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CVS Health today announced the official opening of its Digital Innovation Lab in Boston, a facility that is focused on developing cutting-edge digital services and personalized capabilities.
OSTON, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health (NYSE:
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"At CVS Health, everything we do is to help people on their path to better health, and digital technologies are an amazingly effective way to achieve this," said Brian Tilzer, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for CVS Health. "Digital technologies are ubiquitous and highly configurable — a powerful combination, because it allows us to empower our customers anytime and anywhere. That's why we are doubling our digital investment, anticipating our customers' increasing preference to manage their health digitally. The opening of this Innovation Lab is a significant step forward on this path."
The launch of the new Digital Innovation Lab is the latest manifestation of CVS Health's commitment to prioritizing digital health. The company has been increasingly focused on giving customers a connected health experience when, where and how people want by integrating its pharmacy and front-store experience, as well as through health tools and services offerings. The Digital Innovation Lab will embody the CVS Health digital team's mission to run like a startup, accelerating speed-to-market and impact of digital innovation across the enterprise, by using the resources of the Lab to rapidly test, improve and implement new programs.
"Boston's position as a hub for healthcare innovation, coupled with our belief in the transformational capabilities of digital technologies, makes it an ideal environment for CVS Health's new Digital Innovation Lab," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "We're proud to work alongside CVS Health to foster new advancements in the digital health space."
Primary focuses of the Lab will include the exploration of breakthroughs for digital health through innovation in mobile, personalization, multi-channel e-commerce, connected health and digital therapeutics. CVS Health will further its pace and breadth of innovation through partnerships with promising startups and mature companies alike in the digital and health care space.
The Lab is also committed to developing future-looking health care solutions. For example, CVS Health plans to introduce a wide array of new digital services in the coming year and beyond, ranging from beacon capabilities that allow customers to receive in-store pharmacy reminders, to applications that turn mobile phones into remote diagnostic tools. CVS Health services reach 100 million customers annually, meaning these innovations are poised to make a significant impact in helping people manage their health.
The Digital Innovation Lab, located at 116 Huntington Avenue in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, will ultimately employ up to 100 team members, complementing the work of the more than 100 digital professionals currently at the company's Digital Experience Center in Woonsocket. The company is actively recruiting talent with expertise in everything from application development and creative digital design, to engineering, coding, usability and customer experience.
For information about job openings and career opportunities at CVS Health, within the Digital team and beyond, please visit


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If you are looking for Latest iPhone on the market today, you have come to the right place. We display the newest iphone and ipad news here! Go ahead and read more about the topic: Apple starts assembling iPhone 14 in Brazil
China still accounts for most of Apple’s product production, including iPhone. However, in recent years, the company has been slowly trying to diversify its supply chain with the help of other countries. Now Apple has started assembling the iPhone 14 in Brazil as the company keeps shifting production from China.
iPhone 14 is now Made in Brazil
A reader of the Brazilian blog MacMagazine who recently purchased a blue 128GB iPhone 14 in Brazil was surprised to see on the box that the device was “Assembled in Brazil” by Foxconn Brazil, located in São Paulo. The device’s Part Number ends with “BR/A,” which confirms that it was assembled locally.
However, it seems that only the regular iPhone 14 is being assembled in Brazil so far, as we couldn’t find any of the 14 Pro models or even the 14 Plus with the “BR/A” identifier. iPhone models sold in Brazil that came from China are identified by “BZ/A” or “BE/A.”
This is not the first time that Apple assembles iPhones in Brazil. Last year, the company did the same with iPhone 13. iPhone SE is also assembled in Brazil, as the company focuses on assembling its less expensive devices in the country due to the local economic situation. For both Apple and customers, this is good news.
Brazil imposes high taxes on imported products, which includes pretty much every Apple device. For that reason, some companies invest in assembling their products in Brazil, as this grants a reduction in taxes to sell those products. The 128GB iPhone 14 costs R$7,599 ($1,520) in Brazil. However, customers can now find the same model for around R$5,000 ($1,000) in local retail stores.
Apple and China
Apple also benefits from producing iPhones in Brazil. That’s because the company has been trying to reduce its dependence on China. Apple’s facilities in China have been deeply impacted by the strict local COVID policies. At the same time, there are also political disputes affecting Apple’s suppliers.
Back in November, Apple warned investors and customers for the first time that the availability of the iPhone 14 Pro would be quite limited in the 2022 Holiday Season because of the situation in China. According to a recent report, Apple has tripled production of iPhones in India since then.
Even if the assembly of iPhones in Brazil is only focused on the local market, it can be enough to avoid supply shortages in the country. For the iPhone 15 later this year, Apple is hoping that assembly will begin in China and India simultaneously.
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Major Korean oil and chemical companies are expected to record an earnings shock in the first quarter of this year. Securities companies forecast that oil refiners’ operating profits have dropped by approximately 60 percent from a year earlier. Things are not much different for the chemical companies, which have suffered from an economic recession that started in China.
The business profits of all of the top three oil refiners in Korea – SK Innovation, GS Caltex, and S-Oil – are predicted to have been more than halved in Q1 with their refining margin standing at just 1 percent or so and their chemical business units remaining in a slump. Hyundai Oil Bank, which has focused on petroleum refinement, is expected to have posted less-than-expected earnings as well due to adverse business conditions.
SK Innovation earned 697.5 billion won (US$669.3 million) in operating profits in Q1 2013, but the amount for Q1 2014 is likely to be limited to about 250 billion won (US$240 million). GS Caltex’s and S-Oil’s profits are forecast to have dropped by around 60 percent, too.
“Oil refiners enjoyed sizable Q1 profits during the past couple of years, but things are likely to be different this year,” said SK Innovation, adding, “They used to make up for the oil refining losses by means of their profits from the chemical business, but the chemical divisions themselves are also struggling this year due to the decreasing demand in China.”
The chemical business above refers to paraxylene, which is used in manufacturing clothes and PET bottles. Its price has plunged recently as China, the largest export destination, cut its demand for the material. Specifically, the per-ton price was as high as US$1,400 last year, but has dropped to approximately US$1,100 until last month.
“The downturn in refining margin in March and the decreasing paraxylene demand are likely to result in more sluggish performance,” analyst Choi Ji-hwan at NH Investment & Securities explained, continuing, “Still, the paraxylene demand is expected to increase this year for at least some improvement in profitability.”
The outlook is gloomy for the chemical industry as well, with the slump in the Chinese economy leading to less demand for chemical products, inventory pileup and decreasing prices. As an example, the price of butadiene, which is a raw material for synthetic rubber, has declined by 10.1 percent during the past three months to affect the profitability of chemical companies.
Those with greater dependence on the petrochemical business such as LG Chem, Kumho Petrochemical, and Lotte Chemical are forecast to have been affected more. LG Chem’s operating profits are estimated at around 300 billion won (US$288 million), down by at least 100 billion won (US$95.9 million) from the previous year. The quarterly profits of Kumho Petrochemical, which relies heavily on the Chinese market, are estimated at 20 billion won (US$19 million) or so. The company posted 78 billion won (US$74 million) in business profits in Q1 2013.
According to KDB Daewoo Securities, Lotte Chemical is predicted to have earned 97 billion won (US$93 million) last quarter, whereas the amount reached 117 billion won (US$112 million) in the same period last year. Kumho Petrochemical’s profits are estimated to have dropped 80 percent to 16 billion won (US$15 million). “The remaining inventory in the synthetic rubber market of China seems to have affected our business until Q1,” the company said.
Nevertheless, the outlook is pretty bright for the photovoltaic sector, as business restructuring is in progress in China and the price of polysilicon is on the rise. Hanwha Chemical and OCI are likely to benefit from such trends.
Hanwha Chemical posted operating profits of 9 billion won (US$8.64 million) in Q1 and 34 billion won (US$32.6 million) in Q4 2013. However, the profits are likely to have increased to 40 billion won (US$38.4 million) in Q1 this year. “Although the chemical sector is still struggling due to the China factor, the demand for photovoltaic products is on a consistent rise,” the company explained.
“Hanwha Chemical succeeded in turning to a surplus in Q4 last year by excluding the one-off costs,” Shinhan Financial Investment analyst Lee Eung-joo mentioned, adding, “Now, the key is how successful its photovoltaic business has been in the first quarter of this year, and the consensus is that it has fared pretty well during the period.”


