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Green shoots visible of high-paced growth in Indian exports - Commerce Secretary
CAP INDIA 2017, Mumbai
22 Mar 2017
Mumbai. March 20, 2017.
With nearly 100% growth in participation by overseas bodies over last year, CAPIndia 2017 can well be termed as a sign of revival in India’s exports. Over 200 buyers from 36 countries are congregating at Mumbai for two days on March 21 and 22. CAPIndia is a joint effort by four export promotion councils, CHEMEXCIL, CAPEXIL, PLEXCONCIL AND SHEFEXIL promoting exports of chemicals including organic & inorganic chemicals, agro chemicals, dyestuff, cosmetics, toiletries, castor oil, plastics, construction materials, Books & Publication, Paper and Stationary Products, wood and allied products under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Together, the exports under these councils is approximately $34 billion in 2016-17 and for the current year 2016-17 (Up-to Dec) it is approximately USD 27 billion. In only its second year, CAPIndia 2017 has become a reliable platform for creating opportunities with buyers and government bodies from overseas, sign up MOUs for long term relationships. Parallel discussions during CAPIndia 2017 will help overseas buyers in understanding Indian laws and conditions better.
CAPIndia 2017 witnesses 100% growth in overseas participation in one year.
Six reasons that will spur India’s exports in 2017-18 are:
1. More exporter friendly policies,
2. Government’s strategic initiatives to boost India’s trade,
3. Robust GDP growth,
4. Widening of basket of exportable products,
5. Fruition of ‘Make in India’ initiatives,
6. Slowdown in China
At the inauguration of CAPIndia 2017, Mr. Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries & Mining, Government of Maharashtra mentioned, “Platforms such as CAPIndia are very important for Indian businesses. Under one roof, our entrepreneurs can meet interested buyers from across the globe, learn from their needs and offer products that match global standards in quality and price. While the government is doing all that it can, it is our entrepreneurs who will make it happen
Briefing about the Event, Ms. Rita Teaotia, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India said, “The last two years have been very satisfying. The single minded purpose shown together by government, several policy makers, export promotion councils, exporters, etc. have created the energy to turn the tide. We are already witnessing the green shoots of a high paced growth in Indian exports. This comes at a time when economies around the world are struggling to stay positive in their growth. The response to CAPIndia 2017 can well be considered as a good indicator of constantly improving world’s preference towards Indian products which is needed to meet country’s objective of export of $900 billion by 2022.
Echoing the sentiment, Mr. Satish Wagh, Chairman, CHEMEXCIL, said “The recent years have witnessed the chemical industry gravitate towards Asia and making India a key player in the global market. The 100% FDI in Chemical sector by the government is helping the growth further, Chemical industry provides employment to more than 2 million people in India
Indeed, fiscal 2017-18 can well go down in India’s economic history as the best year in India’s exports growth. Never before have so many positive factors come together to bolster India’s exports. A robust GDP growth on the backdrop of a good monsoon, revival in manufacturing sector due to government initiatives such as Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, etc., large ticket investments in infrastructure development, etc. The government is pulling all stops to push exports. Right from the Union Budget focusing on boosting trade and industry, tax reductions for SMEs, introduction of Trade Infrastructure Export Scheme, setting up of CBEC’s Single Window Clearance System (SWIFT), Make in India initiative, relaxation in certain environmental norms, to the expected GST roll out, the focus on enhancing India’s export is sharper than ever before. Improvement in India’s ranking in ‘ease of doing business’ is helping the overseas buyer feel more confident about India.
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Health and wellness platform FlexifyMe has raised $3,00,000 in a seed funding round. The round saw participation from investors such as Ravi Bhushan, founder and CEO, BrightChamps, Amit Ratanpal, founder, Blinc Management, Sachin Anand, sales director APJ, Intel, and Dipen Shah, managing director, VAG-group, among others.
