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Districts could also choose to opt out of the reward program all together.
The second part of the plan was to give the top 20 percent of teachers a $5,000 bonus. That option is still on the table. But two others are now by its side.
represent the will of communities across South Dakota. It's time Republicans give up the education reform charade and instead focus on fixing the problems they created when they cut education funding by eight percent."
"Guaranteeing people that because you make it through a certain calendar date you'll have a job in South Dakota, rather than doing what's best for our kids, isn't the right path that we want to head down," Sen. Olson said.
Tuesday, lawmakers in Pierre unveiled a plan similar to Daugaard's but different at the same time. Originally the Governor asked for a $3,500 bonus to attract new math and science teachers. Tuesday's plan calls for an $8,000 bonus to those teachers for their first five years to help pay off student loans.
The last part of the plan is to do away with tenure. If passed, come July 1, teachers that already have it will keep it. But it would be a thing of the past after that.
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From a Post Bulletin article titled ‘Travel Scene: Cruise operators are riding high seas’:
The cruising industry is setting sail into 2017 with high expectations.
According to industry leaders, the outlook is that 2017 may be a historic one, with bookings at an all-time high. That prospect has been advanced by one of the leaders […]
Queen Mary Dome, Port of Long Beach
Carnival Cruise Line formally announced its plans this week to more than double the size of its Port of Long Beach terminal.
The cruise line operator has used a portion of the Queen Mary Dome, previously home to the Spruce Goose, since 2003. According to Carnival, a […]
Carnival in Long Beach
From Cruise Industry News:
Carnival Corporation will retain its leading market share going forward, with more than 40 percent of the global cruise market by 2026, but down from 44.3 percent this year, according to the 2016-2017 Cruise Industry News Annual Report. Meanwhile, MSC Cruises will double its market share.
The Port of Seattle’s 2015 cruise season began May 1 at Smith Cove Cruise Terminal with the arrival of the Holland America Line Westerdam. The port expects 192 cruise ship calls this season, bringing an estimated 895,055 revenue passengers.
For the eighth year in a row, Port of Seattle cruise terminals will welcome over 800,000 […]
Seven companies use Seattle as a home port for their Alaska itineraries: Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Oceania, Princess and Royal Caribbean.
The Port of Seattle has overtaken Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego to become the West Coast’s leading cruise-ship terminal, thanks to the growing popularity of cruises to Alaska.
ABC reported that the case of Mobile, Ala., is cautionary: Mobile wooed Carnival for years, borrowing $20 million to build a terminal Carnival would find acceptable. Carnival eventually agreed to base a ship there, and, in 2007 named Mobile its port of the year. The city spent $2.6 million more, according the Times, on […]
Despite using public ports, Coast Guard assistance, federal customs operations and tax-payer funded roads and bridges, Carnival uses a tax loophole that allows companies incorporated overseas to avoid U.S. taxes, even if the bulk of their operations are based in the states. The New York Times reports that between 2008 and 2011, 26 major […]
A record number of cruise ships are expected to dock at Astoria in 2013. Seaside and Cannon Beach merchants are hopeful many of those passengers spend money at local businesses in the two cities.
Doug Barker, events coordinator with the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, said most of the passengers on the cruise ships that […]
Adrian Vásquez is the sole survivor of the fishing boat that signaled the cruise ship. His 16-year-old and 31-year-old companions died in the days after the ship passed them by.
After surviving 28 days out at sea in a small disabled boat, Panamanian Adrian Vazquez is now suing Princess Cruise Lines after one of its […]
A Coos Bay, Oregon, group has suggested the city assess and potentially repair docks by the Empire boat ramp with the hope of drawing tall ships and maybe even small cruise ships.
The Community Coalition of Empire sent a letter requesting the city use a free initial assessment by the Oregon State Marine Board. … […]
The great majority of cruises starting and ending in Seattle cruise to Alaska.
The Port of Seattle’s 2011 cruise season numbers are in, and the port is reporting numbers more robust than expected.
The port expects even more ship calls next season as the Disney Wonder cruise ship moves to Seattle from Vancouver where […]
Regarding the lawsuit to keep cruises out of the Port of Charleson, ILA Local 1422 President Ken said, "There is a stigma in our community that won't be satisfied until every commercial maritime business has left this community."
Just hours after neighborhood, environmentalist and preservationist groups filed a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines, […]
The Holland America liner, the Oosterdam, will cease its cruises out of San Diego in 2012.
The redeployment of Holland America’s Oosterdam, which makes seven-day cruises to Mexico, marks the third ship to leave San Diego waters in the wake of a prolonged economic downturn and rising violence in Mexico. The net effect has […]
KPLU's photo of the Crystal Symphony in Seattle
The cruise season has begun in Seattle with Friday morning’s arrival of the Crystal Symphony.
It’s the first of 195 port calls this summer at two terminals on the Seattle waterfront.
Other lines offering Alaska cruises through Seattle are Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Royal […]
Disney Cruise Line will call the Port of Los Angeles home for the next two years when the Disney Wonder ship arrives on Friday, offering seven-night summer cruises to the Mexican Riviera.
The deal is expected to generate about 2,600 new jobs and $35 million annually for the local economy.
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PESHAWAR: Following the deportation drive of undocumented immigrants, a downward trend in the prices of vegetables and fruits has emerged in the markets of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the Home Department of the province, more than 219,742 undocumented Afghan nationals were deported to Afghanistan in the last two months. Out of this number, 216,084 illegal immigrants were deported via the Torkham crossing point, 3,239 through Angor Ada of Lower Waziristan, and 419 through the Kharlachi crossing point in Kurram district from September 17 to November 16, 2023. The deportation has not only stabilized the prices of daily commodities but has also led to a decrease in the per-kilogram prices of vegetables and fruits.
Prices of Vegetables and Fruits in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A survey conducted by the correspondent at fruit and vegetable markets in the provincial capital Peshawar and Nowshera district on Friday revealed significant reductions in prices. For example, before the repatriation, one kilogram of tomatoes was priced between Rs 200 and 250, but it has now decreased to Rs 150. Similarly, potatoes, previously available at Rs150-180 per kilogram, are now being traded at Rs120 per kilogram.
Presently, onions are priced at Rs100 per kilogram, compared to the earlier Rs150, garlic is at Rs100 per kilogram, down from Rs150, and ‘kachalo’ is available at Rs100 per kilogram, previously priced at Rs150, at the Chamkani fruits and vegetable market in Peshawar.
Gul Khan, a fruit and vegetable seller at Pabbi Bazaar in Nowshera district, mentioned that the prices of fruits and vegetables have witnessed a downward trend after the voluntary repatriation of Afghans, bringing relief to people. He expressed optimism that prices would further decrease in the coming weeks as the government completes the repatriation process.
Qasier Khan, a retired Wapda employee purchasing fruits at the Chamkani market, observed stability in commodity prices after a prolonged period and hoped for further decreases once the return process of all undocumented foreigners, including Afghans, is completed.
Ali Syed, a former senior Planning Officer in the Agriculture Department of the KP government, said that the positive impact of the government’s decision on repatriation is now visible in the open market. He urged the KP government to monitor prices closely, activate price review committees and magistrates, and provide more relief to consumers.


