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Virgin Media has announced financial results for the final quarter of 2011 and for the full year.
Revenue was up 3% to £4 billion for the year, while annual operating income was up 67.8% to £540 million. The company revealed its first annual profit with net income of £76m for the year.
The number of UK mobile ‘pay monthly’ contract customers up was 26% in the year to 1.52 million, while the prepay customer base dropped 19% to 1.51 million. It means the company now has more contract customers than prepay customers for the first time ever.
Full year mobile revenue was £552.9 million, down 1.3% year-on-year, with part of this drop blamed on mobile termination rate changes.
Around 15% of Virgin Media’s cable customer base currently has at least one Virgin Mobile contract. When prepay phones are added to the equation, the company estimates that around 20% of its cable base has a Virgin mobile phone. Quad-play penetration - where a household takes broadband, phone and cable TV products plus at least one mobile phone - increased to around 697,000 households (14.5% of the customer base).
Neil Berkett, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Media, said “In a fast-changing industry and an uncertain economic environment, our 2011 results demonstrate the underlying resilience of Virgin Media's business model, with modest revenue growth driving robust OCF and record free cash flow. Our next accelerated stock repurchase of $250 million shows our ability and commitment to translate the cash generative characteristics of our business into shareholder value.”


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Contrary to one of our published report where it was opined that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 may have been replaced with the Redmi 5, fresh reports from China claims that work on the long-awaited device is in top gear. If the latest report surrounding the highly anticipated device is true, then the latest leak could provide us with the first unofficial hands-on look at the Redmi Note 5’s design. Purported images and specs of the device have now surfaced from China giving us a brief insight of what to expect from the upcoming device.
In a not too surprising revelation, the leaked images suggest the device will adopt the trendy full-screen display with minimal bezels surrounding a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display with 1080 x 1920 pixels screen resolution. Furthermore, it is evident from one of the leaked images that the device will have dual 12-megapixel sensors at the back with a LED flash and a fingerprint sensor below it, while a single 5-megapixel camera sensor is expected to sit on the tiny front bezels.
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Though we are not entirely sure how real this is, so we advise you to take it with a pinch of salt, a different report claims one of the reasons the company has delayed the release of the Redmi Note 5 is due to the fact that the device will be using the unannounced Snapdragon 632 processor. The SoC with a clock speed of 1.8GHz is said to be better optimized for dual camera setup and will be mated with a 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and a 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.
The device is reportedly under internal testing and will debut in Quarter 2, 2018 with a price tag of CNY 1599 (approx. Rs.15, 999) for the 3GB variant.

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UPDATE 1-India's Dr Reddy's expects emerging markets profit hit
* Q3 profit 5.79 bln rupees vs 6.55 bln expected by analysts
* Emerging markets sales down 28 pct
* Shares fall as much as 4 percent in Mumbai (Adds management comments from conference call)
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MUMBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - India's second-largest drugmaker, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, expects its earnings to remain under pressure in the fourth quarter due to currency volatility in markets such as Russia and Venezuela, its chief financial officer said.
A 28 percent slump in emerging market sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 pushed Dr Reddy's total profit for the period below analysts' estimates, driving its shares down to close 4 percent lower on Tuesday.
Dr Reddy's, run by the Indian billionaire GV Prasad, said net earnings for the quarter were 5.79 billion rupees ($85 million), up from 5.75 billion rupees a year earlier. Analysts had on average expected 6.55 billion rupees.
While the company has not disclosed how much Russia and Venezuela contribute to its profit, business in both markets has been a drag on the firm's earnings for several quarters. Sales declines overshadowed a 7 percent rise in third-quarter revenue from its largest market, the United States, and a 34 percent rise in sales from India.
The company has yet to get about $60 million repatriated from Venezuela, CFO Saumen Chakraborty told analysts. Continuación...


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During an investor presentation today (October 5), CEO Adam Kiciński announced the new milestone, revealing that the game’s sales are up from the 18 million reported last April and 20 million in September (via VGC).
“The phenomenal Witcher 3 achieved a similar level in 4.5 years and here [in Cyberpunk’s case], a little bit over two years [since its release], so we are selling far faster than we were selling the Witcher game,” Kiciński said.
Chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz also shared that Phantom Liberty, launched on September 26, has already sold three million within its first week.
“To contextualise this, we estimated how many gamers now have the main game on PC or the new consoles – all the platforms that allow you to play it- and it’s 20 million,” Nielubowicz explained.
“20 million players who either have the main game or have updated the old-gen version to the new-gen version. So, 15% of all the gamers within one week bought the expansion. This is a phenomenal result, and this is just the beginning – the sales keep on climbing.”
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Of course, there was so much excitement surrounding the game – which had been in development for around nine years – that the game was able to do exceedingly well in sales.
Despite its rough launch, it even went on to sell up to 13 million copies before CD Projekt Red updated us on the 20 million sales milestone in September 2022, which followed the release of patch 1.6.
However, even though Phantom Liberty seems to be successful, the developer has confirmed that no matter how well the game sells, it will be the game’s only expansion.
That’s according to CD Projekt’s SVP of business development, Michał Nowakowski, who said it was down to a “technological decision.”
“The decision has actually been made,” Nowakowski said. “As we have announced a long time ago, we’re not going to make a second or third expansion. This is the only expansion of the game, and it has nothing to do with the numbers and how satisfied or not we are with sales or anything of the kind.”
Elsewhere, patch 2.01 has officially been rolled out, and it features a ton of fixes, improved performance surrounding the new Dogtown district, and REDmod support for Phantom Liberty.


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The vast majority of small businesses questioned in a recent study don’t believe that government initiatives have been helpful to them.
In new research by Shelley Stock Hutter, 90% of respondents said initiatives such as the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and the National Insurance holiday have had no positive effect on their business.
Furthermore, many small business owners indicated that they had little knowledge of these government schemes. Just 24% said they understood the benefits of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme and just over a tenth said they had heard of the National Insurance holiday.
Bobby Lane, partner at Shelley Stock Hutter, believes the lack of knowledge about government schemes is unsurprising. He said: “There have been a number of initiatives introduced for small businesses, but little supporting information or an education campaign to follow this up. As a result many small businesses are at sea as to how their business will gain and what steps have to be taken to benefit from the schemes”.


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Gear4Music has registered a spike in sales during the golden quarter as its proposition struck a chord with a growing number of customers.
The musical instruments and equipment etailer said total sales jumped 42% to £34.5m in the four months ending December 31, 2017.
Sales in its UK business climbed 25% to £18.7m during the period, while its rapidly growing overseas operations boasted a 69% surge in revenues to £15.8m.
Gear4Music said the performance was driven by a booming active customer base, which ballooned 38% to 450,000 at New Year’s Eve compared to the same day a year ago.
The online retailer also hailed improvements in online conversion, which improved from 3% to 3.3% year on year.
Gear4Music boss Andrew Wass said he was “very pleased” with its sales performance.
He added: “This has been achieved as we continue to invest in our customer proposition, marketing, people and websites, all with a view to enhancing our long-term growth prospects.
“We are confident that the group will continue to grow rapidly over the medium and longer term, as we continue our mission to become the best musical instrument and equipment retailer in Europe.”


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Smart TVs are also in danger of being hacked. You might not think much about your TV. You don’t have much (or any) private information stored there, but once it is connected to other devices, it can become a threat.
This is further explained by Sivan Rauscher, co-founder, and CEO of cybersecurity company SAM Seamless Network:
“You might think nobody cares about your smart TV, but once it’s connected to your computer where you have all your data and credentials, all of a sudden it becomes an interest,” said Sivan in an interview with ZDNet.