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Gander Outdoors, the reborn version of defunct Gander Mountain, opened its first store in Lakeville on Wednesday.
In addition to Lakeville, it was previously announced that the Forest Lake, Baxter, Bemidji and Hermantown stores in Minnesota and Fargo in North Dakota would also reopen.
St. Paul-based Gander Mountain died in bankruptcy earlier this year but its new owner, Camping World, is reopening about half the shuttered stores as Gander Outdoors, with many of the same outdoor recreation products.
Camping World Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest recreational vehicle seller, acquired Gander Mountain Co. in a bankruptcy auction last spring. The Illinois-based company is headed by Marcus Lemonis, the star of the CNBC show “The Profit.” Lemonis won the auction to acquire Gander Mountain and its Overton’s boating business for $35.4 million.


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Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his fellow Googlers helped debut the company’s crazy Google Glass project with an employee doing a real-time parachute jump while wearing the connected smart glasses.
For those who haven’t been keeping track, Project Glass’ sci-fi-looking glasses allow a person to do many of the things you do with your smartphone, except without the need of a separate device. Instead, you just wear these slightly dorky-looking glasses that have a heads-up display and a camera built in. In this case, the demo showed that real-time connectivity from someone else’s point of view can help create a breathtaking experience for others.
“We have something special for you,” Brin told the audience. “It’s a little time sensitive. This could go wrong in about 500 ways. Who wants to see a demo of Glass?”
The company then showed off how cool it is to share a real-time experience with…
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by Mark Cox • March 19, 2020
FalconStor’s new StorSafe offering leverages containerization with their VTL technology to produce an archiving solution aimed mainly at very long term retention.
It seems as if FalconStor has had more reboots than a superhero movie franchise. The company was a storage virtualization pioneer at its inception twenty years ago, although their market penetration never really came close to the initial reputation of its technology. They have been through multiple CEOs and multiple strategies. Now, however, they believe that they have created a differentiated solution that fits a clear market need with StorSafe, an archiving solution designed for very long term archiving needs. StorSafe updates FalconStor’s legacy virtual tape library technology to create what the company is terming the industry’s first enterprise-class persistent data storage container. It is available in beta today, with general availability slated for the second half of 2020.
“Over the last few years, the storage market has turned upside down,” said David Morris, Vice President, Global Product Strategy and Marketing at FalconStor. “The business has shifted out from a lot of people in storage in the last few years.”
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LimeWire is teaming up with a slew of artists, together with Travis Barker, Brandy, Nicky Jam and Dillon Francis, to launch non-fungible token (NFT) collections on its platform, the corporate introduced on Wednesday.
Previously often known as a peer-to-peer file sharing web site, LimeWire just lately made a comeback as a “digital collectibles market” centered on music tracks, movies, digital art work and fan experiences.
LimeWire has already partnered with greater than 100 artists, an organization spokesperson informed The Block. Of those, 25 are bigger “headliners,” together with acts like Travis Barker, Brandy, Nicky Jam, Aitch, Dillon Francis, FitLit Membership feat. Jim Jones, Maino, Dave East, Fabolous, Gramatik, 7 Aurelius and Elijah Blake.
The primary LimeWire artist drop shall be a group of seven NFTs on July 7 from Grammy-winning producer 7 Aurelius, which have been impressed by Kanye West’s Netflix documentary “Jeen-Yuhs.” These collectibles will include “masterpiece A.I.” pictures, brief movies and songs, in line with the press announcement. After that, the subsequent scheduled drops are from Gramatik on July 10 and Elijah Blake on July 12.
Drops from Travis Barker and Nicky Jam — two of the largest artists releasing NFT collections on LimeWire’s platform — haven’t been scheduled but. Nonetheless, they “can even happen throughout the subsequent few weeks” in line with the spokesperson.
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker will launch his first NFT assortment on LimeWire’s platform, which can give attention to behind-the-scenes studio footage. One fortunate individual can even be capable to purchase an 3D, animated NFT of Barker’s drum set that comes with the bodily instrument.
Brandy’s assortment shall be a collaboration with the Most likely Nothing undertaking from restaurateur and NFT creator Jeremy Fall. This NFT assortment will embody a “collaborative” bouquet of flowers and have spoken phrase from Brandy about psychological well being points, stated LimeWire’s assertion.
LimeWire was born within the early 2000s as a peer-to-peer file sharing platform. It was particularly in style for downloading music information earlier than smartphone apps like Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal turned ubiquitous. The corporate revealed in March that it could be making a comeback to give attention to digital collectibles, and in April introduced a $10.4 million token sale elevate led by Kraken Ventures, Arrington Capital and GSR.
LimeWire has formally picked Algorand to be its blockchain accomplice for its NFT collections, a spokesperson confirmed, noting that “the majority of NFTs minted instantly on the LimeWire platform shall be minted through Algorand.” Nonetheless, the corporate did launch a group of NFT avatars referred to as “LimeWire Originals” utilizing the Ethereum blockchain.
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ATI's new chip, called the Rage 128, will be essential to maintaining the company's current place as the largest graphics chip and add-in board vendor, analysts say. ATI's market share in overall desktop graphics chips has grown to 27 percent on the strength of its Rage family of chips, according to a recent report from Mercury Research.
However, competitors such as Nvidia, 3Dfx, 3Dlabs, and S3 are all nipping at ATI's heels with their own 128-bit graphics processors priced at $45 and under. And, in this market, a shift in the lead could occur quickly.
"This [the Rage 128] is ATI's next generation part. It's important to ATI now that they are in a market leadership position--they need to maintain their technology leadership to maintain sales," said Dean McCarron, an analyst with Mercury Research.
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After the main microprocessor, graphics chips are the most critical-and most hotly contested--piece of silicon in personal computers today. These chips handle the manipulation of images users see on their computer screens and are increasingly important as 3D games and DVD-ROM-based applications become more sophisticated and demanding.
While the main processors in most desktop PCs today can process 32 bits, or pieces, of information at a time, sophisticated graphics processors are now crunching 128 bits of data at a time for some functions and are already starting to find their way into new PCs.
ATI's new chips are due out in September, which is later than some of its competitors. However, most of these chips are arriving on the market too late to make it into PCs coming out this fall, according to McCarron.
ATI has a good chance at maintaining its momentum in the PC market because so far, the company has been able to supply chips that perform well enough st a price that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) find attractive, McCarron noted.
While ATI hasn't always been at the top in terms of performance, they have demonstrated that companies can become powerhouses by being involved in setting industry standards, said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Associates, a graphics market research firm.
"Companies can't stay king of the hill very long in this business, unfortunately," Peddie cautions. But his firm's research does currently show them as both the number one chip and graphics add-in card vendor, echoing Mercury Research' findings.
Now, with ATI's Rage 128GL the company will try and use its momentum to power the company's first graphics card for the workstation market.
Like the game market, competition here is fierce. HP, among other vendors, recently selected the Matrox G200 for new workstations being released this month. The G200, released in June, topped Mercury Research tests among available chip earlier this summer.
So far, Intel's entrant into the market, the Intel740, has not sold as well as industry analysts anticipated. So far, only one major computer vendor, Micron, uses the chip. Intel has been acquiring, or investing, in a number of third party graphics vendors but with this new generation of chips, the Intel740 will be further behind the pack. (Intel is an investor in CNET: The Computer Network.)
Intel's next major graphics release is expected in the first part of 1999. Rather than release a cutting-edge 3D chip, however, the company will release "Whitney," a chipset with integrated 3D performance for budget computers.
Competitors such as 3DLabs, meanwhile, are working on taking some of the work away from the main processor in a challenge to Intel's motherboard hegemony. Graphics chip vendors are looking at chip designs that would take over the geometry processing--the generation and movement of the polygons that make up the outline of an object-from the host CPU, because that is the main bottleneck in graphics performance these days, according to Mercury's McCarron.
Meanwhile, ATI's chip will power three new graphics accelerator cards from ATI and will also be offered in a version that can be used on PCs main circuit board. The Rage 128 will be able to process multiple pixels in each clock cycle for improved performance and can support of up to 32MB of fast graphics memory, compared to today's typical two or four megabytes. The chip can also be used to playback DVD titles using MPEG-2 compression.
ATI said the Rage 128 GL will ship in volume starting in September and will be priced at $40 in quantities of 10,000. The Rage 128 VR for use on main system boards will be priced at $30 in quantities of 10,000. These prices are comparable to the prices of parts from other vendors.
The GL chip will be offered in the Xpert board for consumers in a small or home office setting, the Rage Magnum for OEMs and graphics professionals, and the Rage Fury for the game market.
The Xpert 128 will be priced at $199 retail with 16MB of memory while the Rage Fury will be priced at $299 with 32MB of memory. No pricing was announced for the Rage Magnum. All add-in card products are expected to ship in October 1998.
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New cocoon deposit and silk processing•
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starting in top left and going clockwise: Bealanana farmer cleaning cocoons before selling to SEPALI; Filomena and his wife and close family; weighing the cocoons before payment.
New cocoon deposit in September 2020:
This year is special for Sepali Madagascar because we have noticed that the volume of raw cocoons deposited by the villagers are triple what they were last year. Therefore, Mr Filemona ( Who is a Bealanana farmer) has deposited 39 kilos of Ceranchia cocoons last month, which brings the total volume of his deposit up to 120 kilos. Using the money that he earns from selling raw cocoons to Sepali, Filemona is catching up his financial deficit, due to the crisis amid Covid 19. Usually, Filemona and his wife is farming crops such as Kassava, sweet potatoes etc…and farming 26 pigs to be sold before every Madagascar`s independence day (in June 26th). This year, the Independence Day celebration was canceled and that has effect on each household revenue. Fortunately, Sepali extended its purchasing capacity of raw cocoons to allow the villagers earning 28 USD per kilo of Ceranchia species; 10 USD/kilo of boroceras an Deborrea, 30 USD/kilo of bombyx and 60 USD/kilo of suraka.
During September , the Sepali Madagascar team is continuing to make product such as baskets, placemats and table runners. Since last year, Sepali has started to dye our silks with natural dyes such as plant-leaves, bark, roots and seeds. Therefore, a couple of color have been developed so far. Despite the difficulty of the shipment, we continue to go ahead and export our products to Walla Walla to be sold online.
On Behalf of the Sepali Madagascar team, I address a special thanks to All of you who contribute to make our program survived during this hard time that we are facing.
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Online shoppers may grab a bargain this Boxing Day without having to battle big crowds. The department store Myer is hoping to woo back customers and face the internet challenge by extending its traditional Boxing Day sale to the online arm of the retailer.
It is meant to be the season to be jolly, but sometimes getting your Chrissy shopping done can feel more like a hassle than festive experience.
And with the big day just around the corner, you may have noticed that the queue at your local department store has snaked its way outside and into the carpark.
But if ticking items off Santa's list is proving all too much there may be a way to still get the gift you want and save money.
This is the message coming from some of the country's major retailers that are hoping to woo customers with the promise of massive discounts and bargain basement prices this Boxing Day.
Fairfax reports that department stores, including Myer, are hoping to win back customers and boost sales figures by offering significant savings on big ticket purchases.
The announcement comes after a year of weakening sales, which has led Myer to announce that it will be closing under-performing stores across the country.
Bernie Brooks, chief executive of Myer, said the brand will launch one of its most aggressive stocktake sales in years in a bid to win back customers.
"I think we know that consumers are finding it pretty hard to part with their money," he told the SMH.
Myer is looking to break the so-called "recessionista" mentality that has swept over Australian consumers and arguably pushed sales down, as locals worry about the knock-on-effects economic problems in Europe and the US will have on domestic markets.
Helping Brooks overcome the problems retailers face when interacting with the newly risk-averse shopper is the company's three pronged marketing and sales campaign.
Building on the headway the brand has already made in the online sphere Mr Brooks hopes to combine both marketing channels to draw customers into Myer stores, as well as the company's 'deals of the day' initiative.
"It will give us, we think, the best results ever. We have spent a lot of time throwing it all out and starting again and it will look different, be different and fits in line with what people do with 'deals of a day' and add a whole new urgency to it," he asserted.
Savvy internet users will therefore be able to track down a deal online and avoid lengthy department store queues, which is a far cry from previous years when discounted items could only be purchased in bricks-and-mortar stores.


