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Durban to Welcome the Leaders of Africa and Indian Ocean Travel Industry
Africa’s leading events and entertainment facility is stepping up to host the elite of the travel industry for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2018. Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) will welcome travel and tourism figureheads from across Africa and the Indian Ocean for the red-carpet gala ceremony on 6th October 2018 to find out whom amongst them has been voted the best in their business.
The evening marks the fifth leg of the WTA Grand Tour 2018 – an annual search for the finest travel and tourism organisations in the world, which is celebrating its 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary this year.
Enviably located moments from Durban Beachfront, the award-winning Durban ICC is a state-of-the-art events and entertainment venue. This is WTA’s third visit to the iconic venue, which also hosted ceremonies in 2008 and 2009.
The neighbouring Hilton Durban will form the networking hub for the weekend. The landmark five-star hotel offers unrivalled accommodations in a supreme location, just moments from the Durban ICC and Durban’s beachfront. All rooms offer panoramic views of the city or the Natal coastline, with easy access to Durban’s beautiful beaches. WTA is partnering with Hilton Durban to offer exclusive accommodation rates to attendees of the gala ceremony.
Graham Cooke, Founder & President, WTA, said: “I am honoured that the beautiful city of Durban is forming part of WTA’s Silver Jubilee anniversary celebrating and rewarding excellence in travel. With its amazing beaches and fascinating Afro-Indian culture, Durban is one of South Africa’s essential destinations.
“We are honoured to partner with the Durban ICC. Opened by Nelson Mandela in 1997, this incredible facility has successfully staged some of the world’s most prestigious events. I look forward to welcoming all of our nominees here on 6th October.”
Lindiwe Rakharebe, Chief Executive Officer at Durban ICC, said: “I cannot express my excitement at the prospect of hosting this prestigious event in our world-class facility at the Durban ICC and the beautiful destination of Durban. We are all looking forward to welcoming our industry colleagues, friends and media from around the world. We are ready to give all our special visitors a warm and unforgettable Durban experience.”
As part of the Grand Tour 2018, WTA is also hosting ceremonies in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), Athens (Greece), Hong Kong, Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Jamaica, with the winners progressing to the Grand Final in Lisbon (Portugal).
Issued by: The World Travel Awards, distributed by the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (Durban ICC)
For more information contact: Durban ICC Corporate Affairs Manager Gugu Sisilana, 031 360 1302 or Gugusisilana@icc.co.za
Notes to Editors
About World Travel Awards
WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.
Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.
Each year, WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective success within each key geographical region.
WTA gala ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries and international print and broadcast media.
For more information about WTA visit https://www.worldtravelawards.com


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TAMPA, Fla. - This year, reservations will be required to ring in the new year at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
Reservations into the theme park have been a requirement since reopening during the pandemic, and that will continue for the New Year's Eve celebrations.
The theme park is offering two sessions for Dec. 31 -- one during the day and one at night. Both will require reservations to be made ahead of time. At night, there will be two fireworks celebrations.
The daytime session will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the usual rides and Christmas Town offerings. The theme park says guests can gift an "experience" for another by purchasing a behind-the-scene opportunity with the park's hippos and rhinos.
The nighttime session will take place from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. An additional reservation will be required for field access or access to the "Festival Field." Busch Gardens officials said an upcharge of $6.99 will allow guests to view the fireworks display for "premium field viewing."
Guests can choose either 8:30 p.m. or 11:30 p.m. seating times.
Busch Gardens says the fireworks can also be viewed from other locations around the park. Ideal viewing locations can be found on their website.
In addition, the theme park is offering a holiday sale where guests can receive 25% off a 2021 Fun Card. Those who want a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Annual Pass can receive between 10% to 25% off that upgrade. The sale ends on Dec. 27.
Reservation and more information can be found on www.BuschGardensTampa.com.

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Almost anyone and everyone have a streaming service these days, mostly revolving around brands and properties. There are, of course, some that are focused on specific themes, especially sports. Among those, FuboTV is probably at the top of the list for its selection of sports live TV streaming content but, despite its popularity, it has been noticeably absent on at least one platform. That has finally changed and owners of LG’s latest smart TV will finally have accesso to FuboTV, if they’re willing to pay the price, of course.
The announcement is pretty straightforward. 2018 up to 2021 models of LG’s webOS-based smart TVs will be able to find and install the fuboTV app from the platform’s app store. Once installed and subscribed, owners will have access to over 100 channels spanning sports, news, and even entertainment.
Beyond the content selection, the FuboTV app also offers several features on top of what the LG smart TV itself does, some of them geared towards sports, of course. The app can, for example, be set to automatically record series and teams with just one click so that sports fans won’t have to worry about missing a single game. The app can also support up to six user profiles, each with its own set of recordings and recommendations.
FuboTV and LG are positioning the latter’s 2021 OLED TV lineup as the perfect way to watch all that sports content. With 12 models to choose from spanning 48 to 83 inches in size, the OLED 4K TVs’ support for HDR10 PRO, Dolby Vision IQ, and Dolby Atmos audio promises to turn couch viewers into sports spectators. Of course, the TVs go beyond sports and the new webOS 6.0 release revamps the user experience to something more fitting a smart TV these days.
FuboTV doesn’t come for free, of course, and costs at least $65 a month, more if you decide to opt into some addons. LG smart TV owners, however, will be able to take advantage of a free trial when they install the FuboTV app once it becomes available on their big screens.


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SHELTON, Conn. — Arthur Drogue, who has held executive roles at Unilever, Best Foods, Nabisco Brands Inc. and other consumer packaged goods companies, has joined TABS’s Analytics board of directors.
“We are pleased to welcome Art to the TABS board,” said Kurt Jetta, executive chairman and founder of TABS Analytics. “Art’s background, experience and knowledge fits well as we continue to grow and take the next steps with a focus on governance and planning.”
Drogue has served as chairman of the SPAR Group since 2013, also holding roles as chairman of the governance committee, lead director, and member of the audit and compensation committees. Before joining SPAR, Drogue held several senior roles at Unilever. Most recently he was senior vice president of sales and customer development for the America’s, and prior to that, he led Unilever’s U.S. sales and customer development organization through eight years of outstanding growth and earnings success while merging six separate companies into one of the U.S’s preeminent CPG companies, with annual sales over $12 billion. His previous professional experience includes senior management positions at Best Foods, Nabisco, Northeastern Organization (NEO) and General Mills Inc.
“I have known Kurt and worked with TABS Analytics for several years, and I understand the value that the firm can deliver to CPG companies,” said Drogue. “In fact, TABS was a key element in the successful launch of our Customer Insight and Innovation Center when I was at Unilever. I look forward to working with the TABS board and management to strategically grow the brand, drive revenue and profitability, and deliver on the company’s vision.”
Drogue also has held positions on several corporate and industry boards, including GS1 U.S., Apollo Foods, Demers Foods and Ruiz Foods. He served as an operating partner at Raptor Consumer Fund, and is a founding partner in The Resource Team, a consulting practice focused on the CPG industry.


