted changelog for the Android 5.0 Lollipop for Asus ZenFone 5 LTE (A500KL) on its ZenTalk forum and it advises users to ensure they running V22.214.171.124 software version before installing V126.96.36.199. The Android Lollipop update for the ZenFone 5 LTE is around 820MB in size and users will have to follow standard operating procedure (SOP) for the new system firmware update.
According to the official changelog, the Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrades Kindle, Asus Webstorage, and Super Note apps; brings new lockscreen which remove standalone wallpaper and weather details (1G RAM variant only); a change to the quick settings/recent app layouts (1G RAM variant only); revamped Dialler and Contacts; removal of in-call animation and cover; addition of My Ocean wallpaper, Day Scene Live Wallpaper, TripAdvisor, and Asus Auto-start Service Manager app, and auto-start service manager, as well as improved VOIP phone call function and music function.
To recall, the Asus ZenFone 5 LTE model launched in July in Taiwan and was priced at NTD 6,990 (roughly Rs. 14,000). The ZenFone 5 smartphone's LTE variant never launched in India.
The Taiwanese company on Thursday via its ZenTalk post confirmed that the Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for the Asus ZenFone 5 LTE will start rolling out early May and Asus has indeed kept the promise. Asus had also confirmed that the immensely popular ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6 smartphones will start receiving their Android 5.0 Lollipop updates starting mid-May.
On Thursday, the ZenFone 2 series ahead of India availability started receiving its first FOTA (firmware over-the-air) update that added new features.


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London — Flexible polyurethane foam production dominates PU production in South America with 54% of the total, according to IAL Consultants in its latest update of its report PU Chemicals and Products in South America 2016.
Total production of polyurethane products in South America is forecast to be 771 kT/year by 2020 up from 715.2 kT/year in 2015, according to IAL.
That growth follows a market contraction from 773 kT/year in 2013, IAL said. Brazil is by far the biggest polyurethane market followed at some distance by Argentina. In 2015 Brazil is estimated to have produced 483 kT/year and this is likely to grow to 509 kT/year by 2020. This is equivalent to a 1.1% annual growth rate, IAL said.
Growth in Argentina, IAL says, will be 2.1% between 2020 and 2015 taking production from around 84 kT/year to around 93 kT/year in that timeframe. Overall the rest of Latin America will see 2.7% growth from around 148 kT/year to around 169 kT/year from 2015 to 2020.
IAL also said its research shows there is only one isocyanate producer in South America, Petroquimica Rio Tercero. The Cordoba, Argentina-based firm started production in 1981, IAL said.
The eight-volume report contains both PU production and raw material consumption figures with 2015 as the base year with a market forecast provided to 2020, IAL said. The eight volumes include raw materials, flexible foam, rigid foam, coatings, adhesives and sealants, elastomers, binders and end-use markets.


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Nelson wineries set to wow Wgtn at tasting event
Nelson wineries set to wow Wellington at tasting event
Wellington wine and art lovers will be wowed at a tasting event showcasing a selection of Nelson’s finest wines and art during the 2006 World of Wearable Art Awards.
Hosted by a group of Nelson’s leading wineries, collectively known as Wineart, this one-off tasting will include new releases and 2006 vintage wines from sixteen leading wineries: Anchorage, Fossil Ridge, Greenhough, Himmelsfeld, Kahurangi, Kaimira, Kina Beach, Moutere Hills, Neudorf, Renato, Rimu Grove, Seifried, Te Mania, Waimea and Woollaston.
“This event was so well received last year that the group has decided to present their ranges together in Wellington for a second time. It’s a unique chance for the public to enjoy quality Nelson wine right here in Wellington,” says Wineart Event Manager, Dan Ormond.
The public tasting will be held on Wednesday 27 September from 5.00pm to 8.00pm at Shed 11, Queens Wharf. Admission to the event is $17.50 per person, which includes a free tasting glass and nibbles.
“Wineart is a chance to see what the best of the Nelson wine industry has to offer. Also, everyone who purchases a ticket before the event goes into the draw to win a case of premium Nelson wines,” Mr Ormond says.
During the tasting, an exhibition of several leading Nelson artists will also be on display.
Tickets to Wineart are available through Regional Wines and Spirits, or alternatively you can call (04) 381 2200 or email email@example.com. For further information visit http://www.wineart.co.nz.


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Jordan Novet, reporting for VentureBeat:
The company will build on its enhancements to the Apple TV announced last year, which brought the Siri virtual assistant to the set-top box. A new version of the Apple TV will solve problems with the existing box and remote control, a source familiar with the matter claims.
“They want Apple TV to be just the hub of everything,” the source told VentureBeat.
Earlier this week The Information reported on plans to build “an Amazon Echo-like device with a speaker and microphone.” Our source, however, says the device will be the Apple TV.
It seems to me like the Amazon Echo is at its best when placed in the kitchen. So, how does the Apple TV compete with the Echo if it’s not even placed in the same room?