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Aluminum demand in July “appears to have grown at a double-digit annual pace for the third month running,” according to David Thurtell, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. in Singapore. He made his comments by e-mail after the International Aluminium Institute today said production averaged 70,200 metric tons a day in July. The output doesn’t include China, the world’s largest producer of the metal.
Industrial metals in London jumped the most in three years, led by copper and nickel, as European governments moved closer to containing the region’s debt crisis and manufacturing rebounded in China, the world’s top consumer.
Copper tumbled into a so-called bear market, slumping for a fifth day, after the Federal Reserve said that the U.S. economy faces “significant downside risks,” eroding prospects for industrial-metals demand.
Commodities increased for a second day as the Chinese currency strengthened beyond 6.4 per dollar for the first time in 17 years, raising the purchasing power of the world’s top consumer of energy and industrial metals.


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There appears to be no better way to get your current company to show just how much it loves you than by becoming the source of rumors that you're in the running to be the next CEO of Microsoft.
On Thursday came word via Bloomberg that Qualcomm Chief...
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During a conference call detailing a third-quarter profit of $1.3 billion, Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally said Thursday he plans to continue running the automaker, ending rumors he will be the next CEO of Microsoft Corp.
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As the tech giant looks for a new chief executive to regain some mojo, a super-weird video of current CEO Steve Ballmer and previous CEO Bill Gates dressed up as characters from the Austin Powers movies is circulating on the...
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Steve Ballmer is known for his outrageous keynote presentations, and at his final annual company meeting, the Microsoft chief executive made sure to deliver one more outrageous, teary-eyed speech.
Speaking to 13,000 Microsoft employees, Ballmer took...
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Creating some competition for AT&T, Kindle-maker Amazon.com Inc. tried out a proposed new wireless service earlier this year, Bloomberg reported.
With companies such as Amazon, Netflix and Google providing a growing array of data-hogging video services,...
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Microsoft's tumultuous fall on the stock market during the last 13 years has largely been fueled by missteps in the consumer products market.
Though Bill Gates had significant control until 2006, soon-departing Chief Executive Steve Ballmer ultimately...
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To replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, a Microsoft search committee plans to sort through a thicket of internal and external candidates. Options include technology visionaries with engineering backgrounds, longtime executives at Microsoft and folks...
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One of Silicon Valley's favorite hobbies is complaining endlessly about the rise of "patent trolls" and how they're destroying innovation.
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Nokia stole tech headlines Thursday with the unveiling of the Lumia 1020, a smartphone with a 41-megapixel sensor, while Microsoft announced a company restructuring.
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After the coffee. Before trying to enjoy the last day of May.
The Skinny: You know you're getting old when the idea of getting yet another box to make watching TV and finding content online easy just sounds like a lot of work. Friday's headlines include...
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SACRAMENTO — The most effective politician in Sacramento? There's no question. It's the mayor.
Kevin Johnson — K.J. as he became known during his pro basketball playing days — is indisputably the right mayor at the right time.


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Megan Fox has posed in stockings and suspenders for a raunchy new lingerie shoot a year after giving birth to her third child.
The Hollywood actress, 31, has stripped off to model sexy outfits for the underwear company she helped save from bankruptcy.
Megan, who welcomed her third child last August, looks sensational in the new shots for Frederick’s of Hollywood – the brand she now co-owns.
In the pictures, Megan models sexy bras and knickers, which she teams with saucy suspenders and stockings.
She is also seen showing off her trim figure in silky corsets.
Megan, who is a mum of three with boyfriend Brian Austin Green,
The Transformers star has shot her latest advert for US lingerie brand Frederick’s of Hollywood after she stepped in to buy a piece of the struggling company last year.


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Mustang sales numbers have been published for the month of July with Ford selling more than the previous year but a rather large decrease from the previous month. Sales of the Mustang for May and June were above the 10K mark showing us the 2013 Mustang had some appeal but that appeal wore off pretty quick as July numbers hit the skids. Check out the numbers below for a complete rundown.
Sales of the Ford Mustang for July of 2012 were 7,371 compared to 6,805 from July of 2011 showing a 8% increase in sales from the previous year. Year to date Mustang sales are 55,995 compared to 45,846 for 2011, which is a 22.1% increase over the previous year.
Month to Month sales of the Mustang were off sharply as June 2012 sales were 10,263 compared to July 2012 sales of 7,371 which is a 28% decrease.
Taking a look at the competition the Chevrolet Camaro sold 6,926 units and the Dodge Challenger sold 3,631 units for June.


