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Japanese company Nissan is pouring £1 billion into a UK-based factory to make a next-generation electric vehicle and its batteries, alongside funding from the UK government.
With Brexit posing a serious challenge to domestic carmakers, Nissan’s commitment was hailed by the government as a sign that UK industry can thrive even outside the EU.
The project has been launched with an initial investment of £1 billion by Nissan and its partners Envision AESC, a global player in battery technology, and Sunderland City Council.
Consisting of three interconnected initiatives, the Nissan EV36Zero brings together electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery manufacturing to create what the company describes as “a world’s first EV manufacturing ecosystem”.
The initiative, which will be based at Nissan’s Sunderland plant along with battery company Envision AESC, is expected to create more than 1,600 direct jobs with an additional 4,500 in supply companies.
Although Nissan said it would build an all-electric vehicle in the UK with £423 million of the £1 billion pledged, it declined to give details on when production could begin.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng suggested that the government has given Nissan significant financial support, but declined to give an exact figure. Nissan’s chief executive officer, Makoto Uchida, said:
“This project is part of Nissan’s pioneering efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the lifecycle of our products. Our comprehensive approach includes not only the development and production of EVs, but also the use of on-board batteries for energy storage and reuse for secondary purposes.
” His company has developed concepts for smart city technologies that use vehicle-to-grid technology and battery storage to improve the distribution of low-carbon energy in future cities.
“Today’s announcement stems from lengthy discussions within our teams and will significantly accelerate our efforts in Europe to achieve carbon neutrality,” he added.
“Nissan will continue to leverage its electrification strengths to become a company that continues to deliver value to its customers and society.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Nissan’s announcement to build its next-generation all-electric vehicle in Sunderland, alongside a new Envision-AESC gigafactory, is a great vote of confidence in the UK and our highly skilled workforce in the UK. north. East.
“Building on more than 30 years of history in the area, this is a pivotal moment in our electric vehicle revolution and securing the future for decades to come.
Envision AESC already operates a Sunderland-based battery factory that was established in 2012 to localize Nissan Leaf’s battery production.
It hopes the new factory will increase the cost competitiveness of UK-made EV batteries, including through a new Gen5 battery cell with 30 percent more energy density, improving range and efficiency.
A recent survey found that a quarter of UK households said they would buy an electric car or plug-in hybrid in the next five years.
The UK new car market has been faltering since the double blow of both Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the April figures showed an 11.5% increase in March, the first growth in more than six months. Ben Nelmes, Head of Policy at New Automotive said:
“To stay ahead of the curve, we need a lot more of this kind of investment in battery manufacturing and charging infrastructure.Despite being a former car manufacturing hotspot, the UK is currently not in the top ten global electric vehicle manufacturer.
“Ministers should be using every tool in the box to encourage more investment in battery production, but UK regulations are currently encouraging carmakers to focus on making petrol and diesel models slightly more efficient, rather than taking the plunge to the production of fully electric cars.
“The government should replace this regime with a California-style scheme that would give investors and manufacturers the security they need to invest in large-scale battery production.
” The total value of the government grants Nissan offered to close the deal is unknown. According to Reuters, Johnson has declined to comment on the details of financial incentives, stating:
“There are ongoing discussions about ways we can support people who are going to bring great green technology to this country; of course they are confidential.”


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The Online Travel Industry: Investing EssentialsBy Asit Sharma | More Articles August 25, 2014 | Comments 0Barajas Airport, Madrid. Source: Jean-Pierre Dalbera under Creative Commons license.The speed at which the Internet evolves can make milestones from 10 or 15 years ago seem worthy of encasement in a glass museum display. Take this quote from Priceline Group’s first annual report after its 1999 IPO:
By Smita Nair • Apr 29, 2014 9:00 am EDT
Priceline and its peers such as Expedia (EXPE) and Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) have been investing in marketing and promotion, technology, and personnel in an attempt to improve long-term operating results, but these expenses have pressured operating margins. Priceline’s management said on the earnings call that “operating margins were impacted by 146 bps of deleverage and offline advertising mainly related to our Booking.com TV campaigns in the U.S. and Australia and the inclusion of KAYAK offline advertising.” Although Priceline has managed to efficiently improve its margins, its peers have struggled.
In 2013, Priceline’s total online advertising expense was approximately $1.8 billion, up 41.2% year-over-year. A substantial portion of this was spent internationally through Internet search engines, meta-search and travel research services, and affiliate marketing. The company has worked on building brand awareness for Booking.com, Priceline.com, Agoda.com, KAYAK, and Rentalcars.com via aggressive marketing and promotion campaigns. It said it uses online search engines (primarily Google), meta-search and travel research services, and affiliate marketing as primary means of generating traffic to its websites. It also invested approximately $127.5 million in offline advertising via television, print and radio.
Priceline said its online advertising ROIs were down year-over-year for 2013. Its online advertising as a percentage of gross profit has increased due to lower returns on investment (ROIs) from online advertising, brand mix within the group, and channel mix within certain of its brands. Plus, its international brands are generally growing faster than U.S. brands, and usually spend a higher percentage of gross profit on online advertising.
Priceline CEO Darren Huston said in a Bloomberg interview that the company spends more on search ads on Google, and that results from Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) haven’t worked out for the company. Huston said in the article that the ad spending would be modified to include TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP), the KAYAK travel search engine, and Expedia’s (EXPE) search site Trivago. When asked about the emergence of Google as a potential competitor, Hudson said he was not worried, adding “Google of course respects us as an advertiser.”
Expedia mentioned in its annual filing that its marketing channels include social media sites such as Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR). The marketing initiatives also include promotional offers and traveler loyalty programs such as Welcome Rewards and Expedia Rewards that are recorded under its expenses. Orbitz (OWW) said in its annual filing that its marketing expense increased 16% or $39.5 million to $292 million, due largely to the growth of its private label distribution channel, which increased affiliate commissions by $23.5 million, and search engine and other online marketing of $32.7 million.

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Thousands of nectarines sold at Costco stores in California are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. announced the recall late last week, and it includes 1,727 cartons of Fresh Peaches, 1,207 cartons of Fresh Nectarines, and 365 cartons of Fresh Plums. No illnesses have been reported.
Only the Fresh Nectarines were sold in California.
The fruit was distributed in 18 states: Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.
The peaches and nectarines have a PLU sticker (PLU# 4044, 3035, 4378) showing the country of origin of Chile. The nectarines sold at Costco are packaged in a 4-pound plastic clamshell with the brand Rio Duero, EAN# 7804650090212.
It was sold in a variety of stores:
|ALDI||Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia||Nectarines, Peaches, Plums|
|Fairway Market||New York||Nectarines, Peaches|
|Market Basket||Massachusetts||Nectarines, Peaches|
|Walmart||Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia||Nectarines (MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV), Peaches (KY, NJ, NY, OH, PA, WV)|
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, and elderly people, along with those with weakened immune systems. It can also lead to miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. Many of those exposed to listeria suffer from these symptoms: high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
If you bought the affected fruit you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund.


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4K TVs didn’t make as big of a splash as consumer electronics companies would have liked at this year’s CES. Trust us when we say it had nothing to do with the technology as 4K TVs look absolutely stunning in person. Instead, it has a lot more to do with the pricing of 4K TVs as they currently retail for thousands of dollars, which is a tad outside of most people’s budget at this point. Samsung and Sony are aware of this, and as a result, are cutting the price of their latest 4K TVs to keep them within a somewhat affordable range.
Both Samsung and Sony are cutting the price of their 55-inch models, which brings the Samsung UN55F9000 down to $4,499.99 and the Sony XBR-55X900A down to $3,999.99. If you would prefer Samsung or Sony’s 65-inch models, both companies are making an even larger price cut to their respective 4K TVs as the Samsung UN65F9000 will now retail for $5,999.99 and the Sony XBR-65X900A will sell for $5,499.99. Sony had made their price cuts two weeks ago, while Samsung launched their price cuts just this past Sunday in order to match what Sony was doing.
Now that both Sony and Samsung have cut the prices on their 4K TVs, are you considering buying them at this point, are will you still wait to make your purchase when more 4K content is available?


