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Half of the Spanish mushroom production comes from the region of Castile-La Mancha, where about 40,000 tons are harvested per year, with a turnover of 40 million Euro per year. These were the data reported by regional Councilor of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Francisco Martínez, who paid a visit to the family business Champiñones Cumar, in Villamalea, Albacete, founded in 1991 and specialized in the marketing of edible mushrooms.
The Councilor stressed the importance of the existence of companies such as Cumar for the region, as the product is brought to the shelves of retailers nationwide with the name of Castile-La Mancha on the label.
Martínez said that this crop creates jobs both in the handling and processing and in the cultivation itself, and that companies like Cumar "are generating employment and making rural development possible."
The head of Agriculture thanked general director Carlos Gómez for the invitation to the visit, in which the mayor of Villamalea, Ana Teresa García, was also present.


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When: Nov. 14-Jan. 1 2015
Back in October, a holiday villain, whose heart was two sizes too small, tried to steal Christmas by snagging 1,900 feet of power cord from the Holiday Festival of Lights. Despite this grinch’s efforts, the 25th Festival of Lights will turn James Island County Park into a holiday wonderland — and it’s only grown in size from the 18 light displays that it started with. This year at the festival, you can see over 700 displays and two million lights on the three-mile driving tour. You can also park your car for even more festive fun at the Winter Wonderland, which features a sand sculpture made out of 50 tons of sand, treats from Santa’s Sweet Shoppe, and a train that’ll give guests a closer look at the displays. Head to Santa’s Village for pictures with jolly old St. Nick himself, a Victorian-style carousel, and giant greeting cards created by local students. In honor of the festival’s 25th year, there will be some contests, giveaways, and new attractions. Each evening, one car will be randomly selected to receive a special gift valued at $25 or more from one of the festival sponsors. There will also be a cruise sweepstakes; anyone can enter to win a five-night Carnival cruise at the Charleston County Parks website through Dec. 31. “We have a new photo-op area that is actually hilarious,” says Sarah Reynolds, public information coordinator for the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission. “You can take a picture in a sleigh and there’s a green screen behind it, so it looks like you’re flying over all of Charleston.” Additionally, there will be a new gift shop, some new lights displays, and on the busiest nights, new compost bins available to collect on-site food waste from Santa’s sweet shoppes. Monday through Thursday, bring a donation for the Lowcountry Food Bank for a $5 discount on admission to the festival.
Price: $15/vehicle of 15 or less, $40/vehicle with 16-30 guests, $100/vehicle with 31 or more guests

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"Diet is the primary factor in reducing high cholesterol levels, and education of the public will help," says Jean L. Johnson of the American Heart Association.
The education process can begin this Sunday at the Hechinger Mall Safeway, Benning and Bladensburg roads NE, where shoppers can take recorded, museum-style tours to teach them how to shop for healthy foods. Heart symbols are placed throughout the store, and customers stop at each heart to hear recorded messages about the foods in that aisle.
A recent Food and Drug Administration poll prompted the heart assocation to establish an annual food festival to focus national attention on the importance of eating foods low in cholesterol and fat. The festival will take place Sept. 8 through 14.
"The optimum for adults under the age of 30 is to have a blood cholesterol level of 180 milligrams, and 200 milligrams for people 30 and older," says Johnson. "Cholesterol intake should be limited to no more than 300 milligrams per day."
The tour is helpful because it points out some common food myths. "People always say they don't eat pork because it has too much fat," says Johnson, "but pork loin a lean pork chop has less than some cuts of beef." Pork loin has 16 percent fat, compared with 33 percent for a steak or rib roast.
"Fruit yogurt is not as low in calories as some people think," Johnson continues. "We suggest buying plain yogurt and mixing it with fresh fruit."
Tours will begin Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Other food festival programs will be at some Giant food stores in the suburbs. For more information, call: 337-6400.


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In print or in their many digital products and marketing strategies, advertising in a local newspaper works.
The latest marketing campaign being rolled out by America's Newspapers highlights the value of newspaper advertising — as the trusted source in the local community.
NNA salutes bill supporting journalism
National Newspaper Association last week announced its support for a new to assist local newspapers. SDNA supports the bill as well and is urging Rep. Dusty Johnson to co-sponsor.
The legislation would set up three tax credits to encourage support for journalism:
A credit for subscribers who help to support local news-gathering by subscribing;
A five-year refundable credit for publishers to help them hire and retain journalists;
A credit for small and medium-sized businesses that advertise in local newspapers and other local media.
There is no better source of information about a community than its newspaper
That’s the sentiment of J. Louis Mullen, the new owner of the Emmons County Record in Linton, North Dakota, and the Prairie Pioneer in Pollock, South Dakota.
Mullen purchased the two newspapers on July 1 from long-time owners Allan and Leah Burke. After more than three decades of running newspapers, the Burkes decided it was time to enjoy retirement.
Julie Bergman of Grimes, McGovern & Associates represented the Burkes in the sale.
The Burkes purchased the Prairie Pioneer on Oct. 1, 1987, and the Emmons County Record on Oct. 1, 1993. Leah and Allan both had journalism backgrounds.


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Thank you for your commentary on the state of Miracle Mile and the ongoing zoning battle between city officials and residents. You end your commentary by saying, “Start over, Coral Gables, because everyone in town has a stake in keeping The City Beautiful a beautiful city.”
Yes. Miracle Mile needs a start over of historic proportion. Miracle Mile has struggled with heritage-identity since its inception. In the 1920s, city founder George Merrick established the business section of Coral Gables and planted seeds for its healthy development. In the 1940s developers led by George Zain saw the potential for the four-blocks of undeveloped commercial property and began working to develop a “miracle mile” as a unique shopping experience.
In the 1980s, the historic preservation movement was at-large in Coral Gables and the public was voicing concern over modern highrises changing the character of the Downtown area. In response, a 70-foot (three stories) height restriction was placed on properties fronting the Mile. Forty years later, the area’s historical identity and character is once again threatened.
Miracle Mile, according to the historical marker erected a few years ago is “composed of small boutiques in the heart of the Central Business District and is one of the few remaining developments of its type that has maintained its original purpose and significance in the continental United States.” Sadly, the area’s historical value has been at best largely misunderstood or at worst completely ignored. Either way, it has been a missed economic gain for the City of Coral Gables.
According to a study commissioned by the U.S Chamber of Commerce, American towns that make historic preservation a priority enjoy an economic dividend to the local economy.
Additionally, heritage tourism has a greater impact on a local economy with heritage tourists spending 15 percent more than non-heritage tourists. Small and local businesses often show a preference for locating in historic commercial areas. In study after study, the rate of value increase in historic districts outperforms the market as a whole.
As a matter of fact, just recently Miami Beach commissioners proposed creating a heritage business status that would recognize local businesses that meet certain requirements including “contributing to the history or identity of a particular neighborhood or community.”
In contrast, our city government continues to follow a losing proposition when it comes to the historically significant Miracle Mile. The most recent experiment was spending millions of tax-payer dollars in a streetscape project that failed to revitalize the commercial district.
And to your point, a proposed zoning change will irreparably change the historical integrity of the Downtown community. Commissioners must not approve the remote parking option that will allow developers to build up to seven stories on the Mile.
Years of closed streets has only led to closed shops. Whoever proposed aesthetics over assets missed the big picture and did not understand the economic value of a historic Miracle Mile. Dollars spent removing parking [ironic], widening sidewalks, and adding new paving, did not draw the economic relief so heralded. Neither will a zoning change to allow taller buildings. A mixed-use component has not succeeded in stimulating retail to the area nor will it draw retailers. There is a concept in economics called “revealed preference” — consumers reveal their preference through their economic decisions. According to the U.S. Chamber study, “in cities large and small, consumers prefer living, shopping, visiting, and locating their businesses in historic neighborhoods. That built history in your community is not nostalgia — it is an economic asset.”
Miracle Mile enjoyed its heyday after World War II as a unique shopping destination that is “one of a few still remaining in the continental United States.” This economic asset has been ignored. Today elected officials, city administrators, and business leaders call for the modernization of Miracle Mile. This misaligned thinking goes in contrast to the U.S. Chamber’s study that supports making historic preservation an economic priority.
Historic Miracle Mile has been misrepresented for too long. Reimagining the Mile as a historic commercial district offering a unique boutique shopping experience will be good for business. Studies support historic districts outperform the market as a whole. And Miracle Mile can thrive if its heritage is preserved and promoted.
Dr. Karelia Martinez Carbonell,
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But a recent study by the non-profit Checkbook.org shows that making a few calls can really pay off for both your pet and your pocketbook.
Checkbook asked more than 10,000 pet owners in the Delaware Valley to rate more than 160 local veterinary clinics.
Then, they called around and got prices from those clinics for routine services, such as spaying, neutering and dental cleanings.
Robert Krughoff, Checkbook's President, says the findings were surprising.
"So for instance, to neuter a 30-pound, 6-month-old dog, Checkbook found prices ranging from, $100 up to $555 dollars for exactly the same service," Krughoff explains. "Dramatic differences is price. And we found this again and again for different types of service."
Further, they found no correlation between quality and price.
Krughoff says, "Some of the lowest-priced vets were among some of the highest rated in terms of what the customer said about them, in terms of the quality of care and advice that they got from those vets."
Krughoff says pet owners can also save by keeping up on preventive care and by seeing if vets will consult over the phone, instead of insisting on office visits.
And there's nothing stopping you from getting price quotes for routine services yourself, which are a good indicator of that clinic's general pricing.
"If a vet has good prices on routine things like neutering and teeth-cleaning and things like that." Krughoff says, "You can be pretty sure that the vet is going to have reasonable prices on the things that you can't know in advance."
To read more about Checkbook.org's survey of veterinarians, click here.