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Last week, the necessary paperwork for demolition of the historic Landmark Sunshine Cinema was filed by its new owners. The permits for demolition were (sadly) approved and the theater will soon be turned into a brand new building complex of retail shops and offices.
Originally, the owners East End Capital and K Property Group were planning on sharing the three-story theater space with offices (salvaging the building’s historic element). However, they’ve now decided to tear it down completely.
The theater’s structure, which was originally built in 1898, has been an iconic establishment of the Lower East Side since. But according the 6sqft, “due to the building’s major alterations over time, it cannot be protected as a city landmark.”
East End Capital says plans for “139 East Houston will offer cutting-edge design from Roger Ferris Architecture, huge windows with expansive views, high ceilings and column-free efficient space – all on top of a subway stop in a unique and exciting location.”
Sunshine Cinema will officially close its doors at the end of January when their lease is up, and groundbreaking will begin in the second quarter of 2018.
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Bodoglife.com Entertainment announced today a plan to pull all its U.S.-facing gaming-related advertising, mostly for its free-play and educational site, Bodog.net. The advertising pullback, which is quite extensive, includes television, radio, magazine and newspapers in the U.S. market as the online gaming giant has chosen instead to focus its gaming and educational site advertising efforts on European and Asian markets in a strategic decision based on the entertainment company's long-term business objectives.
The digital entertainment powerhouse, which has become as well known for its television production, music distribution and other digital entertainment properties as it has for its world-class gaming enterprise, will continue to advertise its other digital entertainment products, including television, music and publishing, in North America and markets around the world.
http://www.Bodoglife.com Founder Calvin Ayre, citing current uncertainties in the U.S. market, said the recent legislation passed by Congress was a reason behind the decision. "Though the online gaming environment in the U.S. seems to be headed down a path toward eventual regulation, the current climate calls for even more focus of our gaming-related advertising dollars into markets that face Europe and Asia," says the billionaire founder of Bodoglife.com Entertainment. "We couldn't be better positioned to build upon our current success and growth and to continue our aggressive push toward international expansion into markets such as Europe and Asia."
Bodoglife.com's latest move should come as little surprise, as the digital entertainment company has been taking a multi-phased approach to expanding its product channels into international markets for the past several years, with Bodog Music and Bodog Television leading the way.
Bodog's international music distribution division, Bodog Music, currently has offices in Berlin, London and other international destinations. Bodog Television shows, including http://www.BodogFight.com and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker, are being distributed worldwide on cable, satellite, PPV and broadband to countries such as Japan and other regions of the world, including North America and Europe.
The latest announcement comes on the heels of Bodoglife.com Entertainment completing its relocation of its global head office and gaming operations from Costa Rica to Antigua. This was initiated as soon as Bodoglife.com acquired Betcorp's international infrastructure in mid-November. Bodoglife.com Entertainment will maintain offices in Costa Rica for some data entry as well as its charity foundation division and some of its television production division, which is working on or already producing four annual reality TV series. This content is distributed to millions of viewers around the world.
"This is another step aimed toward strengthening our business model," Ayre says. "This accords our gaming division a license in a safe, reliable and well-regulated jurisdiction and Antigua is also the right jurisdiction from where to run our European expansion."
The Calvin Ayre Foundation (CalvinAyreFoundation.com) will remain headquartered in Costa Rica and continue to provide support to disadvantaged locals, while continuing to lead various charitable initiatives in Costa Rica, North America and Asia.
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Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is located on the Kahnawake Reserve outside of Montreal, Canada, and is licensed there to offer gaming services from Kahnawake to users worldwide. Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is led by noted Canadian sportsman and First Nations' leader Alwyn Morris. The Bodog brand is operated for gaming in North America by Morris Mohawk Gaming Group under License. For more information please see http://www.MorrisMohawk.ca
Bodog, with its head office located in Antigua, is licensed in the United Kingdom and Antigua. Bodog Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre, recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling 2006 "Billionaires" issue. Bodog (http://www.bodoglife.com) offers a host of entertainment services, comprising: online gaming which includes Poker, Casino and a host of other gaming products; an international record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition and accompanying TV series, Bodog Battle; a publishing division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat; and an international television division, Bodog TV which produces reality series, such as Bodog Fight and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker. For more information, contact Media Relations at email@example.com.
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Assassin’s Creed Origins will be taking full advantage of the upcoming Xbox One X through dynamic scaling and a new report suggests that in addition to 4k/30 FPS the game will also feature 1080/60 FPS mode too. According to the report, Ubisoft itself has confirmed it at Fan Expo Canada.
The report comes from YouTuber DEE BATCH who revealed in his video that Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Origins will feature a 1080/60 FPS mode for Xbox One X in addition to the 4k/30 FPS. This option will be appreciated by those who prefer a smoother game experience.
Ubisoft has been praising the upcoming Xbox One X for its hardware and how it allows the studio to push the game’s visuals to its limits with a faster processor. “This is the one thing with the Xbox One X: we have more memory to play with, a faster processor, so we’re definitely able to push the limits of those visuals.”
To be able to show it off and see the sun flickering off the waters of the Nile, it’s breathtaking. I think it enhances the game and allows the game to shine at its best capacity. It’s great for us and great to show off our talented artists work.
Also, Ubisoft has confirmed that Tombs are returning in Assassin’s Creed Origins and this time the tombs will be based on real world tombs. Creative director Ashraf Ismail confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Origins will feature tombs that will feature a mix of puzzles and platforming, just like in Assassin’s Creed 2.
Also, Ubisoft has assured that the PC version of Assasin’s Creed Origins will not suffer like the past entries in the franchise. According to game director Ashraf Ismail, the studio is putting a lot of work in the PC version of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed.
Assassin’s Creed Origins is an upcoming action RPG in development at Ubisoft and is scheduled to launch on October 27, 2017, for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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The CEO of a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange has reportedly disappeared with $2 billion of investors' funds, leaving more than 300,000 users concerned about their money.
The crypto platform Thodex said it had been “temporarily closed” to address an “abnormal fluctuation in the company accounts,” according to a statement on its website. But local media reports claim the firm's founder, Faruk Fatih Ozer, has flown to Albania, sparking an ongoing international manhunt.
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The incident seemingly began on Wednesday (April 21) when Ozer disappeared; Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said that 62 people have since been questioned around his disappearance and the closure of the exchange.
However, Ozer himself said that the claims are "unfounded," posting a lengthy statement on the platform's website in which he maintains he traveled abroad to meet foreign investors, that only 30,000 out of 700,000 accounts have been affected by the "suspicious situation," and labels the allegations a "smear campaign against both myself and my company."
According to Bloomberg, Thodex recently offered new registrants millions of free Dogecoins, but many users alleged they haven’t received them.
The news comes amid turmoil over cryptocurrency in Turkey. Last week, the central bank pledged to tighten regulations around crypto trading. And on Friday another exchange, Vebitcoin, also halted operations; four employees were reportedly detained soon afterwards.


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Executive Viewpoint 2016 Prediction: CSG International – Three Predictions for Telecom
2015 was a big year for telecom, as mergers and acquisitions created a great deal of shake-up in the media landscape. From moves to merge Charter and Time Warner to AT&T and DirecTV, there is no doubt the industry is undergoing a major transformation to adapt to meet the demands of today’s consumers.
As we look toward 2016, service providers are increasingly pressed with the need to transform their business to better serve digital consumers, while also trying to manage traditional networks and systems. For a number of providers, this juggling act between “traditional” and “innovative” has become the new norm, but success has often been measured by a KPI-centric approach to operation and systems performance. In serving a more digitally-savvy and mobile consumer as we head into the new year, customer experience is emerging as a crucial metric, and is vital in creating a loyal customer base.
As service providers shift their focus, in order to introduce business models that best engage consumers and create steady revenue for 2016 and beyond, I predict three trends that will emerge to support the digital transformation:
1. A Focus on Improving the Quality of Experience (QoE)
According to Cisco, by 2019, consumer internet video traffic will be 80 percent of all consumer Internet traffic, making the Quality of Experience a crucial differentiator for digital service providers. QoE of streaming video in particular is directly impacted by video portability – consumers want to be able to watch at any time, from anywhere – they don’t want to be limited to viewing from their living room.
In 2016, service providers will focus on creating a seamless experience across devices – including phones, tablets, smart televisions and other streaming devices – that delivers a high level of QoE. Ensuring that consumers can use their services across devices and locations not only can reduce digital churn, but can create a more loyal customer who is willing to purchase additional services. If a provider can offer that same movie on any device using one digital login, the consumer will return for the ease and convenience of the experience.
2. A Shift to the Cloud
To drive better efficiency and true business outcomes, service providers need to embrace the shift to the cloud in the new year. IT departments are increasingly shifting from building their own infrastructures to consuming cloud-based solutions for PaaS and SaaS in order to expand offers and to speed up their go-to-market timing.
In the digital age, service providers need to take a new approach when thinking about the customer journey, and the people, process and technology that enable it. The cloud offers a new level of agility and flexibility to shape services in new ways that can help service providers capitalize on consumer demands.
3. Paving the Way for Innovation
To lead the charge in the growth and monetization of digital services in the new year, providers need to prioritize simplifying traditional services to drive down costs and create a balance between ordinary offerings and innovative ones. Creating an equilibrium between protecting traditional services revenue and creating a new, agile approach to the digital services business is critical to the provider’s long-term success. Whether this means exploring new business models or engaging with managed services providers, making room for innovation will be key for service providers in 2016 and beyond as digital services takes center stage.
As the telecom evolution continues to unfold in the new year, a focus on the customer experience is key for service providers looking to engage the next-generation consumers. By focusing on the quality of experience, implementation of new technologies, like cloud adoption, and balancing traditional and innovative offerings, service providers can position themselves for success in the new year.


