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Getting Gwyneth Paltrow’s hair is now easier than ever: She’s now a partner in Blo Blow Dry Bar
Fans of Gwyneth Paltrow’s perma-perfect blond locks take note: the actress, lifestyle expert, cook, author and Goop sensei has added another job to her portfolio: blow dry aficionado. Along with hairstylist David Babaii, Paltrow has been announced as partner and creative director of Blo Blow Dry Bar. The blow dry bar chain has carved itself something of a niche since launching in 2007 with its no cut, no colour, just blowouts philosophy. With Paltrow and Babaii’s input, the chain hopes to expand further, bringing red carpet glam to Gwyneth-devouts worldwide.
“I cannot wait to grow Blo with Gwyneth and David. They are the perfect fit for our company,” said Ari Yakobson, Blo Blow Dry Bar’s CEO via press release. “This combination and a proven business model is exciting. This is a tremendous benefit for our current and future Franchise Partners; our loyal guests are going to love this collaboration.”
Paltrow isn’t the first celebrity to buy in to the beauty business. In 2012, Jennifer Aniston was announced as co-owner of Living Proof hair care and shortly after, Katie Holmes invested in Alterna. Sure, it’s trendy, but it’s also smart. With its half-hour ability to make you red carpet ready, Blo is already a hotspot for Hollywood aspirants. With Paltrow’s direct connection, it’ll become that much easier to request “Goop at the Oscars!” “Goop’s cape pony tail!” or “Goop in Great Expectations!” (and you know, other things).


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Consumables market tipped to recover in 2010
Ongoing decline in EMEA ink sales finally expected to come to a halt next year
Consumables suppliers eager for this year to be over with will be glad to hear that the market is forecast to emerge from its current struggles and see a return to sunnier climes in 2010.
Demand for printer supplies has been hit by the general slowdown in IT spending this year, but IDC is tipping the overall EMEA market to recover over the next 12 months.
The research house expects inkjet consumables to grow 1.8% and toner consumables 5.4% in the 2009-2013 forecast period, creating a market worth more than 314 million units and 165 million units respectively.
Data just released on the state of the EMEA consumables market during the first half of 2009 reveals sales fell 13% in the first two quarters compared with the same period the year before. IDC says the business segment registered the heaviest decline, causing laser technology sales to be particularly hard hit.
Consumption of genuine OEM toner consumables in EMEA contracted 25% during the first half, while inkjet consumables dropped by an equally painful 19% year-on-year.
Not all sections of the market felt the force of the financial crisis, however. IDC says the aftermarket industry - which includes remanufacturers, vendors of newly built compatible cartridges and refillers - surged off the back of a more prudent spending culture among buyers.
Third-party toner consumables shipments increased 5% in the first half of the year, while the share of the toner aftermarket industry grew almost eight percentage points to 37.3% over the same period.
"The volume of third-party toner consumables varies widely across the EMEA region," pointed out Joanna Pupkowska, consumables programme manager for EMEA at IDC.
"The demand is higher in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa than in Western Europe. This is because of different price sensitivities and the structure of local offers, with, for example, Russia and Ukraine being heavily dominated by bulk products and refill kits," she said.

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What you need to know
- Minecraft is picking up RTX ray tracing later this week.
- The first beta build is going live on April 16 via the Xbox Insider Hub, and will be available for users that have an RTX-enabled video card.
- NVIDIA is also introducing six new worlds in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Minecraft launched 10 years ago, but it continues to be one of the most-played games. With 112 million players and over 100 billion views for Minecraft-related videos in 2019 alone, it's clear that there's a lot of interest in the game.
Minecraft has been teasing an update with overhauled visuals for some time now, and we now have more details on the same. The first beta build of Minecraft with NVIDIA's RTX ray tracing features is set to go live on April 16 from 10 a.m. PT.
Minecraft with RTX brings immersive visuals and realistic lighting effects to the sandbox game, with NVIDIA adding path tracing — the "most advanced form of ray tracing" — to the Windows 10 version of the game. Here's what that entails, straight from NVIDIA:
- Direct lighting from the sun, sky and various light sources
- Realistic hard and soft shadows
- Emissive lighting from surfaces such as glowstone and lava
- Global illumination
- Transparent materials such as stained glass, water and ice with reflection and refraction
- Accurate reflections in water and metallic surfaces
- Volumetric fog and light shafts
NVIDIA says it is also adding ray tracing to physical objects, allowing for light, reflections, and shadows to bounce off in-game objects. And as path tracing is visually intensive, NVIDIA is bringing DLSS 2.0 — its AI-assisted upscaling tech that relies on dedicated TEnsor cores on RTX cards — to the game, stating it will boost frame rates while delivering the same image quality. As you can probably imagine, Minecraft looks very different with RTX enabled:
The update is for the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft for Windows 10 that's available on the Microsoft Store. Minecraft with RTX will be delivered as a free update to those that already own the game on Windows 10, and those interested in the beta will be able to sign up using the Xbox Insider Hub. Because the update relies heavily on RTX features, you'll need a GeForce RTX 2060 or above to be able to play the game.
NVIDIA also mentioned that it is adding six new worlds in the Minecraft Marketplace that users will be able to download for free. The new worlds highlight the new RTX features on offer, and include:
- Aquatic Adventure RTX by Dr_Bond
- Color, Light and Shadow RTX by PearlescentMoon
- Crystal Palace RTX by GeminiTay
- Imagination Island RTX by BlockWorks
- Neon District RTX by Elysium Fire
- Of Temples and Totems RTX by Razzleberries
Of course, one of Minecraft's main draws is its 8-bit visual style, so if you don't want to enable the new RTX features, you don't have to. NVIDIA is adding a hotkey to toggle RTX features on and off in-game, and you can also manually disable the feature in the game's settings.
The public release is slated for release sometime around the end of the year, with NVIDIA noting that Microsoft has final say on when the stable build will go live.
Now with RTX
Add a new dimension to Minecraft
NVIDIA's RTX ray tracing features will let you see Minecraft in an entirely new light. With updated visuals and life-like lighting effects and upgraded texture, this is an update that you should try out if you have an RTX video card.
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Two free apps make Surface Duo easier to share screenshots, browse the web
Surface Duo owners will want to check out these two new (and free) helper apps that help make life easier. One lets you pick which display to share in a screenshot, while the other always forces the web browser to open on the second display. Need more info? Here is what you need to know and where to get these apps.
Windows 10 build 20246 here for Insiders, signals end of Calendar preview
Microsoft shipped a new Insider build out to those enrolled in the Dev channel today, build 20246. This release also marks the first build from the FE_RELEASE branch, otherwise known as "Iron."
Want the latest GPUs from NVIDIA? Here's where to find them.
NVIDIA new Ampere-powered GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs are here, and as expected they're selling fast. Here's where you can find the new hardware.
Grab one of these laptops for a satisfying Minecraft experience
Minecraft is one of the best games ever made, no doubt because of its ageless appeal and ability to run on just about any piece of hardware. We've rounded up a bunch of best laptops on which you can enjoy Minecraft.


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Olive Garden’s New Logo Design
Recognize the logo above? Neither do we.
Olive Garden announced a brand renaissance, which replaces its old, cheerfully incompetent logo with a new design that looks to be of a generic brand you find at the grocery store for cheap. Miscommunicated logo designs can potentially ruin a business’s reputation and can expect negative feedback.
Great logos will never allow their consumers forget about the brand – it’s what prompts them choose one product over another: people tend to stick to something familiar, something that brings up positive associations.
Here’s Olive Garden’s old logo:
Which look do you prefer?
To read more on why Olive Garden decided to change up its image, click here.


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San Diego County officials want to remind residents of an important day coming up: The last day to pay the second installment of property taxes without penalty is Monday, April 11.
County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister said, "More than half of San Diego County property owners have discovered that the easiest and most secure way to pay their property taxes is online. I invite and encourage all San Diego homeowners to try out our mobile friendly online payment system."
To pay online or to find other useful information, visit www.sdtreastax.com
County officials said:
"You can pay by e-check on our website, www.sdtreastax.com. The system is free, fast and easy, and your payment is credited as of the date of submission. Please note, paying by e-check on our website IS NOT the same as paying through your bank's online banking system. Payments submitted through your bank may take up to 10 business days before our office receives payment. PLEASE confirm dates with your bank before scheduling a payment to avoid penalties.
As a convenience to those dropping off payments, all five branch offices will offer extended hours on Monday, April 11, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The Downtown San Diego branch is the only office that will accept cash. You can also pay over the phone using your credit card information, though a 2.19 percent convenience fee will be charged."
Payments can also be made by phone at 855-829-3773, or in person at:
-- 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 162 in San Diego
-- 590 Third Avenue in Chula Vista
-- 200 South Magnolia in El Cajon
-- 9225 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in Kearny Mesa
-- 141 E. Carmel Street in San Marcos
Late payments will be assessed a 10 percent penalty and $10 fee.


