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Nordic Cold Storage Blasts into Savannah
Nordic Cold Storage announced the grand opening of the first phase of its storage and blast facility, located just minutes from the Port of Savannah.
The site has over 200,000 square-feet of convertible temperature-controlled storage space and is capable of blasting more than 10 million pounds of product, ranging from fresh poultry to produce, per week. This $30 million facility currently employs 150 workers, but Nordic plans to start a second phase by the end of the year, which will mirror the existing infrastructure. The cold storage warehouse began receiving its first shipments this month.
“Nordic’s announcement extends the Georgia Ports Authority’s power to support Georgia’s vital agricultural industry, in particular, our poultry producers,” said Curtis Foltz, Georgia Ports Authority’s Executive Director. “The Port of Savannah handles nearly 40% of the nation’s containerized poultry exports, supplied largely by Georgia’s farms. Quality providers like Nordic will give shippers more cost effective options for moving refrigerated commodities to and from international markets.”
As the second busiest export facility in the U.S., the Port of Savannah contributes significantly to promoting American businesses in the global marketplace. Last year alone, the GPA saw a 3.9% increase in refrigerated cargo exports, totaling nearly 108,000 TEUs, or twenty-foot equivalent container units.
“Our Savannah facility is a reflection of Nordic’s commitment to meet the temperature-controlled supply chain requirements that our customers want today and will need tomorrow,” said Don Schoenl, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Nordic. "Our facility is located at I-95 and Jimmy DeLoach Parkway, only six miles from the Port of Savannah, and provides our customers convenient access to the port and interstate highways."
Ross Maple, Nordic’s Director of Business Strategy said the project was made possible through the support and pro-business attitude of Nordic’s partners at the State Department of Economic Development, the Savannah Economic Development Authority, the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Power, Georgia Quick Start, and the City of Pooler.
“Right now, we have more demand for refrigerated warehousing than we have facilities. Nordic’s commitment to build additional off-terminal freezer and temperature-controlled cold storage capacity, along with the Georgia Ports Authority’s ongoing work to expand on-terminal capacity for refrigerated cargo, will strengthen Georgia’s position in the marketplace,” said Foltz.
Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal currently has 64 refrigerated cargo racks online. The GPA is adding an additional 20 racks this spring, allowing for the accommodation of 2,016 containers. In the last seven years, refrigerated cargo exports through the Port of Savannah have increased 130%.
“These numbers show the extent to which commerce has chosen Georgia as the gateway to global trade. The Georgia Ports Authority’s economic impact extends well beyond state lines. Efficient access to world markets through Georgia’s deepwater ports means our customers are poised for progress,” said Robert Jepson, Georgia Ports Authority Board Chairman.
More than 80 cold storage facilities around the state rely on the Port of Savannah, with a combined storage capacity greater than 16 million square feet. “These private investments help to grow Savannah’s market reach, to attract a greater base of cold storage commodities, and to make Savannah a hub for refrigerated cargo,” said Cliff Pyron, Georgia Ports Authority’s Chief Commercial Officer.
“As a homegrown Georgia company, logistics solutions providers like Nordic help best illustrate why our state is the logistics hub of the Southeast, with growing prominence nationwide,” said Chris Cummiskey, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.


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- Visitors can learn more about the brand’s broad tyre range, digital solutions and tyre management programme
- Products and services help fleet operators to maximise efficiency and reduce costs in a safe and sustainable way
Continental will once again demonstrate its diverse capabilities as a multi-solution tyre service provider at this year’s Road Transport Expo.
The event, which welcomed some 7,000 owner-operators, fleet managers, drivers and enthusiasts to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire last year, has quickly become one of the sector’s most lauded events. It aims to be the ‘one-stop industry event’ for the truck and road haulage industries.
For 2023, attendees will find Continental Tyres amongst many of the major truck manufacturers in the outdoor exhibition area. The stand will feature, for the first time in the UK, Continental’s flagship roadshow truck, which is currently touring Europe following the launch of the Generation 5 tyre range. Inside, visitors will be able to experience an interactive walkthrough of Continental’s comprehensive tyre management services. Experts will be on hand to provide demonstrations and to chat through any questions.
Those visiting the stand during the three-day event will be able to check out a broad selection of new Continental and Bandvulc retread tyres, including Continental’s all-new Red Dot Design Award winning Hybrid HS5 and HD5 tyres for mixed regional use.
Visitors looking to learn more about Continental’s digital solutions offering will be able to see the company’s latest generation tyre pressure monitoring system, ContiPressureCheck, and its pioneering virtual tyre management platform ContiConnect 2.0 at work. Additionally, brand specialist will also be demonstrating the real-world benefits of the Conti360° Solutions fleet tyre management programme.
Peter Robb, Marketing Director at Continental Tyres, said: “It was brilliant to welcome so many visitors to the Continental stand at RTX in 2022. We’re excited to build on the show’s success last year with a highly interactive stand that will perfectly showcase our multi-solution fleet services.
“Now, more than ever before, operators are seeking out ways to maximise efficiency to minimise business costs. Our products and services, especially when used in conjunction with each other, are designed to meet this need both safely and sustainably.”
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For years, the company has fought to end state-level regulations requiring automobiles to be sold through independent dealerships rather than directly from manufacturers.
“A fundamental principle of competition is that consumers—not regulation—should determine what they buy and how they buy it,” the authors wrote. “Consumers may benefit from the ability to buy cars directly from manufacturers—whether they are shopping for luxury cars or economy vehicles. The same competition principles should apply in either case.”
“A fundamental principle of competition is that consumers—not regulation—should determine what they buy and how they buy it.”
The letter is signed by the FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Marina Lao, Bureau of Competition Director Debbie Feinstein, and Bureau of Economics Director Francine Lafontaine.
While a disclaimer at the bottom of the post notes that the views expressed do no necessarily reflect those of any individual commissioner or the agency as a whole, the agency itself has strongly advocated for ending the bans. “Automobile manufacturers have the incentive to respond to consumer preferences and choose the most effective distribution method for their vehicle brands,” FTC spokesperson Frank Dorman told the Daily Dot in an email. “Absent supportable public policy considerations, the law should permit automobile manufacturers to choose their distribution method to be responsive to the desires of car buyers.”
There are 26 states, from Texas to Maine, where direct sales of automobile are banned. Not only do these rules prohibit manufactures directly setting up storefronts, they also ban the sale of new cars online. In some cases, manufacturers selling cars outside of the dealership structure is a criminal offense.
The split between manufacturers and dealership arose the better part of a century ago, when the companies building the cars lacked the financial resources to also sell them in every region of the country. The dealers became powerful players at the local level and lobbied lawmakers to enact rules preventing manufacturers from encroaching on their turf. A 2001 study by the Consumer Federation of America argued that these laws add an average of $1,500 to the sticker price of a new car—an aggregate total of over $20 billion each year.
Since these bans are imposed at the state level, the FTC doesn’t have the requisite authority to unilaterally overturn them. Instead, the agency’s input on the issue is limited to an advisory role.
The directors’ letter notes that, while Tesla is the highest-profile firm challenging the direct sales bans, the company is hardly alone. They also point to Elio Motors, a Arizona-based company working on producing an innovative three-wheeled vehicle—technically classified as a motorcycle rather than a car—that gets 84 miles per gallon for a $6,800 price tag. The company has already taken in more than 41,000 pre-orders for its vehicles.
Much like Tesla, Elio wants to eschew the dealership model and sell directly to consumers. A map on the company’s website lists projected brick-and-mortar locations in 33 states and the District of Columbia. However, some of those states, like Michigan, have rules in place prohibiting direct sales.
The letter specifically singles out a bill signed into law by Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last year that strengthening prohibitions on direct sales but approvingly cited proposed legislation in the state that would exempt vehicles like ones produced by Elio.
Earlier this month, the FTC responded to a request by Michigan State Senator Darwin Booher (R) to weigh in on the latter bill. In its response, the agency stayed agnostic on whether independent sales are superior to direct ones, but it came out strongly against blanket prohibitions on direct sales, arguing such rules are harmful to consumers.
“Consumers are the ones best situated to choose for themselves both the vehicles they want to buy and how they want to buy them.”
“In our view, current provisions operate as a special protection for dealers—a protection that is likely harming both competition and consumers,” the FTC wrote. “Consumers are the ones best situated to choose for themselves both the vehicles they want to buy and how they want to buy them.”
There’s nothing technically stopping Tesla or Elio from following the lead of virtually every other auto manufacturer in the United States and selling their products through dealerships. Tesla has been unwilling to do so, allegedly out of fears that going through dealerships would force the company to give up some measure of control over its brand, which is particularly important as the company works to convince consumers of the relatively untrusted benefits of electric vehicles.
“I think [Tesla founder] Elon [Musk] wants to have full control of having the cars retailed through a system he has total say over,” Kelly Blue Book analyst Karl Brauer told the Washington Post. “And, two, I think he enjoys the concept of upsetting the apple cart; he enjoys knowing that he’s breaking existing conventions on every level.”
Even so, Tesla isn’t the first auto maker to push against this wall. During the 1990s, Ford attempted to enter the direct-sales market in states like Texas, but was soundly rebuffed.
The FTC isn’t the first federal agency during the Obama administration to come out against the prohibitions on direct sales. Shortly after legacy American automakers received billions of dollars in bailouts from the U.S. government in the wake of the financial crisis, a Department of Justice report pushed direct sales as a way to “provide automakers with an opportunity to reduce inventories and distribution costs by better matching production with consumer preferences.”


