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Rapper and singer Lizzo graced the cover of New York Magazine’s the Cut for its Spring 2019 fashion issue.
Born Melissa Jefferson, Lizzo has been in the music industry since her debut EP, “Coconut Oil” in 2016. However, the Houston-born artist was catapulted into fame after a video of her playing her flute while dancing went viral and even landed her a performance on Ellen. She has been classically trained on the flute for 20 years and found a way to incorporate it into her performances, which she does with plus-size background dancers. Her performances have reportedly become so popular that her flute, affectionately named Sasha Flute, has its own Instagram account.
The 30-year-old musician wore a Sally LaPointe dress and chunky silver hoops made by Area for the cover, according to the Cut. The photos in the magazine also show her in designer garb that’s both flashy and body-revealing. In the article, she discusses her reason for using the flute during her performances, stating it is specifically for people who are shocked to see her perform in little to no clothing.
“I’ve said it before, but me just existing is revolutionary,” she told the Cut.
Lizzo took to Instagram on Monday to show photos that are now available on the Cut’s website.
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Lizzo’s songs have been used in various body acceptance campaigns for companies like Dove, Always and Lane Bryant. In the article, she discusses her role as a leader of the body positivity movement, which is currently a term that is trending all over social media. She mentions that she didn’t plan on becoming an advocate by simply loving and accepting her body. For her, self-love and body acceptance is something that she will continue to advocate for, even when it’s no longer trending.
“Even when body positivity is over, it’s not like I’m going to be a thin white woman,” she said. “I’m going to be Black and fat. That’s just hopping on a trend and expecting people to blindly love themselves. That’s fake love. I’m trying to figure out how to actually live it.”
The Cut predicts that Lizzo will soon be a household name and change the way society sees a “pop star.” The Inquisitr recently reported that she will be a guest on HBO’s 2 Dope Queens when it premieres its second season on February 8. Lizzo’s new album, Cuz I Love You, premieres on April 19 with a tour to follow.


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BASF, the world's biggest chemicals maker, said on Feb. 21 that it has agreed to buy the electrolytes business for high-performance batteries from rival Merck KGaA for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition "enhances the expertise we offer to automotive and battery manufacturers around the world," said board member Andreas Kreimeyer.
Electrolytes ensure the transport of electric charges inside a battery.
"The electrolyte portfolio developed by Merck and their established market channels will provide additional impetus to our efforts to develop into a reliable supplier of electrolyte formulations," Kreimeyer said.
Last week, BASF announced its acquisition of the U.S. firm Ovonic, a global leader in nickel-metalhydride (NiMH) battery technology, for an undisclosed sum.
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How do we make smartphones even smarter?
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Smartphones are open and programmable and come with a growing number of powerful embedded sensors, such as an accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope, GPS, microphone, and camera, which are enabling new sensing applications across a wide variety of domains such as social networks, mobile health, gaming, entertainment, education and transportation.
Application delivery channels such as the AppStore and Market have transformed plain old cell phones into app phones, capable of downloading a myriad of applications in an instant.
The Smartphone Sensing Group is turning the everyday smart phone into a cognitive phone by pushing intelligence to the phone and the computing cloud to make inferences about people's behavior, surroundings and their life patterns.
We are developing new software technology for smartphones to sense, learn, visualize, and share information about ourselves, friends, communities, the way we live, and the world we live in.
Some of the sensing algorithms, systems and applications we have developed in collaboration with Tanzeem Choudhury (Cornell University) and others include CenceMe, SoundSense, NeuralPhone, Jigsaw, Darwin Phones, NextPlace, EyePhone, BeWell, Community-Guided Learning , and Community Similarity Networks.
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Work at an agency and want a free lobster roll or cheeseburger? Kontera’s got you covered, as long as you submit an RFP.
A senior account executive for the text link vendor sent an email to multiple agency buyers this afternoon that said “the first 10 media teams that emails me an RFP before 1/31 will receive either JG Melon Burgers or Luke’s Lobster delivered to your office for your entire team. Thanks and good luck!”
It’s the sell-side version of the email one Zenith buyer sent to vendors last year, which demanded that vendors deliver food to a bar for a birthday party, and breakfast sandwiches to the agency’s office the next morning to help cure hangovers. It’s also a sign that in a tough market for ad sellers, tactics to get in front of buyers are getting ever more desperate. Last July, for example, Izea emailed buyers offering them Apple products in exchange for ad buys.
The Kontera salesperson that sent the email said trading RFPs for burgers isn’t a regular strategy for the company. “It was a 1 time only email. :)”, the salesperson told Digiday. (We’ve chosen to keep the seller unnamed. This isn’t the first or last time a seller pushed the envelope to try to fill the sales pipeline.)
A spokesperson for Kontera said the company’s sales team is currently running an in-house competition for the account executive that brings in the most RFPs, but that incentives were not part of the competition.
“The individual’s offers in the note were not sanctioned by Kontera or our sales leadership, and it is not reflective of Kontera’s policy, operating procedure or values,” the spokesperson said.
It’s not uncommon for agency buyers to be wined and dined while “introductions” to salespeople are made, of course. Or even to receive sunglasses, jeans or gift cards for their time. But buyers say it’s rare to be offered a straight trade of food for RFPs. Meanwhile, other sellers think it’s a lame tactic.
“It’s sad that someone is begging for RFPs in such a way. But indicative of what [this industry] has become,” said ad sales vet and Maker Studios head of sales, Jason Krebs.
“If the offer was ‘meet with me’ and I will bring lunch, then I see very little problem. But to attach the lunch offer to getting an RFP is absolutely wrong. RFP’s represent a client’s interests and ultimately dollars, this is a bribe by definition,” added media sales consultant Ari Rosenberg.
Another ad seller described it as “low-brow network slime.”
Buyers were equally unimpressed. On Buyercrowd, a site for ad buyers, one user said the offer was “desperate, pathetic, insert other sad adjective here.” Another commented, “I’ll have a lobster roll with a side of desperation.”
The email is below, in all its pink and purple glory:
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include comment from a Kontera spokesperson.
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It could just be a matter of sheer unfortunate, but a few hours after Sony announced a new range aimed at competing with the Apple iPod Nano, reports come from Tokyo that the iPod Nano might catch fire a bit too easily.
There has already been three cases of nearby combustible material catching fire due to overheating Nanos releasing sparks.
This resulted in the devices' destruction; two models are under investigation, the MA099 and the MA005, sold between September 2005 and September 2006.
No one was injured in the separate incidents but the public has been told to be cautious.
Accordiong to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroyuki Yoshitsune, the lithium-ion battery might be the incriminated component as it was the case in a previous incident in March.
Defects in Lithium Ion battery have caused a number of incidents (and even explosions) in the past year with Apple having to recall thousands of Sony-made batteries while Dell recalled millions of laptop batteries back in 2006.


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Pastor Emmanuel Momoh is a minister who also works as a diamond miner in the Kono district of Sierra Leone in Africa. Now, he's also the discoverer of what may be among the largest diamonds ever to be dug out of the earth, following reports from CNN and other media outlets that Momoh found a diamond weighing in at 706 carats.
After finding the diamond, many others in Pastor Momoh's shoes probably would have tried to keep it for themselves, to smuggle it out of the country and unload it to the highest bidder – a mission that would almost certainly have been worth the trouble, since a diamond of such tremendous size could be worth as much as an estimated $60 million or more. But Momoh must be doing OK for himself financially, since he instead opted to hand the diamond over to the Sierra Leone government, as represented by President Ernest Bai Koroma (who is reported to have "thanked him for not smuggling it out of the country"). Presumably not wanting to discover others in Momoh's position from doing the same, President Koroma pledged that after the diamond is sold, an unspecified portion of the proceeds will be given to Momoh as a reward for his actions.
A diamond expert by the name of Paul Zimnisky is quoted in the Daily Mail on the remarkable size of the diamond, saying it's likely to be "between the 10th and 15th largest gem-diamonds ever recovered," and that its true monetary value is impossible to accurately assess until its flaws and coloring are analyzed. He also spoke on exactly why a diamond of this size is such a rare discovery in a mine like the one Momoh works in:
"Most recent exceptional diamond discoveries have been made by large commercial miners that mine very large volumes of kimberlite ore and process it with advanced equipment. Artisanal mining tends to produce smaller, lower quality diamonds because the diamonds suffer breakage and erosion."
President Koroma also pledged to sell the diamond in a "transparent" transaction within Sierra Leone, but according to Zimnisky it's likely that the diamond will be sold outside the country in order to secure the best price.