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Based on OnePlus' own announcement, it sounds like MWC attendees will be given the opportunity to test the phone's gaming performance in person if they stop by the company's booth.
If you have the privilege of being able to attend the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC), you'll also have the chance to try out the full 5G experience with a prototype smartphone from OnePlus. And today the brand has confirmed that the two are directly related. Since OnePlus is teasing the gaming experience, we assume that this smartphone will have quite some power to impress the audience, perhaps, OnePlus next flagship will come with a certain focus in the gaming industry. Firstly, it will most likely be fueled by the Snapdragon 855, with the added benefit being that the SoC will be embedded with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem. A design language that will be pretty similar to the one adopted by Xiaomi with the Mi Mix 3.
OnePlus says that MWC visitors will be invited to "communicate with [their] community over a 5G network", though it's not clear what that entails. The company's CEO has spoken about the 5G revolution and how OnePlus will be launching a 5G-ready handset, which will arrive alongside a non-5G flagship.


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February 17, 2010 | by Robert Nelson
Best Buy has announced that the Motorola Devour will be available as of February 25. However those interested and also feeling like they cannot wait to make the purchase can head over to Best Buy and pre-order the handset as of now.
Those who pre-order will then be able to pick up the phone anytime after February 25. Basically, whether you pre-order or wait you are still going to get the phone at the same time. Kind of a bummer, but not all that unusual.
Interestingly enough, the press release announcement states that those interested in making a pre-order will have to purchase a $50 Best Buy Gift Card to “reserve their spot.” That is fine, but they make no mention of how much the Devour will be selling for.
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The recall resulted from an investigation by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), which was prompted after stories of burning Wranglers made headlines.
While reports of fires on 2007 through 2012 model year Wrangler have been made, the recall only affects 2010 model year models equipped with an automatic transmission. According to Chrysler the vehicles could catch fire as debris can become lodged between a skid plate and the car’s catalytic converter. To meet emissions requirements, Chrysler changed the location of the catalytic converter for 2010.
Recalled models will have their skid plate replaced by a skid bar, a design Chrysler implemented later in 2010 and which has been used since.
In total, 87,000 Wranglers have been recalled, including 68,000 in the U.S. and 6,000 in Canada.
Chrysler will be contacting owners and will replace the part free of charge.


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The massive improvement in losses was skewed by the closure of car assembly at the Dagenham plant and other restructuring action taken in 2000.
Turnover for the year rose from £5,694 million to £6,737 million, with a volume increase of 8% to 404,344 new cars. Total new car market share was down from 16.8% to 16.4%.
Roger Putnam, chairman of Ford of Britain, said: 'Our financial performance in 2001 was an improvement for Ford compared with the previous year and we are on track to achieve our objective of returning to profitability in the UK at the earliest opportunity.
'The UK is a very important market to Ford, being second only to the United States in terms of the number of vehicles sold.
'It is therefore important for our global business success that we are profitable in the UK.'
Putnam is confident the return to profitability will be led by new product such as the Fiesta, Fusion and Transit Connect and a step up in product research and development.
The 'back to basics' mantra is the main reason for the sell–off of Kwik-Fit to European venture capital firm CVC Capital Partners for £330 million.


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MEDFORD - Officials say multiple cars went up in flames overnight in Medford.
Firefighters battled the flames on Peconic Avenue at a business called Insurance Auto Auctions just before 1:30 a.m. The business buys and sells vehicles.
It is not clear how the fire started, but investigators say 10 vehicles were heavily damaged.
A preliminary investigation of the fire appears that it is non-criminal.


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[ecis2016.org] The GST Council’s move to reduce the tax rate on under-construction properties, will impact different segments to varying degrees, although it may also force a change in consumer behaviour, according to a report by Kotak Institutional Equities
The proposal of the GST Council, to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on under-construction properties, will likely have mixed implications for the sector, with consumers for high-price inventory (such as Mumbai and NCR) standing to benefit, although the absence of input tax credit may impact the overall costing in cities such as Bengaluru, with lower realisations, says a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. However, the lower tax reduces the differential pricing for under-construction and completed properties and may prompt changes in consumer behaviour, in terms of timing their purchases. This augurs well for retail housing finance volumes and asset quality performance of developer loans in metros, the report added.
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[ecis2016.org] GST on under-construction flats slashed to 5%, affordable housing to 1%
Reduction in GST may not benefit properties having lower price points
The revised rates of GST may not necessarily work favourably in case of:
(1) Lower price-point apartments (such as Bengaluru) and
(2) Where the builder has given the consumer the full benefit of input tax credit.
A headline GST of 5 per cent, compared to 12 per cent previously, is optically much lower. However, this needs to be seen in the context of removal of input tax credit. Buyers in cities such as Mumbai and Gurugram, will enjoy savings of three to four per cent. In general, consumers will be better with price points higher than Rs 6,000 per sq ft (assuming a construction cost of Rs 2,300 per sq ft).
Developers in select cities will have to take marginal price increases or bear the brunt of lower margins at unchanged prices. The exemption of GST on payments for JDA/FSI works favourably, as it limits the impact of lack of input tax credit.
Developers who retained part of the input tax credit will be worse-off under the new regime. Incremental clarity is required on usage of extant input tax credit, for services and material cost already paid. Further, the new tax rate will only be applicable from April 1, 2019 and accordingly, March 2019 will be a transition month that will likely see lower sales and will even have extant buyers requesting for a delay in the raising of new bills.
Computation of impact of GST revision on net property prices
New definition of affordable housing could keep a lot of metro cities outside its ambit
The new GST rules have reduced the headline rate to 1 per cent from 8 per cent (with input tax credit) for affordable housing. However, the definition of affordable housing now allows apartments of 60 sq m for metro cities and 90 sq m for non-metro cities, with a cap on the value of the asset at Rs 45 lakhs. A lot of small-sized apartments in metro cities may not be within the Rs 45-lakh limit and therefore, may not enjoy the lower GST under affordable housing. Apartments in other cities and those in the outskirts of metros, with ticket size up to Rs 45 lakhs will be the key beneficiaries, depending on the price point and construction cost.
Sensitivity of savings from proposed GST rates to property prices (%)
HFCs may benefit from higher volumes and improved liquidity for developers in metros
Lower prices for customers in metros such as Mumbai and NCR (wherein, land prices are high and hence, input tax credit in the previous regime was low) will help boost retail housing volumes in these locations. Private banks and large players like HDFC, are present in this space (even as HDFC has higher focus in the lower end).
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Market sources suggest that customers have been waiting for projects to be completed, to avoid the burden of GST, which is applicable only on under-construction projects. This had further stretched the financials of under-construction projects that were constrained due to weak demand and stable real estate prices. Higher under-construction sales in metros, post a price reduction following lower GST rates, will improve the financial health of large developers operating in these locations. This, in turn, will reduce the asset quality risk for HFCs lending to this segment.
Most HFCs have focused on the lower-end of the market with average ticket size of Rs 20-30 lakhs (Rs 2-3 million). The average ticket size of HDFC is Rs 2.6 million and LICHF is Rs 2.4 million. Assuming an average LTV of 45 per cent for LICHF and 60 per cent for HDFC, the average price of apartment works out to Rs 4.5-5.2 million – broadly around the cap of Rs 4.5 million for apartments attracting 1 per cent GST.
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By Michelle Martin
BERLIN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGaA MRCG.DE on Thursday raised its full-year 2019 forecast for sales and adjusted earnings after completing the takeover of semiconductor materials maker Versum Materials VSM.N in October.
Merck said 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for special items, would come in between 4.23 billion euros and 4.43 billion euros, up form a previous prediction of between 4.15 billion euros and 4.35 billion euros.
It said its 2019 net sales would come in between 15.7 billion euros ($17.30 billion) and 16.3 billion euros - up from a previous estimate of 15.3 billion euros to 15.9 billion euros.
Shares in Merck were up 1.2% in early Frankfurt trade.
The takeover of Versum was a bet on a recovery in electronic materials markets for semiconductor makers. Merck maintained its guidance that the accrued business would contribute around 270 million euros to group sales in fiscal 2019 and add around 80-90 million euros to adjusted EBITDA.
Merck's third-quarter EBITDA adjusted for special items rose by 15.4% to 1.11 billion euros, beating the analyst estimate of 1.06 billion euros in a poll posted on the company's website, underpinned by its healthcare and its lab supplies units while foreign currencies also had a positive impact.
Its healthcare unit saw adjusted EBITDA rise by 31.3% to 501 million euros, helped by strong demand for its multiple sclerosis pill Mavenclad and cancer immunotherapy Bavencio.
Merck's Life Science unit, which makes supplies and gear for the biotech industry, saw adjusted EBITDA gain 15.4% to 531 million euros. The unit is benefiting from a race in the drug industry to develop new treatments.
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Ancol to close during large-scale social restrictions
JAKARTA - Ancol Dreamland will be closed during Jakarta’s large-scale social restrictions, which will be reimposed starting from Monday (14/9).
“Ancol Dreamland will be temporarily closed including the beach areas, the Fantasy World amusement park, SeaWorld Ancol, and Ocean Dream Samudra,” said PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Tbk (PJAA) Head of Corporate Communications Rika Lestari in an official statement, Thursday (10/9).
Visitors who have purchased tickets online can still enter the area until Sunday, 13 September, while visitors who do not use their tickets until that date can use theirs until 30 June 2021 with prior reservations. (MS)