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An international alliance of market leaders from across the smart city, smart energy and IoT network sectors joined cities and utilities in announcing they will develop an open source, multi-transport wireless networking technology and data model that will unlock these markets by eliminating the dependency on proprietary solutions.
PTC has unveiled its Reality Lab, a test centre led by researchers who will create applications that leverage augmented, virtual, mixed, and physical realities with the purpose of improving people’s interactions with their physical environments.
Apple® and GE announced a partnership to deliver powerful industrial apps designed to bring predictive data and analytics from Predix, GE’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform, to iPhone® and iPad®. The two companies unveiled a new Predix software development kit (SDK) for iOS,
u‑blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the VERA‑P1 series, the latest in its range of V2X modules designed to accelerate the development of safer and more automated vehicles.
Cisco announced it has completed the acquisition of MindMeld Inc., a privately held artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Francisco.
It was because of the growing security risks surrounding these devices last year that a number of internet criminals were able to weaponise them and as a result, take a number of websites and services offline by launching DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting people and physical things to change the way business is done. There are a lot of aspects in IoT where innovation is happening from data processing to security to firmware to storage.
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is positioned as the next industrial revolution and it is already starting to change the way we manufacture and drive new levels of efficiency into shop-floor processes, says Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO, Critical Manufacturing.
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Amy Morton, owner and founder of Found Kitchen at 1631 Chicago Ave., knows it will be hard to say goodbye when her restaurant closes next month. So to make things a little easier, she’s going to let customers keep a piece of her story.
“We’re going to auction all of the content on Found,” Morton said. “We’re kind of looking at bringing a little piece of Found home to you.”
Starting Tuesday, September 6, items from across the restaurant’s facade — including glassware and tableware, chairs and tables, trinkets, sofas and even light fixtures — will be listed on sign sheets. silent auctions with a start and end auction.
Customers can place competing bids that increase from the starting bid, or they can jump straight to the final bid to buy it immediately.
After the restaurant’s last day on Saturday, October 1, winners will be allowed to pick up their items over the next week. (There may be a possible “little surcharge for electrical (appliances) that stick out of the wall,” she said.)
Although the auction will last all month, Morton advised interested buyers not to wait long. “I suspect things are going to be bought pretty instantly,” Morton said.
Morton announced the closure of Found via Facebook on August 9, nearly 10 years after it opened in November 2012. Landlord Horizon Realty Group has refused to extend Found’s lease and is submitting a proposal to the city to demolish the existing building and develop a new skyscraper in its place.
Although she’s closing Found, Morton won’t leave the Evanston culinary scene: She’s also the owner and founder of The Barn Steakhouse at 1016 Church St.
She is also listed as a 40% owner of La Rotunde Investment LLC, which is based at The Barn’s address and is seeking a liquor license, according to the city, to open a ‘full-service sit-down restaurant’ at the site. from the former The Next of Kin restaurant.


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De Beers diamonds targets rich kids with as it ramps up its advertising campaign
Diamond seller De Beers is targetting younger customers
Diamond retailer De Beers is ramping up its advertising to win back wealthy shoppers.
The company, which is part of Anglo American, has boosted its marketing budget to £108million this year – the most since 2008.
It wants to woo wealthy youngsters who tend to favour goods other than diamonds – such as electronics, travel and fine dining.
The investment will focus on its three biggest markets, the US, China and India, and the majority of the sum will support its proprietary brands Forevermark and De Beers Diamond Jewellers.
Stephen Lussier, executive vice-president of marketing and chief executive of Forevermark, said: 'Total consumer expenditure on diamond jewellery for the last five years collectively has been the highest on record – and the outlook is positive. However, we cannot take future growth for granted.'
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The state of Chipotle, in one image pic.twitter.com/KalBuTKX66
— David Holmes (@holmesdm) April 26, 2016
The streets are red with the blood of Chipotle execs this afternoon . . . or is that tomatillo salsa?
In any event, the nationwide burrito chain—which is worshipped by some and considered by others to be little more than a more glorified Taco Bell with higher prices and fewer options—was poised to have a pretty rough day. After all, this was Chipotle’s first earnings call since hundreds of its customers came down with foodborne illness, an event so calamitous that Chipotle closed all of its locations for a day last February for a company-wide food safety meeting.
As Chipotle sought to rebuild its corporate image—which, unsurprisingly, had gone in the toilet along with the lunches of so many sick customers—it ended up giving away more than $40 million worth of food in a bid to win customers back. The company’s execs swore on the earnings call that Chipotle’s “recovery” was in full swing. But, for now at least, there are a number of burrito-sized holes in its latest earnings report:


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The Keys to Social Business Success
The social engagement game has changed. The last two years have been a race to conquer social business. Facebook’s IPO, enterprise software acquisitions and companies doubling down on their social strategies all affirm what many of us have sensed all along: Social business is critical to reaching and communicating with today’s connected consumer.
It’s not all about your brand’s megaphone, though; it’s about the connected consumer’s user experience. Facebook users spend 40 percent of their time in the newsfeed. But Facebook users only see about 16 percent of content published by brands they “like,” reinforcing Facebook’s commitment to user experience. How can your brand content add enough value to their experience so that they click through to your page?
Some experts claim the key to success in social business is not about the tool. I’ve read Lance Armstrong’s “It’s Not About the Bike,” and I don’t believe he rode to victory on a department store floor model. Talent and drive are heightened with tools that enable success. Recent strategic moves reinforce this, as the industry pushes to develop a comprehensive software system that allows social strategists to manage more people having more conversations across more social channels.
So far in the race, the pack — social media management system providers — has advanced from listening to engaging. Social business is a marathon, not a sprint, to be won by those who sustain engagement over the long haul. Brands recognized early on the value in being able to track and analyze real-time sentiment.
Vitrue and Buddy Media demonstrate a core competency in custom Facebook application development, allowing brands to offer unique, engaging experiences (contests, coupons and video channels) to customers. But when timeline prevented the use of custom apps as a default landing page, the message to marketers was clear: Creating flashy gimmicks or merely hosting a microsite within Facebook’s walled garden would no longer constitute quality engagement.
Just as the route changes annually in the Tour de France, the constantly evolving social landscape continues to transform. Early signals indicate a redoubled focus on creating and curating compelling content. Paul Adams, Facebook’s global head of brand design, suggests that relationships are built upon many small interactions over time. Just as personal relationships are a series of light touches — lunches and play dates, with milestones of birthdays, anniversaries and new jobs — brand relationships deepen with genuine engagement. On Facebook, the heart of brand-to-consumer interaction is in the newsfeed, where small touches invite larger interactions.
Now that we know Facebook’s content-ranking algorithm gives greater exposure to engaging content and multimedia, the next hill to climb is providing and promoting quality content. Brands need to engage in conversations, understand what resonates and seize the moment to promote what their communities like. Facebook’s new content-promotion capabilities add a new level of opportunity here. Failure to use the robust targeting capabilities available with promoted content or to restrain yourself from promoting every piece of content will increasingly result in irrelevant content overload, followed by a barrage of unlikes and unfollows. Back to Paul Adams: think many small, increasingly relevant interactions over time.
As social networks continue to roll out and tweak promoted content and ad products, brands that successfully strike the right balance of leveraging compelling content with paid promotion will win and deepen relationships with their connections. And the technology that helps them strike that balance and engage effectively will ride wearing the yellow jersey.
Jim Rudden is the CMO of Spredfast, a social campaign management tool.
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Three community-based tourism operators in Kiulu, including Lingga Eco-Tourism, Murug Turug Eco-Tourism, and Bambangan Lama Recreational Centre, are advancing towards ASEAN Tourism Standard accreditation.
This signifies rural progress in tourism, stated Kiulu assemblyman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.
These operators will submit nominations to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture for the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Standard Category.
He said during the launch of Kipumpun Riverside Camp and Stand-Up Paddle Tourism Centre in Kiulu.
Kiulu Tourism Association president Meijin Maginggow also in attendence.
Joniston emphasized that this accreditation boosts Kiulu’s global visibility, attracting responsible travellers and benefiting the community economically.
Kiulu, known for its sustainable tourism practices, has over 70 tourism businesses, mostly community-based.
Selected as a pilot project for rural tourism development in 2014, Kiulu has seen significant growth, attracting more visitors to rural areas.


