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1. Alan Pearlmutter and Linda Poland Broadway Bash
Musicians Alan Pearlmutter and Linda Poland will perform “Broadway Bash” at EPOCH Assisted Living of Norton at 2:30 p.m. Pearlmutter is a singer, jazz drummer, composer and conductor, and Poland is an accomplished clarinetist. This performance is free and open to the public. For more information or to R.S.V.P., call 508-285-3355.
The Trinity Bar & Restaurant in Norton is hosting Karaoke from Karl Bock at 8 p.m. on Sunday. Come down and belt out your favorite tunes!
3. Snow and Ice art exhibit
Mass Audubon’s Moose Hill Wildlife Gallery announced the upcoming exhibit of “Snow and Ice” through March 26. Richard Antinarelli, Fred Martins, Ralph Bevivino, Sheila Palley, Diana Barker Price, Rebecca Skinner and Gary Tucker exhibit the excitement and the serenity that these natural elements display. An artist reception will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 to 8 p.m. The Gallery is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 293 Moose Hill Street, Sharon. For more information visit www.massaudubon.org or call 781-784-5691.
4. Grossman announces record eBay auction yield of $545,000 for taxpayers
Treasurer Steven Grossman announced that the recently completed eBay auction conducted by his office’s Unclaimed Property Division has generated a record-setting $544,552 in revenue for the Commonwealth’s General Fund, a 92 percent increase over the appraised value of the sold items.
Some if the items sold through the Treasury’s eBay auction include:
· A 1707 silver brandy warmer that sold for $990
· An 18K white gold diamond solitaire ring that sold for $17,000
· An 18K gold Tiffany & Co. pocket watch that sold for $2,025
· A Vulcain wristwatch that sold for $3,728
Grossman said that the Treasury needs to regularly liquidate older portions of its tangible property holdings due to storage constraints and logistical needs. He noted that if individuals or their heirs later prove that a piece of sold property belonged to them, they will be fully compensated based on the sale price of the item. The vast majority of items that were sold came from abandoned safe deposit boxes with contents that had gone unclaimed for a period of at least nine years. After a lengthy period of going unclaimed, the state is legally permitted to liquidate these items at auction.
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Ontarians in some jurisdictions including Toronto will have to mask up to booze it up.
The LCBO said in a statement Tuesday that it will not allow unmasked customers into its stores in areas where local bylaws require face coverings in public indoor spaces.
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“While the requirement to wear face coverings may vary by region, the LCBO encourages customers at all retail locations across the province to wear face coverings while shopping and continues to require that customers make alternate shopping arrangements if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms,” the booze retailer’s statement said.
“The LCBO also asks all customers to follow physical distancing guidance in line and in store, plan ahead and shop alone, limit interactions by paying with debit or credit and packing their own reusable bags, and to extend respect, patience and kindness toward staff, security and fellow shoppers.”
Municipal masking bylaws generally exclude people who for health or age reasons cannot cover their mouth and nose, and LCBO customers with such an exemption will be allowed into their stores, the alcohol vendor said.
While there is no provincial order requiring masking by store customers — Premier Doug Ford has said such an order would be difficult to impossible to enforce — many municipalities including Toronto, Durham Region, Ottawa, Sudbury and Kingston have introduced bylaws that mandate face coverings in stores, libraries and other public indoor places.
Nicko Vavassis, a spokesman for Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Minister Lisa Thompson, said clients attending in person at ServiceOntario offices located in municipalities with mandatory mask bylaws will also have to wear face coverings.
Customers will have to maintain physical distancing at any ServiceOntario location across the province, he added.
“To help further promote physical distancing, we are still asking Ontarians to complete their transactions online and take advantage of extended validation periods,” Vavassis said in an email.

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(COMPASSIONATE LIVING) Finally a vegan cooking show! Vegan Mashup is set to air this fall on PBS. The aim of the show is to prepare quality food that is both animal and budget friendly. Also, be sure to check out our Meat-Free Monday’s with a new recipe every week like Zucchini Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce and Curried Cauliflower Orzo. Read on for more info about PBS’s new cooking show! — Global Animal
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Get ready to set your DVR to PBS, because this fall, the channel is launching an all-vegan cooking show.
Featuring three regular chefs and a rotation of guest stars, “Vegan Mashup” is set to air six episodes. Each half-hour episode will focus on a theme, such as teen food, cheap eats, and appetizers.
The show, which is produced by Delicious TV, stars Toni Fiore, Terry Hope Romero and Miyoko Schinner. Weekly guests, such as Elizabeth Fraser and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, add the “mashup” component,
So, what can you expect from the new series? According to producer Betsy Carson, ”‘Vegan Mashup’ is a spin-off of my last show. I wanted to get more chefs and get more people cooking, and to show how popular plant-based recipes are.”
“We’re really trying to focus on good, healthy food you can prepare in quantity on a budget,” adds Fiore.
The Delicious TV site says that Fiore will focus on “easy, healthy dishes with a kick.” Romero will bring Latin-inspired food to the table, while Schinner will focus on her Japanese heritage and love of vegan cheese.
Initially, the show launched an Indigogo campaign to raise production funds. The campaign didn’t meet its goal, but several nonprofits stepped up to help make the show happen. “Vegan Mashup” is sponsored by Friends of Animals, Maine Animal Coalition, Boston Vegetarian Society and A Well-Fed World. Want to get involved? The show is accepting new sponsors in hopes of launching a second season.
“I’m hoping to get more sponsors so we can roll right into another season,” says Carson. ”A lot of (PBS) shows will get giant sponsors for $100,000 to $400,000. I’d like raise another $10,000.”
“Vegan Mashup” will begin airing in September. It will be available to PBS channels nationwide, although each local affiliate will determine whether or not to air the show


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Cross-Promotional Marketing and Visa Checkout PaymentOption to Further Increase Flexibility and Ease of ACTIVE’s Online RegistrationProcess
Dallas, TX – May 3, 2017 –ACTIVE Network®, the premier global marketplace for activities andevents and an industry-leading provider of intelligence solutions, todayannounced a multi-year strategic alliance with Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) to offer Visa Checkout,the easier way to use a Visa card online, as a payment option across itsactivity and event registration platforms globally. The multi-year agreementalso includes both ACTIVE and Visa investing in a series of digital,cross-promotional marketing activities to be executed throughout the term ofthe agreement.
“We are thrilled to partnerwith ACTIVE Network, whose customers organize activities and events across theglobe,” said Sam Shrauger, senior vice president, digital solutions, Visa Inc.“With the integration of Visa Checkout across ACTIVE’s online and mobileproperties, even more consumers will have a safe, secure, and seamless way touse their Visa card online.”
Upon implementation of theprogram this summer, ACTIVE will provide Visa Checkout as a payment option foranyone who registers for an activity or event through ACTIVE.com® and its mobile app, in addition to any in-apppurchases. Recently reaching more than 20 million accounts, Visa Checkoutenables millions of consumers to pay in just a few clicks on any device aroundthe web with some of the world’s top merchants. Visa Checkout will soon beavailable to consumers registering for activities across ACTIVE’s online andmobile properties within the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the UnitedKingdom.
“This unique relationshipbetween ACTIVE and Visa is not only mutually beneficial for our two companies,it’s a win for our customers as well as for consumers seeking both convenienceand security when registering for activities and events,” said Greg Ingino,chief information officer for ACTIVE Network. “We’re consistently working tointegrate new solutions into our technology suite that benefit our customers.By adding Visa Checkout, we’re making it easier for people to register for andparticipate in our customers’ events and activities.”
Visa Inc.(NYSE:V) is a global payments technology company that connects consumers,businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countriesand territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operateone of the world’s most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that iscapable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraudprotection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bankand does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers.Visa’s innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers tooffer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead with prepaid or paylater with credit products. For more information, visit https://usa.visa.com/ and @VisaNews.
ACTIVE Network®is the premier global marketplace for activities and events, connectingparticipants and activity organizers, while offering intelligence solutionsthrough our industry-leading data and insights platform. Ourenterprise-level ACTIVEWorks® platform offers organizers advanced SaaS technology thatstreamlines the administration of activities and events. Our ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud® platform combines intelligence solutions and data tools toprovide actionable insights that help organizers better manage their events andincrease both
revenue andparticipation. Founded in 1999, ACTIVE Network is headquartered in Dallas,Texas, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia andAustralia. For more information, please visit ACTIVEnetwork.com and follow us on Twitter.