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The British Medical Association has called for a ban on all alcohol advertising, including music and sports sponsorship. The drinks industry spends £800m a year on promoting alcohol but it is now one of the leading causes of early death and disability, third only behind smoking and high blood pressure. Alcohol consumption has been rising rapidly in recent years and it is thought that over a third of adults now drink over the recommended amount. Injury and illness due to drink is thought to cost the NHS up to £3bn a year. The doctors also called for a reduction in licensing hours and tougher rules about the pricing of drink. The U.K. Government remains in favour of a voluntary approach and the drinks industry points out that the U.K. already has the highest levels of taxation on drinks in Europe.
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Facebook marketing is a hugely valuable tool for getting your client's message in front of their audience. But Facebook ads require strategy and attention to perform well—especially since Facebook has made major changes to the newsfeed this year.
In this article, you'll learn:
- Steps to audit low-performing Facebook ads
- Examples of targeting strategies
- How to strengthen your bid and placement strategy


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In a growing era of digital media readily available on streaming services such as Amazon, Hulu, HiDIVE, VRV, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and probably a thousand others that I glossed over, physical media is becoming less and less in demand. Sure, there are those purists out there who live and die by physical media (me being one of them) but the reality is that we are heading towards an all-digital future. As the internet gets faster, storage gets cheaper, and quality gets better, it’s an inevitability.
Samsung stated on Friday that due to lackluster Blu-ray sales, it sees the writing on the wall and ceases production on their line of Blu-ray players here in the U.S. Samsung last introduced a 4K Blu-ray player back in 2017 but released no new models last year and any models they planned for 2019 have been scrapped.
Samsung isn’t the first company to do this; however. OPPO Digital made a similar announcement in April 2018 that they would slow down and halt production of new products as well. As digital sales continue to outperform physical media, this should be the beginning of the trend where DVDs and Blu-rays go the way of Betamax and VHS.
Just goes to show that times are changing and digital is pretty much bullying optical media. It’s easier to deal with, takes up physical space, and provides instant gratification. Now that Samsung has thrown in the towel, it kind of makes you wonder what company is going to follow suit.
Though, I won’t worry about the status of Blu-ray just yet. The market is still viable and while everyone is screaming digital from the top of their lungs, there’s still a quality issue to deal with. Digital simply can’t match most HD and UltraHD physical formats, at least not yet. We’re talking lots of bandwidth and at in the West, we deal with broadband caps on a constant basis. However, I doubt this going to be true in the near future.
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It’s hard to find a millennial today that’s never been enticed by a Buzzfeed listicle, rented from Chegg or Rent the Runway, or tried on a pair of Warby Parker glasses. Something about these boom brands resonates with the demographic.
The leaders of these millennial-minded companies and more spoke to Colgate University students last week as part of the university’s 4th annual Entrepreneur Weekend. During a panel discussion, moderated by Chegg CEO Daniel Rosensweig, the star-studded group of entrepreneurs shared why they pursued their big ideas and what drives them to succeed.
“I wanted to have direct impact on others and wanted to see the results of my work almost immediately,” said Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker cofounder. “Warby Parker came from one of those moments when you hear an idea and a light bulb goes off and you can’t sleep because you can’t stop thinking about it.”
The panel also featured Buzzfeed’s Greg Coleman, Jennifer Hyman of Rent the Runway, Jessica Alba, founder of The Honest Company, and musician MC Hammer.
Hyman, a cofounder of the estimated $200 million valuation fashion rental startup, said that her desire to make women feel confident and beautiful was her driving force: “I realized at the very beginning that my business wasn’t about renting dresses for less money, it was about providing women with these Cinderella moments.”
Coleman, whose 37-year career bridges old and new media, enjoys the adventure of taking on a new challenge: “What turns me on is to try to get a business model together and moving when somebody had kind of figured out how to take lift off.” Coleman grew The Huffington Post and
Alba discovered that the best way to address a problem was to start a company to fix it. “I had to create a for-profit business around this non-profit mission,” she said. The Honest Company’s founder and CCO created non-toxic cleaning products when she couldn’t find a kind to suit her growing family’s needs.
Hammer responded: “I’m invigorated by the challenge.” The artist has concentrated on social consciousness in his latest music. “Today I’m driven by the lack of communication and the narrative of what’s going on in the country right now.”
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The panelists also discussed how and why their companies appeal to the millennial market.
“Millennials care about social issues,” said Alba. “People want to be part of something bigger than themselves. With all of our companies you really get that sense.”
“The best companies solve real problems,” said Blumenthal, who donates glasses to developing countries for every pair he sells. “It’s a market-based solution. At the end of the day, there aren’t enough charitable dollars in the world that flow to getting glasses to people in need.”
Hyman said that her company’s success is in part due to hiring millennials with fresh ideas. “What makes working at a startup so special is that you can go in there and make an imprint on the company,” said Hyman. “We’ve always had core values that said dream big and go after it, but sometimes the structure of the company doesn’t enable that to be true.”
“I think the authenticity of the place, people, and situation can be very rewarding,” said Hammer, now an avid investor. Noting the problem solving culture and collaboration special to Silicon Valley, he added, “There is a lot of social capital, experience, and ideas that are exchanged for the betterment of younger startups.”
Liberal Arts Disruption
“Congrats liberal arts majors, you’re the most desirable employees,” said Rosensweig.
The panelists also praised liberal arts institutions like Colgate because they produce graduates who bring creativity and new ideas to companies.
“People who are not steeped in an industry or a specific area can sometimes come into it with the freshest ideas and the freshest mindset,” said Hyman. “Sometimes it’s freeing to not have all of the rules of how something is traditionally done because it allows you to think outside the box.”
Coleman agreed: “Having traditional experience is going to block you from breaking through. Your brain being tethered to the norm or what people do or what experience says is the most important thing that will block you from creating a disruption.”
Following the panel discussion, a video message from Mark Cuban introduced a student “Shark Tank” where four young entrepreneurs from Colgate’s idea incubator, Thought into Action, pitched their ventures for funding.
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A Budding Wine Industry … in Michigan?
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
Because there’s more to great American wine than California.
By Renee Morad
OZY and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have partnered to bring you an inside look at how entrepreneurs and their good business are helping the communities around them. Enjoy the rest of our special series here.
Imagine strolling through a lush vineyard that sits on the Northern Hemisphere’s 45th parallel, the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, where a perfect storm of sun angle, altitude and climate patterns helps produce some of the most pristine grape varietals. This circle of latitude travels through vineyards in Italy’s Piedmont region and across the Rhone Valley and Bordeaux in France, casting the ideal conditions for grape growing. Surprisingly, this vineyard is not in any of those places, but instead is situated on the Leelanau Peninsula, the “little finger” of the mitten-shaped state of Michigan.
If you’re interested in visiting the next up-and-coming wine destination, you might want to take a tour through the Great Lakes State, where some 124 commercial wineries drawing from more than 2,700 acres of vineyards produce 2.5 million gallons of wine a year, says the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council. In the fifth-largest wine-producing state in the U.S., you’ll find standouts like riesling, gewurztraminer and cabernet franc. The native Michigan varietals? Concord and Niagara grapes. But unlike on the West Coast, where you can’t find a glass of riesling for under $15, Michigan’s wine typically costs $10 to $12 a glass.
The young people that are working in Detroit now are experiencing wine on a different level.
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Local businesses are opening up to champion the local grape. Throughout Michigan, winery tasting rooms are growing in popularity — a testament to the quality of wine in the region, says Ron Snider, co-owner of Hudsonville Winery in Hudsonville, Michigan. “We’re seeing at least half a dozen new wineries opening every year, for the past several years now,” he says. “It’s been pretty steady.”
Even in the heart of downtown Detroit, wine shops and wine bars are sprouting up to bring the vineyard experience to the city. Jason Pasko, general manager of Vertical Detroit, a restaurant and wine bar in Detroit, says that within the past year, he’s seen at least three wine shops open within three blocks of Vertical. Even with the added competition, he says business at the bar is booming.
“The young people that are working in Detroit now are experiencing wine on a different level than the city’s seen in the recent past,” he says.
The House of Pure Vin, a 2,900-square-foot retail wine shop also in downtown Detroit (and, yes, one of Vertical Detroit’s neighbors), is likewise growing. Co-founder Regina Gaines says the store’s claim to fame might just be its decision to call on master sommelier Claudia Tyagi to carefully select wines from around the world, with a heavy focus on regional vintages. The wine boutique also works to introduce more wine lovers to Michigan varietals with regional-centric wine tastings and educational courses.
“My inspiration for the House of Pure Vin was the fact that the local wine industry was growing,” admits Gaines, whose concept attracted the attention of TechTown’s Retail Boot Camp, an initiative backed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. that supports entrepreneurial ideas with big potential.
Of course, Michigan’s still a far cry from being recognized as a top wine destination. In distressed neighborhoods like Detroit, for example, it’s particularly challenging to bring wine-related small business ideas to fruition, in part because access to funding and affordable retail space tends to stand in the way. And although many regional vineyards benefit from ideal grape-growing conditions, it isn’t always easy for locals to get away on leisurely trips to enjoy them.
Still, the local wine scene’s increasing demand, along with a growing number of wine shops and bars (not to mention the benefits of that 45th parallel), could someday put Michigan’s wine industry on the map for international recognition. Until then, we’ll raise a glass and toast: to good wine and the region’s promising future.
- Renee Morad, OZY Author Contact Renee Morad