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September 3, 2018 | No. 10
Kryptono On The Go keeps you in the KNOW.
Another month, another birthday - and we’re excited to be preparing more new things to come your way!
Kryptono is 3 Months Old
Yet another month has passed but we’ve been toiling away on many things not just for our exchange platform. We might be a young crypto exchange, but we have big dreams.
After launching XPAD and getting listed on CoinMarketCap, we’ve been working hard to ready more products and services to share with the cryptoverse. We’ll start dropping details over the course of this month. What are they all about? You’ll find out very soon...
Scanetchain has developed a new function on their app where users can sign in with Google. Their smart contracts are also verified by Hosho - a global leader in blockchain security.
Fanship, meanwhile, was at the Global Blockchain Innovation Summit last week (Aug 27) in Gangnam, Korea.
Both their IEOs on XPAD are still on but will end in less than a week, so check them out before it’s too late!
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If you tally up the combined Instagram followers of the front row at streetwear brand Nana Judy's show at New York Fashion Week on Thursday, US time, it's more than the total population of New South Wales.
In fact, even a handful of them, including former US Bachelor contestant Corrine Olympios (816,000) and Golden Barbie AKA Jasmine Sanders (3.1 million), account for Western Australia, and then some.
So it's little wonder more Australians are choosing to show at the first stop on "fashion month", the seasonal runway fest that also includes London, Paris and Milan.
Glenn Coleman, co-founder of Nana Judy, said since the Melbourne-based brand launched at Fashion Week Australia 11 years ago in Sydney, "it's been non-stop demand to expand and a natural next step for us to show in the United States".
"We are from Australia but we have a global vision as that's what it's all about," he said after the show, which was called "Alive".
The show featured top model Winnie Harlow but it was Richard, a dalmatian, that arguably stole the show. The dog featured to helped promote Nana Judy's collaboration with Disney on a 101 Dalmatians collection.
Also showing on the first full day of fashion week were Australian expats Discount Universe, which has a cult celebrity following including Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus. The pair behind the brash, sequinned and sometimes offensive brand, Cami James and Nadia Napreychikov, relocated to the US in early 2016 to be closer to their main fan base.
It's been a Australian-twanged start to the week-long frock fest, with comedian Celeste Barber emerging as one of the biggest stars of Tom Ford's opening-night show on Wednesday.
Barber, who lampoons fashon campaigns with her own, more realistic interpretations, attracted Ford's attention, and admiration, when she pilloried one of his advertisements.
The pair connected, as they say in the industry, and on Wednesday, right before the designer's show filmed a segment of them French kissing that was blasted on social media and at the show's afterparty.
"We loved having Celeste there and it gave it an Australian touch," a source close to the brand said on Thursday.
But just like a good summer barbie, the Australians are just starting to get warmed up. On Saturday, the big guns commence with Dion Lee holding his presentation, while Zimmermann, arguably Australia's biggest success story of late, is showing on Monday.
On Monday night, luxe athleisure brand P.E. Nation will hold an event to celebrate their partnership with Woolmark, the Australian wool indsutry body, ahead of the international launch of their debut ski range.
Rounding off the Australians, Camilla and Marc will hold a presentation of their collection on Wednesday.
Follow more of Melissa Singer's NYFW coverage on Instagram @melly_singer.


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When Iâ€™m desk bound early in the mornings, my habit is tea with RSS. Today is no exception, and a quiet perusal through my 100 or so subscriptions in FeedDemon produced quite a few gems, all of which I share in my link blog.
Hereâ€™s a dozen of the best for starting the weekend:
Googleâ€™s App Store for Business to Launch Next Week. Google is set to launch an app store for business next week, Mashable has learned from sources close to the company. It will be focused around creating software for Google Apps and could launch as soon as Tuesday.
Do People Tweet About Brands More Out of Hate Than Love? The presence of two media brands – the BBC and BET – on this week’s Top 10 Most Tweeted Brands chart raises some interesting questions about why people tend to tweet about brands
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Alphabet unit Google, Microsoft and other tech giants will have to be more transparent in how they rank online search results, under European Commission guidelines out on Monday.
The guidelines, which take immediate effect, will be followed up next week by the publication of draft rules that could eventually impose further restrictions on the tech sector.
Smaller rivals and some companies have long complained about arbitrary and opaque practices tech giants employ that affect how their products and services are ranked in search results, especially when that means they are placed far below the bigger companies.
Google’s online search practices have landed it total fines of more than EUR 8 billion (roughly Rs. 71,500 crores) over the period 2017-19 from EU antitrust regulators who found it had unfairly pushed its own products to the disadvantage of competitors.
The Commission said the guidelines require online platforms to identify the algorithmic parameters that determine ranking and to share them with companies.
“These guidelines set the standard for algorithmic ranking transparency and will increase fairness in the online platform economy, which drives innovation and welfare for millions of Europeans,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.
Vestager will on December 15 present draft rules to rein in tech giants, setting out a list of dos and don’ts and increasing their responsibility to take down illegal and harmful content from their platforms, with fines and other sanctions to encourage compliance.
Neither Microsoft nor Google responded immediately to requests for comment.
© Thomson Reuters 2020
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Funcom had everyone thinking that Conan Chop Chop was simply a funny April Fool’s Day joke, but that isn’t the case. It’s actually a real, playable game, which will release in a few short months.
Just announced — for real, this time — at E3’s PCGamer Show, Conan Chop Chop is said to be a “hilarious, rogue-like romp through Hyboria.” One that will offer four player couch co-op, challenging boss encounters and hack n’ slash gameplay. That, as well as a diverse cast to suit any play style, a diverse world to explore, lots of loot to collect, “astonishing combos” and “infinite replayability.”
“Keeping this a secret has been a hardship,” admits Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “The feedback we got from fans when we released the April Fools’ Day trailer was amazing and remarkably unanimous, and so I have been itching to give them the good news ever since.”
“But don’t be fooled by the game’s humoristic and quirky looks. There is a lot of hard work being put into this, and the game should thrill roguelike fans and hack & slash fans alike,” says Casais.
Conan Chop Chop is targeting a September 3rd release, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.