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The largest car manufacturer in France, Peugeot Citroen group, has agreed to pay the Islamic Republic of Iran 427 million euros. This amount is intended to compensate for the losses Iran suffered after the departure of the company from the local market.
Until 2012 Peugeot Citroen was the leader of sales in the country. In Iran sold 10% of all of these marks. However, due to international sanctions, the company terminated its cooperation with Tehran, closing local businesses.
It should be noted that most compensation would be paid not in cash and will be irrevocable loan to Finance new projects. So, it is planned to create joint ventures with leading Iranian automaker «Khodro».
The new plants will produce cars of the latest models. Also will be set free spare parts for cars that are already travelling on the Iranian roads. These cars are about four million.


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News from the local publication 8till5 suggested the firm’s smartphone is going to cut down 975 jobs in Sweden, which including its key manufacturing and R&D centers.
This cut doesn’t surprise the public much as Sony previously announced that it would carry out cost-cutting measures in order to make profit for its mobile business by next year.
Since Hiroki Totoki has been appointed as head of the division in October last year, he was working hard on job cuts in Europe and China which were reported not before long of this appointment.
Sony has been working hard to become a major player in the field of smartphone sector. It is unable to compete with Apple and Samsung as they are at the high end of the market. In addition, it could not compete with the budget manufacturers in the emerging markets either.
There were rumors indicating the company would give up its smartphone business completely, but this would not seem to be occurring in the near future as there were news given by Sony that it just launched the Xperia Z3+ as its new featured handset.


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A new data privacy agency should be created to confront 21st century threats and address emerging concerns for digital customers, consumer and privacy organizations said today as they released a framework for comprehensive privacy protection and digital rights for members of Congress.
The United States is woefully behind other nations worldwide in providing modern data protections for its consumers, instead relying solely on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to safeguard consumers and promote competition. But corporations understand that the FTC lacks rule making authority and that the agency often fails to enforce rules it has established.
“The FTC has failed to act,” said Caitriona Fitzgerald, policy director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “The U.S. needs a dedicated data protection agency.” Alternately, many democratic nations like Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Ireland and Japan already have dedicated data protection agencies with independent authority and enforcement capabilities.
Groups that have signed on to the framework include Berkeley Media Studies Group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Center for Digital Democracy, Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Defending Rights & Dissent, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Media Alliance, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Times, Public Citizen, Stop Online Violence Against Women and U.S. PIRG.privacy-and-digital-rights-for-all-framework


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Another day, another new update from Snapchat. Snapchat has announced that Snapchat For Web will be available for users worldwide. The feature was announced in July and was open to only paid subscribers. Here, I will give you the updated information on Snapchat for Web and its usage.
So, let’s dig in to know about, the Fall updates from Snapchat and the latest news of Snapchat For Web Available For Users Worldwide!
Snapchat For Web Available For Users Worldwide
Snapchat for web is the desktop version of Snapchat and was announced in July for Snapchat+ subscribers. Earlier, the feature was available to Snapchat+ users in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Snapchat company has now announced that the new desktop version will now be available for all Snapchat users. Snapchat for the web lets users chat and video call with friends and syncs their conversations between the devices.
So far, Snapchat for Web offers basic core features of the Snapchat app but the company has announced that the other features which include viewing Stories and Memories will be available in Snapchat for Web in the near future.
The decision to make Snapchat for Web available for all users comes to compete with other social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
The company has also announced new features to be launched which include, new Chat Shortcuts, see missed calls, and replies to stories. Apart from that, Snapchat is also launching Question stickers for users to ask questions in AMA style.
How To Use Snapchat For Web?
Every Snapchat user can use Snapchat for Web now. To experience Snapchat for Web on your desktop, follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Log in to your Snapchat account by clicking on this website on your Chrome browser.
2. The page will need your details, and mention your username and password.
3. You can get access to your Snapchat account on the web.
4. Now, you can pick up on any conversation you left and can video call on with your friends anytime.
What is Snapchat For Web Feature
Snapchat has announced the launch of many new features on the platform. The news of new features comes as a piece of information in the Fall update of the company. To know about, Snapchat For Web Available For Users Worldwide, read the entire article and do share it with your friends!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Snapchat For Web Feature?
Is Snapchat For Web only available for Snapchat+ users?
Earlier, Snapchat For Web was only available for Snapchat+ users but now the feature will be available for users worldwide.
What are the other features that will be launched by Snapchat?
The company has also announced new features to be launched which include, new Chat Shortcuts, see missed calls, and replies to stories.


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Local cranberries bring holiday flavor to the table
Those TV commercials featuring dorky farmers up to their hips in a cranberry bog pitching juice seem far removed from everyday life.
But cranberries, that Thanksgiving favorite, are grown right here in Michigan, and as near as Blueberry Heritage Farms in Olive Township.
The farmer there, Wayne Kiel, claims the red, tart berries have a sweeter flavor than cranberries from larger farms on the other side of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.
“For whatever reason, because we’re on this side of Lake Michigan, we have a longer growing season,” Kiel said. “The longer growing season means a higher sugar content.”
Michigan-grown cranberries’ sugar content naturally is 10 to 25 percent higher than in Wisconsin, he said.
“We’ve got some advantages along the lakeshore here,” he said.
Kiel doesn’t expect cranberries will ever become a large industry for Michigan.
Right now, six farmers in the state grow the sour fruit that is a staple of traditional Thanksgiving fare, Kiel said.
But it made good business sense for Blueberry Heritage Farms to pick up the crop in the late 1990s, he said.
“Blueberry prices were pretty depressed,” Kiel said. Cranberries were a way to diversify, to branch out into something different. And he needed to get rid of some blueberry bushes that were past their prime age at the third-generation farm.
When it comes time to harvest the cranberries, a clay layer of the soil underneath fields allows Kiel to harvest the cranberries by flooding the field without using too much water.
Cranberries peak in the fall and don’t conflict with the blueberry season, he said.
“It just extends our season,” Kiel said.
Cranberries grow naturally in Michigan, he said, often around the edges of wetlands.
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Ahead of the start of Black History Month in February, Nike will launch a special edition Mercurial Vapor model.
The BHM x Nike Mercurial Vapor XI will release this month, boasting an eye-catching graphic on the upper.
Different colour lines run along the sidewall, and pays respect to the roots of different communities coming together, while a big Swoosh and “EQUALITY” on the sock-liner completes the design.
The 2018 Black History Month x Nike Mercurial Vapor XI will release on January 15 via Pro Direct Soccer.


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Telecoms equipment vendor Alcatel SA comfortably outgrew the market last year and predicts that the carrier market will continue to grow in the mid-single-digit range for the full year 2006.
The Paris, France-based company said fourth-quarter income rose to 344m euros ($415.9m) from 7m euros ($8.5m), on revenue 7.6% higher at 4bn euros ($4.95bn). For the year it increased income 61.5% to 930m euros ($1.1bn) on revenue 7.3% higher at 13.1bn euros ($15.9bn).
CEO Serge Tchuruk said the wireline market will accelerate with the deployment of IPTV services and the transformation of carrier networks towards IP, but he predicted that growth in the wireless market will probably slow and be focused on emerging market needs and new applications across all geographical regions.
Tchuruk said he expects to see the good dynamics of the end of 2005 will continue into the first quarter with revenue growth above 10%. However, with limited visibility beyond mid-year, Alcatel expects a lower growth rate for the second half.
Tchuruk said Alcatel saw a turnaround in its wireline business in the middle of 2005 as a result of the success of its triple-play strategy coupled with a breakthrough in IP carrier data solutions. In 2005 the company grew its carrier business by over 10%, outpacing the market growth.
Alcatel’s optimism is in marked contrast to the gloom at rival Lucent, which has predicted a 16% fall in first-quarter revenue and cut back its forecast for the year from mid-single-digit growth to essentially flat or an increase in the low-single digits.


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A roofing-material company is marking the $36 million expansion today of its Arkansas plant, a deal that triggered the loss of 190 jobs in South Carolina’s Pee Dee region.
Firestone Building Products Co. announced in early 2011 that it would close its factory in Kingstree in Williamsburg County because of overcapacity. It said at the time it would move the work to a larger plant it was expanding in Prescott, Ark., creating 100 jobs.
A number of government organizations offered incentives for the company to keep its roofing materials plant in southwest Arkansas.
Firestone Building Products is based in Indianapolis.
The company had owned the Kingstree plant since 1994, when it bought the business from MA Hanna Colonial Rubber. The factory was shuttered in mid-2011.