As per the platform, the newly raised funds will be used to acquire talent, boost technological capabilities, and train top-certified yoga, meditation, and nutrition instructors. People nowadays are extremely busy, and health has fallen to the bottom of their priority list, resulting in stress and chronic diseases, Manjeet Singh, co-founder, FlexifyMe, said. “Our objective is to assist people in naturally reversing such diseases with the assistance of a personal team. We aim to offer a customised approach that focuses not only on physical health but also on mental health in order to live a healthy and happy life. The latest round of funding will allow us to further invest in developing a technology platform that will aid in the creation and delivery of customised one-on-one bespoke health and wellness programs,” he added.
For Amit Ratanpal, founder and managing director, BLinC Advisors, digital health and wellness industry has accelerated during the pandemic and will continue to expand rapidly in the next few years. “We are supporting FlexifyMe’s team and its aim of supporting its users in restoring their health in a natural way. The platform is addressing a significant issue in a creative way that will affect millions around the world,” he stated.
As per the company, it has ambitious growth plans for the coming years and seeks to enhance its tactics to fuel expansion across Indian and international markets. The platform claims to have already acquired over 13,000 users and expects to clock 1,50,000 users by the end of 2022. Within the subsequent eight months, the company intends to establish its platform across the United States and Canada.

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Kline: There is great potential for suppliers in the speciality actives segment
This content item was originally published on www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com, a William Reed online publication.
The project manager presented the major trends of the ingredients market to industry professionals, focusing on speciality actives and its potential for growth.
Here, Matic reveals that demand for natural inspired products from the consumer and the formulator is driving the segment; “The trends are interconnected, on the finished product side, people are looking for natural (green) inspired products and formulators will be looking for green ingredients.”
The project manager also points out that demand for multifunctional products is on the rise in areas like sun care where products are now starting to offer anti-ageing properties as well as its traditional functionalities to the consumer.
Finally, Matic says the industry will see speciality actives at a growth rate of 5 per cent per year in Europe “which will be great potential for suppliers.”


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Ever stumped for a response to a comment on cars? Say hello to #okayboban
After going online in 2006, Toyota's San Antonio, Texas truck plant has just built its one-millionth vehicle, the 2014 Tundra 1794 Edition you see above. The plant originally focused on just the Tundra pickup, but the smaller Tacoma started rolling off the line there in 2010, as well.
Toyota's arrangements for its San Antonio plant are coming together after the closure of NUMMI and the announced relocation of Tacoma pickup production. The company will be adding 850 permanent and temporary workers to its labor force in Texas, taking the number of associates from 1,850 to about 2,700 – and that doesn't include increases in the supplier workforce. For those with an eye on the employment scene, Toyota posted the job openings in August and 14,000 people applied.
Now that Toyota has decided the fate of the NUMMI plant, the company has to decide where to move production of the Tacoma and Corolla models built there. The Corolla hasn't been spoken for yet, but Toyota is confirming that its Tacoma line is moving to the San Antonio factory that currently makes the Tundra pickup.
As reported recently, even though Toyota halted Tundra production for a while, the company pledged not to lay off its workers. At a total cost of potentially $1 billion to the company, Toyota instead placed the employees in retraining and civic works programs during a Kaizen and Development Period.
This story is a bit humorous and may even end up saving you a few bucks if you own a flex-fuel vehicle. Local San Antonio news station WOAI is reporting that a number of flex-fuel vehicles that have been running on regular unleaded gas may flash the check engine light the first few times you fill up with E85.
While Toyota expects to see overall growth in the US market next year, the company is cutting production estimates for its new San Antonio full-size truck plant. Originally expected to start at its full capacity of 200,000 units per year, the automaker now expects to build 150,000 Tundra pickups there in 2007. To blame is a shrinking full-size truck market, led by high fuel prices and a decrease in housing starts (we've seen data that strongly correlates the housing market to pickup truck sales)
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E-M:/ Fwd: Monsanto at it again! Bullies nation's 2nd largest dairy co-op on their attempted ban of rBST hormone
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Subject: TRUE FOOD NETWORK ACTION ALERT!
STAND UP FOR TILLAMOOK AND BEAT BACK MONSANTO!