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Aldi’s Specialbuys are incredibly popular with customers, who are looking for dupes or bargains. One garden product that was recently being sold on shelves is now being recalled due to the “risk of injury”.
As for how serious the recall is, Aldi explained: “It is a quality issue, and we are recalling the product because it does not meet our normal high standards.”
The supermarket said “similar products sold in previous years are not affected”.
And for any customer wondering whether the product was checked before going on sale, Aldi said its “products go through rigorous safety and quality checks”


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A slew of technology firms leaders Thursday forged the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Organization to facilitate to accelerate the development and deployment of interoperable Web services across a variety of
platforms, applications and programming languages.
The group’s founders include Accenture, BEA
, and SAP,
but it is open to all organizations who want to promote interoperability among Web services. The members said its mission is to provide implementation guidance to support customers
deploying Web services.
More specifically, WS-I will create a suite of tools and materials for testing implementation and conformance with Web services
standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. Tests will be self administered and aimed at uncovering errors in specification
implementations to improve interoperability between applications and across platforms.
Daryl Plummer, group vice president and research group director at Gartner Group, called the formation of the group an obvious
“Ensuring that Web services implementations interoperate across heterogeneous platforms is crucial to furthering the evolution of
Web services and driving customer adoption,” Plummer said. “WS-I is an expected and necessary industry initiative that will address
the key issue of interoperability, which is instrumental in moving Web services to the next level of acceptance and adoption.”
Rod Smith, vice president of Emerging Technology at IBM said: “The momentum of vendors and the cross-industry commitment behind WS-I
demonstrate that the Web services community is maturing and focusing on customer needs. WS-I will speed the worldwide adoption of
Web services by providing critical interoperability guidance and testing materials that work across multiple platforms.”
A variety of firms has already signed on to support WS-I: AutoDesk, Cape Clear, Compaq Computer, Corillian, Dassault Systems, J.D.
Edwards, Epicor, Flemenco Networks, Fujitsu, Grand Central Networks, Inc., Groove Networks, Iona, Kana, Macromedia, McAfee, Pivotal,
Plumtree, Qwest Communications, Real Names, Reuters, Toshiba and Versata Inc.
And while Sun Microsystems Inc. is perhaps conspicuously absent from this list of members, the company said in published reports
that it had not yet had a chance to analyze what is involved with membership. The networking giant said, however, that it sounded
Web services has garnered much attention in the past year, and no firm has faciliated this as much as Microsoft, which is releasing an important piece of its own architecture, Visual Studio .NET, next week. But even with such releases on the horizon, research firms generally feel that widespread adoption is a ways off.
Jupiter Media Metrix, for one, said only 16 percent of U.S. companies will use Web services technology in the next year to discover and interact with new business partners. Rather, JMM said adoption would be closer to 18 to 24 months. Until that time, enterprises will more likely be used to tie enterprises’ internal applications together.
“Visions of companies dynamically ‘discovering’ and collaborating with suppliers and partners through Internet-facilitated interactions is still within reach but the most realistic opportunities for companies over the next 18-24 months is to use the Web services software for cutting costs,” according to JMM research director and senior analyst David Schatsky.
Schatsky offered this advice: “But business managers, who are increasingly involved in application vendor selection, should become aware of the increasing role that Web services will have in the selection and deployment of enterprise applications. Jupiter expects that enterprise application vendors will begin to remake pieces of their applications around the Web services architecture by late 2002.”


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Two of the most important language assistants are Alexa and Cortana. A smart train from Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella. But the cooperation will not be enough to conquer the market.
The biggest merger on the voice assistants market is still a bit cumbersome. Who wants to order with his Microsoft assistant Cortana, for example, Klopapier, must first refer to Alexa: “Cortana, open Alexa.” Only then can the order give up.
Nevertheless, Microsoft and Amazon have met with their unusual cooperation the Zeitgeist. On Wednesday, they announced that their voices will be complementary in the future. Cortana users should be able to access the shopping features of Alexa and Alexa users to the Microsoft Office help from Cortana. The two tech-sizes show that they have understood their market: it is not about who is the first to conquer the segment of language support. Instead, it is to bring the customer to the market – and to offer him an all-encompassing product.
Cortana can shop, get Alexa mails
How exactly the integration works, there are so far only conjectures. It is obvious that the two companies have created a so-called skill for the other language assistant. With this extension , external providers can offer their services via Alexa or Cortana. The user can read the messages from Spiegel Online or play Jeopardy. In the future, Cortana will also shop at Amazon and Alexa will be able to retrieve the Outlook mails.
This is an important step in the establishment of digital assistants: the better the devices are, the more benefits they have for the customer. It still takes the cumbersome reference to the other language assistant. But Amazon’s chief Jeff Bezos has already announced in the New York Times that it will also be possible at any time without the title of the right language assistants to open. It is a real relief for the customer, who had little to do so far when Alexa was on the table and he wanted to retrieve his mails. That Bezos and Satya Nadella have joined together to get to this point more quickly, speaks for their far-sightedness.
Alexa is also installed on Amazon Echo. The language assistant now cooperates with Microsoft’s Cortana. (Picture: Amazon)
Nice side effect: They put their biggest competitors Apple and Google under pressure. Because the market has so far divided into four language assistants: Amazons Alexa , Apple’s Siri , Google’s Assistant and Microsoft’s Cortana. Everyone fought for themselves, everyone wanted to convince the customer of his product. This is different now. With the alliance Apple and Google are under pressure. Bezos says that he is open to further integrations. After all, it is about giving customers access to as many assistants as possible, he says. But this should not be desirable for the other two groups.
Are Cortana and Alexa joining Siri and Google Assistant?
Both cultivate their own ecosystem. Apple has created an almost sect-like universe, which seldom leaves customers – also because it makes a lot of work from an Apple device to a non-Apple device. Siri is there accordingly only with iOS and in the homepod. This lockin effect is an elementary part of company culture. Google, on the other hand, has built the most successful operating system for smartphones, collecting daily unimaginable data points from its users. This raises the question how much a cooperation with Amazon and Microsoft would really bring the group from Mountain View.
Especially since Apple and Google still have a great advantage against the language assistants of Amazon and Microsoft: They are installed on millions of smartphones. This means they are always with the user, are integrated into the everyday life of the people. Although there are Cortana also for Android and also on some Homespeakern. Alexa has worked up in refrigerators , TV and even iOS . But also the user Cortana and Alexa usually leave the front door. This means that the two assistants miss a part of the lives of their users.
A look at the figures shows why this is not to be underestimated: according to Statista currently 603 million smartphones with iOS system and 2.58 billion with Android system are in use. On the other hand, the “million” of echo sales and the 145 million active Cortana users look miserable. And just Google is trying diligently to bring his assistant into more devices.
And just because the two companies cooperate does not mean that they are no longer competing with each other. Finally, Microsoft plans a home assistant à la Echo. The cooperation between the corporations can therefore be assessed as one step, in order to become dangerous for the two smartphone stalks. But the marathon between the language assistants have not yet decided for themselves.