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Christmas shoppers head north and online for gifts
A growth of Irish consumer spending on UK websites has left retailers here disappointed with Christmas sales, despite busy shopping streets and packed stores in major cities and towns.
It comes as Newry - just six miles north of the border - is enjoying a pre-Christmas bonanza as thousands of southern shoppers stream there in search of a seasonal bargain. Talk of a Brexit inspired border has been put to one side with local car parks "chock-a-block" with Republic of Ireland registrations, according to one shop owner.
Retailers in the Republic had hoped continued economic growth would contribute to today being one of the biggest shopping days the country has seen for a decade.
However, they are now being more cautious, saying the Christmas sales period will return marginal gains for Irish businesses. Some fear poor sales will lead to closures in the early part of 2018.
Retail Excellence Ireland yesterday said this Christmas will trade on a par with the same period last year.
David Fitzsimons, chief executive of Retail Excellence Ireland, said consumer activity over the past seven days was less robust than previously expected. He said Irish consumers shopping on UK websites during December will come at a cost of €300m to the Irish economy.
"Certain retail sectors have come under sustained pressure in recent days including ladieswear, jewellery and telecommunications.
"Having experienced the most successful Black Friday ever, the momentum could not be sustained and retail sales dipped in the latter part of the month.
"Over €300m has been spent by Irish consumers with UK websites to date in December which has significantly undermined the Irish retail industry. Some retail closures are most probable in the first quarter of 2018."
Thomas Burke from Retail Ireland, the Ibec group representing the industry, said Irish businesses are discounting goods to combat UK threats. He added that this strategy would continue from St Stephen's Day into the January sales.
"Competition in the market place is stiff and we need to consider the threat from across the border and online. Retailers are extremely aware of that and their pricing structures are devised with that in mind."
Shoppers from as far away as Cork were heading north yesterday, lured by low sterling prices. Huge numbers are also travelling from Dublin and counties in the border region.
Bargain hunters thronged retail outlets yesterday looking to make savings on a range of goods.
Joyce Halpenny from Ardee, Co Louth, travels north of the border every week to do her grocery shopping in the Fiveways Nisa Extra store in Newry.
"To buy minerals where we're from costs €2.75, but we can get it for £1 here," she told the Sunday Independent at the Quays centre yesterday.
"It's a big difference, and it all adds up when you have a family. Cleaning products are also cheaper. You could pay more than €4 in a chemist in the south and get it for £1 in the north."
Seamus McNamee, the owner of the First and Last off-licence in Jonesborough, just south of Newry, said today will be one of their busiest days of the year.
"On Christmas Eve you won't be able to get into the car park for love nor money, the traffic will be so bad I will have someone go out and stop the traffic piling up on the main road."


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New entity to develop mobile Internet portal; operations to start later this month.
Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture later this month with India’s Bharti Group to develop an internet portal and other services for mobile phone users in the Indian market.
The joint venture will begin operations later this month. Yahoo Japan is a unit of the Japanese mobile phone and Internet service company Softbank Corp, which holds a 42% stake. Yahoo Inc. of the U.S. also holds a one-third stake.
The core firm of Bharti Group, Bharti Enterprises, is the parent of Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest mobile services company by users and sales.


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Since the announcement of Android, relations between Google and Apple have been quite tense as far as mobile concern. We have had a war of patent which continues to the present day and Steve Jobs already said that he would do everything possible that Android disappearance from the face of the Earth, something that, fortunately for everyone, did not meet.
Even so, Google has launched many of their applications for iOS devices, while Apple has not taken a single application you to Android despite the potential market that would have. A company policy that offers exclusivity to its customers that could change radically according to the latest rumors that have come to light.
As he says of filtered information, Apple is preparing a version of iTunes for Android to increase its market share. The goal is to make competition to Spotify and both offer the sale of songs that made him famous as well as Match iTunes, which allows us to synchronize our local music with music in the cloud.
The departure, if true, would be along this year 2014, but without more details. Steve Jobs already said at the time that would not take their applications to Android because it not interested to make their users happier, something very unlike what proclaims Tim Cook, who has no belief firm about not port software. In any case, it would be a very strange move that would seek a change of direction of Apple and could dramatically change relations between Cupertino and Mountain View.
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Elden’s Fresh Foods has been serving the Alexandria, Minnesota, community since 1982. Like most grocery retailers during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had to make some adjustments.
Elliot Christensen, who is co-owner with his brother, Dennis, told The Shelby Report on March 25 about changing the hours at the 50,000-s.f. store and other measures they’ve taken.
“We were a 24-hour store. We went to 6 a.m. to midnight and now we’ve changed again, and we are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” he said. “We do dedicate…the first hour of (every) day–7 to 8 a.m.—for our senior citizens to come on in and shop and those that have issues with their immune system. We invite them all to come in for an hour to do their shopping, and we’ve got signs posted in our store asking our customers to please adhere to that policy if they would.
“We see that first hour more and more seniors are coming in, and they are very happy that this is available to them.”
To alert residents to the senior hour, Christensen said the company primarily relied on “word of mouth.” However, he added, “We also work with the senior citizen center. We work with the chamber of commerce. It should be posted on our website…and we have it on the radio.”
To date, Christensen said the store has been able to keep pace with demand.
“Yes, we have toilet paper. Our supplier—AWG out of Norfolk, Nebraska—(is a) great supplier. We get trucks five days a week and on every truck we’ve been able to get a limited amount of toilet paper. So we do have toilet paper for our customers.
“We are very community minded…we’ve been in Alexandria for 38 years and we are really involved…because of the things that we’ve done in our community I’ve had numerous customers that have come up to me during this time in the last two weeks and say, ‘Elliot, what do you want me to do? I’m here to help you.’
“They want no compensation. They stock shelves. They sanitize carts. They sweep the floors. They have pitched in, and it’s phenomenal. Thank you to the community and the people that are doing the helping.”
Christensen said the store offers specials when possible.
“We keep our temporary price reduction items that we can get quantity on. We run out there an ad price,” he said. “We do send our customers a $5 off of $30 (worth of items).
“We have other items on our app that we do for our customers as far as discounts…the app really works for us well. It draws people in. To have almost 20,000 people in a county of 37,000 on our app, it’s phenomenal.”
Post pandemic, some of the changes at Elden’s Fresh Foods, including the seniors-only hour, may become permanent.
“They are the early-risers and they like getting up early and getting in here and not have to deal with all the traffic and hustle and bustle,” Christensen said of senior shoppers. “So yeah, that would be our plan.”


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Bithumb has publicized its plans to launch a new venture that will see the firm operate a kiosk business with the brand name Touch B. Under this new development, the cryptocurrency exchange will undertake the role of installing kiosks in cafes, restaurants as well as small eateries.
Bithumb in partnership with kiosk producers has agreed to offer the meals and beverage franchise shops, small eating places, as well as cafes the logo Touch B.
The Korean cryptocurrency Bithumb is getting into the retail kiosk industry to augment the adoption of in the rustic. These fee facilitating and order-taking kiosks will be expected to be placed in eating places and cafes to allow consumers to browse through the menus, place orders and pay for the meals using virtual currency.
According to Zdnet Bithumb launched three services, of which two were named in the article as kiosks Touchbone and Touchpad, thus giving the business owners options based on their size and card requirements. The rental costs for Touch B kiosks will probably be offered at 10 percent discount as a way of helping the smaller businesses to afford Bithumb’s products.
Ordering for food using kiosks is a common thing in South Korea. Bithumb partnered with some kiosk manufacturers in February such as Unos Pay; I’m U and Tros Systems “to supply the kiosks optimized for small businesses and operate the food and beverage franchises, as well as small cafes and restaurants.
Bithumb Cache is the third service; it is a password clearance service that allows the Bithumb customers to exchange their funds so they can use them at the kiosks with their password.
The software that these kiosks will be using has not revealed yet, and none have that idea. Nonetheless, there are reports that Touch B will be charging a somewhat lower rental fee for these kiosks.
The Bithumb subsidiary believes it that these low-cost kiosks will allow the small and medium-sized enterprises to grow based on their efficiency as well as profit margins by increasing the sales while also reducing the costs.
Then, as you would expect, all the kiosks that Touch B operate will be featuring the option of paying by bitcoin and other virtual currencies.