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18+ LEGO Disney set rumoured for 2023
Rumours for another LEGO Disney set in 2023 have surfaced online, indicating the presence of an 18+ creation in time for the 100th anniversary.
Following on from the previous reports of rumoured LEGO Disney 2023 sets, some of which have since been officially confirmed, one more is being reported for a release in 2023 with the 18+ branding.
According to Lego_minecraft_goat on Instagram, 43230 will be an 18+ Disney animation model coming in 2023, but nothing more is rumoured in the post, including a possible price. A potential older target audience could mean a bigger, more complicated build as seen in other sets with a similar rating.
With the 100th anniversary of Disney next year, it seems likely that the LEGO Group will find at least some way to celebrate the event in their product portfolio for the year. Nothing has been confirmed at this time but rumours previously reported another huge creation that could be a second LEGO Disney castle.
In the case of this source, they are still new and as such don’t have a credible reputation currently, so take these reports (like all LEGO rumours) with a pinch of salt just in case they turn out to be false or otherwise inaccurate.
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Shortly after the launch of Infinix Note 7 in India, the company has launched the Infinix Hot 10 in Pakistan. This is the first phone from Infinix Hot series to have the Helio G70 octa-core SoC. The phone is an upgrade over the Infinix Hot 9, which was launched in April this year. Apart from the processor upgrade, the phone has now 6GB+128GB storage option with a larger battery. Whereas, the rest of the features remains the same as on the Infinix Hot 9.
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Infinix Hot 10 Price and availability
The phone has arrived in Pakistan with three storage variants as well as four colour options. The storage of the phone configured in 4GB+64GB base variant, 4GB+128GB mid-tier, and the 6GB+128GB top model. While the base variant is priced at PKR 20,999 (around ₹9,300/$127), and the mid-tier variant priced at PKR 23,999 (around ₹10,600/$145). Whereas the top model is priced at PKR 25,999 (around ₹11,500/$157). While the four colour options are including Moonlight Jade, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Quetzal Violet. As of now, the phone has listed for pre-order the actual sale will begin from September 28.
Features and Specifications
Upfront, the device is built around an HD+ resolution TFT IPS display of size 6.78″ inch. Further, the screen has a punch hole at the top left corner and has a viewing experience of 20:9 aspect ratio. Underneath the punch hole, the phone has an 8MP selfie camera sensor. While around the back, it has a rectangular-shaped camera module and the fingerprint scanner. The camera module is consisting of quad-camera sensors aligned inverted “L” shape and an LED flash. The camera module combines a 16MP main camera, a 2MP macro camera, a 2MP monochrome camera and an AI camera sensor.
Under the hood, it has an octa-core system from MediaTek Helio G70 SoC at the helm. While it configured at 4X Cortex-A72 CPU at 2.0GHz & 4X Cortex-A55 CPU at 1.7GHz fabricated in the 12nm process. Besides, it bundled with Mali-G52 MC2 GPU and 6GB RAM alongside the 128GB onboard storage. Further, the storage expansion support is provided through a dedicated MicroSD card up to 512GB. The system on the phone runs on XOS 6.0 based on Android 10. While it gets fuel from a 5200mAh battery with the regular 10W charging mechanism.
At the connectivity side, it has dual 4G LTE network support and the dual-band Wi-Fi. The rest of the connectivity option including a MicroUSB 2.0 port, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 5.0, USB OTG, Fingerprint scanner, and the necessary sensors including GPS, Gyro, Ambient Light sensor, etc.


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Which U.S. department store website was the most popular on Facebook during the holiday season?
You may be surprised to learn it was Sears.com, which is not in the top-10 shopping sites. Walmart.com, which is in the top 10, came in second.
The findings come from a new study by Searchmetrics that analyzed the number of Facebook Likes, comments and shares for top U.S. retail store websites. The study actually serves as further proof that consumers are using social media as a discovery tool (the same way they do search) for finding product information online.
"It makes sense retailers are trying to generate social activity and mentions on Facebook as growing evidence shows that consumers are using social media as a key discovery tool for finding information online," said Marcus Tober CTO and founder of Searchmetrics. "And of course it is a powerful recommendation if consumers see Likes, shares and positive comments about a retailer or its products from their own Facebook friends."
As an indication of Facebook's growing power in this area, SearchmetricsTober quoted a recent Forrester study of nearly 5,000 US consumers, which revealed that Facebook came second only to Google as a source for finding information - ahead of TV ads and TV shows.
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Stock Price Slumps Ahead Of Crucial Decision For Company’s Future.
Tesla Motors investors are getting nervous waiting for details of the upstart electric car maker’s new battery factory, and the share price has gone into reverse.
Tesla announced its latest financial numbers early in May, posting a net loss of $49.8 million compared with a net profit of $11.3 million in the same period of 2013. Sales rose to $620 million from $555 million.
But it wasn’t the financial losses which spooked investors, it was uncertainty ahead of an agreement about the new battery factory, according to Morgan Stanley.
At this stage of the company’s development, high research and development, electric infrastructure, and marketing costs are taking a big bite out of profits. And much of Tesla’s profits have been coming from complicated government subsidy schemes designed to raise the number of electric cars from all manufacturers. Analysts said the latest results were in line with expectations.
In April Tesla’s already stratospheric share price zoomed again close to $260. After this month’s financial results it slipped back to nearly $180, although a year ago it was around $35 a share. In April, Tesla announced plans to invest $2 billion in a U.S. car battery plant costing between $5 billion and $6 billion that could supply lithium ion battery packs for 500,000 vehicles a year by 2020. Tesla is close to signing up Panasonic as a partner in this so-called “giga-factory”, and has actually broken ground at two sites which might eventually be used for the plant.
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How much is Canada’s beef and dairy herd currently contributing to global warming? The answer may come as a surprise: over the last dozen years the herd’s direct impact on the planet has been one of slight cooling!
Yes, beef cattle and dairy cows emit lots of methane; and yes, methane is far more powerful than carbon dioxide in terms of its ability to trap heat in our atmosphere. However, methane is more fleeting than carbon dioxide. On average the former breaks down after about 10 years; the latter persists for hundreds of years before most of it is absorbed by land or sea. This means the warming impact of methane is largely determined by changes in the rate of increase or decrease in emissions.
Since Canada’s emissions from “enteric fermentation” — the digestion process through which cows burp out methane — have declined by 21 percent over the past 12 years, the sink has outweighed the source: that is, more methane is breaking down than being emitted. This trend helps to cool, not warm, the planet — for as long as it can be sustained. (Emissions from livestock manure in Canada, made up of methane and nitrous oxide, have also declined over this period, by 10 percent.)
Now, before you go out and slam down a victory burger and shake, it is worth considering why emissions have declined and whether these trends are likely to continue. One reason for the decline is efficiency gains from technological and genetic improvements. The Canadian dairy sector is a prime example: although the typical dairy cow in Canada now emits 20 percent more methane than the typical dairy cow in 1990, it produces 46 percent more milk. The sector’s net change in methane emissions over that time has been a decline of 17 percent.
However, another major driver of reduced emissions, perhaps the main driver, is a reduction in the overall size of the herd. The dairy cow population has declined by 31 percent since 1990, and the beef cattle population has declined by 28 percent since 2005, thanks in large part to a drop in market prices after the BSE outbreak. While efficiency gains have helped reduce the total herd, so has reduced demand for beef and dairy. Domestic per capita demand for red meat has declined from its peak in the early 1980s, driven by dietary shifts toward more moderate consumption (changing demographics, tastes and attempts to avoid saturated fats are more responsible for the drop than increases in the number of vegetarians or vegans who avoid meat entirely). Meanwhile, total commercial sales of milk in Canada peaked in 2009, while in per capita terms milk availability peaked in 1979.
This leads to a rather paradoxical outcome, where the two leading contributors to making Canada’s beef and dairy herd a net source of global cooling are producers of beef and dairy improving their management practices, on the one hand, and people who have reduced the share of beef and dairy in their diet, on the other.
Are these trends likely to continue? All signs point to yes. A number of transformative technologies are currently being tested that could significantly reduce methane emissions from cattle.
Feed supplements for cattle have shown very promising results during testing, in some cases reducing methane by upwards of 25 percent. Other firms are testing devices that can be worn by cows, sitting above the nose and quietly oxidizing 85 percent of the emitted methane. In the dairy sector, biogas digesters are becoming far more common; these capture methane from manure and convert it into carbon-neutral electricity. Meanwhile, there is growing interest in adopting new grazing management practices that maximize the amount of carbon dioxide that is sequestered into the soil (thus helping offset the net warming impact of emissions above ground). Beef and dairy producers across Canada, both large and small, are clearly taking steps to tackle climate change in various ways.
Changing consumption trends also indicate that Canadian consumers are switching out a portion of their beef and dairy for plant-based alternatives, and it’s likely this trend will also continue. Again, this is mostly driven by people who eat meat and dairy, but who have expressed interest in reducing their overall consumption of animal-sourced foods for one reason or another. From a global climate equity point of view, this is arguably a positive development: Canadians consume about twice as much beef and dairy as the world average.
We know that the Earth can sustain a significant number of large methane-belching ruminants (consider the massive herds of tens of millions of bison that once grazed the great plains of North America, sustainably managed by Indigenous peoples for millennia). However, the number of domesticated livestock around the world today is orders of magnitude larger than the number of wild animals before industrialization. Despite declining cattle numbers in OECD countries and transitioning economies in recent years, the total number of cattle globally continues to grow — and that trend is not sustainable.
With some 46 million hectares of arable land (about 3.3 percent of the world total), Canada should aim to produce enough food to feed a similar portion of the global population. This means producing enough food to feed its own population seven times over — all while bringing the sector’s carbon dioxide emissions to zero and reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions to more sustainable levels. By consuming more moderate amounts of beef and dairy (meaning a bit less than the current average of 18 kilograms of beef per year and 66 litres of milk per year), Canadians can help to reduce some of the pressures on agricultural land, while also freeing up more beef and dairy for export to help reduce the need for ruminant production abroad.
At the same time, it would be unwise to ditch beef and dairy altogether, and it’s worth thinking carefully about which protein alternatives are being consumed in its place. Aside from the economic, cultural and nutritional benefits of beef and dairy, cattle production in Canada can do good for the planet. In the same way that bison fertilized the prairie soil in times past, supporting carbon storage, nutrient cycling, water retention and biodiversity, properly managed cattle today are in some respects helping to protect Canada’s endangered grassland ecosystems.
A portion of the land used for grain crops to produce feed for beef finishing and dairy could be shifted over to production of human-grade protein crops, but there are also limits to how much of a shift is advisable. Canada is already a major producer of plant-based-protein crops — legumes and pulses like soy, peas, lentils and chickpeas — and considerable energy and capital is being invested into increasing yields. These nitrogen-fixing crops offer a great natural way to fertilize the soil, but they are typically annual crops that work best as part of a larger crop rotation, planted once every few years, interspersed with cereal grains such as wheat or barley. Perennial agricultural production, which includes cattle grazing and crops that do not have to be changed each year, is a better way to keep carbon sequestered. The recent shift by many farmers to annual crop production has led to a major decrease in the carbon stored in Canada’s agricultural soils — which means an increase in carbon being released into the atmosphere.
In theory a reduction in the production of grain for animal feed could help reduce agricultural emissions. However, a certain portion of spoiled or damaged grain crops intended for human consumption will end up being diverted to the livestock supply chain anyway. Here and in other ways, livestock play an essential role in reducing food loss and waste, which itself is responsible for an astounding portion of global GHG emissions (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports global food loss and waste contributes 8 to 10 percent of total anthropogenic emissions).
Of course, the decision about whether to consume meat and dairy is a personal one, and based on much more than just the environmental impacts of production. For a small portion of Canadians, the “use” of animals for human benefit — particularly in the dairy sector — is seen as unacceptable; whereas for others (a significant majority), humans have always benefited from animal foods and the idea of entirely giving up meat and dairy is equally unacceptable. For some Canadians the relatively high presence of saturated fats is enough to warrant lower consumption of meat and dairy, whereas for others it is seen as perfectly healthy if consumed in moderation. From an environmental point of view, it does make sense to reduce the share of animal proteins in the average Canadian diet. At the same time, there are good environmental reasons to keep ruminants in the agri-food system.
Arguments calling for people to cut out red meat and dairy for the sake of the climate are usually based on the global average GHG footprints for beef or milk, which are far higher than Canadian production averages, and are problematic in the way they equate methane with carbon dioxide equivalents.
Such arguments do tell a particular truth: that cattle are significant emitters of powerful greenhouse gases. But they omit some of the broader context that tempers that truth: that cattle play an important role in Canada’s agri-food system; that their emissions are on a declining trend; and that consumption of beef and dairy is falling too. Viewed holistically in this way, the environmental case for reduced but moderate beef and dairy consumption is compelling.