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OAKLAND, Calif.— Harmful flame retardant chemicals linked to infertility, thyroid disease, neurodevelopmental problems, cancer and other illness were found in 90% of children’s play furniture. The new Center for Environmental Health (CEH) report shows that children’s furniture with the harmful chemicals are prevalent in stores nationwide and in Canada.
It is legal and common practice for manufacturers to add toxic chemicals to children’s products. Congress has not passed any chemical policy that prevents this assault on our most vulnerable. Groups from Canada and the US purchased 42 children’s furniture items from popular retailers. Many of the items found with flame retardants are designed with colorful children’s characters including Disney Princesses, Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer, Marvel Comics’ Spiderman, and others.
“I had a P’Kolino Little Reader chair tested, thinking my two year old grandson would love it,” says Kathy Curtis, from Clean and Healthy New York, coordinator of Alliance for Toxic Free Fire Safety. “The chair contained both Firemaster 550 and TDCPP. Retailers should be more careful about the products they sell. We’re working with the Getting Ready for Baby Campaign to call upon Babies"R"Us and buybuy Baby to require product suppliers to disclose their use of hazardous chemicals, and to stop carrying products containing them in their stores.” “People of color are disproportionately impacted by toxic chemicals generally.
Some persistent toxic flame retardants drift north on wind and water and are in higher concentrations in the bodies of the indigenous Arctic people,” adds Maricarmen Cruz-GuillotywithAlaska Community Action on Toxics.
“These results confirm for us that Canada has a similar situation of unregulated and needless use of highly toxic chemicals in consumer products intended for children,” stated Kathleen Cooper, with the Canadian Environmental Law Association. “In years past, Oregon led the nation with tough laws on toxic brominated flame retardants,” says Chris Hagerbaumerwith Oregon Environmental Council’s(OEC). “But clearly, it’s not enough to get rid of toxic chemicals; we must also ensure that the alternatives are safer.”
“Even though Maine has been a leader in protecting kids from toxic chemicals, we found play furniture purchased here in Maine contains harmful flame retardant chemicals. It is time for retailers and lawmakers to demand that manufacturers make household products that are safe for kids,” says Emma Halas-O’Connor from The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine.
“Companies are using toxic or untested flame retardants in children’s furniture, and they’re not providing any kind of fire safety benefit. It’s only common sense for the Washington legislature to take action to get toxic flame retardants out of children’s products,” stated Erika Schreder from Washington Toxics Coalition.
“Biologically, children are more vulnerable to toxic chemicals. That’s why we’re concerned about these test results and why we are advocating for comprehensive chemical regulatory reform that actually protects children from harmful chemicals in products", says Cassidy Randall, Women’s Voices for the Earth.
Upcoming changes to flammability regulations, expected in 2014, will reduce toxic exposure. “Until now, furniture makers were required to use these chemicals, and retailers were stuck selling these toxic products,” notes Judy Levin of CEH. “Soon, retailers will have an opportunity to show they care about children’s health by telling manufacturers they only wish to carry toxic-free furniture. Leading retailers can help ensure that children everywhere can sit on furniture without worrying about toxic chemicals.”
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Extending the reach of its analysis software and services, IBM plans to release 20 analytics packages customized to the needs of specific industries.
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Never before has a single bottle sold for such a large amount in Sweden.
“The bidding was very cautious up until the final minutes and seconds, then a lot happened very quickly,” Sören Nylund, head of valuations for state-owned alcohol retailer Systembolaget's auctions, said to news agency TT.
The whisky, a Macallan Lalique 60 Years, was distilled in 1950 and is part of a limited edition series of 400 bottles.
“There are fewer of them left year after year, so the demand and price are both rising,” said Sören Nylund.
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Now Wave’s brand spankin’ new venue YES is set for a visit from Brisbane indie-pop outfit Cub Sport. Following the release of their sophomore album ‘BATS’ on their own record label Cub Sport Records, the self-managed Aussie outfit have announced a small string of shows in the UK, stopping at Charles St on 15th February. Tickets are on sale Monday 8th October at 9am.
Formed by singer-songwriter Tim Nelson in 2010, their first EP came just months later in the shape of ‘Tim Nelson & The Cub Scouts’. Following a dispute from Australia’s Scouts, the band settled on Cub Sport in 2013, releasing their first LP ‘This Is Our Vice’ in 2016. Cub Sport’s openness with fans has helped develop a culture of inclusion around the band, finding fans around the world with their brand of “emotionally-charged pop”. Their most recent album is deeply personal collection of songs chronicling lead singer Tim Nelson’s journey of coming out as gay and admitting his love for fellow band member Sam (Bolan) Netterfield.
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The government had revised the definition of MSME, which means that it has increased the turnover limit up to Rs 100 crore and investment limit up to Rs 20 crore for medium-sized units and likewise for small-size and micro-size ones.
The revision of MSME definition which had been the long-pending demand of the industry has finally seen the light of day.
The Indian textile industry, which consists of more than 80% micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), would gain immensely with the announcement of a major reforms package to the MSME sector as it has been well-timed to scale up in a big way. By announcing Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free automatic loan for businesses, including MSMEs, this package will benefit 45 lakh small businesses, the industry felt.
Being the second largest employment generator in India after agriculture, the textile industry feels the package will definitely be a morale booster sought by the industry for long, said the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the apex body of textile sector in India.
The government had revised the definition of MSME, which means that it has increased the turnover limit up to Rs 100 crore and investment limit up to Rs 20 crore for medium-size units and likewise for small-size and micro-size ones. The fresh reforms package will greatly benefit over 80% of the textile units in India across the value chain, especially the garment and made-up units, said T Rajkumar, chairman, CITI.
According to Ashwin Chandran, chairman, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), since the textiles and clothing industry is predominantly MSME in nature, this will greatly benefit over 80% of the textile units, especially the garment and made-ups units.
Allocation of Rs 3 lakh crore to extend collateral-free loans for businesses including MSMEs, provision of four-year tenure with moratorium of 12 months on principal repayment and further allocating Rs 20,000 crore for stressed MSMEs and Rs 50,000 crore for potentially viable MSME units will definitely give the industry a necessary push.
SIMA chairman also said the marginal reduction of 2% in the employers’ and employees’ contribution in the EPF and 25% reduction in the tax deducted at source and tax collected at source would help to improve liquidity to a certain extent.
The revision of MSME definition which had been the long-pending demand of the industry has finally seen the light of day. The government has finally changed the definition of MSME by allowing units with investment up to Rs 1 crore in place of Rs 25 lakh and units with turnover up to Rs 5 crore to be called micro units. The investment and turnover limits for small and medium businesses have also been raised to allow them to retain fiscal and other benefits. Now, small weaving mills will come under new MSME norms and because of this, many garment manufacturers will be benefited, Rajkumar added.
Raja M Shanmugam, president, Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA), said the reforms package would lay out a comprehensive vision to spur growth and become self-reliant India.
While appreciating collateral free automatic loan for standard MSMEs, subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs, equity infusion for MSMEs through Fund of Funds, Raja M Shanmugham said the reduction of employer as well as employee EPF contribution for business and workers for three months from 12% to 10% is another major support received under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package. He also appreciated other direct tax measures and extension of income tax return filing. Other major decision has been the banning of global tenders for government procurement up to Rs 200 crore.