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In this article, we explore how innovative connected car technology is revolutionising the automotive industry in 2019.
Connected Cars: A Definition
Connected cars (or “smart vehicles”) are vehicles that have internet access. This internet connectivity facilitates the sharing of information between the car itself and other connected cars, road infrastructure, pedestrians, the cloud and devices located both inside and outside the vehicle. They are part of the “internet of things” (IoT) which refers to everyday objects that are connected to each other through the internet.
The Rise of Connected Cars
These days almost every new car that is sold around the world features some form of connected technology. Gartner estimate that in just three years there will more than 300 million cars on the road with wireless network connectivity. The phenomenal growth of connected cars is transforming the automotive industry as we know it, causing leading manufacturers to increasingly focus their efforts on driving innovations in this area. In fact, McKinsey project that the value of the global market for connectivity components and services will rise from €30 billion in 2014 to €170 billion by 2020. Peter Schroer, the CEO of Aras, summed it up neatly when he quipped that “Today’s automotive industry has turned into a data centre on wheels…”
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Huobi, one of the largest Chinese digital Exchange founded in Beijing has announced that it will be listing Steem on it's digital Marketplace allowing its Customers to directly purchase Steem through its platform
Steem will be trading against Bitcoin, Ethereum & USD Tether, and based on analysis any Altcoin that is widely traded will likely gain in price due to increase of popularity as the result of becoming a more liquid asset. It helps that Steem gets listed on several different Exchanges and it should be a reason to celebrate as our beloved Cryptocurrency gets more mainstream adoption
Here is the official Huobi statement
"Dear users, Steem (STEEM) will be launched on Huobi Pro on April 25, 2018 (GMT+8). Deposits will be available from 13:00, April 25 (GMT+8). STEEM/BTC, STEEM/ETH and STEEM/USDT trading will be available at Main Zone from 13:00, April 26, 2018 (GMT+8). Withdrawals will be available from 13:00, April 28 2018 (GMT+8)''
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This gives us more options to buy/sell Steem on several different platforms, meaning that we no longer have to depend on a handful of Exchanges, as users have more choices when it comes to picking a preferred platform to buy or sell Steem


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|Caruso to extend Grove trolley to Beverly Center. (Genaro Molina / LA Times )|
The picturesque trolley cars at LA's Grove shopping center are cute and fun, but their minute-long ride to the historic Farmer's Market is frankly a bit underwhelming. Never saddled with a lack of vision, developer Rick Caruso last week revealed his plan to extend the trolleys out into the surrounding neighborhood. The revamped trolley line would loop from the Grove to the LA museums on Wilshire over to the Beverly Center shopping area, and then back on Third Street to the Grove. The biggest trick will not be building or paying for the new tourist trolley line, but convincing local residents to support construction in the traffic-stressed area.
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Excerpt: "Billionaire developer Rick Caruso has an idea on how to better move Los Angeles — and it’s a blast from the past.
Caruso this week is talking up the idea of extending the old-fashioned trolley that runs through his popular Grove shopping center to other locations in the neighborhood, including the Beverly Center and LACMA.
The plan is still at its infancy, but Caruso vows to throw his weight and 'a significant amount' of his money toward the trolley idea.
In an interview this week, Caruso challenged the city to 'Get some vision,' and 'build something that’s compelling.'
'We’re prepared to spend $1 billion to have a subway from downtown to the sea. We’re going to put people in a hole in the ground,' he said. 'Let’s spend whatever it is … and move people around the city, above ground, because we have the best climate in the world.'
Under Caruso’s concept, the trolley would make a loop around the numerous attractions in the area, including the planned Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard, Park LaBrea and the hip West 3rd Street shopping district.
But for all of Caruso’s enthusiasm, obstacles are many.
It’s unclear how a trolley could run along the district’s already clogged streets. Some residents staunchly opposed laying new train track, saying that the trolley would jam traffic even more and present many safety issues."


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General Motors is asking regulators for exemptions to federal safety standards so that it can put a self-driving car without a steering wheel or brake pedal onto U.S. roads as soon as next year.
The Cruise AV, based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, would be a significant milestone on the road to self-driving cars.
There’s no accelerator planned, either, in the automated vehicle that GM says will be ready for production next year. As a first step toward rolling it out, GM filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for an exemption from federal safety standards.
“It’s the first vehicle built from the ground up to operate safely with no driver, steering wheel, pedal, or manual controls,” said Ray Wert, a spokesman for GM. “These are vehicles that are designed to drive safely on their own.”
Most of the self-driving cars on the road today have a steering wheel and brake pedal so that a human can take over if needed. And in most areas of the country where testing is taking place on public roads, local authorities have required that companies have test drivers on hand to take over in case of an emergency. A vehicle with no manual controls is another psychological threshold the industry believes it has to cross to win public acceptance.
There’s some evidence that won’t be easy. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Consumer Federation of America are releasing a poll today that shows “significant and widespread concerns” among the U.S. public about the development and deployment of self-driving cars.
Under current law, it’s illegal to deploy vehicles on public roads if those vehicles don’t meet all of the existing federal regulations. GM has said its first production automated vehicles will be in some kind of ride-hailing or ride-sharing arrangement. It owns a stake in Lyft and currently operates the ride-sharing company Maven in 11 cities.
The Cruise AV was developed with Cruise Automation, the San Francisco–based self-driving car company that GM acquired in March 2016. It’s based on the Chevrolet Bolt electric car. It’s not to be confused with the Chevy Cruze, a conventional small car, or Super Cruise, the driver-assistance technology available on certain Cadillac models.
GM also released today a safety report for its self-driving cars, becoming the second automaker to do so. Under a voluntary federal policy, the government encourages companies developing technology for self-driving cars to issue public reports that explain how they test and validate safety.
Like the report Waymo issued last year, GM’s report discusses how its sensors and software work, and how it validates new technology at GM test tracks with driving simulators and on-the-road experience. It doesn’t provide any hard data on how many accidents, near misses, or injuries have been recorded during road tests.
The Cruise AV has 360-degree vision, both night and day, GM says. It can identify pedestrians or an object darting into its path and will respond accordingly. Testing in the busy streets of San Francisco, one of the most complex driving environments in the world, gave the world’s largest automaker the confidence that it was time to remove manual controls, according to the safety report.
“Our Cruise AV has the potential to provide a level of safety far beyond the capabilities of humans,” the company said in the report. “As our experience and iterative improvements continue, we will advance closer to our zero crashes vision.”
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TWO TOP Droitwich businesses have fought off more than 100 competitors and landed themselves prestigious spots at a high profile business expo.
Owners Ruth Ward of Bubblicious Soaps and Hannah Smell of The Very Good Translation Company Ltd were thrilled to be two of the ten finalists selected to have a stall at the Worcestershire Business Expo.
Both companies will now have the chance to showcase their products and services to what is expected to be well over 800 visitors, giving them the perfect opportunity to raise their profile.
As well as this, the winning businesses will also be handed £250 in marketing support courtesy of Worcestershire.Business.Central and its Enterprising Worcestershire programme.
Ruth’s company which makes uniquely life-like smelling soaps and is best known for its battenburg soap that was featured in The Standard last year, is now in its third year.
She said: “I am thrilled and excited and full of ideas, it will be a great opportunity because there will be hundreds of businesses looking for new ideas.”
Ruth said she was planning to present her personalised corporate soaps which could be especially designed to suit individual companies, with things such as logos on them.
She added the idea was so they could be used to give to clients and promote their businesses.
Ruth said she was especially interested to see one guest speaker – the owner of Porsche.
She said it would be interesting to speak to him because of the way he built up the business.
“My own business started as a hobby and now I supply a string of shops, and even go as far as Hawaii.”
Hannah’s company, launched in June 2014, provides companies with translation services in well-known languages such as French and German, along with Arabic and Chinese – which are increasing in popularity.
She said: “It is a great way to start our second year – It will be really great for me because I wanted to do an exhibit at a few other similar events but could not afford it.
“It will give us a chance to get our name out there.”
The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce event will take place at Malvern’s Three Counties Showground on March 4 from 8am to 3pm.
Visit hwchamber.co.uk/events/business-expo for more.