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Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing. Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.


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The Japanese release of The Callisto Protocol has been canceled after failing to pass the country’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organisation (CERO).
In a statement posted to Twitter, the game’s developers, Striking Distance Studios, said that they’re going to cancel the game’s Japanese release entirely rather than change it to pass the rating board’s standards.
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The Callisto Protocol’s Japanese version has been discontinued. At present, it cannot pass the CERO rating. The team decided that making CERO’s required changes would not provide the experience players expect, so the game won’t release in Japan at all.
The statement doesn’t specify the exact reasons why CERO turned the game down, though the board has been very sensitive to violence and gore in the past.
Luckily, Japanese players who pre-ordered the game will be getting refunds, but that’s still a big bummer for horror fans over there. There’s been no official confirmation yet, but a potential workaround for Japanese players could be to import an overseas copy of the game, provided they include Japanese language options.
The Callisto Protocol will release on December 2, 2022, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.


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Verizon Media, a division of Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the winners of the “Asia Big Idea Chair Awards 2019” (Asia BIC Awards 2019) today at the St Regis Hong Kong. Celebrating more than a decade of recognizing digital creativity in the dynamic digital world, the Awards have truly become an acclaimed regional event that sees enthusiasts from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Southeast Asia.
Over the past decade, Asia BIC Awards has been a renowned celebration of creativity, imagination and innovation that honors marketers’ and advertisers’ exceptional digital campaigns that amalgamate imagination and cutting-edge technology. Twenty-two awards– sixteen to Hong Kong-based campaigns and six to those around Asia – were proudly handed to Asia’s best digital creative minds.
Witnessing the digital evolution in the past decade, Rico Chan, Co-Head, Verizon Media, APAC says, “Being in the 11th year, this year’s Asia Big Idea Chair Awards officially means we’ve graduated into the next decade. We’re delighted to have received more than 360 submissions from across the region and across a number of sectors that all espouse perfect marriages of digital technology and creativity. Frequented by more than 900 million consumers globally, we at Verizon Media have witnessed countless innovative, immersive and exciting digital experiences across various channels. This year, we were so impressed to see many brands are starting to adopt AR/VR technology and to bring immersive content experiences in their campaigns. We expect this trend will keep going in the next few years with the introduction of 5G technology.”
On January 15, 2020, winning brands and agencies gathered at the awards ceremony to reap the rewards of their campaigns’ success, totaling 240 renowned marketers and prestigious guests.
Traci Chow, Executive Business Director of Wyeth Nutrition, winner of the Asia Big Idea Chair Champion says, “Wyeth Nutrition believes every baby deserves the best of care, and we are the companions of moms and dads in Hong Kong. This campaign -- Materna 母乳媽媽唔易做 – served to debunk a lot of myths around breastfeeding. Verizon Media played a significant part in this by garnering the eyeballs we needed. Not only it generated insight-led content for our brand, the campaign has also provided a range of advertising solutions from display to programmatic ads that amplified our messages across. The partnership with Yahoo TV contributed over 18 million impressions, over 77,000 meaningful engagements. In the era of data, we strive to adopt ground-breaking data driven ways to engage with Hong Kong parents.”
Lenovo Legion swept a number of awards including Best Integrated Solution, Best Partnership Strategy, Best Video Strategy, Best Branded Content Campaign – Asia, Best Video Strategy – Asia and the grand award - Asia Big Idea Chair Champion. Manulife Hong Kong is also a big winner, bagging 5 accolades such as Best Branding Campaign, Best Programmatic Campaign, Best Data Strategy (Hong Kong and Asia), and Big Idea Chair Champion - Merit. In Asia, Sony Pictures Taiwan was crowned king, taking home Best Mobile Strategy, Best AR/VR Experience as well as the revered Asia Big Idea Chair Champion Award. Oglivy & Mather was crowned Advertising Agency of the Year; Mindshare Hong Kong the Media Agency of the Year and Amnet Hong Kong Programmatic Agency of the Year.
Amy Wong, AP Consumer Marketing Director of Lenovo says, “Our “Legion of Champions x Yahoo Esports Games On 2018” was a trailblazer in introducing esports to the general public. The partnership with Verizon Media made it possible: whether it’s initial recruitment, creating an edutainment program with local celebrities, or the grand finale event at Harbour City was live-streamed beyond Hong Kong to Taiwan. The Esports Live Event attracted over 411,000 live views, and over 2.2 million views across social platforms. The native ad CTR is 3 times higher than industry benchmark. We effectively topped Apple and became the most-preferred brand for gamers. We look forward to further collaborating with Verizon Media for future campaigns to come.”
Isabella Lau, Chief Customer Officer of Manulife Hong Kong says, “Manulife's Gen-Y PlanSimple campaign showcased a series of insight-led videos featuring influencers to deliver messages that target varying life-stages of our customers, effectively communicating the importance of retirement planning. Through the integration of display, native and programmatic ads, we increased brand awareness and successfully retargeted interested customers. With the help of Yahoo, our enquiry conversion rate increased by nearly 500%, and we over-achieved our campaign KPI by 324%.”
Originating from Yahoo! Inc., the Asia Big Idea Chair Awards is a leading global event which has travelled around the world, and was successfully launched in Hong Kong in 2009. The Asia Big Idea Chair Awards celebrates all the remarkable advertising campaigns and ideas on Verizon Media in Asia throughout the past year.
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A little earlier this week we got to see a leak that seemed to reveal the coming arrival of a new color variant for the Motorola Droid RAZR, with a blue version of the handset tipped to launch on May 17. It seemed a little odd to be hearing about a new color option this long after the phone’s initial launch, but it sounded good all the same; the more choices, the better. Today that new blue model gets officially confirmed by Verizon, and we get to see a new leak that hints at a nice price break on the horizon for the RAZR Maxx.
It turns out that you may be able to get the blue RAZR even sooner than it seemed. While Verizon says that the phone won’t be available online on in every retail location until May 17, certain stores will be getting the phone early. There’s no indication of just which locations will make the cut, so be sure to call ahead first if you’re headed to one with the express intent of finding a blue RAZR.
We still don’t know what the chances are for the RAZR Maxx to see a similar blue makeover (it doesn’t seem too likely), but there’s some separate good news for the RAZR’s power-packed cousin. A leaked shot of a Verizon poster reveals plans for a $100 discount for the Maxx. Considering that the the phone currently goes for for $300 on-contract, that could make a big difference in the eyes of consumers. Unfortunately, there’s no clue here as to when the sale might start, so we’ll just have to keep our eyes open for more info.


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The team at Specsavers Livingston supported Brain Tumour Research by raising more than £500 in vital funds for the charity during Wear A Hat Day.
Livingston joined stores nationwide to officially sponsor the charity for the first time and help raise awareness that routine eye tests can detect signs of brain tumours.
Staff from the store doffed their hats while holding a ‘dress down’ day as part of an action-packed day of fun activities including a raffle in store, bake sale of homemade sweet treats and the sale of merchandise.
Ted Akil, store director at Specsavers Livingston, said: “Many people are unaware that eye tests are not only critical for your eyes, but your wider health too.
"A routine test allows opticians to detect serious issues that can be both sight and, in some cases, life threatening – including brain tumours.
"We use sophisticated technology to help alert us to more serious health issues.”
Speaking about the fundraising day, Ted continued: “This was a fun way to raise awareness of a very serious issue.
"As a team we were delighted to help raise funds in order to help Brain Tumour Research continue with its invaluable research.
"We would like to thank all of customers who donated as well as the retailers who donated raffle prizes.”