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|Like the new Tax Justice cartoon (see below) people were queuing up to sign the petition at the Otara Markets in Auckland on Saturday 2 October. 565 signatures were collected in a few hours.|
3 October 2010
10,000 signatures for a petition calling on parliament to remove GST from food and tax financial speculation have been collected since GST went up to 15% on Friday.
“Tax Justice 10,000 was a big success,” says Vaughan Gunson, coordinator of the campaign.
From Friday to Sunday, petition stalls were organised in Kerikeri, Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin. Plus volunteers in these and other centres collected signatures from friends, family and workmates.
To view a photo essay of “Tax Justice 10,000” go to http://www.nogstonfood.org/2010/10/03/photo-essay-of-tax-justice-10000/
“A comment we kept hearing from people was that National’s tax cuts were rubbish,” says Gunson. “The people flocking to sign our petition weren’t buying the government’s claim that they were going to be better off.” (A view confirmed by an opinion poll commissioned this week by Herald on Sunday, see http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10677867.)
“People are angry at the rising cost of living, which the GST increase is only making worse,” says Gunson. “The pain people are feeling at the supermarket is only going to get worse over the coming months, when food price inflation from the speculative boom in food commodity prices filters through to the checkout.”
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub predicts food price inflation to hit 10 per cent by the end of the year, which will wipe out National’s meager tax cuts for low and middle income earners.
The Tax Justice campaign has now collected over 20,000 signatures since the petition was launched a few months ago. Mr Gunson says this is only the beginning. “We’re buoyed by what we’ve achieved over the last few days and looking forward to working with other organisations who support this campaign.”
“We thank Maori Party MP Rahui Katene for putting forward her private members bill to remove GST from healthy food, which both Labour and Green MPs supported,” says Gunson.
“And we welcome Labour’s new GST policy of removing GST from fresh fruit and vegetables. This is a step in the right direction,” says Gunson.
“That one of the parties of government is breaking with its previous defence of New Zealand’s GST regime as “untouchable” is hugely significant. It’s a boost to our arguments and recognition of the groundswell of public opinion against GST on food.”
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Microsoft is continuing with its new campaign of Apple-targeted ads. The latest pits the Lenovo Yoga against the iPad and focuses on the multitasking enabled by Microsoft's Snap multiple windowing technology. Here's the new clip:
I like these new Apple-compete ads a lot more than I like Microsoft's Scroogled campaign. Main reason? They focus on Microsoft's products, instead of those of its competitors.
Through August 19, 2015, Microsoft Tag users will be able to continue to log in to their existing accounts, use existing Tag codes, generate new Microsoft Tags and run reports as usual.
"To help you prepare for the termination of the Microsoft Tag service on August 19, 2015, Scanbuy has been selected to support Microsoft Tag technology on the ScanLife platform beginning no later than September 18th, 2013, and to offer transition and migration services to Microsoft TAG customers who choose to migrate to the ScanLife platform," according to the note. (Thanks to reader Blair Leducfor a copy of the note.)
Scanbuy, according ot the note, is the largest provider of QR codes and runs ScanLife, a cloud-based mobile platform. Interestingly, Scanbuy is backed by Google.
Microsoft enables Skype for Outlook.com in more markets
In April 2013, Microsoft rolled out a preview of Skype for Outlook.com, which allowed users to make calls and send instant messages from within Outlook.com via a browser plug-in.
At that time, Microsoft said it would make the preview available first to UK customers with support coming to the U.S. and Germany "in the coming weeks."
The tool is mainly aimed at non-professional developers, but some pro developers are using the preview, too. Apps developed using the tool can be pushed to the Windows Phone Store or made private and shared only with smaller local groups.
There were some initial sign-up hiccups, Microsoft execs acknowledged, but they have been working to remedy them.


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Quite lately, the PC servers of three Dark Souls video games have been taken offline on account of a possible threat of a cyberattack, The video games included Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls: Remastered, Now, developer FromSoftware has an replace and it isn’t very encouraging for gamers.
The PvP servers of Dark Souls video games will keep offline until the discharge of Elden Ring, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco introduced. Which is till February 25 not less than as that is the deliberate launch date of Elden Ring.
Getting the right testing environments up and prepared will take a while, as per the developer and owing to that the servers can return on-line solely after the discharge of Elden Ring.
According to a report by VGC, the exploit within the three Dark Souls video games may permit hackers to take management of gamers’ PCs remotely. The report additionally stated that the vulnerability within the on-line servers of the video games has been there for a while and was first reported by a Dark Souls 3 streamer who goes by the title of ‘The_Grim_Sleeper’. But the report received no reply from the builders. Then, the streamer tried one other tack, and reportedly “streamed the exploit and took over his own PC, using a narration app to read out some text to prove how easy it was to control the system remotely”, which introduced the problem to the eye of the builders. As a end result, the servers have been taken offline.