The Tillamook County Creamery Association announced Friday it has asked
all of its 147 member farmers to halt use of the recombinant bovine
somatotropin hormone, or rBST (also known as rBGH, recombinant bovine
growth hormone), despite increasing pressure from Monsanto to overturn
"After a nearly two-year process of developing and implementing a policy
requiring our dairy suppliers to forgo the use of artificial bovine growth
hormone, Tillamook County Creamery Association is facing an aggressive
intrusion by Monsanto into the association's decision-making process," the
association said in a press release.
The genetically engineered
rBST, or rBGH, hormone, sold under the brand
name Posilac, is marketed to dairy farmers as a way to boost milk
production in dairy cows. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved
the hormone in 1993, allowing one of the first major biotechnology-related
products to enter the nation's food supply. About 10 to 15 percent of
dairy farmers nationally use rBGH, according to recent estimates.
As quoted in an Associated Press article, Friday, February 18th, Christie
Lincoln, spokeswoman for Tillamook said the decision to ban the hormone
was driven by consumers.
"Consumers of Tillamook dairy products expect Tillamook to do the right
thing," she said. "They're asking us to remove the recombinant bovine
hormone from our product, and we're just responding to that."
In its press release, the creamery association said "Monsanto has been
especially vigorous in trying to dissuade" the dairy cooperative from
banning the hormone,
and accused the company of trying "to drive a wedge"
between the association and its members.
"In November, Consuelo Madere, president of Monsanto Dairy Business, took
the extraordinary step of sending a letter directly to (Tillamook) members
questioning the policy and seeking its reversal," the association said.
"The letter's intrusion into the co-op's internal affairs pales in
comparison to Monsanto's unprecedented effort in the past two weeks to
divide Tillamook's dairy farmers over the issue," the association said.
The dairy cooperative said that Monsanto sent an attorney from the
Washington, D.C., law firm of King & Spalding to Oregon to meet with more
than a dozen co-op members. The attorney, James Dabney Miller, has
represented Monsanto on rBST issues, including its FDA approval, the
Miller helped some association members prepare an amendment to the co-op's
bylaws that would prevent the
ban. The amendment also requested a special
meeting that is expected to be scheduled with the next two weeks, the
Tillamook is the nation's number 2 maker of chunk cheese.
TELL TILLAMOOK YOU SUPPORT THEIR DECISION TO ELIMINATE rBGH IN THEIR
PRODUCTS! DON'T LET MONSANTO BULLY ANOTHER DAIRY! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO
CALL, WRITE, FAX OR EMAIL TILLAMOOK WITH YOUR SUPPORT. (SAMPLE LANGUAGE IS
Address: Tillamook County Creamery Association
4175 Hwy 101 N
Tillamook, OR 97141
To who it may concern,
THANK YOU for going rBGH-free! We support your decision - PLEASE don't go
back to allowing this genetically engineered hormone to be used.
We very much oppose Monsanto's attempts to bully and manipulate the
internal affairs of
Tillamook. We think their actions are highly
inappropriate and we're fully supportive of your efforts to protect your
consumers and your business by eliminating rBGH in your products.
This drug increases disease rates in cows and a significant body of
scientific data has linked it to possible increases in cancer and
antibiotic resistance in humans. It has been banned in most industrialized
nations of the world and we don't want to take any unnecessary risks with
our family's health.
We only want natural, wholesome ingredients in our dairy products, not
milk from cows injected with artificial growth hormones. We want to buy
Tillamook products, but won't as long as they have rBGH. Thank you again
for taking this step.
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A Queens woman who has been driving a hot-dog truck for more than 30 years watched her business go up in flames Monday.
Marie Emmi had just pulled her truck into a gas station at around 10:30 a.m. to fill up on her way to the Lake Success Shopping Center in Nassau County to serve the lunchtime crowd when the vehicle suddenly burst into flames, witnesses said.
“She pulled in as she regularly does before the truck went on fire,” said John Zrinzo, who works at the Mobil station on Union Turnpike near Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks, Queens. “We ran outside when we heard all the commotion and saw the truck burning.