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The outbreak of Coronavirus has brought many changes in our daily lives. Amid this change, many industries are benefitting while many others are on the other end. Among the industries benefitted from Coronavirus are e-commerce, media, and pharmaceutical while almost all the other industries are on the losing end.
The e-commerce industry has gained the most so far from the Coronavirus, as the people who are working from or home or not going out, are ordering more. The sales of food, cloth, grocery items, with firms like Flipkart, Amazon, Bigbasket and Grofers registered 30 per cent growth in order.
“In the last two weeks, there has been at least a 25 per cent spike in orders. This has put extra pressure on the delivery network,” said an e-commerce industry executive, as per a report by Business Standard.
Vegetarian food, Ayurvedic items, noodles, staple food, and personal hygiene items have registered huge growth in the last few days.
“There is even a huge spike in pet food,” said a person.
“We have seen a very clear uptick in terms of orders, which have grown by 20-30 per cent compared to last month, and it is picking up pace as more people decide to order online,” said Vipul Parekh, co-founder of Bigbasket. “It is partly driven by new customers coming online because they don’t want to go to the (physical) stores, and there are also existing customers who are stocking up much more products over fears of things running out,” he added.
After the newsbreak of Coronavirus and lockdown of Wuhan, most of the government in Asia, and most importantly the people of these countries, started taking pre-emptive measures for safety.
In India, despite one of the lowest number of reported cases, the majority of the people on road could be seen with masks on their face and sanitizers in their pockets. This is not limited to India; most of the Asian countries including Japan, South Korea and Thailand, have one the best recovery ratio; least number of deaths; and very low number of reported cases, thanks to pre-emptive measures taken by the people and swift response of the government.
On the other hand, Europe is not prepared to fight against Europe as the people took no pre-emptive measures as they Coronavirus as third world country disease, and the governments on the continent, as usual, were lethargic.
A few days ago, writing on the lack of preparedness of Italy against the Coronavirus, the Italian journalist Mattia Ferraresi wrote that, “I and many other Italians just did not see the need to change our routines for a threat we could not see.”
Due to the outbreak of Corona, even the tier-II and tier-II cities are witnessing a huge surge in demand of necessities like soap, hand sanitizers. “In the last 15 days, the demand for sanitizers has increased by 559 per cent, face mask has increased by 334 per cent, hand wash has increased by 81 per cent, and disposable gloves has increased by 66 per cent,” said Sandip Chhetri, COO, TradeIndia.com, an online business-to-business platform. “Apart from the three major cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru), there has been a surge in demand in cities like Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Surat, Pune and Srinagar,” said Chhetri.
The industries like e-commerce, media, medical and pharmaceuticals are making big gains, while all others are in red. The media industry, given the panic over the coronavirus, is making big gains. The people are stick to TV and average viewing hours have gone up exponentially. The medical industry is making big gains due to high sales of Ayurvedic medicine like Giloy, immunity boosters, hand sanitizers, and masks.


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Cindy Smith is a master at keeping things plastic. As Zions Bancorporation's svp and director of BankCard Products and Services, Smith has inspired her division to triple revenues over the past three years while increasing operational expenses by only $750,000.
Since Smith joined Zions in 2004, the numbers have been stellar. Credit card sales volume has increased by 36.5 percent; revenue is up by 14.8 percent; and credit card net income grew by 15.7 percent. Debit cards are doing even better, with increased card sales volume of 137.8 percent, revenue increases of 127.3 percent, and net income up by 198.1 percent.
Even in this year's tough environment, Smith has delivered. In the first half of 2008 credit card revenue is up 87 percent, and net income 122 percent. Debit revenue is up 22 percent and net income 25 percent. Through the first half of this year, her group added $65 million of pre-tax dollars to the company's bottom line.
These gains resulted from a strategic focus on growing credit and debit card usage, penetration, and activation, along with a variety of innovations affecting both the cost and revenue sides of the balance sheet. "When I first came in, the department wasn't really run like a bank card department," Smith says. "People didn't really have a lot of pride in the work they did."
Many employees had been with the bank 10 or 15 years, and they weren't keen on changing the way they did business. Smith reorganized and worked hard to persuade the staff that changes-including some that automated their more mundane duties - would make their jobs more meaningful.
Bringing fraud detection in-house in July 2006 reduced credit card gross losses by nearly $1 million, even as credit and debit card portfolios have grown.
Smith outsourced card production to allow for large quantities of card orders and revamped Zions' lost and stolen card process to get cards back in the hands of owners faster.
Smith's division also found inventive ways to offer BankCard products to niche markets in each of the eight affiliate banks that comprise Zions, rather than leave the marketing to the affiliates themselves.
One tactic was to offer Visa debit cards to all Zions customers with existing ATM cards. About 11,000 clients took up the offer, which resulted in almost $9 million in signature debit card spending.
Another innovation was to launch myPHOTOcards-personalized photo debit and credit cards-in two affiliates. Since the launch in late 2007, more than 5,000 have been issued, and early results show a 15 to 20 percent increase in spend per consumer.
Zions chief executive Harris Simmons says Smith's great contribution has been to market a great product across all affiliates. "It's really a star business for us and one of the most profitable activities we're engaged in," Simmons says.
Simmons says Smith has kept the portfolio's delinquency and charge-off levels at about a third of what the rest of the industry experiences.
And, true to form, Smith is keeping things plastic. For about six months, the division has focused on value stream mapping-looking at all processes to determine what adds value and what doesn't. This mapping has led the department to consider new technological advancements, which will probably be implemented sometime next year, Smith says. (c) 2008 U.S. Banker and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.americanbanker.com/usb.html/ http://www.sourcemedia.com/


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Round the World Book Tour: Wednesday, 23 February
The next instalment of our tour of the world, looking at recently published children’s books, will take place on Wednesday, 23rd February, via Zoom.
Special guests translator Daniel Hahn and editor Sarah Odedina, together with IBBY UK committee members, will introduce some of their favourite children’s books from a range of different countries, many of them in translation.
This is the second leg of our tour and follows the very fascinating discussions in June 2021 when our panel introduced books from Peru, through Europe and on to China and Indonesia.
To sign up for this event, please use the Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.


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Bengaluru, June 27 | Hundreds of distressed mango growers in Karnataka’s Kolar district have been dumping mangos on roads near Srinivasapura over a week due to steep fall in demand and crash in their prices, traders said on Sunday.
“As demand for some variety of mangoes like Thothapuri and Banganapalli fell drastically due to thee extended lockdown affecting their sales and consumption, the growers have been forced to dump their unsold stocks, as the fruit was ripening faster in summer heat,” grower-cum-trader G.B. Suraj told IANS on phone from Kolar, about 100 km east of Bengaluru.
Though the production was higher due to timely rains and favourable climate leading to a record harvest, he said the demand was about 50 per cent less than last year, as many traders from across the state, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu kept away from buying the king of fruit in bulk quantity, as they were ripening fast and becoming perishable.
“Unlike in the past, mango juice makers and pulp-processing units have also not been buying the fruit in large quantity due to disruption in supply chain and logistics. Growers have no choice but dump their crop on roads, as they were ripening and perishing by the day,” Suraj lamented.
For instance, price of Thothapuri variety crashed to Rs 5 per kg from Rs 20-25 per kg a year ago and of Beneisha to Rs 20/kg from Rs 80/kg a year ago in the wholesale market due to supply being more than demand in Covid times.
As the mango peak season (April-May) was lost in the midst of the pandemic’s second wave and prolonged lockdown, demand and consumption were hit due to closure of hotels, juice centres, and the ban on weddings and festivals.
“As there are no factories to make mango pulp in Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts, where the fruit production is high, we (growers and traders) depend on buyers from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. As demand declined due to fall in consumption, pulp-variety mangoes were ripening and rotting,” said Kolar district mango growers’ Association President N.C. Reddy.
As mango growers and farmers suffered huge loss due to weak demand and poor sales, he said the association had petitioned the state government to compensate them to minimise their hardship.
“Due to slump in demand, Benishan variety price crashed to Rs 8,000 per tonne from Rs 80,000/tonne a year ago and Rs 1 lakh/tonne in 2019. As there are not enough buyers, growers are forced to dump their mangoes to save cost incurred on transporting them to the APMC market for selling,” said Reddy.
Kolar in the Mysuru region is one of the largest mango-growing districts in the state, with orchards spread over 1 lakh hectares.
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This year's WrestleMania was a huge improvement over the last one despite some controversy surrounding the apparent end of The Undertaker's career. Regardless, with an outdoor arena in Orlando's Citrus Bowl, WWE had the chance to create a really special set for the event, and it's fair to say that they succeeded.
Taking two weeks to construct, it was one of their most elaborate efforts to date with a huge rollercoaster decorating the stage and a gigantic ring above the actual ring. All that spectacle doesn't come cheap, though, as Sportskeeda reports that the whole thing ended up costing the company a massive $5 million in total.
However, when you take into account the fact WWE sold $3.7 million worth of merchandise over WrestleMania weekend in Orlando and broke records in terms of gate revenue, that's really not so bad! Now, we know you spent a good seven hours looking at it, but if you need a reminder about the stage, here's a video:


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Three Mobile customers will see a spike in their bills this month as the operator raises prices in line with inflation.
Following the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation, customers can expect to see their bills go up by around 4%.
So if you're paying £20 a month, for example, you could see an extra 80p added on top each month for the same plan.
Although the UK network announced the price change earlier this year, it may come as a nasty surprise to some people when they come to check their bills at the end of the month.
Sadly, there's not much you can do about it as mobile networks are well within their rights to increase prices with inflation - even if it occurs in the middle of your mobile contract.
Other networks like Vodafone, EE and O2 also saw prices rise by about 4% in March and April.
Like many other mobile operators, our pay monthly plans are subject to an annual price increase in line with the RPI rate of inflation published by the ONS.
“This year, our customers will see an increase of 4% – for example a Three customer currently paying £20 per month will see an increase of 80p per month," a spokesperson for Three said.
“We plan to start introducing this during May 2018 and will be getting in touch with impacted customers, to let them know of this change and how this will affect them directly.
“We know price increases are frustrating but we are committed to giving customers the best experience possible by offering benefits such as roaming in 71 worldwide destinations at no extra cost, streaming the latest shows and music without eating into data, 4G at no extra cost, plus access to weekly rewards and free stuff through our Wuntu app.”