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Kraft Heinz (KHC) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Wednesday.
According to Zacks, “Kraft Heinz posted lower-than-expected results in the fourth quarter of 2017 where earnings of 90 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.3% while net sales missed the same by 0.3%. Net sales increased by a meager 0.3% year over year, but earnings declined 1.1% from the year-ago level. Sales growth continued to face challenges in the quarter due to softness in the U.S. retail environment. Organic sales in the United States declined 1.1% year over year due to lower volume. Soft consumer demand in North America and Canada along with a 4% year-over-year decline in gross profit affected the company’s fourth-quarter earnings. Kraft Heinz has been struggling due to the shift in consumer preferences toward natural and organic ingredients over packaged and processed food. Kraft Heinz’s shares have underperformed the industry in the past year and earnings estimates are trending downward for 2018 over the last 30 days.”
KHC has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Jefferies Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz in a report on Friday, February 16th. Credit Suisse Group upgraded shares of Kraft Heinz to a “buy” rating and set a $77.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, February 26th. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Kraft Heinz from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, December 30th. Finally, Bank of America set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.78.
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 16th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.96 by ($0.06). Kraft Heinz had a return on equity of 7.20% and a net margin of 41.93%. The firm had revenue of $6.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.91 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.08 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. sell-side analysts expect that Kraft Heinz will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 35,073,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,727,351,000 after acquiring an additional 1,551,823 shares in the last quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 30.4% in the fourth quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 21,429,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,666,322,000 after acquiring an additional 4,998,778 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,946,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $617,932,000 after acquiring an additional 290,717 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,822,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,480,000 after acquiring an additional 202,168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American International Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 1,928.1% in the fourth quarter. American International Group Inc. now owns 6,110,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,186,000 after acquiring an additional 5,809,615 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.24% of the company’s stock.
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Kraft Heinz Company Profile
The Kraft Heinz Company is a food and beverage company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee and other grocery products. The Company’s segments include the United States, Canada and Europe.
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Summers in Toronto can be kind of, well, hot. With lights, machinery, and air conditioning at their yearly peak, the strain on the city’s power-system can be enormous.
To reduce the summer strain on the city’s electrical system, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. is offering consumers a financial incentive to conserve power.
If Toronto power consumers can reduce their summer power consumption by 10% from the previous summer’s bill, Toronto Hydro-Electric will knock 10% off of autumn’s electricity bill. Using fans instead of air conditioning, even for part of the day, can put a 10% reduction well within reach of most consumers. A financial incentive to conserve is hard to ignore.


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Tavola doesn’t take reservations, no matter how nicely you ask, but it’s always worth the wait. And for a week this summer, at the end of that wait will be a menu created in collaboration with Roberta Vivetta Cintelli, a 70-year-old Italian restaurant matriarch who’s visiting and working in Tavola’s kitchen June 6-11.
The Belmont eatery has partnered with the Charlottesville Sister City program for a culinary exchange with Ristorante il Falcone, a longstanding restaurant in the Italian town of Poggio a Caiano. During her visit, Cintelli will cook and teach in the kitchen at Tavola, and the week will culminate in a classic Italian street festival in and around the restaurant on Saturday, June 11.
“We get to really experience working with a chef who’s been cooking in Italy for decades,” says chef Caleb Warr. “Just to have her here will be amazing, to get that sort of old world experience.”
When they’re not prepping menus and tearing it up in the kitchen, Warr says he can’t wait to introduce Cintelli to some of his favorite Charlottesville restaurants (C&O, Ten, Ivy Inn and Fleurie, to name a few) and also prepare some homemade dishes for her, like gumbo inspired by his Louisiana roots.
In July, Warr will travel to Poggio a Caiano to spend a week with Cintelli in her kitchen. The young chef says he’s never been out of the country (aside from a camping trip to Canada).
“It’s just going to be incredible to go over there and see the differences in food, ideologies and ingredients,” he says. “She’s been cooking at least 10 times longer than I have, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to teach her anything. But hopefully we’ll at least gain a respect from her and appreciation for our approach to food.”
Movin’ on up
James Beard semi-finalist Jose De Brito quietly left his post as executive chef at The Alley Light last week, and rumors have been flying about what his next move is. Well, the cat’s out of the bag.
“The Inn at Little Washington is pleased to welcome Charlottesville’s Jose De Brito to its kitchen brigade,” says The Inn at Little Washington PR Director Rachel Hayden. “He will join Chef Patrick O’Connell and his team of 36 chefs in The Inn’s five-star kitchen this spring. We are all looking forward to working together and to having Jose on our team.”
O’Connell and his restaurant at The Inn at Little Washington—which opened in a former garage in 1978—have received international accolades for years, including restaurant of the year from the James Beard Foundation in 1993.
As for The Alley Light, founder/co-owner Will Richey says he isn’t worried about the transition. Former sous chef Robin McDaniel has taken over the kitchen as chef/co-owner, and Richey is confident she will uphold the reputation De Brito built.
“She will continue in the method of classical French cuisine that Jose began, staying true to the aesthetics that have rounded out the experience of The Alley Light,” he says. “Robin was already leading the kitchen at The Alley Light two nights a week and for many months during the last few years when Jose would travel, and she is eager to lead our kitchen with her own personal touch.”
Meals on wheels
Seasonal Roots has been connecting local farmers with sustainability-conscious consumers in Virginia for about six years, and this spring the home-delivery service made its way to Charlottesville. Launched in Richmond in 2010, Seasonal Roots—“your online farmers’ market”—partners with farmers and artisans who are dedicated to sustainable practices in an effort to make their products more accessible.
“We saw a need to connect people with the farmers who are bone-tired, working in the fields all day, selling at the markets, doing their own marketing,” says Executive Product Producer Kat Costello. “Our goal is to have them in the fields so they can continue farming and not worry so much about markets and wholesale.”
The online market opens at 2pm every Friday, and customers have until midnight on Sunday to place their orders. Unlike some CSAs and delivery services, Seasonal Roots members can customize their baskets with the fruits, veggies, baked goods, meats and dairy they want, plus extras like household items. Memberships cost $50 the first year and $35 annually after that, and member benefits include customizable baskets, lower prices and unlimited local extras. Non-members can make orders as guests, Costello says, but they won’t have the same kind of flexibility in ordering.
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WA is wholesaling up to $77 million more avocados a year than two years ago, according to an industry report unveiled at yesterday’s WA Horticulture Updates.
Perth Markets Limited chief executive Stephen Ward said independent research commissioned by PML and conducted by Freshlogic, found an additional 12,000-14,000 tonnes of avocados a year, worth $5.50/kg, were being sold in WA compared with two years earlier.
The higher avocado production and good prices contributed to WA achieving relatively stable volumes, and values of about $1.1 billion (excluding exports), for wholesale produce over the past two years, by balancing out several negative factors.
These included pest and disease challenges such as the tomato potato psyllid, which led to constraints for interstate exports.
“This left more product in the WA market, and combined with improving Carnarvon output, supply increased, which put downward pressure on wholesale prices,” Mr Ward said.
Other challenges were competitive intensity in the retail market, a key driver being the expansion of the discount Aldi network. Additionally, WA population growth, which was a major driver of consumption, continued to be lower than national levels, Mr Ward said.
He said there had been little operational change since the market complex, previously owned and operated by the State Government’s Perth Market Authority, was bought by PML for $135.5 million in March 2016.
“Internally we’ve obviously changed, our ability to fund new developments has changed, but day-to-day not much has changed,” he said.
Mr Ward said there had been rent increases above CPI, capped at 3 per cent or 5 per cent for existing tenants. Other cost increases included statutory charges and insurance, partly offset by reduced electricity costs.
Separately, a leading agribusiness consultant David McKinna called on the State’s horticulture businesses to band together to increase exports and increase their share of the global market.
He said most small businesses may find it difficult to take advantage of the export opportunity in their own right and would benefit greatly from collaborative export models.