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Yesterday I joined the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as the charity crushed hundreds of items of unwanted ivory to help protect elephants from the deadly ivory trade.
IFAW destroyed around 100kgs of ivory items ranging from whole elephant tusks to carvings and jewellery in spectacular fashion in London to raise awareness of the ivory trade and show support for elephant protection ahead of a major international summit on the issue.
Alarmingly, an elephant is killed every 15 minutes for its ivory. It is estimated that at least 25,000 elephants and up to 50,000 are slaughtered each year for their tusks.
I was very pleased to be able to support IFAW’s ivory destruction to raise awareness of this deadly trade which sees elephants killed for trinkets which nobody needs. It is fantastic that so much ivory has been donated by the UK public and put beyond use.


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After the sudden ban of cryptocurrency by the Central Bank of Nigeria, E-Naira was introduced as a legal alternative.
E-Naira is a digital currency that enables exchange between people online. It was invented in collaboration with the famous FINTECH company known as, Bitt inc.
Cryptocurrency was banned due to it not being issued by a renowned autonomy. This prompted the immediate creation of the e-naira.
It has been reported that the issue date for the e-naira has been set for October 1, 2021.
Listed features of the e-naira include the following:
- It works differently from cryptocurrency as it is issued by the government and a known autonomy (CBN)
- According to CBN, the e-Naira will provide help for financial inclusion and promote the progression of a cashless policy.
- It will not grow or increase in value like cryptocurrency but it will function the same way the Naira currency does.
- It will be associated with the Naira so it sticks with it in value, much like the cents-dollar relationship.
- It will identify as a legal tender for the entire country, it will possess a non-interest bearing Central bank Digital Currency status, a transaction limit for customers and a value-based transaction limit.
- The e-Naira will be created independently of bank accounts; the wallet will be created by financial institutions that will create customer identification through an application product interface.
- The e-Naira system will be subjected to a mandatory and comprehensive security check, all data and personally identifiable information (PII) will be excluded from the ledger.
- Increased cross-border trade.
- Cheaper and faster remittance inflows.
- Payment systems efficiency.
- Tax collection.
And many others.
Earlier in the year, the CBN directed Nigerian banks to close all accounts of individuals or organizations involved in cryptocurrency transactions and trading.
It warned about the risk cryptocurrencies pose, as they are not regulated.
CBN also warned that cryptocurrency would lead to loss of investment, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit fund flows and other fraudulent activities.
Bitt Inc. is a vital piece to the development and successful launch of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
They previously did the same for Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) on April 2021.


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Italy has always be envisioned as one of the most important fashion capitals.
Elegance, beauty, an ancient time that talks with contemporary age. While Milan still retains its crown as the official fashion destination, there is something moving outside its walls.
For this second time of the year, Modest fashion will be featured on the Italian runways.
Torino Fashion Week (TFW) will be the place to be, next 30th June and July 1st, at the occasion of the Modest fashion days organized by Islamic Fashion and Design Council (IFDC) , that for the 2nd year in a row, has renewed its partnership with the Italian city ,aiming to become the Fashion Mecca for the Modest Revolution.
Last year the event traced a mark , thanks to the aesthetic, beauty , colors, richness of the collections showcased for the first time on a special dedicated event.
This year the two Modest fashion days will introduce a first night , entirely dedicated to the USA Modest Designers and we will meet again the rocking style of Al Nisa’s collection , directly from Los Angeles, while the second night will bring to the stage an International flair, with designers coming from Middle East countries, such as Iran and UAE.
“Modesty has shown itself to be what it really is. It is fun, elegant, exciting, stylish, and everything that one would expect from fashion”, said Alia Khan, chairwoman of IFDC.
Embrace the style and dive into the beauty of Modesty, by following all the latest news, pictures, backstage and video that will broadcasted by theShukran , official Media Partner of Modest Fashion runways at TFW.
Enjoy the Modest movement!


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Microsofts revenue for the fiscal year to end June 2007 topped the $50 billion mark on the back of solid performances from its core operations and the release of Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007.
The software maker, based in Redmond, Wash., reported July 19 that revenue for the full fiscal year was $51.12 billion, 15 percent higher than it was the previous year.
Diluted earnings came in at $1.42 a share for the year, while Microsoft returned over the year some $31 billion in cash, or 175 percent of operating cash flow, to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends.
“Revenue growth was primarily driven by solid customer acceptance of these new products, as well as increasing sales of existing products such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio and Xbox 360 consoles,” Chris Liddell, Microsofts chief financial officer, said in a statement released after the markets had closed on Wall Street for the day.
The company also posted its financials for the fourth quarter of the financial year to June 30, in which revenue was up 13 percent to $13.37 billion over the same period of the previous year.
Diluted earnings for the quarter were 31 cents per share after the more than $1 billion in charges related to Xbox 360 warranty policies Microsoft came in for. Had those charges not been taken, earnings would have come in at 39 cents per share, an increase of 26 percent over the same period of the prior year when adjusted for certain items.
“Surpassing $50 billion in annual sales is a testament to the innovation and value that our product groups delivered into the marketplace, as well as the outstanding execution by our field sales, marketing teams and partners to bring that value to life with our customers,” Kevin Turner, Microsofts chief operating officer, said in a statement.
But Allan Krans, an analyst at Technology Business Research, believes the results reflect Microsofts strategy of gaining revenue at the expense of profitability. “Although Microsoft proudly proclaimed that its revenue for fiscal year 2007 passed the $50 billion mark, the achievement of that goal came at the expense of profitability,” he said.
“Despite billions of dollars of investment in its online and entertainment divisions, Microsoft has yet to turn these divisions into profitable growth engines that will drive the company through the next 10 years. … Its core operating system and productivity business remain strong in terms of profitability, but revenue growth over the next five years will be tied to sales of the underlying PC hardware, which is not expected to grow at high-single-digit rates after 2007,” he said.
Microsoft also faces serious competition in both the operating system and productivity markets from online competitors such as Google and open-source alternatives like Linux, while a possible erosion of its customer base would make it increasingly difficult to maintain strong domination of the desktop operating system and applications market, he said.
Krans also pointed out that on the same day that Google posted revenue growth of 58 percent and an operating margin of 33 percent, Microsofts online services division reported revenue growth of 18.6 percent from a much smaller base and negative operating margin of 34.7 percent for the quarter.
With regard to the competitive front, Krans said that while TBR does not believe the recent agreement between Google and Salesforce.com will have a significant impact on Microsoft, a stronger alliance between the two companies in the future would.
“If the two companies realize even moderate success working with each other under this agreement announced, there is potential for greater integration between Googles online application offerings and Salesforce.coms CRM services. Microsoft reported strong customer demand for accessing business applications through the familiar Office interface, and TBR believes a tighter integration between Google and Salesforce.com could provide similar functionality delivered via an online medium,” he said.
TBR expects Google and Salesforce.com to continue working in partnership over the next two years to leverage their respective strengths and move toward an integrated online product set that competes directly with Microsofts offerings, Krans said.
Looking to the 2008 fiscal year, Turner said the company would “continue to drive growth through new product offerings, such as Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, and Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM.”
CFO Liddell echoed that sentiment, saying the results for the fourth quarter “cap off an extremely strong fiscal year for the company. We have healthy core businesses and are strategically investing in growth opportunities, which will build on our success and contribute to continued double-digit revenue and earnings growth in fiscal year 2008.”
Microsofts management also gave its guidance for the current quarter of its 2008 fiscal year to Sept. 30. It expects revenue of $12.4 billion to $12.6 billion, with operating income of between $5.0 billion and $5.2 billion and diluted earnings per share of 38 to 40 cents.
For the full fiscal year to June 30, 2008, Microsofts management expects revenue of between $56.8 billion and $57.8 billion, with operating income of $22.2 billion to $22.7 billion and diluted earnings of $1.69 to $1.73 a share.