“The flames were intense,” he said.
One of the gas-station attendants had to pull a stunned Emmi out of the truck before it became completely engulfed in flames, Zrinzo said.
Emmi, who has been selling Marie’s Hot Dogs from her truck for more than three decades, set up shop daily in the parking lot of the shopping center, her son told The Post.
“She’s out of business after 30 years,” said Joey Emmi, 39. “This is very sad.”
The official cause of the fire is unknown, but employees at the gas station said they believe propane tanks in the back of the truck may have ignited.
Joey Emmi said his mom is distraught over losing her beloved truck, but said she plans to rebuild her business.


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Fitness videos punch up DVD popularity
By Thomas K. Arnold, Special for USA TODAY
Janet Giovannetti, a 54-year-old grandmother, loves watching DVDs in the family room.
But when it comes time for her morning workout, she slips a Pilates videocassette into the trusty old VCR in her bedroom.
"I'll switch eventually, when I get a new TV with a built-in DVD player for the bedroom," says Giovannetti, of Carlsbad, Calif. "But for now, the video is just fine."
That's a familiar scenario for DVD marketers. When the format launched seven years ago, marketers felt DVD and fitness would be a perfect match.
The ability to randomly access segments of a DVD would allow bedroom athletes to do their favorite routines over and over without having to rewind, and customize their workouts.
"We all thought it would be a natural," says Steve Beeks, president of Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
But as people bought DVD players, they didn't ditch the VCR. They just moved it into the bedroom.
"Since people who exercise at home typically do so in the bedroom, it's been a lot slower growth than we had anticipated," Beeks says.
But things are beginning to change. Women are starting to buy DVDs for themselves as opposed to buying for husbands and children, and the flood of inexpensive DVD players that hit the market over the holidays has encouraged consumers to pick up a second player.
Of the 30 million DVD players expected to be sold this year, half are going into homes that already have one, according to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
Veteran fitness diva Denise Austin, a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, says, "DVDs are really starting to kick up. It's something we've just noticed in the last six weeks, since the holidays."
Since 1985, Austin has released 45 fitness videos with combined sales of more than 20 million copies.
Dan Gurlitz, vice president of video for Koch Entertainment Distribution, says 65% of his fitness video sales are now on DVD. A year ago, it was only 25%.
Austin loves DVD "because it's easy and quick to get to what you want," she says. "Let's say you just want to do something for your butt today. Well, you can go to the exact spot on the disc that focuses on your rear end."
Based on e-mails she has received, Austin adds, her fans also are enamored with fitness on DVD.
"Lots of women say they love to take them on the road with them," she says. "They travel with them and pop them into their laptops."
Both Lions Gate and Koch are leaders in the fitness video arena. Lions Gate has the Denise Austin line, and this year is launching two newly acquired lines, STOTT Pilates and Wai Lana Yoga, through infomercials.
Koch also is launching a new fitness line, The Trainer's Edge, designed to bring the benefits of personal training into the home. The first two titles in the series, Cardio Interval Training with Petra Kolber and Killer Abs and Back with Michael Olajide, arrive in stores today ($20 each). Up next from Koch are a pair of Pilates titles, coming March 9.
Lions Gate's Beeks says he thinks the key to getting fitness buffs to migrate from VHS to DVD lies in making sure fans are aware of the format's many advantages.
"You can even offer customized workouts, and that's where we're going," Beeks says. "We're going to offer viewers the chance to have not just a 40-minute workout, but also a 10-minute workout and a 20-minute workout. And while in the VHS days a 10-minute workout consisted of the first 10 minutes of the longer one, now we can pull parts out of each segment so you can get a little bit of everything you need."
Sharon Schuck, a schoolteacher in Carlsbad, Calif., has taken the bite. She bought her first DVD player two weeks ago and now slips in a Pilates disc on mornings when she can't make it to the gym.
For her fitness routine, the parts are sometimes greater than the whole. "I can do the parts I want, instead of the whole thing."


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Todd Snyder is getting back into the retail business.