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Soon You Will Require Fingerprints To Buy A SIM Card
Bangalore: To put an end to the unauthorized distribution and access of SIM cards by fraudsters, the home ministry has asked Department of Telecommunication to explore various measures to take biometric details including fingerprints by cell phone service providers before activating the connection.
According to the report by the Times of India, the ministry had also advised department to maintain a central database for maintaining the biometric details of all customers which can then be linked to National Intelligence Grid for keeping the data in National security point of view.
The suggestion from Ministry comes as the existing methods including physical verification is proving to be a failure due to sheer competition among the retailers on selling maximum connections possible. Earlier, DoT has issued tight policies to mobile service providers on physical verification of the customer before issuing the SIM. However, the retailers skipped this part, following no strict actions from the service providers.
"The issue was discussed even during the chief ministers' conference on internal security last month when it was pointed out that how SIM cards were being procured by terroristscriminals on the basis of forged documents in absence of retailers' and distributors' failure to adhere to the mandatory norms of physical verification," said an official to TOI.
Biometric identification of a customer before issuing the SIM card will prevent the misuse of connection to an extent. However, until the service providers are given strict instructions and heavy penalties for breaking the rules, even this method can prove to be a failure.


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Hey, remember the Rondo? The tall Kia hatchback never really caught on here in the United States, but in Europe – where all sorts of funky five-doors flourish – the Rondo (sorry, Carens) has enjoyed respectable success. At least, enough that Kia has completely redesigned its people-carrier for 2013, bringing it more in line with the stylish new design direction of the brand's entire lineup.
Kia is pretty smart. During these dog days of summer when the news is about as exciting as watching your grass turn brown, the Korean automaker has been tossing out information about upcoming models in fairly rapid succession. First there was the Quoris announcement, then the Jeff Sabatini
Fans of wagon-like small minivans (yes, me and you other two), should keep your eyes peeled for Kia's new Rondo. There are apparently quite a few more on U.S. roads than there were last year. Three more actually. Which brings the total number ever sold in the U.S. to, uh, three.
That’s because the Carens will be coming to the U.S. as the “Rondo” in its newly redesigned duds. Our foreign language sister site Autoblog Spanish has the scoop on the new seven-passenger CUV. The Carens appears to be a Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe-type vehicle and compared to its last iteration, the new version is a looker. Of course, this is a hot segment in the U.S. in which many attractive players compete, including the aforementioned Pontiact/Toyota twins, the Mazda5, Chrys
Kia sells a compact MPV in markets abroad by the name of Carens and its due for a redesign. The Korean company has released a sketch of the reskin and announced that its world premier will be at the Spanish Motor show on May 25. The new MPV follows the familiar trend of being longer, wider and taller than the vehicle it replaces, which will suit our North American market just fine when it arrives under the moniker of “Rondo” sometime


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A team of MBA students from Wake Forest University School of Business took second place and a $10,000 cash prize in the case competition at the 23rd Annual Marketing Summit over the weekend. The annual event is presented by the Wake Forest University School of Business Center for Retail Innovation and featured eight MBA and five undergraduate teams from leading business schools.
FedEx Corp., the Marketing Summit’s MBA and undergraduate case sponsor, challenged student teams to spend 36 hours developing a comprehensive marketing plan that would identify and exploit innovative customer benefits that Microsoft Windows 8 could bring to FedEx customer shipping solutions.
Members of the Wake Forest MBA case team included: Paul Chen, Kim Fisher, Guy Groff, Kevin Keller, Ryan Klein, Allen Shafer, Xander Yang.
Donald Comer, Director of Digital Access Marketing, FedEx Corp. said, “FedEx is proud to sponsor the Wake Forest Marketing Summit MBA and undergraduate case competitions. We are very impressed with the intellect, energy and insights demonstrated by the students. The teams really showcased their talent and generated a number of thought-provoking ideas for our business consideration.”
“The Wake Forest Marketing Summit is truly an international event,” said Marketing Summit co-chair, Jeanelle Feimster, MBA ’13. “More than 80,000 website hits were logged in over the weekend on our social media site www.marketingsummitlive.com. People from 59 countries joined in the festivities through participation in team voting for the fan favorite, viewing photo galleries, watching videos and reading student blogs.”
A record $107,000 in prize money was awarded on Saturday night Feb. 23 during a reception and awards gala sponsored by PepsiCo. Additional corporate sponsors for this year’s event included: Wake Forest Center for Retail Innovation, American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As), Bellomy Research, Bridgestone Golf, Cheerwine, IBM, Inmar, Lowes Foods, Marriott, SymphonyIRI Group, John Scarritt ’79, Texas Pete, and Twin City Quarter (Marriott).
The Marketing Summit is produced annually by more than 100 Wake Forest University School of Business students led by three co-chairs and faculty advisor Roger Beahm. This year’s co-chairs were: Jeanelle Feimster (MBA ’13), Adam Hanson (MBA’13) and Lauren Williams (MBA ’13). For more information on the Marketing Summit including competing teams, videos, photos, blogs and news feeds, visit: MarketingSummitLive.com.


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Sony offering PS4 gamers a free weekend of PlayStation PlusBy Himanshu Arora
If you are a PS4 owner but haven't subscribed to PlayStation Plus, here is some good news: Sony is offering you a free weekend of the service, allowing you to play the multiplayer modes for games like Destiny, Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15, and Diablo III. The company says that the PS Plus service will be open to everyone from Friday, Sept. 26 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific to Sunday, Sept. 28 at 11:59 p.m. No sign ups are required to take advantage of the promotion.
While online multiplayer is free on the PlayStation 3, it requires a PS Plus subscription on the PS4. Sony says it's due to the additional investment the company had to make on the network side for the console. PS Plus subscribers either pay $50 per year, $18 for three months, or $10 for one month.
PS Plus membership has some other perks, too. For example, it gets you access to free games every month, up to 3GB of cloud storage, and as much as 75 percent off in the PlayStation Store. It also works across PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita.
The promotion comes on the same day the company announced that its PlayStation TV, the tiny streaming box that allows users to play games on a TV without hooking up a console, will arrive in North America on October 14th.


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A corporate representative clarified that Starbucks Corp. is not formally in the process of selling its UK businesses after The Times reported earlier on Saturday that the coffee brand is considering doing so.
Starbucks continues to “explore strategic options” for its company-owned overseas operations and has not started a “formal sales process” for its UK business, according to the Times story.
The company faces rising costs and competition from rivals like Pret A Manger, Tim Hortons and Costa, the newspaper said.
Starbucks suspended its guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year when it last reported quarterly earnings in May as sales growth missed Wall Street targets due to China’s tough COVID-19 curbs.
Starbucks, which has been dealing with recent unionization efforts of its U.S. workforce, is looking for a permanent CEO while Howard Schultz would remain interim CEO until the end of March.


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“Global freight will double in less than 30 years,” Nick Earle, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations at Hyperloop One, said during his presentation at the Container Terminal Automation Conference in London on Thursday, April 20th (2017).
Amazon & Hyperloop: Common Interests
With Elon Musk’s Hyperloop One – a rapid transit service – one step closer to becoming a reality in Dubai thanks to recent investments totally $160 million, plans to expand the super fast train into the United States appear to be in the works. The quarterly tech journal Port Technology has hinted that a partnership between retail giant Amazon and Hyperloop One seems like a foregone conclusion – especially since both companies would stand to benefit from the business relationship.
Capable of reaching speeds of 1,200 km (800 mph), Hyperloop One can take passengers and cargo from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes. That would be the equivalent of traveling from New York to Philadelphia in the States. With Amazon hoping to corner the same-day delivery service market, Hyperloop seems like a worthy business ally. Amazon has already made huge technological strides in same-day drone delivery service for smaller packages. Now they just wait on FAA regulatory approval.
Hyperloop One is a super train with full passenger and cargo integration. “The main hyperloop breaks down into smaller pods for both the people and cargo.” These pods then converge at huge terminals, which the company calls “hyperloop portals.” Passenger Pods will come in coach, lounge, and meeting room versions. One of the coolest features: the passenger pods are able to break free from the hyperloop track and transform into road vehicles.
Hoping to revolutionize land travel for both cargo and people, Nick Earle talked about Hyperloop enormous direct-to-destination upside:
“It’s not just speed – it’s demand that’s the important factor – freight pods could leave portals every 20 minutes.”
Even though the Amazon/Hyperloop One partnership has yet to be announced, both parties seem to have a common interest in transforming the way we transport goods. As Hyperloop One continues to build its infrastructure in places like Dubai, companies with an invested interest in same-day delivery service will be chomping at the bit to hitch a ride on a Hyperloop pod.
The Hyperloop One Project in Dubai
With $50 million in new funding from DP World Group, the third largest port operator in the world, Hyperloop investors are ready to play a major role in building the future of megacities. According to Futurism, CEO Rob Lloyd signed the deal with His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA). The building blocks are in place and with the backing from companies like 137 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, The French National Rail Company, and GE Ventures, designers have revealed a new system that shows how it would really be like to ride Hyperloop One.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, financing from DP World Group is “debt that converts to preferred shares if the company raises another round of equity.” The backing is now pretty substantial and with the recent hiring of ex-Uber CFO Brent Callinicos, it’s time to built the train of the future.
It’s no surprise that Elon Musk is the wizard behind Hyperloop One’s project. With the future of zero-emission technology taking center stage, like Tesla’s recent Model 3 unveiling, alternative transportation has no boundaries. Called “the city of the future,” Dubai seems to be the perfect backdrop for testing groundbreaking marvels in transportation.t Audi may have a few surprises up their sleeve prior to their electric vehicle launch date.