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As Bitcoin gains over 140% increase this within the past 5 months, young entrepreneurs in Nigeria are beginning to have a keen interest in the uprising digital trend called cryptocurrency with bitcoin taking center stage.
As we all know, various countries are beginning to use cryptocurrencies in their everyday business transactions and some other big firms now accept cryptocurrency as payment method. Despite the hype around crypto and blockchain, African leaders are yet to fully adopt this but Nigerians do not want to be left behind in this new financial revolution. The people of Nigeria are gradually becoming acquainted with this new technology and how it works and are slowly adopting its use.
Bitcoin is known to be the most trusted digital currency so far. It is widely accepted by most countries and companies because it is decentralized and censorship-free, that is, no single institution or body controls its network. Rather it is run by an open network with dedicated computers operated by a group of coders and miners. It’s also widely accepted for its immutability and cheaper transactions than traditional fiat system.
Different organizations within Nigeria have devised ways and come up with projects that will drive awareness to bitcoin and its usage. Coincola is not left out in this vision of spreading this awareness to Africa and Nigeria in particular. Coincola is a recommended exchange to purchase or trade bitcoin. Bitcoin can serve for different purposes here in Nigeria. Some of them include:
- Young entrepreneurs who engage in online jobs (freelancing jobs) can receive into their wallets with no delay and little fees. Irrespective of the amount, there is no limitation to how much your bitcoin wallet can take.
- Bitcoin can be used for bill payments, online payments and even shopping on shopping malls that accept crypto.
- Bitcoin can serve as a lucrative source of income for investors and traders with the required skill set for trading.
- Sending of funds to business partners outside the country just got easier as Bitcoin can be easily transferred from the comfy zone without any delay or signature authorization from 3rd party body like western union when sending large sums.
Although crypto analyst thinks bitcoin will get up to $100,000 per coin in 2020, but traders in Nigeria still don’t have enough reason to keep their money in BITCOIN because 99% of businesses in Nigeria don’t accept bitcoin yet and it is our job to help the Nigerian community easily exchange their fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat.
We definitely agree with some of the well-known predictions about BITCOIN’s future price and we will do our best to educate Nigerians on the future of BITCOIN and other cryptocurrencies.


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“Commercial kitchens in Canada are facing a number of challenges as rising labour costs put pressure on profit margins,” says Louis-Philippe Audette, president, and CEO of RATIONAL Canada. “The RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter is a very attractive solution because it enables operators to reduce food, labour, energy, and water costs. More importantly, it improves the overall food quality and consistency providing customers with a better experience. These are some of the drivers behind the increased demand for RATIONAL combi steamers in the Canadian market.”
RATIONAL Canada has added more sales, culinary and service support across the country, especially in major cities, such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. They recently hired the seventeenth member of their salesforce and now have 34 employees total across the country.
RATIONAL AG increased worldwide revenue 15% in 2017, with North American subsidiaries contributing toward much of this success. RATIONAL Canada achieved top subsidiary status based on sales performance and market adoption. RATIONAL is currently the market leader of combi oven technology in Canada and the world.
The innovative RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter revolutionizes the way commercial kitchens operate. To bridge the gap between traditional and combi cooking, RATIONAL Canada hires sales professionals with culinary backgrounds to help customers understand how combi technology will advance and benefit their kitchen operation. Additionally, RATIONAL regional sales managers conducts several RATIONAL CookingLive events each month where they educate chefs, restaurant owners and foodservice operators on the capabilities and key benefits the SelfCookingCenter.
“After attending a RATIONAL CookingLive and tasting the difference, a high proportion of attendees opt to purchase, fueling demand,” shares Kevin Pelissier, RATIONAL Canada’s national corporate chef.
To learn more about RATIONAL products and services, you can attend one of the RATIONAL CookingLive events. They are free to attend and are happening every week across the country. Those who already own or work with RATIONAL are invited to attend free additional training at an upcoming RATIONAL Academy.
To find out more information and reserve your place, visit www.rational-online.ca.


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Mercedes Benz Fined for Price Rigging reports New Vans UK
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 03, 2013 ) London, UK -- The Mercedes-Benz company and three vehicle dealers have all been ordered to pay fines that total 2.6 million following an inquiry into market rigging.
The Office of Fair Trading noted three separate breaches of the competition law in relation to the market sharing, price coordinating, and other exchange measures within the companies.
The case was centered around the distribution of Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans in the north of England and into parts of Wales and Scotland, which resulted in a fine of 1.5 million for the parent company, Daimler.
The dealership Ciceley, which is in Bolton, Blackburn, Carlisle, and Dumfries, was fined 659,675. Penalties to Enza Motors of Werrington, Gtoke, Trafford Mark, and Manchester, were fined 347,000 and 115,000. A Yorkshire-based dealer was also fined, but its name was expunged due to the providing of information in the case.
The OFT has stated that two of the breaches related to the distribution of vans over a two-year period in early of 2008 until 2010.
The third breach was involving trucks and occurred in December of 2009.
Ali Nikpay, who is the OFT's senior director of cartels, stated: "These cases send a clear signal that the OFT will take firm action against companies that collude to deny customers the benefit of fair competition regardless of the size of the firms involved or geographic scope of the investigation.
"These examples also underline that the OFT can uncover cartels even in cases where the businesses involved do not blow the whistle, as well as being a concrete illustration of the benefits of businesses acting quickly and co-operating at the earliest opportunity so as to qualify for immunity from fines."
A Mercedes-Benz spokesperson stated: "We have reached a settlement with the OFT for one infringement of competition law relating to its recent investigation into the company and three of its commercial vehicle dealers operating in northern England and Wales. Mercedes-Benz regrets the incident and has learned a lot from it.
"The company has strengthened its internal controls, and every member of staff participates in comprehensive and ongoing integrity training programs. The company and its staff have fully co-operated with the investigators over the past three years."
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Capcom has announced a collaboration between it and CD Projekt Red to bring Geralt from The Witcher to Monster Hunter World. He seems to be in high demand these days.
Geralt already appears as a guest character in Soulcalibur 6 that was released a few months ago, and he's also getting a Netflix series.
CD Projekt announced:
Together with Capcom, we’re presenting the crossover everyone’s been waiting for: Geralt takes on a new contract in @monsterhunter World!
The Witcher-inspired content is coming to MHW on @PlayStation 4 and @Xbox One in early 2019 as a free update, with PC release to follow soon.
This Monster Hunter/The Witcher crossover will be released on the Xbox One and PS4 in Q1 2019, with the PC version set for release at a later stage.


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Inflation also unexpectedly fell to 4.2% in June as retailers cut prices in response to the tightening squeeze on household incomes, relieving pressure on the Bank to hike rates.
A rise would help to bring down the consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation, which is still more than double the Bank's 2% target.
But figures revealed gross domestic product increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, slowing from a 0.5% increase in the previous three months.
Despite inflation driving up the cost of food and fuel, squeezing household budgets, the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to leave interest rates on hold for their 29th month in a row because of increasing fears over the strength of the UK's economic recovery.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, expects rates to increase from mid-2012 at a gradual pace.
Mr Archer said the MPC was likely to increase its £200 billion quantitative easing (QE) programme before it puts up rates in a bid to jumpstart the economy.
Mr Archer said: "If the Bank of England does act anytime soon, it seems more likely to be to relax monetary policy through reviving quantitative easing, which has been on hold since February 2010.
"However, the indications are that the majority of MPC members are currently wary about going back down the quantitative easing path given still significant inflation risks, so we believe that more QE is unlikely to occur unless the economy suffers extended major weakness."
In addition to the slowdown in GDP growth, there have been more worrying signs for the economy in recent months, following weak manufacturing data.


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Loblaw Unveils First Fulley Electric Truck
Vancouver, British Columbia – Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L, “Loblaw”) was joined on November 3rd by the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, at the unveiling of a 53-foot, fully electric Class 8 truck, capable of making commercial grocery deliveries with zero carbon emissions.
The first-of-its-kind truck marks an important step as Loblaw announced its commitment to move its corporately-owned trucking fleet to electric vehicles. The truck was manufactured by BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles and a global leader in battery electric buses and trucks.
“As one of Canada’s largest energy users, given the size and scope of our retail network and supply chain, we know we have a critical role to play in helping Canada reach its carbon reduction targets,” said Rob Wiebe, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, Loblaw Companies Limited. “We are committed to leading responsibly in this area, working with our partners like BYD for sustainable solutions to help our company, and our country, meet those goals.”
The fully electric Class 8 truck and hybrid refrigerated trailer demonstrated today use technology that will be expanded to Loblaw’s fleet in the coming years. Removing diesel from transport trucks and refrigerated trailers could reduce more than 94,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, the equivalent of removing more than 20,000 cars (1) from the road.
As part of its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2030, Loblaw has committed to reduce the intensity of transportation emissions to 0.087 g CO2 e/t-km and will continue work to bring technological advances throughout the supply chain.
Since 2011, Loblaw has identified a number of carbon-reduction strategies to help reduce its carbon footprint. Informed by a science-based approach for establishing targets, Loblaw’s strategy focuses on reducing emissions across four key areas to increase energy and transportation efficiencies, reduce refrigerant emissions, and improve waste diversion efforts.
By 2030, Loblaw will have reduced emissions associated with electricity consumption by 35 per cent, transportation by 25 per cent, and refrigerants by 50 per cent. It will also improve waste diversion to 80 per cent in stores and 95 per cent in distribution centres.
(1) Removal of carbon emissions assumes the electricity used to power the trucks will come from 100% renewable sources.☚