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A set of impressions of Knights of the Old Republic that went online yesterday offers fleeting thoughts on what was seen of the personal computer incarnation at a recent press event.
For now, the official line on Knights of the Old Republic for the PC is that it will effectively be the Xbox version, enhanced with all of the PC-specific accoutrements you'd expect; scalable graphics settings, multiple video resolutions, and a keyboard-and-mouse-style control scheme will of course be available. As for actual new or changed content and features that will be included in the game, Torres told us that the team is currently mulling over a list of possibilities but isn't ready to announce anything publicly at this time. As for the size of the game, it sounds like KOTOR will occupy a whopping four CDs--this surely owes to the enormous amount of spoken dialogue in the game. When asked about the feasibility of a DVD version of KOTOR on the PC, Torres said that the current installed base of DVD-ROMs is being examined but that the game would probably only see a release on CD.
The article draws to a close by reiterating that the console and computer versions appear identical, while the writer was also told that a specific release date for the PC format will be given in the near future.


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Spotify subscription numbers grew almost 4m in Q1, free users now 356m
The number of Spotify’s premium subscribers grew by almost 4 million around the world to 158 million in Q1 2021.
This took the company’s revenue from its premium services to €1.931 billion (AUD$3 billion), up 14% year-on-year.
In the same financial results in the quarter ending on March 31, the streaming service’s monthly active users (MAUs) reached a total of 356 million, up from 345 million in Q4 2020.
Revenue increased 16% to €2.15 billion ($3. 34 billion) from €1.85 billion ($2.87 billion) in the same period last year.
Q1 is usually a quieter period, so unsurprisingly Spotify’s revenue actually dropped 1% from Q4 2020 when it was €2.17 billion ($3.37 billion).
Spotify shares dropped 8% after the financials were released.
Operating profit showed a loss of €17 million ($26.45 million).
Average revenue per user in the quarter slipped to €4.12 ($6.41), down 7% from a year ago, as it offered promotional discounts and less subscriber fees as it expanded into 86 new territories during Q1.
Spotify said Q1 growth in the US, Mexico, Russia and India was offset by lower-than-expected growth in Latin America and Europe.
“Some markets are more advanced in recovering, some are still very much in the sort of pandemic landscape and I think that’s going to play out over the course of the year,” chief executive Daniel Ek said in an earnings call.
The 38-year old was encouraged by strong consumer demand for his company in new markets.
“This is the sort of next billion user opportunity that we are seeing the early inklings of,” he said.
The positive for Spotify is that its plan to expand from just music to podcasts and live audio is moving ahead.
“We believe we have at least five to seven-times growth left in the businesses we are in today – music, podcasting, and paid audio – and we intend to win in those businesses,” Ek said on the potential of the audio market.
As for future growth in live audio he surmised: “I think it really just comes down to creating compelling content.
“As an example, you may have an artist that has an upcoming album and you as the fan may be able to experience that earlier than other consumers can.
“Or you can have an artist explain the thinking around writing a certain song was.”
In terms of subscriber base, Europe is Spotify’s largest market with 40%, followed by North America (29%), Latin America (20%) and Rest of World (11%).
In its forecast for Q2 2021, Spotify expects subscribers to rise to between 162 million and 166 million and revenue to be at between €366 billion ($569.44 billion) and €373 billion ($580.33 billion).
The long-term prediction for the calendar 2021 was subscribers to be 172 million to 184 million and revenues to be €9.11 billion ($14.17 billion) to €9.51 billion ($14.79 billion).


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Gross margins will be “towards the top end” of a range from unchanged to a 0.25 percentage point increase, the London-based company said yesterday as it reported a 5.8% drop in underlying pre-tax profit and said clothing sales declined at a more moderate pace in the second quarter.
The retailer is being less promotional than last year and has increased supplies of popular advertised lines such as military coats, chief executive Marc Bolland said.
After falling 6.8% in the first quarter, same-store sales at the general-merchandise division eased 1.8% in the second three months. UK gross margin widened 0.3 percentage point.
“General merchandise did show signs of a big pick-up, but autumn-winter remains pretty key,” John Stevenson, an analyst at Peel Hunt in London, said.
“They made some basic errors with ranges, so we can gain comfort” from the rebound in sales, he said&.
Underlying pre-tax profit rose to £296.8m (€369m) in the six months to Sept 29, beating the £280m median estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
The retailer ordered five times as much stock of advertised lines compared to last year, and sold three times more of those items in the first four weeks of the season, Mr Bolland said.
“We believe we’ve got good quality in stores and some excellent backing of trends out there,” such as baroque lace skirts, the CEO said.
Marks & Spencer said sales growth at its food division accelerated to 1.6% in the second quarter from 0.6% in the first three months, outperforming the market.
Recent business has been “volatile” and M&S said it is “cautious” about the outlook for the rest of the year. “People are a bit more wary now about payday,” Mr Bolland said.
The CEO is 18 months into a three-year turnaround plan focusing on turning Marks & Spencer into an international, multi-channel retailer. Concept shops with new beauty ranges, enhanced signage, and online browsing-and-order points have shown a 2.6% increase in sales, the company said.


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Posts Tagged ‘ logistics ’
Monday, October 24, 2016
New Delhi-based Pickrr Technologies Pvt Ltd, which runs on-demand logistics platform Pickrr, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Series A funding from Hong Kong-based investment firm Swastika Company Ltd with participation from other HNI investors. The company will use the funding to fine-tune i...
Bangalore-based on-demand logistics service provider GoPigeon has raised $1.5 million (around Rs 10 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round from venture capital investor Nexus Venture Partners, two persons privy to the development told Techcircle. “The firm aims to use the funds for strengthening t...
15 September, 2016 |
Prateek Bhandari, co-founder of on-demand logistics service Parcelled, has moved on from the company to join US-based Headout as head of marketing for Europe. Bhandari is an alumnus of IIT Bombay, and has previously worked with Housing.com. An email query sent to Bhandari did not elicit a response a...
1 September, 2016 |
Hyderabad-based truck aggregator TruckSumo.com has shut down its online operations, a person privy to the development told Techcircle.in. The website is still live but users are not able to place orders and the company’s customer care number is also not operational. That the truck aggregator platf...
29 August, 2016 |
Three months after Delhi-based truck aggregator TruckMandi announced that it is going to rejig its business model as it was finding it difficult to operate, it appears that the startup has now shut down its operations. The Truck Mandi app when downloaded was not accepting log-ins and the web site of...
26 August, 2016 |
Pigeon Express Pvt. Ltd has taken over the operations of GoJavas with the former’s director, Anand Rai, joining the e-commerce logistics company as managing director. Rai assumed charge at Quickdel Logistics Pvt. Ltd, which runs GoJavas, on 12 Aug, according to an internal email sent to the co...
17 August, 2016 |
Logistics company GoJavas is possibly staring at a shutdown after losing its two biggest clients following fashion e-tailer Myntra’s acquisition of rival Jabong and online marketplace Snapdeal’s focus on its in-house delivery arm even as a shareholding probe made matters worse. GoJavas, operated...
9 August, 2016 |
E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal has opened six logistics centres to ramp up its delivery infrastructure and help sellers manage orders and inventory. The new centres will add an additional one million square feet to its warehousing infrastructure, Snapdeal said in a statement. The move comes barely ...
2 August, 2016 |
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) based logistics tech startup Locanix has raised Rs 2 crore (around $300,000) from a group of investors including senior executives from Cisco and Goldman Sachs. The Ahmedabad-based startup will use the funds to scale its operations, The Economic Times reported. Queries s...
28 June, 2016 |
On-demand logistics services provider Parcelled has pivoted its business model, outsourcing its delivery services to third-party vendors, according to two people familiar with the development. With this, the logistics services provider exits its core area of operations. It would now operate like an ...
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Philanthropy Club holds bake sale for Steps Walk
The Phoenix Philanthropy Club is hosting a bake sale from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28 and 29, at the entrance to Mary Ann Cofrin Hall and the Garden Cafe. All proceeds go to the Steps to Make a Difference Walk (Saturday, April 29th) which benefits three local nonprofit organizations. Every bag of goodies will only cost $1. Mixed popcorn, brownies, cookies, banana bars and more.