The designer, who was senior vice president of men’s design for J. Crew before launching his namesake label two years ago, has signed a retail licensing deal with Anglobal Ltd. to open stores in Asia. A flagship is expected to make its debut in early spring in the Aoyama district of Tokyo, followed by another two to three units over the next three years.
Issa Rae stopped by WWD's NYC headquarters to talk about season two of "Insecure," which premieres this Sunday on HBO. Click link in bio for all the details. #wwdeye (📷: @jgreenery; Styled by @mayteallende)
A Stella McCartney sketch of a custom dress made from protein-based silk in partnership with biotech lab Bolt Threads. The dress will be displayed at The Museum of Modern Art's upcoming design exhibition, "Items: Is Fashion Modern?"


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iPad 2 delayed in the UK
The iPad 2 has become latest victim of the Japanese tsunami as it's UK release is to be delayed.
Several of the components that make up Apple's next generation of tablet device are manufactures in Japan and consequently the natural disaster has affected the supply of components.
The iPad 2 has already been delayed indefinitely in Japan and it is now set to slip from its March 25th release date in the UK as well.
Given that the device has already shipped almost a million units in the US it is believed that the delays are down to Apple's worries about possible stock shortages caused by the infrastructure damage in Japan.
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- EA closes Maxis Emeryville
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ResMed advises women to get a good night’s sleep
SAN DIEGO – As has happened before with illnesses such as heart disease, the impact of poor sleep on women has only recently been getting attention from researchers and sleep therapy stakeholders.
Of course, like men, women themselves may be partially to blame when it comes to the lack of attention they pay to their sleep patterns. For example, a recent survey by ResMed, a manufacturer and distributor of sleep therapy equipment and treatments, found that while 49% of women age 40-65 wish they got better sleep, only 19% think that getting quality sleep is the health improvement they most need to make.
That gap in awareness is one reason ResMed recently launched an education program designed to raise women’s awareness of the importance of a good night’s sleep.
“We launched the Better Sleep For Women program to help women understand that quality sleep is a critical pillar of health, essential not only to everyday well-being, but also to mitigating potentially serious health issues,” said Chaz Abbott, ResMed global corporate communications manager.
ResMed began promoting the program in October through the launch of BetterSleepForWomen.com, an informational website designed to help women realize that poor quality sleep is not something that they need to suffer through.
“Men and women tend to present symptoms of sleep issues differently, resulting in a longer path to diagnosis of treatable issues such as sleep apnea,” said Abbott said. “For example, while it is commonly understood that snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea in men, women may not recognize that their snoring also may be a symptom.”
The goal of the campaign is to motivate women to have more productive conversations regarding sleep with their healthcare providers, he said.
“We want women to feel comfortable starting a conversation with their primary care physicians or (ob-gyns) to help determine when poor quality sleep is the root cause of other health issues,” said Abbott.
In addition to the education campaign, ResMed recently introduced a new FDA-cleared device,
the AirSense 10 AutoSet for Her, that contains a dedicated algorithm designed to treat
mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea in female patients.


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DND Finance launches UK’s first Shariah-certified credit card
DND Finance has launched the UK’s first Shariah-certified credit card, the Score Mastercard.
The Score Mastercard enables new-to-UK individuals to transact and build up their credit history without compromising the standards of their Islamic faith.
DND Finance CEO and Score Mastercard founder Bill Dost says: “This product will enable Muslim consumers to create a credit profile, access the Western promise of an improved life for them and their families, while maintaining their faith principles.”
The new credit card offering – which has no interest or late payment fees charged on purchases and outstanding balances – has been certified as Shariah-compliant by London-based advisory firm Shariah Experts.
DND Finance cites research conducted by Ipsos MORI that found 63% of Muslims living in the UK have relocated from abroad. The new Score Mastercard will support those with little to no credit history but who still follow the principles of their Islamic faith.
Farrukh Habib, co-founder and director of Shariah Experts, says: “Muslims in the West face the challenge of being either financially excluded or forced to compromise their religious principles, due to the unavailability of suitable and quality financial products.