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The notice posted on the IRS website, titled "Get Ready now to file your 2022 federal income tax return," warned taxpayers that even just "a single transaction exceeding $600 can trigger" the need to fill out a 1099-K form to "track the amounts received." As NBC News reported in January, "As of Jan. 1, mobile payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App are required to report commercial transactions totaling more than $600 per year to the Internal Revenue Service."
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, otherwise known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, is a $1.9 trillion bill signed by Biden, that sent out stimulus packages of cash. That act also "lowered the reporting threshold for third-party networks that process payments for those doing business," said the IRS.
"Prior to 2022, Form 1099-K was issued for third-party payment network transactions only if the total number of transactions exceeded 200 for the year and the aggregate amount of these transactions exceeded $20,000," the agency said. "Now a single transaction exceeding $600 can trigger a 1099-K."
The IRS also announced that the third party payment apps will send out 1099-K forms by January 31.
All in all, income-taxpayers will be mandated to report "gross payments that exceed $20,000, AND more than 200 such transactions" for returns for years prior to 2022, and "gross payments for goods or services that exceed $600, AND any number of transactions," for returns for years after 2021.
According to Pew Research, 16 percent of Americans participate in the "gig economy," though not all of those people are paid through third-party apps.
The mandated reporting of transactions that exceed the $600 threshold are joined by Biden's increased funding of the tax-collection agency to hire 87,000 new agents as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Zelle has said on their website that they do "not report any transactions made" on their network to the IRS, "even if the total is more than $600."
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Almost a quarter of consumers now make a conscious effort to buy organic produce, according to recent research. The survey by Wren Kitchens revealed that searches for ‘organic fruit and veg near me’ have blossomed by 400% in the past 12 months as consumer seek our products that are better for them and the planet. This year, Brits have spent a whopping £2.79bn on organic produce, up from £2.28bn in 2019.
While many fine food retailers stock organic food and drink products, some retailers have dedicated themselves to the cause, providing only organic options for their customers. Planet Organic is one such retailer. “We are certified by the Soil Association, which means we are able to sell loose organic products – fruit, vegetables, bread, refill nuts and seeds etc – and for customers to have the confidence that they are getting certified organic goods,” explained Al Overton, buying director at Planet Organic.
The organic theme extends to all areas of the shop. “We also have our own-brand product ranges all certified organic, and our kitchens and in-store coffee, juice and food counters are certified by the Soil Association’s Food For Life scheme, for which we receive the highest level of accreditation,” Al continued. “We were the first store to be certified by the Soil Association, and feel that is it important that the customer can rely on the same rigorous approach to product standards right from the field to their shopping basket.”
Organic, Al said, is much more than a label. “It is an assurance that the food you are buying was grown in a more sustainable way, that is better for the health of you and your family, and that with dairy, meat or fish that the health and welfare of the animal was much greater. And yes, all of those things are important to our customers.”
While 24% of shoppers make an effort to buy organic produce, this rises to 38% in London, according to Wren Kitchens’ data. Those in the South West were least likely to buy organic, with just 13% saying they make an effort to do so.
Organic is also more popular with younger generations. Generation Z and Millennials showed the highest preference, with 38% and 37% respectively saying they buy organic. Just 13% of those aged 55+ did the same.
The main reason preventing people from choosing organic was the price, with 53% of those surveyed saying that price puts them off, and 41% saying they would buy more if it was cheaper.
Of those surveyed, 19% said they would buy more if their supermarket stocked organic options, and 16% said they would buy more organic food and drink if it was easier to identify on the shelf. But education, as well as clear signage, is needed, as 12% said they would buy more organic food if they had a better understanding of the difference between organic and non-organic food.
“Organic is the most sustainable agricultural system we have, with a set of widely applied standards and practices,” Al explained. “And food production is the greatest source of greenhouse gases. Changing what we eat and how our food is grown has a greater potential to save this planet than any other actions we can take.”
As well as spelling out the benefits that organic produce has for planetary and personal health, Sofia Javed of The Singing Spice Company, which produces organic spices, said retailers should do their own research on the provenance of organic food to boost sales.
“The more they educate themselves about how our food is grown and produced, the more they will feel empowered to make the change knowing organic food not only tastes better, it’s also good for their customers and for the planet,” Sofia said. For instance, she said that while many health-conscious consumers are deeply aware of the importance of buying organic fruits and vegetables over regular produce, that awareness doesn’t often cross over to other areas, like spices.
“We can see from the pandemic that people are thinking carefully about where their food comes from and prioritising choices that are good for the environment and biodiversity. Retailers can see this as an opportunity to encourage customers to ‘trade up’ to better quality food and drink.”
Research has also shown that the organic sector has a loyal customer base, Sofia said. “Its consumers are informed, interested and concerned about what they buy and how they have an impact on both their own health and that of the environment. This should give retailers the reassurance and confidence to introduce more organic lines to their shops and stores.” For retailers, it appears organic certified products are the gift that keeps giving.