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Saxonvale campaign hits ITV
SUNDAY’S demonstration in Frome’s Victoria Park was featured on ITV West Country’s 6 o’clock news yesterday. Scan to 09:20 to see the coverage (this link will work until 6pm on 1st March.
More than 50 people came to Frome’s Victoria Park on Sunday 27 February, to help map out a 40,000 square foot plot. This is the scale of the supermarket proposed for Frome’s town centre and Duncan Skene, Frome resident and organiser behind the recent Saxonvale public meetings was keen to demonstrate the true size.
The sun shone for the How Big? event and residents linked arms around the edge of the mapped area. The development planned for the Saxonvale area by St James Investments also includes a further 40,000 square feet of retail space, plus a significant area dedicated for car parking.
John Harris, Guardian journalist, author and member of the Saxonvale campaign group commented:
“Sunday’s event did pretty much what we wanted: pointing out what a huge presence a supermarket of this size would be in the town, and the really harmful effect it would have on Frome’s independent businesses and streetlife. Until we actually mapped out 40,000 square feet, it felt like an abstract concept, but in the park, it was there for all to see. It’s also worth bearing in mind that we didn’t map out a surrounding car park, or delivery and service areas, which swell the plans even more.
“A consensus is developing among people who are uneasy about St James’s Investments’ plans for the Saxonvale site. Most of us aren’t opposed to a supermarket per se: a lot of us would be perfectly happy with a modest-sized store that sold food and the usual lines, but we’re opposed to a vast hypermarket that would also sell everything from toys to CDs, and thereby take much-needed trade away from the town, and suck money out of Frome. We also dispute the idea that a supermarket of this size would be good news in terms of jobs: supermarkets always provide part-time, low-wage work that adds relatively little to an area’s prospects or prosperity.”
The next public meeting will take place in the Cheese and Grain on Wednesday 23rd March. For updates and more information on the plans for redevelopment site in the centre of Frome visit the blog, saxonvalesupermarket.blogspot.com, join the ‘No more big supermarkets in Frome’ Facebook group, or follow @Saxonvale on Twitter.


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Upcoming cars in India Under Rs.10 Lakh
Tata Altroz XM Plus Diesel-Rs. 7.75 lakh Tata Altroz
Tata since 2008 is a name that can be trusted in the Indian automotive industry thanks to its highly durable upcoming cars in India. The Tata Altroz XM Plus Diesel is just another example of its excellence. The regular Altroz, upon launch, was an instant hit on the market, and now we can't wait for the XM Plus Diesel variant to be ready for launch. Tata has announced that the Altroz XM Plus Diesel will be powered by a 1.5-litre Revotorq diesel engine which is expected to generate 89Ps of power and 200 Nm of torque. The new Altroz is expected to be paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox with an FWD transmission. Some of the features we can expect from the Altroz XM Diesel include power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, heating and doors that open 90 degrees. In terms of safety, the Altroz XM Plus Diesel should come with two front airbags, power door locks, passenger airbags, and seat belt wa
2020 Honda Brio-Rs. 5.00 lakh Honda Brio
Honda has always been a popular choice when it comes to compact hatchbacks in India, and the Brio is clearly one of the best upcoming cars in India available in the market at the moment. The second generation Brio was first revealed at the Gaikindo Indonesia Inte
ational Motor Show in 2018, and the Japanese manufacturer has finally decided to make it available to India. This might be the perfect time for interested buyers to prepare their RC transfer papers for one of this year's most anticipated hatchbacks. One of the main differences between the previous model and the next is that Honda made it more spacious, which was a negative point for interested buyers. Even the design of the new Brio has changed a lot with a more mature look compared to the playful design of the current model. Under the hood, however, the new Brio will still be powered by the 1.2-litre i-VTEC petrol engine that produces 90Ps of power and 110 Nm of torque. Besides the engine, there will be a standard 5-speed manual gearbox, but Honda is expected to include a 7-speed CVT when the car launches in India. In terms of features, the new Brio will come with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Google Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, and Bluetooth-enabled audio, which are just a few of the latest additions. LED headlights and taillights, ABS with EBD, keyless entry, automatic climate control and dual front airbags are also on the list of new features.
Toyota Yaris 2021-Rs. 9.00 lakh Toyota Yaris 2021
The Toyota Yaris was originally seen as one of the most luxurious upcoming cars in India the manufacturer had to offer, and with that popularity, the company decided to launch the revamped 2021 Yaris. The sedan was expected to reach Indian dealerships in February, but it has been delayed due to the pandemic. The new launch is set for June 15, 2021 and is expected to come with a host of improved features and specifications that will compare it to some of the biggest names in the business, including Hyundai Ve
a, Volkswagen Vento and the latest Honda City. . Unfortunately, the engine is something we don't expect to see improvement, which means that the 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine will power the 2021 Yaris. The engine will continue to generate 107Ps power with 140 Nm of torque and will be mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox or a CVT transmission with 7 steps. What we expect from the 2021 Yaris is a new set of LED headlights and taillights, new LED DRLs and fog lights, and an updated infotainment setup that includes Google Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The instrument cluster and steering wheel-mounted controls should remain the same for the upcoming 2021 Yaris, which we think is a somewhat disappointing area.
TATA HBX-Rs. 5.00 Lakh Tata HBX
Without a doubt, Tata cars have to be the most used cars in India with the perfect blend of performance and affordability built into every car they ship from their factory. Tata has always strived to include premium features in its vehicles while keeping the cost of the vehicle at a reasonable level. Now, Tata is ready to launch a luxurious and elegant hatchback called the HBX. It was first shown at Auto Expo 2020
and immediately caught people's attention. For starters, the HBX is expected to be priced at around Rs. 5.00 lakh, which is a very competitive number in today's market. According to leaks and news, the HBX will be equipped with the same 1.2-litre Revotron petrol engine found in the Tata Altroz and Tiago, albeit in a BSVI-compliant version. The engine will generate 86Ps of power along with 113Nm of torque and will be mated to a 5-speed manual transmission as standard. An optional 5-speed automatic gearbox will also be included. In terms of features, the HBX is expected to come with a 7-inch touchscreen floating infotainment setup, as well as steering wheel-mounted call and audio controls.
Kia Rio-Rs. 8.00 Lakh Kia Rio
The Kia Rio is one of the most anticipated sedans this year with a reasonable price and decent performance on the road being its biggest selling points. The Rio is compact but very sporty and easy to handle. The sedan's next engine is a 1.6-litre inline petrol engine that is expected to generate 130Ps of power and 161 Nm of torque. The engine will be paired with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic transmission. In terms of features, the Rio is expected to offer a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay, Google Android Auto, Bluetooth connectivity, and cruise control. Safety is also a major attraction in the Rio, as it comes with multiple driver and passenger airbags, rear cameras for easy parking, ABS with EBD, and parking sensors to help you avoid obstacles when parking.
Maruti Suzuki XL5-Rs. 5.00 Lakh Maruti-Suzuki-XL5
When you think of affordable car manufacturers in India, Maruti Suzuki has been producing best upcoming cars in India since a long time. For years, the brand has been producing cars that cater to the country's middle class and they are successfully working towards that goal ahead of them. The Maruti XL5 is an updated WagonR, which has been gaining in popularity across the country in recent months. The upgraded WagonR-Esque is configured to feature 15-inch alloy wheels, newly designed LED headlights, a new front grille, updated fog lights, and a new air valve located in the front bumper. The XL5 is expected to run on the same 1.2-litre gasoline engine already found in the newer WagonR. The engine produces 83Ps of power and 113Nm of torque and is configured to be paired with a 5-speed manual transmission or 5-speed automatic transmission. Some of the other features found in the upcoming XL5 include the power button, LED DRL, and automatic climate control.
Also Read: Upcoming cars in India under 15 lakhs
Renault Zoe-Rs. 8.00 Lakh Renault Zoe
Renault Zoe was recently seen in testing in Chennai, but interested buyers are advised not to get too excited about the upcoming cars in India just yet. While Zoe is available out of the country now, we'll have to wait and see when the company launches the EV here. Currently, the Zoe generates 108 Ps of power and 225 Nm of torque or 135 Ps of power and 245 Nm of torque. Based on the latest testing, Zoe will offer a globally coordinated Light Vehicle Testing Procedure (WLTP) that will give the standard model a range of up to 395 km, while the higher-spec variant will provide a range of up to 385 km. By an electric motor powered by a 52 kWh lithium-ion battery. Charging time for the Zoe EV is expected to be 9-10 hours at 0-100 percent when using the regular 7.4 kW charger that comes with the car. However, if the 50 kW fast charger is used, the battery can be charged from 0 to 80 percent in just 1 hour 10 minutes. Some of the features on the Zoe will include a 9.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto connectivity, CapPlay, automatic climate control, parking sensors, and cruise control. The car will also come with a number of safety features including ABS with EBD, four airbags, and ISOFIX child seats. Once the Zoe EV is released, people can use the used vehicle appraisal tool to get the best deal on the great car.
Kia Picanto-Rs. 7.00 Lakh Kia Picanto
When it comes to hatchbacks, India is one of the biggest markets for this segment with manufacturers from all over the world targeting their models in the country. KIA followed that trend and announced that it will be launching the next Picanto in India sometime in December 2021. While that might be a bit farfetched, we have some information about the Picanto that is sure to get you excited. The compact hatchback
will be powered by a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that generates 66Ps of power and 96 Nm of torque. The engine will be paired to a 5-speed manual transmission and is expected to deliver a top speed of 160 km/h. The Picanto will also come with a 1.25-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 83Ps horsepower and 122 Nm of torque, and will also be mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The expected top speed of the larger engine is 172 km/h. We don't know much about the Picanto, but we expect it to come with a number of features including a touchscreen infotainment system, digital instrument cluster, ABS with EBD, airbags, and LED headlights with DRLs.
Mahindra eKUV100-Rs. 8.25 Lakh mahindra ekuv100
Normally you wouldn't think of Mahindra as a name associated with electric vehicles, but they've been talking a lot about the upcoming eKUV100 over the past year. When the company first launched the regular KUV, it was an exciting opportunity for buyers looking for a compact SUV. Now the company is ready to launch the electric variant called eKUV100, Mahindra's answer to a cleaner, healthier planet. The car is expected to feature an engine similar to the Mahindra eVerito concept unveiled at Auto Expo 2018. The eKUV 100
will be powered by a 15.9 kWh lithium-ion battery that will give the compact SUV a range of 147 km. the battery. According to the company, the car will have fast charging capabilities that will take the battery from 0 to 80 percent in one hour. Mahindra is expected to include a number of enhanced features in the eKUV100, such as location tracking, rear parking sensors, overspeed alert, ABS with EBD, dual front airbags, and cab pre-cooling.
MG 3-Rs. 6.00 Lakh MG3
Hatchbacks are very popular in India and it looks like the MG 3 will enter one of the most competitive segments of the auto industry. The MG 3 is just as compact and looks like last year's Maruti Suzuki Swift. However, the MG 3 packs a lot into its compact size. Under the hood, the MG 3 has a 1.5-litre direct-injection four-cylinder petrol engine capable of generating 82Ps power and 150 Nm of torque, which is impressive compared to other hatchbacks. The engine is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel drive capabilities. The hatchback is expected to come with some of the latest features offered by MG, including a touchscreen infotainment system, parking sensors, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, climate control, air conditioning and heating, and multiple airbags.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Traffic at Florida’s busiest airport this holiday weekend is forecast to exceed pre-pandemic crowds.
Officials at Orlando International Airport said Wednesday that this Labor Day weekend they are expecting more than 303,000 departures, a 7% increase above Labor Day weekend in 2019.
If it pans out, that forecast will be more than double what the Orlando airport experienced during the Labor Day weekend travel period last year.
The official holiday travel period starts Thursday and ends next Tuesday.
The busiest travel day of the holiday weekend is expected to be on Saturday when Orlando International Airport is forecast to have more than 53,000 departures.
Before the pandemic started in the U.S. in March 2020, the theme park mecca was the most visited place in the U.S., with 76 million visitors in 2019. That figure fell to 35.3 million visitors last year.
“This holiday it appears many travelers are soaking in the last bit of summer by taking a trip to Orlando," the airport said in a statement.
News 6 spoke with Glynesa Redfield and her two kids at the Orlando International Airport Thursday. They said they’re happy to spend their Labor Day weekend in Orlando.
“We just really excited to get to come,” Redfield said. “We’re going to Disney. We haven’t been on vacation in two years. We couldn’t do anything last year of course because of COVID.”
We also spoke with Maggie Karnes and her two sons visiting from Chicago.
“Yes, very excited, Although we can turn down the heat a little bit, it’s a little hot,” Karnes said.
Meantime, over at Icon Park on International Drive, leaders said they welcome the crowds.
“We’re very happy, we look forward to the weekend,” Icon Park President & CEO Chris Jaskiewicz said. “We’re cleaning the capsules and we’re making sure everyone has their own private capsules,” said Jaskiewicz.
He said they’re putting safety first, including encouraging many of their outdoor activities. He said since the pandemic, Icon Park has increased its outdoor shopping kiosks from 15 vendors to 40.
“We’re encouraging everyone to stay five or six feet from each other. All of our employees that are guests facings wear masks,” Jaskiewicz said.
He said they’re also offering incentives this weekend.
“For children who ride the wheel, they are going to be able to participate in this mining experience for free.”
At nearby Andretti Indoor Karting and Games on Universal Boulevard, General Manager Johnathan Levine said safety is key.
“Our team members come through a rigorous temperature check, and they’re required to wear masks,” Levine said.
He said there are plenty of sanitizing stations throughout the property and their COVID prevention team of workers use foggers to regularly disinfect games, rides, and surfaces throughout the building to ensure both a fun, yet safe experience.
“We’re promoting social distancing and trying to do everything we can to navigate the COVID landscape,” said Levine. “We strongly recommended that guests come on with their mask on and if they need one, we will give it to them.”
They told News 6 they expect to see about 50% more people this Labor Day holiday weekend, compared to last year.