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Mumbai: The toy industry is in turmoil with hundreds of retailers protesting against the government’s decision to increase the import duty from 20 per cent to 60 per cent.
The United Toys Association says there has been 500 per cent hike in import duty on toys in the past two years and more than five lakh workers face the risk of losing their jobs.
“The increase in import duty will lead up to 100 per cent surge in retail price of toys in India, which means a toy costing Rs 500 will be priced at Rs 800 to 1,000 after the hike in import duty, raising the burden on customer’s pocket,” said Farooq M Shabdi, President of United Toys Association.
The most impacted range will be innovative toys which include STEM toys, robots, flying toys, radio- controlled and battery-operated toys. Domestic manufacturers need to import components as they are not made locally, he said.
The government should treat toys as an essential commodity for 30 crore children up to the age of 14 years, akin to educational books. “Today’s toys are educational tools, promoting STEM development, role-play, coding and developing cognitive skills for the newly emerging India,” said Shabdi.
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Qantas has announced plans to offer its own platinum credit card powered by Mastercard, and issued by Citigroup, giving customers the benefit of earning a high rate of points and exclusive travel benefits.
During Arabian Travel Market, Rotana signed a management agreement with Golden Group Holding (GGH), for the opening of a new property in Muscat, Al Mouj Rayhaan by Rotana.
For the ninth consecutive time, Royal Jordanian (RJ) was selected as the official carrier for participants of World Economic Forum (WEF), held on the shores of Dead Sea on May 19 – 21.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced further details on the range of enhancements to be introduced for The Championships Qualifying Competition in 2017.
On the back of its vision to enhance road safety awareness among cyclists and motorists, Cycle Safe Bahrain attracted some 400 cyclists on the inaugural ride held on May 26.
Berlin Schönefeld Airport is said to be the first in Europe to install Park Assist's M4 Smart-Sensors, a camera-based parking guidance system (PGS).
GTA Middle East has signed an exclusive three-month agreement with Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation in a common effort to encourage family and leisure travel from the GCC region to Geneva.
DAMAC Properties announced the launch of MOD townhouses, a collection of accommodation in the heart of the international golf community Akoya Oxygen.


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Endress+Hauser’s business developed very positively across all regions and industries in 2018. The Group, one of the world’s leading providers of process and laboratory instrumentation, automation solutions and services, reports new highs in net sales, income and employment.
According to preliminary figures, Endress+Hauser increased net sales by more than 9% to over €2.4 billion in 2018. Exchange rate effects prevented even better results. “In local currencies, we grew nearly 13%,” said Chief Financial Officer Dr Luc Schultheiss. The family-owned company created new jobs primarily in production, research and development and services. At the end of 2018, Endress+Hauser had 13 928 employees worldwide, 629 more than the year before.
“The solid development in sales shows that we have held our ground well in the market,” explained CEO Matthias Altendorf. The growth was spurred by innovations from across all fields of activity. “We supported our customers with more than 50 new products, solutions and services. We were able to break new ground through our digitalisation strategy, as well as in the measurement and analysis of quality-relevant parameters,” said the Group’s CEO.
Endress+Hauser is expecting a somewhat weaker market dynamic for the current year. The Group is anticipating growth in the mid single-digit range, with earnings remaining at a healthy level. “The year has gotten off to a good start so far,” reported Luc Schultheiss. Assuming the business remains well on track, the Group expects to create several hundred new jobs around the world.
Endress+Hauser will present its 2018 audited financial figures on 14 May 2019 in Basel, Switzerland.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/22022019/growth-spurt-for-endresshauser/
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Small Business Saturday, the day designated and branded by American Express for shopping local, wrapped its eighth year on November 25. The results are in; here are some of the big takeaways from a report released by American Express and the National Federation of Independent Businesses:
- 108 million shoppers spent $12.9 billion at small, independent businesses nationwide on Saturday, November 25.
- That’s down from 112 million shoppers spending over $15 billion on Small Business Saturday in 2016.
- 43% of Americans shopped or dined at a small business on Small Business Saturday this year.
- 35% shopped online at small businesses on that day, as well.
- While not as ubiquitous as Black Friday, the Small Business Saturday brand is growing, with 70% of consumers saying they’re aware of the day.
These results are interesting and reinforce some predictions we made heading into the 2017 holiday shopping season. We looked at holiday spending at 250,000 small businesses last year and learned a few interesting facts:
1. Black Friday is a bigger sales day than Small Business Saturday for local retailers
As we wrote recently, last year holiday sales peaked at local retailers on Black Friday, not Small Business Saturday. In fact, while Small Business Saturday was one of the top sales days for most states, Black Friday was the top revenue day of the 2016 holiday season in 49 of 50 states.
The general pattern we saw in last year’s small business retail sales was a big bump on Black Friday, followed by a modest one on Small Business Saturday. Local retailers then saw regular spikes every weekend leading up to Christmas, with a big lift on December 23 as procrastinators wedge in last-minute shopping. Take a look:
2. Small Business Saturday is a big deal for restaurants
The full Small Business Saturday report from American Express shows a map of the most visited small business types in each state. Nationally, restaurants and food and beverage businesses did better than retailers:
- 41% dined at a local restaurant, bar, or pub compared to 24% who shopped at a clothing or accessories store
- 19% said their favorite purchase of the day was at a restaurant, bar, or pub compared to 9% who said their favorite buy came from a clothing or accessories shop
- 30% said they most closely associate restaurants, bars, and pubs with their local community, with small retailers not even making the list
Our data backed up the notion that Small Business Saturday is a big day for local eateries. We found that restaurants saw a 23% bump in sales on Small Business Saturday in 2016, which was much better than the essentially flat sales they saw on Black Friday. The 23% lift was nearly as high as the 29% spike restaurants saw on New Year’s Eve last year.
If you run a local, independent restaurant, Small Business Saturday is a good day to be open, fully staffed, and heavily promoting. People are sick of cooking and eating leftovers, and they’re eager to get out of the house and hit the streets. In fact, the American Express/NFIB report showed that 58% of consumers shopped at more than one local business or restaurant on Small Business Saturday this year.
3. Online shopping can benefit small businesses, too
Around 90% of all global sales still happen in a physical store, so there’s no reason to think every company needs to become an e-commerce retailer tomorrow. But, it’s interesting that 35% of consumers who shopped with small businesses on November 25 made purchases at those companies online.
The big takeaway is that even brick-and-mortar businesses can make incremental revenue by allowing consumers to purchase online. Some shoppers want the experience of seeing, touching, or trying before they buy. Others want the convenience of click-and-ship. If you run a small retail shop, offering an online shopping option isn’t a terrible idea.
How did your small business fare on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday this year? Drop us a line at email@example.com and we’ll profile your company on our blog.


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HONOLULU (KHON2) — There are new cybersecurity concerns for Foodland after threatening emails were sent to customers during the week of Monday, April 5. The emails claim personal information was leaked and the company was hacked.
KHON2 confirmed the FBI is investigating.
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A spokesperson for Foodland said they have no reason to believe the register systems at stores, including payment information and processing, were affected.
The company said it was aware some customers received spam or email messages from unknown senders that mentioned a “Hack at Foodland.”
KHON2 received several copies of these emails. The emails claim customer’s personal information was stolen and will be published on the dark web, with links attached to the emails.
Cewi Technologies CEO Timothy Caminos said, do not click on these links or open emails that seem suspicious. Caminos, a cybersecurity expert, said it is common for hackers to phish for victims.
“Say that they opened up an email from someone that they think is real, they were phished, and they click on a link, and that link activates or downloads something to the machine,” Caminos said. “If they get an email that’s clearly not from the company, best thing to do is don’t clock on any links in it, just send it to spam.”
The grocery store chain said it is difficult to determine how and where the emails originated.
Foodland said it is working with forensic specialists and a cyber security firm to understand what might have happened.
Statement from Foodland Super Market, Ltd.:
“We are investigating an incident involving our IT systems. At present, we have no reason to believe that the register systems at our stores, including payment information and processing, were affected. We are aware that some customers received SPAM or other email messages from unknown senders today about a ‘hack at Foodland.’ As with any SPAM email, it is difficult to determine how and where the email originated. We have engaged support from forensic specialists and a leading global cyber security firm to understand what might have happened.”