text: Little Sheep Group (the Chinese name and brand reads 'Little Fat Sheep'), the hotpot restaurant chain that listed in Hong Kong this year, has reported record gains in revenues and profits for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenues were up 48.2 per cent at 528.6 million yuan (HK$603.3 million), while profit attributable to shareholders increased by 81.9 per cent to 42.2 million yuan. Basic earnings per share increased from 2.72 fen to 4.84 fen, indicating year-on-year growth of 77.9 per cent. 'We had a very good start in 2008,' said Lu Wenbing, co-founder, executive director and chief executive of Little Sheep. 'Our [initial public offering] IPO in Hong Kong was a success and it was an important milestone for us. Our first set of interim results have demonstrated remarkable growth and strong business momentum.' The company's core earners are its 103 owned restaurants, which account for more than 80 per cent of revenues. However, according to Yuka Yeung Yiu-keung, chief operating officer of Little Sheep, the success is predicated on an approach that builds on natural synergies in their business model. 'We have a holistic approach,' said Mr Yeung. 'We own our own processing plants because we want to have total control over the source of the materials we use. We set it up for our own stores, but the excess capacity we ship to supermarkets, hypermarkets and other sales outlets. This has two ramifications. It leverages the asset we have and absorbs some of the cost, and we can actually promote the brand in the supermarkets. It gives us extra channels for extending brand penetration.' Little Sheep's rise in profit derived mainly from the addition of 23 new stores and a significant increase in same-store sales. Concerted brand marketing initiatives, including joint nationwide and regional promotion campaigns with Coca-Cola and Bank of China respectively, drove a surge in customer traffic and led to 12 per cent same-store sales growth. Mr Yeung said the same-store increases can be traced back to the introduction of new products, particularly at the high end, with higher margins, and to renovating stores and improving service standards. 'We're making the Little Sheep experience special. We want our customers not only to come to our stores more often, but to spend a few more dollars in our stores when they get there. They look at the bill, they look at the restaurant and they think: 'this is a great deal for us'.' Chief financial officer Wang Daizong is equally bullish about the company's ability to position itself at the high end of the chain restaurant market. 'Per capita spend is up 6.5 per cent since the end of last year,' he said. 'Our average spend per customer is around 52 to 53 yuan, and it's our aim to raise that by degrees to 80 yuan. That's going to take years to achieve, but we're headed in the right direction.' Mr Wang acknowledged there were significant challenges in dealing with escalating inflation and raw material prices. 'We have already imposed effective cost control measures to address inflation, and have our own logistics centre precisely for that reason,' he said. 'We've also stepped up our efforts to centralise more supply purchases and negotiate better pricing with our vendors. 'As a result, we've been able to keep the increase in cost of inventories in line with revenue growth. As for the macroeconomy, we don't believe the Chinese catering industry will be affected by a downturn. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, hotel and catering retail sales increased by 24 per cent in the first half of the year, and we don't see that slowing down.' By far the biggest challenge for Little Sheep, however, as for so many growing companies in China, is finding the talent to fuel continued expansion. Mr Wang explained: 'Little Sheep does not lack money and we have a huge potential market. The biggest challenge will not be insufficient funds, but insufficient talent. So for that reason we have set up our own training school where employees with college or university education go for intensive induction training with us. We also visit colleges and universities in China for on-site campus recruitment. We have programmes for recruiting more talent, strengthening staff training programme and continuously upgrading our standards.' Mr Yeung is convinced that the simplicity of hotpot is fundamental to Little Sheep's ability to continue to expand without compromising quality and brand integrity: 'Firstly, we've revised our franchising structure radically. Revenues are down from franchising because we're taking a long-term view. Our goal is to motivate the franchisees with more support and a revenue-sharing principle that helps them make more money by keeping quality high. We're also concentrating on increasing our own-owned restaurants, including flagship stores. 'As for the product itself, we have a great brand, we're standardising each of our procedures, using videos, manuals, everything we can. If you go back of house in any of our restaurants you'll find it's not the most complicated of set-ups. It's a very standardised type of food. You don't need woks to make hotpot. You don't need a huge amount of culinary skill. All you need is a chopper, a slicer, you dice and cut, and that's it.' Mr Wang compared the experience to a classic western fast-food: 'It is like eating pizza,' he said. 'The hotpot draws everyone to the table. No rules, just drink beer and enjoy the food. Little Sheep is a place to have fun, good for family and friends gathering.' Surely, though, if hotpot is really so simple to make, Little Sheep must be highly vulnerable to competition? Mr Yeung laughed off the suggestion. 'It's the taste,' he said. 'That's the reason people come to our restaurants and keep coming back. The taste of our special condiments, the taste of our soup and the taste of our meat from Inner Mongolia. And before you ask, yes, I eat it every week.'


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Customized terpene formulations have officially landed thanks to a new partnership between Eybna Technologies Ltd. and Steep Hill.
Together, President and CEO of Steep Hill Jmîchaeĺe Keller and Co-Founder and CEO of Eybna announced the launch of Delta the day before MJBizCon in Las Vegas, Nevada. This marks the first time a global leader in analytical testing will partner with a global leader in R&D for the purpose of crafting terpene formulations made specifically for cannabis-infused products.
Nadav Eyal said, “Using analysis from Steep Hill, Eybna will design a customized terpene formulation to assemble the exact materials lost within the process of cannabis extraction using terpenes from natural, non-cannabis origins.”
The mission at Eybna is to provide users with a native consumer experience with extracted and processed cannabis products. They have fulfilled their goals by utilizing terpene profiles and individual terpenes which tailor the effects of the product. Delta is a customized terpene formulation service that allows a manufacturer to craft a specific terpene formulation for each brand while also optimizing the medical benefits of the terpenes.
Jmîchaeĺe Keller of Steep Hill added, “Some estimates place the number of terpenoids in cannabis at greater than 400, with specific terpenes such as Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Pinene having well documented medicinal benefits. This is a transforming moment for both companies and fits our mission to expand access of this powerful plant to those who need it for their health around the globe.”
At the start, Delta will be available in California, Washington, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maryland. As the brand continues to come on-line the formulations will be more readily available across the globe.
“Delta formulations will be tailor-made to provide an optimal terpene mixture in the final product in order to approximate a ‘whole plant’ consumer experience. As core to our company’s mission, we are already seeing very positive results in our terpene product lines and as we release the Delta product, together we have the potential of changing the lives of millions of consumers worldwide,” Eyal concluded.


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LG’s New Chocolate Makes Runway Debut with Twenty8Twelve at London Fashion Week
Seoul, Korea / September 9, 2009 - LG Electronics(LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, announced today a partnership with young fashion label Twenty8Twelve designed by Creative Director Savannah Miller and international film star, Sienna Miller. The first joint project between LG and Twenty8Twelve will be a luxurious designer case for the stylish new Chocolate mobile phone, the only handset to offer a widescreen display for extreme multimedia performance.
United by a shared vision to drive innovation and inspiration in design, the collaboration between LG and Twenty8Twelve was a natural fit. The talented sisters found the new Chocolate the perfect product for their first foray into premium phone cases. In addition to creating the limited-edition Twenty8Twelve-branded designer case, the partnership will extend to LG and new Chocolate sponsoring the Twenty8Twelve London Fashion Week show on September 21 and the commissioning of digital content exclusively for the new Chocolate.
Sheathed in luxurious bespoke leather and proudly bearing the Twenty8Twelve name on a stainless steel tag, this stunning designer case is the perfect accessory for the sleek, glossy-black new Chocolate and will be modeled before the who’s who of the international fashion world in London later this month.
“It’s a privilege for us to be working with the new LG Chocolate. It’s the most beautiful phone I’ve ever seen,” said Sienna Miller, who is currently appearing in the hit action movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. “We just love its super sleek design. It embodies everything Twenty8Twelve aspires to be,” added Savannah Miller.
“Sienna and Savannah Miller stand out as forward-thinking designers and two of today’s hottest trendsetters while the new Chocolate stands out for challenging conventional design with its disruptive new design,” said Chang Ma, Vice President of Marketing Strategy for LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “As a hip new fashion label, Twenty8Twelve is the perfect partner to highlight the new Chocolate’s exceptional design qualities.”
A highlight for fans of the Miller sisters and fashion will be a behind-the-scenes look into the making of Twenty8Twelve’s runway show to be available exclusively on the new LG Chocolate microsite as well as additional multimedia content including a featurette of Sienna and Savannah sharing their thoughts on the new LG Chocolate.
For more information on the new Chocolate by LG and news on the Twenty8Twelve partnership, visit the microsite at http://newchocolate.lgmobile.com
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About LG Electronics, Inc. LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 84,000 people working in 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the world. With 2008 global sales of $44.7 billion, LG comprises of five business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is one of the world’s leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both A Global Partner of Formula 1™ and A Technology Partner of Formula 1™. As part of this top-level association, LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor of this global sporting event.
The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communications and information company. With its cutting-edge technology and innovative design capabilities, LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world. LG is pursuing convergence technology and mobile computing products, while continuing its leadership role in mobile communication with stylish designs and smart technology. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.