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Some slightly gloomy shots of a phone supposedly known as the Sony Yuga have appeared online, revealing a possible future Sony Smartphone with a huge 5" display. And it's another member of the emerging 1080p phone club, too.
According to photos and specs published by Android-Schweiz, the Sony Yuga, also known in more formal circles as the Sony C6603, currently runs Android 4.1 as its OS, with the large display outputting at 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Yuga appears rather similar in style to this year's excellent Xperia T, offering the same sort of minimalist, angular black case as the rest of Sony's current Android line up.
Inside, the Yuga ought to be a worthy challenger to the best of the Android contenders, with the source claiming it features 2GB of RAM and a 1.5GHz quad-core chipset, presumably the same Qualcomm S4 Pro that's soon to launch inside LG's new Nexus 4. [Android-Schweiz via Techradar]


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Mobile popularity behind new m-loyalty platform
Consumers' usage of mobile coupons is forecast to generate nearly US$6 billion globally in terms of retail redemption value by 2014, according to a recent report from Juniper Research.
On the back of these findings, the 'Enterprise Mobility Solutions' division of Motorola has launched a mobile loyalty solution in the form of a managed service that allows retailers to not only build personal relationships with customers but also to digitize store-branded membership cards for storage on each customer's mobile phone.
This service is compatible with the majority of mobile phone handsets currently available in the US market, and was designed to provide customers with a more convenient shopping experience, including access to offers and discounts on products that are likely to interest them.
"Consumer usage of the mobile phone is evolving, and its importance to the shopping experience is increasing," said Dana Warszona, m-commerce global leader for Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "From enabling consumers to search for product information to completing whole transactions, the mobile phone has become a business-critical tool that retailers must incorporate into their strategy to meet the needs of customers, both now and in the future."
The new system can be deployed either as an extension of a retailer's existing loyalty programme, or in the form of a new loyalty programme. It allows retailers to send offers and incentives to each customer's mobile phone, effectively removing much of the need for membership cards and paper coupons (although plastic cards do still benefit from the 'billboard in your wallet' brand awareness argument).
Customers can opt in to the programme online or in-store by sending a text message to a special number. They then receive a mobile application (a small software download) containing a bar code that can be shown on-screen to act as the customer's unique identifier or mobile loyalty card, to be scanned at the point of sale (POS).
While Motorola manages distribution of messages to programme members, retailers can focus on creating relevant marketing messages and determining how frequently coupons and offerings should be sent. As a result, retailer offers can be both timely and relevant, and redemption rates are also accurately tracked.