“Score Mastercard, being a halal credit card, is a huge initiative towards greater financial inclusion and tapping into a niche market.”


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The city of Dallas and a select group of restaurant operators will begin to learn Tuesday if expanding food options at the revamped Love Field helps revenue soar.
At an open house Wednesday, operators including chef Stephan Pyles and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit’s Roland Dickey (Jr. and Sr.) were decidedly upbeat, even as they work around logistical challenges such as a ban on wood burning for smoked meats.
“This is a jewel,” said a smiling Pyles as workers handed out samples of spicy chili and salmon ceviche. “I see this as a great cross-marketing opportunity to help me market my restaurants in Dallas.”
On Tuesday, the central city airport will welcome the traveling public to 11 new gates — and accompanying restaurant and retail outlets — that are part of the $519 million Love Field Modernization Program. That’s a joint upgrade effort backed by the city, federal grants and Southwest Airlines, the airport’s main tenant.
Construction is continuing. A 12th gate is expected to open in the summer, and by the time the project is finished in late 2014, there will be 20 new gates and up to 38 food, drink and retail options, many of them new to the airport.
October 2014 is when the airport will be freed from long-distance flight restrictions imposed by the 1979 Wright amendment, and both the city and Southwest are expecting use of the airport to jump.
Each of the Love Field retailers and restaurant operators pays rent to the airport. The rate varies but can go up to about 15 percent of gross sales. That makes the city as eager as the vendors to see the new options draw crowds.
“Because of the design of the old terminal, we were fairly limited in where we could put concession spaces,” said Mark Duebner, director of aviation for the city. “As we were designing and building the new terminal, we were able to put in a lot more space for those concessions.
“Air travelers really want more choices,” he said. “It’s not just a hot dog and hamburger.”
The revamped airport will offer burgers, from San Antonio-based Whataburger. But it will also have more upscale, sit-down spots such as Cool River and Sky Canyon, a partnership between Pyles and airport concessions veteran Gina Puente.
At about 1,800 square feet, Sky Canyon — its name is a takeoff on Pyles’ former Star Canyon restaurant — is about the size of his Samar restaurant in the Dallas Arts District. He and Puente expect first-year sales of $2.6 million, which would place it between Samar and Pyles’ new Stampede 66, in Uptown.
It’s Pyles’ first venture into air space. But he’s not alone.
A new market
Across the nation, chains running out of prime real estate in urban areas and independents looking to spread the word about their brand are considering airports.
For many operators, airports are a new market, said Brett McAllister, chief financial officer of the Airports Council International-North America, the “voice of airports.”
“Everybody from Papa John’s to Steak and Shake and Whataburger, they all want in,” McAllister said.
This will be Whataburger’s first airport restaurant, out of its 740 locations. Another, at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, is expected to open in the summer.
Duebner said the aim with the Love Field expansion was to have a good mix of local and national brands. National or international chains include Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and Ontario-based Manchu Wok.
Local favorites include Campisi’s Pizza, Cantina Laredo and Dickey’s.
Next year the airport will add food options including Brueggers Bagels, Chick-fil-A, Chili’s Too and Paciugo Gelato.
Not all of the new vendors were open Wednesday. Of those that were open, Dickey’s had the longest line, with airport workers and construction crew members queued up for free bright yellow T-shirts and samples of brisket, sausage, coleslaw and potato salad.
Father and son Dickey stood off to the side, watching.
Dickey’s, the largest barbecue chain in the nation, has 291 locations. This will be its fifth in an airport.
The first four are at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Based on the success there, the company “fought everybody tooth and nail” when Love Field sent out its request for proposals, joked Dickey Jr.
He said the airport units do a brisk takeout business, with both travelers headed home and those who plan to eat on the plane.
“The D/FW stores have just been phenomenal,” he said. “Fifty to 100 percent more [in sales] than a free-standing store. We think this location will be our highest-volume airport location.”
There are some logistical challenges, the operators said.