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The news: The worldwide advertising outlook for next year isn’t as dismal as some have feared, with WPP media investment arm GroupM forecasting a 5.9% increase and IPG Mediabrands’ Magna anticipating 4.8% growth.
A look back: GroupM published the figures in a year-end report, where it also projected worldwide advertising investment would increase by 6.5% in 2022, excluding the (lucrative) US political ads market.
Bright spots: Many big advertisers are still growing revenue, suggesting they will continue to spend. Moreover, unemployment is still low by historical measures.
Digital deceleration: Investments in digital advertising are still increasing more quickly than overall ad investments, but they’re expected to slow. Insiders shouldn’t be surprised by this, since digital expenditures now account for the bulk of total ad spending.
Analyst insight: “Even in an economy facing serious headwinds, the global ad market is showing resilience heading into 2023,” said principal analyst Paul Verna. “We are in difficult, uncharted times, and some sectors of the ad economy, like social, are faring worse than others. But overall, recent forecasts should give ad buyers, sellers, and intermediaries a measure of hope.”
Our take: Deceleration is not the same as decline, and the aforementioned estimates show that the advertising sector will remain relatively strong even during a recession.
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Apple's entry into the business visual entertainment It didn't end there and already his series has gained audience and critics' approval. To further integrate this work, Apple is working on new plans for this by 2020; many have assured others that we will soon be introduced.
According to the idropnews of the post Apple TV + you can unveil a new series for the first half of this year, with the closing of the Television Musical television program, on January 19. The event is one of the most important for traditional television networks, and now for broadcasting platforms, as it is where they show each year.
More series and movies are coming to Apple TV + by 2020
It all indicates that by 2020, Apple TV + will join Fox, ABC, PBC, NBC Universal, CBS, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu promote your content on the winter tour of the Televiz Critics Association. And it will be the first time that Apple has stepped up its projects at a media event, led by someone other than the company.
In what Apple has planned for this 2020 several details are known. In addition to the second season of his series, it is expected to feature a series of programs such as the script directed by Rob McElhenney, Searching for Myths: Raven's Feast, a new documentary series, Visible: From Television or Oprah Documents has been waiting for you.
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While these are exciting proposals, it's not clear enough for Apple to complete an entire day of presentations, so it's pretty clear that the company has an important surprise
Since the last quarter of last year, Apple has been providing details of its various products. And whether it be actors, writers or stories themselves, they've made it high expectations, and leave the stick so high that you can imagine the new projects.


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It looks like Modern Warfare 2 is set to shake things up as major changes will see new and improved AI bots.
The game was finally revealed on June 8, fans are looking forward to see a glimpse into gameplay at Summer Game Fest however some details about an open beta early access have been confirmed.
Players will have the chance to get a slice of the action from the upcoming title, the sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare.
Animation Director at Infinity Ward, Mark Grigsby has recently spoken out on some of the brand new changes that will be making their way to the game.
Read More: Warzone 2 Copies Shield And Loot System From Apex Legends
As part of a recent early access event, Charlie Intel was able to get some insight into the upcoming title through some gameplay footage, Grigsby confirmed that the came will include “lethal” Artificial Intelligence like we have never seen before.
Grigbsy said that NPCs will “provide an interesting and engaging experience” for players, it was also confirmed that this AI technology will feature in all game modes.
Grigbsy also said “We noticed that AI would walk through hostile areas and not checking their corners…” in comparison to the 2019 title.
“Looking around different parts and feel more natural, like human people who are nervous about their lives”.
It was also teased that these bots may have the ability to “protect areas that have cool things”, it was also noted that AI could feature in large scale maps to meaning there could be around 300 AI along with 100 live players.
Read More: A New Warzone Map Is In Development And Its Similar To Rebirth Island
It looks like fans will have to wait this one out to see when the game releases at the end of October.
In the meantime be sure to check back with us at Gamerficial for the latest news and updates.


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Adrian Muller has a few predictions re autonomous cars and writes: "In 2018 the first self-driving cars will appear for the public. Around 2020, the complete industry will start to be disrupted. You don't want to own a car any more. You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your location and drive you to your destination. You will not need to park it you only pay for the driven distance and can be productive while driving. The very young children of today will never get a driver's licence and will never own a car. It will change the cities, because we will need 90 per cent to 95 per cent fewer cars for that. We can transform former parking spaces into parks. About 1.2 million people die each year in car accidents worldwide. We now have one accident every 60,000 miles (100,000km), with autonomous driving that will drop to one accident in 6 million miles (10 million km). That will save a million lives worldwide each year. Most car companies will doubtless become bankrupt. Traditional car companies try the evolutionary approach and just build a better car, while tech companies (Tesla, Apple, Google) will do the revolutionary approach and build a computer on wheels. Many engineers from Volkswagen and Audi are completely terrified of Tesla. Insurance companies will have massive trouble because, without accidents, the insurance will become 100 times cheaper. Their car insurance business model will disappear."
Veganism goes mainstream
McDonald's has created a new McItem notable for what it lacks: animal products. The burger behemoth announced it will be serving the meat-, cheese-, and egg-less McVegan burger in Sweden and Finland starting just before the New Year. The innovation has some meat-lovers crying McGross as some animal-activists cheer McProgress. The McVegan features a soy-based patty, bun, tomato, lettuce, pickles, onion, ketchup, mustard, oil and an egg-less sandwich sauce. (Via oxforddictionaries.com)


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Over the course of this week, several Android users in India took to Twitter over the mysterious appearance of a government helpline number on their devices. The number in question is the toll-free helpline (1-800-300-1947) for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the government agency that oversees the Aadhaar biometric identity program.
The agency's number seemingly popped up on all Android phones in the country, irrespective of manufacturer or platform version. The initial blame was put on UIDAI, which isn't having the easiest time of late after several security vulnerabilities were found in the way it handled the Aadhaar database. The Aadhaar initiative launched as a way to provide a 12-digit unique identifier that relies on biometric data (retinal and fingerprint scans), but in recent months the program was plagued by security leaks that exposed data of hundreds of millions of users.
For its part, UIDAI denied any involvement in the appearance of its number on contact lists of Android users all over the country, and said that the particular toll-free number wasn't even in use anymore. I noticed the number on my contacts list a few years ago, but I assumed it was added by my carrier (Airtel) as it showed up at the same time as the numbers for Airtel's value-added services.
That isn't the case here, as Google admitted that it was the one that coded UIDAI's helpline number as well as a distress number (112) to the Android setup wizard back in 2014, which was subsequently released to EOMs. As a result, all users that set up their Android devices in the country had those numbers automatically added to their contact lists.
Google didn't go into detail as to why it added those numbers in the first place, only stating that it was done so "inadvertently." In a statement, Google has apologized for the issue, and said that it will roll out an updated setup wizard to device makers in the country that doesn't include these numbers.
We would like to assure everyone that this is not a situation of an unauthorised access of their Android devices. Users can manually delete the number from their devices.
We will work towards fixing this in an upcoming release of SetUp wizard which will be made available to OEMs over the next few weeks.
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I went to this shoe shop and looked like a hobo and this really cute Chinese guy walked in and stared at me then went to look at shoes so I quickly transformed myself into a hot mofo and when walking out of the store he smiled at me. I think he was the one.
“Update June 12: the situation is worsening. Russia has just passed a new anti-gay law makes it illegal even to say the word “gay”. People in Russia standing up against the crackdown are urging All Out members to keep growing the petition to help draw the attention of world leaders and the media.”


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Under a draft plan for new European food labeling rules, eggs could no longer be sold by the dozen, but by weight, the Telegraph reports.
Also on the chopping block are packaging descriptions such as four-packs of apples, six bread rolls or boxes of 12 fish fingers, the newspaper says.
The Grocer, a British food trade publication, says industry sources view the plan as "absolute madness" and reports that it could even mean a ban on special unit-based promotional packs, such as offering "eight chocolate bars for the price of six."
The European Parliament, which still must approve the rules on a second hearing, voted last week not to allow individual states to nominate products to be sold by number rather than weight.
Caroline Spelman, Britain's new environment secretary, says the draft proposal "goes against common sense."
"Shopkeeping is a long standing British tradition and we know what customers want," she says. "They want to buy eggs by the dozen and they should be allowed to – a point I shall be making clear to our partners in Europe."
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified before Congress in the USA in a five-hour question and answer session that revealed little new information about the social network's plans to deal with its built-in privacy issues (BBC News). Answered questions from senators, Zuckerberg said his firm was in an "arms race" against Russian troll accounts, that it was "clearly a mistake" to have taken Cambridge Analytica's word that it had deleted data and that Facebook plans to use more AI to help weed out hate speech in the future. The CEO somewhat beggared belief by saying he did not feel that Facebook had a monopoly, while the issue of Facebook hate speech identification rules that treat white men as a protected group, but not black children, did not surface.
Archeologists say that Saudi Arabia appears to be deliberately bombing cultural heritage sites in Yemen using coordinates provided to them by UNESCO specifically to ensure that they avoided the antiquities (Science). Sarah Japp of Berlin’s German Archaeological Institute said: "There is no reason to say all of these [bombings] are just accidents." Daesh-linked extremists in the region are also destroying antiquities, including mosques, as a part of a campaign against "heresy", while the Saudi bombing campaign is thought, along with its documented targeting of civilians, to be calculated to demoralise the Yemeni population and destroy its heritage.
LG has announced a launch date for its forthcoming LG G7 smartphone, which is now set to be revealed in New York on May 2 (Ars Technica). A new image leak by Android Headlines confirms previous glimpses of its form factor, which comes complete with an iPhone X style notch at the top of the screen, presumably to make room for extra camera lenses. An extra button and "ThinQ" branding associated with LG's own AI division may indicate that you'll be able to launch a digital assistant at the touch of a key, too.
While Facebook lets you download all the data it has on you, its image-oriented subsidiary Instagram still provides no such feature (TechCrunch). Users can't even save their own photos once posted, and saving them while posting requires you to set a specific option in the app. Third-party apps are available to download your posts, but many of these require you to give them access credentials in ways that aren't exactly best practice for data security. Instagram confirms that it currently has no data export feature and doesn't say whether it'll have one in place in time for May 25, when it'll be legally obliged to allow European users full downloads of their stored data.
Valve has announced that new privacy settings that mean, along with other changes, all users' Steam profiles will be private by default, rather than public by default (Ars Technica). Other new features include the ability to control who can see whether you're in-game and details of what you've been playing. In the wake of this, gameplay trend tracking service Steam Spy, which relies on publicly available Steam user data, says it will be shutting down due to no longer having access to a broad set of that data.
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Starbucks has banned smoking within 25 feet of store entrances, including outdoor seating areas, company officials said.
"I think it's a good idea," said smoker Adrian Athens. "We should be more considerate to the people who don't smoke than the ones who do."
The ban doesn't apply to stores in Europe. It was unclear how the chain would enforce the rule at its about 7,000 company-owned stores in the U.S.