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By Mike Puglia, Chief Strategy Officer, Kaseya
The UK’s SMEs face high inflation and challenging economic conditions after coping with post-pandemic supply chain challenges and Ukraine war disruptions. Even before the BoE’s latest forecast of 13.3% inflation, SMEs expected to lose business as consumers and businesses rein in their expenditures, with Mastercard’s Strive Business Barometer revealing that 42% of SMEs see inflation as the biggest threat. If the pandemic taught us anything, it was the importance of technology to stay in business. Restaurants shifted to online orders, gyms offered virtual classes and doctors relied on telehealth to treat patients. MSPs can leverage this digital transformation to support customers and help them grow their business. The Strive report also found businesses using technology are more optimistic about the future.
The opportunity is there for MSPs
Managed service providers (MSPs) should view the challenges facing SMEs as an opportunity. Their main role is to proactively manage SMEs’ IT infrastructure so that they can focus on business growth. MSPs have a more important role than ever in ensuring they are supporting their customers fully through the current uncertainty, while making sure that all the processes and systems they are delivering run at optimum levels of efficiency. Security is another major opportunity. With cyberattacks on the rise and constantly evolving, SMEs are turning to MSPs to help navigate cybersecurity as many understand the impact an attack can have on the business.
Automation, for example, can serve to streamline tasks and increase efficiencies, which is especially important during times of economic pressure and stretched budgets. When it comes to pricing, MSPs should offer flexible plans that benefit customers and guarantee long-term customer commitment, making it a win for both MSP and customer. Understanding clients’ needs should enable them to provide the services they need to overcome the current difficulties. This may include add-on services that improve their cybersecurity, password management or implementation of the technology that SMEs will need to help power their growth.
Considerations for MSPs
MSPs can also streamline service delivery to automate complex business workflows such as services provisioning, administration and support. By selecting an integrated IT and security management platform, MSPs can solve several critical challenges and enhance their businesses. These solutions bridge the gap between multiple platforms, applications and systems, improving transparency, reducing errors, facilitating greater communication between departments while improving processing speed. Additionally, MSPs can automate to streamline execution of security policies and backups, configuration of new network devices and servers, and take care of patching.
These integrated product suites reduce headaches associated with vendor fatigue and managing multiple vendors by completely commercially integrating product offerings. Technical integrations for automation also increase technician efficiency and allow staff to devote more time to places where they can add value through expertise. Intelligent integrations also give rise to utilising software to its fullest potential. And finally, suites that are priced right help MSPs with limited budgets continue to operate successfully.
Additionally, inflation is expected to increase costs for hardware, office leases and more, significantly impacting MSPs’ expenses. MSPs will need to maximise productivity by implementing automation and streamlined service delivery measures to eliminate manual processes like patching and reporting to allow technicians to focus on higher-level tasks that move the business forward, which, in turn, helps improve retention in an IT market with very low unemployment.
Automate patching to increase SME security and transform efficiency
MSPs need to remind clients that although it is a familiar process, neglect of patch management is all too easy, with potentially very damaging consequences. Application vulnerabilities, frequently caused by lack of patching, was identified as one of the most common causes of data breaches in 2022. When it comes to patching, consistency is key, with most completing this automated task every 30 days.
All organisations, including SMEs, use third-party software on their endpoints. Many know about the vulnerabilities that make the news and affect Windows and Mac operating systems, but not patching other systems can account for the vast majority of vulnerabilities released by cybercriminals yearly. This is the biggest blind spot affecting SMEs that need to realise that patching only their operating systems isn’t enough to ensure tech stack security.
It takes 15 days on average to patch a vulnerability that is being used in active attacks, according to data collected by Google’s Project Zero. The challenge is even more daunting for SMEs, which struggle for resources and talent. The result is that hackers manage to discover and exploit vulnerabilities before such organisations patch them.
Further use of automation to benefit SMEs
One of the most common examples of streamlined service delivery is service desk automation, which businesses can employ to receive and organise queries, emails and customer grievances. It works well with routine tasks such as IT-related on-boarding and off-boarding, password-resets and data management. Automating and streamlining has many benefits including lower operational costs, reduced errors, quicker detection and response, and improved service-levels for end users. It provides a leaner and a more standardised IT infrastructure.
Time to take the initiative
In a period of high inflation, potential recession, global supply chain difficulties and geo-political friction, MSPs’ SME customers are likely to be nervous about extra expenditures and where they should invest for the future. However, many see investment in technology as the route to growth, despite all the current challenges. One of the biggest places in which SMEs can realise return on investment is in technology, which ultimately drives efficiency during periods of economic downturn. In this context, MSPs need to take the initiative, reminding SMEs of the ever-growing scale of cyber-threats and of the immense opportunities to streamline security processes. But to do so, MSPs will need to enhance their own technology stacks and take on a more proactive advisory role to their customers.
By offering customer-specific advice, technology and services to SMEs, MSPs can ensure that their customers become more secure and efficient during uncertain times. This will enable MSPs to become trusted partners for the longer term, protecting their customer base through an exceptionally tough period while sustaining their own revenues and growth.


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80 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2021. What does this say about Britain’s appetite for risk and are company founders putting all their chips on the table?
Over half (57%) of Britain’s entrepreneurs are “very willing” to put their personal finances at risk to pursue their dreams of becoming a business success, according to new research conducted by price comparison site, NerdWallet.
Meanwhile, more than 2 in 5 (42%) of startup and freelance founders read business magazines/pages to help them achieve startup success. Yet, most have no formal training. nor a business degree.
This is at a time when entrepreneurship is booming, with a recent study by iwoca (based on the latest Companies House data) revealing that almost 80 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2021; a rise of 32% compared to 2019.
It would seem that many business owners are willing to take these risks because they are unsure how to manage their personal finances and secure financial backing in order to grow their companies and turn a profit.
How risk-averse are British freelancers and small business founders?
With 66% of entrepreneurs choosing to start their own business in a bid to achieve financial freedom, NerdWallet’s survey reported an attitude of ambitious risk-taking when it comes to personal finances among British business owners.
- 31% were willing to put their house on the line to make their business sustainable; with a further 45% giving it some serious thought.
- 36% were willing to risk their life savings to go all-in on their business venture; with 42% giving it some serious thought.
- 35% are not afraid to take on a massive loan to make their #BossLife dream a reality; with a further 44% giving it some serious thought.
Many of the business owners surveyed have experienced challenges with securing financial backing (52%), choosing the right business insurance (31%) and growing their business to a point it turned a profit (40%).
That said, significant compromises were made by many of them who admitted that they felt “daunted” by the financial risks involved.
These risks they took to see their business through its first year:
- living from paycheck to paycheck (33%)
- borrowing from friends and family (33%)
- taking on a major loan (35%), or putting their life savings (36%)
- mortgage (32%) or house on the line (31%),
Is being your own boss becoming “glamorised” on social media?
Although 16% of respondents had a business degree, the majority went into their new ventures with no formal training. 54% sought the counsel of financial advisers, 43% turned to banks/insurers, 42% read business magazines, and 39% took on a business mentor or coach to help them achieve startup success.
Despite 91% of respondents feeling that being your own boss is “glamourised” on social media or in popular culture, only 28% turned to celebrities, influencers or Instagrammers for business tips.
“It’s clear that entrepreneurial spirit is alive across the United Kingdom, and it’s great to see that so many business owners are willing to give it all they’ve got to make their dreams become a reality,” said Denise Ko Genovese, a Senior Personal Finance Expert at NerdWallet.
Are financial experts worth the money?
“But our research also highlights that in order to reach their goals, these budding entrepreneurs and small business owners need the help of financial experts, from banks and insurers to business mentors and advisers, to ensure that their money is being put to good use and takes them in the right direction.”
Despite the many challenges thrown at modern business owners, 91% surveyed said they feel more optimistic now than pre-pandemic and, no matter how tough the business landscape is post-lockdown, 94% said they’d still do it all over again, reflecting just how strong entrepreneurial spirit in the UK remains.
“The resilience and optimism shown by entrepreneurs, and business owners as whole, is admirable, and bodes well for the country’s future and post-pandemic recovery,” said Ko Genovese.