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New data released by HMRC has shown a rise of goods exports in every UK nation in the 2018/19 financial year. Goods exports from England grew at 3 per cent to £251.9 billion, Scotland at 12.9 per cent to £32.8 billion, Wales at 7.5 per cent to £17.7 billion and Northern Ireland grew at 4.4 per cent to £9.0 billion.
In the first quarter of 2019 there were 110,831 UK businesses across the country exporting goods, an increase of 5,073 compared to the same period last year. There are now more businesses exporting goods in every UK nation than ever before. Read more>


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Microsoft has officially offered more details regarding its new Windows 10, which will cover a broad range of devices and categories - including mobile.
At its highly-anticipated event on Jan. 21, Microsoft detailed the latest Windows 10 OS and the features it brings to the table, announcing exciting new functionality and the broadest range of compatible devices.
So far, Microsoft has maintained different operating systems for different devices, and Windows Phone handled the mobile side. With the latest Windows 10, however, the company wants to unify its platforms and have one OS work on all form factors, adapting to the device in use.
While recent reports have referred to the mobile version of the OS as "Windows Mobile" or "Windows 10 Mobile," Microsoft unveiled it simply as "Windows 10 for phones and small tablets."
One of the most exciting features of this Windows 10 version is superior integration with the desktop Windows, mirroring Microsoft's efforts toward a universal platform.
"Windows 10 for phones and small tablets features a fast, fluid and familiar experience that seamlessly interacts with your PC," Microsoft touts in a new post on the Windows blog.
This means that if you have a phone and a laptop both running Windows signed into the same Microsoft account, most of your information will seamlessly sync across the two devices and platforms. Dismissing a notification from the phone's Action Center, for instance, will dismiss it in the Action Center on your laptop as well. You will be able to create playlists in a new Music app and they will sync between devices, as will lists of recent documents in the Office apps. Microsoft only detailed a handful of such applications, but all Windows apps will support syncing, at least to some extent.
Microsoft has also promised to enable apps to work the same on Windows smartphones, tablets, as well as touch-enabled PCs, which should notably improve the app ecosystem - a sore point for Windows Phone. This change will initially boast a number of "Universal Apps," including a touch-enabled version of Office that will come with all phones and small-screen tablets.
The company also showed off some bits of the mobile versions of the Word and PowerPoint apps, and they look quite similar to the mobile apps currently available for Android and iOS. This, however, suggests that the mobile Word and PowerPoint apps will not support the full suite of editing features available on the desktop version of Microsoft Office, but they should still deliver the basic Office features.
It's also worth pointing out that the touch-enabled version of Office will continue to be available as separate software from the desktop version. The Outlook email and calendar app, meanwhile, will have a universal version that relies on the same code, although a different interface will be available based on the screen size of the device in use.
Windows 10 will come as a free update to Windows Phone 8.1 devices, which suggests that it will be compatible with any phone currently running Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft will release the first preview build of Windows 10 for phones and small tablets next month.


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Great America’s WinterFest Excites Guests
By Robert Haugh
Offering an amazing Winter treat for the entire family, California’s Great America opened what many are calling the best Holiday attraction in the Bay Area on Nov. 25.
Featuring ice skating, snow, millions of lights, holiday characters, live shows, festive Holiday food and artisan crafts, WinterFest has opened to rave reviews. The event features many amazing visuals, a plethora of dazzling light displays, larger-than-life characters and a fun time for the entire family.
Some of the activities include ice skating in front of the iconic Carousel Columbia, gazing at magnificent displays of lights and décor, enjoying 20 rides and attractions, entering Santa’s workshop and Mrs. Claus’ kitchen and enjoying scrumptious holiday fare at numerous dining locations.
Some of the highlights include one of the Bay Area’s tallest Christmas trees adorned with thousands of twinkling lights accompanied by giant toy soldiers greeting guests, a giant Gingerbread house, 20-foot-tall candy canes in Candy Cane Lane, experience snow falling in Hometown Square, visiting Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree in Planet Snoopy, and taking photos with toy soldiers and oversized toys in Toy Land.
The new event features more than seven million LED lights, so many lights that that it will be visible from the International Space Station, more than 250 miles away.
“WinterFest will be one of Northern California’s most spectacular winter events, delivering a unique experience where friends and families can create memories and traditions during the holiday season,” Great America’s Vice President and General Manager Raul Rehnborg said.
Live shows include a nightly tree lighting (Olympic figure skater and Santa Clara University student Polina Edmunds flipped the switch on opening night), carolers throughout the park, “It’s Christmas, Snoopy!” ice show and more. Holiday crafters can design unique creations and guests will interact with countless holiday characters, including Jack Frost, Candy Cane and the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Children will relish decorating cookies with Mrs. Claus, taking a picture with Santa, writing holiday letters to family members and petting reindeer. Food specialties will include eggnog funnel cakes, peppermint churros, a turkey dinner sandwich, all-you-can-drink hot chocolate and many more traditional holiday favorites.
Among the 20 rides and attractions entertaining guests will be Gold Striker and Flight Deck for thrill seekers and the iconic Carousel Columbia, Flying Eagles and Planet Snoopy for younger guests.
Single day tickets are available online for as low as $24.99 and admission to WinterFest is included with a 2016 or 2017 Gold or Platinum Pass. The five-week WinterFest celebration will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with daily operations December 19 to 23 and 26 to 30 from 5 to 10 p.m.
From December 17 to 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., guests can enjoy a Pavilion Holiday Buffet for $16.49 (plus tax) that includes roast turkey with festive dressing, baked ham, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables, vegetarian baked pasta, tossed salad, dessert squares, Christmas cookies and fountain drinks.
Some attractions require additional fees.
Visit https://www.cagreatamerica.com/winterfest for more information.
California’s Great America has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for its inaugural WinterFest. According to a press release, “Great America is committed to improving the community it lives in and assisting Bay Area youth.”
On December 19, the park will reward 400 deserving Boys & Girls Club members with an evening of WinterFest fun.


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PPG will tailor its stand at the 2023 Sydney Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo to tie in with one of the show’s key aims of inspiring people to embrace custom car building by guiding attendees through the automotive paint process.
“For this year’s PPG stand we have designed a programme that revolves around fan interaction, including a star attraction,” said Sam Minter, CT Manager NSW at PPG. “As well as the ability to chat one-on-one with an experienced and knowledgeable PPG expert, we have secured a huge drawcard for visitors with custom car building legend Howard Astill, from Astill Design, appearing for meet-and-greet sessions throughout the two days. More than ever, the PPG stand is the perfect place to ask questions and get the lowdown on achieving a dream finish on your next project.”
Minter said visitors will be able to see examples of the colour palette available from PPG’s Vibrance Collection range of custom paint finishes and attend regular demonstrations of the latest Mirka abrasive and polishing technologies.
More than 300 vehicles are expected to be on display at the event, to be held at the Rosehill Gardens racecourse on 27 and 28 May.
“Around two months out from the event we already had a full house of entrants,” said show organiser Andy Minas. “There are a lot of new cars and the overall standard of entrants is incredible, so I think we are going to blow fans out of the water this year. It’s so big we had to secure another show hall to fit the HSV Super Show, which involves around 60 cars from the HSV Owners Club of NSW.”


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COLOGNE MARKET STILL WITHOUT MAJOR MOMENTUM
The investment market in Cologne has seamlessly lined up with the weak results of the major German investment locations. Cologne continues to suffer from the combination of high interest rates, a weakening economy and a lack of supply, especially in the large-volume segment. Against this background, it is not surprising that the transaction volume to date has been very moderate at just €340 million. Compared with the same figure for the previous year, this represents a decline of 53%. In relative terms, Cologne is therefore doing better than most of the other A-locations, where transaction losses are significantly higher. The fact that it is still a weak result is underlined by the fact that the ten-year average has been missed by 69%. As in the previous year, the Cologne market is mainly affected by the lack of major deals. In the current year, for example, no deal in the triple-digit million range has yet been registered. Typically, this market segment accounts for around a quarter of the investment volume.