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Philips’ bizarre amBX ‘ambient intelligence technology’
(read: little fans, coloured lights and rumble mats) is set to work with Linden Labs weirdly popular online virtual world, Second Life
“This will offer Second Life
users the opportunity to experience their virtual world through real world amBX experiences, including light, air movement and rumble,” Philips inform us this morning.
Love it or loath it, numbers appear to speak in in its favour: Second Life
currently has 4,201,216 virtual residents - although how many of them stay for more than one or two visits is still up for grabs.
offers amBX an unparalleled opportunity to bring our revolutionary ambient intelligence technology to an expanding global market of many millions of tech and media savvy users who are not only hungry, but also open-minded for new online experiences," said a no doubt happy Jo Cooke, chief marketing officer for Philips amBX.
She added, “Not only will we be able to offer Second Lifers
all kinds of new sensory experiences, but also ‘behind closed doors first looks’ at amBX effects in development and potential amBX-enabled peripherals, with the chance for some to exclusively trial sample them before commercial release. Second Life offers an entirely new market for amBX and we feel this is the start of a very special relationship.”
SPOnG’s team on the ground over in San Fran will be catching up with the amBX team at Philips later this week to quiz them more about these strange new peripherals – do they genuinely increase the gamer’s feeling of immersion? Or is it just a load of fans and lights and rumble mats which will clutter up your desk or PC gaming area (even more)?
One thing is for sure, Philips has already done a great job of getting some big-hitting publishing partners backing amBX such as Codemasters
, Introversion, Gas Powered Games, Revolution and Sumo Digital.
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The Academy of Art University gave students this year a challenge to create the fashion of the future during New York Fashion Week. This was a huge opportunity for students to show off their creative talent and unique designs for what the future of fashion will look like. The students were able to use a wide range of fabrics and materials unique to this event for creating their designs. The impressive showcase of emotion in this year’s designs was a testament to the student’s inspiration, using experiences from their daily lives. The students selected came from very diverse backgrounds which allowed for many unique showcases of different cultures.
With many of the students using their personal lives as inspiration, there was a lot of insight to be had when watching this year’s showcase. There was a high level of communication with each piece that was shown off, many of which were wowing the audience. In the audience was also many leading executives in the fashion world which has good impressions on based off of this year’s show. All of the student’s creations this year were positively received by the audience.
The Academy of Art Universty was originally started up as an advertising university, but it has since grown tremendously, and today they offer various degrees to their students studying fashion. There are a number of art programs available to students at the university as well where they can keep up with all of the latest topics relating to fashion. The University continues to advance each year, expanding on its programs and research into the fashion industry to remain a leading fashion school.
One of the main advantages of an institute like the Academy of Art University is the hands-on experience that they offer to their students as part of their curriculum. This experience goes a long way in improving every student’s opportunities in the future. The teachers working at the institute are world-renowned and hand-selected in order to provide the highest level of education and therefore success rates for its students. The incredible opportunities offered at this cutting-edge university give students an early and advantageous foothold into the fashion industry.
Glen Wakeman is a revered entrepreneur who has accomplished a lot in finance and business in the past two decades. In 2005, he co-founded a SAAS firm that is called LaunchPad Holdings LLC and currently serves it as the CEO. Wakeman attended the University of Scranton where he was awarded a BS degree in economics and finance in 1981 and later enrolled at the University of Chicago for his MBA in finance. Glen Wakeman started his career by serving GE Capital. The entrepreneur was appreciated by GE’s board of directors as a growth leadership role model. He is the founder of Nova Four and took part in its management.
Wakeman’s lengthy career in business and finance has inspired many people. He has successfully transformed firms that have more than 17,000 employees and assets worth over $15 billion to grow in local and international corporate world. Glen has also specialized in offering advisory services to M&As, start-ups, divestitures, new market entry, and exponential growth. He has excellent strategies that enable him to perform well in governance, execution, risk management, leadership, and human capital.
As an author and investor, Glen Wakeman has had an opportunity to share his visions by making regular blog posts about the state of emerging markets, global financial issues, administration, and management, as well as strategy. He is a revered mentor who guides many C-level executives and acts as an advisor at Sitter Bees and Dreamfunded.
Glen has written several blogs about global affairs, leaderships, business transformation, and emerging markets. His articles guide readers on angel financing, strategy, and capital raising. The entrepreneur’s advice has assisted startup companies such as Dreamfunded and Sitter Bees to be successful. He likes being involved in issues that deal with executive development, innovation, and growth. Wakeman has been a resident of six different countries and has also been made in charge of operations in 30 regions across the globe. His career as an executive has enabled him to gain international recognition.
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The Squaw Valley Ski Resort has always been known for placing the safety and security of its visitors at the top of its list of priorities, which has proven to be true in recent weeks after a water contamination issue was identified quickly in the Upper Mountain region of the resort. The slopes have remained open across the mountain despite the fact Squaw Valley voluntarily shut down the water supply to Upper Mountain areas, such as Gold Coast and High Camp in a move that has been successful with no sickness or medical conditions being linked to contaminated water use at the resort.
Squaw Valley Public Relations Director Liesl Kenney has reported the contamination came after an inundation of water was seen following a major storm in the Lake Tahoe region, which pushed a large amount of bacteria into four isolated wells only serving parts of Upper Mountain. Alongside closing off the water supply from the affected wells, officials at Squaw Valley have made the decision to keep all restaurants in the affected areas closed to make sure visitors have no chance of being affected by the E.Coli and Coliform that was discovered soon after the rain event took place.
Squaw Valley appears to have gone above and beyond in its attempts to rectify the problems being faced in terms of water quality as the resort self reported the problem to officials at Placer County Environmental Health Department. Placer County officials are now working alongside independent water quality experts employed by Squaw Valley in a bid to speed the return of the water supply to its previous safe levels; Wesley Nicks of Placer County has revealed the water supply currently shows no E.Coli is present in three of the four affected wells and reduced levels of Coliform. The latest problems are being handled in a safe and mature manner by Squaw Valley Ski Resort Officials who are providing complimentary bottled water for its visitors skiing the affected regions of Upper Mountain.


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Genesco, Inc., president John L. Hanigan today announced he will recommend that the apparel conglomerate dispose of all of its operations manufacturing women's and children's clothing because they are "bleeding" the company of profits.
Hanigan told shareholders in a letter he will recommend the action to the board of directors at a meeting Aug. 31.
The Ganesco executive said the corporation should liquidate or sell 16 companies because the firm has had "little success in this area as a whole," even though the companies grossed more than $200 million in the fiscal year ended July 31.
Ganesco lost $15.9 million in fiscal 1976 on sales of $1.1 billion. Losses for the nine months ended last April 30 amounted to $12.3 million.
Hanigan said the corporation's bankers gave the firm a vote of confidence by guaranteeing $130 million in the form of a revolving credit agreement for one year. The new credit line, involving more than a dozen banks, replaces a $240 million credit agreement. Hanigan said that "nowhere near" the $240 million was ever used.
If it is not posssible to sell the women and children's clothing operations at "a reasonable price immediately, we should shut down the ones losing money and continue the profitable operaations until such time as they can be sold." Hanigan wrote, "It is not possible at this time to determine exactly what additional adjustments to our net worth would be necessary in discontinuing these operations."
He said he also planned to recommend to company directors that some $35 million in future tax benefits be removed from company balance sheets "because it is not now certain that all of these will be utilized in the future before they expire."
These benefits would still be available to Genesco struck form the sheets, he said. The company's cash position would remain the same.
Hanigan, former chief executive officer of Brunswick corp., year took over Genesco's top position earlier this year replacing interim chief executive officer William M. Blackie. Blackie was named by the board of directors to replace Franklin M. Jarman, who was outsted by the board at the beginning of this year.