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Bigger freight trains have started full operations between Southampton and the West Midlands following the completion of a multi-million pound rail upgrade.
The move is expected to provide a £374m boost for the economy and help to keep down the cost of everyday goods in shops across the UK.
The scheme allows freight trains to move goods, including food, clothing, electronics and other consumer products, around Britain in a quicker, cheaper, greener and more practical way using the larger, modern containers.
It is estimated that the upgrade will also remove up to 50,000 container lorries from the roads each year.
The project involved knocking down and rebuilding 16 bridges, lowering or slewing the track in 22 places, adjusting 11 station canopies and two station platforms, and setting the track through Southampton Tunnel in concrete to create more space for the larger containers to pass through on standard freight wagons.
The project has been completed more than £11.5m under the original £71m budget, largely as a result of the approach used to lower the tracks through Southampton Tunnel.
Transport minister Theresa Villiers said: “Ensuring economic stability and growth is vital and one way to achieve this is by investing in the UK’s rail freight network. That’s why we have provided £43m of funding to upgrade this important rail link between Southampton and the West Midlands, which will enable more goods to be transported across the country faster and more efficiently.”
Robin Gisby, Network Rail’s director of operations and customer services, said: “Britain relies on rail freight, with more and more companies switching to rail and reaping the economic and environmental benefits. The upgrade of the route from Southampton to Nuneaton was vital to keep rail competitive as an efficient and cost effective way to transport goods. It will also bring the added benefits of reduced carbon emissions and traffic congestion.
“Increasingly rail freight is playing an indispensable role in everyday life. For example, it delivers goods to stock our shops and supermarkets, coal to provide electricity to power the nation and aggregates for major industries. With the added environmental, efficiency and economic benefits it brings, continued investment, such as we’ve seen here, is essential.”
The Port of Southampton is home to the UK’s second largest deep-sea container terminal and a key entry point for millions of imported products which are used by consumers and businesses across Britain.
Currently around 25 per cent of containers which are handled at Southampton are moved by rail. To increase this it was necessary to upgrade the railway to be able to carry modern high-cube containers on standard wagons, which are the most economical method for shipping goods, particularly from the Far East.
Rob Douglas, chairman of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), said: “Southampton is a global gateway to the economy of the South East and we are delighted our £4.9m investment, together with that of Advantage West Midlands, has helped deliver this new railway upgrade, which will help boost the economic performance of the area while easing congestion on the roads and reducing emissions. It will have a significant impact on the future economic success of the country and firmly place the South East on the global map of the internationally competitive rail freight industry as it opens the port to the West Midlands and beyond.”
Doug Morrison, port director, ABP Southampton, added: “In our 20-year Port master plan published last year, we stated our ambition to increase the proportion of containers carried by rail to 40 per cent. This will reduce the number of containers that would otherwise be seen on local roads and the motorway network. The works are an essential starting point for us to achieve the 40 per cent target and, when the container berth for mega-ships is completed in 2013, this new infrastructure will help support UK economic growth in years to come.”


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Streaming giant Netflix confirmed that the company laid off approximately 150 employees after losing subscribers for the first time in a decade.
The employee cuts largely affected its office in California which makes up around 2% of the company’s North American workforce.
Netflix recently stunned the streaming industry by revealing that it had lost 200,000 members in the first three months of 2022, with another two million set to leave in the next quarter.
“Unfortunately I, too, was affected by the Netflix layoffs today. It was a wild ride and I’m really proud of the work that I did,” said former Netflix employee Madelyn Chung on Twitter.
Netflix’s market value was recuded by nearly $60 billion when worried investors pulled out of the company after the reported losses.
While Netflix continues to be the apparent market leader with 220 million users worldwide, it has experienced severe competition in recent years with the introduction of alternative services such as Disney Plus, HBO, and Amazon’s Prime Video.
The ongoing war in Ukraine also affected Netflix’s revenue when the company decided to pull out of Russia and lost 700,000 of its subscribers.
“We want our teams to do what is best for Netflix. This, in turn, generates a sense of responsibility, accountability and self-discipline that drives us to do great work,” said Netflix.
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Kanye West has slammed Adidas for their recently introduced Adilette 22 slide sandals, calling them a phony Yeezy created by Adidas themselves.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, the rapper included a photograph of the slides – which sold out immediately after their debut in May – as well as a message written to Adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted.
“I’m not standing for this blatant copying no more,” West wrote. “This is for everyone who wants to express themselves but feel they can’t cause they’ll (lose) their contract or be called crazy.”
West goes on to claim that the shoes reflect the disrespect that those in authority have for the gift, before calling them “a fake Yeezy”. West concludes the caption by inviting Rørsted to come to speak to him personally.
West is most likely drawing parallels between the Adilette and his own Yeezy Slide collection, which debuted in late 2019. Both shoes have a similar featherlight, slip-on shape, and come in an earthy, brown color, with Adilettes being significantly less expensive at $55 (£45).
They were released in partnership with Adidas, like with all of West’s Yeezy sneakers. West joined the brand in late 2013, and their first collection was released in 2015. According to the rules of West’s deal with Adidas, the rapper retains 100 percent ownership of Yeezy and complete creative control over the goods launched by the brand.
West returned to Instagram last month to participate in a makeover of McDonald’s packaging in partnership with Muji artificial creator Naoto Fukasawa. It comes after the rapper was barred from the social networking site in March for breaking its hate speech, bullying, and importunity policies.
West’s duet with the late XXXTentacion, ‘True Love,’ was also officially released last month to coincide with the talkie Look At Me XXXTentacion. The music initially featured on West’s ‘Donda 2’ and was thus exclusive to the Stem Player, which debuted alongside the rapper.


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Looking for the Old Town Emporium?
By Kristen Swing
People stopping by the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center on Boone Street may soon be stepping foot into the Old Town Emporium.
“We wanted to name our gift shop something that reflected Victorian, handmade, Appalachian — kind of everything pulled together,” said Amber Crumley, Visitors Center manager. “It’s just something to give the gift shop a little bit of identity.”
The town’s Visitors Center Committee initially planned to run a social media contest to name the gift shop located inside the facility, but a recommendation by gift shop manager Robin Goodman to name it the Old Town Emporium halted any such contest.
Committee members liked the name so much, Crumley said, that a memo already has been sent to Town Administrator Bob Browning requesting the name be approved by members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at their next meeting.
According to Crumley, the shop’s new name would be phased in over time through the use of social media, local publicity and stickers.
The Visitors Center will maintain its separate identity.
“We would be saying something like, ‘Visit the Old Town Emporium at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center,’” Crumley explained.
The gift shop sells approximately 800-900 items, including everything from books penned by local authors and clothing featuring Jonesborough’s name to consignment items such as photos and artwork done by area artists.
While the books seem to be the most popular items year-round, a unique looking hummingbird feeder is the top seller during the spring and summer, Crumley noted.
“As soon as we get them in, they’re off the shelf. I don’t know why they are so popular. I think it’s kind of an impulse buy,” Crumley said of the feeders, which are handmade in Sevier County. “They are so colorful. They’re hard not to notice. They have a lot of copper tubing and they’re just a great piece.”
The hummingbird feeders have been so popular that they inspired staff to come up with something new to sell at the gift shop — spring garden flags.
“We have a really great garden section at the gift shop,” Crumley said. “We thought a garden flag would be something fun, something new.”
Local artist Ginny Wall gave the town the rights to one of her watercolor paintings to feature on the two-sided garden flags, which sell for $20.99 each.
“We made 50 of them to start. We’re putting it out to see if people are interested in it,” Crumley said. “We’re are excited about it. The flag looks awesome.”