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Now you can pay through Paytm without worries, as Paytm is more secured now. Paytm announced that it has launched a new security measure that allows users to add a lock on all transactions from their wallet. As after demonetization Paytm is getting more income, the company decided to expand it's security to ease customers.
The new security feature is only for Android users at present within a short period of time fingerprint security will be given for iOS, the company confirmed.Although the security feature is optional, the way Paytm has implemented it, the default option is to add the extra security.
The new measure ensures users that you need to be able to access not just the phone but also gives a secondary layer of security for the app. So anyone who had access to your phone can't use the Paytm app like before. This security feature uses Android's authorization mechanism, and so it will only work on a phone that has a screen lock. The screen lock can be PIN, password, pattern, or fingerprint
How to install the new feature of Paytm ?
1. Open the updated Paytm Android app and tap on the Pay, or Passbook, buttons, an advisory pops up informing you of the new security feature will come.
2. Tap Add Security Feature to get started, and confirm your PIN or pattern or password.
3. Then a pop-up will appear to tell you that you've enabled additional security, which can be disabled from the settings in the Profile menu.


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As mass layoffs spread, is the party over for Silicon Valley?
#mass #layoffs #unfold #occasion #Silicon #Valley
A vibe shift is underway in Silicon Valley amid rising fears of a recession, slowing growth after report earnings through the pandemic, and antitrust scrutiny. Tech companies large and small, together with Google, Amazon, and Meta, are responding by laying off tens of hundreds of staff. A few of these corporations are preaching austerity and even asking their big workforces to behave like startups again.
The survival of Big Tech isn’t in query. What’s unclear is how Silicon Valley will attempt to adapt. Many Large Tech corporations are shrinking for the primary time of their histories, and it has been years since any of them have debuted a really world-changing services or products. Inevitably, the strikes these corporations make as they attempt to shift their companies and inner cultures could have ramifications that stretch far past the know-how trade, as tech corporations are likely to affect company America on the whole.
Comply with right here for all of Recode’s protection on the vibe shift occurring in Silicon Valley proper now.


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For more than century, Sears has been a business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail-order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation – a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer’s fate in the coming weeks after Chairman Edward Lampert raised his bid to keep the company in business – Sears may soon be relegated to the history books.
Whether or not Sears survives, the company’s legacy is set to live on – especially in the Chicago area – in buildings, businesses and brands that may long outlast the stores themselves.
Willis (Sears) Tower
There is no greater monument to the scale of Sears at its height than the 1,451-foot, 110-story tower it erected in Chicago.
When Sears Tower opened in 1973, it was the world’s tallest building, a title it held until 1996. Sears occupied less than 20 percent of the distinctive tubular steel building at 233 S. Wacker Drive, but its name became synonymous with the iconic symbol of Chicago’s brawny skyline.
The retailer left its namesake home in 1992, moving its corporate headquarters to a sprawling suburban campus in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and selling the tower two years later. In 2009, the name of the building was changed to Willis Tower as part of the deal for the London-based insurance firm to lease office space there. But for many Chicagoans and others, the name change didn’t take, and the building will always be known as Sears Tower.
Allstate was founded during the depths of the Great Depression in 1931 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sears, and it grew into an insurance giant. Its inaugural mission was to provide mail-order car insurance, with its name borrowed from a Sears product, the Allstate automobile tire.
In 1993, Sears sold more than $2 billion worth of shares in Allstate – then the largest initial public offering of a U.S. company – as part of its exit from the financial services business. Two years later, Sears completed the spinoff, selling its remaining stake in Allstate to Sears shareholders.
Competing with Visa, Mastercard and American Express for space in consumers’ wallets, the Discover card launched nationally with a Super Bowl ad in January 1986.
The Discover card was initially part of Sears’ subsidiary Dean Witter Financial Services, a brokerage house the retailer bought in 1981. Sears spun off the subsidiary in 1993, and it merged with Morgan Stanley four years later. Discover Financial Services spun off as an independent publicly traded company in 2007.
Sears became a broadcasting pioneer when it launched WLS, one of the first Chicago radio stations, in 1924. The call letters stood for “World’s Largest Store,” a moniker Sears earned from its massive headquarters and mail-order plant in Chicago.
Catering to the rural customer base of the Sears catalog, early program offerings included “National Barn Dance,” which became a long-running staple on the station and an influential force in country music.
Sears sold WLS to Prairie Farmer magazine in 1928, but the legacy call letters have endured through multiple owners and formats. Atlanta-based Cumulus Media is the station’s current owner.
While not nearly as imposing as its eponymous tower, Sears’ mail-order kit homes leave another architectural legacy dotting the landscape.
Between the early 1900s and 1942, Sears sold thousands of the homes, which buyers ordered from a catalog and built themselves – with the help of a 75-page instructional manual, detailed blueprints and, if necessary, a hired construction professional of their choice. Models such as the Barrington, Lexington, Kismet and Solace cost several thousand dollars and arrived via rail car in several thousand pieces. Thousands of completed Sears kit homes remain standing.
Sears briefly re-entered the home sales market with the purchase of residential real estate firm Coldwell Banker in 1981, which it sold along with other nonretail assets in 1993.
While Sears has created a number of signature brands including Kenmore and DieHard, Craftsman tools have already found a new home.
In 2017, Stanley Black & Decker bought the Craftsman brand from Sears for about $900 million in a deal that allowed both companies to make and sell their own tool lines under the same name. Sears purchased the Craftsman name for a reported $500 from a competing tool company, launching the brand in 1927.
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27th annual IHFRA Furniture Industry Awards Gala celebrates "The Family of Furniture"
Cameron Wanek receives Rising Star recognition
HIGH POINT, N.C. — More than 600 industry notables flocked to High Point University’s Qubein Conference Center here to participate in the 27th annual Furniture Industry Awards Gala (FIAG) hosted by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA) on October 13th, 2023.
The annual IHFRA event, that recognizes the best and brightest members of the home furnishings sector, honors independent sales reps, key retailers and manufacturers.
The gala, which honors both industry veterans as well as relative newcomers to the industry that are making a difference, recently moved its venue to the conference center at High Point University, saving honorees and attendees having to travel to and from Greensboro, NC, during the busy days of furniture market.
This year’s honorees included Miskelly Furniture as Retailer of the Year, Planned Furniture Promotion’s Roy Hester, named as IHFRA’s Icon, Edward of Logistics as Pillar of the Industry, John F. Pinion IV, Pinion’s Wonderworld, received the Distinguished Service Award, and Ted Jarnagin of T&S Sales as IHFRA’s Legacy Rep.
Normally, IHFRA recognizes one relatively new sales rep as a Rising Star, but this year’s candidates were so strong and compelling that the Association honored four equally candidates: Kian Amini of AICO, Sydney Harris of Furnitureland South, Katie of Korngold Sales & Marketing and Cameron Wanek, Ashley Furniture Industries.
In speaking of the four Rising Star’s, IHFRA’s executive director Ray Allegrezza, said, “While they may be relatively new to the industry, their achievements and efforts have already matched those of some veterans of the industry.”
This year’s theme, ‘Celebrating the family of furniture,’ was underscored by the fact that every honoree is part of a family with deep roots in the home furnishings sector, Allegrezza told the audience during his opening remarks.
In keeping with the theme of family, IHFRA served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.
The gala also served as a platform to announce upcoming changes to the at IHFRA. During the program it was announced that Steven Allegrezza, currently serving as IHFRA’s managing director, will take the helm as Executive Director on January 1, 2024. Ray Allegrezza will remain with the group and will focus on creating content and helping with IHFRA events, including FIAG.
The event, which enjoyed record attendance this year, was largely made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors:
- Diamond Level Sponsors: Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC, J. B. Hunt, AICO (Amini Innovation Corp), and Renaissance.
- Platinum Sponsors: + Sealy, Logistics, High Point Exhibitions, and retail sponsors Johnny Janosik and Broad River Retail.
- Gold sponsors: ANDMORE and Planned Furniture Promotions.
- Silver sponsors: Furniture/Today, City of Hope, Samson Holding, and Nourison.
- Bronze sponsors: Best Home Furnishings, Jackson Furniture, Hooker Furnishings, Furnitureland South, Huntington House, DOVR, Lexington, Wells Fargo/FMG, Gulfstream Shippers Association, Miskelly Furniture, Southern Motion and
For more information about this year’s gala or IHFRA, visit the website at www.ihfra.org.
This press release was provided by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association


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Published On 09 September,2020 10:01 am
Thief returns smartphone to owner after failing to understand its features
WEST BENGAL (Dunya News) – A thief in West Bangal has returned stolen smartphone to the owner after failing to understand its features.
The owner, after getting his cell phone stolen, made repeated calls but each time the gadget was switched off. Surprisingly, one day the thief picked up the call and said that he did not understand the features of the mobile phone so he wanted to return it.
The security personnel said that the owner forgot his phone at the sweet shop counter, which was later picked by an unidentified man who kept it for four days.