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The "Pokémon" franchise celebrated its 25 years of existence and success with several events and the announcement of new games -
The Pokémon Company / Nintendo
was released on February 27, 1996 on Game Boy, happy 25!
Games, cartoons, derivative products… The license now weighs 100 billion dollars, more than Hello Kitty, Star Wars or the Disney princesses
Several games are planned to celebrate this anniversary, including the remakes of
and especially the first
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Finding its inspiration in the passion of Japanese children for stalking and collecting insects,
was created on February 27, 1996 by Satoshi Tajiri in the form of a Game Boy video game.
The principle is simple: “catch them all”, to use the song from the French credits of the cartoon.
and its pocket monsters quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, available in many products and derivative works: stuffed animals, films, collectible cards - and for resale for $ 750,000!
Twenty-five years later, the license is quite simply the most lucrative of all time, according to Statistas research, with an estimated total turnover of $ 100 billion.
Stronger than "Star Wars"
thus does better than another Japanese brand, Hello Kitty (84.5 billion), but especially than other all-designated franchises, and American, such as Winnie the Pooh (80.3 billion), Mickey Mouse (80, 3 billion),
(68.7 billion) or the Disney princesses (46.4 billion).
, which introduced geolocation and augmented reality mechanisms, is no stranger to this success according to Jason Bainbridge, professor at the University of Canberra and Pokémon specialist: “It really resurrected the franchise.
We all knew
, but suddenly we all wanted to play it again ”.
had its best year in 2020, despite the coronavirus and the confinements.
Remakes and an open world game
It may not be a coincidence that the next iteration,
Pokémon Legends: Arceus,
will be an
game where players can experience the Sinnoh region as it once was, before the existence of Trainers and the Pokémon League, and create the very first Pokédex.
By the release, scheduled for early 2022 on Nintendo Switch, hunters and trainers already have an appointment in Sinnoh at the end of 2021 with the games
Pokémon Sparkling Diamond
released on Nintendo DS in 2006 And in
New Pokémon Snap
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A birthday in games, songs and tributes
The festivities for the 25 years of Pokémon take place both in the various games of the franchise but also in music with a virtual concert of Post Malone on Saturday and soon special songs by Katy Perry or J Balvin, and in bookstore with a book complete,
Homage to Pokémon, the origins of the saga
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"Pokémon Go": How the game had its best year despite coronavirus and lockdowns
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As with any other event of this scale, there are lessons to be learned. Top technology leaders share some of their experiences.
The changes come on the back of Flipkart's recently concluded Big Billion Days sale
Narayanan, CEO, Myntra-Jabong, said, “Venugopal joins us at a crucial phase when Myntra is treading firmly on its path to profitability.
While start-ups and new-age companies are cloud-first or cloud-native, larger organizations are adopting multi-cloud (use of two or more cloud computing services that enable migrating between cloud providers or operating concurrently across the cloud providers) as well as more specialized industry-specific cloud solutions.
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New servers with OpenPower
IBM has rolled out its new Power8 processor which provides servers with OpenPower features.
Engineering samples are out already
AMD has revealed a heap of details about its 32-core Zen based product - codenamed Naples - and we have a few things to add.
Will put BitTorrent tech to work
Software King of the World Microsoft is about to tweak the TCP stack on its Windows 10 Anniversary update and Windows Server 2016 including some torrenting technology.
Easy installation into server banks
Nvidia's Tesla P100 GPU has become accessible to server banks after the outfit hammered it into a PCIe form factor.
More attractive ARMs
Today we said how ARM server maker Cavium had acquired Qlogic and it has announced its first ARM based servers with Gigabyte. But it It looks like Cavium will get some serious competition as Qualcomm plans to release its own 10nm server chips.
Intel is walking away like Craig David
The dark satanic rumour mill is suggesting that Intel is about to kill off its Atom’s for server programme.
3.6 per cent less than last year
Beancounters working for IDC have been adding up some numbers and reached the conclusion that the worldwide server market is experienced a year-on-year revenue slump of 3.6 percent in the first quarter.
Server follows, then notebook
At the Q and A session after AMD's press conference, company CEO Lisa Su just confirmed that desktop Zen x86 chips are the first products to arrive for consumers. These will be followed by a server lineup, then a notebook lineup.


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More than a dozen ingredients in cosmetics products are being investigated as potential retinoid dangers.
The FDA has also opened an investigation into retinols.
Retinoids are ingredients found in sunscreens and creams, as well as sunscents.
They can increase the visibility of light and improve skin tone.
The FDA has found a number of retinolic compounds have been linked to eye irritation and skin irritation.
The Food and Drug Administration has not yet released a list of retinoic acid and retinacol-A, or retin-A and retino-α, the active ingredients in Retin A Cream and Retin C Cream, as it does for retinolein A. It has also not yet published a list for retinyl palmitate, retinyl acetate and retinyl esters.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year found there is no evidence that these substances are linked to retinitis pigmentosa or to the formation of skin cancer.
But the FDA has launched a full-scale investigation.
The study, by researchers at the University of Illinois, looked at whether the compounds were absorbed by the skin and were able to cause damage.
The researchers found there was no significant change in the concentrations of retinyl oleate, which is the main ingredient in Retino A Cream, and retinal-nerve-stimulating agents, such as the retinal pigment enhancer, retin A and retinosuccinol.
The results showed that there was little or no change in concentrations of these compounds in the skin after three weeks of use.
In addition, the researchers found no change on the percentage of the skin surface that had detectable levels of these chemicals in the water column of the body.
The study also found no significant increase in the percentage that showed signs of irritation or damage to the skin, such a lesion on the scalp or on the face, when exposed to the sun.
The researchers also found the skin showed little or none of the signs of inflammation and that the concentration of the chemicals in skin samples did not change.
The scientists are now working with researchers from other universities and the U.S. Food and Cosmetic Commission to develop a more complete evaluation.
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Melbourne attracts nation’s biggest-ever transport and logistics show
Supported by the Victorian State Government, Melbourne will soon play host to the most ambitious transport, logistics and supply chain event ever staged in Australia.
Aptly named MEGATRANS, it will make its debut from 10 to 12 May 2018 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and will cover the entire supply chain from point of origin to point of sale – including the wider infrastructure and logistics industry.
According to Show Director, Simon Coburn, MEGATRANS is a direct response to megatrends such as population growth, urbanisation, congestion, demographic change and sustainability.
“Transport and logistics are not about transporting goods from A to B anymore – they’re evolving constantly and involve much more complex services,” he told CRTNews – adding Australia could be on the brink of a logistics revolution.
“Whole new markets will emerge under our nose as we embrace the sharing economy, Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence, while others will become obsolete overnight. MEGATRANS is Australia’s response to what could be the biggest industrial revolution of this generation – after all logistics touches every single industry serving the Australian people.”
Urgently needed supply chain and logistics solution
Honouring the size and scope of the “tectonic shift” that is to come, Coburn said MEGATRANS will bring together stakeholders from all sectors affected by it – ranging from road, rail, air and sea transport through to logistics management, warehousing, materials handling and infrastructure development.
The three-day expo will thus provide a “platform for everyone involved in planning, executing and documenting the flow and storage of goods” between the point of origin and point of consumption.
Spread across a 30,000m2 footprint, MEGATRANS will distinguish between four distinct functional areas, including Logistics & Material Handling; Warehousing & Storage; Road Transport, Air, Sea & Rail; Infrastructure; and Technology, explained Coburn – adding that the highly topical issue of safety features prominently across all sectors and modes of transport and will be a key focus area of the show.
“As the borders between industries blur, new, multi-dimensional concepts have to rise to the challenge, and MEGATRANS is leading the way.”
Providing a forum for industry interaction
Coburn added the show was meant to facilitate in-depth discussions on how global megatrends will affect Australian supply chains, uncovering new business trends and exploring new, innovative technologies along the way.
As such, MEGATRANS will provide the stage for not only the largest exhibition of its kind in Australia, but also a variety of international and domestic conferences by the Australian Logistics Council (ALC), the Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) and the Victorian Transport Association (VTA). MEGATRANS will also host the Global Shippers Summit.
The show will also feature site visits of Australia’s leading supply chain infrastructure, Industry 4.0, a technology showcase, key industry networking events, ministerial and government department round tables.
Nation-wide support from key leaders
In line with that, MEGATRANS has already garnered the support of an array of industry partners and associations, including the Australian Logistics Council (ALC), the Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) and the Victorian Transport Association (VTA), which represents over 800 employers and businesses across the entire transport and logistics industry and will host its annual Freight Outlook at the show.
The Victorian State Government has officially endorsed the event as well and is actively supporting it, prompting VTA CEO, Peter Anderson, to reemphasise just how important the event is for the future of both the local Victorian and the Australian economy.
“MEGATRANS will be the essential trade event for companies looking to be at the forefront of innovation, technology and industry collaboration. To be in partnership with MEGATRANS is an incredible opportunity that will bring increased value for all attendees.”
ALC Managing Director, Michael Kilgariff, said MEGATRANS was a timely opportunity to unite a range of highly fragmented industries and create synergies that could benefit everyone in Australia: “The Australian Logistics Council is focused on improving supply chain efficiency across the freight logistics industry and ensuring increased value and economic benefits for our members and the broader community.”
“As such, we are excited to support MEGATRANS, knowing it will play a vital role in connecting industry players to create collaborative opportunities and facilitate thought leadership engagement.”
Already a success
Coburn told CRTNews that with such outspoken support from both industry associations and governments, MEGATRANS has created a buzz from the get-go. Leading fleets and 3PLs have already come on board in support of the event, with more enquiries coming in by the day.
“The initial feedback has been overwhelming and clearly shows that MEGATRANS will meet and exceed expectations in delivering a comprehensive and unique platform for the wider Australian infrastructure sector,” he said.
“As an exciting new trade show, the scope of which hasn’t been done in Australia before, MEGATRANS will be a hub for industry representatives across the entire supply chain,” he explained.
“We’re inviting everyone to be a part of this game-changing expo format – from hands-on decision makers in the supply chain and logistics industry to CEOs, COOs, regulatory bodies, urban planners and government on all levels. Now is the time to bring everyone together and start connecting the dots.”
When? 10 – 12 May 2018
Where? Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
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CAIRO - 26 April 2022: Arqaam Brokerage Company announced that the seventh investment company, the subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (the sovereign fund) has raised its stake in the capital of Tenth of Ramadan Pharmaceutical Industries and Diagnostic Products - Rameda, from 4.51 percent to 11.01 percent.
The company said in a statement to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), Tuesday, that “the seventh investment” has purchased 65 million shares of “Rameda” with a total value of LE 135.2 million, at an average purchase price of LE 2.08 per share.
The Tenth of Ramadan Company for Pharmaceutical Industries and Diagnostic Products - Rameda, during 2021, achieved profits of LE 180.08 million during 2021, compared to profits of LE 111.51 million in 2020, taking into account minority rights.
The company’s revenues rose to LE 1.25 billion by the end of 2021, compared to LE 960.17 million in revenues during the previous year.
As for standalone results, the company's profits amounted to LE 182.2 million during 2021, compared to profits of LE 112.9 million in the previous year.