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Biomatrica Inc., a San Diego-based developer of ambient temperature biostability technology, completed $5 million in private financing.
Biomatrica developed SampleMatrix technology, which has pioneered recent innovations in ambient storage of biological samples, from purified DNA, RNA and proteins to complex systems such as tissue, cell lines, biopsies and whole blood. The company's products serve such customers as those in the molecular diagnostics, forensics, biomedical research (academic, government and industry), and biobanks.
"With the new funding, we can accelerate the launch of new technologies and products that will stabilize diagnostic assays at ambient temperature," said Judy Muller-Cohn, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Biomatrica. "The growth of next generation sample-to-answer diagnostic tests is rapidly emerging, and Biomatrica can offer custom solutions to companies in the molecular diagnostic space."
Biomatrica is also funded by Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) for basic technology development to solve some of the hardest biostability problems under the Diagnostics on Demand (DxOD) program. Within this program, Biomatrica is combining its proprietary biostability technology with the most advanced next generation diagnostics technology, enabling their applications on a global scale without cold chain requirements.
"Biomatrica's novel chemical stabilization technology offers significant advantages in costs and performance for ambient temperature assays," said Rolf Muller, Ph.D., CSO and co-founder of Biomatrica. "Funds raised in this round of financing will enable us to strengthen our research initiatives, increase manufacturing capabilities and improve company infrastructure."


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L.A. Live, the sprawling downtown sports and entertainment venue, has traded one of its star restaurants for three smaller eateries and, perhaps, a diner to be named later.
Sports bar and restaurant ESPN Zone L.A. Live was scheduled to close July 13 and be replaced by three restaurants from Consumer Concept Group, owner of national chain Smashburger. CCG has leased most of the 24,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor space that had been occupied by ESPN Zone.
The Denver company plans to open three restaurants in the massive space: Smashburger, a fast-casual made-to-order pizza place called Live Basil Pizza and a modern 24-hour restaurant called Tom’s Urban 24.
CCG co-founder Tom Ryan said he and business partner Rick Schaden were eager to test the latter two, which are newer concepts, at the high-profile site.
“We are big supporters of the resurgence of downtown Los Angeles,” he said. “We look for vital trade areas to open our restaurants, where people live, work and play, and downtown L.A. is clearly moving in that direction.”
Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns and operates the 4 million-square-foot L.A. Live complex, opened ESPN Zone there five years ago, licensing the restaurant brand from cable sports network ESPN’s corporate parent, Burbank’s Walt Disney Co.
Ted Tanner, senior vice president of real estate for AEG, said the entertainment giant shuttered ESPN Zone in order to bring fast-casual and late-night restaurants to the complex. He declined to comment on the L.A. Live restaurant’s financial performance, but said size factored into AEG’s decision to end its license and find a new tenant.
“The Zone, of course, was a very large space, and it tended to be quite segmented,” he said. “I think over time we just said we think we need to do more here for the campus.”
The expansive ESPN Zone, which could seat up to 700 people, served chicken wings, burgers and beer in four bars, two dining areas and a large game room. Dozens of big-screen TVs continuously played all manner of sporting events for guests, and the place often served to accommodate overflow from sporting events at the nearby Staples Center.
The closure might mark the end of the line for the sports-themed chain. Disney shuttered five of its six ESPN Zone locations – in Baltimore; Chicago; New York; Las Vegas; and Washington, D.C. – in 2010, leaving only the L.A. Live franchise and one company-owned store in Anaheim at Downtown Disney.


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Things have gotten so bad at
that a double-digit decline in monthly sales has become a reason to buy the stock.
Gap said Thursday that same-store sales, which gauge activity in stores open at least a year, declined 24% in April -- marking a jaw-dropping 25th straight monthly decline at Gap. But in part because the seers known as Wall Street analysts had been expecting at least a 30% drop, the stock rallied 7%.
The stock's rise was partly attributed to the company's forecast that it will turn a profit in the first quarter; Wall Street had been anticipating a loss. Gap said it expects a profit of 2 cents to 3 cents a share, compared to a consensus estimate of a 4-cent loss, according to Thomson Financial/First Call.
Investors bid Gap higher by $1.05 to $15.76. Stock in the company, which has been in
turnaround mode, to put it nicely, for about two years, is up over 13% on the year, as investors cling to hopes the company can revive its fortunes.
The company's slightly better-than-expected sales and revised earnings guidance had many chirping that Gap's return to basics -- khakis, jeans and oxfords -- is starting to pay off. "I've seen some changes in the stores, but there's still a long way to go," says Marcia Aaron, who covers the apparel scene for Pacific Growth Equities. "They still have to balance the need to be basic with the need for something new and exciting."
Dennis Van Zelfden, of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, says that Gap hasn't been forced to slash prices lately to the levels of earlier this year. That has helped margins. "Gap merchandise is getting better and better," he says. "We're seeing the beginning of that, but we won't see the full impact until back-to-school in the fall." (He has an outperform rating on the stock, and his firm does not have a banking relationship with Gap.)
Gap's April sales were the worst of any of the major retailers that reported Thursday, as they often have been during the company's long dry spell. But other stocks were taking a beating as their sales missed the mark.
, for example, reported a 3.3% gain in same-store sales, at the low end of the company's forecasts. The stock was off $2.09, or 3.7%, at $54.30.
, meanwhile, reported just a 0.4% gain -- analysts had been expecting a 3% rise -- and shares were off lately $2.72, or 6.1%, at $41.60.


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Textile major Raymond recently launched its first ever Rs. 250 cr linen manufacturing plant at Amravati that will cater to the company’s own brands, domestic and international markets. The facility is expected to produce 1,200 tonne of linen yarns and 4.8 mn mtr of linen and blended fabrics per annum.
“So far we have done about Rs. 250 cr capex in this business and we have big ambitious plans as to doubling the capacity in phase 2,” said Raymond Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Hari Singhania. The plant was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The new greenfield linen manufacturing facility is under the company’s subsidiary Raymond Luxury Cottons Ltd. About 70 per cent will go for Raymond’s own consumption and the remaining will go to domestic and international markets,” Singhania said.
The facility is expected to generate direct and indirect employment for 800 people. When asked about the demand for linen in India and elsewhere, Singhania said we have seen our demand for linen grow significantly and we sell a lot of linen all over the counter and therefore the plant was made keeping in mind the demand and opportunities.
The company has made an initial investment of Rs. 250 cr for the first phase of the new unit that will produce cotton shirts, linen and denim, among others. Singhania had earlier said the total investment will be about Rs. 1,400 cr in a phased manner. Raymond has a retail network with over 1,000 stores across 400 towns in India. It also has business interests in men’s accessories, personal grooming and toiletries, among others, across national and international markets.


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New development kit allows you to build your own driverless car
Sick of waiting for driverless cars to become mainstream? Have you got developer skills, $1,000 to spare and a 2014 Kia Soul going spare? If so, you can now just build your own.
PolySync has released an Open Source Car Control Project (OSCC) development kit on GitHub, which allows developers to modify and test driverless car technology.
They have stressed this is only to be used for research and development purposes, and all cars should be tested off-road.
The kit will set you back $1,000, and it can be installed in a 2014 or newer Kia Soul car (which are about £7,000 upwards used), chosen for its combination of drive-by-wire controls.
Just getting on the road is one of the biggest hurdles in the development of self-driving cars
As driverless cars can cost anything upwards of $100,000 even with buying a Kia Soul second hand and the development kit, it’s a pretty good deal.
How does it work?
The project is built around a number of individual modules that interoperate to create a fully controllable vehicle. These are built from Arduinos and Arduino shields designed for interfacing with various vehicle components.
Once these modules have been programmed with the accompanying firmware and installed into the car, it will be ready to receive control commands sent over a CAN bus from a computer running a control program
The OSCC project made its debut this week at AutoMobility LA, as well as launching for pre-order on GitHub. One of its first customers is the University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center, which will install the kit in two Kia Souls.
The cars will be open test beds to support student education and to enable academic and industry researchers to test connected, automated and driverless technologies in a purpose built testing facility.
“Just getting on the road is one of the biggest hurdles in the development of self-driving cars.
"By lowering the barrier of entry we’re enabling developers to safely capture data and test models at a scale that wasn’t possible a year ago. For the cost of a typical development vehicle today ,engineers can be working on 10 OSCC-enabled vehicles tomorrow,” said PolySync CEO Josh Hartung.