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He says the highly specialised F61 range has, until recently, only been supplied directly to end-users in the local mining and industrial sectors, cutting out the retail consumer route.
“The range’s success in the mining and industrial sectors has led to enquiries and demand from other sectors, such as the sporting and hardware sectors,” Barwell adds.
This prompted SMP to take on a more aggressive approach in terms of marketing, supplying and distributing its F61 range across different sectors.
“We aim to go beyond the mining and industrial sectors. Currently, our main focus is to get the F61 range into retail outlets, such as specialised bicycle and motorcycle shops, industrial hardware outlets and industrial suppliers,” he adds.
Barwell says the F61 range, which is designed, developed, manufactured and packaged at the company’s Johannesburg facilities, has already achieved success in the biking sector. The products are used by the Gauteng mountain biking fraternity and the Honda Adventure Academy.
“To further market the range within the sporting sector, we will be exhibiting at sporting events and expos such as the Cradle Festival,” he says.
The first Cradle Festival took place from May 6 to 15, at Maropeng, in the Cradle of Humankind, and included sporting events and a business expo, besides other attractions.
Last year, SMP signed an export deal with a partner in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where sales in the local industrial and petrochemicals industries have been relatively successful.
More than 10 000 corrosion protection aerosol cans have been exported to the UAE thus far.
Barwell feels exports hold great potential.
“We have exported our products to Dubai for the past year and they supply their neighbours, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. We expect sales to increase over the next year,” he notes.
Further, SMP sales manager Greg Payze tells Engineering News that the company’s immediate focus is to export its products to gain market share in Central and Southern Africa.
The F61 range has been introduced to Namibia, while negotiations with a Zimbab-wean supplier that also services Zambia are currently under way.
Launched in 1987, SMP’s flagship F61 range’s application and quality have been continually improved, modified and developed to meet clients’ requirements, explains SMP technical director Jacques Braithwaite.
He adds that, owing to SMP’s strength in product research and development and collaboration with international raw material suppliers, the company has managed to remain informed regarding changes and trends within the European and American corrosion protection industries.
“This has assisted us in constantly seeking ways to improve and develop our products so that they are up to date and adhere to international standards,” Braithwaite notes.
The F61 range is also sold in bulk or in larger containers for bigger projects; however, Payze says the aerosol range was designed for smaller projects and to offer clients a quick maintenance solution.
The F61 lubricant range comprises Formula 61, Zephyr 61, Silicone 20, Dry Film Lube, Chain and Rope Dressing, Cyclenz and Cyclube, which is a bicycle and motorcycle chain lubricant.
Further, the rust-preventing lubricant Nickel 1 200º has a nickel anti-seize compound with an operating temperature range of –20 ºC to 1 200 ºC.
The range also includes Rustguard, a corrosion-protection fluid that dries into a waxy protective coating and is ideal for battery terminals and parts in storage.
The range’s fast-evaporating safety solvent, Eleksol 10, is designed for use in situations where moisture cannot be tolerated, especially in electrical installations.
Further, Beltslip is a rubber-belt conditioner and antislip compound that increases efficiency and component life.
With a six-in-one built-in feature, Formula 61 in the F61 range has cleaning, rust inhibiting, lubricating, moisture dispelling, antiseize and penetrating properties.
Payze says on-site practical testing has proven the range’s efficiency and that 99% of the products have been incorporated with a 100%-nonflammable propellant.
“This is extremely important in terms of safety. In mining applications, such as in coal mines where there are high methane gas levels, flammable products cannot be used,” he explains.
Mines currently using the F61 range in underground applications for maintenance, general equipment installations and shutdowns include diversified miner Exxaro, gold miner Rand Uranium, gold miner Harmony Gold and platinum miner Lonmin.
Payze says that F61 has grown in leaps and bounds, locally, over the last few years.
“We have managed to double sales and expect to double them again over the next two years as we further expand into the local mining, sporting and industrial hardware sectors,” Payze concludes.
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SME Growth through Access to Markets: Entrepreneurship Dialogue
On 17 September 2019, Milpark Education hosted entrepreneurs, students and SMEs from various areas in Gauteng. The event was focused on a robust dialogue demystifying the concept of “SME growth through access to markets”. The dialogue featured prominent industry experts from business advisory and consulting, coaching and mentoring, government, banking and township based organisations. The event was facilitated by Philasande Sokhela, marketing and entrepreneurship lecturer at Milpark School of Commerce.
How SMEs can position products to effectively access markets
SME owners planning to access a market should have a deeper understanding of the market and industry they intend to penetrate. It is therefore important to conduct a feasibility study, to ensure that the target market is clearly defined and singled out, said Joseph Tshiwilowilo – CEO JMT Consulting. Blindly going into a foreign market without proper research, could lead to failure. Thus, an SME should have a clearly defined and segmented niche market that will likely respond to the products.
How strategic partnerships can enable access to markets
Strategic partnerships are all about knowing exactly who your key stakeholders are, and how you are going to leverage them to get your product into a market, says Nothile Mpisi, GM – EkasilabsSoweto. Partnerships enable SMEs access to existing customer databases, valuable resources and supply chains that have alrteady been put in place. Regina Gounden, Provincial Manager – Nedbank Small Business Enterprise, said “Banks are not all about lending money, SMEs should start building relationships with banks in order to access resources, support and markets”. An SME cannot grow in isolation, she added. SMEs can register on Nedbank simply biz to access a pool of resources and information that can assist them with their business.
How an SME can scale up
As an SME, it is important to have an understanding of your business model and to have a strategy to scale up. Scaling up requires determination, effort, and commitment from the entrepreneur. “Most SMEs are not aware of the terminologies used in business, thus the reason for misperception and lack of clear understanding of what it takes for an SME to grow”, said Sifiso Ndwandwe – Executive Director – Catalyst for Growth (C4G). In order to build a strategic partner an SME needs to have a strategy, and vision. Without a vision, there is no growth. “Always remember why the business was started in the first place”, said Regina. South Africa signed an African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) in 2018. The aim of the agreement was to create Africa’s biggest free-trade market for African businesses and investments, said Jan Magoro, Director – Department of Monitoring and Evaluation (Presidency). This meant that business owners within the African continent can trade freely across African borders. More information about this agreement can be found on Summary of Main Trade Agreements between South Africa and the rest of the World
Rounding it all up
SMEs are key to employment creation and economic growth. However, in order to achieve this, SMEs require support from the public and private sectors. Government interventions have enabled SMEs through various initiatives and development programmes. Key players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem need to also play a part, said Dr. Sam Koma – Head of Research Milpark Education. Government alone cannot achieve the NDP 2030 vision of poverty alleviation and job creation. We need to come together as a collective, all industries and sectors, with a view to develop solutions to key challenges faced by SMEs. Clarenelda Van Viel, a Director at Green Valley Consultants stressed that entrepreneurs should continuously seek information and empower themselves by reading books to enlighten their minds and remain motivated throughout their entrepreneurship journey.
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Apple has settled a lawsuit against a security company called Corellium that makes virtual iPhones which it accused of intellectual property infringements.
The lawsuit was filed in 2019 in a bid to force Corellium to shut down its virtual iOS software that allowed security researchers to detect flaws exposing iPhones and iPads to hackers.
Although the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, the Washington Post reported that the Corellium sales team confirmed the company was continuing to see virtual devices.
Corellium provides a security research platform that allows people to run the iPhone operating system, iOS, on their personal computers, enabling them to find vulnerabilities in it that could imperil their data.
Apple had claimed that the company was infringing its copyright by selling a copy of iOS without a license, and warned that hackers could use Corellium’s virtual machine to develop new tools to attack its users.
However, the company’s initial complaint against Corellium was dismissed in December 2020 when a federal court ruled that Corellium “had established fair use” for deploying Apple’s software.
Some of Apple’s legal arguments were described as “puzzling, if not disingenuous” by the judge, although the court permitted the company to continue with its copyright claims – although these have now been dropped.
The iPhone-maker had previously attempted to acquire Corellium in 2018, but was rebuffed by the company. It subsequently launched the lawsuit.
Civil society organisations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation had warned that Apple’s copyright claims were a dangerous attempt to prevent legitimate, ethical research into the security of its devices.
The security of the company’s phones has been scrutinised recently following reports that governments were using the Pegasus spyware which exploited vulnerabilities in iOS to spy on the phones of political opponents, journalists and human rights activists.
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Sotheby’s Greece posts record sales in luxury property in 2018
Sotheby’s Greece, which specialises in luxury property had record sales in Greece in 2018.
According to the company’s chairman and managing director, Savva Savvaidis, despite last year’s difficulties, the Greek division of Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates recorded three-fold sales of luxury real estate in 2018 compared to 2017.
Since the company’s establishment in Greece 24-months ago, the highest sales rate was recorded in Paxos, Naxos, and Ios, while in the last six months the highest volume of sales was achieved in Mykonos.
In addition, according to Mr. Savvaidis, a significant increase is recorded in Rhodes and Corfu. Sotheby’s International Realty posted significant growth in major European markets in 2018, such as Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
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Within the EU-funded RHODaS project, a new powertrain for electric trucks is being developed using new semiconductor technologies, silicon carbide (SiC) & gallium nitride (GaN).
The basic specifications for the powertrain have already been defined. The goal is to create a hybrid solution using both SiC and GaN. The Ecodesign research group is now starting to develop concrete specifications with regard to environmental, criticality and circular economy aspects. For this, the cooperation of all project partners is crucial. The partner meeting offered the ideal framework to bring the topic of ecodesign, circular economy and life cycle assessment closer to all participants.
The next partner meeting will take place in spring 2023 at the site of the project partner Bosmal in Poland.
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Netflix is testing an “Ultra” tier, placed above its Premium tier. Premium is currently its most expensive subscription option.
According to a report from Tutto Android, the Ultra subscription tier will be priced at €16.99.
The new tier will allow four devices to receive UHD or 4K video and audio streaming simultaneously.
According to a report from Phone Arena, promotional material for the Ultra tier shows the maximum number of simultaneous devices for the Standard and Premium plans decreased to 1 and 2 respectively.
Currently, the Premium plans allows UHD streaming on four devices at the same time.
Netflix confirmed to CNET it was testing the new tier, stating it is looking at different price points and features to understand how consumers value the service.
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Volunteers to pack meals for food bank
Volunteers will donate money and their time to replenish shelves at the Food Bank of Siouxland, which is struggling to keep up with demand.
Tyson Foods connected the Pack Shack, a hunger relief organization from Rogers, Ark., with the Food Bank of Siouxland to pack 250,000 meals of cheesy rice and vegetables.
On Saturday, the Arkansas group is hosting a Feed the Funnel event at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, the Sioux City Journal reported on Monday. In a two-hour shift, a person is expected to pack an average of about 250 meals. Each meal costs 25 cents, and each participant is asked to donate $62.50 for them.
Executive Director Linda Scheid said she hopes the event will increase awareness.
“People like to eat 365 days a year,” she said. “It’s our job to see that they do.”
More than 105 groups are served by the Food Bank of Siouxland. The organization distributed 2.1 million pounds of food in fiscal 2014, up from 1.8 million the previous year.
About 49.1 million U.S. citizens in 2013 lived in households that were food insecure, meaning they didn’t have enough food for all family members, according to the federal agriculture department.
The number of Iowa households deemed food insecure was below the national average of 14.6 percent. The state saw an average of about 11.9 percent households classified as food-insecure from 2011 to 2013.