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It's been a whirlwind start to 2020. We started the year with a successful campaign to fund the creation of the authorized comic of WWE Hall of Famer Soulman Rocky Johnson; then, tragically we lost our friend on January 15, 2020.
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2020 will also see writer John Crowther closing out "Cold Blooded" for Antarctic Press's Horror Comics and appearing in several anthologies for Caliber Comics, Tin Sky Media, and Unlikely Heroes Studios.
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Google Android One series coming to Indonesia & Philippines in 2015
Google is all set to unveil its budget friendly smartphone series in India and just now, one report from Reuters claims its future launch in various different south Asian countries like Indonesia, Philippines etc. These countries are likely to get Android One smartphones in some starting months of 2015. These new Android One devices will cost about $100 or may be 5-10$ up or down, as hinted by the first Spice’s Android One Dream Uno Mi. All these devices will get fastest Android updates and they will come loaded with 1GB RAM and 4.5″ display.
Google says it plans to expand Android One to Indonesia, Phillippines and other South Asian countries by the end of 2014 and in more countries in 2015.


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GVC Holdings has shown its financial might ahead of a proposed takeover of Ladbrokes Coral thanks to recent annual sales figures surpassing €1 billion ($1.2 billion).
With an offer of up to $5.33 billion on the table, GVC has given Ladbrokes Coral and its own shareholders something to think about after publishing its 2017 earnings report. Following a successful year of trading, the online betting and gaming company reported 2017 sales figures 13 percent higher than the previous year.
GVC is the Isle of Man-based parent company of Partypoker. They also own and operates four online sports books across Europe, including Bwin and Sportingbet.
Gaming Revenue Growth
A strong fourth quarter helped bolster GVC’s revenue. In Q4 2017, GVC saw 24 percent growth across its betting platforms, and 22 percent growth for net gaming revenue overall.
“All verticals put in a solid performance,” a Jan. 11 press release accompanying the financial report said, “with Partypoker maintaining its impressive growth.”
GVC’s revenue report will serve as something of an advert for the power of its brand. At present, shareholders at GVC are considering a proposal to take over Ladbrokes Coral.
Should the shareholders vote in favor of the acquisition, GVC would formally offer Ladbrokes Coral a deal with two potential payments based on the outcome of the UK government’s FOBT review.
If the government decides to reduce the maximum wager on betting machines to £2 ($2.70), GVC would pay $4.2 billion on account of Ladbrokes Coral’s shop revenue taking a hit. If the government decides to reduce the stakes from £100 to £50 ($136/$68), GVC would pay a higher price of $5.33 billion.
Merger in the Balance
For GVC CEO Kenneth Alexander, the deal would be a chance for all involved to become a major player on the global internet gaming stage.
“We have once again demonstrated our ability to integrate significant acquisitions, realize material synergies and at the same time deliver top line growth,” Alexander noted in annual report. “The recommended transaction with Ladbrokes Coral Group presents an exciting opportunity for both sets of shareholders, creating a global gaming group.”
So far, GVC’s board has put itself in a strong position should its shareholders agree to the proposed takeover. With the 2016 takeover of Bwin.party showing that such deals can be profitable, the chances of another takeover being approved look positive.
If and when this happens, it will be for Ladbrokes Coral to hash out the details before ultimately signing on the dotted line to cement another major merger in the industry.


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The founder of a purported cryptocurrency was convicted by a federal jury in Boston on Thursday for defrauding investors who thought the virtual money was backed by commodities, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, 51-year-old Randall Crater from East Hampton offered virtual payment services through a fraudulent digital currency he called “My Big Coins,” the DOJ said.
Cryptocurrencies are digital money that takes the form of tokens, often referred to as “coins,” which are almost entirely intangible.
The digital currencies and their transactions are created and processed across decentralized systems. The digital currency system has been designed to be free from government control and is popular with criminals on the black market.
According to Forbes, My Big Coin was created in 2013 by CEO John Roche, who retained Crater the following year to build the technology to support the business model.
Between 2014 and 2017, Crater falsely used the internet, social media, text messages, and emails to market My Big Coin to investors, all the while lying about the nature and value of the cryptocurrency.
With every false proclamation, My Big Coin upped the price of the digital coin, Forbes reported.
“Crater and his associates falsely claimed that Coins was a fully functioning cryptocurrency backed by $300 million in gold, oil and other valuable assets,” the DOJ said in a news release.
“Crater also falsely told investors that My Big Coin had a partnership with MasterCard and that Coins could readily be exchanged for government-backed paper currency or other virtual currencies.”
Instead, none of that was true, and Crater misappropriated over $6 million of investor funds for his personal gain, including spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on antiques, artwork, and jewelry, the DOJ said.
Authorities announced charges against Crater and his My Big Coin Pay Inc. company in January 2018. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also filed civil charges against Roche and two other associates, Mark Gillespie and Michael Kruger.
Crater was convicted of four counts of wire fraud, with each carrying a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison. He was also convicted of three counts of money laundering and faces up to 10 years for each count.
His sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge on Oct. 27 based on federal sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
My Big Coin was headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This article has been reviewed to correct inaccuracies related to cryptocurrencies and the federal court’s location. The Epoch Times regrets the errors.


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Growth stage private equity investor Gaja Capital has invested Rs 65 crore ($10 million) in sports and fitness education venture Junior Sports and Services Pvt Ltd, the firm that operates under the brand SportzVillage to help the company expand operations across India.
"Education is our specialisation and we will help SV scale and transform using our capital and expertise," Gopal Jain, co-founder and managing partner at Gaja Capital told VCCircle.
Founded in 2003, Bangalore-based SportzVillage is a sports management service provider. It offers sports marketing and events, sports infrastructure services, sports ticketing, etc.
The Economic Times that first reported the deal citing a company executive said Gaja Capital is investing in the company out of its third fund, Gaja Capital III, which has a corpus of $250 million.
SportzVillage operates three businesses—SportzConsult, a sports management company, catering largely to corporate institutions; and EduSports, which works with schools to provide physical education and sports programmes. The third—MeraSport—is a technology initiative to improve sports user experience by leveraging new media technologies of mobile, web and IPTV.
It previously raised funding from Seedfund in 2010. It has a presence in five cities across India. The company is promoted by the alumni of IIT/IIM/INSEAD with experience across organisations like Wipro, KPMG, HCL, Schlumberger, Philips and IBM. The firm is co-founded by Saumil Majumdar.
This is the second investment for Gaja Capital from its latest fund with the first one being in confectionery products maker Bakers Circle. Other firms backed by the PE firm include educational and training services company CL Educate, staffing firm TeamLease and EuroKids. Last month, TeamLease filed its draft red herring prospectus to go public which may give a part-exit to Gaja Capital.