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She's made a name for herself at Fulham's Harwood Arms, where she won it a Michelin star - making it London's only Michelin-starred pub. Now chef Sally Abé has added another job to her roster - she has signed on as Consultant Chef at the Conrad London St. James hotel in Westminster. She'll be looking after four new openings at the hotel over the next six months - which should shake its food and drink operation up.
The hotel is splashing almost £2m, opening a new signature restaurant, what they're describing as "a contemporary take on the traditional London pub", along with a lounge for afternoon tea and the hotel's first cocktail bar.
The first place to reopen will be their Blue Boar Pub which aims to open in December and along with food will boast a great wine list, plus loads of craft beers and local gins.
“This is the opportunity I’ve been looking for," says Sally, adding that her new role "gives me a chance to fulfil my ambitions to create dishes and menus that show every aspect of my passion for seasonal British food."
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Where is it? 22-28 Broadway, Westminster, London SW1H 0BH
When? The Blue Boar is the first place to open, in December 2020
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Feast or famine (probably famine); 2009 should be another interesting year for the tech sector. After all, any industry that can provide sexual performance drugs (Viagra) for the CIA to give to Afghan warlords is always going to find room on the front pages of every news outlet in the world.
One technology sector that could suffer more than most is the cell phone industry, especially smart cell phones. I saw where Wal-Mart is going to begin selling iPhones today (Sunday, the 28th of December) making the popular phones even more popular and pervasive for U.S. consumers. The big question, however, is who’s going to buy one?
For the record, Wal-Mart is selling the black 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G model, which holds about 2,000 songs, for $197. The 16-gigabyte model, in black or white, will be priced at $297. All of the phones require a new two-year service agreement from AT&T or a qualified upgrade, Wal-Mart said in a company statement. The retailer added that its stores could match local competitors' advertised prices during a promotional period. Rumors are also afloat over a proposed 4-Gig iPhone being sold through Wal-Mart, although nothing official has been reported.
Maybe Apple should come up with a cheaper model, if that’s what it takes to get consumers buying iPhones in ’09. But even then, cell phone industry observers aren’t so sure.
“We expect Q1 ’09 to be the worst absolute quarter in terms of year-over-year decline for the industry,” says Michael Walkley, analyst at Piper Jaffray, in a research note last week. “We’re modeling a 16-percent drop in year-over-year handset sales in Q1 ’09, and finishing down 9 percent year-over-year for 2009."
With cash as king, it will be the survival of the fittest among the big industry players – with some cell phone makers taking steep losses and fighting to stay in business.
“Everyone’s anticipating weaker trends into 2009, so everyone wants to hold on to cash,” Walkley says. “This slowdown we’re seeing is much more of an inventory correction than that of demand.” He taps Nokia , Apple, and RIM, as cell phone providers that will weather the storm; and points an icy finger at weaker providers like Motorola and Sony Ericsson as companies that will fight to stay afloat.
“If you look at the last downturn, six handset companies ended up going out of business,” Walkley says. “It’ll be survival of the fittest, and you’ll see the potential for some companies to shut their doors, and the ones who survive will come out stronger.”
The question then becomes, how long will all this take? Nobody really knows for sure. Most likely, look for a weak first half in the global economy, with U.S. GDP falling 6% in Q4 of '08 and about 4% in the first quarter of '09, before things flatten out by next summer. Maybe then cell phone makers can come in out of the cold.


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Five lessons from last week:
▪ No one can strike out like Brett Lawrie and Ryan Howard. At least not yet.
▪ The Spurs know a thing or 11 about timing.
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The emergence of a new breed of low-cost, "back-to-basics pocket" is appealing to a fresh base of consumers, says Futuresource Consulting, a specialist research company.
"With the death knell sounding for traditional tape-driven camcorders and DVD giving way to HDD and Flash-based devices, it's the pocket video camera segment - the PVC - that’s really leading the charge here", says David Watkins, a senior analyst at Futuresource.
"Accounting for just 5% of total US, Japan and Western Europe camcorder shipments in 2006, we expect this to swell to 40% by 2010, equating to more than 7 million units shipped across the three regions next year".
Web 2.0 sites with video upload capability are seen as one major driver for this new market.
"These devices appeal to a broad cross-section of the population. Sports enthusiasts and extreme sports participants, young parents, teenagers, bloggers, vloggers and online social networkers are just some of the groups blazing the trail. With embedded or removable flash memory and a stripped-down feature set, PVCs are small enough to qualify as highly portable everyday devices", says Watkins.