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The ultimate round the world trip has set sail from London this weekend.
The 245-day cruise will cover six continents, 59 countries and 113 ports.
The Viking Sun’s eight months’ voyage hopes to set a Guinness world record for the longest continuous passenger cruise.
Prices for the once-in-a-lifetime trip start at £66,900.
Those who want the ultimate experience have coughed up £194,000 for a ticket.
Viking chairman Torstein Hagen said:
“It is the most extensive itinerary available in the industry, nearly double the length of our previous world cruise itineraries.”
After setting off from Greenwich, the Viking Sun aptly heads to Scandinavia.
Next stop is the Caribbean and South America, before calling on the remote tropical islands of the South Pacific.
She continues her journey along the coast of Australia and through Asia.
The liner then heads to the Mediterranean and Europe and arrives back in London in May 2020.
A total of 54 people – including four from the UK – have signed up for the full 245 days.
The others will be on board for half the itinerary, with a changeover of passengers in Los Angeles.


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Digital Agency Croud Hires a New VP SEO in New York: Joe Wyman
Global digital marketing agency Croud has appointed Joe Wyman, former associate director at Digitas North America, as vice president SEO.
Founded in 2011, Croud provides marketing consultancy alongside SEO, PPC, content, programmatic, paid social, Amazon and analytics services to some of the world’s leading brands, including Superdry, AMC Networks, Frontier Developments and AXA.
Wyman began his SEO career as an outreach and engagement manager at Digitas in 2014, before relocating to New York in 2018 as associate director, SEO. In his time, Joe has led global, enterprise SEO strategies across a range of clients and verticals including Aer Lingus, Radisson Hotels, H&M, and Audible, as well as guiding and supporting smaller brands to find competitive advantage against industry giants.
Joe will lead the SEO team in Croud’s New York office, bringing his extensive skill set of digital PR, content marketing and UX-driven SEO to the team.
Kris Tait, Croud’s Managing Director in the US, said of the appointment:
We’re excited to welcome Joe to the Croud team as our new VP SEO, given his great global and enterprise experience at Digitas. Anthony has done a great job during his tenure in the role, and we look forward to seeing his progression in his new role of VP Strategic Partnerships. Together, Joe and Anthony really strengthen our SEO presence and expert capabilities in North America, and we look forward to seeing what they do for the business.
Joe Wyman said:
It’s an exciting, albeit unconventional, time to join Croud – having started during lockdown and onboarded entirely virtually. Fortunately, I have a great team here in New York helping me adjust and it’s been remarkably easy to get up to speed. SEO is an incredibly empathetic channel, one that can illuminate shifting customer sentiment and behavior, while being pivotal to ensuring critical information is easily findable. With reduced confidence and tightened budgets in media – there’s never been a more important time for brands to invest in SEO to communicate with their customers where they are. I look forward to helping Croud’s clients navigate these uncertain times and come out stronger at the end of it.
Croud is an award-winning, global digital agency, specialising in PPC, SEO, content, paid social, programmatic, shopping and feeds, data and insights.


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St. Louis (KMOV) -- The Fifth District of the Metropolitan Police Department will be selling car clubs on Saturday, June 11, 2011 to help prevent automobiles from being stolen.
The event will take place in the parking lot of the Mobil Gas Station located at North Grand and Natural Bridge.
The car clubs are designed to attach to a vehicle’s steering column, prevent the steering wheel from turning, and ultimately make the theft of a vehicle nearly impossible.
The clubs, which normally sell for approximately $40 retail, will be sold at the
discounted rate of $13. Clubs will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis. Buyers must have cash.
Police say that auto theft is often a crime of opportunity for thieves and they attack vehicles that appear to be easy targets. The club is a highly successful anti-theft device that’s been shown to deter car theft.
The event is open to everyone, regardless of residence.
Who: Metropolitan Police Department
What: Car Club Sale (CASH ONLY)
When: Saturday, June 11 12-4 p.m.
Where: Parking Lot of Mobil at North Grand and Natural Bridge


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Twitter is having a very bad day
Twitter reported its second-quarter earnings today, and it did not go over well. As a result, the stock is down more than 12% in trading today — which is a very Twitter thing to happen, so to speak.
Here’s the chart, which could pretty much be summed up with a ?:
Today also wiped out most of the gains that it accrued in the year to date. Twitter’s last report was a rare positive one for the company, when its monthly active users actually grew faster than expected and everything came in ahead of Wall Street’s analysts. This quarter, the very Twitter move of its users not growing and its advertising business stalling happened once again and shed more doubt on the company’s future.
To be fair, the company is still more or less being gauged on the growth of its monthly active users. And Twitter’s actual audience has always been a pretty hard thing to gauge given that a lot of content bleeds beyond the platform and it’s trying to further expand into live video. The company has tried to distance itself from that MAU metric because, for better or worse, its growth is probably being sized up against other advertising networks like Facebook.
To counter that, the company has started to emphasize its growth in its daily active users. That’s the strategy that Snap employed in its pitch that it’s an alternative to Facebook. The goal is to convince Wall Street that its eyeballs are more valuable than Facebook’s eyeballs because the service is much more engaging, and people spend a lot more time looking at Twitter multiple times throughout the day. Better engagement means more expensive ads, which means that the company will be able to restart its engine — but that means it has to grow those DAUs.
Still, Twitter isn’t being to open about those DAUs, and instead doing the Very Tech Move of telling us the growth rate and giving us a chart without a Y axis when talking about its DAUs. We may, in the future get more clarity, but for now that’s not helping Twitter’s case as being a potentially huge advertising product alongside other options in the market.Featured Image: Bryce Durbin
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Neighborhood Goods opens in Legacy West this November.
Neighborhood Goods CEO Matt Alexander wants to shake up the traditional department store model.
The first Draper James location was at Highland Park Village, and also at Neighborhood Goods in Plano.
Brands like Draper James, Allswell and Desmond & Dempsey will be at Neighborhood Goods.
Legacy West is becoming Plano's go-to destination.
Neighborhood Goods is about experience, not transaction.
Neighborhood Goods is the next era of shopping.
Plano just may be the future of shopping.
It’s certainly already won over Neighborhood Goods CEO Matt Alexander after some initial apprehension. But Alexander quickly grew to understand the massive demand and consumer appetite brought about by the ever-growing Legacy West development.
“It started as one of those things I was pre-apologizing about, saying we were opening in Plano,” Alexander tells PaperCity. “These days, as we dig into Plano, it continues to be one of the most popular elements of who and what we are.”
Now, Neighborhood Goods is set to open up its first physical store anywhere in Legacy West in November. And it’s promising a shopping revolution of its own.
Think digitally native and internationally recognized brands showcasing the best of fashion, beauty, accessories, home decor, wellness and family offerings.
You can expect names like Reese Witherspoon’s celebrity-driven, celebrated clothing brand Draper James, modern menswear brand Buck Mason and mattress and bedding brand Allswell.
Legacy West is a fitting locale for Neighborhood Goods. The $3.2-billion, 255-acre mixed-use development is drawing luxury brands north.
No Ordinary Department Store
The Neighborhood Goods concept was conjured up not too far away, just 26 miles away in Dallas. The buzzy startup wants to be a contemporary alternative to regular department stores.
Unlike more traditional department stores, which Alexander finds multiple faults with — he finds some dull, others pretentious — Neighborhood Goods plans an experiential format, complete with daily event programming, cult-style brands, unique products and concepts, an in-store restaurant, a live podcast and an editorially driven e-commerce platform.
“The thrust of what we’re trying to do is create an environment where it’s not about extracting dollars from wallets. There’s a magnetism to the space beyond transaction,” Alexander says.
This evolution goes away from wholesale and sales bins. “By default, we can operate on more of a dignified basis with a lot of the brands. We’re shifting more towards sociability, community and the discovery of interesting brands and products,” Alexander says.
Initially, Neighborhood Goods aimed to make 10 to 15 brands part of their concept. In the November launch, it’ll be closer to 30.
“What we’re developing with these brands are incredibly thoughtful, playful, experimental ideas. It just turns into such a drastically different landscape than what has been out there before,” Alexander says.
The idea calls for the brands to connect with consumers in a new way, emphasizing their narrative and cultural impact alongside their wares, whether it’s Primary, a colorful kid’s clothing brand, sneaker and streetwear experts Stadium Goods, or Desmond & Dempsey and their luxury pajamas straight out of England.
“There’s an element of purchasing brands you may not be able to shop anywhere else in the country physically,” Alexander says.
He hopes Neighborhood Goods will draw crowds from Dallas, not just for its brands but for its unique daily events and offerings. There are brands that want to do exercise classes, there are plans for founders’ dinners in the evenings.
“It’s a curated and interesting and unique approach there. The connective tissue is always the focus on community,” Alexander says.
The brands themselves are a community too, a network of shops and stores that may not have worked together before in the past. “It’s bringing it all into the same space. It really is like a neighborhood,” Alexander notes.
Neighborhood Goods takes that premise one step further by integrating many of the brands into the overarching store. Made In’s custom cookware will be used in the in-store restaurant Prim & Proper, which was created in partnership with culinary innovation lab Front Burner. The store’s signature scent will come from Otherland and you can expect custom artwork from Rob Wilson of RR&Co Shop.
Carefully curated products from local, new and pilot brands will be on display at The Residency, Neighborhood Goods’ very own retail concept.
“It’s a thematic and ever-changing experimental space where we can introduce a lot of different brands, like young, independent or local brands we think are interesting. We can sort of pilot their product,” Alexander says.
This fall, you can see the goods. It’s all in the neighborhood. The Plano neighborhood, of course.