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[Ip-health] NYT on TPP & meds IP
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What Changes Lie Ahead From the Trans-Pacific Partnership Pact
By KEITH BRADSHER and ANDREW POLLACKOCT. 5, 2015
One of the final sticking points to making a deal was agreeing on a standard for temporarily protecting the drugs made using biotechnology from competition. In the end, negotiators agreed to a five-year minimum period of market exclusivity in each country, plus options for additional years, before these drugs could face competition from cheaper imitations known as biosimilars.
"The agreement recognizes that we can travel on different roads but end up at the same outcome," said Andrew Robb, Australia's minister for trade and investment. Michael Froman, the United States trade representative, described it as "at least five years of data protection plus other government measures that can achieve a comparable outcome."
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries had pushed for 12 years, the same period granted in the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The 12-year standard will remain in effect for the American market, but the pharmaceutical industry wanted that for all of the countries in the pact.
"We are disappointed that the ministers failed to secure 12 years of data protection for biologic medicines, which represent the next wave of innovation in our industry," John Castellani, president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said in a statement Monday. "This term was not a random number, but the result of a long debate in Congress, which determined that this period of time captured the appropriate balance that stimulated research but gave access to biosimilars in a timely manner."
Critics of the pharmaceutical industry, while welcoming the shortening of the exclusivity period, said that the trade agreement as a whole would still impede access to affordable medicines, particularly for the less-developed countries in the pact.
"They've been able to eliminate a number of harmful rules from the agreement, and that will save many lives," said Peter Maybarduk, director of the access-to-medicines program at the public-interest group Public Citizen. "The agreement could have been much worse."
Still, Mr. Maybarduk said the agreement as a whole imposed new patent and market exclusivity rules on countries that now do not have them.
"For us, any T.P.P. is making things worse," he said. "The industry will have many more tools with which to defend its monopoly business model."
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Activewear brand Vuori continues to expand as it aims to compete with giants in the industry including Nike and Lululemon.
Vuori — which has thrived as an online retailer and is backed by Japanese investment firm SoftBank — opened its first brick-and-mortar store in New York on Thursday as part of a plan to open about 30 locations globally by the end of 2022.
- Vuori could have nearly 60 brick-and-mortar locations by 2024.
- Last month, the California-based company began ecommerce operations in China.
- It has been profitable and expects sales to jump more than 70% in 2022.
In October 2021, Vuori received a $400 million investment from SoftBank valuing the company at $4 billion. The investment marked one of the largest ever in a private apparel company.
The activewear market is expected to grow to $546 billion by 2024 as several top brands have benefited from increased profits and investment due to pandemic-related demand.
Lululemon generated $1.87 billion in revenue in Q2 2022, a 29% increase year-over-year, surpassing Wall Street estimates of $1.77 billion. The company, which has 600 stores worldwide, has maintained its outlook of doubling revenue to $12.5 billion from 2021 to 2026.
Nike — the world’s most valuable sportswear brand at $33.2 billion — posted $12.69 billion in revenue in fiscal Q1, a 4% uptick compared to the same period last year.
The company saw its net income fall 22% year-over-year to $1.5 billion during the quarter and reported inventories of $9.7 billion — a 44% increase compared to Q1 2022.


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Development and Adoption of Bitcoin Lightning Network is Reaching Critical Mass
With the median bitcoin transaction fee now well into two digits as of mid January 2018, it is becoming increasingly infeasible to continue using the cryptocurrency as anything but a store of value. The Lightning Network is a proposed solution to this scaling problem and functions as an off-chain platform to increase the network throughput of bitcoin beyond 10 transactions per second.
The Lightning Network allows any two bitcoin wallets to create a new “channel” between them for a one-time fee. The fee represents the maximum amount of bitcoin that can be transferred between the two wallets. Eventually, the goal is to create as many of these channels as possible and cover the entirety of the network, meeting the goals of low fees and reduced mempool backlog.
The first ever practical use of bitcoin was in 2010, when two anonymous individuals exchanged 10,000 coins for a pizza on the BitcoinTalk forum. At bitcoin’s current valuation of just over $10,000 in January 2018, that transaction alone represents $100 million. Regardless, given how instrumental that bitcoin pizza purchase was for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, a physical purchase is often a landmark moment for any new digital payment mechanism.
To that effect, on January 20, 2018, a Reddit user announced that he had successfully purchased a physical item using the Lightning Network, a first for the off-chain scaling network. The product in question was an internet router, purchased from the online VPN provider, Torguard. The company began accepting payments through the Lightning Network earlier that month.
According to developers working on the project, the Lightning Network in its current state is still not reliable enough to be widely adopted on the bitcoin mainnet. That, however, is not enough of a deterrent for most early adopters who believe that a lost transaction is a small price to pay for admission.
Proof of concept websites employing the Lightning Network on the bitcoin testnet have also begun popping up in the past few weeks. In order to test the project at these websites, one simply needs to purchase or obtain testnet coins from a faucet. Starblocks, a dummy coffee shop and Thunderdice, a mock gambling platform, both offer the opportunity to experience the Lightning Network’s speed and versatility without any risks.
It is still early days for the Lightning Network since the network’s total capacity hovers at a measly 2.5 BTC at the time of writing this article. As more channels are created and left open, this number is expected to slowly grow as well.
Not everything about the proposed adoption of the Lightning Network is rosy, however. Several arguments have been made against the project claiming everything from a potential rise in centralization to a questionable leadership. Admittedly though, Lightning Network hubs, crucial to the full-fledged functioning of the scaling platform, will need to be licensed as a money transmitter by local authorities, thus reducing the number of individuals that can or will realistically set up a small scale hubs.


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East Anglian Children’s Hospices (EACH) has announced plans to open a new shop in Swaffham this spring, if they can find a manager to run it.
The charity has secured premises in the Market Place, which they plan to open on March 9 and hope will raise vital funds and awareness of its work in the town and surrounding areas.
Gabrielle Spray, head of the charity’s retail section, pictured above, second right, said: “It’s great that we’re able to offer employment and volunteering opportunities and we’re very much looking forward to becoming part of the Swaffham community. We’re confident the people of Swaffham and surrounding areas will get behind our new shop and help to make it a great success.”
Further information is available on the charity’s website, www.each.org.uk.
Pictured above are, from left, retail area manager Tony Grimmer, volunteer Pat Atkins, Gabrielle Spray and Zoe Norman, current deputy manager of one of EACH’s existing shops. Picture submitted.


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Like every year, the NFL’s biggest game led to a number of memorable commercials. A trio of video games spent the millions of dollars required to get some airtime during the Super Bowl, and even the worst of these is benefiting from that investment.
Mobile game developer Ucool spent $2.25 million to air a 15 second ad for its Heroes Charge game during the Super Bowl — and people hated it. It was the lowest-rated commercial out of all 61 spots that aired on that Sunday night on NBC, according to a USA Today Ad Meter poll. Developers Supercell and Machine Zone got much better responses from viewers for their ads that featured Liam Neeson playing Clash of Clans and Kate Upton as a Game of War goddess, respectively. But it looks like having the worst-received Super Bowl commercial is better than not having one at all, as Heroes Charge got some positive results its ads. With mobile games generating around $25 billion in 2014, it’s not too surprising that Ucool would try to make make a push to get a bigger piece of that action.
“We were hoping to quickly bring broad national awareness to Heroes Charge,” Ucool chief marketing officer Tony Cerrato told GamesBeat. “[And we wanted to] generate a surge of new players and also to shine the light on our studio. [The ad] did that and then some.”
On Jan. 31, the day before the Super Bowl, Heroes Charge was the 899th most downloaded iPhone app in the United States, according to App Annie. The next day, after the ad went live in front of millions of people, it shot up to 252. It’s doing even better when it comes to making money.
Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz noted he could see why Supercell and Machine Zone bought ads, but he was a big surprised by Ucool spending the money.
“[Supercell and Machine Zone] make sense to us given the success and reach of their brands and their male-skewing audiences,” he wrote in a note to investors. “The Ucool spot seemed a little more questionable; however, Heroes Charge has moved up from being the No. 49 top grossing game into the top 20 since the ad aired, so the spot does appear to have had an impact.”
Heroes Charge is up to No. 21 on the top-grossing chart in the U.S., according to App Annie. And it has consistently moved up that list since the Super Bowl ad.
Both Game of War and Clash of Clans have seen similar boosts. But both of those games already had a higher position on both the download and grossing charts, so their moves were less drastic than Heroes Charge’s.
As for the ad failing to make a dent in the USA Today Ad Meter poll, Cerrato understands why people were happier with the other commercials.
“We realized that we did not put together what can be classified as a ‘Super Bowl commercial,'” said Cerrato. “We edited down a more robust 30 second commercial to 15 seconds, and we focused on the game and character interaction instead a celebrity like the others.
“The well-received Super Bowl commercials were either a combination of being funny, sentimental, sexy, or spectacular. The top commercials contained one or more of these traits and they were localized for the audience. This is a lesson learned and we hope to be able to take this into consideration next year.”
The company is definitely considering the possibility of running another ad during next year’s Super Bowl. But Cerrato said the team would definitely put more thought into it and that they would likely go with an outside marketing firm — although that doesn’t mean he is displeased with the results from this year’s effort.
“Well, it’s kind of like being Left Shark,” he said. “There’s no denying his dance moves were off. We received a great response from the commercial. It did its job of generating new players.”
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Electronic Arts (EA) have been hacked; with data, internal tools, and the source code for the Frostbite Engine and FIFA 21 stolen.
Vice reports that the hackers posted on “underground hacking forums;” stating readers now “have full capability of exploiting on all EA services.” FIFA 21‘s source code includes the code for the game’s matchmaking server.
Along with source code on the Frostbite engine, other stolen data includes proprietary EA frameworks, and software development kits; a total of 780gb of data. The hackers are advertising the sale of this data in various underground forums, and posted screenshots as evidence of access to their EA data. None of the data has been distributed thus far.
EA confirmed to Vice that they had suffered a data breach, and that the information the hackers listed was stolen.
“We are investigating a recent incident of intrusion into our network where a limited amount of game source code and related tools were stolen. No player data was accessed, and we have no reason to believe there is any risk to player privacy. Following the incident, we’ve already made security improvements and do not expect an impact on our games or our business. We are actively working with law enforcement officials and other experts as part of this ongoing criminal investigation.”
The situation bears comparison to the Capcom Ragnar Locker Ransomware hack and subsequent leaks [1, 2] of November 2020. Along with information on upcoming games (some of which seems to have come true) and politically correct business strategies.
The hackers also obtained employee personal information, HR information, and 350,000 items of customer and business partner personal information (none of which was credit card information).
Koei Tecmo Europe’s forums were also hacked in late December 2020. The hacker reportedly asked for Bitcoin, claimed Koei Tecmo had lackluster digital security, and failed to follow GDPR guidelines by not informing their users about the hack sooner.
Most recently, CD Projekt confirmed they were victim of a ransomware hack in February 2021; at the time the third such case for a video games company being hacked in four months.
It may be the initial case with Capcom sparked hackers to probe the security of gaming companies; rife with company secrets and otherwise valuable information that did not match their level of security.
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Boca Raton, Florida – They are calls that evoke panic in even the most seasoned marketing professionals: The CEO phoning to ask how the newest banner campaign performed, or the CFO looking for ROI on this year’s advertising ROI. Until now, these calls left marketers scurrying to marketing metrics, which often were not readily available, and took weeks to gather numbers — and the quality of the marketing analytics? Questionable at best.
But the next generation of performance-based campaign management software is here, and it has vastly improve campaign tracking and reporting – particularly in relation to Internet marketing ROI. MI360°, by Massive Impressions, a media buying, planning and strategy firm, is catapulting marketing software development from yesterday’s impossibility to tomorrow’s new standard.