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Where can you get Greggs’ new vegan sausage roll?
PUBLISHED: 14:01 04 January 2019 | UPDATED: 15:20 04 January 2019
Greggs’ vegan sausage rolls went on sale yesterday to much excitement on social media, but the big question is – where can you get them locally?
The bakers’ latest creation is not available in Hitchin or Letchworth, while it’s only on sale in two of the three stores in Stevenage. But thankfully, for vegan sausage roll lovers everywhere, you can grab one in a shop near Baldock.
Greggs’ store at the Baldock Services, just off Junction 10 of the A1(M), is among 900 across the UK that stock the animal-product free treat.
Slightly further afield, vegan sausage rolls are also available in all five Greggs’ stores in Luton.
The bakers’ website says: “Our new vegan friendly sausage roll has been designed to mirror some of the sausage roll’s classic features including 96 layers of light and crisp puff pastry, but instead we wrap it around our own bespoke Quorn filling.”
Their introduction to stores comes off the back of strong customer demand, including a petition by animal rights organisation PETA, which was signed by more than 20,000 people.
Yesterday’s tweet announcing the news has had 47,000 likes so far, and counting...


text: Following a first teaser image of their all-new Turismo body shell, Protoform have given another hint on the new 1/10th scale body while also announcing the release of their latest 1/8th scale IC Track lid. The Turismo 1/10th 190mm body is understood to be Protoform’s latest go on the recent LCG/high downforce body trend that has produced some very extreme designs the recent months. Protoform has basically started the idea with the already iconic Type-S, however they seem to have lost some ground due to a very proactive European brand and are now trying to catch up again with the Turismo. As for the X-15 body, the shell is coming right on time for the forthcoming IFMAR 1/8th IC Track World Championship that will be held on home soil at the Steel City RC Speedway in Fontana, California later this year. Full details of both bodies will become available on Monday, the 15th of July.


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“As part of our analysis of our uses of cash, we are evaluating future financing arrangements,” the Times Company announced blandly in October, referring to the crunch it will face in May. “Based on the conversations we have had with lenders, we expect that we will be able to manage our debt and credit obligations as they mature.” This prompted Henry Blodget, whose Web site, Silicon Alley Insider, has offered the smartest ongoing analysis of the company’s travails, to write: “‘We expect that we will be able to manage’? Translation: There’s a possibility that we won’t be able to manage.”
The paper’s credit crisis comes against a backdrop of ongoing and accelerating drops in circulation, massive cutbacks in advertising revenue, and the worst economic climate in almost 80 years. As of December, its stock had fallen so far that the entire company could theoretically be had for about $1 billion. The former Times executive editor Abe Rosenthal often said he couldn’t imagine a world without The Times. Perhaps we should start.
Granted, the odds that The Times will cease to exist entirely come May are relatively slim. Many steps could be taken to prolong its existence. The Times Company has already slashed its dividend, a major source of income for the paper’s owners, the Sulzberger family, but one that starved the company at precisely the moment it needed significant investments in new media. The company could sell its share of the brilliant Renzo Piano–designed headquarters—which cost the company about $600million to build and was completed in 2007, years after the digital threat to The Times’ core business had become clear. (It’s already borrowing money against the building’s value.) It could sell The Boston Globe—or shutter it entirely, given what the company itself has acknowledged is a challenging time for the sale of media properties. It could sell its share in the Boston Red Sox, close or sell various smaller properties, or off-load About.com, the resolutely unglamorous Web purchase that has been virtually the only source of earnings growth in the Times Company’s portfolio. With these steps, or after them, would come mass staffing cuts, no matter that the executive editor, Bill Keller, promised otherwise.
It’s possible that a David Geffen, Michael Bloomberg, or Carlos Slim would purchase The Times as a trophy property and spare the company some of this pain. Even Rupert Murdoch, after overpaying wildly for The Wall Street Journal, seems to be tempted by the prospect of adding The Times to his portfolio. But the experiences of Sam Zell, who must be ruing the day he waded into the waking nightmare that is the now-bankrupt Tribune Company, would surely temper the enthusiasm of all but the most arrogant of plutocrats. (And as global economies tumble around them, the plutocrats aren’t as plutocratic as they used to be.) Alternatively, Google or Microsoft or even CBS could purchase The Times on the cheap, strip it for parts, and turn it into a content mill to goose its own page views.


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Sydney’s New Train Ops Center Boasts Largest Control Room LED Wall On Planet
November 28, 2018 by Dave Haynes
A lot of the larger LED companies – particularly ones from China – have been going after the control room market with its finest pitch LED product, the thinking being large public and private companies might have deeper pockets than retail and other vertical industries.
But it looks like a U.S.-based manufacturer has bagged the largest command and control display job to date – a 32-meter wide screen that monitors rail operations around Sydney, Australia.
The new Sydney Trains Rail Operations Centre (ROC) has a huge 1.6mm pitch NanoLumens display that allows the new control center’s staff to visually monitor and track all 178 stations on the Sydney Trains rail network. The job was done by Australian integration firm Critical Room Solutions (CRS) and technology consultant Digital Place Solutions (DPS).
“Sydney Trains was initially looking at a cube wall for this installation because that is what they used in prior control centres,” says John Kimenkowski, Technical Supervisor at CRS. “We presented the option of LED display technology for several reasons and, once we made that pitch, NanoLumens quickly became the solutions provider of choice. From initial inception, concept proof and demonstration, to manufacture and installation, the process has been relatively short at just over 12 months.”
The wall provides an entire display resolution of 19,200 pixels wide by 2,160 pixels high, equivalent to 20 windows of native Full HD resolution or 5 windows of 4K resolution.
“Our new Rail Operations Centre is more than bricks and mortar, it’s a symbol about how we operate trains and provide real time customer information to improve the customer experience,” says Tony Eid, Sydney Trains Executive Director. “For the first time in our history we have managed to bring together and consolidate multiple control centres in the one location.”
The rail network was previously run out of six different locations. The new command and control center will come online in 2019. The NanoLumens’ press release suggests this is the largest control display out there, to date, though I will caution there may well be something, somewhere, in China, that’s actually larger.
This isn’t digital signage, really, but interesting because it shows that fine pitch LED is at a level of granularity and clarity that the fine detail required by operations centers can be shown on something other than LCD or display cubes. It can work because the wall is so big that the ops desks are set back to a distance where the eye doesn’t see the tiny gaps between the LEDs and the visuals look tight. That matters for things like the numbers and text typically needed on a control room display.