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By Lynore DeSantis, CFO of NJMEP
U.S. manufacturing is the cornerstone of our economy… and around the globe for that matter! Did you know that U.S. manufacturing is the tenth largest economy in the world? Take a look at some of these other stats:
- Manufacturing supports more than 17.4 million jobs
- For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, $1.48 is created for the U.S. economy
- Nearly 12% of the nation’s GDP is from manufacturing
Manufacturing also offers diverse career opportunities and well-paying jobs. The annual average salary of a manufacturing worker is $77k and manufacturing employees boast the highest job tenure in the private sector.
When it comes to the Garden State, we may be small in size, but don’t underestimate our impact! According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the industry accounts for more than 247,000 workers in NJ. The National Association of Manufacturers reports that we’re home to more than 9,100 manufacturing establishments!
With manufacturing packing such a mighty punch for both our state and national economy, we need to get the public to understand the importance of our sector. This is the role of National Manufacturing Day.
National Manufacturing Day was established in 2012 to expand the knowledge about and improve the public’s view of manufacturing careers and the industry’s value to the U.S. economy. The celebration looks to raise awareness about manufacturing’s impact and change the perception of manufacturing careers for future generations.
With manufacturing driving our economic recovery, it’s important that business and community leaders, legislative representatives and students and educators, all understand how vital the manufacturing sector is to economic growth.
NJMEP is proud to announce that we are holding our annual Made in New Jersey event in celebration of National Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 3rd. The event will occur at The Palace at Somerset Park at 33 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873.
We’ll gather to celebrate the importance of New Jersey’s manufacturing sector and the event will include:
- Networking opportunities
- Keynote speeches
- Panel discussions
- NJBIZ / NJMEP Inaugural Manufacturing Awards
We hope that you will join us this year to celebrate manufacturing’s impact on our economy. See you on Friday, October 3rd!


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Morrisons and Tesco both drop by more than 3% as Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose push on
THE deep discounters continue their forward march in the slowest market for 11 years. According to the latest research by Kantar Worldpanel, over the last quarter Lidl and Aldi grew by 22.7% and 35.9% respectively, in a market that was up by just 1.7%.
Waitrose, recently named supermarket of the year by consumer magazine Which?, cemented its position at the top end of the high street. The John Lewis-owned chain recorded a 5.1% market share and growth of 6.1%.
Asda surpassed its biggest rivals, out-pacing the market with growth of 2.4%. The other big four multiples have all lost market share since this period last year, with Tesco and Morrisons recording sales drops of 3.1% and 3.9% respectively.
Among the smaller retailers, Iceland’s growth rate has dropped back to average market levels with its share remaining at 2%, whereas Farmfoods is mirroring the likes of Aldi and Lidl, growing sales by 27.1%.
Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel, explained: “Despite the wider market slowing, Lidl achieved a record share of 3.6% this period, accelerating with its highest ever year-on-year growth of 22.7%.
“Similarly, Aldi has gained 35.9% and retains its record 4.7% share reached last period.
“At Waitrose, managing director Mark Price’s tactic of being ‘everything that the discounters aren’t’ seems to have paid off for the retailer.
“By differentiating its offer, Waitrose has maintained its all-time record share of 5.1% secured last period.
“Meanwhile, Asda surpassed its rivals with a market-beating growth of 2.4%, lifting market share to 17.1%, compared with 17.0% a year ago.
“This makes Asda the only large grocer to grow share year on year”.


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An determined amount of prescription drugs was stolen from a Walgreens pharmacy in La Crescenta around 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Crescenta Valley sheriff’s station.
Deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the store, 3001 Foothill Blvd., where two burglars stole the drugs, according to reports.
When deputies arrived, they found the front window of the business had been smashed. However, the burglars had already fled the scene.
This is part of a series of thefts from pharmacies in the La Crescenta area, according to authorities.
-- Mark Kellam, Times Community News


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1968, now 50 years in the past, was one eventful year.
That’s the year when the Beatles released “The White Album.” When Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy were both assassinated. And, oh yeah, when Intel Corp. was founded in Mountain View, Calif., deep in the heart of what would become Silicon Valley, USA. (Intel in 1970 moved to Santa Clara, which remains its headquarters.)
Technically, Intel’s 50th anniversary date doesn’t arrive until July 18. That’s the day when Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, two engineers who had quit jobs with industry pioneer Fairchild Semiconductor, got Intel rolling.
But Intel’s celebrations have already begun — and for good reason. This company was at the center of the PC revolution. It changed not just computer technology, but an entire society.
Many of the computer industry’s other pioneer companies — including Remington Rand, Cray Research, Amdahl Corp., DEC and Data General — no longer exist. Intel, meanwhile, not only exists, but continues to push innovation in new technologies that include virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence and self-driving cars.
To get a sense of how far Intel has come, consider the company’s earliest products. First came the Intel 3101, a static random-access memory (SRAM) device that held just 64 bits.
Intel's 3101 SRAM: the start of something big
Intel’s second product, the Intel 1101 SRAM, was released a year later, and was notable for being the first commercial chip to use a metal-oxide semiconductor process. By relying on gates that were silicon rather than metal, the 1101 ushered in the silicon of Silicon Valley.
Co-founder Moore is also the eponym for Moore’s Law, first posited in 1965. Less a law than an astute observation, it noted that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit could double every two years.
As Intel points out, Moore was right on target. For example, he predicted that by 1975 a state-of-the-art microchip should be capable of containing up to 65,000 transistors. The actual count for a new series of memory chip released that year was 65,536 — less than 1% off from Moore’s prediction.
To celebrate its historic birthday on July 18, Intel plans to put on a drone show that could make some history of its own.
Intel intends to launch 1,500 of its Shooting Star drones, all controlled by a single pilot, at a show on an Intel site for the company’s employees and their families. Intel Shooting Stars are drones designed for entertainment; as such, they’re equipped with LEDs that can be programmed to display a wide range of colors and animations.
Intel’s Shooting Star drone: lighting up the Winter Olympics night
At this year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, Intel set the world record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously with 1,218 drones. So if the company succeeds in launching 1,500 drones in July, that would set a new record.
Fifty years of innovation is something to celebrate. Here’s to 50 years more.


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Long Beach volumes fall 11.1pc in June as Covid-19 hammers west coast
THE Port of Long Beach reported that 602,180 TEU crossed its docks in June, making for an 11
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Imports fell 9.3 per cent to 300,714 TEU, exports dropped 12.2 per cent to 117,538 TEU, and returning to Asia empties were down 13.1 per cent to 183,928 TEU.
The Port of Long Beach said the Covid-19 pandemic continued to drive down demand for goods in the second quarter of 2020, leading to an increase in cancelled sailings and a decline in cargo containers in June, said the port authority.
'Cancelled sailings continued to rise at a rapid rate in the second quarter as ocean carriers adjusted their voyages to a decline in demand for imports during the national Covid-19 outbreak,' said Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero.
'The economic challenges may persist for some time, but the Port of Long Beach continues to invest in infrastructure projects that will meet the needs of our customers,' he said.
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Plastics recycling needs policy overhaul
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Experts say to develop plastics recycling, legal and economic solutions are needed to heighten public awareness. The solutions aim at three goals – improving the effectiveness of plastics collection, designing policies for recycling activities, and supporting recycling enterprises.
The amount of plastic waste totals 18,000 tons a day, while the scrap plastics price is low.
Nguyen Nhu Khue, managing director of RKW Lotus, said plastics export turnover has grown by 20 percent on average.
Plastic waste recycling can help save energy for primeval resin production, save oil and non-renewable natural resources. It could contribute to settling environmental problems affecting sewer congestion and land degradation.
Currently, it costs VND300,000 to bury one ton of waste. In HCM City, about 50,000 tons of plastic waste are buried. If the amount of waste can be recycled, HCM City could save VND15 billion a year.
With the current plastics consumption level, the population increase and economic development, plastic waste volume may reach 400,000 tons a year by 2020.
According to the Vietnam Plastics Association (VPA), if 35-50 percent of plastic waste could be used a year, enterprises would be able to cut production costs by 15 percent.
According to the HCM City Waste Recycling Fund, the proportion of plastic waste is the second largest, just after food waste, of total domestic solid waste, with an estimated 250,000 tons of plastic waste discarded each year..
However, the volume of plastics collected accounts for only 10 percent of total plastic waste.
Many Chinese enterprises have come to Vietnam to set up plastic recycling workshops. The plastic beads generated by the workshops are carried to China. However, experts warn that this is a great challenge to Vietnam’s environment.
Pollution, outdated technologies
Plastics recycling requires advanced technologies. Enterprises in the industry are mostly small and cannot buy modern technologies and production lines. As a result, some recycled plastics may harm people’s health.
At recycling workshops, the classification of plastic waste is still done manually, and workers face risks of being injured or catching disease.
Environmentalists have proposed the State issue policies aiming to reduce the production of plastic products and encourage businesses to produce environmentally friendly products.
Read more: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/environment/201937/plastics-recycling-needs-policy-overhaul.html
- CHƯƠNG TRÌNH HỘI THẢO - THỰC TRẠNG RÁC THẢI NHỰA VÀ ĐẦU TƯ XỬ LÝ CHẤT THẢI NHỰA Ở VIỆT NAM September 28, 2018
- Vietnam’s industrial production expands 11.2 pct in 8 months September 7, 2018
- Plastic products exports up 20% August 3, 2018
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The UK’s first ever large-scale exhibition to show off contemporary Indian sari design will be opening at the Design Museum in May
The exhibition, The Offbeat Sari, will bring together over 90 examples of saris made over the past decade, nearly all of which will be on loan from designers and studios across India and have never been seen in Britain before.
The sari – which is ubiquitous across India and South Asia – has experienced a radical 21st century overhaul, and the Design Museum will explore this reinvention in their summer exhibition, shedding a spotlight on contemporary Indian fashion for UK audiences.
Conventionally a single piece of unstitched fabric, the sari is inherently fluid. Adapted in drape and form over millennia, it reflects identity, social class, taste and function across time and geography, and remains an enduring part of life in India today. Yet in recent decades, for many, the sari has been considered traditional, or uncomfortable as a form of everyday clothing, especially by young people.
But now the sari has been reenergised. The Offbeat Sari exhibition will show how designers, wearers and craftspeople are reshaping the ways in which the sari is understood, designed, made and worn in contemporary urban India.
Young people in cities – who previously associated the sari with dressing up – can now be found wearing saris and sneakers on their commutes to work.
A significant highlight of the exhibition will be the first ever sari worn at the famed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Designed by Sabyasachi, and styled with a gold Schiaparelli bodice, the stunning ensemble was worn by Indian businesswoman and socialite Natasha Poornawalla, and made headlines around the world in May 2022 for its dramatic mix of Indian and Western couture.
This is the first time it will have been seen in Britain, and only the second time the ensemble will have been displayed in a museum exhibition, after being shown in Monaco last summer.
Tickets are on sale now from here.
- Adult tickets from £12.60
- Child tickets from £6.30
- Student/Concession tickets from £9.50