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Celebrities left, right and centre – from Kendall Jenner to Hailey Bieber – have been switching up their trademark hair shades for something altogether different. Naturally, they’ve inspired the rest of us to do the same. Spring is a time to usher in new beginnings, and whether you try a drastic new shade or simply warm up your current style, experimenting with your hair colour is a great way to reinvigorate your look.
Below, Vogue speaks to the experts to find out exactly what’s trending right now.
If it wasn’t already obvious from the throng of celebrities that have flocked to the red side, copper – like all things red – is having a big moment. “Spiced copper is this year’s redhead,” says colourist John Clark, who works at John Frieda. “Already spotted on Kendall Jenner, I’ve been transforming brunette and blonde hair into this sultry rich shade. The emphasis is not on bright orange, but more of a burnt sienna red, with terracotta and cinnamon tones thrown in.” It’s a great shade to bring out eye colour, whether hazel brown or blue.


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With the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV in full swing, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and HSI San Francisco warned the public Friday to beware of purchasing counterfeit sports apparel and tickets to games and other events.
Fake jerseys, ball caps, t-shirts, jackets and other souvenirs are among the counterfeit merchandise and clothing typically sold during these events. Additionally, authorities have seen an increase in the sale of counterfeit tickets being sold to these events. Large sporting events such as the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV are prime targets for counterfeiters, many of whom travel the country or set up phony websites with the sole intention of scamming sports fans.
Ayala Deutsch, Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for the NBA says:
“Not only is counterfeiting harmful to the local economy and local retailers, it has a negative effect on our fans. We know they want an authentic experience and official souvenirs to remember this time, so our goal is to ensure that they’re armed with tips and tools to recognize fraudulent tickets and products and reduce the risk of purchasing fakes.”
Homeland Security Investigations and partner agencies regularly team up with state and local law enforcement during significant sporting events.
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The International Trade Administration estimated in 2016 that counterfeiting and piracy cost the U.S. economy, annually, between $200 billion and $250 billion and 750,000 jobs.
Trafficking counterfeit merchandise/products which often have unknown ingredients or are constructed with substandard materials poses a significant public safety risk, not to mention it hurts legitimate U.S. businesses, and preys on unsuspecting fans who believe they are making legitimate purchases.
Although counterfeiters are increasingly more sophisticated, fans can keep several key factors in mind when making purchases to avoid being victimized:
- Shop at authorized retail locations, such as the official team stores rather than buying items from street vendors, flea markets, online auctions or other questionable sources
- Buy tickets from authorized dealers
- Look out for ripped tags or irregular markings on apparel
- If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. While some counterfeiters may attract fans with a low price tag or 2-for-1 deal, just as many try to legitimize their merchandise with a higher price point.
Purchasing authorized merchandise guarantees the quality and life of that souvenir, while also providing a reputable source for concerns, returns, and exchanges.


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HANOI: An increase in London prices prompted Vietnamese farmers to sell more coffee, while Indonesia’s premiums stayed flat during a mini harvest season on solid domestic demand, traders said on Thursday.
London’s July contract on Wednesday hit its highest in two weeks of $1,774 a tonne, pushing domestic coffee prices in Vietnam to 37,000-37,300 dong ($1.62-$1.64) per kg from 36,500-36,700 dong last week, traders said.
Vietnamese traders quoted the 5 percent black and broken grade 2 robusta at a discount of $60-$90 to the July contract, compared with a 50-$100 discount rage a week ago.
Traders expected there were some 35-40 percent beans left from the previous harvest in Vietnam. Farmers have been selling due to a pickup in prices and to get cash for fertiliser and watering coffee trees for the current crop.
In regional rival Indonesia, which is having a mini harvest, traders said market was subdued amid strong global supply, but prices were afloat on strong domestic demand.
“Trade is not progressing yet because global market is being flooded with Vietnam beans right now, while Lampung is also having a harvest,” said a trader in Lampung, Indonesia’s main coffee growing province.
Premiums of Indonesia’s grade 4 defect 80 robusta stayed flat at $120-$150 a tonne to London’s July contract, traders said.
Indonesia’s 2018 coffee output is seen falling to around 500,000 tonnes from 615,000 tonnes last year, while exports could also decrease on rising domestic consumption, chairman of the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industries (AICE), Irfan Anwar, said.
Exports in the first quarter from Lampung dropped an estimated 72.6 percent to 11,665 tonnes of coffee beans from the same time last year, official data showed.
Instant coffee makers in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, have been ramping up purchases for months ahead of Ramadan, when coffee demand normally increases, an official with the AICE said.


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Apple, the popular smartphone brand has a great fan base and I don’t believe that I need to explain more. In India, people believe that Apple is something prestigious and feel proud to own Apple device. But today I have a shocking news for the fanboys of the Apple. We got a report which suggests that people now prefer OnePlus over Apple for their next smartphone.
According to a report, 36 percent of the people who participated in the survey selected the Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus as the favourite choice for their next premium smartphone. As the products OnePlus are affordable and less expensive than other flagships. That said, Apple became the runner-up with 34 percent people and the South Korean electronics giant Samsung got the third position with 18 percent. And 59 percent users of the survey is between the age of 18 and 32 selected OnePlus. On the other hand, Apple and Samsung remained the personal favourites for the older buyers.
Well, the new report clearly says that the younger consumers of the country prefer affordable and powerful smartphones. And this is the reason why OnePlus is the leading brand in the premium smartphones.