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Tesla Motors has decided to sell its Model S through Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Tmall on November 11, joining the Singles’ Day shopping festival. It is the first time that Tesla’s cars will be sold other than through their own website in China.
Buyers can place an RMB50,000 (US$8,200) deposit for the electric car on Alibaba’s Tmall.com. The deposit will be frozen in the customers’ mutual fund Yuebao, enabling customers to enjoy interest on the deposit before they complete the rest of the payment. They can then pick up the car in one of the five cities with Tesla collection points, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Shenzhen. The collection can be made as quickly as in five days. In addition, Tesla offers accessories such as clothing, caps, toolboxes, mugs and blankets on its Tmall store for Singles’ Day.
Tesla’s cooperation with Alibaba can be dated back to April this year when Alipay, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, was added to the payment methods for Chinese users to purchase Tesla’s cars. In September this year, AutoNavi, the mapping service in which Alibaba has a stake, added information about Tesla’s POI charging poles to its maps.
Tesla is not the first car company to capitalize on Alibaba’s ubiquity in Chinese retail. General Motors and Volkswagen AG have launched similar marketing campaigns on Alibaba’s sales platforms.
China is an important market for Tesla, CEO Elon Musk said during his visit to China. To accelerate the construction of power infrastructure, the electric car manufacturer has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Minsheng Bank to build at least 200 charging stations in twenty cities nationwide.
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Tax Free Weekend started at 12:01 a.m. Friday in Oklahoma and will begin at 12:01 a.m. Saturday in Arkansas.
Both states extend the tax holiday to midnight Sunday for many clothing items under $100, and a long list of school supplies.
State and local sales tax in Fort Smith amounts to about 9.75 percent.
Robert McDaniel, general manager of The Woodsman Outfitters in Fort Smith’s Central Mall, said Tax Free Weekend is a little busier than normal weekends for them.
“We have a lot of people who are waiting for it, and there’s plenty of people who come out and take advantage of it,” McDaniel said. “You can save a good deal of money.
The Woodsman is planning to move to its new building a block down from the mall on Rogers Avenue on Oct. 1.
Because of Tax Free Weekend, Central Mall will have extended hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Among the three dozen exempt clothing items under $100 is wedding apparel.
Makayla Nolen, bridal consultant at Always and Forever at 1200 S. Waldron Ave., Suite 133, said that although most things in wedding apparel stores are over $100 there are a few things that can qualify as exempt. In addition to clearance dresses for $99 there are also several headpieces that would qualify.
Most people, Nolen noted, will use Tax Free Weekend for back-to-school shopping.
Deborah Martin, assistant manager at Encore Shoe Department in Central Mall, said for her store, Tax Free Weekend is usually “bigger than Black Friday.” It might help that there are already sales going on at Encore and other stores in the mall.
Alba Brizuela, assistant manager at UNIQ clothing store in Central Mall, said although she is new to the store, she has heard that it gets “really busy” on Tax Free Weekend.
“There are usually sales going on at the same time, so it’s a good deal,” Brizuela said.
At The Children’s Place, Hannah Anderson said Tax Free Weekend brings out more customers.
“Shopping goes up tremendously this weekend,” said Anderson, assistant manager at The Children’s Place in Central Mall.
J.C. Penny in Central Mall is one of the many stores that are having sales that coincide with Tax Free Weekend. The salon in J.C. Penny is also offering $10 haircuts for kids in grades K through six until Sept. 15.
Inside the J.C. Penney Optical shop, children 16 and under can also get one complete pair of eyeglasses for about $40 or two for about $70 through Sept. 29, a news release states.
J.C. Penney has school uniforms, backpacks, jeans, activewear, clothes and shoes.
Kohl’s at 7801 Rogers Ave. is also pumping the tax holiday for back-to-school shoppers. Kohl’s has everything from denim and sneakers to school uniforms and activewear, their release adds.
A spokesperson for Walmart said that while the world's largest retailer does not typically share specifics on how the sales tax holiday events impact its sales, they are glad to participate because it will help customers take home "more of what they need just in time for the first day of school."
A list of the items that are eligible for purchase with no taxes in Arkansas can be found at the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s website or by doing a general search for “Arkansas Tax Free Weekend.”
Eligible items under $100 include disposable diapers, lab coats, neckties and pantyhose. Eligible items under $50 include cosmetics, lunch boxes notebooks and other school supplies. Art supplies like watercolors and other craft paints, paintbrushes and clay are also exempt from taxes this weekend.
Although scissors are included in the eligible exemptions for school supplies in Arkansas, they are also included in taxable items under sewing equipment along with yarn and knitting needles. Other taxable items for the tax holiday include wetsuits and fins, ski boots, goggles, hand and elbow guards, life preservers and vests, mouth guards, ballet and tap shoes, helmets, paint and dust respirators, tool belts and welder’s gloves and masks.


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Google Senior VP of Social Vic Gundotra announced that Google+ will now support Google Apps accounts sometime in the next few days. During a Q&A at the Web 2.0, Summit Gundotra confirmed that the integration was “imminent, within a matter of days.”
The issue of not being able to use Google+ with a Google Apps account has been one of the most significant drawbacks for many would-be users. The reason behind holding off on launching Google+ for Google Apps until now is the company “thought they would have more time” before the social networking site became this popular. Forty million users are now on Google+ and have uploaded around 3.4 billion pictures over the past three months.
According to Google, there are 30 million active Google Apps users from 3 million businesses and universities. This could potentially mean vast numbers of Facebook users flocking to Google +, although it does not seem too likely. Google + was launched in June 2011 and opened to the public on Sept. 20; all the while, Google Apps users were left in the dark regarding when the new social network would support their Google Apps account. After being excluded for four months, it seems as though many disgruntled Google Apps users (especially those who pay for the service) have waged a personal vendetta against Google +.
What do you think? Will Google Apps help social media marketing?


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Phillips & Temro to Close Canada Plant, Hire 80 in MN
Eden Prairie-based Phillips & Temro Industries, Inc., announced Monday that it will close its manufacturing and distribution plant in Winnipeg, Canada, and relocate the facility's operations to Eden Prairie and Yizheng, China.
The move will result in about 80 new positions in Eden Prairie and about 40 in China; Phillips & Temro plans to hire Twin Cities residents for the openings in Eden Prairie and Yizheng, China locals for the openings there. The company will begin the relocation this month and expects the transition to be completed by the end of the year.
Phillips & Temro designs and manufactures engine parts and serves the automotive, heavy-duty truck, construction, mass transit, and agricultural markets. In addition to the Canadian plant that is closing, the company has five other locations, including its Eden Prairie headquarters and a facility in Prior Lake. It currently employs 188 in Minnesota; the company declined to disclose its companywide headcount.
The facility in Canada that is closing is part of the company's heating division.
“We truly appreciate what the Winnipeg heating division employees have accomplished for Phillips & Temro Industries over the years,” Kathleen Boe, the company's vice president of operations, said in a statement. “While we regret having to take this action, we are pleased to be adding new jobs in Minnesota and China.”
Boe said that the move is part of a business strategy and will enable the company to better serve its customers.
Phillips & Temro's products include cab power systems, engine pre-heaters, intake air heaters, auxiliary cab heaters, engine and exhaust silencers, blower silencers, air-filtration products, and exhaust system accessories.