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Back in 2007 when Apple introduced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs made a call to Starbucks. It was prank call and when the person received the call, Steve ordered 4,000 lattes to go. And then said “Just kidding! Wrong number. Bye.”.
Today, Fast Company has managed to track down that person and its incredible to hear that Hannah still works at the same Starbucks. Here’s a short script from the article –
Sincere and sweet, Hannah has been working at the same Starbucks for more than a half-decade. “Honestly, I was shocked,” she recalls. “I have never heard somebody order 4,000 lattes to go. I didn’t say anything because I was shocked. But my first impression was that he was just being humorous. He sounded like a gentleman.”…
“Customers would sometimes come up to me and go, ‘Did you know somebody at your store actually talked to Steve Jobs?’ I feel very happy and lucky that I had a chance to actually talk to him. It means a lot to me that he picked our Starbucks,” explains Hannah, wearing her green Starbucks apron. “My friends were surprised and jealous, like, ‘Wow, you got a chance to talk to Steve Jobs?’ They say to me, ‘You should’ve said more! You just say Good morning and How can I help you.’”
Oh and if Steve’s order was for real, it would have taken Starbucks 48 hours to deliver the entire order. Read the entire article here at Fast Company.


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Smokers like e-cigarettes because the nicotine-infused vapor looks like smoke but doesn't contain the thousands of chemicals, tar or odor of regular cigarettes. Some smokers use e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking tobacco, or to cut down.
"If the product as I use it now becomes illegal, I'm not sure what'll happen. I'll probably end up smoking again," said 38-year-old Jason Todrick of Huntington Beach, Calif., who kicked his more than 20-year smoking habit two years ago using an e-cigarette.
In addition to mandating warning labels that say nicotine is an addictive chemical, the rules would require e-cigarette makers to disclose their products' ingredients. They would not be allowed to claim their products are safer than other tobacco products.
In addition, they couldn't give out free samples or sell e-cigarettes in vending machines unless they are in a place open only to adults, such as a bar.
The public and the industry will have 75 days to comment on the proposed rules. There is no timetable for when the FDA will issue its final rules. Many believe the process will wind up in court.
"It seems to be a responsible approach ... and shows the FDA's commitment to look at particular e-cigarettes in a science-based way rather than just conjecture," said Jason Healy, president of Blu e-cigs, which is owned by the tobacco company Lorillard Inc. and is the largest player in the market. Blu accounts for almost half of e-cigarettes sold.
Also on Thursday, the FDA proposed extending its authority to regulate cigars, hookahs, nicotine gels and pipe tobacco.
AP Business Writer Matthew Perrone contributed to this report.
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The Ivy League university's student newspaper says $5,000 in the chocolate-hazelnut spread disappears each week.
States are holding on to billions that residents don't know they have. That money becomes state revenue if not picked up.
Somebody did -- and got called out for it online. For dining-industry workers, it's just the latest in a string of penny-pinching indignities.
India says the Mondelēz subsidiary lied to get a tax exemption, thereby avoiding $46 million in taxes.
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UAE's Al Futtaim to build 3.4ha Auto Park in Dubai
The Auto Park, due for operation by 2017, will be constructed in Dubai Investments Park
The UAE's Al-Futtaim Automotive Division has announced plans to open a 3.4ha Auto Park within Dubai Investments Park (DIP).
In a statement to Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday, 21 September, 2015, the firm said the Auto Park will be operational by 2017, and showcase notable car brands, distributed by Al-Futtaim, including Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge.
The Auto Park will also include Al-Futtaim’s ALAC business, comprising tyres, batteries, workshop equipment, and body shop divisions.
The multi-level showroom complex, which will span a total area of 3.4ha (34,466sqm), will be among one of the largest automobile parks in the region.
Once ready, the Auto Park will offer a wide array of services including sales, service, repairs, car hire and spare parts sales, among others.
The Auto Park will accommodate over 1,400 vehicles for sale, service, and stock inventory.
Len Hunt, president of Al-Futtaim Automotive Division, said: “We are on the threshold of aggressive expansion in the UAE and the Auto Park in Dubai Investments Park is designed to meet the growing demands of customers in DIP, and neighbouring communities.
"DIP is expected to witness exponential growth due to its strategic proximity to Al Maktoum International Airport and the Expo 2020 site, which will translate into surging growth in its industrial and residential offerings and the cascading demand for quality commercial and passenger vehicles.”


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A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange was granted bankruptcy protection on Monday after its president took passwords for accounts containing 180 million Canadian dollar (USD 137 million) to his grave when he died suddenly.
Nova Scotia’s high court granted the application made by Cotten’s widow Jennifer Robertson on behalf of the company, which has also stopped currency trading on its platform.
Quadriga CX had announced mid-January that Cotten died of complications from Crohn’s disease on December 9 while volunteering at an orphanage in India. He was 30.
The company also released full detail about court order on its website.
In an affidavit, Robertson said the company has been unable to access an encrypted computer that he is believed to have used to store the cryptocurrencies owed to 115,000 users.
“I do not know the password or recovery key,” Robertson said. “Despite repeated and diligent searches, I have not been able to find them written down anywhere.” An expert brought in to try to crack the encryptions “has had some limited success in recovering a few coins and some information on Gerry’s cell phones and other computer, but not yet from the main computer he used to conduct business,” she added.
The company’s digital platform allows trading of Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum.