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Bitcoin isn’t the only one going down. As the cryptocurrency keeps losing its value, other areas of the industry are starting to take its toll.
As Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies all over the world, skyrocketed in value last year, a new market was born — crypto mining. I’m sure you know at least one person who either attempted to — or dreamed of, — mining Bitcoin. If you were one of those people, you probably looked into the technical requirements to pursue such a venture.
High-End Gaming Processor Cards Registered New Unprecedented Heights
As reported by ComputerWorld in April this year, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070, AMD RX480, and AMD RX580 were the most popular gaming processor cards — or Graphics Processing Unit Cards (GPU). At the time of their report, NVIDIA’s was being sold for more than $700, when it was once sold at $380.
The search for GPUs by crypto miners increased at such a rate that NVIDIA itself advised its retailers to prioritize sales to gamers, rather than miners. However, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was the brand of choice for crypto miners, up until the supply was exhausted.
Thanks to cryptocurrency mining, sales of GPUs used as add-on cards for PCs almost doubled in the last 3 years, going from $2.7 billion to $4.7 billion. According to ComputerWorld, the research and advisory company Gartner estimates the revenue from GPUs installed in data centers registered a steep increase from $168 million in 2015 to $1.1 billion currently. Overall, GPU sales increased from $3.82 billion in 2015 to $6.45 billion this year, so far.
The Trend has Reversed, Supply is Increasing and Prices are Dropping
If you’ve been thinking about it for some time, now it may be your chance. Like cryptocurrencies all around, GPUs value has been declining fast. According to Jon Peddie Research, over three million GPUs worth $776 million were sold to crypto miners in 2017, with AMD leading the charge. Dr. Jon Peddie said, “We expect demand to slacken from the miners as margins drop in response increasingly utilities costs and supply and demand forces that drive up GPU prices.”
Two examples are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and AMD’s top-end OEM 4GB RX 580 six-pack. These were priced at $1,050 and $3,600, respectively, but have since dropped to $709 and $2,500. A considerable change, having in mind what happened not too long ago.
As cryptocurrencies continue on this path to irrelevance, we can expect other areas of the industry to show similar signs of devaluation. Just yesterday, CCN reported how Coinbase went from being the top app in Apple’s App Store to dropping to the bottom. Now GPU sales are being affected, too. What do you think will be next?
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SAN ANTONIO -- A presentation by Texas-based pizza chain Pizza Patrón and a panel discussion featuring executives from Northgate, Kroger and Walmart were among the highlights of the 2014 Hispanic Retail 360 Summit. Celebrating its 10th year, the three-day event wrapped up Friday.
Led by Nielsen Hispanic Market Director Rick Parra, the panel discussion focused on the evolving and assimilating Hispanic consumer, with an emphasis on the proper use of data, addressing acculturation and moving away from “silos” to a total market approach.
“Our customers are becoming more acculturated,” said Tom Herman, senior vice president of Northgate Gonzalez Market, a traditional Hispanic grocery chain. “Customers [in general] are becoming more acculturated. In addition to the foreign-born, the second and third generations are growing.”
At Kroger, many decisions are driven by data. “What’s most important is how we use that data,” said Angel Colón, director of multicultural development for the grocery and convenience store retailer. “Data tells you how to optimize stores regardless of who you are.”
Meanwhile at Walmart, its “total market” approach has meant doing away with Hispanic-specific initiatives, such as its Supermercado Walmart format. “We didn’t move forward with it because it was telling people our other stores wouldn’t work for them,” said Javier M. Delgado-Granados, director of marketing.
On the foodservice end, Pizza Patrón Brand Director Andrew Gamm explained how the chain created pizza and toppings that appeal to the Latino palette and backed up its efforts with “disruptive” advertising that has generated national publicity. Despite negative media reports, all the exposure has significantly boosted sales and improved the chain’s credibility with its first-generation, Mexican-American customer base.
Another company with an unusual history is Curacao. Founder Jerry Azarkman told Hispanic Retail 360 Summit attendees how he arrived in the United States from Israel in 1973 with no college education, no green card, little money and unable to speak English or Spanish. Azarkman spent his last few dollars on television games that he sold to Hispanic consumers at a profit.
Today, Curacao’s sales total $50 million. The business is driven largely by a program that targets people who cannot obtain credit through traditional means.
Summit attendees were also drawn to the conference’s Cultural Immersion Tour, which took place Wednesday. Highlights of this tour included a visit to HEB Plus, whose fresh food department is reminiscent of a traditional Mexican market -- the produce section alone features several varieties of peppers. HEB's other fresh offerings include Aguas Frescas, Mexican baked goods, guacamole prepared on-premise, and the Sabores Kitchen, a takeout concept featuring popular dishes from home.
A second retailer on the Cultural Immersion Tour, Goodwill, educated participants about the many challenges faced by low-income consumers. Using proceeds from its stores, Goodwill’s Good Careers Academy trains people for jobs ranging from nurse’s aide to truck driver. The company said 80 percent of graduates get jobs.
In addition, a referral program provides students with help paying rent and utilities, childcare, transportation and other issues that company executives labeled as “employment barriers.” Sixty-three percent of people coming into the Goodwill career centers are Hispanic.


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Once Human Will Debut a New Battle Trailer & Reveal PC Beta Test at The PC Gaming Show 2023 Preview
Starry studio, the development team of Once Human, has announced that a new trailer for Once Human will appear during the PC Gaming Show 2023 Preview event on November 17, 2022.
The live show will be available at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern, 6 PM GMT) on the official PC Gamer YouTube channel (here) and the official PC Gamer Twitch channel (here).
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game, set in a post-apocalyptic world caused by extra-terrestrial matter. In Once Human, players must survive in a world that has been transformed by an alien substance dubbed “Stardust”, which affects all living beings. The world of Once Human is beautifully realized, featuring realistic weather and lighting effects, and a massive open world that is begging to be explored, even with dangers lurking around every corner. Players can choose to work together, in order to survive in a sandbox that is trying to kill them, with food and water polluted by Stardust, and hideous monsters patrolling the landscape. Or they can create powerful firearms to attack other players and plunder their supplies. The actions of the players will influence the world dynamically. For example, players’ battle choices may change the fate of the NPC factions and their building and crafting can change the landscape permanently.
At the PC Gaming Show 2023 Preview on November 17, a new 3-minute gameplay live battle demo for Once Human will debut, showing players face off against groups of monsters and teaming up against powerful boss enemies. The first trailer for Once Human was shown during the IGN Summer of Gaming event, where it received a whopping 1.6 million views from around the world, with an overwhelmingly positive response from fans. The Once Human live battle demo will reveal new upcoming content that is planned for the game, so fans should look forward to its surprises.
Not only will the PC Gaming Show 2023 feature the 3-minute battle trailer, but there will be an announcement about the launch of the next PC beta test. Those who wish to participate and experience Once Human for themselves will need to check out the PC Gaming Show 2023, so that they have a head start for the next test. Once Human is on track to launch on PC (via Steam) in Q4, 2023, and the public beta tests will give selected players the chance to be the first to explore its dark and wonderful world for themselves. Don't forget to Wishlist Once Human on steam or follow it on discord so you can get the latest news about the test.


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Breast milk is considered the best food for the physical and mental development of the newborn. Yet despite being the most natural act in the world, breastfeeding can also be difficult. When breast milk isn't enough, or moms need help, powdered milk usually makes up for it. At least until yesterday.
Nurit Argov-Argaman e Maggie Levy, female doctors at the University of Jerusalem founded the company in 2018 after inventing cultured breast milk. A discovery that can upset the eating habits of babies, replacing milk powder and providing babies with the benefits of breast milk even if they cannot feed at the breast.
How BiomilK cultured milk is made
The company, which is able to synthesize both human and cow breast milk in the laboratory, "builds" cultured milk from the complex carbohydrates found in real human breast milk, those that also help to give an early boost to the immune system. children.
Lab-grown cow's milk, on the other hand, is produced from mammary cells and mimics the composition of real cow's milk, with no synthetic or plant additives. Not requiring antibiotics or hormones, the company says, it promises to be healthier too.
Lab-grown meats and alternative proteins (such as edible insects) are garnering growing interest in the idea that they are more humane and more environmentally friendly to produce. “Cultured” breast milk, on the other hand, is still there to go.
Only three companies in the world
Nathaniel Benchemhoun, vice president of business development at BioMilq, says that
only three companies they produce cultured milk and "two of them are very young". His today is the only company that has reached all the stages that lead to the actual development of the product.
A few months ago I told you about another startup in the sector, moreover with a very similar name. It is Biomilq, based in the United States. He is growing breast milk outside the human body. The third, called TurtleTree Labs, is located in Singapore and creates laboratory-grown breast and cow's milk.
Our new technology facilitates the production of laboratory-grown breast milk using only the animal's mammary cells, making milking unnecessaryTomer Aizen, chief executive officer of BiomilK
The cultural road is long. Tomorrow, I'm pretty sure, milking a cow will be superfluous. And the powdered milk will be supplanted by the cultivated one. The mother's breast will have no rival for much longer, however.