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The “Five-Party Alliance Industry-Academia Matching Event” was held grandly on the 13th of this month. Co-organized by Taichung Veterans General Hospital Medical Research Department, National Cheng Kung University, National Chung Hsing University, the Central Taiwan Science Park and the Southern Taiwan Science Park ,under the National Science and Technology Commission, this event aims to drive industry-academia collaboration and research innovation, inspiring in-depth cooperation among industry, government, and academia. Its mission is to lead Taiwan’s biotechnology industry to continue shining on the global stage.
The 2023 Asia Biotech Expo, held at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, successfully brought together various biotech and pharmaceutical companies from the industry, academia, and research sectors. The four-day exhibition, held from July 27 to July 30, concluded with fruitful collaborations among participating companies and significant public attendance. Not only did it attract business discussions, but also engaged general audiences in exploring new advancements in biotechnology and further boosted industry vitality.
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BUENOS AIRES—The trade truce between the U.S. and China calms their economic battle and opens a brief window for the two nations to explore whether they can bridge deep divides on a range of difficult disputes.
After a weekend dinner between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a Group of 20 summit here, the U.S. postponed its threat to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10%. But it set a timeline of only about three months for the two sides to negotiate several issues that have proved largely intractable in the past.
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Programmatic TV Insights Survey Results
Earlier this year we polled over 215 media buyers from top agencies and brands to better understand their attitudes towards programmatic TV.
Here are the highlights:
- 73% of ad buyers say they plan to spend half their TV budgets with programmatic in 2017
- 58% said the biggest benefit they expect from programmatic TV will be making ad targeting more precise.
- The percentage of ad buyers who plan to spend more than 5% of their TV budgets with programmatic will jump from 22% this year to 64% in 2017 -- nearly tripling in one year.
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Washington, D.C. – Offer Chain issues that have plagued the United States the past two a long time have been gaining potent support and action toward new financial investment in not only Port & Infrastructure but that of the new Trucking Motion Prepare and “Movement“, Freight Logistics Optimization Works.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg now serves as the 19th Secretary of Transportation and was sworn in on February 3, 2021 – through the hieght of source chain disruptions and infrastructure financial investment planning. Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been tasked as America’s agent to manage this sort of port, provide chain and transportation problems.
White Household & U.S. D.O.T. Appoint New Supply Chain Envoy
Friday the White Residence declared new leadership adjustments to tackle this sort of disruptions in the United States. The pandemic and geo-political complications have plagued the U.S. and other Nations all-around the entire world for two a long time.
Retired former Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (Dept. Of Defense), Stephen R. Lyons, will be returning to be the new Port and Source Chain Envoy – section of the Biden-Harris Administration Source Chain Disruptions Job Pressure.
General Stephen R. Lyons ran command starting August 24, 2018, getting to be the 13th commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), before retiring.
The retired Common will just take over the posture of John D. Porcari who was appointed August 27, 2021 immediately after just brief of a year.
“Envoy John Porcari has completed a remarkable job addressing worries at each stage of the source chain, and products have moved more quickly and affordably simply because of his actions”
“Global provide chains will continue to be fragile as very long as the pandemic proceeds to disrupt ports and factories all-around the earth, and a ton of perform continues to be to cut down shipping and delivery delays and expenses for American people. We are grateful that Standard Lyons, formerly commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will now choose on the function of Ports and Provide Chain Envoy, doing the job across each degree of federal government, labor, and industry to reinforce America’s offer chains.”
-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Typical Lyons will operate with the White Home National Financial Council (NEC), in addition to the U.S. enterprises across the country in Rail, Ports, Trucking and other logistics and provide chain methods. The purpose of the collaboration is to streamline the supply chain and price engineer improved approaches to tackle bottlenecks and get merchandise to families and companies speedier.
“The Biden-Harris Administration has made incredible development on addressing the supply chain disruptions we have noticed as we recover from the pandemic”
“I appear ahead to rolling up my sleeves and continuing to interact market, labor, and port stakeholders to increase the fluidity of our supply chains, slice down on transport expenditures, and in the long run help save revenue for the American men and women.”
–Retired Standard Lyons, Ports and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Activity Pressure
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In December 2019, we got the first small but noteworthy piece of evidence that Samsung is getting ready to release an upgraded version of its Galaxy Buds true wireless earbuds, which it launched earlier that year. It wasn’t much — just a single support page on its website entitled “SM-R175.”
Since then, the rumor mill has been on a tear, with new renders of what the next Galaxy Buds (which we believe will be named Galaxy Buds+) might look like, as well as bold predictions about everything from their price (up to 50% more than the current model) to their rumored lack of active noise cancellation.
Our take on this speculation? It’s just that — unconfirmed reports that may or may not be accurate. What we can say is that Samsung’s next true wireless earbuds will enter a very different market than the one the company found itself in at the start of 2019. ANC has almost become a must-have for top-of-the-line earbuds, and features like wireless charging are no longer as exotic as they once were.
So what should Samsung’s next true wireless earbuds have in the way of features to compete? It’s an extensive list.
Better battery life
This one is kind of a no-brainer. Battery life in true wireless earbuds has been improving steadily and, in some cases — like the recently released Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus (there’s that naming convention again) — that improvement has been radical. The MW07 Plus deliver a staggering 10 hours of time between charges. The original Galaxy Buds are no slouch, with 6 hours of battery life, but we should be expecting more. Interestingly, a report from SamMobile suggests that the new buds will have an impressive 12-hour battery life. A doubling of longevity? That would be a game changer.
We really like the flat response of the Galaxy Buds, and their sound quality fared really well when we compared them to the AirPods and the Jabra Elite 65t. But just as the playing field has changed on other features, sound quality has been getting better, too. The MW07 Plus are the best in our opinion, but the Sony WF-1000XM3 and AirPods Pro are also excellent. To compete with these products, the Galaxy Buds+ will have to sound significantly better than the Galaxy Buds.
More juice in the charging case
The Galaxy Buds’ charging case is already pretty sweet. It’s tiny and can be charged via USB-C, wirelessly via a Qi charging mat, or even off the back of newer Galaxy smartphones. However, it has an anemic battery capacity, which can really only deliver a single recharge to the buds before it too is dead. The standard these days is at least three or four full recharges, and the gold standard is closer to six. The Galaxy Buds+ need a charging case that stays small and keeps the wireless charging ability, while also delivering more portable power.
With the appearance of the Sony WF-1000XM3, the Echo Buds, the AirPods Pro, and the MW07 Plus, one thing is clear: Some form of active noise cancellation is the new high bar for true wireless earbuds. In order for the Galaxy Buds+ to grab a foothold among these competitors — and rumors to the contrary notwithstanding — they need this feature, too.
The Galaxy Buds already have an excellent ambient sound mode that lets the outside world in, so adding true noise cancellation seems like an obvious step up for the Galaxy Buds+.
Better dust and water resistance
Just how water-resistant do true wireless earbuds need to be? That will depend on what you want to do while wearing them. The Galaxy Buds are IPX2-rated — the very lowest amount of water protection that has an official rating attached to it. It lets them survive brief encounters with small amounts of water, but not much else. Given that the AirPods Pro are IPX4, and Jabra models like the Elite Active 75t and Elite 75t are IP55 or better, Samsung could greatly expand the number of places the Galaxy Buds+ could go if it bumped up their level of protection.
When will the Galaxy Buds+ arrive?
To reiterate, all we have is a single support page on Samsung’s website as evidence that the company is planning to release a new set of true wireless earbuds. However, we are fully expecting that Samsung will debut its next flagship smartphone — the Galaxy S20 — as early as February 11, ahead of Mobile World Congress. If history is any indicator, this will also be the moment that Samsung introduces the Galaxy Buds+.
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Early next year, the partnership will launch SEA Point, an accelerator program to help corporates collaborate with startups and SMEs across Southeast Asia.
Singapore-based venture capital (VC) firm KK Fund has entered into a partnership with Industrial Growth Platform Pte. Ltd. (IGPI Singapore), a branch of Japan-based management consultancy firm IGPI, the former announced in a press release today.
KK Fund focuses on seed-stage Internet and mobility-related startups in Southeast Asia (SEA), Hong Kong, and Taiwan, across a wide range of industries such as fintech, logistics, and healthcare. IGPI Singapore, on the other hand, focuses on the corporate transformation of large companies, and also offers other consulting services.
In the press statement, the companies noted that the partnership will help both parties facilitate the creation of new business by large corporations across SEA, the press statement noted.
Amid changing customer behavior and a challenging business environment globally, innovation has become the key to corporate longevity. To that end, large companies are increasingly collaborating with startups as a way to integrate innovation into their business practices.
“Most large corporations face difficulties when they attempt to create an internal innovation strategy amid the rapid growth of the digital economy,” KK Fund Founder and General Partner Koichi Saito told Jumpstart.
“These issues stem from organization structure, culture, lack of new concepts, ideas and talent. On the other hand, technology startups possess the agility and talent to spearhead digital innovation,” he added.
Moreover, customer preferences, living standards, and cultural influences and preferences across SEA are largely different from those in the U.S. or Europe. In order to effectively address these divergences, companies are, therefore, steadily looking at launching joint ventures and entering into partnerships with local businesses, including startups.
“Partnerships with startups offer large corporations the opportunity to tap [into] their resources and ideas, thereby shortening cycles of innovation. This helps them revitalize existing business models and invent new ones,” Saito noted.
IGPI Singapore CEO Koki Sakata said, “We are increasingly seeing enterprises becoming active partners in and even establishing small companies of their own to service new markets – particularly in Southeast Asia, which is a very competitive market.”
“Some may create their own branches, while others may look for local partners to set up a joint venture. Their approach to creating new businesses must be different from typical small, agile startup teams, which is why we are pleased to collaborate with KK Fund in supporting these large corporations and create a more diversified ecosystem,” he added.
The partnership between KK Fund and IGPI Singapore aims to facilitate these collaborations, and help companies effectively expand across the region. After all, supported by a young population, and increasing Internet penetration, SEA has become one of the fastest growing regions in the world.
To achieve this vision of corporate facilitation, the two companies announced a 3- to 6-month intensive acceleration program called SEA Point, which will be launched early next year, the statement noted. The cross-industrial program will focus on helping companies create new businesses in collaboration with SEA startups and conglomerates, in line with their partnership objective, it added.
“There are many accelerator programs for startups in Southeast Asia, but there are none for bigger companies who want to invest in new businesses or create their own startups for vertical integration purposes, especially in new markets,” Saito said in the statement.
“With SEA Point, we are able to reinvent the idea of the startup ecosystem from being top-down to being more collaborative on multiple levels,” he added.
SEA’s Internet economy is expected to reach US$300 billion by 2025, while the online industry is forecasted to grow by 200% from $100 billion in 2019, according to a Reuters report. Besides, the region has over 70 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and is home to 30% of the world’s top startup ecosystems.
Therefore, it comes as so surprise that large corporations are seeking to expand into the region by tapping into these local talents and businesses.
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