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Xiaomi has grown quickly over its short 6 years of existence and has expanded well beyond its home country. It now has official presence in 90 markets and is in Top 5 in terms of market share in half of those markets.
As of Q3 2019, half of the company's revenue is coming from the global market (the other half from China). The Q1 to Q3 period from last year that overseas revenue reached almost $10 billion.
Xiaomi will publish the financial report for the final quarter of 2019 soon and that...
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The upcoming Porsche Macan is scheduled to make its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show shortly, but the company has let some almost-undisguised photos slip on its Facebook page. Perhaps “let slip” isn’t exactly the right word, since the Porsche PR folks must have known that the pictures of the new premium sport crossover testing in a variety of environments would catch the attention of Porsche fans everywhere.
Found in a folder called, “Perfect lines: the design of the new Macan,” the latest photos show the Macan’s Cayenne-writ-small styling, featuring a more aggressive face, LED headlights and a tailgate-mounted spoiler. The Macan also shows off its bad-road credibility with photos of the vehicles testing on muddy trails. The Macan is expected to be mostly an on-roader, but like the Cayenne it may offer some surprises when the roads get rough.
Pricing is expected to start around $50,000 when the Macan goes on sale this December. The car is expected to share the new 3.0 liter twin-turbo six-cylinder that currently powers the Panamera and other cars, and will likely inherit the larger 3.6 liter twin-turbo as well. A smaller entry-level engine is also possible. Expect Porsche’s excellent PDK seven-speed dual-clutch transmission to make an appearance as well. The all-wheel drive system will likely follow Porsche’s rear-biased template also seen on the Panamera and Cayenne. The Macan also features a staggered wheel setup, with wider tires on the back.
Though it’s not a favorite of the purists (who really should have gotten over the fact of Porsche making four-doors by now, after the success of the Cayenne and Panamera), the Macan is an important vehicle for Porsche, as it enables expansion into the growing premium-crossover market. Porsche has added shifts at its Leipzig factory and built a new paint shop in preparation for the vehicle’s debut. The expansion is the biggest construction project in Porsche’s history.


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No PlayStation Plus subscription? No problem
Guerrilla Games is celebrating the launch of Killzone: Shadow Fall‘s first map DLC with a week of free multiplayer. The festivities kick off tomorrow and continue until March 11, giving those without PlayStation Plus subscriptions an opportunity to join the fray for a limited time.
Also free of charge are the new battlegrounds, which take inspiration from the derelict ISA vessel and dreaded hangar level from the single-player campaign. Those will debut on March 4 alongside the weekly PlayStation Store update.
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Curved smartphones are on the way as tech giant Samsung says it'll be launching one next month.
The announcement came at an event for the Galaxy Note 3, but Samsung didn't give out any more secrets about the curved device.
Curved screens are just the start of an expected move towards foldable phones.
Technology firms still need to work out how to make bendable phones cheaply and come up with display panels that can be very thin and heat resistant.
Prototypes of curved and bendy phones have been on show at tech events already.
Samsung, the world's best-selling smartphone maker, hasn't said what October's device will look like.
Samsung also makes TVs with curved displays, but they are very expensive, costing thousands of pounds each.