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Even at a screening of a documentary series on American fashion, magazines’ loss of influence finds a way into the conversation.
“[Social media feeds] are your own personal magazine,” according to Joe Zee, a former longtime fashion editor, who spoke after a Sunday showing of “American Style,” an upcoming docu-series produced by CNN and the entertainment arm of digital media publisher Vox.
“For print publishing, it’s not that it’s going to go away, it’s that it needs to figure out how to evolve in this new generation, because everyone can find what they need every second of the day, from wherever they are, for free, so how do [magazines] become that other go-to that is also as important or as vital as it was before,” Zee went on, tacitly admitting that fashion publications are not the industry power brokers they used to be.
The swerve to fashion publishing came toward the end of a panel discussion, moderated by former “Project Runway” host Tim Gunn, and including Zee, model Veronica Webb and outgoing Teen Vogue editor Phillip Picardi, which was expected to be more about “American Style.” Since the documentary was essentially a mid-century Fashion 101 course (textile rationing during WWII, gray felt suits, Claire McCardell, the bikini, etc.) it’s little wonder that the conversation grasped for less trodden terrain.
Picardi launched into something of a defense of Vogue’s remaining importance among emerging designers, along with that of his boss Anna Wintour (“She’s still my boss, so I have to say it, to a certain degree, but I really do believe it,” he claimed), but he made sure to note multiple times that he was speaking as someone who is leaving Condé Nast. He will become editor in chief of Out magazine at the start of next year, and maybe because of this, he backed into an increasingly obvious critique of fashion publications.
“Consumers are not so much trusting the fashion publications to be unbiased, because they accept advertising dollars from fashion houses — you go through and can see front of book there’s a five-, six-page advertisement and then, ‘Oops!’ there’s a beautiful three-page spread with [the advertiser’s] new clothes,” Picardi said, touching on fashion magazines’ little-discussed efforts to stay in the good graces of fewer advertisers. “Those things may be coincidence. Most know they’re not just coincidence.”
With a growing consumer awareness, or at least suspicion, that a mainstream fashion magazine’s pages are very far from a meritocracy, Picardi said Instagram, and the coalition of influencers it’s created, naturally became an alternate source of inspiration and trend information.
Webb, the only woman on the panel, admitted that she gets all of her headlines and fashion news through a social media feed, but argued that magazines still have a legitimizing effect for models and reality TV personalities. “We stop thinking of them as a joke or a fluke when they’re on the cover of Elle or Vogue.”
But Zee put an end to the topic after pointing out why an influencer or a reality TV personality makes it onto such a cover.
“They’re on [the cover] because they have 36 million followers, or whatever,” said Zee, who left print media to head to the tech environs of Yahoo but left there after the site was sold to Verizon. “It’s all a cycle that goes back to social media.”
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Cloudwalks, one of the most popular and admired QuickBooks hosting providers is now offering cloud hosting for the newly launched QuickBooks 2020. Cloudwalks has been providing cloud hosting services for every newly launched version of QuickBooks and with the release of QB 2020, Cloudwalks followed its trend and started offering cloud hosting for QuickBooks 2020 just after its release.
Intuit releases a new version of QuickBooks every year during the month of September. The new release from Intuit includes many improvements and added features. Every year, particular parts of QB are focused and all the improvements and added features are included to that particular part. This year, with the release of QB 2020, Intuit has made it clear that it is going to focus on faster payment and easy book maintenance.
Cloudwalks has been providing QuickBooks hosting services from the past 7 years. Through its ‘no-compromise with quality’ policy and goal of making cloud hosting economical, Cloudwalks has built a reputed name in the industry. With the release of every new version, people start looking for cloud hosting providers that offer hosting services for the new version. Moving from the existing version to the newly launched version offers many advantages to users and that’s why Cloudwalks never delays in offering an upgrade to its data center, managed NOC services and the IT staffs for a hassle free upgrade to the new version.
Just after the release of QuickBooks 2020 and its availability for the normal user, Cloudwalks announced that it is now offering cloud hosting services for the new version. Almost 60% of the clients immediately switched to the new version without any hassle.
The newly launched QB 2020 came with many new features like automated payment reminder, automatic addition of PO in the invoice email, option of combining multiple emails, horizontal collapse column, smart help, easy upgrade and much more. All these features of the new QB 2020 allow the user to work faster and boost the speed of payment cycle.
During an interview, the CFO of Cloudwalks said that “Every year, pro advisor, accountants, bookkeepers, and CPAs eagerly wait for the new version. We understand, upgrading to the new version is very important for both the professionals and the SMBs. This is why, we keep tabs on the release of the new version and as soon as it becomes available for the normal user, we start providing cloud hosting services for it. Like every year, more than 50% of our clients immediately shifted to QB desktop 2020 and others will also follow them till the end of this year’
He further added ‘We have been providing QuickBooks cloud hosting services from more than 7 years and we understand the role of cloud hosting in enhancing productivity and accuracy for professionals. This is why we never compromise on the quality of your cloud hosting services while keeping the price economical’
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Customised Equipment Solutions
5 February 2015
From pit areas to roadways to refuelling points to the run-of-mine pad, there are many areas that require illumination for productivity and safety reasons, making mine lighting an important but challenging task. Increasingly many operators are also examining their lighting options in a bid to save money on fuel and help the environment. One example is Fortescue Metals Group, which approached Coates Hire about two years ago to provide an alternative LED lighting solution to replace metal halide lighting on its Cloudbreak iron ore site in Western Australia.
Stephen Lincoln, National Product Manager, Power and Light, at Coates Hire, says Fortescue wanted to take advantage of the latest technology to upgrade its lighting towers. The focus was on robust, quality lights that would deliver a reduction in operating costs and which could be used in a multitude of sites.
“The key was to find a product that could actually be used in a number of applications,” Lincoln says.
It soon became apparent that Fortescue needed a customised solution, not one that could be rolled out of a factory.
Coates Hire aligned with their leading mining light manufacturer and supplier AllightSykes to develop a product that would suit the mine’s needs. The result was a product that trumped other tenderers and would save Fortescue about 70 per cent in fuel burn, or roughly 1.3 million litres of fuel a year.
“With those extensive fuel savings, the environmental benefits are also very significant,” Lincoln says.
The final product delivered by Coates Hire is a six-headed LED lighting tower with narrow and wide-beam lenses designed precisely for Fortescue’s requirements across the mine site. It has commissioned Coates Hire to provide LED lighting systems for 150 towers, under strict time frames. By the end of 2014 Coates Hire had delivered 150 machines.
Lincoln says the tailored product that Coates Hire delivered is particularly focused on safety. “Any machine that we put into these environments, which are generally very regulated in relation to safety regimes, need to meet those criteria,” he says.
Lincoln says extra-low-voltage LED lighting technology is the way of the future for environments such as mining, as traditional gas-filled metal halide lights require bigger engines and more fuel.
“With the smaller engines that run the LED lights there are significant fuel efficiencies that we are driving,” says Lincoln, who notes that LED technology uses about 0.8 litres an hour compared to about 2.65 litres for the older engines. Furthermore, Lincoln says the new lights are extremely reliable, with fewer servicing requirements.
Grant Mack, General Manager – Mobile Light, AllightSykes says, “Creating supply certainty, allows us to more efficiently manage our supply chain, and these efficiencies result in lower costs of manufacture and an opportunity to provide lighting towers more economically to our customers.”
Lincoln says the success of the Fortescue product is leading to similar solutions being rolled out to other operators in the mining space, and more widely. He is particularly proud that Coates Hire delivered an exceptional solution for this very important contract, and of the successful partnership with AllightSykes.


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Amazon is hosting its first esports championship in partnership with The Esports Club from July 14 – 27 in India. This comes right on the heels of the Prime Day 2021 sale that is slated to begin from July 26 and is Amazon’s annual two-day shopping fiesta. While the Valorant championship is Amazon’s first outing in the esports scene, The Esports Club has been hosting lots of tournaments since its inception in 2019.
Valorant has increasingly become popular in India and Riot Games recently revealed that it has surpassed over 14 million active players since its release in June 2020. Valorant is a first-person shooter game that is set in the future and is very well accepted by CS: Go fans.
What is Amazon Prime Day Valorant championship 2021?
The Amazon Prime Day Valorant championship is being held in partnership with The Esports Club which is one of the premier esports organizations in India. The Valorant championship will witness 128 teams in 5v5 mode fight it out in single-elimination rounds, all for a piece of the prize pool which is Rs 300,000. There are five playoffs rounds followed by semi-final rounds and the Finals.
Teams participating in the Valorant championship
The team that qualifies for first place will be awarded Rs 150,000 followed by second place with Rs 100,000. The team that qualifies for third and fourth place will receive Rs 25,000 each. Additionally, the MVP and Best Play of the tournament will receive products from Amazon Partners.
When is the Amazon Prime Day Valorant Championship being held?
Amazon Prime Day Valorant Championship is currently underway. It began on July 14 and will go on until July 27 which also happens to be the last day of the Prime Day 2021 sale.
Where to watch Amazon Prime Day Valorant Championship?
The Amazon Prime Day Valorant Championship is being live-streamed on YouTube. To know all about what went down on Day 1, watch the stream below.


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So much has been written about this year’s events that we’re now starting to get a backlash against certain terms due to their overuse. Unprecedented is one of those ‘ it seems every second comment manages to fit it in somewhere.
And yet, like any stereotype or cliche, there is a grain of truth in the word. Everything about 2020 has been unprecedented. Fights over toilet rolls, regular holiday destinations suddenly on international blacklists, fines for being outside your house ‘ and that’s just what’s happening to individuals. As a whole, we are all having to adapt to the reality of a continual lifting and re-applying of lockdowns and restrictions globally, each having a varying degree of impact on different sectors.
Then there’s the impact on what appeared to be immovable points in the calendar. Major events have changed beyond recognition ‘ from going back to school, Halloween and no trick or treating, to Remembrance Day, moments we all took for granted are having to adapt to the current situation. Now we’re even battling to ensure Christmas isn’t cancelled.
That’s if those events are staying still, of course. Just look at Amazon Prime Day. Introduced in 2015, since launch it had been a summer event to mark the retail giant’s birthday. In 2020, however, the day was pushed back to mid-October. In doing so, it completely upended every other retailer’s crucial peak season plans for the Black Friday to Christmas run.
Planning for the unplannable
Quite simply, how on earth do you plan for any of it? There’s an argument that you can’t, and in fact shouldn’t, prepare for any of this because it is simply all so…unpredictable.
That doesn’t mean businesses should sit around on their laurels and wait to see what happens. It means that rather than spending time trying to guess the impact of this stream of disruption, the focus should be on acquiring, analysing and understanding external data, gaining insights, and reacting accordingly.
So, for retailers, if data suggests that Prime Day led to discounts on a certain type of product, and this corresponds with a drop in interest in their own similar offerings, they need to react appropriately.
Or if lockdowns result in smaller family Christmases, the need to tailor package appropriately ‘ for example with smaller turkeys or smaller packs of food and drink. The same number of people need to eat; they just won’t be doing it in the same big groups that many of us are used to.
Does this mean there’s actually an opportunity for increased sales? With the right network and agility, yes. But businesses need to be able to plan appropriately to achieve that.
Doesn’t that contradict what was said earlier? In a way, yes, to a degree. But really it’s about a different type of planning, one that moves away from historical data and fixed plans to one that looks at the here and now. Planning that can bring together external and internal sources of information to provide intelligence for effective response through event and scenario modelling.
The difference between events and scenarios ‘ and why you need both
One way to look at it, is to see events and scenarios as the building blocks of planning. Events are things that could feasibly happen, both regularly, frequently or as one-offs. Examples could include another lockdown or shelter-in-place order, suppliers going out of business, depleted workforces due to an increase in infections locally or a sudden change in the weather. Of course, they aren’t all negative ‘ they can include things like promotions or product launches, and peak season events (like Black Friday or Christmas).
Scenarios are about modelling response options when events happen, either separately or together, and selecting the best course of action.
Combining the two creates plans. However, in order for the plans to be fit for purpose in a continuously disrupted world, the blocks need to be constantly updated or deactivated as appropriate. It is only through doing this that businesses can create dynamic plans which can provide a basis for the company to operate from.
Having the ability to react, whatever happens
As every week brings new challenges, businesses in many sectors need to introduce new approaches in order to cope with whatever comes their way. Dynamic event and scenario planning offers companies the structure they need to react to multiple, unprecedented and disruptive events, quickly and with confidence. If organisations incorporate these blocks into their operations, then they will be much better placed to thrive, irrespective of what happens in the coming months.