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iOS 7.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak coming soon?
May 24, 2014 in iPhone News & Rumors by
@winocm explained about the upcoming iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak.
Oh yeah, this is iOS 7.1.1 untethered if you didn’t notice earlier. (iPhone 4 GSM though, don’t want to mess with any other devices that I have. Would work elsewhere… if you put in the effort. ジ)
@i0n1c’s picture of jailbroken iPhone with iOS 7.1.1 running:
I just leave this here … pic.twitter.com/4UzalhUGjK
— Stefan Esser (@i0n1c) May 18, 2014
Describing the jailbreak on Twitter, Esser explains that the process “is not based on a long vulnerability chain. It uses a single beautiful kernel bug that goes from mobile to kernel.” While all of this sounds interesting, the chances of a public jailbreak being released ahead of WWDC this June are slim. Apple is expected to reveal iOS 8 at the conference, which should prompt the jailbreak community to keep new exploits close to the vest.
It’s great to know that iOS 7.1.1 has enough vulnerabilities for it to be jailbroken, but we doubt that i0n1c or winocm plan to release this jailbreak to the public. i0n1c has often expressed his dislike towards the jailbreaking community, while winocm plans to join Apple sometime soon.
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Snoop Dogg has been accused of promoting underage drinking by alcohol industry watchdog the Marin Institute, for his endorsement of Blast by Colt 45, PopEater has reported. Blast is a fruit-flavored drink, containing 12% alcohol in a 23-ounce can, and features labels resembling bubble gum wrappers, which some argue is directly targeted at young people.
The Marin Institute believes that Snoop is using his popularity to encourage young people to drink, so Marin reached out to California State Senator Alex Padilla to strengthen its ban the drink, and other so called “alcopops,” which contain alcohol and soda. According to Marin CEO Lee Levingston, Snoop’s affiliation with the brand is directly related to the injuries reported by numerous college students between of the ages of 17 and 19 (but interestingly, they don’t mention how it’s all directly his fault).
In a statement released by Marin, it blasted Pabst, the brewing company, saying, “While the federal government was shutting down dangerous caffeinated alcohol, Pabst Brewing Company was cooking up ‘Blast,’ a super sweet, fruit-flavored, supersized alcopop containing as much alcohol as four and a half cans of beer…. Joose, Four Loko, Tilt, and now Blast are racing to the bottom to harm youth. Senator Padilla’s bill should limit such products to one standard-size drink.”
The drink is set to hit the stores next month, let’s wait and see if Snoop sticks with the brand….
What do you think though, do celebrity endorsement really impact on whether or not you want to buy something?
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October 4, 2007 -- JDSU has launched a market awareness campaign dubbed "Know the Network," aimed at customers who install, manage, and maintain enterprise, home and broadband access networks.
Via the promotion, the company is offering a set of "task-ready, single-task" tools for enterprise, home wiring and broadband access network testing. According to the company, the test tools are designed to enable technicians "to know the network is ready to support the latest consumer and business communications services and applications, and allows them to complete installation and troubleshooting jobs quickly and efficiently."
The company says the market awareness campaign was launched to raise the visibility about the tools and their applications.
"Know the Network appeals to those who might not be familiar with JDSU as a provider of trusted, reliable and proven task-ready test tools for the enterprise and service provider markets," says Dave Holly, senior vice president and general manager of JDSU's Field Services test business. "We've set in motion a fresh series of JDSU advertisements and promotions to reflect what really matters to these customers - easy-to-use test tools that let technicians complete the job fast, the first time."
The initial launch of the campaign addresses two sets of JDSU test products, including those designed for private networks (enterprise networks and home wiring) as well as those for telecommunications and cable service providers. The products include:
-- Telephone Test Sets: Lil' Buttie Pro and DSL-safe Ranger butt sets
-- Tones and Probes: Turbo-Tone and Tonax tone generators, Resi-Tracer probe
-- Cabling & Network Testers: Testifier and LanRoamerPRO cable testers, LanScaper network tester
-- Ethernet Network Management Tools: Validator-NT Ethernet speed performance certifier with Plan-Um cabling project management software
-- Fiber Testers: SmartClass and pocket-size power meters and sources, T-BERD 6000 OTDR
-- Copper/xDSL Testers: HST-3000 copper and xDSL tester, SmartClass ADSL tester
-- Metro/Business Services Ethernet Testers: SmartClass Ethernet RFC 2544 service level agreement tester
According to a press release, the launch includes a dedicated Web presence with product and other information, including a locator to identify JDSU distribution partners. Print and online campaign advertising features "the personality and challenges" unique to four customer types: "Home Networking," for installation of in-home networks; "Enterprise Network," for those who manage enterprise networks for network speed and performance; "Premises Networking," for installing premises and building networking infrastructures; and "Access" for service providers.
"JDSU has partnered with the world's largest communications service providers to develop some of the most innovative and precise test instruments on the market," adds Holly. "These customers rely on JDSU tools to install, maintain and ensure quality for networks that serve millions of consumers and business. That same leading test expertise is now available through our task-ready line for enterprise, home wiring and broadband access network test - that's what the launch of Know the Network is all about."


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Written by Adrianne Madden
July 2, 2009
New England fishermen are increasingly taking a local approach to marketing their fish.
In 2007, Port Clyde, Maine, fishermen began their Fresh Catch community supported fishery. Under the program, the fishermen sell their catch directly to local residents. Subscribers pay for shares of the fleet's catch, picking up weekly orders of fresh, wild-caught, whole fish. The program has become increasingly popular among local residents.
Some Gloucester, Mass., area fishermen have apparently taken notice. A handful of harvesters have decided selling their product directly to local residents is a good way to go. They began the Cape Ann Fresh Catch program in June, delivering a variety of fish to some 750 subscribers in Bay State communities stretching from Jamaica Plain to Gloucester.
And in New Hampshire, fishermen have launched a new initiative that aims to bring locally caught fish directly to area restaurants. Participating restaurants in the New Hampshire Seafood Fresh and Local program pledge to buy their seafood primarily from New Hampshire fishing vessels or from boats whose home port is within a 15-mile radius of the New Hampshire coast.
Overall, there are seven such community supported fisheries http://namanet.org/csf/list operating along the East Coast. All of these programs are creating connections with their customers, who will know who caught their food, where they caught it, and when and how they caught it. Customers get fresh, high-quality seafood for a fair price.
And fishermen can catch fewer fish, yet make more money by selling direct to the public. Does this mean they'll no longer sell to traditional buyers?
No. But what fish that they do sell through their local initiatives will help them earn more than by selling to the traditional buyers alone. And with the new groundfish sector management regime slated to take hold come May 2010, such local programs could become increasingly popular in New England.
The Center for Coastal Studies recently announced that Owen Nichols, Director of the Center for Coastal Studies’ Marine Fisheries Research Program, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the John Annala Fishery Leadership Award by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.Read more ...
Cummins announced the opening of a new Alaska service location on Kodiak Island last week that will serve as a service and support location for commercial marine applications.Read more ...