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“Every one of these deals is customized,” Peart said. “We have to make sure we’re delivering value through these partnerships.”
A limited number of sponsorship opportunities still exist, including ones for party suites, various seating decks and the parking garage, Peart said. Sponsorships have proven to be an “incredibly valuable marketing tool.”
The down economy of the past few years has depressed sponsorship fees nationwide, Synowka said. But that trend is not evident in Pittsburgh, according to Peart.
Naming rights came into vogue in the 1980s as a new source of revenue, and the trend has grown more sophisticated since then, Synowka said.
Synowka added that he was a little bit surprised by CONSOL’s decision to buy naming rights for the arena, since companies selling consumer goods and services are the most likely candidates. “You just don’t have CONSOL selling to John Q. Consumer,” he said.
But CONSOL purchased naming rights just as the company was “approaching a critical point in our workforce development,” according to a prepared statement by CONSOL spokeswoman Laural Ziemba.
“When we sat down and really dissected the opportunity, a number of synergies became evident to us, not the least of which was that the Penguins market and viewership footprint perfectly complemented and overlaid our operational footprint,” she said. “In addition, Penguins fans really hit that sweet spot of candidates we’d like to attract to our company.”
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If this did not happen automatically, you should immediately update your iPhone to iOS 14.4, or your iPad to iPadOS 14.4. This is because these updates contain fixes for three security bugs that Apple has identified on these operating systems.
In addition, updating your device in order to install these patches is all the more important, since it is possible that the vulnerabilities identified by Apple are already exploited by malicious actors.
Problems with the kernel and WebKit
In a document concerning these security updates, Apple mentions a flaw in the kernel. “A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this problem may have been actively exploited ”, indicates the Cupertino company.
The other two flaws concern WebKit, the technology used by the Safari browser. “A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited », we read in the note from Apple.
The update to iOS 14.4 or iPadOS 14.4, which fixes these security issues, is available for the following models: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation ).
Even on Apple’s platforms, there may be flaws
At the moment, probably as a precaution, Apple doesn’t give much details about these three security bugs. Nevertheless, the firm indicates that it will say more soon.
In order to distinguish its products from those of competing brands, Apple regularly touts the level of privacy protection, as well as the security of the iPhone. But as we can see today, even the Cupertino company is not immune to security breaches. And unfortunately, sometimes these issues are not identified by researchers sooner, before they are used by malicious actors.
Like many digital players, Apple offers a bug bounty program, which allows researchers to earn bonuses when they discover a flaw and alert the firm.


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Dec 28, 2012 Pop musicians draw on economic hardship as narrative theme.
Dec 24, 2012 Microsoft launched Windows 8 to capture a share of the touch screen computing market. But PC sales are down and tablet competition is stiff
Dec 20, 2012 London fish vendor Shahid Nazir sang the praises of his produce so musically that it led to a song, a record deal and Internet stardom, but he might prove a one-hit wonder.
Dec 20, 2012 A new study out today confirms what parents already know: Don't let your babies grow up to be rock 'n' roll stars.
Nov 28, 2012 A proposal in Congress would let Internet radio sites pay lower royalties.
Nov 28, 2012 Microsoft's Bing is doing all it can to gain market share from Google.
Nov 16, 2012 Since when did being “difficult” become a handicap in tech?
Nov 15, 2012 Musician Damon Krukowski discusses the challenges of making a living in the era of Pandora.
Nov 13, 2012 Steven Sinofsky, who was president of Microsoft's flagship product Windows, is leaving the company. His departure comes as a surprise, less than one month after the release of Windows 8.
Nov 6, 2012 The celebrated musician and composer speaks about his new album and his new app.


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UPDATE: Amazon Web Services reports that full functionality has been restored. Having monitored Digication services closely since the improvement at 1pm today, we have seen no issues. We believe that all Digication functionality is back to normal, and now consider the issue fully-resolved.
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage this morning has been affecting Digication access for some users and causing errors while accessing some kinds of content, including the beta Administration panel, archived ePortfolio submissions and media content.
Live ePortfolios are accessible and editable but media content is not currently being displayed.
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A while back our friends at DaBox Model Cars decided to make a limited edition car based on Japan’s car of the moment, the Toyota 86. They were looking for a tribute to the original AE86 on which it was … Continue reading
The year is 2013, and that means the official JNC 25-year-or-older rule puts the nostalgic cutoff squarely in 1988. Yes, it’s hard to believe that MkIII Supras are elegible for historic tags in most states now but it’s true. The … Continue reading
Toyotaku in southern California had plenty to keep them occupied this past weekend, with not one but two events showcasing the venerable AE86 and its successor, the Scion FR-S.
Since 1977, Toyota has been putting celebrities with varying degrees of track experience into race-prepped cars and unleashing them onto the streets of Long Beach. The carnage that unfolds is, thankfully, limited primarily to the sheetmetal of two dozen freshly … Continue reading
“Forget about minivans. You are now working on the sports car project.” That’s how the Toyota 86‘s chief engineer Tetsuya Tada was brought in to the venture that would transform way automaking was done. According to an article on Toyota … Continue reading
There’s no event on Earth that captures the the fusion of Japano-American car culture quite like the Mooneyes Hot Rod & Custom Show. Everything from Baja Bugs to T-Buckets are represented, with the majority of cars shown are imports to … Continue reading
The “Street” by Hayashi Racing is a favorite among collectors of old school barrels. Now the company is updating the classic design in a 17-inch size called the Hayashi Street STL.
At this point cave dwellers and castaways may be the only people on Earth who haven’t had their senses assaulted by Rocket Bunny‘s insanely wide-bodied Scion FR-Ss. However, it’s Kei Miura, Osaka Kanjo racer, ex-bosozoku and shacho at TRA Kyoto that’s the man … Continue reading
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When Australian-based BHP Billiton announced it was moving its Canadian headquarters from Vancouver to Saskatoon in 2011, stakeholders and Saskatoon locals were taken by surprise.
What did the world’s largest mining company want with a little prairie city, then barely 200,000 citizens strong? One reason for BHP’s relocation was to be closer to the company’s proposed Jansen potash project. But according to Alex Fallon, president and CEO of Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA), the move signalled a longer-term trend for business in Saskatoon.
“Ever since then, there’s been a major culture change here,” says Fallon, noting that BHP was among the first in a string of multinational companies to set up shop in Saskatoon in recent years, a group that includes Yancoal, a Chinese mining company, K+S Potash out of Germany and Edmonton-based Orbis Engineering.
“Those traditional sectors—mining, agriculture, construction, manufacturing—are big attractions to these companies,” says Fallon. “There’s been billions of dollars of investment in those sectors in recent years, and that’s created a lot of opportunity within the supply chain for companies to win some of that business.” While those primary industries account for about 45% of the city’s GDP, grassroots enterprise is thriving too.
“Saskatoon has tremendous support for locally-owned businesses,” confirms Moneca McLean, owner of Red Lotus Centre, a yoga, meditation and retail space that specializes in apparel and services for women who have had mastectomies. “As much as Saskatoon has grown, it still has that small-town feel to a degree,” McLean adds, noting that the economic slowdown of the past two years has given residents an extra nudge to buy local. “We know that if we continue to support [each other], we continue to grow.”
It’s a concept instilled by local organizations such as Ideas Inc., a startup incubator that offers coaching, mentorship and work space, as well as Square One, a division of SREDA that provides entrepreneurs with resources and advice on everything from business plans to branding, goal setting and filing taxes. McLean leaned on Square One in the year leading up to opening her shop last September. The organization paired her with a business officer who identified her market demographics and suggested where to set up Red Lotus. “I could contact them with any little question I had along the way,” says McLean. “That was key for me setting up shop, and as I grow, I will definitely access that resource again.”
Services like Square One, along with droves of talent coming out of the University of Saskatchewan, are helping foster a new generation of companies concentrated in technology, research and development. Among them is the Global Institute for Food Security, an agriculture R&D outfit focused on using the latest scientific discoveries to alleviate food scarcity around the world.
Meanwhile, Saskatoon’s R&D flagship, the Canadian Light Source synchrotron radiation facility, functions as a football field–sized laboratory for scientists to study how to design new drugs, build smaller and more powerful computer chips, develop devices to make medicine safer and refine ways to clean up mining waste.
“We have a lot of smaller tech companies spinning out of some of that research,” says Fallon, noting that Saskatoon’s affordability—the average home price is $411,270, and businesses enjoy one of the lowest tax burdens in the country—is a big draw for emerging companies and those looking to relocate or expand.
“Ultimately, that quality of life factors in when you’re considering moving your businesses and families here,” Fallon adds. “Combine that with demand across the world for natural resources and for what Saskatoon has going on in the science and R&D clusters, and it’s a great place to invest.”
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Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, today announced its CEO and Co-founder, John Street, has been named the 2022 CEO of the Year by ColoradoBiz Magazine. The honor recognizes Street’s excellence in business leadership, company performance, and civic engagement. Nominations for the annual award were submitted throughout the year and judged by a panel made up of ColoradoBiz magazine’s editorial board. Street and nine other finalists for the distinguished award will be profiled in the Winter 2022 issue of ColoradoBiz Magazine.
“I am deeply honored to be recognized for this prestigious award, given the caliber of leadership in companies across the state,” said Street. “My success as CEO is only as good as our amazing leadership team and every employee I get to work with daily. A special thanks to everyone at Pax8 for their hard work to fuel our growth and success as we work to become the world’s favorite cloud marketplace.”
As CEO of the Year, John was recognized for his legacy and passion as an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO for building disruptive technology that helps businesses grow and thrive. Highly skilled at turning around failing companies and building innovative ones, John is a visionary and institutes a human-asset approach to building extraordinary employee cultures. Focused on nurturing a work culture where teams can learn, grow, and have fun, he has an innate ability to create an environment of continual change and reinvention.
Throughout his career, John built four start-ups in the state – Telephone Express, USA.Net, MX Logic, and in 2012, Pax8 – all of which garnered Inc. 5000 status. In 2022, Pax8 earned its place on the Inc. 5000 list for the fifth consecutive year and was named on the Denver Business Journal’s Fast 50 list for the fourth year in a row. Most recently, the tech company landed on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list claiming the 131st spot.
John’s vision of Pax8 becoming the world’s favorite cloud commerce marketplace where IT professionals buy cloud products and services is starting to unfold with its award-winning technology and standout company culture. Despite the pandemic, the start-up has grown from 550 employees in 2020 to 1400 in 2022 with a global expansion into EMEA and APAC regions and six acquisitions. Today, Pax8 partners with 25,000 managed service providers and 80+ vendors who serve more than 400,000 small and medium-sized businesses across the world.
“This year’s CEO of the Year nominees were an impressive group as I can recall, in terms of their individual accomplishments and that of their companies,” said Mike Taylor, Editor at ColoradoBiz. “John Street embodies what the CEO of the Year award seeks to recognize. The business and workplace culture he envisioned and then proceeded to build at Pax8, along with his community involvement, made an obvious impression on the judging panel.”