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Brazil is one of the world's top meat producers and exporters
March 18th, 2017 | 08:27 AM | 1304 views
An employee carries pieces of meat at a butchery in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The authorities in Brazil suspended 33 government officials amid allegations that some of the country's biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry for years.
Three meat processing plants have also been closed and another 18 are under scrutiny.
Much of the meat produced by the companies accused is exported to Europe and other parts of the world.
Brazil is the world's largest red meat exporter.
Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi will meet foreign ambassadors on Monday to reassure them and try to prevent sanctions being issued against Brazilian meat exporters.
Operation Weak Flesh was launched in the early hours of Friday in six Brazilian states after a two-year investigation.
Federal police carried out raids in 194 locations, deploying more than 1,000 officers.
The investigators allege that some managers bribed health inspectors and politicians to get government certificates for their products.
They accuse more than 30 companies of a number of unhygienic practices. Among them are JBS, the world's largest beef exporter, and BRF, the world's top poultry producer.
Brazilian federal police said they have evidence of at least 40 incidents.
A truck loaded with chickens arrives at JBS-Friboi chicken processing plant, in Samambaia, Federal District, Brazil on March 17, 2017Image copyrightAFP
Both JBS and BRF say they are co-operating with the police
"They used acid and other chemicals to mask the aspect of the product. In some cases, the products used were carcinogenic," the police said.
In other cases, potato, water and even cardboard paper was mixed with chicken meat to increase profits.
JBS said in a statement that it had followed rigorous quality standards and sanitary regulations.
It confirmed the raids, but said none of its top executives had been targeted.
BRF said it was co-operating with the investigation. The company also denied breaching regulations.
Brazil's then interim President Michel Temer (R) talks to his Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi during a Global Agribusiness Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 4 2016Image copyrightREUTERS
President Temer (right) appointed Mr Maggi (left) to his cabinet in May 2016
Prosecutors say a percentage of the bribe money was paid to two parties from the governing coalition: PP and President Michel Temer's PMDB.
Shares of JBS and BRF have fallen by 10% and 8% respectively in the Sao Paulo stock exchange following the announcement.
JBS has a net revenue of $55bn (£44bn). It exports to some 150 countries.
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NEW YORK — What type of company would best fit Tommy’s new tune — a hot surf brand, a men’s urban label, a Baby Boomer women’s line, a sports-oriented firm, a contemporary resource or an indie jeans line?
With about $420 million in cash, the troubled Tommy Hilfiger Corp. is eager to snatch up another company, and last month hired J.P. Morgan Chase to assist it in “exploring acquisitions of additional brands.”
WWD informally surveyed industry executives to see what type of acquisition the $1.89 billion Hilfiger should make, and whether it should buy one major brand or a group of smaller ones. Executives also were asked whether Hilfiger’s lack of a strong management team would be a hindrance in making an acquisition and whether it can successfully compete with such big guns as Liz Claiborne Inc., Kellwood Co. and Jones Apparel Group in the current rush for deals. Hilfiger’s chairman and chief executive officer, Joel Horowitz, plans to give up the ceo post when his contract expires in March 2004, and the company is searching for a new ceo.
Of course, a few industry experts insist that Hilfiger needs to fix its own brand first before it goes after other companies. The company, they believe, needs an effective leader to communicate with the stores its strategy on how it expects to improve its women’s, men’s and children’s businesses.
As reported, Hilfiger may be looking to acquire Andy Hilfiger’s company, Sweetface Fashion Co., which has the license to make the JLo range of products. Sweetface is expected to generate $175 million in retail volume this year with all its merchandise. In addition, Denise Seegal, president and ceo of Sweetface, could potentially be a candidate to run Hilfiger if Sweetface enters the fold.
Seegal told WWD, “We don’t comment on industry rumors.”
Prior to joining Sweetface, Seegal spent four years as president of Liz Claiborne Inc. During her tenure, Claiborne added $1 billion in top-line sales, licensing DKNY Jeans for women and men, launching DKNY Juniors and City DKNY; licensing Kenneth Cole and Kenneth Cole Reaction women’s wear; acquiring Sigrid Olsen, Lucky Brand, Laundry and Monet, as well as launching Crazy Horse for J.C. Penney and Niki Taylor for Target.
As for other potential targets, some executives believe Hilfiger should buy an urban lifestyle brand, while others think sports-surf companies would make the most synergistic sense. Most eliminated the idea of buying a retail chain, particularly because Hilfiger hasn’t had much success in the specialty store sector. For the most part, executives believe Hilfiger’s purchase should be a company with volume in excess of $100 million.
Edward Jones 3rd, chairman of Strategic Initiatives Group, a Dallas-based consulting firm, said, “I don’t think a luxury brand would be good. There are a couple of strong urban brands, like Sean John and Phat Farm. Those are perfect. Both do over $200 million in sales,” he said. “They personify the whole urban movement that’s not really urban anymore. It’s the new lifestyle brand. It’s in Tommy’s focus.”
“What you don’t want to do is swallow something too big,” said Elaine Hughes, president of E.A. Hughes & Co., a headhunting firm here. “There’s no leadership, and the division heads are very autonomous.”
She believes a surf brand, such as Quiksilver, would be a good fit. “It’s a hot category, and it would give Tommy a more contemporary point of view, rather than something that’s dated,” said Hughes.
Allan Ellinger, managing director of Marketing Management Group, doesn’t believe Hilfiger should buy a start-up coming or a young designer firm. “They’re too risky at this point. As a corporation, they should be looking at acquisitions that will allow them to use their existing corporate structure as a platform. They need to leverage what they have.” He said an acquisition should be able to share “the back of the house” with Hilfiger.
“Diesel would make a wonderful acquisition, and French Connection is underdeveloped as a U.S. business. You want to buy a business that doesn’t cannibalize the existing business. Tommy could acquire the Donna Karan business from LVMH [Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton]. It’s a different customer base. My assumption is anything in this business is for sale,” said Ellinger.
Another possibility could be Cynthia Rowley. “She’d make a great acquisition, but may be a little small. They could do a series of moderate-sized acquisitions,” Ellinger added. However, he wouldn’t recommend that Hilfiger acquire a “hot new jeans line.”
He agreed with Hughes that a surf brand would be of interest, and a brand like Quiksilver has “staying power.”
Marshal Cohen, co-president of NPD, the Port Washington, N.Y.-based market research firm, said, “What they need to do is diversify their portfolio without them being dependent on the younger female [fast-turning trendy] market and the lack of fashion in the middle male market. They are such an entrenched brand in the consumer’s mind, they’ll have a hard time reengineering the brand’s positioning. They need to put in new layers through acquisitions. If I were them, I would look to acquire brands that immediately identify with the midmarket woman, such as Eileen Fisher.
“I would also look at vertical retailers such as PacSun, Ann Taylor and Talbot’s. Look at the power of Abercrombie & Fitch and what they were able to do. There is no limit to Tommy’s ability and the wherewithal he has. He just needs the horsepower. There are people they can acquire. It’ll take a dramatic investment to do it.”
R. Fulton McDonald, president of International Business Development Corp., a consulting firm here, said, “If he has money in the bank, and his core brand is declining, he should buy something like Sean John or Phat Farm.” He said those brands not only appeal to the urban customer, but to the wealthy suburbanites, as well. “They’re going to get bigger and bigger,” he said.
“Style and design are much more sought after in the ethnic markets. We’ve seen that in cosmetics. The percentage of money [spent] is much higher in those markets. And there’s more money going into the community,” he added.
Two things are happening, said McDonald. “There’s the increasing emergence of the middle-class ethnic markets and the continued acceptance of urban looks in suburbia,” he explained. “They only need one acquisition, which doesn’t mean they couldn’t buy two. Tommy should buy himself back into the urban market. That’s where his success was.”
Andrew Jassin, managing director of the Jassin O’Rourke Group, a management consulting firm, said it makes the most sense for Hilfiger to acquire a company in the apparel, home, jewelry or footwear categories.
“If I were Tommy I would acquire a company in the modern-contemporary zone, which is doing well and is growing. It has to have critical mass. It can’t be doing less than $75 million. It wouldn’t make an impact on the bottom line. Doing over $150 million would be a better opportunity,” he said. He would recommend companies such as BCBG, Steve Madden Footwear, ABS, Garfield & Marks, Max Studio or Betsey Johnson.
One of the benefits of Steve Madden Footwear “is it would give him a parallel business that doesn’t compete for space,” said Jassin.
Asked whether Hilfiger can compete with companies such as Kellwood, Claiborne and Jones for acquisitions, given the strength of their management, Jassin said, “It’s all about the deal and a premium price. It’s about money.” In addition, he said Hilfiger also would offer stock in his company.
Jassin doesn’t feel that Hilfiger will go much further without management in play. “It doesn’t fare well not to have a leader,” he said.
“I believe a new ceo has to be in place [before Hilfiger makes any acquisitions],” said Gilbert Harrison, chairman of Financo Inc., an investment banking firm. “His vision, together with Tommy’s, will shape the future of the company. Is it a small acquisition or a larger, substantial acquisition, or will the ceo come from a company that’s been acquired?”
Todd Slater, an apparel analyst at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, said, “Scouring the market for possible acquisition targets should be at the bottom of Tommy’s to-do list. The company should keep its head down, bring in proven management that is compensated on results, and fix the underlying business.”
An investment banker, who also requested anonymity, said, “If I were Tommy, I’d go and buy Nautica. I’d make Tommy a bit more exclusive. I’d do special deals with Nautica for Target.”
Paul Altman, vice president of The Sage Group, a Los Angeles-based investment banking firm, said, “Hilfiger has the buying power to make an acquisition in the $500 million to $600 million range, but it wouldn’t want to do something nearly that size. It’s their first acquisition, and it puts pressure on the business. If it did a smaller deal, it could impress Wall Street. An accessories business would make them more attractive to another buyer,” he added.
One executive, who requested anonymity, told WWD that Hilfiger should be looking at companies that have “complementary skills and needs” to his company. He believes Sweetface would make a good acquisition and believes he could easily do that if he wants to.
“He could buy PacSun or Hot Topic. Maybe he can learn something. He’s tried retailing up and down and sideways and hasn’t succeeded. Phat Farm and Sean John fit into his fashion sensibility,” said the executive.
“It’s one thing to have a lot of cash in his hands, it’s another thing to deploy it in a way that makes sense. He doesn’t have to buy a problem,” he added. “It’s not the time to build a broken business. His business is maturing. He needs a business that has growth and horsepower. If he buys something, it would be nicer if it has management.”