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Move over Lululemon, there’s a new yoga pant in town.
Zobha, a luxury line of fitness, yoga and lifestyle apparel, is opening its first standalone retail store in Mill Valley next month. The brand began by being sold online and is now carried in nearly 400 stores worldwide, but has been growing so fast that it expects to have several more standalone stores in the Bay Area by next year.
“We found that digital is fantastic, but the wholesale space can be great or challenging, depending on the retailer,” said Zobha founder and CEO Jamie Hanna. “So to really tell the full story and offer a complete product line we needed to do our own store.”
Zobha has more than doubled its revenue since opening in 2008, according to Hanna, and is on track to continue that growth through next year.
The company’s growth has been right in line with the overall active wear market, which has been identified as the fastest growing apparel sector. In the United States, the marked is valued at $30 billion and $42 billion worldwide. “The market is so ripe for this expansion,” Hanna said.
Retailers across the country, including San Francisco-based Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), are scrambling to keep up with the market and make their own labels to meet the demand.
Gap has opened nearly 30 Athleta stores — its new active wear brand — around the country in the past year. And Target (NYSE: TGT) is opening the first standalone store for its C9 Active Apparel brand in San Francisco next month.
Zohba’s new 2,000-square-foot flagship store at 30 Miller Avenue will offer the entire line of the brand’s clothing, including its popular men’s line.
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According to Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal, India, a digital economy with the benefit of the “Giant Trinity” (1.3 billion Aadhar cards, over 1 billion bank accounts, and mobile phones), should go paperless in international trade to significantly reduce logistics costs, speed up ship turnaround times, and improve the effectiveness of current port infrastructure.
While the nation of India has actively embraced technology and digitization and has a strong belief in its power, he said the country still relied largely on paper papers for cross-border trade.India should go paperless in international trade to drastically reduce costs, as it has the advantage of the “Giant Trinity” (1.3 billion Aadhar cards, over 1 billion bank accounts, and mobile phones). logistics costs, improve turnaround time of ships and enhance the efficiency of existing port infrastructure, said Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal.
While India as a country has believed in the power of technology and has been actively deploying technology and digitisation, the country still depended heavily on paper documents when it came to cross-border trade, he said.
“We have millions of MSMEs who produce various products. Individuals, groups and families engage in handcraft, handmade-products, artifacts etc. They should be able to sell their items to families in Canada, U.K. and U.S. with ease. That’s when we can say technology is helping us to make cross border trade inclusive,’‘ the Commerce Secretary further said.


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Pierluigi Ghirelli elected chairman of Ceramicolor
Federchimica Ceramicolor, the Italian association of ceramic colour and metal oxide producers, elected its new chairman during the annual meeting.
The new chairman of Ceramicolor, the Federchimica-affiliated trade association representing ceramic colour and metal oxide producers, was elected unanimously during the annual meeting held on 3 May. Taking up the post is Pierluigi Ghirelli, a manager with extensive experience in the ceramic sector as Managing Director of ZS Ceramco and ZS Asian (the group’s Indonesian branch) and Global Tile Sector Manager for the entire Zschimmer & Schwarz Group.
The association’s governing bodies have also been renewed, with Claudio Casolari (Metco) and Daniele Bandiera (Vetriceramici) elected as Vice Chairmen.
“I am truly honoured to have been elected Chairman of an association that has grown enormously in recent years and has taken up many new challenges thanks to the wide-ranging expertise of its members. I would first of all like to thank the team I have at my side, consisting of technically skilled and highly motivated entrepreneurs and managers,” says Ghirelli. “The crisis in our sector and the pandemic over the past year have been truly challenging. We have responded by reinventing ourselves in terms of both our products and our processes.”
By making significant investments in R&D, the industry aims to develop increasingly specialist and environmentally-friendly products that will enable ceramic manufacturers to achieve the highest aesthetic and technological standards.
Ghirelli will focus in particular on the relationship between the worlds of education and business. “Training new technical and management professionals is the real challenge for the future,” he says.
Ceramicolor represents 16 Italian companies with a turnover in excess of 400 million euros operating in the sectors of frits and glazes, colours and auxiliaries for ceramic and metals, inorganic pigments and metal oxides.
“The national association that I now have the honour of leading is made up of the industry’s top companies, which have always played a very important role in reaffirming the Italian spirit and aesthetic quality of ceramic products in close cooperation with other companies operating in the sector,” continues Ghirelli. “I will carry on the work of my predecessor at the association and focus on promoting cooperation throughout the supply chain as the basis for the further development of our world-leading industry.”


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Yealands is on a mission to toast six Kiwis on sustainable journeys with its online campaign Raise a Glass. The campaign website, developed by Satellite Media, showcases each finalist’s story, including musician Iva Lamkum, Frank Stationery owner Jason Holdaway and Sea2Summit7 adventurer Dave Williams, who raises awareness and funds for male mental health.
House of Travel has launched an iPhone and Android app in collaboration with developer Satellite Media. The app gives existing customers access to their itinerary and a virtual version of their travel consultant with support via their mobile phone.
Satellite Media leaders Nikki Streater and Nick Lowe erased the company line between digital and media before they could foresee the avalanche of devices and channels that would bring the two areas together. Now it’s clients that cover a raft of touchpoints — and support its forays into connected retail and events — that interest the company most.
Tip Top has made new promotional posters that use artificial food colourings discarded in its move to natural ingredients. It’s also wooing communities outside Auckland with virtual reality games designed to draw the crowds over summer.
Auckland production company Satellite Media and agency BelowTheLine’s new app for Fonterra Brands and Foodstuffs’ New World supermarkets brings dairy products and the Anchor cow to life. Little Fridge supports the New World Little Shop promotion with in store treasure hunts and a stand where shoppers can photobomb the Anchor cow.
Music magazine Rip It Up has been sold to Groove Guide publisher Grant Hislop.
Metro claims to be “the most trusted guide to eating in Auckland”. And the title is playing to its strengths and moving to where its audience is increasingly looking with the launch of Metro Eats, a new mobile app that was developed by Satellite Media and combines content from the magazine’s Top 50 Restaurants, Top 100 Cheap Eats and Top 50 Bars.
In an effort to create a snapshot of New Zealand through the eyes of social media, Vodafone recently asked Kiwis to share their Tweets, Txts, status updates, videos, and pictures as part of Share Everything Day on 8 July. And the end result of all that sharing, a short-film created by Satellite Media, was released on Vodafone’s Facebook page today.
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Life is tough for AMD nowadays.
As demand for PCs has slipped, so have AMD’s prospects: Since January, its stock price has dropped over sixty percent, and there are persistent rumors that it’s looking for someone to buy it.
Now, the chip company is looking to action off its own property. Reuters reports that AMD plans to sell its 58-acre Austin, Texas campus and lease its office space back from the buyer. The deal, worth upwards of $150 million, won’t help AMD’s situation too much, but for a company that’s $2 billion deep in long-term debt, any bit of cash helps.
The sale is yet another effort by AMD to solve its persistent money problems. After reporting some weak earnings for the third quarter this year, the chipmaker announced that it would be slashing its workforce by 1,700 employees — a 15 percent cut.
Funny enough, AMD’s campus-selling strategy is one also employed by Nokia, which has also been looking to sell its Espoo, Finland headquarters to solve its own cash concerns. Like AMD, Nokia is also a company that hasn’t adjusted well the current age of the smartphone. Maybe the two companies have a lot to learn from each other.
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The topics you have to be able to discuss this week.
1. Fleet fit for a queen
An affidavit authorising Grace Mugabe’s son to drive motor vehicles out of Zimbabwe for service in SA and Botswana revealed the extent of the former first lady’s vast wealth. The affidavit confirmed her to be the owner of three luxury vehicles — a Rolls-Royce Ghost, a Porsche and a Range Rover Autobiography.
The arrival of the Rolls-Royce Ghost in Zimbabwe late in 2017 sparked a public outcry given its high value, set against the country’s deteriorating economic conditions.
2. Extracting its pound
The management of Poundland, the UK discount store chain Steinhoff International acquired for £610m in July 2016, wants to divorce itself from its scandal-ridden parent via a management buyout, according to The Telegraph.
The newspaper said Poundland executive chairman Andy Bond, a former Asda CEO, has approached various private equity firms to back a management buyout.
This comes as Steinhoff looks to liquidate many investments, including its stake in PSG Group, to find cash in order to stave off a liquidity crunch in Europe as a result of funders pulling their investments in the wake of the firm’s accounting scandal, which has cost investors more than R200bn.
3. Minnie’s mini honour
Forty years after her male counterpart, Mickey Mouse, was honoured with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Minnie Mouse finally received hers. "I’m so grateful and I want to thank all my friends from around the world. And Mickey, I’m so happy you’re here to share this wonderful day with me," Minnie Mouse said. "This really is the best day ever!" Walt Disney company chairman and CEO Bob Iger, as well as singer Katy Perry were present for the festivities. Many Disney characters received stars before Minnie Mouse did, including Donald Duck, Tinkerbelle, Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and Kermit the Frog.