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They have been growing strongly in Việt Nam in the last year or so with many mobile apps and websites offering these services, allowing consumers to place orders. Consumers can then track the real-time location of the driver in the appA GrabFood Việt Nam spokesperson told Việt Nam News: “Food delivery in Việt Nam is booming. Furthermore, the quality of life and consumption habits of Vietnamese consumers have changed in recent years. “The market will achieve robust growth in the next two years,” he saidAll the food delivery companies reportedly get tens of thousands of orders daily and thousands of restaurants are partnering them. “The on-demand food delivery industry in Việt Nam remains highly competitive.
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In a groundbreaking move, Twitter, the popular social media platform, has announced its decision to replace its iconic Twitter Bird Logo. This news has sent shockwaves across the tech industry and sparked excitement among Twitter’s vast user base. As the announcement took the internet by storm, one prominent figure was quick to join the conversation – Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. On his official Twitter account, Musk revealed his own take on the new Twitter logo, igniting a viral sensation. In this article, we explore the reasons behind Twitter’s logo change and delve into Elon Musk’s creative vision for the platform’s fresh identity.
The Evolution of the Twitter Bird Logo:
Since its inception in 2006, Twitter’s bird logo, affectionately known as “Larry the Bird,” has become synonymous with the platform. The original bird was designed by Simon Oxley and represented simplicity, freedom, and the brevity of Twitter’s 140-character limit. Over the years, the logo underwent subtle revisions, aligning with Twitter’s evolving brand identity.
However, in recent times, the platform has been looking to revamp its image and cater to a broader user base. With the rise of visual-centric content and the growing importance of social media in people’s lives, Twitter’s management recognized the need for a fresh and more versatile logo that reflects its current goals and values.
The Decision to Change the Logo:
Twitter’s decision to replace the iconic Twitter Bird Logo came after extensive market research and a series of internal brainstorming sessions. The company aimed to create a more dynamic and inclusive emblem that resonates with its diverse user base while still embodying its core principles of brevity, real-time conversation, and connectivity.
The Unveiling of Elon Musk’s Design:
On the day of the logo change announcement, Elon Musk shared his take on the new Twitter logo through a series of tweets. Known for his artistic flair and love for design, Musk’s vision for the logo took a fresh and unexpected approach. His design featured a stylized, futuristic bird soaring through a starry sky, with its wings forming the iconic “T” of the Twitter name. The bird’s tail had subtle elements resembling the orbital path of a rocket, subtly nodding to Musk’s association with SpaceX.
Musk’s design garnered instant attention, with thousands of retweets, likes, and comments flooding the platform within hours. His visionary concept sparked debates and discussions among designers, tech enthusiasts, and Twitter users worldwide.
The Symbolism Behind Musk’s Design:
Elon Musk’s redesign introduced a more futuristic and innovative tone to the Twitter logo. The soaring bird symbolized the platform’s ability to transcend geographical boundaries, connecting users across the globe. Its wings forming the “T” represented unity and harmony, reflecting the platform’s role in fostering open communication and diverse perspectives.
The starry sky backdrop in Musk’s design signified Twitter’s focus on real-time updates, breaking news, and instant information exchange. Furthermore, the subtle rocket-like elements in the bird’s tail symbolized the platform’s commitment to continuous growth, progress, and exploration.
The Public’s Response:
As the design gained traction on Twitter and other social media marketing platforms, users expressed mixed reactions. Some praised Musk’s creative vision, admiring the refreshing take on the logo that embraced the company’s futuristic ambitions. Others, however, remained nostalgic for the original bird, expressing a desire for a more subtle update while preserving the platform’s heritage.
In response to the overwhelming public engagement with Elon Musk’s design, Twitter’s management decided to include users in the decision-making process. The company launched a poll, inviting users to vote on three options: Musk’s design, a more subtle modernization of the original bird, and a completely new design created by Twitter’s in-house design team. The poll allowed users to have a say in shaping the platform’s identity, reinforcing Twitter’s commitment to open dialogue and user feedback.
The decision to replace the iconic Twitter Bird Logo marks a significant step for the platform as it continues to evolve and adapt to the changing social media landscape. Elon Musk’s bold design proposal brought a fresh perspective to the table, igniting a global conversation about Twitter’s future identity. With users actively participating in the decision-making process, the company demonstrates its dedication to fostering a sense of community and inclusivity. As the poll concludes and Twitter unveils the chosen logo, the world eagerly anticipates the platform’s next chapter in its history.
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Gooch & Housego signs manufacturing agreement with OrganOx
Source - SMW
Optical components and systems manufacturer Gooch & Housego said Wednesday its life science business ITL had been awarded a five-year contract from OrganOx to manufacture a medical device that allows livers for transplant to be stored and transported at body temperature.
The metra system operated had the potential to 'significantly reduce the number of livers that are discarded due to damage incurred by cold storage or a lack of oxygen,' the company said.
OrganOx, which was founded in 2008 as a spin-out company from Oxford university, had already gained marketing approval for metra in Europe and was in late stage clinical trials in the US.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. — EverWash, the nation’s leading car wash membership platform, is excited to announce a new spin-off app — EverSlice! EverSlice will be the nation's first pizza membership platform and app.
"We've had great interest in breaking into the food industry since we crashed a Pizza and Pasta Convention a few years ago in Atlantic City," said EverWash CEO Scott Caplan. "We're excited to venture into a new vertical, especially one as fulfilling as pizza. Well, maybe not fulfilling, but definitely filling!"
The EverSlice app allows users to choose a local pizza place and receive one slice of pizza per day. The member simply shows the cashier the QR code to scan, and leaves with a fresh, hot slice of pizza. Up to one slice can be redeemed per day, with the option of adding additional daily slices within the app — perfect for families or very hungry people!
Plain packages start at $14.99 per month (averaging 50 cents per slice, beating the golden standard of one dollar slices), and upgrades are available for toppings, soft drinks, and sides. As of now, EverSlice only partners with restaurants that offer pizza by the slice, but we hope to add full-pie plans in the near future.
EverSlice is launching on April 1, 2023, and is totally, definitely not a joke. This is a 100 percent legitimate business venture, and NOT an April Fools joke.
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Google Just Made Its Biggest Announcements of the Year
Get ready — new things from Google are coming our way. The tech juggernaut made its biggest announcements of the year today at the annual Google I/O developer's conference. And since the Googs has its hands in search, web browsing, email, video streaming, digital media, maps, wearables, extreme experiments, and just about everything else related to tech under the sun, you're going to want to listen in. Of course, we'll keep you updated as the news happens from the POPSUGAR Tech Facebook and Twitter pages, but if you want to watch on your own, here's where to go.
The Biggest News So Far
Google announced an entirely new design for Android. The company previewed Android "L", which is flat, bright, and bold just like its iOS and Windows Phone brethren. This new mobile OS is seeping into all sorts of non-smartphone devices like the two new Android smartwatches, your TV and car.
Google Drive is also getting a major upgrade. You can now edit Microsoft Office files in Google Docs natively on the web — and save them back as .doc, .xls, etc. You'll also get unlimited storage for $10 per month. Crazy town.
Watch It Right Here
At 9 a.m. PDT on June 25, catch the big keynote embedded below or at google.com/io. The mobile app will play the live stream on the go. Videos from the keynote and sessions will be available on the Google Developers YouTube channel after I/O.
What to Expect
A beautiful smartwatch called Moto 360, powered by Google's new wearable tech software Android Wear, will probably make its debut. We're also expecting some sort of Google Glass announcement. The smart spectacles became available to the public for the first time this year (although, for one day only) and are working on a new collaboration with Diane von Furstenberg.
Nest, the smart thermostat Google acquired in January, just opened its data to developers like Jawbone and Mercedes-Benz (like, yesterday) so there will probably be some mention of how Google is going to take over your home.
In a lengthy interview with BloombergBusinessweek published yesterday, Android chief Sundar Pichai hinted that he'd preview the next version of Android (5.0, but the customary candy codename is to be determined) at the conference.