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News and information on merchandising and trends in retail pharmacies at CVS.
Beginning in June, CVS Health has a goal of processing up to 1.5 million COVID-19 tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.
Nuro Partners will offer autonomous prescription delivery for CVS Pharmacy customers starting in June.
CEO Larry Merlo spoke to Michael Strahan about plans to expand testing availability nationwide, noting that by June, the company will have the capacity to test 1.5 million Americans every month.
CVS Health will bring COVID-19 testing to 60 CVS Pharmacy locations in New York, with each location able to conduct 50 or more tests per day.
CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 drive-thru COVID-19 testing site locations by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month.
CVS Health is helping to address the mental health needs of frontline workers, seniors, and its employees amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.
CVS Health’s retail/long-term-care segment saw revenues of $22.7 billion for the quarter, driven partially by an 8% uptick in front-store sales and an 8.2% increase in prescription fills.
Beginning in May, a Florida CVS Pharmacy will deliver prescription medicines via drones to The Villages, which is home to more than 135,000 residents.
CVS Health said it expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering COVID-19 testing by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month.
A new MinuteClinic E-Clinic visit option enables patients to connect via video conferencing with a local provider.
CVS Health has conducted more than 35,000 tests since March, and now has COVID-19 drive-through testing sites in five states.
Kym White, CVS Health's newly appointed senior vice president and chief communications officer has more than 25 years of industry experience.
CVS Health, now has COVID-19 drive-through testing sites in four states: Georgia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
CVS Pharmacy announced new employee benefits and safety measures to keep employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CVS Health is taking additional steps to limit stockpiling of drugs that are used to treat chronic conditions as interest in off-label use of these medicines to treat COVID-19 grow.
CVS Health is providing nearly $1.5 million in grants to help four local nonprofit organizations in California expand access to telehealth services, to address food insecurity, and support the state’s paramedics and EMTs.
Noughty is launching its 24 SKUs, including the To The Rescue and Wave Hello lines, at CVS Pharmacy shelves.
CVS Health and its foundations are providing financial investments to help communities and employees facing COVID-19 pandemic-related hardships.
CVS Health's first COVID-19 testing site in Shrewsbury, Mass. will initially focus on first responders and health care workers.
A pharmacist who works at CVS Pharmacy at 5 Main Street in Queensbury, N.Y., tested positive for COVID-19 but is not currently symptomatic, the company said.
New research from Coca-Cola is taking a look at what it takes to drive consumer trial, frequency and advocacy.
CVS Pharmacy will operate 99 of the 110 pharmacies it is acquiring as CVS Pharmacy within Schnucks' stores.
CVS Pharmacy field leaders and managers will select local organizations to receive donations.
CVS Health has outlined several steps that aim to educate and help Aetna members in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
Executives from CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart and Target were on hand in the Rose Garden Friday, pledging space outside their stores for drive-through testing for COVID-19.
CVS Health is providing Massachusetts residents with on-the-spot COVID-19 testing and results at no cost, using the new Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test.


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Lanzarote this week will be an international hub on how to tackle sustainable tourism in Los Jameos del Agua, on the 19th and 20th, thanks to the international conference Sustainability as a key competitiveness factor for the development of the tourism industry. It has the support of the Cabildo, with the sponsorship of Unesco, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Government of the Canary Islands and Secretary of State for Tourism.
This conference, considered of special importance for the tourism industry in its commitment to sustainability, will bring together authorities and leading international experts in responsible tourism from countries such as the United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain. In addition, representatives of the Association of British Travel Agencies (ABTA) are expected; as well as private corporations linked to the sector, such as IBM, TUI, Tripadvisor or Iberia, among others.
According to the organizers of the event, “the meeting aims to show a set of decisive recommendations and set precise goals regarding the contribution of the Tourism Industry to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (ODS), following the guidelines of the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism ST + 20 adopted in 2015 in Vitoria-Gasteiz ‘. The main objective will also be to “promote and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and good practices among all tourism operators, aimed at promoting responsible tourism with diversity of people and sustainable development”
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What is your mobile app worth? The challenges of valuation
By almost any measure, Mooniz is a successful mobile app. The color-matching game has been downloaded 1.5 million times from the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store, it has multiple four or five-star ratings from users and an updated version was recently launched for the iPad. It has even been successful at monetization: it costs 99 cents to have the gumball-shaped critters navigate their way through various challenges, and some people are even spending money on in-app purchases for virtual currency. It's hard to put a value on success, but developer Yoni Zvik thinks the game is priceless.
Apptopia is a marketplace for brokering mobile app acquisitions.
"From a developer point of view, it's kind of our baby. It's a process of working about 18 hours a day for the first three months in a living room," said Yvik, who co-founded the company that created Mooniz. "As a developer you're not that objective. You don't think that your baby is cheap."
How to determine a fair price
At some point, however, many developers may find themselves in a situation where they want to sell their app, or someone approaches them to acquire it. In other cases, they may even want to acquire the developer's company itself. Figuring out whether to accept that first offer, or how to price an app if putting it on the market, is not a skill set widely taught to developers. That's why Zvik, who now runs special projects at Apptopia, is helping to create a way to assist other app makers in determining what their product might be worth.
Launched earlier this year, Apptopia is a marketplace for brokering mobile app acquisitions, connecting buyers and sellers and working with app stores to transfer the source code or other pieces of intellectual property. The firm keeps about eight percent of the transaction price. In July, Apptopia closed a round of seed funding lead by entrepreneur Mark Cuban, among others.
Apptopia hopes to accelerate its growth by offering an online assessment tool to determine the financial valuation for any mobile app.
According to Zvik, Apptopia is hoping to accelerate its growth by offering an online assessment tool called MyAppValue which uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the financial valuation for any mobile app. To prove it works, Apptopia took some of the most downloaded apps such as Temple Run, Cut The Rope, Tiny Wings, Flipboard and JetPack Joyride and ran it through My AppValue.com. Apptopia was able to determine accurate valuations for each app and also predicted what their revenues would be for the next six months, Zvik said.
"We had a lot of people asking the same questions: 'Can you valuate my app?'" Zvik said. "No one knows how much they should get paid... most of them think that it's worth more than it is."
MyAppValue.com will look at an app's number of downloads, projected monetization, analytics via Flurry accounts and ratings from users, among other metrics. It will be free to use for at least six months, and Apptopia may later offer a subscription plan, though the business model hasn't been finalized yet. Zvik said the idea, however, is to kick-start a process whereby developers continue to use the tool to refine their app's valuation.
"We have a list of about 60 recommendations on how to improve downloads, revenue etc.," he said. For example, in-app purchases are often considered a great source of monetization, but Apptopia may recommend a developer only promote them on the third, fourth and 19th session. "Today your app is worth $10,000, but then you want to improve your app to get better rates to be worth more than [it is] right now. You can come back after one week, two weeks. You can check every day."
M&A potential for apps in 2013
Of course, in some cases it won't merely be the apps that are acquired, but the developers themselves. Kii Capital, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley specializing in funding consumer mobile apps, is expecting many large organizations to take a "defensive" approach to acquisitions in 2013, according to managing director Christof Wittig. Unless there's long-term value in the developer's company, however, acquiring the app might be enough.
"Based on the sheer number of mobile apps this will be the likely outcome for most of them," he said. "We see app companies which create really large audiences at zero marketing dollars and often start to become much smarter in monetization, yielding $100M returns and above." That's well beyond what acquiring a developer shop outright would return to investors, he added.
Rajeev Chand, managing director at San Francisco-based investment bank Rutberg and Co., isn't so sure. He said most of the significant transactions will be outright M&As. "I firmly believe that there are going to be five Instagrams over the next five years," he said, referring to Facebook's acquisition of the photo sharing service earlier this year. "Mobile is a bigger hole for incumbent corporations than the Internet was. It bridges the physical world. We see acquirers being very active."
Zvik: Selling an app may be a good way for devs to get their feet wet.
Though it probably sounds like a nice problem to have, developers may be confronted with a choice of selling off their work or going to work for a larger organization. Even in the early days, Chand says developers can start thinking about the exit strategy that makes the most sense to them.
"As an entrepreneur, are you just looking to make money, or do you want change the world? That's an important, self-reflecting question," he said. "The best wisdom that I've heard on this is if you're evaluating raising money or an early exit opportunity, find an M&A valuation that's roughly two years ahead of where you are today. That's an M&A valuation worth considering."
It all starts with a successful product, Wittig added. "You need to build large and retained audiences, which use the app as part of their daily life," he said. "This creates massive shareholder value, valued at anywhere between $1-$30 per user."
Zvik suggested that selling an app may be a good way for developers to get their feet wet in the negotiation of such transactions. Some of the apps on Apptopia are selling for as little as $500, but others have garnered $10,000 or more. Some of the buyers are publishers that want to expand their app portfolio, but others are developers that want to use acquired apps as a way of cross-promoting their own apps.
"Today it's one of the best tactics to market your app, because the competition is so hard," he said. "Some are looking for apps for traffic, or apps with potential that didn't take off before. Others are small entrepreneurs who want to start their first business, to be part of the gold rush."
Just as long as developers realize that, even in a frenzied market for mobile apps, not all of them will be worth their weight in gold.