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A special Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase is airing later today in the UK, and of course, the rumours have already started.
Nacho Requena, a Spanish games journalist who accurately predicted the date of the latest Direct along with its third-party focus, has reportedly teased some of the games that could be on the way to Nintendo’s hybrid platform.
One is Atlus’ Persona series and the other is believed to be Square Enix’s action RPG, NieR: Automata:
“I’ve also been told that some Persona game will be present, though I don’t know which game
“I’ve also been told there will be another game that has been available for some time on other platforms… it’s been available for four years now.”
This message followed with the same source sharing a GIF of Nier director Yoko Taro, and a mention of this other game being released between 2017 and 2018.
The PlatinumGames’ title NieR: Automata first arrived on the PlayStation 4 and PC in 2017, and was followed by an Xbox One release in 2018. The team behind this release has previously mentioned how they would be open to a Switch port, and at one stage, told Switch fans to ask Square Enix if they wanted to see it happen. A NieR datamine last year also reportedly hinted at possible Switch plans.
As for Persona, there have been ongoing rumours the previous entries in the series will at some stage show up on the Nintendo Switch, and recently Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal were announced for Xbox during its 2022 showcase.
One other rumour doing the rounds is that a Metroid Prime Remaster is apparently lined up for November, and will follow with both Prime 2 and 3.
Do you think we’ll ever see NieR: Automata on Switch? How about the Persona series? Leave your thoughts below.


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Corey Haim Possibly Part Of A Mega Prescription Pill Ring
Over the weekend, Corey Haim’s mom went public, saying that the coroner’s office told her Corey had an enlarged heart and water in his lungs. But it will be a while before a final cause of death is determined. Meanwhile, details continue to surface about just how bad Corey’s prescription pill addictions were. “We know that Corey Haim used a lot of legal drugs, shopped a lot of doctors and went to a lot of pharmacies and, at least in one instance, got OxyContin from an illegal syndicate,” California Attorney General Jerry Brown said. “My hunch is he was using massive amounts of these drugs.”
And it appears that Corey might have stumbled into a big old prescription pill fraud ring. Here’s how it worked. The ringleaders would steal a doctor’s identification information and go online to order prescription pads bearing their name. From there, they’d write out prescriptions to customers or sell the pads outright. Other times, they’d go to zillions of pharmacies to have fake prescriptions filled, amassing quite a stockpile. From there, they’d distribute them for sale. “They can go to one pharmacy after another and get tens of thousands of pills and now you’re talking a multimillion-dollar scam,” a California doctor said.
Overall, authorities have identified about 5,000 prescriptions filled from stolen pads. At least one of them was in Corey Haim’s name.


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With higher demand for electric vehicles, we need as much lithium as possible. Unfortunately, there may not be enough of it to go around, according to Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares.
“We know that we need lithium. We know that we are not producing as much as we need. We have right now 1.3 billion cars (that are) internal combustion engine powered on the planet. We need to replace that with clean mobility. That will need a lot of lithium. Not only the lithium may not be enough, but the concentration of the mining of lithium may create other geopolitical issues,” he said, as quoted by The Detroit News.
That should be great news for lithium stocks, like Lithium Americas (LAC), which is currently working on its Thacker Pass lithium project along with General Motors.


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“It was the best phone call ever,” says Nicole Austin, general manager and distiller of Cascade Hollow in Tennessee, which makes George Dickel Whisky.
On the other end of the line was Todd Leopold, half of Leopold Bros., a Denver craft distillery. During their conversation, Leopold had asked, in a neutral tone: “You don’t make rye, do you?” He suspected not. He knew that Dickel was selling a rye whiskey, but that it was from a big whiskey distillery in Indiana. His question was met with a second or two of silence. Then Austin said, “I’ll call you tomorrow.”
Turns out Dickel made rye. They had been quietly distilling their own rye for a few years, attempting to duplicate Indiana rye with experiments beginning long before Austin arrived in 2018. This test rye had never been released – the team felt that they had failed to clone the Indiana flavor profile – and so Austin had in its warehouses a number of casks, unloved and of uncertain fate.
“Wow, that’s a beautiful whiskey,” she thought when she first tasted it. “But I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it. Then Todd called me. And I was like, this!”
“Thisturned out to be a collaboration between the two distillers to make a unique rye. This act alone is close to unprecedented. Dickel is owned by Diageo, a $100 billion company that owns 10 million barrels of aging Scotch whisky. Leopold Bros was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of a Michigan brewery before moving to Denver. He owns “several thousand” barrels of aging whisky.
In this case, Leopold was looking for a lighter style of rye made on a column still for a very specific reason: he wanted to mix it with his rye, which is made on a historic three-chamber still. His whiskey was released last spring after aging for four years. (Read the saga of Leopold’s three bedrooms still here.)
The jury of alcohol historians remains unclear whether the whiskey produced in the Three Chambers still in pre-Prohibition days was widely bottled and sold on its own or was primarily used for blending.
Léopold pleads for the mixture. He says it wouldn’t make much sense to sell the pure three-chamber rye on its own, because the stills are incredibly inefficient. Operating from early in the day until late, Leopold can only produce two barrels a day. “The three chambers are 20 feet high and five feet in diameter, and if you took the same amount of copper and put it in a column, you could get 100 barrels a day,” he says.
But this unique still produces a robust and intensely flavorful whisky, which could be blended to give more body and depth to a lighter whisky. (Similarly, blended Scotch, as well as rums from Jamaica, Barbados and elsewhere, are usually a blend of pot still and column still distillates.)
Leopold cited a 1936 book describing the Hiram Walker factory facility in Peoria, Illinois, in which a three-chamber still was located alongside column stills, all of which produced rye whiskey. Why would they do that? “It’s not an accident. We look at historical precedent – the Scottish and Irish way of dealing with whiskey – to be able to work with these different flavors to create your own flavor.
Leopold shipped some of his rye to Austin, which proceeded to blend different ratios of the two whiskeys. She finally settled on a mix that seemed to work, and Leopold was very happy with it. In the three-chamber pure rye, “some of the flavors were too concentrated to pick out,” says Leopold. But when mixed with the column, the flavors became more evident. “It was very, very revealing.”
The result? George Dickel x Leopold Bros. Collaboration Mix More than 5,000 cases will be released nationwide this month.
The new whiskey marks several firsts: Apparently, this is the first time a major liquor conglomerate has teamed up with a craft producer as a co-equal. Both brands have equal surface area on the label and each retain their own brand identity on the bottle. (For legal reasons, Dickel purchased the rye from Leopold Bros., who will also receive a percentage of the overall proceeds.)
This is also the first time anyone outside of Cascade Hollow will have the chance to taste the rye made there. And for those who weren’t able to get a bottle of Leopold’s Three-Chamber Rye when it was released earlier this year (or during the recently announced second limited release), this will be the first time they’ve been able to taste this once extinct style of whisky.
Austin, who has a background in craft distilling, hopes to form collaborations with other small distillers in the future. It’s the lions of alcohol who go to bed with the lambs, and the time seems to have come. Craft spirits are being taken increasingly seriously by aficionados, and historic distillers are looking for ways to stay relevant in a rapidly changing whiskey environment. (See: microbreweries are eating away at macrobrewery margins.) Large distillers have acquired smaller competitors as a way to manage evolution; collaborations between the two could mark another road.
Look for this new offspring of whiskey at a store near you. The George Dickel x Leopold Bros. Collaboration Blend will have a suggested retail price of $109. That’s a lot for a bottle of whisky. But you could consider this a deal for a couple of two elusive rarities.