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New Westminster looks at bike racks - on the streets
Cyclists may soon be locking their bikes to racks on the street.
New Westminster city council is considering a pilot project for on-street bicycle parking.
If approved, the proposal suggested by Coun. Jonathan Cote would follow in the footsteps of the City of Victoria.
Victoria successfully implemented on-street bike parking recently, said Cote.
On-street bike parking would require a car stall and meter to be removed, with the new bike rack taking its place.
“You take one parking space that’s straight parking, say on Victoria Street, then you’d put in a number of biking spaces,” said Cote.
Each spot would contain a rack that holds at least six bikes, according to Cote.
Specific locations haven’t been proposed yet, but Downtown business areas appear to be the most likely.
“We’ll try to find ideal locations where there’s a higher level of bikers and business that would be happy with bike parking, like in front of some local cafés,” said Cote.
A Columbia Street location has also been suggested by the New Westminster Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee.
“Sidewalks on commercial streets get cluttered with signs and bike racks,” said Cote. “It might be easier to pull up to one of these locations, and it would also be better for pedestrian traffic.”
The geography of New Westminster makes it harder for cyclists to get around, but the city has been working to promote bike use, said Cote.
At this point, there’s no estimated cost of implementing new bike racks or loss of revenue from taking out a parking meter.
“Removing a parking stall meter may mean some lost revenue but the rack is pretty simple [and low cost],” said Cote.
Andrew Feltham, chair of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition for New Westminster, is enthusiastic about the idea.
“It’s a low cost, creative solution (for providing more bike spaces),” said Feltham. “I think it’s a complement to other types of parking and would provide a lot of parking in a small space.”
In terms of safety, Feltham said he’d feel completely safe using on-street bike parking.
“I think if it was well designed there would be no safety concerns; it’s very visible so people can see it,” he said.
Feltham believes the move could actually increase business for local merchants.
“It wouldn’t block storefront views like a large paneled van might,” he said. “Car parking spots only use one vehicle. You potentially have a lot more people using it, attracting more business.”


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Not content with stopping at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase this week, Microsoft has revealed that a second presentation will follow on June 14.
The company calls it the Xbox Games Extended Showcase, but you won't get any new reveals here that we're not seeing in the main event or Summer Game Fest 2022. Outlined by Xbox Wire, this second presentation "will share new trailers, take deeper looks at the news from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase and speak with some of your favorite game creators."
Promising an "approximately" 90-minute broadcast, this basically means we're getting some extra footage and behind-the-scenes interviews. So, don't expect any flashy new trailers or surprise reveals during the Extended Showcase. The showcase goes live on June 14 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST.
A familiar approach
It's not the first time Microsoft has gone for the dual showcase approach. Last year saw some big announcements during the Xbox and Bethesda at E3 2021 event, which offered significant updates for games like Forza Horizon 5. And right after that event, developer Playground Games was interviewed during the follow-up Extended Showcase.
It's a complimentary approach that worked pretty well previously. It let Microsoft focus on the big reveals at the main event, but still catered to those looking for a more in-depth view at upcoming games. Judging by its statement, we can likely expect a similar approach for 2022.


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A recent report claimed that Apple is already testing iOS 9, the next-gen mobile operating system that’s supposed to be unveiled this summer and launch later in fall. Now, mobile app marketing platform Fiksu has confirmed that Apple is indeed testing the iOS on a variety of mobile devices including the brand new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The company says that it has spotted 145 distinct Identifier for Advertisers (IDFAs) so far this year belonging to iOS 9 devices, TechCrunch reports. It’s likely that each IDFA is tied to a distinct iOS device, as users generally don’t reset them — resetting the identifier for privacy reasons can be done, but it’s not a common activity that testers might be actually interested in.
According to the data, 63% of the spotted iOS 9 devices are iPhone 6 and/or iPhone 6 Plus models, 12% are iPad Air 2s, 12% are iPhone 5s units and 13% are “everything else.”
These iOS 9 devices have been spotted all over the world, including the U.S., China, Czech Republic and other countries, though 92% of sightings revealed U.S.-based devices.
In addition to iOS 9, Apple is also working on at least two iOS 8.x releases, including iOS 8.2 and iOS 8.3, with the former expected to soon enable Apple Watch functionality.


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VANCOUVER – Shares in Lululemon Athletic Inc. (TSX:LLL) closed lower Tuesday, a day after the yoga clothing maker recalled some its stretchy black pants because they were too see-through and warned the move would hurt sales.
The news came as the athletic clothing retailer prepared to report its quarterly results this week.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Howard Tubin noted it was the second product-related issue the company has had this year.
“Combine this with the problems they had with red and pink garments earlier this year and bears could start to weave a narrative that Lululemon is consistently encountering execution issues while growing,” Tubin wrote in a note to investors, referring to problems with bleeding in some of Lululemon’s coloured clothing.
“Bulls could easily counter that this is a company that is literally doing everything right to ensure the customer gets the best quality goods to protect its premium positioning.”
Keeping store shelves filled has also been a problem for Lululemon in the past.
In 2011, the company launched an initiative to boost its inventories to meet the growing demand of shoppers.
On Monday, the trendy retailer pulled its popular black Luon yoga pants from store shelves because the material used to make them was too sheer, showing off too much of their customers’ assets. The pants were also yanked from its showrooms and the company website.
The company, which has a devoted following, said it is working with its supplier and other manufacturers to replace the fabric and replenish the inventory as quickly as possible.
“The ingredients, weight and longevity qualities of the pants remain the same but the coverage does not, resulting in a level of sheerness in some of our women’s black Luon bottoms that falls short of our very high standards,” the company said in a statement.
The affected merchandise represent approximately 17 per cent of all women’s long and cropped bottoms available in Lululemon stores, and Lululemon warns that the recall will result in a shortage of certain tighter styles.
Lululemon insisted it had not changed the specifications for the clothing and says the problem was with a manufacturer and supplier it has had since 2004.
But in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, the chief financial officer of Eclat Textile Co. of Taiwan denied responsibility.
“All shipments to Lululemon went through a certification process which Lululemon had approved,” Roger Lo told the newspaper. “All the pants were manufactured according to the requirements set out in the contract with Lululemon.”
The company says the pants being recalled were in stores beginning on March 1. Customers who think they may have bought the defective pants, either online or in stores, are welcome to return them for a full refund.
Up to March 17, Lululemon says it was on track for a comparable-store sales increase of 11 per cent on a constant dollar basis and revenue in a range of $350 million to $355 million for the first quarter of the year.
Lululemon now expects comparable-store sales to be up five to eight per cent and revenue in a range of $333 million to $343 million.
The company is expected to release its fourth-quarter results on Thursday.
Lululemon shares closed down $1.76 at $65.74 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.