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Posted on May 21, 2020 by hbrooks
With yesterday’s reopening of many business sectors across the state, numerous state agencies have put out resources and rules for businesses and patrons to reference. Below, you will find links to many of these guidances, along with some general resources you may find helpful as you navigate the state’s phased reopening.
Department of Agriculture (DoAG)
Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
Posted on May 19, 2020 by hbrooks
State Prepares for First Phase of Business Reopenings on May 20
Beginning tomorrow, May 20, some businesses will be allowed to open, including restaurants with outdoor seating, offices, outdoor museums and zoos, and retail shops and malls.
Note that barbershops and hair salons, which were previously allowed to open, are no longer part of this Phase 1 reopening plan. This decision was made by the governor yesterday. While I do believe public…
Posted on May 15, 2020 by hbrooks
Connecticut Bankers Association Provides Update on Paycheck Protection Program
Last week, the Connecticut Bankers Association made the most recent Connecticut-specific Paycheck Protection Program data available for public view. As of last Friday, 34,629 loans and $2,725,531,573 have been approved for Connecticut businesses.
In addition, the nationwide burn rate of dollars available for PPP loans has slowed dramatically, and there should be enough operational funding to keep the program running for…
Posted on May 13, 2020 by hbrooks
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that an asphalt rubber chip seal project will begin on Route 47 in Woodbury from Weekeeppemee Road to the Woodbury/Roxbury town line.
All work is “weather permitting” and is scheduled to start Monday, May 18, 2020, during the daytime hours of 7:00am to 4:00pm. Construction is expected to conclude on Thursday, October 15.
The roadway construction will involve existing pavement surface patching and crack sealing; removal and installation of…
Posted on May 13, 2020 by hbrooks
Gov. Lamont Releases Rules for Businesses Opening May 20th
Governor Ned Lamont’s administration has released guidelines and rules for businesses allowed to open on May 20 under the state’s phase 1 reopening plan. Phase 1 includes hair salons and barbershops; restaurants with outdoor seating areas; offices; zoos and museums; and retail stores.
Documents containing sector-by-sector rules are available for download at the links below:
Posted on March 18, 2020 by hbrooks
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to make headlines, a great deal of uncertainty has been injected into the lives of business owners and workers, many of whom have been left, indefinitely, without pay or health benefits.
Still, there are many options and resources available to business owners and workers as they navigate these tumultuous economic conditions, and to that end I have dedicated this page to be constantly updated with the newest information for these parties as it…
Posted on March 16, 2020 by hbrooks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. According to the CDC, efforts at this time are focused concurrently on containing spread of this virus and mitigating the impact of this virus.
CDC has also stated the immediate risk of this new virus to the American public is believed to be low at this time. Regardless, everyone can do…
Posted on February 26, 2020 by hbrooks
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 27th, the Finance, Revenue, & Bonding Committee will hold a public hearing on H.B. 5040, An Act Establishing an Excise Tax on Ammunition. Please see below for more specific details:
Finance, Revenue, & Bonding Public Hearing – Proposed Tax on Ammunition
Legislative Office Building (LOB), Room 2E, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 27th, 2020 beginning at 1:00 p.m.
I strongly oppose this bill. Not only will this proposed tax disproportionately affect…
Posted on February 25, 2020 by hbrooks
The Transportation Committee is currently considering a proposal that would make improvements to the Waterbury Rail Line. Included in those improvements is an expansion of services to Torrington, the largest city in the state’s northwest corridor. Please let me know your thoughts by clicking here.
Posted on February 14, 2020 by hbrooks
Eversource is currently conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment on rights of way throughout Connecticut, including in Bethlehem, Litchfield, and Woodbury.
This semiannual inspection enables Eversource to continue providing reliable electric service to our area. The work involves the use of a helicopter equipped with heat-sensing, infrared scanning technology which can detect potential equipment issues before they occur.
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Grant funding from the Idaho Department of Commerce could potentially help the Idaho potato industry implement new technology enabling snack makers to fry potato chips at a lower temperature and with less oil.
Looking to advance Idaho’s footprint in the potato processing industry the state recently awarded an Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) grant of about $292,000 to Boise State University in partnership with Boise-based Food Physics Group. BSU will help Food Physics Group introduce pulse electric field (PEF) technology to the potato chip and snack food industry.
IGEM grants serve as a bridge for university researchers to collaborate with Idaho private sector businesses and through these partnerships enhance, cultivate and potentially establish new economic opportunities in the state.
The IGEM grant was awarded on Feb. 23 to BSU researcher Owen McDougal, Ph.D., and Food Physics to research and advance development of PEF technology on reducing sugars and amino acids in potatoes, ultimately resulting in a potential reduction of acrylamide in the production of potato chips. Acrylamide, which has been identified as a possible carcinogen, is a chemical that can form in some foods during high-temperature cooking from sugars and an amino acid naturally present in food.
Food Physics is the exclusive licensee of PEF technology systems for North America, Ireland and the United Kingdom, working with the German company DIL and its food technology partner Elea. Jim Gratzek is the technical director and Carl Krueger is the head of engineering for Food Physics in Boise.
PEF technology exposes vegetable cell walls to short, micro-second bursts of electricity as it passes through a water bath. The pulse electrical field creates a permeability and tissue softening of the cell wall resulting in leakage of cell juice and a loss of reducing sugars and amino acids.
The technology was first discovered in the late 1950s by German engineers. It wasn’t until the 1990s that applications in cell permeability and food processing were first developed in Europe.
With refinement of PEF technology at this time came the first industry use by french fry manufacturers in Europe. In the first decade of the 21st century the technology was adopted by multi-national companies globally. Today, PEF technology is considered to be the industry standard in french fry production throughout the world.
The adoption of this new technology by french fry producers over the past decade has resulted in notable advances in sustainable measures in less use of water, energy and frying oil along with complementary savings costs.
Evidence of PEF’s money savings in sustainability can be found in a 2014 report from Simplot Australia. The document cites a global savings of over 300 million liters of water and 100,000 gigajoules of energy using PEF technology in their potato manufacturing process.
According to the report “the conventional method of potato cutting involves a step where the potatoes may be submerged in hot water in excess of 50 degrees (122 degrees) for more than 40 minutes.”
The report stated that using PEF technology they were able to replace this pre-heating step. PEF advantages cited by the report included reduced energy and water costs along with better cutting quality, higher yield and no negative impact on potato texture.
The IGEM grant will be used by McDougal, who is chairman of BSU's chemistry and biochemistry department, working with Food Physics to research the impact of pulse electric field (PEF) technology in potato processing production with an emphasis on chipping potatoes but also including other root vegetables. McDougal said that the funding will be used to hire people to aid in the research.
“We’ll be able to hire a Ph.D. scientist that will be able to work between Food Physics and Boise State,” he said. "(The position) will be an integral liaison to bridge the scientific gap between the private industry and the academic environment.”
McDougal said that the grant will also provide job opportunities for BSU students and help prepare them for future employment.
“The students that work on these types of projects, it’s research that is direct relevant value for industry so they gain skills and training that’s directly applicable in the industrial setting,” he said.
For Food Physics the grant is an opportunity for the company to market a technology to the potato chip and snack industry that has become the industry standard by french fry producers.
“The luxury that this grant provides us is to kind of go deep for a company that frankly doesn’t have the financial firepower yet to go that deep,” Gratzek said. “Big companies have people who can do this and frankly they have labs, we don’t.”
Ongoing technological advances in food processing techniques have resulted in advances in sustainability measures, along with a complementary reduction in acrylamide.
Gratzek is cautious when discussing the impact PEF has on reducing the amount of acrylamide in fried foods. He presents PEF as a “technique when applied with other things” that can lower acrylamide levels.
“Not that PEF drops acrylamide but PEF changes say the leaching phenomenon into water, which it does, it also changes the frying rates, which it certainly does, both of which will lead to lower acrylamides,” he said.
“Sugar, temperature, time, moisture level — those are all the inputs for how much acrylamide you get at the end of a frying process,” Gratzek said.
The reduction of solids in the form of reducing sugars and amino acids allows potato processors to replace or reduce the amount of hot water blanching or pre-heating in french fry and chip production.
“If blanching is used to soften alone, (PEF) can eliminate the blanching process,” said Gratzek.
Another cost saving advantage is the reduction in the wear of the cutting blades used in the fry and chip making process. The PEF technology softens the cell walls making potatoes easier to cut.
“The cutting is much more smooth, so you’ll have a lot less what’s called specific surface area,” Gratzek said. “So that can be coupled with the fact that the water comes out much more readily and with less energy leads to lower oil absorption into the french fry or the potato chip. It’s over a magnitude of 5 to 10 percent. It’s not huge and the process changes, and this is something I hope to study with Owen, how you conduct that frying.”
Carl Krueger said that a common thread of concern among food manufacturers when considering new technology is what is known in the food industry as ‘mouth feel.'
Mouth feel is a term used to convey that quality unique to a specific brand. Whether it’s the secret formula or secret sauce, companies are extremely protective of their brand identity and preserving customer loyalty.
Think of the ‘New Coke’ introduction and ensuing tsunami of customer outrage that the Coca Cola Company faced following New Coke’s introduction in 1985. That is the kind of public relations fiasco no company wants to replicate.
“We actually ran into that with a large food service customer who didn’t want their product to change because we were changing technology,” said Carl Krueger.
Krueger said that they were able to prove in a sustainable fashion that the PEF process would produce the exact same french fry that they had always produced.
Gratzek believes that advances in PEF technology will help main stream its acceptance in the chip and snack industry in the future but he also recognizes that the food industry is not always quick to accept innovations.
“Technology adoption in industry, especially the food industry, is typically pretty slow,” he said. “It has to solve a significant problem bring significant value in terms of new product, new innovation or it has to save a lot of money.”
Gratzek thinks that one of the reasons why PEF technology might be adopted faster in the future is because they’ve developed the knowledge and application techniques that typically is kept in-house by the chip manufacturers.
“I think that this grant is especially helpful for us in that it will allow us to do the research in Boise and Boise State such that we can with great specificity solve the issues that the customers have,” Gratzek said.
“If they want less oil, we’ll help them with that. If they want to keep the oil but lower, better frying rates, we’ll be able to help them with that,” he said. “In short, chips are more complicated than french fries, I think, maybe the problems in chips are a little bit tougher to solve.”
Gratzek said that approximately 20 of the PEF processors have been sold Europe and he suspects that the reasons for the purchases are three-fold.
“I suspect they’re buying them for acrylamide reasons, operational efficiency reasons and product quality reasons,” he said.