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PM Narendra Modi: We, in G20, can build an entire ecosystem for technology-based solutions to address the challenges faced by humanity. All it needs from us are the 4Cs: Conviction, Commitment, Coordination, and Collaboration.
At the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ meeting on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed that India is in the process of creating a language translation platform named ‘Bhashini‘. This platform will utilize AI technology to enhance digital inclusion for all sections of society by offering assistance for the various languages spoken in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised India’s digital transformation, emphasizing that the country has 850 million internet users who benefit from some of the world’s most affordable data rates. The prime minister credited the Digital India initiative’s launch in 2015 for the significant progress made in India’s digital landscape over the past nine years. He conveyed this message through a video message.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2023
He discussed the use of technology to improve governance and cited Aadhaar as an example. He also highlighted the JAM trinity – Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar, and mobile phones – and explained how the Direct Benefits Transfer system prevents loopholes in the system. He added that digitalized taxation systems are promoting transparency and e-governance.
During a working group meeting, PM Modi expressed his satisfaction with the creation of a G20 virtual Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository. He emphasized that India is an exemplary testing ground for innovative solutions and that the successes achieved within the country can seamlessly be adapted on a global scale. Modi also proposed the creation of a virtual center of excellence dedicated to digital skills and emphasized the need to build consensus on the “G20 high-level principles for a secure, trusted, and resilient digital economy,” cautioning against security threat challenges to the digital economy as it spreads globally.
We, in G20, can build an entire ecosystem for technology-based solutions to address the challenges faced by humanity.
All it needs from us are the 4Cs – Conviction, Commitment, Coordination and Collaboration.
– PM @narendramodi
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 19, 2023
Modi noted that India’s diversity makes it an optimal experimentation zone for solutions and that a solution that proves its mettle in India can seamlessly transcend international boundaries. The Prime Minister informed the attending delegates that India is ready to share its experience with the world and has successfully established an expansive online repository of global digital assets, known as India Stacks, aimed at leaving no individual behind.
Earlier today, the Indian Prime Minister praised the achievement of over 50 crore Jan Dhan accounts as a noteworthy milestone. According to a statement released by the Union finance ministry on Friday, approximately 67% of these accounts were opened in rural and semi-urban regions. Modi recognized the significance of this achievement and commended the fact that more than half of these accounts were owned by Nari Shakti. He also emphasized the importance of ensuring that financial inclusion benefits reach every corner of the nation, with most of the accounts being opened in rural and semi-urban areas.
The Prime Minister outlined India’s strides in the realm of the digital economy, pointing out the transformative impact of the trinity – Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar, and mobile phones – on financial transactions. He also revealed that India is building ‘Bhashini,’ an AI-powered language translation platform that will support digital inclusion in all the diverse languages of India.


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KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Omar Sial on Thursday ordered production of a truck confiscated on ground that it was used for transporting smuggled goods.
The bench hearing a petition filed by Long Khan, owner of the truck ordered custom authorities of Hyderabad collectorate to produce the truck on Nov10.
The same bench also adjourned hearing of four more identical petitions challenging imposition of Regulatory Duty ordering release of goods on payment of 50 per cent of RD with the department and 50 per cent with Nazir of SHC as interim arrangement.
The bench earlier heard team member of Franklin Law Associates appearing for Dar Enterprises and three other importers.
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AVEVA today gave a lot of additional color on its results for the year ended March 31, 2010. Some of the news was good (strength in recurring revenue and in the Americas), some not-so-good (overall revenue decline of 10%) and some downright tantalizing. Read on …
As reported last month, total revenue was £148.3 million in 09/10. This represents a net decline of 10% but, according to CEO Richard Longdon, “good growth in developing markets helped to mitigate the impact of global economic uncertainty, particularly on initial fees in marine”. The company benefited from currency fluctuations; on a constant currency basis, revenue was down 14%.
Recurring revenue grew 9% to £102.7 million as customers continue to prefer software rentals over outright acquisitions for the flexibility this offers as workforces contract and expand. Initial license revenue fell 39% to £35.1 million, a decline comparable to that reported by other engineering software companies.
On a verticals basis, just about everything slowed during the year. Oil & gas did pick up somewhat as the year progressed; that and the company’s success in growing its Latin Americas business by capturing oil & gas accounts contributed to the 10% revenue growth seen in that region.
The power industry, because of booming global needs and the longer approval/investment/design cycle, was less affected by the global downturn and AVEVA reports that its power-related business continued to grow.
The company’s marine business suffered from a “dramatic decline in new build orders and concerns over funding for the existing ship order backlog”, leading to a decline in revenue from Asia that was only partly offset by strength in the Chinese power market.
By geography, Asia Pacific revenue fell by 25% to £50.5 million as gains in other verticals could not offset the decline in new license sales to the marine market. Revenue in the Americas was up 10% on good growth in Latin America even as North America remains “subdued”. Revenue from EMEA was down 2% even though the company reports its oil and gas business performed “well” while the marine business was “flat throughout the year”.
In anticipation of lower revenue for the year AVEVA cut its investment in R&D by 23% to £20.9 million or 14% of revenue, a reasonable level when compared to engineering software companies in general but far below Bentley’s level of 20% of revenue. That said, AVEVA intends to invest £5 million in AVEVA NET during fiscal 2011.
During FY2010, AVEVA reports investing in “growth opportunities, particularly in South America, the CIS, where we expanded local resources and AVEVA NET where we increased capacity in solutions delivery.” The company opened a direct sales office in Brazil, for example, doubling sales to that market. As a result of this activity, sales and marketing expenses grew 13%.
Several years of strong cash generation have led shareholders and analysts to ask the company what it plans to do with the £150 million in cash and equivalents on the books. According to the Financial Times of London, many had hoped that Aveva would make a one-time cash payment of up to £75 million. Instead, AVEVA has decided to keep its options open and doubled its final dividend from 6.5 pence to 13.9 pence per share, for a total cost of under £10 million. Total dividends paid out for the year will be 16.9 pence per share, an increase of 81% over last year.
Even with a nearly doubled dividend, AVEVA assures shareholders and customers that it will continue to generate cash — indeed, CEO Longdon hinted at an acquisition spree (not as big as IBM’s but still …) to add capability to the company’s VNET platform and expand its sales reach in critical regions.
[The hyperbole in these articles: The FT calls AVEVA NET “a cloud computing product that has sometimes been labelled a “Google for engineers”.]
AVEVA does not offer guidance for coming years, but “strength in emerging markets, particularly Brazil and CIS, would lead to modest revenue growth this year”, finance director Paul Taylor told reporters in London. City analysts are expecting Aveva to have revenue of £156 million, which would be an increase of 5%.


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It's rare to see a high-fashion designer place larger models on the runway.
But Marc Jacobs just set a new standard.
At New York Fashion Week, the designer featured plus-size indie rock singer Beth Ditto, Rachel Lubitz of Mic points out.
Perhaps more significantly, Lubitz says that there was no big hoopla made about the plus-size model's appearance.
Lubitz says that Ditto wasn't an opening act nor was she the grand finale. In fact, she strutted among some of the most successful models in the business: Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Emily Ratajkowski.
Ditto is no stranger to the runway. She strutted the stage for Jean Paul Gaultier five years ago — and she opened and closed the show. She told The Guardian that she found the experience "amazing and frightening."
So she's a pro at this.
Perhaps even more crucially, Ditto's dress was not hideous. The retail industry is known for limiting plus-size designs to matronly frocks.
In 2013, online retailer ModCloth conducted a survey with Paradigm Sample to find out how plus-size women felt about the market's offerings. They felt they had slim pickings and shared a mostly frustrated sentiment.
Additionally, only 28% of the women polled agreed with the statement "plus-size women are included in the fashion industry."
The fashion industry is notoriously exclusive, and the retail industry tends to echo that ethos. Victoria's Secret not only refuses to let plus-size models walk its runway, the retailer does not sell larger sizes.
Many retailers ignore larger women, which baffles many women because the plus-size category is worth $17.5 billion, according to industry research firm NPD Group.
But the avoidance is not without cause.
The reason many designers stay away from crafting clothing for larger women is twofold: They're afraid and they simply don't know how to.
"I would argue that why many non-plus-size designers don't go into plus-size is fear," Amanda Czerniawski, a sociology professor at Temple University, former plus-size model, and author of " Fashioning Fat: Inside Plus-Size Modeling," told Business Insider.
Because many companies aren't familiar with designing for plus-size clientele, they might be intimidated by making the investment.
"Many of these designers, when they go to design school, they're not taught to make clothes for plus-size bodies," she said.
Meanwhile, plus-size models are challenging the industry. Ashley Graham appeared in an ad in Sports Illustrated earlier this year for SwimsuitsForAll, and she even has created her own sexy lingerie line for Addition Elle.
Plus-size models do occasionally make appearances on the runway. Paris Fashion Week 2010 — the same season in which Ditto walked for Jean Paul Gaultier — was singled out by New York magazine's The Cut for "doing much more for the plus-size model movement than New York Fashion Week."
At the time, Gaultier expressed that he cared not for such restrictions.
"What counts is personality, there is not just the one form of stereotyped beauty. This collection's pleats can be worn by any size and adapt to different body shapes," he said, according to The Cut.
High fashion still remains a tricky territory for lager women, but Jacobs and Ditto just helped plus-size women — and the fashion industry — take one huge step.