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Ubisoft announces a VR “experience” for Assassin’s Creed to be released later this year, but it will be movie-related rather than tied to the game franchise.
It’s an odd feeling knowing there’s going to be no major Assassin’s Creed title released in 2016, but 2016 is an odd year in general. Even the prospective launch of a new Nintendo platform is being overwhelmed by the debut of high-end VR headsets for PC and PlayStation 4. Embracing the oddity of it all, Ubisoft helped announce today that there’s still something Assassin’s Creed related for later this year – a “VR experience.”
Yet even this VR experience, whatever exactly it turns out to be, isn’t what it seems at first. Firstly, it isn’t a game. Ubisoft has confirmed that it’s only interactive via a VR headset, not a controller. In fact, it’s not even Ubisoft that’s producing it, that task falls to Fox and Practical Magic. Naturally, whatever the studio is planning won’t be related to the video games at all. It will be associated with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed film.
Assassin’s Creed, starring Michael Fassbender as the film’s titular past-diving assassin, is planned for release in theaters starting on December 21. Considering there’s no game to help build hype for the movie, expect this VR experience to launch around a similar time. That way it will serve as general marketing, as well as a tie in to the gaming community.
Who knows how impactful this VR experience will end up being, however. After all, virtual reality is going to be a niche market for a while yet. That said, Fox will likely target low-end VR headsets like the GearVR or even Google’s Cardboard in order to get this VR experience out to the public. Considering that point, the experience may very well end up being free. Perhaps something along the lines of a trailer, but in VR.
Success as a marketing technique withstanding, the idea of a VR experience to go hand in hand with an Assassin’s Creed movie is exciting. After all, the premise of Assassin’s Creed in the first place is for someone to use technology in order to experience the lives of their ancestors. Being able to put on a VR headset and travel into a virtual Assassin’s Creed experience will be rather… meta.
For gamer’s specifically, perhaps it’s best to maintain an amount of skepticism here. Remember that this is not Ubisoft creating this VR experience, but rather the movie studio that licensed Assassin’s Creed.
And this is Fox we’re talking about. They’re not particularly well known for showing much respect to their licensed properties (looking at you, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man). The team at Ubisoft may find they gambled the Assassin’s Creed brand on a movie and didn’t come out ahead in 2017.
Assassin’s Creed, the movie, will be released on December 21 later this year. The VR experience to accompany the movie will also be released later this year.


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U.S. needs to take heed to these other countries! They have realized how hard it will be to enforce the UIGEA Bill. Wake up America and smell the roses, this is one bill that is almost impossible to enforce.
Jacek Kapica the Deputy Finance Minister stated in April there were plans to legalize online gambling by end of 2008.The previous conservative Law and Justice(PiS) ruled against legalizing online betting a year ago, saying the cost to the state would be tremendous.
According to the analysts any budget revenues from online gambling would be a lot lower than at first suspected, and that the cost of regulating it would be to high.
Kapica said: “We cannot control this process anyway and it is better that the budget at least derives some revenue from it,”
The Polish Press suggested that Poland’s change was influenced by European Court of Justice ruling that said that Italy may not use criminal law to ban foreign online gambling companies from attracting Italian players.
Now if the rest of the world would see it the same way, all of this could be settled quickly and easily!! Shows some countries are smarter than others huh?
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LP’s Q4 net loss widens
Louisiana-Pacific reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $46.6 million, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million in the prior-year quarter. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, LP reported net sales of $312 million, down 1.3% from $316 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.
“Demand for building products slowed in the fourth quarter due to seasonality and inventory reduction actions taken by our customers at year end,” said LP's CEO, Rick Frost. “For the full year, U.S. single-family housing starts were down 9% to a 50-year low, which made 2011 another tough year for LP. On the bright side, our South American operations had a record year of profitability, and LP ended 2012 with a strong balance sheet that included $340 million in cash.”
For the year ended Dec. 31, LP posted a net loss of $170.7 million compared with a net loss of $39.0 million in the prior year. Net sales for the year totaled $1.357 billion compared with $1.384 billion in 2010.
LP's OSB segment reported net sales for the fourth quarter of $131 million, up 3% from $127 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year, OSB reported sales of $542 million, down 10% from the prior year.
The company’s Siding segment reported net sales of $93 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 10% from $103 million in the year-ago fourth quarter. For the full year, Siding reported sales of $430 million, about flat from the prior year.
The Engineered Wood Products (EWP) segment reported sales in the fourth quarter of $46 million, down 6% from $49 million in the year-ago quarter. For the full year, EWP reported sales of $203 million, up 6% from the prior year.
The South America segment reported sales in the fourth quarter of 2011 of $34 million, up 34% percent from $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year, South America reported sales of $145 million, up 16% from the prior year.
“Recently, we have seen some hopeful signs of growth in the North American housing market, which is good news,” Frost added. “Because the economy is still fragile, with slow job growth and little progress made to address our country's underlying fiscal issues, we are planning on a slow recovery in 2012. Fortunately, our financial situation allows us to be prepared to satisfy market demand if housing is better than we expect.”


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December 18, 2017
Priceline plans world’s largest digital platform for experiences
Beginning in 2018, Rentalcars.com will join Booking.com, creating ‘BookingGo’ – a dedicated global ground transport business unit of Booking.com.Read more
Native advertising specialists Ampush has compiled some of statistics on how Facebook users engage with travel, providing some actionable conclusions for marketers looking to leverage the platform.
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- Increasing mobile spend means that 50% of digital budgets will move to mobile by 2017.
- Travel is the #1 shared topic on the platform.
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Tess van Straaten is firing back at criticism over her "inappropriate" dress.
On Sunday, the Canadian newscaster took to Twitter to fire back after being shamed for wearing a sleeveless dress on the air. The British Columbia-based newscaster shared a photo of the negative feedback she received alongside a photo of the "inappropriate" dress in question.
"I find it inappropriate for Tess van Straaten to still wear sleeveless tops in the wintertime to report on the weather," the commenter wrote. "In my opinion, she should be wearing a suit jacket and look more professional like other newscasters around the world. Sorry for the negative comment, but it is almost upsetting to see what she is wearing."
"This is what women in broadcasting sadly still face in 2023," Van Straaten clapped back. "Do you think my dress is 'almost upsetting'?"
The CHEK News personality doubled down in a second tweet, explaining that while she "used to just ignore comments like this," she recently "decided to start calling them out."
"We need to stand up and speak out so that things change. It’s truly heartbreaking to see what women in other parts of the world are faced with," she added. "I really have no words."
Van Straaten's tweets quickly gained support from fans who assured her that her outfit was far from inappropriate.
"It's a lovely dress and that person doesn't have nearly enough to worry about in their life if they're still enflamed by what a woman doing her job is wearing," one person tweeted, to which van Straaten replied:
"I'd planned to wear a blazer today but after that email, I think I may go sleeveless because I don't want them to think it impacted my wardrobe choice!"
"You're such a professional, and your arms showing shouldn’t even be part of the conversation," another penned.
"It is sad and ridiculous that people feel it is appropriate to comment on your choice of clothing like that," someone else wrote. "You always look poised and professional to me."
"Men don't usually get criticized for clothing in different public situations," one Twitter user pointed out. "Your dress is tasteful. Great design. Appropriate."
This isn't the first time that a woman in broadcasting has faced ridicule for her on-air look.
In 2019, Canadian meteorologist hit back at critics who body shamed her.
And just last year, Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee slammed a troll who said she dressed "like a streetwalker."


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‘CryptoPunk’ NFT digital artwork sells for $11.8 million, says Sotheby’s
A non-fungible token (NFT) of a digital artwork called a “CryptoPunk” was sold for $11.8 million on Thursday, according to a tweet by auction house Sotheby’s.
The NFT -- a blockchain-based asset which certifies ownership of a digital object -- was sold as part of the Sotheby’s online auction “Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale,” which runs from June 3-10 and features work by 27 digital artists.
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CryptoPunks are a series of 10,000 unique pixel-art characters made by Larva Labs in 2017. The individual one sold by Sotheby’s -- “CryptoPunk #7523” -- is of the sought-after Alien variety with blue-green skin, and wearing a medical mask.
Two other Alien CryptoPunk NFTs have sold for more than $7 million each in previous sales. Anyone can view the artworks the NFTs represent, but only the buyer has the official status of being the owner.
For each purchase, the NFT is sent to the buyer’s cryptocurrency wallet; no physical artwork changes hands.
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