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According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Cherry Hill, NJ's Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing received approval on March 15th for can art for For Amusement Only, an American Pale Ale.
Coming in at 5.3% ABV, For Amusement Only profiles with "Sweet Orange, Pineapple and Impressions of…Continue
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In December 2018, Conclave Brewing continued its streak of amazing IPA offerings when it debuted Skullflower. Now, according to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), it appears the Flemington, NJ brewery is considering distributing Skullflower in cans.…Continue
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March 19, 2019--Mombacho Cigars, manufacturer of premium boutique cigars based in Granada, Nicaragua announced today five tastings in the Dominican Republic, which kick off its first international tour of 2019, always in its best interest to support the education of the culture of the tobacco and cigars globally.
Claudio Sgroi, Master Blender and President of Mombacho Cigars, will share valuable details of the history, science, culture and art that are hidden…
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March 18, 2019--Diesel is rolling out Hair of the Dog, a limited-edition release that’s hitting retail this month.
Developed by AJ Fernandez with Justin Andrews and handcrafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua, Diesel Hair of the Dog is a medium-to-full-bodied smoke with earthy flavor, notes of pepper and a…Continue
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Another week, and it appears another sought-after release coming from Lakewood, NJ's Icarus Brewing Company. Or should we say TWO sought-after releases.
In their typical release slot on Wednesday, Icarus will be releasing Carrington Event for the first time in cans. Carrington Event is a 10.4% ABV Triple IPA with Lactose that debuted on draft…Continue
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Hidden Sands Brewing Company has made a name for itself through its "use of a local freshwater aquifer with a 650’ well tapping directly into the 800’ source itself" in its Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey location. Now, it appears Hidden Sands will make a name for itself by soon releasing their first canned offering.…Continue
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March 15, 2019--Cigar Dojo, the first and largest social cigar app, and Cubariqueño Cigar Company, a rapidly growing favorite in the craft cigar industry, have collaborated for the second time, introducing the Protocol Night Stick—a swift and just assault on the palates of die-hard cigar enthusiasts.
Following in the footsteps of 2018's Hit Release: Protocol K9—a limited edition project that proved to be among Cigar Dojo's most acclaimed and fastest selling cigar…Continue
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March 15, 2019--Drew Estate announces today the release of ACID Croqueta Tubo to Drew Estate retailers nationwide. Attendees of the 2019 TAA Trade Show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic will get the first look at this beautiful full ring gauge, short length expression.…Continue
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March 14, 2019—With much excitement, Villiger Cigars will introduce a European favorite, the Villiger La Meridiana to the U.S. consumer. Recently obtaining a 92 rating by Cigar Journal, the Villiger Meridiana was released in 1998 and has gained a loyal following, among full-flavored cigar enthusiasts in Europe. The Villiger Meridiana was conceived by Heinrich Villiger, as a way to pay tribute to some…Continue
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March 13, 2019--Drew Estate announces today the return of the Herrera Esteli Habano Edicion Limitada Lancero exclusively for Drew Diplomat retailers and will begin shipping immediately. This cigar will be displayed to Drew Diplomat retailers attending the TAA Trade show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic.…Continue
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March 13, 2019--Manifatture Sigaro Toscano will attend the Tobacconists’ Association of America Meeting, happening March 17-21 at Casa De Campo in The Dominican Republic.
MST will be present with the entire Toscano cigars portfolio and its new retail displays. The new modular displays, exclusive to the United States, will allow retailers to sell Toscano cigars individually, inside (or out) of the humidor. The displays are stackable up to 3 units high and…Continue
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ProCigar 2019: De Los Reyes Factory and Farm Tour
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
On this day we participated in the tour of the De Los Reyes Cigar Factory and Farm in Bisono. Upon arriving at the farm we were greeted with a Patoro Serie P cigar and had the option of going into…Continue
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According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on March 1st, Bradley Brew Project received approval for a can label for From Making Dreams. This marks the second planned can offering for the Bradley Beach, NJ brewery behind Unicorn Girls, their flagship IPA.
According to the label art, From Making Dreams is a…Continue
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Another week, another highly sought after offering is coming from Lakewood, NJ's Icarus Brewing Company. On February 26th, Icarus received approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) for a can label for a new offering - Bang Kitty.
Bang Kitty is an 8.1% ABV Imperial IPA with Lactose, Coconut, Lemongrass, Basil and Thai…Continue
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March 2, 2019--Ristefari ’19 Event Smoke Release – Crna Nok Solomon
The 2019 Ristefari cigar release will be sticking with the past trends to be a 7x56 Solomon. The 2017 blend was for the Red Knight series, the 2018 was the Zlatno Sonce, and to complete the core line of releases, the 2019 will be the Crna Nok. The event will be held on March 9th at Golden Leaf in Hobart, IN from 9am-closing. We have International guests flying in this year. …
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Two Ton Brewing, the long-time contract brewer that recently set up shop in Kenilworth, NJ, is set to celebrate its 5th Anniversary this year, and they'll do so with a new bottle offering. According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Two Ton received approval on February 19th for a bottle label for Ebullient.…Continue
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According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Rahway, New Jersey's Wet Ticket Brewing received approval on February 18th for a can label for Galaxy Shaker.
Galaxy Shaker is an 8.2% ABV Imperial India Pale Ale with Lactose according to the can label. Can art profiles the beer as a "DDH Imperial New England IPA…Continue
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According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on February 14th, Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey received approval for a can label for Tradewinds Tropical Wheat.
Tradewinds Tropical Wheat is a 5.7% ABV Ale brewed with Passionfruit and Guava set to be released in pint-sized cans. Can art…Continue
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Icarus Brewing Company is taking their most popular and adding a twist with their new favorite hop. The Lakewood, NJ brewery is set to announce that they will be canning DDH Yacht Juice with Bru-1.
DDH Yacht Juice with Bru-1 is an 8% ABV Imperial IPA. Can art reads, "Imperial India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra,…Continue
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According to a filing with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureay (TTB), Fairfield, NJ's Magnify Brewing Company received approval on February 17th for a can label for Blueberry Short Stack. This will be the 8th beer in Magnify's Breakfast DIPA series.
According to label art, Blueberry Short Stack will be an 8% DIPA brewed with oats,…Continue
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Amazon reveals best-selling products since launch
Amazon has revealed the best-selling products since launching its retail offering in Australia last week.
According to the online retail giant, technology and books dominated Australian shopping carts, with video games representing the top four most-purchased items.
“In the run up to Christmas it is not surprising to see video games featuring prominently in the top ten,” said Rocco Braeuniger, Country Manager of Amazon Australia.
“Outside of the top ten, Australians have been buying everything from daily essentials, including nappies and socks, to bigger purchases such as wearable tech and cameras.”
But while the first purchase made on Amazon.com.au was L’Oreal Paris True Match Foundation, the top five best-selling products in NSW, ACT, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia are entirely technology based.
Only Tasmania and Northern Territory buck the trend with books, makeup and household goods making it to their top five best-selling products.
Meanwhile, customers in NSW have made the most purchases so far, with the Kindle Paperwhite being the most popular product in the state.
Amazon last week launched in Australia with “millions” of products across 23 categories, representing the biggest launch in company history.
However, many analysts and consumers were underwhelmed by the initial offering, describing the range as “patchy” and prices as too high.
As Costumes.com.au founder Nathan Huppatz told Internet Retailing, Amazon might technically have “millions” of products for sale, but a large chunk of its inventory is likely comprised of books and e-books.
Still, Huppatz believes things will improve over time, a sentiment echoed by Amazon’s Braeuniger.
“We focus on the Australian customer and on long term success. With this in mind we continue to work hard to deliver great customer experience and fast delivery; and to provide customers with an ever-increasing selection of products at low prices,” he said.
Top 10 best-selling products on Amazon Australia
- FIFA 18 PS4
- CALL OF DUTY: WW2 PS4
- STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II PS4
- Nintendo Switch – Neon Blue and Red Joy-Con
- Strong 3M HDMI Cable
- Strong Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
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- 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food
- STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II XBOX ONE
- Nintendo Switch – Gray Joy-Con