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Consumer spending increased in September
Call it the iPhone effect, or maybe the back-to-school effect: Consumer spending increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis — or 2.1 percent on an unadjusted basis — through September, supported largely by sales of electronic appliances which grew 4.5 percent from August, according to the National Retail Federation.
American consumers continued to spend money in the face of looming uncertainty tied to global economic worries and national unemployment woes, the organization indicated in its September report. Clothing sales were up considerably and auto sales, which rose by 1.3 percent, also bolstered increases in consumer spending levels.
“Robust back-to-school spending combined with a series of new, technology-led product launches certainly helped retailers in September,” said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.
The organization is projecting year-over-year retail sales growth of 4.5 percent, and, in case you were wondering, check out this story to see exactly what the buzz is over Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest and greatest gadget, the iPhone 5.
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China's vacation rental and homestay market, which clocked sales of 19.1 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in 2018, is expected to surge this year, thanks to the wanderlust of fast-growing middle-and high-income groups, supportive policies, and increasing popularity of homestays.
According to a report from the State Information Center, the sector's revenue is expected to reach 50 billion yuan by 2020.
The SIC forecast that by 2020, the number of short-term tenants is likely to exceed 100 million and the number of short-term lodging facilities will exceed 6 million.
Competition in the vacation rental sector is also set to intensify as both domestic and foreign companies step up efforts to gain traction among Chinese millennial tourists. On offer are high-quality, personalized services, said industry insiders.
The rise of vacation rentals can be attributed to Chinese consumers' pursuit of high-quality travel experiences.
About 195 million people traveled during the four-day Labor Day holiday in the first week of May, up almost 14 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Their travels generated 117.67 billion yuan in revenue over the four days, representing significant growth of more than 16 percent year-on-year.
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Men accused of Northampton jewellers ram-raid visited three separate dealers on 'scouting missions', says prosecutor
A father and son charged with plotting an armed robbery on a Northampton town centre jewellers allegedly carried out visits to other towns in search of potential targets.
Elliot Burton, 50, and Connor Burton, 27 - both from Birmingham - are charged with playing an integral role in planning the smash-and-grab attack on Michael Jones Jewellers in December last year.
The "meticulously planned" robbery saw a BMW crash through the glass doors of the store before five armed men barged in and stole handfuls of valuable watches before escaping in a prepared getaway car down Bridge Street.Both men deny conspiring to rob the store as well as plotting to hit another jewellers in Swindon.
But at Northampton Crown Court yesterday (December 4), the jury was shown how, in the weeks before the attack, the two men allegedly carried out trips to other towns to scope them out in search of targets.
The two men were caught on CCTV travelling to towns with authorised Rolex dealerships, glancing through the windows for less than a minute before leaving.
In fact, cell-phone activity reportedly shows how the men would drive for hours from Birmingham - only to visit the stores for scant minutes before driving back again.
It includes a trip to a Lutterworth jewellers on December 7, 2018, which Mr Elliot reportedly drove to from Birmingham before returning without getting out his car.
On December 8, both Burtons reportedly drove to a Rolex dealership in Leicester. They were spotted on CCTV looking through the shop's window for less than minute before leaving.
Then, 90 minutes later, they were spotted on CCTV again - looking through the shop windows of Michael Jones Jewellers in Northampton.
Both men spent several minutes pointing to different items on display - before leaving without entering the shop and driving back to Birmingham.
The Michael Jones dealership was robbed less than a week later.
Prosecutor Mr Andrew Peet says all three trips were "recce" visits to pick a target for robbery by looking at valuables and "how easy" the escape routes would be.
Mr Peet admitted to the jury the evidence was "circumstantial".
He said: "They didn't go in the shops. There was no chats with the staff to say 'I'm interested in that piece, let's do a deal'. Why go inside? You don't need to go inside if you're planning on robbing the place. You just need to know where the goods are."
The two Burtons are also charged with plotting a robbery at the Deacons Jewellers in Swindon in November, which was allegedly foiled on the day of the planned attack when a police officer found the supposed getaway car.
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Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura isn’t ready to share any information regarding the release of the third part. However, he was kind enough to divulge a good part of news and details regarding the game, during a couple of interviews with Dengeki PlayStation and Famitsu.
From the looks of it, Square Enix might announce a release date soon enough. According to the latest news from IGN, the release date information of Kingdom Hearts 3 will be disclosed only to insiders. The game has a major legacy and people are expecting wonders from the third part.
The first game in this franchise was released around 13 years ago in 2002 on the PlayStation 2 and it’s been ten years since the release of Kingdom Hearts 2 in 2005. As a result, it’s been a really long gap and games are hoping the developers have some pretty exciting things in store.
Keep in mind that even though the upcoming game has a 3 beside its name, it is not even close to being the third installment in this franchise. The upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 should be considered the 12th game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and 10 if you don’t wish to take the latest remix/remasters into account.
The franchise tied up with Disney characters ever since its release 13 years ago. This gave rise to an interdeveloped, overlapping storyline which allows both casual and hardcore games to enjoy and have fun.
The latest reports indicate that planning and development of Kingdom Hearts 3 is going as scheduled a and the latest details will be revealed during the D23 Wzpo, which will take place on 3rd November in Japan, according to Gematsu. Kingdom Hearts 3 will feature smooth/seamless stages and include ‘attraction flow’ attacks.
With the help of a free run layout, characters like Sora will be able to sync and develop with acrobatic movements like running up a wall. According to Playstationlifestyle.net, even though Tetsuya Nomura didn’t reveal much about the player movements, reports suggest that Sora will be more of a gymnast, compared to other games in this franchise.
Nomura teased some details like besides Olympus; all the other worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3 will be new additions to the series. Nomura also commented on the storyline and declared that the Xehanort story will be completed in Kingdom Hearts 3 but the franchise will continue even after the final conclusion.


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According to a teardown analysis conducted by TechInsights, the build cost of a brand new 256GB storage iPhone 13 Pro is exactly $570. This figure represents a 4% increase over the 256GB iPhone 12 Pro’s bill of materials which is estimated at $548. For reference, a 256GB iPhone 13 Pro has an MSRP of $1,099. This means the bill of materials attributes to 52% of the phone’s final cost without factoring in other expenses like R&D, marketing and transportation, but also Apple’s economy of scale.
The new A15 Bionic chipset, NAND flash memory and display subsystem are the key drivers of the increased production costs. The ongoing chipset shortage has surely attributed to the rising costs of sourcing components for the new iPhones. The report also shows the estimated build costs of 256GB storage Samsung Galaxy S21+ which come out to $508 while its MSRP on Samsung’s website is $1,050.


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Apple has reportedly been cutting production orders on its new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR in the face of extensive weakness in China — some of that stemming from anti-Western sentiment after Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
Considering that many Taiwanese component manufacturers rely on Apple for the bulk of their business on an annual basis, this has left more firms struggling into 2019 than other years. But to the degree that the country is pinning its aches on Apple, we’re now at a new level.
The National Development Council convened a cabinet meeting on Friday to deliver its annual outlook and stated, according to Digitimes‘s wording:
…lackluster sales of new iPhones can be blamed partly on the devices’ lack of innovations, which may directly impact revenue performance of supply chain partners in the country in 2019.
Six of the top ten grossing companies in 2017 are Apple suppliers and all of them were impacted by the company’s latest estimates for dismal holiday sales.
In terms of quantifiable innovation, Apple has retained the same exact TrueDepth camera system for Face ID and Animoji features and has applied it to all three new models. All now feature in-display notches to accommodate the new hardware. The iPhone XR is available in the most number of colors since the iPhone 5c.
Apple’s declining expectation in iPhone production is just one factor the country faces in the new year. Others include a potential interest rate hike in the US, continued tensions in US-China trade, oil price volatility and populism.


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Sonos has now officially launched their IPO on the Nasdaq under the name SONO.
Sonos has announced their latest speaker, the Sonos Beam.
Sonos has been around for a while but only recently gained more popularity with their system of speakers that allows you to have a multi-room audio setup. Back in 2017, Sonos announced their first foray into smart speakers with the Alexa-enabled Sonos One.
Sonos has announced that AirPlay 2 is now available on their speakers.
The Apple HomePod has to be one of the more interesting Apple products to come out in the past couple of years. It neither a phone nor a computer, it’s a smart speaker that sounds good but can’t do a lot partially because it’s locked in the Apple ecosystem.
Apple has announced that their wireless speaker, the HomePod will be officially coming to Canada on June 18th.
It’s no secret that Amazon wants Alexa everywhere in all shapes and sizes. The newest form that Alexa comes in (at least in Canada) is the Echo Spot. The device is the first (and only) touchscreen Echo devices to makes its way up north and the screen does enhance the overall Alexa experience but the device has few flaws.
Google made a few announcements at their I/O 2018 keynote about Android, VR/AR, YouTube, Google Assistant and more.
Microsoft made a few announcements at their annual Build developer conference.
Sonos has announced a partnership with Danish design brand, HAY, to release the Sonos One in a new range of colours.