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Academy Sports + Outdoors will anchor The Center at Pearland Parkway II, a 108,343-square-foot expansion to the shopping center that opened in fall 2014.
Stream Realty Partners broke ground on the addition March 5 at the northwest intersection of FM 518 and Pearland Parkway.
Ralph Tullier, Stream managing director of retail, said new tenants will be similar to those in The Center at Pearland Parkway, which includes retailers and restaurants, such as Petco, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx and Panera Bread. He described the development as a power center, which is characterized by tenants that specialize in one type of product.
“We’re talking to another series of those same types of tenants that will fit into Phase 2,” Tullier said. “It’s not going to be a big variance from the types of tenants that you typically see in power centers.”
Along with the nearly 63,000-square-foot Academy, the first Phase 2 tenants are expected to open in fall, Tullier said.
The Center at Pearland Parkway II will mirror the existing development with restaurants closer to Pearland Parkway in front of retailers. Tullier said a plaza area will include open space and restaurants with patio dining.
“What we’ve seen is that the restaurant activity has started really driving a lot of folks to the center, and it’s created a little bit of synergy,” he said. “All of a sudden people are now coming there because the quality and the number of restaurants that we have, and that’s driving sales in the back. We expect that same concept to carry over into the next portion.”
Although he did not disclose the number of acres, Tullier said Stream owns additional undeveloped land on the site that could be part of a future expansion.
“We do anticipate some additional development out there,” he said. “It’s hard to say what it is right now because [development] is pretty tenant-driven. There could be additional stuff in the future, but we’re not ready to address that yet. It’s just too early.”
No other tenants have been announced, but Stream is working to sign several businesses, Tullier said. He said the success of The Center at Pearland Parkway has even attracted retailers like Academy that have locations nearby in the Baybrook Mall and Hwy. 288 corridors.
“More than anything, the tenants are pleased, [and] their sales are strong,” Tullier said. “I think the initial part of this [center] has really proven that this is a trade area that needs to be served by retailers.”
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- With VR, cryptocurrency companies keep working
- Many canceled events
- What VR can bring to cryptocurrency conferences
- Should we expect a new paradigm for the Bitcoin world?
If in 2017 VR was described as the savior of cryptocurrencies, technology this year came to the rescue of Bitcoin events, undermined by anti-covid measures.
In fact, virtual conferences and meetings have multiplied, sparking renewed interest in virtual reality equipment in the sector. This trend could also lead to more decentralization of cryptocurrency events in the future.
With VR, cryptocurrency companies keep working
Many Bitcoin players, for example Etoro Avis, have always teleworked, partially or for all of their payroll. As a result, the sector has shown greater resilience during containment compared to other industries. No significant drop in productivity was therefore recorded this year.
Also, it is therefore not surprising to see cryptocurrency professionals easily adopting VR in recent months, remote interactions being an integral part of the sector.
Many canceled events
Despite everything, the crisis got the better of a pillar of Bitcoin: the conferences, meetings and other seminars that professionals attend each year. As states around the world have confined their populations, the switch to virtual was inevitable.
The biggest Bitcoin trade fair, scheduled for London last March, ultimately did not take place. Likewise for the. Like a chain reaction, the events were canceled one after the other. But was it really necessary? In any case, VR is the best solution for cryptocurrency conference organizers currently.
What VR can bring to cryptocurrency conferences
Faced with this appalling state of affairs, virtual events have taken over, even if it must be admitted that they currently have neither the scale nor the notoriety of their physical equivalents. But in the midst of these tiny newcomers, a giant decided to join the party.
So, the tech conference took place as planned in June. But unlike every year, the event took place online and not in Toronto. To justify this decision, the organizers notably highlighted the success during previous editions of online interaction tools between participants.
Should we expect a new paradigm for the Bitcoin world?
In fact, it is now increasingly easier to organize virtual events, whether in virtual reality or not. Thus, many platforms dedicated to this purpose exist. But is it enough to convert the cryptocurrency world to VR after the pandemic? The answer is not simple, but we would tend towards a Yes.
Surely, going physically to conferences will remain a thing, if it is only to make some. However, lVirtual events will allow more people to attend.
On the other hand it will be easier when it comes to teleworking, virtual reality making it possible to give the sensation of collaborating together remotely. Therefore, while the coronavirus has damaged entire swathes of the economy, it has apparently accelerated the development of virtual reality within the crypto community.


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Seemingly apropos of nothing last Sunday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took to Facebook to take a poke at Comcast over its application of monthly data caps.
“I spent the weekend enjoying four good internet video apps on my Xbox: Netflix, HBO GO, Xfinity, and Hulu,” Hastings wrote. “When I watch video on my Xbox from three of these four apps, it counts against my Comcast internet cap. When I watch through Comcast’s Xfinity app, however, it does not count against my Comcast internet cap…In what way is this neutral?”
It was hardly idle grumbling on Hastings’ part, however. In fact, anti-Comcast Facebook postings have become something of a pattern for the Netflix CEO. Last month, he used his Facebook page to complain about Comcast’s blocking of HBO Go on his Xbox and Roku.
“When I try to use HBO GO on my Xbox or on my Roku, I find that Comcast is blocking HBO GO, and won’t let me use HBO GO on these TV-connected devices,” Hastings wrote then. “Comcast: I’m paying you a lot of money for HBO, so please let me watch HBO GO on my TV.”
Indeed, the complaints appear to be having an effect. Shortly after last months’ post appeared, Comcast added support for HBO Go to Xbox and Roku. As for Hastings’ latest complaint, the FCC said Monday it is “monitoring the situation” and “takes seriously any allegations of violations of our open Internet rules.”
Yet as Hastings surely knows, there is no real danger that he or anyone else is going to run up against Comcast’s 250 GB per month cap from using Hulu or Netflix. According to Comcast at least, the 250 GB threshold is high enough that it does not affect 99 percent of the ISP’s broadband subscribers. Moreover, there’s little evidence that Comcast has ever actually enforced the cap by charging users more money when they do manage to exceed it.
In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission last year, in fact, Netflix itself acknowledged that high data caps pose no real threat to over-the-top providers:
Moves by network operators toward pay-per-gigabyte pricing plans could adversely impact and discriminate against OVDs…If such plans are implemented by means of a large cap that affects only the heaviest of users, we believe they would have little adverse impact on Netflix subscribers.
So if Hastings isn’t really worried about Comcast’s data cap, why the carefully plotted calling out? There is real long-term danger to Netflix lurking in the FCC’s current net neutrality rules, but it lies in the rules’ failure to regulate those parts of the Internet the consumer doesn’t see, like peering agreements between last-mile ISPs and content distribution networks (CDNs). While Netflix would dearly love to see the FCC revisit those rules, the agency isn’t likely to do so absent some clear evidence of consumer harm.
Hastings’ Facebook postings are about building a case that Comcast’s network management practices generally are causing consumer harm.
As I and other commentators noted at the time the real danger facing Netflix and other over-the-top content providers is not that ISPs will block consumer access to their content on the front end but that ISPs could block content distributors’ access to last-mile networks at the back end. But the FCC’s rules do nothing to address that threat.
Netflix and its CDN Level 3, in fact, remain locked in a dispute with Comcast over Comcast’s demand for payment from Level 3 to make additional data ports available to accommodate increased Netflix traffic. the FCC issued its net neutrality regulations, the rules do little to lessen the leverage of last-mile gatekeepers over Internet content providers. Similar disputes have since broken out between Level 3 and Verizon and AT&T.
Without doing anything to block consumers’ access to over-the-top content services, in other words, ISPs can significantly affect online distributors’ costs, making it harder for them to compete with the ISP’s own content offerings.
While that clearly could harm Netflix, unless it can be linked to a clear consumer harm as well Netflix isn’t likely to get much relief from the FCC or any other government regulator. By airing his grievances on a public forum like Facebook, Hastings is hoping to build a drumbeat of consumer complaints about Comcast’s network management practices to catch the ear of regulators.