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Sports apparel giant Adidas is considering dumping its once-lucrative golf business, according to Bloomberg. The company is in talks with the financial firm Guggenheim Partners about selling off its TaylorMade assets, which lost money in the most recent quarter due to sales dropping 26% year-over-year. Adidas may also consider only selling off its Adams Clubs and Ashworth clothing brands.
Adidas is predicting a full-year decline in sales from its golf division as the sport continues to decline in popularity in the U.S. CEO Herbert Hainer is in the process of paring down the company’s operations to focus specifically on athletic shoes.
The company disclosed the plans along with its quarterly financial results Thursday. Adidas reported that overall sales in the quarter rose 15% to 3.9 billion euros, beating analysts’ estimates.
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Vivint Technology Supports the Smart Home Movement
Vivint hopes to transform the home in the same way the smartphone changed the mobile industry.
As the technologies in smartphones and automobiles become more advanced, with facial recognition software and self-driving vehicles, Vivint Inc. is bringing similar revolutionary technology into the home.
“We’re transforming the home in the same way that the mobile industry did with the smartphone,” Vivint founder and Chief Executive Office Todd Pedersen said at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Pedersen noted that the home is where most people spend their time; it is also the largest asset and is usually one of the most significant spending areas for consumers.
“On average, we have 15 pieces of hardware installed in the home, all connected on one application,” Pedersen said. “Eventually, every single thing inside of the home that has anything to do with technology or services is going to be connected through one platform – that’s what we’re doing.”
At the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit, approximately 20,000 people gathered to see tech industry leaders discuss new trends and products that are having a meaningful impact on the industry.
The transition to smart homes is happening slowly, but smart homes will become more commonplace as they “simplify your life and allow you to operate inside your home in a more convenient way” that goes beyond just smart devices in the home, Pedersen said. It also should save people time and money.
“It’s really easy to ship out a thermostat. It’s easy to ship out a doorbell camera, but to have a comprehensive system that is fluid, that works, that is installed professionally, that has a maintenance schedule that is backed up by a large company that knows what is going on without being intrusive – that is a difficult proposition, but that’s what we do.”
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This June, Old Bakery Beer is partnering with Saint Louis Effort for AIDS to release a collaboration just in time for Pride Month. The limited edition rainbow Citrus Wheat Pride can launches June 1 and will be available while supplies last. $2 from every case will go to Saint Louis Effort for AIDS, along with $1 from every 4-pack sold at the brewery located at 400 Landmarks Blvd in Alton, Illinois.
Old Bakery Beer COO Lauren Pattan said “At Old Bakery Beer, we celebrate all people, all families, all love. We knew we wanted to do something to support our local LGBTQ community during Pride Month.”
The timing of the collaboration is key.
“With the discrimination, the LGBTQ community is currently facing in healthcare, we knew that’s where we wanted to focus. Saint Louis Effort for AIDS has served thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in the St. Louis region, and there are thousands more who aren’t actively engaged in care. Though small, we hope this collaboration will raise awareness and support STLEFA in their work.”
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It’s that time of year and with just days to go before Christmas Day, the pressure is on. For those hosting, the list of jobs is endless. So surviving and even enjoying the big day requires some forward thinking.
Design guru and King Living brand ambassador Neale Whitaker says Christmas has become much more of an event since he and his partner David Novak Piper moved to acreage on the south coast a few years ago.
“We do take it more seriously than we used to because it’s more of an occasion for people to stay with us and it gives them an excuse to get out of the city,” Neale says.
For Neale and David, Christmas now involves hosting a series of events, including a get together with the locals prior to the big day, followed by accommodating guests from the city for a few days.
Being able to enjoy the experience all gets down to planning ahead, Neale says.
“It’s about being organised,” he says. “David used to be a chef so he takes it all in his stride because he is used to cooking for crowds.
“We are very good at being organised well in advance. Lists have been made two weeks ago and David knows exactly what to prepare on the day.”
The pair have opted for ordering some food, such as a cooked ham, cheeses and wines from local and city suppliers using online and instore services.
Special additions, such as David’s mother’s Christmas cake, can be made well in advance.
“When I first met David, his mum would always present us with a homemade Christmas cake and pudding,” says Neale. “As his mum Ruth has got on in years, she has stopped doing that but earlier this year, David found the original recipes and he has followed them faithfully.”
While Neale says their home is more like a cottage than a sprawling estate, it is flexible enough to service guests.
“The house is relatively small — it’s a cottage with four bedrooms, one of which is used as an office,” he says. “The beauty of this house is that it sits on 2.5 acres and it has a big veranda.”
Magimix presenter Vanessa Campbell says the secret to success for a family lunch of 20 at her place is doing as much in advance as possible, including tasks such as making salads and cutting fruit for the pavlova.
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“The Magimix can chop, slice and dice,” she says. “When you cut with a knife, it’s a slow action and it bruises the leaves and vegetables. They can turn brown on the edges by the next day.
“Salad prep always takes so long but this is super quick.”
Her other big tip is delegation.
“We always hand out the jobs so that you know who is bringing what on the day,” says Vanessa. “Don’t put the pressure on yourself to do everything.
“Everyone should be able to relax on Christmas Day.”
She suggests keeping it simple with drinks, with a punch bowl for the kids and the adults to serve themselves, along with the best champagne you can buy.
”We always have two bottles of Veuve Clicquot,” she says. “Good champagne is a must.”
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