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IBPA has been attending BookExpo America (BEA) for 30 years. BEA 2013 was a great show for independent publishers and independent publishing!
by Lisa Krebs Magno, IBPA Assistant Director —
BookExpo America (BEA) is a three-day, mid-week show held each May in New York City. 2013 marked the second year the BEA program included the addition of “select consumer public” attendees on Day 3. According to Publishers Weekly (PW), “Although some reports from the consumer press may have overstated the health of the independent book business — the AP’s Hillel Italie used the term ‘growth industry’ — booksellers at this year’s BookExpo America do seem in better spirits. And with good reason: for starters, the numbers are there. The ABA reported an uptick in membership for the fourth straight year, and ABA CEO Oren Teicher said that the independent channel saw a gain of 8% from the previous year.”
Beyond those gains, though, the cheerier mood seems, as many industry members told PW from the show floor, due in large part to a sense that the digital business has leveled off. After years of concern — at times panic — that e-books would replace print books and, in turn, wipe out bricks-and-mortar bookstores altogether, there is a sense that print and digital can, and will, coexist. Or as Perseus Books Group’s CEO David Steinberger put it, for the first time in a few years “the future doesn’t feel like it’s changing that rapidly.”
IBPA would agree with that assessment. This year’s BEA show felt much more relaxed than recent years, almost as if there were a huge collective sigh of relief in the air. We saw a lot of relaxed, happy faces visiting the booth, which was anchored on a busy corner. The traffic in and around our booth was great!
IBPA has been attending BEA for close to 30 years and every year the show has a different feel and “theme”. The feeling surrounding this show was “united”. In years past, there seemed to be a marked separation between the smaller publishers and the big houses. These days – and especially this year – that gap is closing due to the ever-increasing quality of independent titles and frankly, because the learning curve of “what comes next” is everyone’s concern. And, IBPA is leading the way in publishing education. That was evident by the way the Independent magazines were flying off the tables along with the IBPA show catalogs with the IBPA members’ title information!
So many things happen at a book show. We meet and greet a variety of book buyers, from individual store buyers, to catalog reps, to museums, to specialty retail and wholesale buyers. The goal is to get the catalog into the hands of all potential buyers.
We had a beautiful color catalog on hand that we gave to everyone that visited the booth. In-booth, author book signings occurring every half hour drew some great attention to the booth as well.
IBPA’s BEA Show Catalog link: https://www.ibpa-online.org/ibpa/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BEACatalog201332pplores.pdf
As has been the case in previous years, we also met with several librarians and foreign publishers. Lisa discussed some of our displaying member’s titles for possible rights acquisition and will email specific information directly to those involved.
While your IBPA staff was busy in the IBPA booth, incoming IBPA Executive Director Angela Bole (pictured left) was equally busy all three days meeting with potential benefits providers and IBPA partners. The goal of her meetings was to bring increasing value to your IBPA membership. Watch for the results of those meetings in the coming weeks and months.
The New York location tends to bring a lot of segment producers from TV and Cable networks as well and we had plenty of those folks gathering our catalogs for their purposes. Some of them are looking for ideas for a feature story and some may want to interview authors for a news segment on a specific subject.
Our favorite part of the show, by far, is meeting and talking with the IBPA members that come to visit the IBPA booth. It is so much fun to meet everyone, put the names to the faces and get to know the people we have had the pleasure to work for and with through the years.
Thank you to everyone who came to see us and show support!
Lots of photos from the IBPA booth can be found at the IBPA Facebook Page here: http://on.fb.me/142jy7d.
At the end of the show the books from the IBPA booth were donated to Housing Works – http://www.housingworks.org/about/.
Here are some links of interest from BEA 2013:
PW Daily – Stability Brings Hope At BEA: http://bit.ly/11j9hSf
PW Daily – BEA 2013: Literary Ethics For Reviewers – http://bit.ly/142b7ZM
PW Daily – BEA 2013: The Fight Over Digital Resale – http://bit.ly/161bapQ
PW Daily – BEA 2013: Promising Start To Consumer Day – http://bit.ly/11LcVaD
Shelf-Awareness – The Future of E-books and E-reading – http://bit.ly/18DXOVR
Thank you for your support of independent publishing!
About the Author
Hired by Jan Nathan and Publishers Marketing Association (now IBPA) in 1998, Lisa Krebs Magno has been a sounding board and advocate for independent publishers and authors for over 17 years.
Her previous experience in publishing includes arranging West Coast author tours and publicty for Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books and Disney Hyperion.


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Half of surveyed iPhone users in China express interest in switching to the Galaxy S4
Avanti, the Taiwanese research arm of TrendForce, took to the streets in China to survey a representative sample of 3000 smartphone users, and it turned out that more than half expressed interest to own Samsung's newest Galaxy S4 flagship.
As for a reason, the participants answered different things, but the Full HD Super AMOLED display was a common theme, as well as the camera and processor features.
The somewhat bad news for Apple here is that more than half of those surveyed who own an iPhone were willing to switch camps and try out Samsung's latest and greatest. Naturally, this is all a part of the aptly-named "Samsung Galaxy S4 China Market Report," plus intent to buy is not the same as actually doling out the cash, but it will still be interesting to follow the Galaxy S4 journey in China once it hits shelves.


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CICERO, Illinois – (Business Satire) – After years of contemplating a name change, the world’s #1 fast food restaurant chain has decided to officially change it’s corporate name.
Hacienda Fiddle with Boom Boom News was the first to report on the biggest change in franchise history.
She noted that it’s even bigger than when the company first added its hot and spicy McIce Cream Cones back in 1971.
Miss Fiddle pointed out that the giant food chain will soon become known as Mickey D’s. She did point out that many patrons have actually been referring to McDonalds as Mickey D’s; but now it will become official.
Corporate big wigs stated that they do not plan any changes to any of their menu items and did comment that they will be adding a 90-foot tall bungee jumping tower, which will be located out in the parking lot.
SIDENOTE: Miss Fiddle revealed that the very first McDonalds to become Mickey D’s is one that is located in Laredo, Texas. It will be followed by three more in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Biscuit Bitch, Florida; and Tijuana, Mexico.


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And if all that wasn’t amazing enough, with your generosity Center Director Omar Mejía flew from Chicago to Quetzaltenango this week with 74 brand new books from our Amazon Wish List and another 49 gently-used books donated by Board Member María Pechuk, who teaches Spanish to young children on Cape Cod. As you may know, our young students have been without new books since before the pandemic. The children’s books that are available to purchase locally are incredibly expensive — when you can find any at all — and there’s no reliable way to ship packages from the US to Guatemala. Every single book on our Amazon Wish List was purchased by YOU our extraordinary supporters and shipped to Omar in Chicago last week before he boarded a flight to Quetzaltenango.
Most of the books Omar delivered to Ms. Yomis and Ms. Iliana this week were given to our students to read at home with their parents, as well as, to follow along while their teachers read aloud on video. Research shows that having books in the home is proven to positively benefit children in a myriad of ways. In fact, a recent study found that the mere presence of a home library increased children’s academic success, vocabulary development, attention and job attainment. Wow! The remaining books will be added to the Center’s library, for Ms. Yomis and Ms. Iliana to read aloud on video during virtual learning and later for the students to enjoy when we reopen the Center to in-person learning (hopefully) next school year. Thank you to everyone who made this feat possible, we are so incredibly grateful!