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Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP – Get Rating) (TSE:SHOP) by 6.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 465,157 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 30,728 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Shopify were worth $12,531,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Canal Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Shopify by 28.8% during the third quarter. Canal Capital Management LLC now owns 12,838 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868 shares during the last quarter. Eqis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Shopify during the third quarter worth $1,512,000. WP Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Shopify by 15.1% during the third quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 33,610 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $905,000 after purchasing an additional 4,420 shares during the last quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Shopify by 6.7% during the third quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,258 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 1,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont raised its holdings in Shopify by 950.0% during the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,050 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the last quarter. 56.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SHOP. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Shopify to $34.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 1st. UBS Group began coverage on Shopify in a report on Thursday, December 8th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. CIBC raised Shopify from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 6th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Shopify from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 21st. Finally, StockNews.com raised Shopify to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-one have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.37.
Shopify Price Performance
Shopify (NYSE:SHOP – Get Rating) (TSE:SHOP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 27th. The software maker reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.10. Shopify had a negative return on equity of 3.82% and a negative net margin of 61.17%. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Shopify Inc. will post -0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Shopify Company Profile
Shopify Inc, a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company's platform enables merchants to displays, manages, markets, and sells its products through various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, manage cash, payments and transactions, and access financing.
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Even though it has been backed into the proverbial corner as far as consumer smartphone sales go, whenever BlackBerry comes out swinging it never forgets to mention some of the important security clearances that its products and services have received from major government agencies, including military agencies. Today the company announced that it has yet another certification to add to the list. U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency or DISA has awarded Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) approval to BlackBerry Secure Work Space.
Since its rivals have also taken away most of its enterprise clients BlackBerry now looks to enable enterprise customers to be able to safely and securely manage all mobile devices on their networks, not just BBs.
Secure Work Space is a service that aids customers manage BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices through BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 or BES 10 on their internal networks. This service was launched last year as BlackBerry restructured itself to make money in a market where its smartphones are generally shunned.
The approval means that U.S. Department of Defense customers can now use iOS and Android devices that are hooked up to the secure BES10 Enterprise Mobility Management solution. It allows BlackBerry to retain its footing even though enterprise customers and government agencies look towards open mobile environments, as it secures data both in straight and on the device itself.
BlackBerry’s head of the enterprise business, John Sims, said that the STIG approval shows that “enterprises and government agencies can rely on Blackberry Enterprise Service 10 for secure mobility,” and that essentially it doesn’t even matter if the devices they’re running in the field are not from the Canadian manufacturer.
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Airports are claiming they have taken a more central role in the supply chain – but their customers say congestion problems still need to be fixed.
“The role of airports in the supply chain has changed completely,” said Gustavo Figueiredo, chief executive of Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport in Brazil (GRU). “We are more than a an airport now.
“We have information in real time, the capability to integrate shipments from different parts of the world and cargo consolidation. We’ve made it possible to clear the goods as fast as we can.”
At Air Cargo Americas in Miami this week, Adalberto Febeliano, vice president commercial for Modern Logistics, agreed airports could play a vital role.
“There is so much they can do,” he said. “They don’t produce anything, but they can save a lot of time and will become more and more implicated in the supply chain process.”
And, said Mr Figueiredo, along with the use of technology, airports needed to understand their customers better.
“Each client has different requirements, so the business model must be different in every case.
“We need to have the flexibility to offer each type of requirement in the supply chain. Airports are an important part of the supply chain and they are an important place to add services and activities.
“In the near future, airports will be even more relevant, especially in e-commerce. We need to invest in the systems and infrastructure to make it happen.”
Infrastructure remains key for customers. Amerijet integrated its hub facilities two years ago and it has helped the carrier with faster processes.
Vicken Karjian, chief executive, explained: “It’s all about the speed that the package gets on the plane. We don’t want boxes to stay there for more than four or five hours, but to ensure compliance we have had to put in our own security processes. But boxes get on the plane quickly now, which also reduces pilferage.
“But all of this is tangential to flying an airplane from A to B.”
Slow airport processes are also affecting forwarders. Brandon Fried, head of the Airforwarders Association, called on airlines and handlers to improve.
“There are too few ground handlers, and that leads to congestion and waiting times and fees for demurrage and storage. We are very concerned about unrecoverable costs.
“Whatever agreement airlines and handlers have is not working and it’s costing us. Airports have to understand that congestion threatens economic viability. If they don’t solve congestion, other airports will. It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.”
Mr Figueiredo said GRU airport was focusing on infrastructure, but that airports had other issues to deal with too.
“We’ve changed completely. We have to focus on investments, especially in cargo infrastructure as our core business, but information systems is going to be a major differentiator,” he said.
“We have assembly facilities, customs brokers, forwarders – they all work together, and we have to help integrate the information.