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American multinational e-commerce company Amazon has halted the test of its automated delivery robot called “Amazon Scout” after it failed to meet customers’ needs.
The company which began the testing of its delivery robot in 2019, disclosed that due to the halt of its delivery robot, Amazon will offer new positions to 400 people who worked on the project.
Following the company’s plan to stop the test of its “Amazon Scout”, a spokesperson at the company said, “During our Scout limited field test, we worked to create a unique delivery experience, but learned through feedback that there were aspects of the program that weren’t meeting customers’ needs,” Alisa Carroll, an Amazon spokesperson, told members of the media.
“As a result, we are ending our field tests and reorienting the program. We are working with employees during this transition, matching them to open roles that best fit their experience and skills.”
However, the spokesperson further disclosed the e-commerce company isn’t totally abandoning the idea of an autonomous robot, rather it will continue to look into the technology, though the vast majority of workers will be reassigned to other programs.
Amazon Scout was officially unveiled in 2019, following the e-commerce giant’s acquisition of robotics firm Dispatch two years prior.
In August 2019, the robots started delivering packages to customers in Irvine California on a test basis, with human monitors. The package is put inside the robot and driven to the customer who opens it and collects the package.
At the time of launch, the company touted the program as a method for continuing deliveries amid COVID shutdowns, though the operation still required the presence of “Scout Ambassadors” humans tasked with making sure nothing went wrong.
Due to the recent global inflation ravaging economies, the scrapping of Amazon Scout is the latest in a series of cost-cutting maneuvers for Amazon, which has experienced slowing sales growth in 2022.
Xiaomi Launches Black Friday Sale With Discounts and Extra Gifts on Smartphones
Xiaomi gives discount of N5,000 on every purchase of its smartphone
Mobile phone maker, Xiaomi has lined up good discounts and extra gifts to thrill its customers during black Friday sales.
The company which is also into consumer electronics noted that it’s back Friday sale will run between November 18th to November 30th, 2022.
Apart from a flat discount of N5,000 on every purchase of its smartphone, customers can also win amazing gift prizes which include refrigerators, Xiaomi luggage, Redmi Bud 3 earbuds.
A star winner who will go home with an N3 million cash prize will also emerge through a raffle draw on January 10th, 2023.
Investors King understands that Black Friday is an opportunity to buy the product you desire either smartphones, groceries, or any type of electronic at a very good price. It is celebrated virtually around the world.
Black Friday which followed “thanksgiven day” in the United States is largely regarded as a day or season to say thank you for being with us this far.
While amazing discounts are being offered on several products, a number of top brands especially electronic and smartphone-making companies do use black Friday to say thank you to their customers.
Some of the platforms where you can get an amazing offer in Nigeria during this black Friday season include Jumia and Konga.
You can check the filing articles for amazing offers that both Jumia and Konga offer during this year’s black Friday.
On Xiaomi’s black Friday for instance, when a customer buys Redmi Note 11 or Redmi Note 11S, he will get a discount of N5,000 and Xiaomi in-ear headphones. Similarly, Redmi Note 11 Pro or Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G comes with a 10000mAh power bank.
Interestingly, Xiaomi noted in a statement that the offer is open to all new and old customers while customers can enjoy the amazing offer by visiting any of Xiaomi’s retail stores nationwide or at Essence House, Computer Village Ikeja.
Konga Kickstarts Black Friday “Yakata” With 90% Discounts on Rice, Cooking Oil, and Mobile Phones
E-Commerce giant, Konga has begun its discounted sale with up to 90 percent off on some house need products which include rice and cooking oil. The sale which is already witnessing a high volume of patronage is tagged “Friday Yakata”
Other products available for grabs at a very good price on the Konga platform include mobile phones of different brands, Laptops, TV sets, Refrigerators, Air conditioners, and Washing machines.
At exactly 12 midnight every day till 12th of December, Konga will stage one of its much anticipated events, “Teasure Hunt”. Investors King learnt.
Treasure Hunt gives lucky buyers the opportunity to purchase products with up to 90 percent off them.
Other lined-up events for Friday “Yakata” include Flash Sale and Cyber Monday.
Additionally, Konga also partners with MedDirect to provide a 10 percent discount on all medicine which will be delivered free to anywhere in Nigeria.
Another way to benefit from the “Yakata” season is to use Konga Pay which comes with a 5 percent discount on any shopping basket above N100,000.
A statement released by the e-commerce platform noted that back Friday “Yakata” is regarded as the biggest sale of the year in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria.
According to the company’s head of marketing, Anthony Nwabuisi, Konga has seen improved patronage on its platform since the beginning of this year despite the prevailing economic challenges both in the domestic and international markets.
‘‘It has been an impressive start to this year’s edition of Konga Yakata for us. Despite the undeniably harsh economic conditions, general buying sentiments are way above expectations,” he said.
Also speaking on the importance of the Konga Friday Yakata, Nwabuisi stated that Konga has a 50 percent discount on virtually all meals ordered on the platform.
He added that shoppers can also get the advantage of free delivery or buy-one-get-one-free in select restaurants.
Conclusively, Konga’s platform can easily be used by downloading the application or navigating through the website at Konga.com.
How to Enjoy Discounted Price on Jumia Black Friday Sales
Jumia consumers receive significant discounts on a variety of products across various categories from top international and local brands.
Jumia, an African e-commerce platform, has announced that on its Black Friday shopping event in 2022, consumers in Nigeria will receive significant discounts on a variety of products across various categories from top international and local brands.
Customers are urged to download the Jumia App to take advantage of the deals in order to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity during the Jumia Black Friday Sales. This indicates that downloading the app is the only prerequisite for taking advantage of the Jumia Black Friday Sales.
Treasure Hunts, Brand Days, Daily Check-Ins, Flash Sales, and Jumia Games are among the anticipated campaign elements that will give customers the chance to win exciting prizes and further savings on a variety of goods.
The campaign, which will end on November 27, 2022, will feature JumiaPay incentives, offers exclusively for Jumia Prime members, and free shipping on a variety of products for customers in Lagos, Abuja, and Ibadan.
Massimiliano Spalazzi, Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, stated that the “Beat Sapa” campaign for 2022 is intended to support SMEs and brands in reaching millions of consumers while assisting consumers in navigating the current economic realities.
He said: “The Jumia Black Friday campaign is another opportunity for us to enrich the shopping experience of our consumers. With the current economic situation, it is important to ensure that consumers can still shop for their needs at the best prices. This 9th edition is set to provide this, and we are happy to have partnered with the biggest household brands and SMEs. We are encouraging our consumers to take advantage of this campaign and “Beat Sapa” with Jumia.
According to him, Adidas is the Platinum sponsor for this year’s Jumia Black Friday, and Nivea, Xiaomi, Oraimo, and Guinness are Gold sponsors.
Consumers can anticipate receiving flash sales on specific products, free shipping from brands, daily games, offers specifically for prime members, and discounts for JumiaPay, among other things. Consumers can also expect to pay significantly lower prices, according to what Investor Kings gathered.
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Two graduates from De Montfort University’s fashion retail buying degree course have joined forces to launch women’s footwear etailer Kindred Sole. Lizze Leary and Beth Widdowson, who graduated this summer, said the tough jobs market had fuelled their decision to set up their own business.
The pair started Kindred Sole as an online-only venture to avoid the costs associated with a bricks-and-mortar store. Leary said: “The online market is booming so we knew it would be a good option. We’re also able to reach a wider audience than we would with a single store.”
Since launching on October 31, Kindred Sole has received more than 6,000 hits from users in 75 different countries.
The site stocks UK footwear brands including Ugly Duckling, Laura J London, Velvet Bee, United Nude and Miss L Fire, as well as Spanish brand Menbur.
As sales grow, the duo plan to develop their own footwear label. Leary said: “We are looking to collaborate with young graduate designers to create our own brand of vintage-inspired footwear.”
The www.kindredsole.com site relied heavily on free online marketing sources to generate business during the start-up phase. Leary added: “We built up a following on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, which gave us lots of great leads and helped us generate a database to which we now send out monthly newsletters.”


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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Major automakers in Japan reported Thursday hefty drops in global vehicle production for the month of March as the companies continued to suffer from steep domestic-sales declines.
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)
March auto output in Japan for Toyota fell by 58.4% and domestic sales were down by 32.1 %, with exports falling 68.3%.
Including the two subsidiaries, Japanese production was down 51.1%, domestic sales fell 27.1% and exports sank 68.5%.
Japan's second-largest automaker, Honda Motor Co. (7267)
Production in China, however, reached a fresh record, up 4.2% for the fiscal year 2009 from a year ago to 512,076 units, the automaker said.
Still, for the month of March, output in China fell by 14.2% from a year earlier.
Honda's exports from Japan in March fell for a sixth-straight month, down 57.6% from a year ago to 22,497 units. Its Japanese auto sales for the Honda brand fell for March by 24.9% year-on-year.
Also Thursday, Mazda Motor Corp. (7261)
Mazda blamed its production declines on "a reduction in global demand."
Despite the grim numbers, shares of most major automakers rose Thursday. Toyota's stock was up 3.5%, Honda up 1.7% and Mazda up 5.4% by the close in Tokyo. Goldman Sachs raised its rating on Toyota and Honda to buy from neutral.