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Everything we know we learned from the Wheaton Gazette…
MoCo council got an earful Thursday about the zoning text amendment that would allow Costco to bypass environmental review for the gas station they want to install as part of their proposed store at Wheaton Mall. Council will make its decision about the amendment this summer. Assuming they say no to the amendment and yes to normal environmental review, the Costco deal may still not be dead, but they’re sure talking like that would kill the deal.
More beer and wine for sale in Kensington? Referendum set for June 7.
Is it just me or do the Gazette restaurant reviewers visit Rockville/Gaithersburg disproportionately to everywhere else in MoCo? Despite that, nice to hear about a possibly good Russian spot — quality post-Soviet eats are scarce around here.


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Former mayor’s ex-wife appears for Crown in fraud case
Logan sues Roar for $164k after bill dispute kicked into court
Million-dollar luxury car bill months before council sacked
Logan’s whistleblower councillors have received some good news
CCC chairman to address embattled council
Administrator's offer to sacked CEO
'The standard of the councillors has dropped dramatically'
It is alleged Smith mounted a gutter and hit a car and a tree
Local Government minister will move to sack embattled council
"We could use ratepayers money... but we wouldn't do that"
Could Gary Kellar be moving into Logan next?
Another major Queensland council is facing the sack
Four councillors say they fear being sacked today
Bravehearts founder targets Logan City Council elections
Wholesale retail giants Costco are in talks with the Logan City


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A prominent fast-food company announced that it’s donating nearly half of the proceeds from its sales of chicken sandwiches to an LGBT activist group while taking a shot at one of its competitors.
Burger King, one of the largest and most popular global fast food companies, sent out a tweet Thursday announcing that “the #ChKing says LGBTQ+ rights!” The tweet, which is now pinned to the Burger King Twitter account, referred to the Ch’King, the restaurant chain’s newly created chicken sandwich.
“During #pridemonth (even on Sundays) your chicken sandwich craving can do good! We are making a donation* to @HRC for every Ch’King sold!”
Burger King will donate 40 cents to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT activist group in the United States, for every Ch’King sold between June 3 and June 30. The fast-food chain will donate up to $250,000 to HRC, a goal that can be reached with the sale of 625,000 chicken sandwiches.
The reference to Sundays in the tweet is seen as a veiled swipe at Chick-fil-A, another major fast-food chain that, unlike nearly all of its primary competitors, does not open on Sundays because of the religious beliefs of the restaurant chain’s founders.
Steve Cortes, a Newsmax host and former Trump campaign employee, took issue with Burger King’s jab at Chick-fil-A for closing on Sundays: “This corporation makes it clear it mocks Christians (and other religious people) and doesn’t want our business.”
In the past, Chick-fil-A has come under fire from progressives because its CEO, Dan Cathy, has expressed opposition to same-sex marriage. A recent article in The Daily Beast alleges that Cathy is among several donors to the National Christian Charitable Foundation, a charity that’s opposed to the passage of the Equality Act. Supporters of the Equality Act paint the wide-reaching legislative initiative as necessary to prevent discrimination against LGBT people. Opponents of the bill worry about its implications for religious liberty and women’s sports.
More than 400 major companies have signed onto the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act, a coalition of companies that have publicly declared their support for the Equality Act. Although Burger King has made its support for LGBT activism quite clear over the years, it is not a member of HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act.
In addition to supporting the Equality Act, the Human Rights Campaign called on the Biden administration to strip accreditation from Christian schools that subscribe to biblical beliefs about sexuality and marriage, and therefore oppose homosexuality.


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China Issues Regulations for Blockchain Firms, Promoting industry’s Healthy Development
Chinese authority, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has issued the country’s first national regulations for blockchain service providers, which has hit the crypto headline these days in the country.
According to the announcement published on CAC’s website, the guidelines, coming into force on Feb 15, 2019, were designed to promote the healthy development of the blockchain industry and provide effective legal basis for blockchain-related services in the country.
The regulator first affirmed the benefits of the nascent technology featuring tamper-proof and anonymity that could bring opportunities to national development and convenience to social life, at the same time security risks.
To avoid hidden risks, the guidelines require blockchain firms to allow authorities access to stored data, and to go through registry procedures that users’ ID card numbers are required.
Under the new rules, the CAC considers blockchain information service providers as “entities or nodes” that offer information services to the public – “both institutions and individuals” – using blockchain technology via websites or mobile apps.
As one of the country’s first regulatory frameworks drawn up specifically for the blockchain industry, the authority requires blockchain startups to compulsorily register their names, service types, industry fields, and server addresses with it. This information would become publicly available and the regulator would conduct reviews on a yearly basis.
If a firm fails to comply with the regulations, it might face fines ranging from 5,000 to 500,000 yuan (roughly $700-$74,000). Anti-anonymity is particularly stressed since firms fail to conduct real-name registration would be fined much ranging from 50,000 to 500,000. In case of serial offenses, the company might face a criminal investigation.
The rollout of the regulations indicates that the country’s regulatory framework for blockchain industry is basically complete. With the introduction of the new regulations, fraud projects under the mask of blockchain would soon come to light, which is a real boost to the blockchain industry.
China has been rigorously stamping down on all things related to cryptocurrencies – banning initial coin offerings (ICO), crypto trading desks, media platforms, and activities promoting cryptocurrencies. While these haven’t exactly deterred crypto businesses from operating in the country, with many bitcoin preachers around and prominent blockchain projects emerging. The country, favorable to banning in face of potential risks, seems to have a different attitude towards the nascent blockchain.
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TRON is down 88% from its all-time high, I mean every crypto asset is down at least 80%. Ethereum is down 91% from ATH but it just doesn’t seem like anything to celebrate when TRX is down 88% imohttps://news.8btc.com/tron-ceo-justin-sun-laughs-at-poor-performance-of-ethereum-on-weibo-as-trx-surges-15 …
Tron for kids
“We are dying better than you!” seems to be the celebratory call at the moment in crypto
Everyone is scared because Tron is going to Rank 2 in the end.
Tron is celebrating 100+ dapps/games, 2000TPS & 2-3 million daily transactions, 3 Dex builtin all the tron wallets, and the coming Bittorrent ICO on tron net. The future of wide spread adoption is bright with Tron.. While you pump ETH’s 15 TPS, 500k daily transactions. lol
TRX also was up 180% against BTC since Nov 26 to yesterday. So yeah, pretty good bull run in a crypt bear market
They’ve been working bruh
Nobody can tell me one dApp that has notable teams or people that can guarantee are not created or linked to Tron’s team. The answer is none. I wouldn’t be surprised if every dApp is by them to drive the activity/transactions. Founder’s attitude is enough to see it will fail.
What’s not to celebrate, if you believe in the space , your project, your token, etc.. now is the time to put in the work and the $. I get what your saying but I actually enjoy right now because the opportunity is so enormous!!!
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Appleis CEO, Steve Jobs, once again was paid a salary of US$1 this past year. A Reuters News Service story states that Mr. Jobsi compensation has not changed since 1999, if one doesnit count the $90 million jet Appleis board of director gave him as a bonus and was counted as compensation in 2000. This from Reuters:
Apple, which saw sales fall 33 percent in the fiscal year ending in September, paid founder and CEO Jobs US$1 again in 2001, the same salary he has drawn since 1999, the company said in its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Apple bought a US$90-million jet for Jobs in December 1999 as a special bonus. The company had previously reported that payment in 2000, but shifted the recorded payment to 2001 since the plane was transferred to Jobs in the past year, the company said.
Other top Apple execs did "much better" with salaries ranging from US$450,000 for Mr. Tevanian, Appleis Senior Software Engineer, to just under US$660,000 paid to Mr. Fred Anderson, Appleis Chief Financial Officer. These and other Apple execs, including Mr. jobs, also get stock options totalling in the millions.


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Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against global warming, hoping to raise pressure on world leaders days before a UN climate summit.
Carrying signs that read “One planet, one fight” and “The sea is rising, so must we”, thousands flocked to Berlin´s Brandenburg Gate for the latest “Fridays for Future” protest inspired by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.
In total, about 630,000 people demonstrated across more than 500 cities in Germany, the Fridays for Future movement said. In Hamburg alone, some 30,000 mainly young people gathered and another 17,000 congregated in Munich to voice alarm at rising temperatures, police said.
Thunberg, meanwhile, was on a boat sailing across the Atlantic, but tweeted a photo of herself holding a sign that said “School strike for climate.” Rallies took place across Europe, although on a smaller scale than during September´s wave of “climate strikes” when organisers said some four million people filled city streets around the world.
Approximately 1,700 turned out in Madrid, the host city of next week´s 12-day COP25 conference, which aims to encourage governments to increase their commitments to cut emissions and combat climate change.
In France, climate activists focused their anger on the “Black Friday” sales bonanza with protesters blocking a distribution centre of online retail giant Amazon outside Paris and others near Lyon and Lille.
Protesters in Paris also formed a human chain at La Defense shopping mall that prevented people from reaching stores, to highlight the climate costs of consumerism.
The Dutch branch of “Fridays for Future” said demos were taking place in around 15 cities, culminating in an evening march in Amsterdam where protesters would observe a moment´s silence for victims of the climate crisis.—AFP