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Honda targets China sales of 730,000 units in 2011
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TOKYO - Honda Motor Co said it will target sales in China of 730,000 units in 2011, for growth of more than 10 percent from the 650,000 estimated for this year, Reuters reported Friday.
"We expect the overall (Chinese) market to grow by an average 10 percent," the report cited Seiji Kuraishi, head of Honda's China operations. "We will aim for a growth of more than 10 percent, of around 730,000 units."
According to the report, Honda's production capacity in China is set to rise to 890,000 cars a year in 2013.
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Historical records and Caucasian features of locals suggest link with Roman Empire.
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The State Council launched a new round of measures to rein in property prices.


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Novatel Wireless Expands Personal Hot Spot Line with MiFi 2372
The Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372 offers 3G Internet speeds to multiple users, essentially anywhere there's a compatible cellular connection. The 2372 is a multimode hot spot optimized for HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS networks. Now all it needs is a carrier.
Novatel Wireless has expanded its MiFi
personal hot spot line with the addition of the MiFi 2372 with multimode
operation, making it available for use on HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS networks.
It joins the MiFi 2200, for CDMA 1xEVDO RevA networks, and the MiFi 2352, for HSPA networks, in offering what Novatel likes to call "Wi-Fi in your pocket"-though it's not yet available to consumers. That will depend on a carrier picking up the device. Verizon Wireless, for example, offers the MiFi 2200.
The MiFi devices-slick and attractive, under 3 ounces, and measuring approximately 2.4 by 3.8 by 0.6 inches-create a high-speed Internet cloud wherever there's a compatible cellular connection. The cloud can be accessed by five users, or five devices.
Novatel says data speeds on the 2372 are 7.2M bps on downlink and 5.76M bps on uplink, and that it works even in moving vehicles. It comes with Novatel's proprietary NovaSpeed technology, which is said to enhance video and gaming performance and the simultaneous, uninterrupted uploading and downloading of large files.
The new MiFi additionally features an on-board application processor and internal (ROM) storage plus a microSD slot for adding up to16GB of additional memory-enabling the hot spot to act as a storage device for videos, music, etc. GPS capabilities are built in, and it's compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Vista; Mac OS X 10.4 and later; and Linux operating systems.
Sprint also offers the MiFi 2200, which figured largely in its stated hopes-during its second-quarter 2009 earnings call-for a smooth transition to 4G. As Sprint CEO Dan Hesse explained, consumers with dual-mode 3G/4G phones can access 4G through a mobile hot spot like the one the MiFi provides.
Unlike previous incarnations, with the MiFi 2372 Novatel says greater personalization and mobile access to services is possible. IT managers can "extend and enhance mobile work force solutions and better secure, control and manage broadband connections, together with the ability to host vertical applications," the company wrote in a statement.
Novatel has also opened the MiFi's software interface to developers, who are encouraged to leverage its processing capabilities. (Application programming interfaces and guides are available at the Novatel Developers Lounge.)
"We are very pleased to announce the continued evolution of the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot product line," said Peter Leparulo, CEO of Novatel Wireless, in a statement.
"The availability of the MiFi 2372 HSPA will significantly expand the addressable market for MiFi technology, as well as offering users unrivaled high-speed access to multiple devices virtually anywhere they go around the globe."


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LISLE, Ill., May 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nathan’s Famous is continuing its mission to surprise unsuspecting fans and perform random acts of kindness across the nation throughout 2016 as the brand celebrates its 100th anniversary. On Saturday, Darryl Boyd, of Houston, was recognized as one of Nathan’s Famous “Ultimate Fans.”
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Boyd recently shared his passion and affinity for the brand on the Nathan’s Famous Facebook page, detailing stories about his childhood and enjoying the world-famous hot dogs.
Growing up just outside of Coney Island, Boyd recalled spending the days on the boardwalk and beach, riding the Cyclone roller coaster and enjoying a natural-casing hot dog at the original Nathan’s Famous on the corners of Surf and Stillwell Avenues. Coincidentally, Boyd’s brother worked in Manhattan at a Nathan’s Famous store where the entire family – he is the youngest of nine children – would gather for dinner.
Boyd did not know that the simple act of posting his story would lead the legendary hot dog company to show him just how much his loyalty is appreciated. Nathan’s Famous invited Boyd to be guest counter at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifying event in Houston, but a last-minute conflict kept him from participating. However, Nathan’s Famous wouldn’t let a little hurdle stop the brand from expressing its thanks for his loyalty.
Nathan’s Famous representatives made arrangements to meet Boyd at his residence after the completion of Saturday’s qualifying contest. It was on the sidewalk in front of his house where he was surprised with a $1,000 Kroger gift card, Nathan’s Famous apparel, gift certificates for the Nathan’s Famous store at Memorial City Mall and finally, free Nathan’s Famous hot dogs for one year.
“As a family-first brand, we’re thrilled to thank Darryl for his and his families’ loyalty to Nathan’s Famous,” said Wayne Norbitz, executive board member and 26-year president of Nathan’s Famous. “After the destruction that Hurricane Sandy caused a few years ago, Darryl’s story hit home for us. With the recent flooding issues in Houston, we hope that this helps take some stress away for him. This wouldn’t be possible without our friends at Kroger, so we’d like to thank them for allowing Darryl to enjoy plenty of Nathan’s Famous for the next year.”
Saturday’s event was part of Nathan’s Famous’ national “Ultimate Fan Nation” campaign. Over the course of the year, Nathan’s Famous is reflecting on its history while engaging fans with new opportunities to enjoy the flavor they have come to love. Special offers will be available for fans via NathansFamous.com, and the company’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Nathan’s Famous will also feature members of its “Ultimate Fan Nation” on its social media channels.
Highlights of the Nathan’s Famous 100th anniversary celebration include a special promotion over the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, the annual Nathan’s Famous International Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, and a special-event based in New York City in early September. Fans can now have their Ticket to Fun punched as part of an online, summer-rewards program featuring games, prizes and exclusive branded merchandise, by visiting NathansTicketToFun.com.
Smithfield Foods is the licensee of Nathan’s Famous pre-packaged hot dogs.
To learn more about Nathan’s Famous and its products, please visit www.nathansfamous.com.
About Nathan's Famous
Nathan's currently distributes its products in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Cayman Islands and nine foreign countries through its restaurant system, foodservice sales programs and product licensing activities. Nathan's was ranked #55 on the Forbes list of the Best Small Companies in America and was listed as the Best Small Company in New York State in October 2013. Last year, over 500 million Nathan's Famous hot dogs were sold. For additional information about Nathan's please visit our website at www.nathansfamous.com.
About Smithfield Foods
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text: Bill Blass’ parent company was already in trouble with news of a liquidity problem. But news of Peter Som’s departure from Bill Blass has hastened industry scuttlebutt that the company may be on the fast road to the chopping block. Som’s quick resignation may have been come from a combination of tepid reviews for his collections at Blass and the decision by NexCen to go with an editorial presentation as opposed to a standard runway show. The designer was only at the fashion house for a year before he decided to leave and concentrate on his own collection. Vogue UK notes that Som in contractually obligated to stay with the company until shortly after his Spring/Summer 2009 showing. Where that leaves the brand after that point is still up in the air.


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BMW said it is recruiting people to fill 3,500 jobs this year, more than half of them in Germany.
The German premium car maker said it is in particular looking for IT skills as it plans to expand its offering of electric vehicles and further develops its connected car vision.
BMW Human Resources Chief Harald Krueger said the company needs to recruit people because the company is growing and because it needs to compensate for natural fluctuation in its workforce of nearly 100,000.
But Krueger also said BMW is targeting skilled workers and engineers for future technologies.
"In addition to experts in electronics and lightweight construction, we're talking about IT specialists and software engineers," he said in a press release.
BMW's growing focus on new mobility will be on display at the Frankfurt auto show (IAA) next week when it unveil its i3 and i8 concepts.
The company said the i3 will be its first purely electrically powered production car. It has been developed especially for urban environments. The i8 plug-in hybrid will beanext-generation sports car.