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But all those seen so far have been similar in size and shape to the finished product that made it to the market in 2007.
This latest picture, on the website Ars Technica, shows a roughly stuck together collection of components around seven inches long and five inches across.
The early prototype also has an Ethernet port and a USB port – features that we are more used to seeing on laptops than something that was to become a smartphone.
But as the source of the leak - a former Apple employee - told Ars Technica, "at that early date no one knew what [the final device] would be”.
"Seems large now," the source said, "but at the time it was really impressive seeing basically a version of OS X running on it."
He continued: "From the looks of the logic board photos, Apple had a decent idea in 2005 of where the iPhone would end up, even if the final product became much more integrated.
The ARM chip looks like a variant of the Samsung S3C2410, according to which Ars Technica writer Andrew Cunningham, who said it is "a distant relative of the chip the first iPhone ended up using, just older and slower."
He added: "This chip is also an ARM9 chip, while the original iPhone eventually ended up using an ARM11 chip, but obviously Apple intended to use Samsung-manufactured ARM chips even this far back.”.


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Honda recently took the wraps off the 2021 CB1000R that will be sold in international markets soon. While it is expected to be launched in India by mid-2021, here we tell you all that’s new about the 2021 Honda CB1000R.
The neo-retro styling of the Honda CB1000R debuted a few years ago and trickled down to even the smallest motorcycle of CB range. While it was aspirational for the consumers wanting that motorcycle, it wasn’t so for the owners owning the inline-four powered streetfighter.
So to set it apart, Honda has subtly redesigned the CB1000R for 2021, replacing the round headlamp with a more angular and oval full-LED headlamp. Adding to the changes, the 2021 Honda CB1000R also gets a new radiator and side plates as well as new w-spoke wheels made from cast aluminum.
As for features, the new CB1000R comes equipped with a five-inch full-colour TFT screen for an instrument cluster instead of the small LCD unit that featured on the previous model. Honda has added value to the package by offering the streetfighter with a USB charging port, as well as Honda Smartphone Voice Control for the Bluetooth-enabled display.
The Honda CB1000R’s 998cc, inline-four cylinder mill is now Euro 5-compliant. While it churns out the same 143bhp as before, Honda claims to have revised the engine programmed fuel injection system to offer a smoother throttle response and power delivery.
Offered in two variants
Apart from the standard version, Honda is also offering the 2021 CB1000R in a Black Edition. And this version gets a completely blacked-out theme. All the brushed-aluminum bits have been replaced by black components on the CB1000R Black Edition. Moreover, the special version also sports a quickshifter as standard accessory.


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The new Polish diaspora initiative, which is the Economic Union of Poles in the World (PPUG), aroused the interest of the Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza. Agnieszka Maćkówka, VP of PPUG, presented the idea of the Union and the benefits that American companies joining the PPUG can count on.
Susana Mendoza expressed interest in the initiative and assured her support:
– I see new opportunities for the development of American businesses operating in Illinois in the Economic Union of Poles in the World. It’s
actually an interesting and valuable initiative that can help entrepreneurs grow their international business and enter new markets. – said the Illinois Comptroller.
Agnieszka Maćkówka, in turn, talked about the benefits of membership in the Union:
– We provide our members with proven business tools in the areas of law, taxes, accounting, advertising and marketing, among others. Thus, we are building a cooperation platform for hundreds of Polish and Polish diaspora companies and organizations, gathering thousands of entrepreneurs operating all over the world – assured the VP of PPUG at the meeting.
Agnieszka Maćkówka came to the United States to promote the activites of the Economic Union of Poles in the World. She took part in meetings with Polish diaspora organizations and held many conversations with Polish and American entrepreneurs, as well as investors form Chicago and Cleveland (Ohio), presenting opportunities for cooperation and the benefits of membership in the Union. At the same time, a large-scale media campaign was launched to promote the Economic Union of Poles in the World in the media in Chicago and New York.


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Google Opens Up Availability for Compute Engine
Thursday, May 16th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Coinciding with its I/O conference, Google on Wednesday announced plans for more widespread availability of Google Compute Engine – a platform that allows users to run large-scale workloads via Linux-based VMs. “Google Compute Engine provides a...
A More Wiretap-Friendly Web?
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – The U.S. government is hoping to make key internet services such as Google and Facebook more wiretap-friendly. According to a Washington Post report on Sunday, a government task force is helping craft legislation that would see...
Google Generates $14 Billion in 2013 Q1
Friday, April 19th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Tech giant Google on Thursday rolled out its latest earnings report – covering the first quarter of 2013. During the year, the company generated $14.0 billion in revenue, something Google CEO Larry Page called a “strong...
It’s a Down Morning for Key Google Services
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – It was a down morning for key Google services, a report from PCMag.com noted early Wednesday. Google’s App Status Dashboard showed a number of errors affecting the likes of Gmail, Drive, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Google Groups...
Google Plans Belgium Data Center Expansion
Thursday, April 11th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Tech giant Google has big plans in Belgium. According to a report from Data Center Dynamics on Wednesday, the company intends to add onto its data center in St. Ghislain. The move comes with a price...
Google in the Mix to Buy WhatsApp?
Monday, April 8th, 2013THN News
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Web Data Requests Up 70% Since 2009
Thursday, January 24th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Internet data requests continue to rise, tech giant Google disclosed via a newly released transparency report Wednesday. The latest stats differed from its predecessors by including new data. Within the United States, 68% of the requests...
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Google Preps $1.6B London Headquarters
Friday, January 18th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Tech giant Google plans to spend 1 billion pounds to develop a new headquarters in London, a Reuters report signaled on Thursday. In American currency, that equals $1.6 billion. The move comes after the company bought...
Google Sets N.Y. Wi-Fi Record with Free Internet
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Free Wi-Fi is now available: That is, if you’re lucky enough to live in one particular part of Manhattan. On Tuesday, Google, Inc. reportedly launched the offering alongside a nonprofit in the borough neighborhood of Chelsea...
Google Gets Ball Rolling on Chile Data Center
Friday, December 28th, 2012THN News
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Big news for tech giant Google: The company has started construction on its Chile data center, initially announced in September. Totaling an expected eventual investment of $150 million, the facility could come on as soon as...
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Earlier in the week, Guilty Gear director Daisuke Ishiwatari posted a statement on Twitter regarding the direction of the new Guilty Gear title set for release in 2020. "It
is neither evolution nor returning to the roots of the series," he said. "What we're pursuing is a brand new experience"... "a full-frontal confrontation with the essence of the Fighting Game genre," Daisuke continued. Read Daisuke's full statement below.
Below is the EVO 2019 debut trailer for the new Guilty Gear.
Stay tuned on FightersGeneration.com for full coverage of Guilty Gear (2020).