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Maruti Ciaz vs Honda City
The Honda City versus Maruti Ciaz battle heats up the 110,000 odd mid-sized sedan market as the two top players are fighting it out hard for the top spot.
Maruti Suzuki's mid-sized sedan Ciaz has managed to race to the top spot in its segment (A3+) this year. Numbers show that the Ciaz has sold 53,644 units between April 2016 to January 2017, which is 19 per cent higher than its closest competitor Honda City.
In fact, Maruti Suzuki has managed to grow its market share in the segment from 29.1 per cent in FY16 to 41.2 per cent in FY17 riding on the Ciaz. Interestingly, in January Ciaz is the only car in its segment that has shown growth in sales during January, reporting a 20.2 per cent growth when its competitors Honda City, Volkswagen Vento, and Skoda Rapid all showed a drop in sales. City sales have fallen by 21 per cent in January, while Vento sales fell by 61 per cent and Rapid by 8.1 per cent.
As competition in the segment heats up, Honda is ready to launch a facelift version of its Honda City soon (on February 14).The new generation City was launched in 2014, and after two years of doing well, the sales started slipping since mid-2016, which is when Ciaz sales started growing.
J Sen, senior vice president, marketing and sales Honda Cars India said that the company is upbeat on the upcoming launch to take the top spot back in the market. He added, "As the Ciaz is available as a mild-hybrid, it enjoys huge tax benefits (the excise duty is almost half) and thus it is cheaper by almost a lakh compared to the City. That way, while both are mid-sized sedans, the price difference is almost that of a different segment."
Honda, however, does not have any plans to coming up with a mild-hybrid of the City to take on the Ciaz. Market insiders say that the company would definitely price the new model aggressively to gain market share. At present, the Ciaz is priced between Rs 7.53 lakh to Rs 9.96 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) while the City is priced between Rs 8.32 to Rs 12.66 lakh.
MSIL, on its part, is ready with a facelift variant of the Ciaz that would start selling through its premium Nexa outlets soon to take on the City.
Commenting on Ciaz's success, R S Kalsi, executive director, marketing and sales, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd said, "Today, brand Ciaz is one of the most successful models in the country and the testimony is over 53,000 units of the car sold in the current financial year. This makes it the largest selling sedan in the A3+ segment. MSIL share in the segment has surged to 41.2 per cent in FY17 against 29.1 per cent in FY16."
Since the launch of Ciaz, Maruti Suzuki has sold total 1,40,226 units.
Abdul Majeed, partner PwC said that while the mid-sized sedan segment is facing heat from the SUVs off late and this year the segment as such has not grown, new launches might just spice it up. "The compact sedan segment is growing thanks to new launches, while the mid-sized sedan segment has not seen many launches off late. The facelifts of City and Ciaz might just bring back the excitement." He also felt that pricing war would not help in the long run, it is more about adding more features and understanding the consumer psyche.


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The Newest Adventure Travel Trends You Should Know
Trends in Post-Pandemic Adventure Travel
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted across the globe, people are reinvigorated to the the prospect of travel. After being cooped up from COVID, more and more people are expressing interest in thrill-seeking and adventure travel. The World Health Organization and UNWTO are urging nations to eliminate travel bans and mandatory vaccinataion requirements so prospective adventurers can begin safely traveling again. Because of these efforts, there is already a marked increase in domestic and international travel. In an effort to respect the communities they are visiting; adventure travelers want to get the most they are able to out of a trip while still opting for the most sustainable travel and adventure options possible and maintaining safe distance from locals in the community to avoid putting them at risk of exposure to COVID-19. We’ve noticed these trends among adventure travel enthusiasts around the world:
In addition to seeking out locally sourced food and drink, travelers are more conscious of how their food is prepared, the ethics of its sourcing and preparation, and the sustainability practices of the company that prepared it. Locally sourced or foraged food and drink is now being offered as an emphasized attraction by many adventure travel companies, and outdoor vacation destinations are working hard to keep up with this uptick in interest and demand.
Travelers are also more aware of the impact that their food consumption and food choices have on the environment and local habitats. Many in the outdoor industry are now making sure that they offer plant-based menu items with a smaller eco-footprint than they did in the past. There is also an increasing awareness of the environmental impact of certain farming industry crops like coffee, and consumers demand more sustainable options. This gives those in the industry a chance to not only cater to the needs of a more eco-conscious traveler, but offer educational opportunities about sustainability along the way.
As the travel and adventure demographic skews younger and more and more people are either working from home or eschewing traditional 9-5 jobs entirely, we are seeing more people with nomadic tendencies than ever before. There has been a significant shift in mentality towards the idea of nomadism or digital nomadism, with more people taking longer trips that allow them to ‘live like a local.’
This has prompted some countries to develop a ‘digital nomad visa’ to cater to this new demographic. These adventure enthusiasts want immersion in the culture and will stay much longer and spend more money than families on short-term vacations or couples looking for a weekend getaway.
Diversity and Inclusion
With the change in demographic of the average post-pandemic traveler, we’re also seeing a more diverse and inclusive group of adventure-seekers. Accessible tourism is being prioritized, and more people are demanding inclusive and accessible vacation and adventure opportunities across the globe. With so many underserved groups now becoming more aware of the benefits of returning to nature and experiencing the great outdoors and different cultural attractions, there is an increased need for accessible travel and outdoor activities options throughout the industry.
Environmental Impact Awareness of Travel
Sustainability is becoming a significant topic in the outdoor activities industry. Travelers are more conscious of their impact on the the local communities they travel through or stay in. They are becoming more insistent on sustainable practices across the board, including at resorts and hotels, campsites, RV parks, airlines, and other public venues. The savviest of consumers are searching for sustainable travel options and choosing to spend their money with companies that make it clear that their business is mindfully thought through and environmentally forward.
Consistency in Domestic Travel Trends
Around half of all global travelers plan to travel domestically this holiday season into 2023. The number of prospective travelers is higher in the US than in Europe. Interestingly, the adventure travel market is showing the most promise, with people wanting to continue their time in nature while still seeking thrilling and unique new travel opportunities. Adventure travel companies and outdoor industry members cater to these new outdoor enthusiasts by offering all-inclusive adventure packages such as guided hikes and mini-getaways in remote locations.
Improvement in International Travel Trends
International travel continues to improve after its significant dip in 2020 sparked by the pandemic. There is expected to be an increase in international travel throughout 2023 as more restrictions are lifted and people are anxious to throw pandemic restrictions out the window in favor of adventure and thrill-seeking again. International spending is expected to increase over 90% going into 2023 as more nations lift their travel bans and decrease their vaccination restrictions.
The Rural and Community Elements of Travel
Even before the pandemic, “over tourism” was a topic of debate among those in the industry. Some popular destinations were already making efforts to reduce their visitor load in an effort to preserve their natural landscape and decrease the burden on the local community. Tourists and adventurers are more interested in visiting remote, lesser-known locations and seeking out memorable opportunities. As social media’s popularity and the need to share every moment with the public increases, potential guests will look for the perfect photo op and thrilling expeditions to share with their follower base.
The increase of interest in visiting remote or rural areas does hold the potential to place undue burdens on affected communities and expose them to COVID-19. Many such remote locations don’t have the infrastructure to handle increased occupants and don’t have access to vaccinations or other life-saving medication or equipment should they be exposed to something unique.
Action can be taken now to mitigate these risks, and those in the outdoor industry can do their part to ensure that travelers are taking part in safe, sustainable activities that have minimal negative disruption to the surrounding communities.
Keep an Eye on the Latest Adventure Travel Trends
At Advanced Outdoor Solutions, we can help you keep an eye on the latest trends in adventure travel and outdoor activities. It is our mission to inform those in the industry of the changes and prospective trends we will face in the coming years, particularly as we continue to adjust—and respond to—the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to market research, we also offer management, marketing, and accounting services to the outdoor tourism industry, as well as third party property management services, including human resources, staffing, compliance, and quality assurance assessments. To learn more about these services, contact us today at 1-800-579-9796 or fill out our online contact form.


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Tue, May 15, 2012 | 13:39 BST
Trion Worlds boss Lars Buttler has been named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 program in Northern California. The award is given to entrepreneurs who promote innovation and financial performance. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Dell’s Michael Dell, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, and Best Buy’s Richard Schulze are previous honorees. Winner’s will be announced during an event at the Fairmont San Francisco on June 2. GI has more on this.
Sat, Mar 01, 2008 | 22:33 GMT
Lars Buttler, formerly the VP of for global online at EA and currently the CEO and co-founder of Trion World Network, has called out Activision boss Bobby Kotick on his assertion this week that it’d take a billion dollars to compete with WoW.
“Nice try Mr. Kotick. We understand that Activision has to defend its merger and scare competition – but I have to call his bluff,” Buttler said. We couldn’t be more impressed with what Blizzard has started but WoW is just the beginning; it’s pretty wild to suggest that there’s only one team that could ever realize the potential of the connected era – and that there’s no one out there that can deliver, no matter what the investment.”
Words of Warcraft. We kill ourselves. Really.