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Lead Writer at News.Bitcoin.com, Jamie Redman has made Redeeem.com’s list of twelve influential go-to crypto bloggers. Redeeem says the list comprises names behind some of the most informative crypto news articles.
A decentralized crypto fan, Redman has been in the crypto space since 2011 and has written over 3,300 articles since 2015 with just News.Bitcoin.com alone.
Redman believes the community should be focused on moving forward instead of squabbling endlessly.
Commenting on this recognition, Redman said:
“It’s an honor to be named by Redeem.com as one of the top twelve crypto bloggers among some of the writers I respect and read regularly. Blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions are hard to understand and it’s up to writers to break it down for people and make comprehension easier.”
Redman adds that crypto writers have played an extremely important role when it comes to the adoption of crypto assets, as “our words describe the myriad of benefits this technology has to offer.”
Meanwhile, also making Redeeem’s “12 Best Crypto Bloggers” list is Pete Rizzo, a former editor with Coindesk and Roger Huang, cryptocurrency writer with Forbes. Also, two female crypto bloggers, Portia Burton from the blog Blockchain Explainer, and Angeline Mbogo from the news outlets Bitcoin Africa, Afritechnews.
Crypto bloggers remain instrumental in pushing back against some misrepresentations and mistruths often peddled by ignorant but influential individuals.
Bloggers have also called out the mainstream media when it publishes misleading stories about bitcoin or the general crypto space.
The recent hacking of verified Twitter accounts and the associated donation scam gave fresh ammunition to cryptocurrency critics. Bloggers like Redman and many others have been on hand to set the record straight.
What do you think of Redman’s recognition? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
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The future of wireless is getting closer, as Sprint Nextel says it's ready to start offering WiMax-based services in two test markets by the end of the year, TopTechNews reports. Under the name of Xohm, Sprint will offer wireless Internet service in Baltimore/Washington and Chicago, with commercial services slated to begin in the first half of 2008.
"The demos were really impressive in the way that they showed how life on the mobile Internet would be," said Sprint Nextel CTO Barry West during this week's Sprint Ahead Technology Summit. ... The throughput was very impressive and lived up to its promise."
WiMax networks are five times faster than 3G cellular technology but the potential goes well beyond mobile phones.
"We have people talking about WiMax for all sorts of things, not just phones," noted Gartner research director Carolina Milanesi. "It will take a while for the market to show growth, but the potential is there and we will be seeing vendors showing more WiMax products going forward."
The technology might even change the economics of municipal Wi-Fi, which has been in retreat since EarthLink announced it would require cities to pay substantial fees as anchor tenants on the networks.
Sprint Nextel is partnering with Clearwire to try to reach 100 million customers by the end of 2008. Getting beyond that before the end of the decade, Sprint will invest about $2.5 billion in capital by the end of 2008 and another $2.5 billion by year-end 2010.


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Beyond the realms of conventional digital finance, Minati debuts its metaverse project, Minativerse
.Minati, a pioneer in the digital finance industry, is excited to announce the introduction of its revolutionary decentralized finance (DeFi) token, Minati (MNTC)
, and the debut of its metaverse project, Minativerse.With a vision to redefine digital finance, Minati has crafted the MNTC token, an innovation set to create a perfect synergy of decentralization, scalability, and user empowerment. The token, a forerunner in incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, will be used to drive all transactions within the Minativerse, providing enhanced fraud detection, automated trading, and risk assessment.
As part of its global launch, Minati is offering an exclusive pre-launch opportunity for early investors to acquire MNTC tokens at a substantially discounted rate, setting the stage for enthusiasts to participate in Minati's future success and potentially gain significant returns once MNTC is listed on exchanges.
“We are charting a new course in the digital finance world. With the creation of our MNTC token, we're harmoniously combining decentralization, scalability, and user empowerment," said Chief Technology Officer Gourav Sharma. "Our token is among the first to employ AI capabilities, thereby enhancing fraud detection, automating trading, and conducting risk assessment within the Minativerse”.
Moreover, Sharma revealed our ambitious metaverse project, the Minativerse. "The future of interaction is here. In the Minativerse, users can experience a fully immersive virtual universe, engage in gaming, attend live events, conferences, and even virtual shopping that mirrors the real world. Additionally, the Minativerse will enable users to purchase virtual properties and integrate their Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and other virtual collections seamlessly."
Beyond the realms of conventional digital finance, Minati debuts its metaverse project, Minativerse. In this immersive virtual universe, users can play games, attend live events and conferences, and shop at virtual malls designed to mimic real-world shopping experiences. The Minativerse also allows users to buy virtual property and bring their Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and other virtual collections into the metaverse.
Minati underscores its commitment to a sustainable digital economy by incorporating energy-efficient consensus mechanisms that align with global green initiatives. The company's ambitious future plans include launch of sophisticated AI products by mid-2024.
At the helm of this revolutionary project is a robust leadership team led by Managing Director Kapil Siwach, Chief Technology Officer Gourav Sharma, and Chief Operations Director Raj Verma. Their collective expertise and vision steer Minati towards unprecedented frontiers in digital finance.
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Apple is reportedly reining in production of its cheaper iPhone
Apple is reportedly reining in production of its cheaper iPhone
Apple cancels iPhone Xr production boost
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This means that Foxconn might only produce some more 100,000 units daily to reflect the new demand outlook.
This news comes from Asia Nikkei Review, which also claims that Apple had asked Wistron to stand-by to fill orders as well, but has since indicated it will not be using any additional capacity for iPhone XR production.
Meanwhile, Americans can expect to work 6.3 days, on average, to afford the 64GB iPhone XS and 6.9 days for the 64GB iPhone XS Max.
Last year, Apple had to face one of the most controversial year endings when the infamous performance throttling feature was discovered to bog down older iPhones.
Suppliers of the 8 and 8 Plus have received a combined order of around 5 million more units. And ultimately, after Apple's continued considerable success, I'm not willing to bet that the company got its customer read wrong this soon after the iPhone's triple launch.
According to reports, Foxconn had planned 60 production lines for the iPhone XR, but now only 45 of them are being implemented - a reduction of 25 percent.
3 truths Lakers will learn about LeBron James
James is getting his numbers, averaging 27.8 points, 8.0 assists and 8.6 rebounds per contest through October 31. You just have to learn each other and know what to expect out of one another, how to challenge each other".
During a quarterly call with analysts Thursday, Apple executives said that the company will stop providing unit sales data for its three major hardware businesses as of the current quarter, which is Apple's first quarter of fiscal 2019.
Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
It seems that Apple has realised that the demand of the newly launched iPhone XR is not up to the mark. On the other hand, the iPhone XR did not appeal to the consumers as much as the company thought it would.
A bunch of Apple's other Taiwanese suppliers fell sharply, including camera lens-maker Largan Precision Co, which was down more than 7 percent, and Flexium Interconnect, which fell 6 percent.
Preparing for holiday demand, Apple had reportedly contracted a third smaller iPhone assembler to assist. However, the update also brought the Performance Management for the battery to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. The feature is enabled by default and will start throttling performance as soon as it detects a drop in consistency from the power reserve.
Ted Cruz is projected to win re-election in Texas , fending off a tough challenge from Democrat Beto O'Rourke, NPR reports. Triumph spoke with Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke first and joked with him about his support with younger voters.
The Tallahassee mayor has staunchly denied any wrongdoing, and said that he was at no point a target of the investigation. At one point, a heckler interrupted Obama just as he was warning the crowd about the dangers of divisive politics.
All five returned for a reunion tour in 2007 and a performance at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. The band confirmed earlier this week that they will play six stadium dates across the country in 2019.
Prosecutors say the Sinaloa Cartel, named for Guzman's home state, smuggled more than 200 tons of cocaine into the United States. Guzman, 61, has been in solitary confinement since being extradited to the United States from Mexico in January 2017.
The 11-inch iPad Pro begins at $799 for 64GB, before climbing to $949, $1,149, and $1,549 for 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, respectively. The new iPad Pro 11 pushes the display screen all the way to the edge of the device and has a magnetically-attached Apple pencil.
Prince died at 57 in April 2016, and a medical examiner ruled it an accidental overdose, finding fentanyl in his system. Miller's death came just months after he split from Ariana Grande and weeks after he was charged with a DUI.
Pompeo set the tone in a June speech where he accused China of an "unprecedented level of larceny" of intellectual property. A Justice Department spokesman said the defendants were served summonses in Taiwan and that none is in custody.
The biggest addition to this update is the new weapon, which is the new Heavy AR that will be added to the Battle-Royale mode. It can be found as floor loot or in chests, Vending Machines, and Supply Drops in a Rare, Epic or Legendary variant.
Trump! Never threaten Iran because moans of the frightened USA forces in Tabas can still be heard", Gen. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called this "the toughest sanctions ever placed" against Iran.
The close alignment envisaged under the deal would remove the need for a "backstop" for the Northern Ireland border. More than 70 business leaders, including lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox and former J.
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Some 35 Senate seats were in play, as were nearly 40 governorships and the balance of power in virtually every state legislature. With control of Congress and statehouses across the nation at stake, numerous nation's top elections were too close to call.
Djokovic proud of ‘amazing five months’ after Khachanov upset
Chasing his 100th career title after winning the Swiss Indoors last Sunday , the 20-time Grand Slam champion was hardly troubled. Cilic wrapped up the opener in the 10th game, ending Wimbledon and US Open champion Djokovic's 30-set win streak in the process.
Samsung officially teases folding smartphone on Facebook
Both confirmed that the folding technology works, halving the size of the 7.8-inch plastic screen in a single 180-degree twist. According to a recent Bloomberg report, design of the foldable phone, codenamed victor , hasn't been yet finalised.
Barcelona in Champions League
Upfront, Luis Suarez is another player who has stepped up in Messi's absence, and should be focal point of the Barcelona attack. With Umtiti out, Barcelona will turn to a center-back pairing of Clement Lenglet and Gerard Pique to stop Icardi again.
Drunk Japanese pilot arrested at Heathrow Airport
JAL's company rules prohibit its pilots from drinking alcohol less than 12 hours before flying any planes. As a result of the incident, the flight departed an hour late and flew with two pilots rather than three.
UFC 230: Daniel Cormier stands firm on retirement plan
Then on October 9, the UFC announced that Daniel Cormier would defend the heavyweight title against No. 2-ranked Derrick Lewis . Daniel Cormier insists he's going to end his career as an active MMA fighter when he turns 40 in five months.