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Delivery robots could soon be rolling down sidewalks and up to people's doors in Wisconsin.
The state's Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to allow certain robots – referred to as "personal delivery devices" in the bill – to cruise around by themselves. The idea is that if you order something online, the bots could get smaller shipments to people quicker.
There are some conditions to keep the robots in line, though. They need to weigh less than 80 pounds, can't go faster than 10 mph, have to stick to sidewalks and crosswalks, and need to have someone watching and in control of them at all times. And just like everybody else, the bots must obey traffic signals.
That being said, there's an amendment in the bill to give robots the same right-of-ways pedestrians have. That means drivers would be expected to yield for them.
The bill – which still needs approval from the state's Assembly and governor before becoming law – wouldn't allow robots to just take over the whole state, though. It'd ultimately be up to local governments to decide whether or not they want to have the devices rolling around their sidewalks.
Wisconsin lawmakers who support delivery robots say this could cut costs and be more efficient. Others worry robots might take over jobs.
About the robot
If you're having a hard time picturing a world with robots strolling alongside people, check out this video. It shows the Starship Technologies robot, which is the same one that inspired Wisconsin lawmakers to make this bill.
Starship Technologies spokesman David Catania told the Associated Press that the company already has about 150 robots working around the world. And apparently they've already rolled 30,000 miles without injuring anyone.
Places the bots have been include Europe. California and Washington D.C. So far, they haven't made it to Minnesota.
And if you're worried robots will make it easier for thieves to steal your stuff, watch this video Buzzfeed made of them trying to rob one. Ultimately, they got in. But the company told the website it plans on installing alarms in future versions. A camera could also get a picture of the thief's face.


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Netflix Pulling Away From the Pack15 Jun, 2015 By: Erik Gruenwedel
Imagine if Triple Crown winner American Pharoah had lapped the field at the Belmont Stakes. That’s what Netflix is doing in a crowded over-the-top video horse race, which features Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, HBO Now, Showtime, CBS All Access, Shout! TV, Acorn TV, Popcornflix, Crackle.com, Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, among others.
Netflix this spring grew its downstream bandwidth market share by 2% to 36.5%, and upped to 33.81% its aggregate peak streaming traffic on fixed line devices (i.e. televisions) compared with the second-half of 2014, according to new data from Sandvine.
Both data points were records for Netflix.
The company is so far ahead, perennial rivals Prime Instant Video and Hulu Plus generated just 1.97% and 1.91% downstream traffic market share, respectively. Prime Instant Video was up a scant 0.06% from the previous period.
Other video services included YouTube at 15.56%, iTunes at 3.36% and Facebook at 2.65%. Sling TV, the over-the-top video service launched by Dish Network in February, accounted for less 1% of downstream traffic.
Hulu’s traffic could increase exponentially should corporate parent Comcast agree to enable the streaming service direct access to its 20 million cable households. That scenario, however, could prove problematic in light of Comcast’s regulatory provisions surrounding ownership of NBC Universal and Hulu.
Regardless, Netflix domestic subscribers don’t seem distracted by the competition. They’re streaming about two hours of content per day, up 18 minutes from 2014, according to BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield.
“Given the significant rise in video competition over the past year, it is astonishing that Netflix is continuing to increase its bandwidth share,” Greenfield wrote in a May 29 blog post.
Growth Abroad Continues
Along with expanding its bandwidth, Netflix continues to grow its business internationally. The company most recently said it is bowing service in Italy and Portugal in October. Pricing for the services was not disclosed. Netflix, which is also launching service in Spain, is on an accelerated schedule to be operational in 200 countries by 2017. In addition to a pending launch in Japan, the service expects to add 1.9 million subscribers internationally in the current second quarter (ending June 30). Netflix ended the first quarter with more than 62 million subscribers globally, including 40 million in the United States.
Indeed, Cowen Research issued a note projecting Netflix’s international subscriber base would reach 104 million by 2020. The Wall Street firm contends Netflix foreign subs will hit 22.78 million by the end of the current quarter.
Meanwhile, IHS Technology projects Netflix will have 21 million subs in Western Europe by 2019, up from 3 million in 2013. Holland, Germany and Austria are expected to see the fastest growth rates at 500%. In fact, the research firm said that between 2014 and 2019, Netflix’s annual sub growth rate in Europe will be double the global average and three times higher than in the United States.
In Scandinavia, where 60% of households stream video, Netflix is expected to continue dominating with more than 6 million subs by 2019.
U.K. Group Slams Netflix
Not all of Europe is enthralled by Netflix, however. London-based Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) in a May report chided Netflix for its “effortless ability to capture headlines” and perennial “glowing analysis” based largely on subscriber growth and enduring first-mover status.
While BARB said 14.1% of U.K. households now subscribe to Netflix, the research firm questions the SVOD service’s self-proclaimed “TV disruptor” moniker as more hype than reality. In fact, BARB said Netflix’s newest comedy series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” is actually an NBC reject.
The research firm said Netflix does not rate high among cord-cutters, but instead is just one entertainment option among many. BARB said the SVOD market in the U.K. was actually flat in the fourth quarter, with Netflix sub growth coming at the expense of sub declines at Amazon Prime.
The firm contends SVOD competition in the U.K. will strengthen if YouTube rolls out its own subscription streaming service.
“Digital natives are not huge fans of Netflix,” BARB wrote. “Actually Netflix viewers tend to be found in cable households. They tend to be people who own three or more TV sets and also subscribe to sports and movie packages. They are not, to put too fine a point upon it, inveterate [television] addicts.”
Rethinking SVOD Strategy in Tinseltown
With Netflix’s content license liability approaching $10 billion at the end of the first quarter, the SVOD service has been a cash cow to studios and media companies seeking incremental revenue at the expense of a shrinking syndication market and changing consumer behavior toward TV consumption and home entertainment.
IHS said Netflix topped HBO, Amazon Prime, ITV, Pro/Sat1, Discovery, the BBC and satellite operator Sky (the latter two when excluding sports) in 2014 with more than $3 billion spent on original and licensed content.
With that easy money, however, comes an uncertain future to the existing media landscape. Some reports say media giants such as Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, Viacom, CBS and Disney are becoming increasingly concerned at Netflix’s global prowess. Fox boss Rupert Murdoch has made no secret his demand that Hulu Plus become — and quickly — a legitimate contender to Netflix and Amazon Prime.
On the flipside, independent content creators eye Netflix as a vital new distribution channel enabling greater artistic control, global reach and evolution of a new TV distribution model.
Traditional studios have heretofore avoided licensing first-run or second-cycle global rights to Netflix for episodic programing to avoid missing out on future syndication rights on hit shows. Exceptions include Netflix licensing rights to Warner’s “Empire” and Disney’s Marvel properties such as “Daredevil.” Instead, studio heads, including Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara, say they spend their time weighing the advantages of affording increased episodic stacking rights to multichannel video program distributors such as cable, satellite and telecom, versus monetization through SVOD.
“In other words, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld would still need to work if ‘Seinfeld’ was sold originally to Netflix,” analyst Michael Nathanson wrote in a June 10 note.
Indeed, “Seinfeld” in syndication generated more than $3 billion in fees since airing its last primetime episode 17 years ago on NBC. The most-profitable 30-minute TV show in history was licensed to SVOD for the first time, beginning this month on Hulu, for a reported $875,000 per episode, or about $160 million split among the show’s distributor Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros.’ Castle Rock Entertainment and co-creators David and Seinfeld.
Separately, Netflix has obtained distribution rights to Brad Pitt’s War Machine. This reportedly marks the streaming company’s biggest film acquisition to date. Netflix will concurrently stream and screen the film in select theaters in 2016.
Meanwhile, Netflix shareholders June 9 voted to allow the board to issue up to 5 billion in new shares from its current 170 million shares — a move many say is the first step toward a stock split. CEO Reed Hastings in May said he would formally ask the board to vote for a stock split, which typically is initiated by management in an effort to keep the stock attractive to investors. After a split there may be twice as many shares, but the market cap remains the same.
Investors reacted sending Netflix shares to a 52-week high June 10 at $692.79 per share. Wall Street firm UBS elevated its target price to $722 a share from $600.
Longtime Netflix bear Michael Pachter with Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, contends investors wrongly continue to inflate the SVOD service’s stock based largely on subscriber growth; not profit and cash flow. The analyst gives the Netflix stock an “underperform” rating with a share price at $270 – the lowest valuation on Wall Street.
"I'm wrong on the share price, and I'm going to be wrong as long as investors suspend disbelief and are willing to pay for subscriber growth only,” Pachter told CNBC.
If anything can cause Netflix to stumble, it is the service itself.
When word spread online it was testing ad spots bookending original programming for proprietary shows and movies, management went into overdrive to thwart scuttlebutt Netflix was about to embed advertising in all programing — a move Hastings and other executives have long said they wouldn’t do.
“We are not planning to test or implement third-party advertising on the Netflix service,” wrote spokesperson Anne Marie Squeo in an email.
What Netflix is doing is embedding trailers of proprietary programs in front (and at the end) of original shows such as “Bloodline,” in select markets. In a Facebook post, Hastings reiterated Netflix’s longstanding stance against advertising: “No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period. Just adding relevant cool trailers for other Netflix content you are likely to love.”
“We test hundreds of potential improvements to the service every year. Many never extend beyond that,” Squeo said.


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