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Five Welsh councils have withdrawn all beef products from an approved supplier after mince tested positive for traces of horsemeat.
Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire councils have pulled all beef supplied by Welsh Bros, based in Newport, from schools, leisure centres, care homes and other catering outlets.
All the councils are part of a consortium of 10 local authorities, the Welsh Purchasing Consortium (WPC), which purchases centrally.
A Cardiff council spokeswoman said the decision was taken to act quickly as a "precautionary measure". No council testing has so far found horsemeat in the authority’s food supply chain.
Earlier, Pembrokeshire council said it had withdrawn mince products from its menus after being told a batch of frozen minced beef, supplied by Welsh Bros, tested positive for traces of horsemeat.
The mince may have been supplied Pembrokeshire schools as well as council-run residential homes and day centres.
Welsh Bros managing director Alan Haycock said they had been let down by a non-Welsh company, adding: "We received an e-mail about this last night. A test came back positive. We haven’t seen the certificate yet.
"This is all under investigation with trading standards now and we are waiting for further information."
The company issued a statement saying a sample of meat had potentially tested positive for horsemeat, but the company had taken the decision to inform customers and withdraw the product.
The statement said: "Welsh Bros Foods regrets to announce that late yesterday afternoon we were informed that a formal sample of our frozen free flow minced beef has been reported to have potentially tested positive for above 1% horse meat. We have not as yet had formal confirmation on this result, however we have taken the decision to notify our customers of this issue immediately, and issue a withdraw notice for this product.
"The batch affected was produced nearly 3 months ago. Welsh Bros Foods did have a clear test result for frozen free flow minced beef on 17.01.13. We submitted these samples when the horse meat scandal first broke in January.
"We have since submitted further samples which we are still awaiting test results for, however due to the volume of testing taking place and the strain on the laboratories these tests have not been completed. Welsh Bros has been provided with test results from other authorities who have tested more recent batches of our free flow minced beef and these have been reported as being clear. We therefore believe at this stage that this is an isolated incident.
"We have today issued a withdraw notice with the Food Standards Agency for frozen free flow minced beef produced between 13.12.12 which was the pack date of the suspect test and 17.01.13 which is the date we achieved our clear test result.
"Welsh Bros Foods are deeply shocked by this development and are working with all relevant authorities."
Steve Thomas CBE, WLGA Chief Executive said that the recall showed how well checks and testing in the local authority food chain were working.
He said: "The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is also overseeing a coordinated and vigorous response to this problem, and carrying out a large scale survey through local authorities to provide information about the possible presence of horse or pig DNA in a range of beef products available in the UK.
"The FSA will publish the results from the study and details any formal action taken. The current priority for individual local authorities is to focus on those manufacturers that have been supplied by businesses implicated as potential sources of contamination.
"The FSA has recently issued advice to the public that there is no reason or evidence to suspect that there is a food safety risk from these products, and what must be emphasised at this stage is that this remains a matter of food fraud, not food safety. The responsibility for ensuring the quality of food produced or sold lies firmly with food businesses. Under the law, food operators are required to ensure that unsafe food is not placed on the market, that food is accurately described and labelled and that other businesses and consumers are not misled.
"Investigations continue to be ongoing, and local councils will continue to work closely with the FSA and their supply chain, to ensure the food supplied to local government meets required standards."
Sampling and testing for horsemeat continues in Cardiff, with no products testing positive for horse DNA so far.
Cardiff council leader Heather Joyce said: "I have no hesitation in taking this precautionary step whilst testing continues as it is vital that we do everything possible to identify whether there is any possibility of horse meat DNA being in any of the products we use, and this process continues.
"It is important that we move as quickly as possible to respond to the situation as it develops. I am pleased that so far we have not had any positive results for products we have tested for horse DNA but we have to continue to test and remain vigilant."
Councillor Ashley Govier, cabinet member for environment, said he would be meeting with the relevant suppliers and seek assurances to tackle the issue.
"I have also asked to meet with Welsh Government as soon as possible to discuss this growing issue. The chief executive will be writing to all parents today informing of them of this action," Coun Govier said.
Pembrokeshire council said it had also been made aware that frozen beef products supplied to Sodexo, a company providing catering services to the council’ s privately financed initiative school in Pembroke Dock, has also tested positive for horsemeat.
As a result, Sodexo has withdrawn all frozen beef products from its UK catering operations.
Council officers are visiting cold stores, approved meat products and meat processing premises, which have not been inspected in the last 12 months, to check documentation, labelling and traceability.
Samples will be taken if there are any concerns regarding meat authenticity.


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People get turned down by employers every day, which can be quite depressive especially when you have the right qualifications and you just can’t secure a job. But, Jack Ma’s success story, which we found very inspiring is just for that person out there who has been rejected multiple times by several employers! Continue reading this article and see how Ma became successful despite failing a college entrance examination thrice and being rejected by 30 employers.
Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Alibaba Group and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world just didn’t get to that level of affluence in one day but, actually went through a lot of rejection from companies before starting the e-commerce company, Alibaba, which attracts 100 million shoppers on a daily basis.
According to Business Insider, Ma who has an estimated worth of $20.4 billion. In a recent interview with Charlie Rose, the businessman revealed that he failed a college entrance exam three times and had to rule out pursuing his degree further. He then applied for 30 different jobs and got rejected as well. ” I went for a job with the police; they said, ‘you’re no good,’” Ma told Rose. “I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. I was the only guy …”
But, even when Ma founded Alibaba in 1998, it didn’t come on a bed of rose as well. He was met with more obstacles and criticisms regarding how to structure the e-commerce payments and get banks to work with him. The brand actually did not make any profit for the first three years, but Ma didn’t just sit down somewhere and fold his arms – he got creative instead. Ma decided to establish his own payment program called Alipay, which transfers payments of different currencies between international buyers and sellers. “So many people I talked to at that time about Alipay, they said, ‘This is the stupidest idea you’ve ever had,'” he said. “I didn’t care if it was stupid as long as people could use it.”
Today, 800 million people use Alipay. What a wonderful and amazing story of how creativity can change a business model!
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An interesting observation causes a general manager for a Toyota store to wonder if the industry has reached a tipping point in today’s Digital Age.
A general manager (GM) for a Toyota store in Arkansas made a stunning observation: A “super-loyal” customer who has purchased five cars from the same salesperson, who he loves and “won’t buy from anyone else,” came in as an internet lead.
Yup, instead of calling his beloved Jackie to say he’s coming in to look at a new Toyota Tacoma, Mr. Super-Loyal visited the dealership’s website, found the vehicle he wanted, and submitted a lead form. The horror, right? Well, it wasn’t the first time the GM observed such a thing.
“He was an internet sale, so the website got credit for that sale,” the GM told me. “It wasn’t a conquest sale. We didn’t go out and get us a new customer, but, technically, on paper, it’s an internet sale.”
Remember when market studies told us car buyers were shopping less than two dealerships before pulling the trigger. Well, according to a poll of 2,001 consumers conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Urban Science, consumers are visiting, on average, 2.5 dealerships. Wait, it gets better.
Generation Z and young millennials — you know, the ones who were supposed to skip the showroom experience altogether — are visiting, on average, 3.5 dealerships. Gen X visits 2.3 dealerships, while older millennials and Boomers visit, on average, two.
Randy Berlin, global director of dealer consulting for Urban Science, says the reason visits are higher among the younger demographics is “they have no brand identity or loyalty.”
“The young people, they’re just not brand loyal at all, except for maybe Apple,” he adds.
And get this: Berlin says the average customer is submitting an average of three leads. The reason, he says, is customers are cross-checking prices. See, price (84%) is the most significant influencer of a buying decision — even above a “low-pressure sales approach (72%).”
The GM’s story and all this new data makes me wonder why data mining isn’t getting more hype, especially when we’re dealing with a less loyal customer who is focused on price and is cross-checking two to 3.5 dealerships.
All of this reminds me of something I heard from one of our Strategic Growth Managers for our RevenueRadar tool. His name is Winston Harrell, a 33-year industry veteran and a serious data-mining pro. To demonstrate the power of the tool to new clients, he asks them to load the solution with the conditions that point to a high-target prospect or are important to the dealership. Then he has them run a report to see how many people the dealership sold a car to in the last month fit those parameters.
“It’s pure amazement,” he says. “Unfortunately, no one reached out to those customers, so they showed up as a fresh up or an internet lead.”
And you know your third-party lead providers are more than happy to take credit for those sales.
Harrell says the reason most dealers lose faith in data mining is they don’t have a defined process that’s written down, implemented, and managed by a dedicated person. Think BDC manager.
DealerSocket commissioned its own study. Conducted by Strategy Analytics, nearly 50% of the 500 dealers polled listed “Identifying the best places to invest marketing spend” as their No. 1 pain point. Again, I’m not sure why data mining isn’t getting more hype when it’s clear the answer is buried in the data.
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On Thursday, the government passed a decree according to which traders in petroleum products can sell petrol for a maximum of 11.10 per litre for the next 30 days, and diesel for 11 Kuna. The maximum price amounts include the price of the petroleum product, excise duty and VAT.
"I believe that in the next 30 days there will be a stabilization of prices on the market and that after that period we will continue to function normally as an economy," said the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Tomislav Ćorić.
The prices of oil and oil derivatives in the Republic of Croatia are determined freely, in accordance with the rules governing market relations. However, for the protection of consumers, market regulation or other justified reasons, the government may, by decree, prescribe the highest level of retail prices for certain petroleum products, for an uninterrupted period of up to 90 days.
"Taking into account the current economic situation, the unpredictability of oil prices on the world market and the impact of fuel prices on overall economic activity and the standard of living of citizens, with the aim of unhindered further economic recovery, the government decided to stabilize gasoline prices for 30 days,” said the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
Fuel prices in Croatia have risen significantly again since Tuesday, meaning that a litre of Eurosuper 95 is now 26 Lipa more expensive than last week, which is a consequence of rising oil prices on world markets. And fuel prices in Croatia are also rising due to the high exchange rate of the dollar.