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Barilla in Hot Water Offers a Lesson in Reputation ManagementDaniel Diermeier
In the classic Simpsons episode Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy, Marge Simpson tells her daughter: “Lisa, ordinarily I’d say you should stand up for what you believe in. But you’ve been doing that an awful lot lately!”
Pasta purveyor Guido Barilla must know the feeling. After the Barilla Group chairman said in an interview that he supported a “classic family” and would never feature “a homosexual family” in his company’s advertising, he quickly found himself in hot water. Word spread via social media in a matter of hours, and now Barilla faces international calls for a boycott even after his hasty apology. Competitor Bertoli jumped on the opportunity and quickly responded with pro-gay pasta ads and social media.
This is not the first time that a company battled a reputational crisis over gay rights issues. Target received boycott threats over its contribution to a political group that supported a candidate who opposed same-sex marriage. Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A spurred a similar uproar in late July when President Dan T. Cathy stated that Chick-fil-A supported “the biblical definition of the family unit.” While the deeply religious roots of Chick-fil-A’s founder and family owners were well known, the new comments quickly led to boycott threats by gay rights groups, statements by public officials in cities such as Boston or Chicago saying that the company was not welcome there, and the decision by the Jim Henson Co., creator of the Muppets, no longer to supply the company with toys.
In most cases, companies are well advised to stay clear of polarizing issues. This can present challenges for multinational companies that operate in multiple countries with diverse values. A comment that hardly raises eyebrows in its home country may create outrage elsewhere.
Privately held companies such as Barilla may be particularly at risk if their governance structures are underdeveloped. Corporate boards can play a crucial role in insisting that the company develop proper reputation management structures. Those include cross-functional decision-making structures to respond quickly to new threats and capabilities to identify and assess emerging issues before they hit the front page or create a social media storm. Of course, if a chief executive becomes the main problem, boards must be able to step in and replace a struggling CEO. This may pose a problem in family-owned businesses or publicly held companies that give founders or families effective control, such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. during the 2011-12 hacking scandal.
Still, boycotts don’t always work. They require not only a controversial issue but also sophisticated activist strategies. For example, boycotts are more effective if they target a single company rather than an industry to lower the costs of customer participation. Sometimes a boycott over an issue can even pay off for a company. After the attack on Chick-fil-A by pro-gay rights groups, conservatives asked supporters to increase their visits, effectively organizing a “buy-cott.” The effort had some (limited) sales impact on Chick-fil-A, raising the intriguing and somewhat worrisome specter of consumer preferences that significantly correlate with political ideologies. But before embracing another new marketing fad, companies should be careful about defining themselves as a “Republican” or “Democractic” brand. Otherwise, they will be in for some interesting times.
Companies are often surprised by such crises, but they shouldn’t be. Their reputation management capabilities are often insufficient, given the dramatic increase in reputational risk. The rise of social media, complex global value chains, and rising expectations about corporate conduct have all increased the exposure of companies. Also, companies have more at stake as increasingly, business models are based on building strong brands and maintaining customer trust. Yet, reputation management is still viewed as a subdiscipline of PR rather than an enterprisewide capability to protect and enhance a vital asset.
At the heart of such capabilities is a strategic mind-set. Company officials must be able to respect and accommodate different perspectives and viewpoints, even if they do not share them. This requires the ability to treat reputational difficulties as understandable challenges that should be expected in today’s business environment. Companies and chief executives must handle reputational crises like any other major business challenge: based on principled leadership and supported by sophisticated processes and capabilities that work with the company’s business strategy and culture. Their reputation depends on it.
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The U.S. EPA estimates that recycling 1 million mobile phones reclaims 35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium. To more easily recover these rare, expensive and potentially harmful materials from mobile device and other forms of e-waste, researchers are looking for help from nature’s own decomposition specialists: fungi.
Searching for non-toxic electronics recycling alternatives, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a biological filter made of mushroom mycelium mats that could reclaim as much as 80% of the gold in e-scrap.
Recovery of gold has been the most successful but researchers are also looking at ways to extract copper from circuit boards by floating and filtering the e-waste rather than through smelting.
Using biosorbents such as fungi and algae, the Finnish lab demonstrated that more than 80% of the gold in the solution clung to the biomass, compared with only 10% to 20% of gold recovery when implementing most commonly used, yet harmful chemical preparations.
The researchers have not gone into too much detail of the process using fungi, but at the system progresses, this method of electronics recycling is predicted to recover significantly more precious metals than previous methods.
More than 140,000,000 mobile phones go to the landfill each year, while only 10% are recycled each year. Until new methods, including fungi filtering, are perfected, utilizing a certified ITAD partner to effectively handle your company’s mobile device recycling is critical. HOBI International clients trust our best practices in responsible electronics recycling and have peace of mind that our recycling services are in complete compliance with environmental and government regulations.
HOBI developed a processing system that ensures all hazardous and non-hazardous materials are recovered in an environmentally sound manner, eliminating risk for our valued clients. Our top-tier process for electronics recycling and demanufacturing is designed for recovering the most value from precious resources left in mobile devices, minimizing the need for mineral mining.


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from The Jerusalem Post.com
by Greer Fay Cashman
July 16, 2006 - ISRAEL'S FASHION industry may not wield the influence of Paris or Milan, but a fashion project in Dimona is developing an increasingly impressive celebrity clientele. Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey are among the big names buying clothing from the Black Hebrew community of Dimona, Ma'ariv reported last week. The attractive, colorful and comfortable designs were originally sold as part of fundraising efforts by the Black Hebrews, who began marketing the clothes on trips to the United States. The beautifully embroidered designs are made by 25 members of the Black Hebrew community and are sold not only in the US, but also in several African countries and to members of the African business and diplomatic communities here in Israel.