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Haryana extends lockdown till August 2, allows certain relaxations
The night curfew will be imposed from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM on all days of the week in Haryana.
- Restaurants can now open with 50 per cent seating capacity.
- Haryana reported 39 fresh COVID-19 cases, which pushed the total infection case count to 7,69,704 on Friday.
New Delhi: The Haryana government on Saturday (July 24) extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till August 2 in view of the COVID-19 situation. However, some relaxation in the curbs has also been announced.
As per the new guidelines, restaurants can now open with 50 per cent seating capacity.
The night curfew timings will remain same as earlier, i.e., it will be imposed from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM on all days of the week in the state.
Check new guidelines announced by the government below:
1. Restaurants are allowed to open with 50% of the seating capacity
a. Restaurants in Malls (10:00 AM to 11:00 PM)
b. Standalone restaurants (08:00 AM to 11:00 PM)
However, these timings shall not be applicable to restaurants In hotels.
Home delivery from hotels, restaurants and fast food joints is permitted upto 11:00 PM.
2. Conduct of entrance and recruitment examinations by different Universities/Institutes/Government Departments and Recruitment Agencies are allowed in the State with strict implementation of "Revised SOP issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI dated 10.09.2020 regarding preventive measures to contain spread of COV1D-19” as well as guidelines released by Central/State Government/Departments from time to time.
On July 18, the Haryana government extended the“Mahamari Alert - Surakshit Haryana” lockdown till July 26, along with certain relaxations. Gyms were allowed to operate from 6 am till 9 pm with 50% capacity. Club houses/restaurants/bars of the Golf courses were permitted to open with a cap of 50% from 10 am till 11 pm.
Haryana reported 39 fresh COVID-19 cases, which pushed the total infection case count to 7,69,704. With three coronavirus-related deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 9,616 in the state, as per the health department's daily bulletin on Friday (July 23).
(This is a developing story)


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Another Hamilton ‘Mini’ Farmers Market This Saturday
The Hamilton Farmers Market has been trying out a preview edition of the popular Saturday event at Legion Park on South 2nd Street.
Laura Craig, market manager, said the second mini-market will be Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There are at least 15 booths in the park and the hours are the same as the regular market on Bedford Avenue, across the street from Legion Park.
May 6th is the first official Hamilton Farmers Market, which kicks off the season with the annual May Fest.
Kids are a huge part of the day, with a little parade through the market. The theme this year is "We Speak for the Trees!" Those who have kids' groups in the valley are invited to have a free booth this day only. Register at the Farmers Market website.
The music on the lawn of the Ravalli County Museum May 6th will be by "Barnaby Wild." The museum also has free kids activities from 10 a.m. to 12 noon during the market.
All materials in the market are locally produced or made and farmers sell only non-GMO produce grown in the Bitterroot Valley. This year, a new bike rack is available for those who come to the market.


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Oklahoma business briefs for Nov. 9.
Union to host open house event
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 124 and other state construction building trades in Oklahoma City will hold an educational open house Nov. 16 as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The event is designed to provide information about apprenticeship.
The open house will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sheet Metal Workers training center of Western Oklahoma at 3090 Willow Springs Ave.
More than 14,000 sheet metal apprentices are registered at more than 150 union sheet metal training facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Sheet metal apprentices often graduate debt-free with a career and living wage generally well above that of their college or university counterparts, the groups said.
Additional information is available at www.sheetmetal-iti.org or by calling 703-739-7200.
Consumer stress levels improve
ADA — Consumer financial stress levels have improved faster than other economic conditions, according to the LegalShield Law Index report released Wednesday.
The study found that consumer financial stress improved to 86.5 in October, its lowest point in 12 years. The number was down from 90.8 in September. Ada-based LegalShield pointed out, however, that confidence levels appear to have overshot broader economic conditions as consumer confidence has gained more than 11 percent in 2017 while both consumer spending and retail sales have been growing at roughly the same pace as last year.
"The LegalShield Law Index shows that consumers are right to be confident right now, as consumer financial stress is at a 12-year low," said James Rosseau, LegalShield's chief commercial officer. "As in previous months, however, we believe confidence is a bit overstated, as demonstrated by the inconsistent consumer spending data we've seen this year. We'll be monitoring the holiday shopping season closely, as many economists expect consumer spending to receive a temporary post-hurricane boost due to federal recovery efforts."
Crane builder gets financial lift
TULSA — Crane manufacturer Ramsey Industries said Wednesday it has received a "significant capital investment" from Minneapolis-based Norwest Equity Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“On behalf of the entire Ramsey team, we are thrilled to partner with NEP for the next phase of our growth," Ramsey CEO John Celoni said. "NEP has a long-standing reputation for not only successful investments but continued advancement and implementation of strategic initiatives for its portfolio companies."
NEP and Ramsey complement each other well as they share established business roots and longevity of operations, the companies said. Ramsey operates a production facilities at its Tulsa corporate headquarters and in Olathe, Kansas.
FROM STAFF REPORTS


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Fret not, fans of the Morgan Motor Company. Although the British car company has announced a switch from steel to aluminum chassis for 2020, there still will be a layer of ash wood beneath the bodywork.
Like many early automakers, Morgan used wood for its vehicle frames. In fact, it wasn’t until 1936 that Morgan introduced a steel chassis, and its first four-wheeled car. But while steel replaced wood for the frame, ash still was used for the framework to which the body panels were attached.
That won’t change, a Morgan spokesman said, even in 2020 when Morgan’s new CX-platform will underpin vehicles with an aluminum rather than steel chassis.
Also coming in 2020 will be a manual transmission for the CX-based vehicles. The platform was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show this year beneath the Morgan Plus Six.
New as well is a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine.
“Designed in house by Morgan, the CX-Generation platform is twice as rigid as the previous aluminum chassis used by the company, which underpinned the Aero 8 and second-generation Plus 8 models,” the company said in its announcement. “Thanks to a focus on reducing weight, it tips the scales at just 97kg, contributing to the Plus Six’s mere 1,075kg dry weight.”
“The CX-Generation aluminum platform represents a significant undertaking for a small company like Morgan,” added Steve Morris, Morgan chief executive. “We recognize a need for a more resolved core product that fits in with our customer’s growing needs, as well as future legislative requirements.
“The advanced engineering encompassed within the new platform is a vital underpinning for the next generation of Morgan sports cars, and further demonstrates the exciting blend of craftsmanship and technology that makes Morgan cars unique.
“In addition to new models planned for 2020, the year will also bring about opportunity for us to mark the significance of the outgoing traditional steel chassis and its contribution to the marque. Used in Morgan’s core models since 1936, the traditional steel chassis has been an integral part of the Morgan story and we look forward to giving it a fitting send off.”
Morgan was founded in 1910 by Henry Morgan and produced around 850 cars per year, all of them hand assembled. Pre-war Morgans are best-known for the sporty 3-wheeled cyclecars that are collector’s items today.


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GRAPEVINE -- A small fire in a storage area of a Grapevine Mills Mall clothing store Sunday afternoon forced authorities to close part of the building, but no injuries were reported.
An employee at Abercrombie & Fitch extinguished the blaze, however the fire caused smoke damage to the store and to at least five to 10 other stores.
Damage estimates were not available Monday.
The blaze erupted shortly before 3:30 p.m. at the mall, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway.
A light fixture ignited some boxes that were stacked near it, authorities said.
Authorities evacuated the mall and allowed customers and employees back in about an hour later in areas away from the fire scene.
But authorities kept the area near the fire closed for the rest of the day.
The Abercrombie & Fitch store was closed Monday for repairs, a fire official said.


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Food Issues Study
By Charlie Compton
Bowling Green, KY – As Kentuckians gather around the table this Thanksgiving, they are concerned about the food they eat. A study from the University of Kentucky says consumers worry abut food safety, the quality of their food, and its variety. Researcher Keiko Tanaka says many want more locally grown foods.
Some consumers with a higher income have a better access to those local food, but even those shoppers with lower income level, they say they would like to, they would like to have those healthier foods be more accessible and cheaper.
Tanaka's students interviewed consumers at five Lexington food retailers. Out of the 332 people interviewed, 316 say nutrition and health is important to them. 290 say affordability is important.


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Good times back for Marbella tourism industry
The good times are back for the Spanish tourism industry, with latest available figures showing foreign visitors spent €63 billion in Spain during the first 11 months of 2015.
Of that, more than 20%—or €13.4 billion—was splashed out by British tourists who spent an average €111 a day on their visits, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). This was 10% up on the previous year although still behind the daily spend of Germans and Italians (€117).
In the same timeframe German visitors spent €9.3 billion, ahead of the French at €6.7 billion. Overall tourism spending was up 6.4 per cent, with November—traditionally one of the quieter months—following the trend with the €3.94 billion spent representing an increase of 4.4 per cent.
Regionally Andalucía—home to Marbella and the Costa del Sol—outperformed the national average, with €9.8 billion spent up until the end of November, representing a healthy rise of 10.8%.
Although these figures highlight the importance of major European countries to the Spanish tourism industry, what cannot be ignored is the significance of visitors from elsewhere in the world, who spent a total of €31.24 billion in the same period at an average daily amount of €144.
This made tourists from such countries as Japan, Russia, China, the USA as well as Middle East nations by some distance the biggest spenders per head, and they are the sort of customers who are particularly attracted to Marbella, which was recently named as one of Spain’s leading locations for luxury goods and services. More than €1.5 billion was turned over in the town’s high end shops and restaurants last year—a quarter of the total luxury market in Spain, ahead of Madrid and behind only Barcelona.
These tourism figures reflect a record year for the industry in Spain and the accompanying spend is set to continue to rise through 2016, according to analysts. In a recent report in UK newspaper The Guardian, Bob Atkinson of internet portal TravelSupermarket.com said that Spain now accounted for a third of all online destination searches. The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) confirms Spain is set for another good year, with bookings for the summer of 2016 well up on previous years.
Diana Morales Properties shares the upbeat message for the coming year. Marbella is a town that has proved itself to be at the forefront of economic recovery over the past few years and we expect this to continue, based on the unique ambience and lifestyle experience it offers.
Sources: INE, The Guardian
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