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A much-hyped Bel Air mansion by celebrity designer Mohamed Hadid has finally hit the market with a $58 million asking price.At that figure, it’s one of the most expensive homes for sale in the U.S., according to Forbes‘ Morgan Brennan.
Hadid, known for developing Ritz Carlton Hotels and his appearances on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” originally designed the home–called Crescent Palace–for himself, but later decided to sell it.
So what does $58 million buy you in Bel Air? Seven bedrooms, a 90-foot art gallery, and a subterranean mecca with a screening room, a ball room, and a Mediterranean-inspired indoor pool.
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LUMBERTON — Kevin Bolin believes that his new Lumberton barbershop is a cut above most hair salons.
Located on West Fifth Street, the Chop Shop opened its doors on Aug. 7.
“We offer a nice, safe and clean environment to get services done,” said Bolin, a Lumberton native who has been cutting hair professionally for nine years. “We aim to please every customer.”
Bolin manages a small staff that includes barbers Dan Oxendine, who has been cutting hair for two years, and identical twins Matthew and Andrew Pierce, who have been cutting hair for four years.
The “barbershop quartet” offers cuts, colorings and shaves, as well as a variety of other hair styling services.
“Anything to do with you hair, basically,” Bolin said. “We have very experienced and dedicated barbers.”
Prices range from $8 for a basic children’s cut to $25 for a full coloring.
Bolin said that he’s pleased with the response the business has received so far.
“It’s been wonderful,” he said. “I just like making people look better.”
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SHANGHAI -- China has rushed to build up its reserves of food and other strategic goods from foreign sources, aiming to ensure a steady supply in the face of a widening array of global risks.
The oil tankers Stream and Snow made stops at the Guangdong Province port of Huizhou in July en route from Iran, according to Refinitiv, bringing crude oil that was likely received at facilities used exclusively by China Petroleum & Chemical, or Sinopec. The Chinese government built a state-run storage terminal at the port in 2010.
Tankers departing from Iran docked in China multiple times in August and are scheduled to do so this month as well. China imported 320 million tons of crude oil between January and July, 12% more than in the same period of 2019, official data shows.
This rise comes amid concern about the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and tensions with the U.S. on access to goods for which China depends on outside supplies. Beijing is keen to keep its reserves high to avoid shortages that could spark domestic discontent.
Beijing is believed to be buying resources on the spot market to supplement its supply from long-term contracts. It reportedly used the plunge in oil prices this past spring as an opportunity to add to its stockpile.
China keeps information about its national reserves secret, and almost no data is made public. But it was reported in August that state-owned Beijing Antaike Information advised the government to increase its cobalt stockpile by 2,000 tons. Cobalt is used in lithium-ion batteries, among other applications, and China's push for broader adoption of electric vehicles has increased its consumption of the metal.
The Chinese government reportedly bought more than 2,000 tons of cobalt in 2015 and again in 2016. The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting shipments from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for the majority of the world's supply. Market watchers expect prices to pick up in the second half of this year when Chinese demand begins to recover in earnest.
Antaike has confirmed that it made the proposal while saying that the exact timing of the stockpiling is unclear.
Besides oil and metals, President Xi Jinping's government is taking similar steps to help ensure food security.
Legislation on chemical fertilizer reserves that took effect last week included a subsidy for private-sector stocks of potassium. This aims to boost stockpiles of a resource that is not as abundant domestically as nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as to ensure an ample supply of fertilizer in case of floods or other natural disasters as global climate change leads to more extreme weather.
China has also largely kept its grain stockpiles high, with the notable exception of soybeans.
The country had more than 150 million tons of wheat in the 2019-20 marketing year, up around 30% from three years earlier, while rice stocks jumped nearly 20% over the same period to well over 110 million tons, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn stocks dipped 20 million tons in that time, but the overall trend has been a gradual rise.
Yet Xi's government has launched a campaign against overconsumption and food waste for two main reasons.
One is concern that if grain harvests abroad are poor, China might not be able to procure enough to meet its enormous domestic demand. The country bought nearly 90 million tons of soybeans last year, accounting for 60% or so of global imports, and demand is expected to keep rising as economic growth alters consumer eating habits.
The other worry is the possibility of Beijing's deteriorating ties with Washington hindering access to markets.
China is "unlikely to see a crunch in the short to medium term, but Xi's government is considering risks related to international relationships," said a representative of a major Japanese trading house.
Reports in April indicated that China was building up its reserves of soybeans, corn and cooking oil. With the odds of major flooding in the fertile Yangtze River basin on the rise and COVID-19 showing no signs of abating overseas, Beijing is likely to continue its stockpiling while using purchases of soybeans and other crops as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S.


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Guacamelee! 2 is coming to Switch in just a few weeks, according to a new trailer from developer Drinkbox Studios. The game arrives in December at a hefty 30% discount for players who own the first game, or 10% off until December 17 for those who haven’t made their foray into the Guacamelee!-verse just yet.
For the uninitiated, Guacamelee! is a fantastic indie spectacle that’s part brawler, part metroidvania. Players will punch and grapple their way through level after level before working their way through some genuinely challenging platforming challenges. All of it is laced with hilarious writing, pop culture references, and one of the best video game soundtracks to date. In our review of the first game, we dubbed it an essential addition to any video game collection.
Guacamelee! 2 arrives on the Switch eShop on December 10 for £17.99 pre-discount.


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Apparently YouTube is not making enough money already because starting in April of 2013 the site may start offering paid subscription channels. The video sharing site has begun reaching out to a select group of channels to gauge interest in them becoming the first paid channels. It is thought that subscriptions could cost between $1-$5 a month and the channels would still be allowed to show advertisements. So you wouldn’t even be able to escape that annoyance by coughing up a fee.
The site has been teasing this change for a while and it is said to be an experiment for now. Essentially what it would mean is that popular channels can charge subscription fees which YouTube would get a cut of. They would also still get a cut of the ad revenue which is already lucrative. It is just a case of greed and users are likely to resist such a change strongly.


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THE PENSION POT: With annual wage inflation of about 4% (and if you believe Gordon Brown, general inflation of less than 2.5%) the MPs’ demand is absurd, but when considered in relation to MPs’ gold-plated pension arrangements, it beggars belief.
Actuaries estimate that the capitalised value of an MP’s pension at 60 years of age with 30 years service to be about £1m, and a pay increase would increase the value to around £1.7m. Before the recently announced additional £10,000 communication allowance, MPs claimed an average £131,000 expenses in a single year, a significant amount spent on goods and services that would otherwise have to be paid for out of taxed income. I despaired when I read that a senior Labour…


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WASHINGTON (Oct. 15, 2010)—The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act into alleged unfair trade practices in China's “green” technology sector.
Section 301 allows the U.S. to impose trade sanctions against foreign countries that violate international trade agreements or encourage trade practices that discriminate against U.S. commerce.
The United Steelworkers sent USTR a 5,800-page petition Sept. 9, accusing China of discriminating against U.S. commerce in alternative and renewable energy products ranging from solar panels and wind turbines to advanced batteries and energy-efficient vehicles.
Among other things, the USW said, China restricted access to critical materials mined or produced within its borders; granted subsidies to domestic green technology companies contingent on export performance or domestic contest; and discriminated against imported goods and foreign firms.
“Green technology will be an engine for jobs in the future, and this administration is committed to ensuring a level playing field for American workers, businesses and green technology entrepreneurs,” said U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. “We take the USW's claims very seriously, and we are vigorously investigating them, in light of the large number of allegations and the extensive documentation accompanying them.”
USW International President Leo W. Gerard applauded the USTR decision to open the investigation. “President Obama showed again today that fighting for U.S. workers and their jobs is his top priority,” Gerard said.
In April 2009, the USW petitioned the Obama administration for relief under Section 421 of the Trade Act, claiming that Chinese passenger and light truck tire imports were hurting the domestic tire manufacturing industry and causing widespread layoffs. Five months later, President Obama approved three years' worth of tariffs against Chinese tires.


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