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NAFTA traffic still falling
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 28 percent lower in July 2009 than in July 2008, dropping to $51.5 billion in the seventh consecutive month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 27 percent, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
BTS reported that the value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico rose 1.6 percent in July 2009 from June 2009. Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations and other factors.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in July was up 7.2 percent compared to July 2004, and up 38.1 percent compared to July 1999. Imports in July were up 30.1 percent compared to July 1999, while exports were up 48.6 percent.
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade totaled $31 billion in July, down 33.8 percent compared to July 2008. The value of imports carried by truck was 29 percent lower in July 2009 compared to July 2008, while the value of exports carried by truck was 24.3 percent lower during this period.
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $20.5 billion in July, down 17.1 percent compared to July 2008. The value of imports carried by truck was 13.7 percent lower in July 2009 than July 2008 while the value of exports carried by truck was 14.7 percent lower.
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Samsung has already released multiple virtual reality headsets to show that it’s serious about this market while other companies are jumping on the bandwagon as well, HTC’s is parading its headset around before it launches the Vive in the coming year. Microsoft is keeping busy with HoloLens, an augmented reality device that ships to select developers in early 2016. It’s not like Apple to sit on the sidelines and let others take the lead which is why one analyst believes that Apple is going to be “very aggressive” in pursing opportunities in augmented and virtual reality technologies.
Daniel Ives of FBR & Co. writes in a note to investors that Apple will aggressively pursue both augmented and virtual reality in 2016, Ives is of the view that Apple is going to test the waters of this relatively young market through acquisitions and with new product development.
The analyst points out that augmented and virtual reality is a “natural next progression in consumer technology,” and in his belief the technology will work nicely with the iPhone ecosystem, making it a no-brainer for Apple to pursue these technologies and compete against the likes of Samsung, Microsoft and HTC.
It remains to be seen though what kind of products Apple comes up with, one can hardly expect the company to launch a mere VR headset and call it a day, so the possibility exists that Apple fans may have to wait for a few years before a VR or AR product arrives, then again it might be one that they find it hard to not spend their money on.


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Residents of Gardena, California are being told that their drinking water is safe despite the fact it occasionally turns black and foul-smelling.
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Royal Dutch Shell pension payments hit by processing fault at lender RBS, which delays crediting by a day
More than 30,000 payments to Royal Dutch Shell pensioners were delayed by a day this week due to a payment problem at bank Royal Bank of Scotland.
Pension payments that were due on Monday were credited one day later yesterday.
Issues: An RBS spokesperson said that they were working closely with Shell to ensure that there were no financial consequences
An RBS (up 3.7p to 297.2p) spokesman said: ‘Due to a processing issue, payments to a number of Shell pensioners were credited a day late.
‘We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and are working closely with Shell to ensure there are no financial consequences as a result of the delay,’ the spokesman said.
Shell (down 3p to 1535p) posted on its website that people should contact it if they have incurred any costs as a result of this delay.
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Benelli has launched the Leoncino 250 in India at a price of Rs. 2.5 lakh (ex-showroom). This makes it the most affordable motorcycle from Benelli in India. The Benelli Leoncino 250 is currently the manufacturer’s only offering in the quarter-litre segment. It can be taken as the replacement of the TNT25 that was discontinued in 2018. Deliveries for the Leoncino 250 will commence from November 2019.
As its name suggests, the Leoncino 250 is a smaller iteration of the Leoncino 500 that was recently launched in the country. It thus borrows most of its design elements from its elder sibling. However, the steel trellis frame, swingarm and suspension setup is exclusive to the Leoncino 250. Also on offer is a new all-digital instrument cluster and standard dual channel ABS. The naked motorcycle gets 110/70 R17 tyre at the front and a 150/60 R17 tyre at the rear.
The Benelli Leoncino 250 draws power from a 249 cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that puts out 26 PS and 21 Nm of peak torque. Transmission duties are handled by a 6-speed gearbox.
As of now, there are no other 250 cc scramblers on offer in India. As a result, the Benelli Leoncino 250 offers tremendous potential for the manufacturer in the country. Its nearest competitors are the KTM 390 Duke and the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.


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A scooter from iconic film Quadrophenia took centre stage at last weekend’s Classic Bike Show at the NEC, Birmingham.
The scooter, an LI150 dating back to 1963, was showcased on the Footman James stand and was an instant attraction for motorcycle and scooter lovers.
The bike – which is owned by Dave and Jo Porter from Nottingham – was bought earlier this year. Scooter and memorabilia fans for a long time, Dave and Jo heard about a garage find through the Lambretta Club GB. It was an instant love affair as Dave and Jo already own several well known models including a PX200 and a GS160.
The LI150 was the second manufactured for the film and was the one used in the famous scene in the film where the scooter is involved in a crash with a post van. Subsequently repaired and now in fine form, the ‘Jimmy’ scooter is valued at around £36,000.
Dave said, “We are mad fans and this is a life long lover affair we share.”
Andy Fairchild, Footman James’ Managing Director said : “We were absolutely delighted to be able to share such an iconic bike on our stand at last weekend’s Classic Bike Show. It certainly drew the crowds and was received with a passion and enthusiasm that only classic bike lovers can show! Our thanks must go to Dave and Jo Porter who certainly helped make our time at the event such a success.”
Against the backdrop of riots in 60s Brighton, Quadrophenia perfectly captures the teenage need to belong, and identify, with their peers. In 1964 London, Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) divides his time between hanging out with Mod friends and slaving in the post-room of an advertising firm. He doesn't work because he wants to or through a desire to further a career. All Jimmy wants is to have enough cash in his pocket to keep his scooter running and his bespoke suits trim. There's nothing that Jimmy likes more than motoring with his pals.


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In today's tech might double fans are getting ready for all those new products unveiled yesterday apple watch three works without an iPhone and pre orders for that one start this Friday. There's also start Friday for the iPhone eight and eight plus and you'll have to wait longer for the iPhone ten and its 1000 dollar price tag. Pre orders for that October 27. A security firm says more than five billion devices that use Bluetooth signals to communicate wirelessly. Are at risk of them malware attack him big tech companies are working on patches and due to high demand Nintendo says it will resume shipping its super NES classic edition they retro mini console and controller priced at about eighty dollars. Features thirty built in games including classics like Mario Brothers and Donkey Kong. Although it won't hit stores until next summer those your tech bytes.
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Fifty tonnes of unripe durian due for export impounded by Thai authorities
Thai agricultural officials impounded about 50 tonnes of durian at an export warehouse, in the eastern province of Chanthaburi province yesterday (Monday), after they found much of the fruit was unripe.
A special team of durian inspectors visited a warehouse in the Noen Soong sub-district for a random search of the Mon Thong durian, which were packed in cardboard boxes ready to be exported to China.
Initially, the officials selected two boxes for examination and found some of the durian to be unripe, which is regarded as substandard. Then, they ordered many more boxes to be opened for inspection.
An official said that inspection of all 50 tonnes of durian might take two days, but the owner of the rented warehouse, reportedly a Chinese trader, would be given a chance to separate the ripe durian from the unripe before they are checked by officials.
He warned that, if more than 10% of the durian intended for export are found to be unripe, the warehouse owner, the farmer and the pickers or cutters concerned could face charges, and penalties of up to three years in prison and/or a fine of between 60,000 – 100,000 baht if found guilty.
He said that the durian at the warehouse came from farms in Ao Yai and Ao Chor, in neighbouring Trat province.
While the inspection was underway, three pickup trucks arrived at the warehouse to unload durian from the farms in Trat.
The officials then inspected the durian on the three vehicles and found several unripe fruit.
China is Thailand’s major export market for durian, but, every year, there have been complaints from Chinese buyers that much of the fruit sent from Thailand is unripe and inedible, forcing the Thai government to get tough with the farmers, exporters and fruit pickers.
Unscrupulous farmers usually sell unripe durian at the start of the harvesting season, because it tends to fetch a higher price, with the price gradually dropping as more durian are harvested.


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For the second year in a row, the Dodge Challenger was the most popular two-door American sports vehicle in 2022.
With 55,060 deliveries, a 1% increase over 2021, the hefty two-door left the competition in the dust.
As the company prepared to introduce a revamped vehicle this year,
the Ford Mustang ended in a distant second place with 40,446 sales and a decline of 8.4%.
With 34,510 deliveries, up 4.4%, the Chevrolet Corvette dropped to third position,
followed by the Camaro in fourth place with 24,652 despite a 12.4% increase in sales.


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The social networking pioneer announced a variety of new features for Workplace, including support for various file-sharing services, task automation "bots," and more, at its annual F8 developer conference.
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Praxair to buy beverage carbonation business for $1.1 bln
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc said it will acquire NuCO2INC from private equity firm Aurora Capital Group for $1.1 billion in cash to expand its beverage carbonation business.
NuCO2 provides liquid carbon dioxide to retail establishments such as restaurants, convenience stores, taverns, theaters, theme parks, resorts and stadiums in the United States.
The business is expected to generate full-year sales of about $250 million in 2013.
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