The meats at Dickey’s will be smoked at a restaurant on Forest Lane and trucked to the Love Field location. To reach the food concourse, the delivery drivers must drive onto the tarmac, creating potential safety challenges.
Puente noted that vendors and delivery people must be screened by the Transportation Security Administration.
“Anybody can pull up to my back door” at his free-standing Dallas restaurants, said Pyles. “Not here.”
And Pyles had to adjust his cooking methods to mesh with a kitchen with no equipment that needs ventilation.
“Smoked brisket? We’re not going to be making that here,” he said.
Despite the challenges, the operators were looking forward to the crowds that they anticipate will come Tuesday, and as the airport’s popularity grows.
For workers like Tracie Branch, who sells sunglasses at the airport for the Hudson Group, the addition already is a change for the better.
“This gives me more options on what I want to eat,” said Branch, 20. “I might want barbecue one day or a sandwich. I have Whataburger to choose from. So it really opens a lot of variety for us to pick from.”
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After delay, Dunkin' Donuts finally opens in Windsor
Windsor Mayor John Vazquez received a doughnut cake and the community 350 dozen doughnuts as Dunkin' Donuts celebrated its Windsor opening Tuesday.
The store, located at 1530 Main St., also gave out the first 200 customers received free coffee, frisbees and other Dunkin' Donuts prizes during the grand opening and Windsor firefighters showed off their fire truck, which went from 9-11 a.m. The opening was delayed several days due to final health department approvals.
"We're very excited to get one in Windsor because it's such a small town," said Madison Stapleton,store general manager of a Fort Collins Dunkin' Donuts who was answering customer's questions.. "The community was out at 9 a.m. ready to go. The people have just been great. I think most people are happy about having a coffee shop and a drive thru, and it not being a Starbucks. It has more of a family feel."
Windsor firefighter Joe Seaman liked what he saw in the store.
"I think it's great for the economy, and I think now it's something we've needed for a really long time," he said. "We have other coffee shops, but now with this there's another eatery Windsor can boast about.''


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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Bartlett Maine Estate WInery Wins Award for Distilled Spirits
Spirit world | Bartlett winery’s latest distilled passion wins accolades
By CAROL COULTAS
Like starting a business, creating a good wine is all about timing — selecting the fruit, monitoring the fermentation, aging in the appropriate barrel.
Kathe and Bob Bartlett know a lot about wines, as their Gouldsboro company, Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, has won numerous awards over its 30-year history. But recently, market trends have finally aligned for them to pursue another passion: distilling fruit into the intensely flavored spirits, or eau-de-vie, they fell in love with while touring Europe in early ‘90s.
“But the timing wasn’t right,” says Bob about making the spirits when the couple returned to Maine. “Everyone was making vodka ... there was this instant market. It was the juice drink or soda of that generation.”
Now tastes have changed. “Eau-de-vie has gotten more popular,” says Kathe, prompting the couple to form Spirits of Maine Distillery in 2007 and invest in the equipment to make the dry, aromatic spirit that for centuries has been used in Europe as a digestif following a meal.
This spring, two of the Bartletts’ eaux-de-vie took honors at the 2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which drew more than 1,000 entries from 61 countries. The Spirits of Maine pear eau-de-vie won a double gold and its apple brandy earned a silver medal. “We were very excited by the recognition,” says Kathe, noting the awards validate their many years spent perfecting techniques for fermenting fruit.
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Healthcare cannabis is legalized in Utah!
Voters in Utah have authorized a ballot measure to legalize cannabis for medical purposes.
Thank you for visiting the club!
Utah and Missouri voters passed ballot initiatives to legalize medical cannabis through the Nov. 6 Midterm elections. With one of these two joining the club, these day there are 33 states within the nation which have legalized medical cooking pot.
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Meanwhile, a ballot measure to legalize leisure cannabis ended up being authorized in Michigan. Which means that these day there are 10 states where adult-use cooking pot is appropriate, plus Washington D.C.
Utah’s medical cannabis effort, called Proposition 2 or even the Utah Healthcare Cannabis Act, got a 53 % favorable vote.
Numerous attribute this bulk vote when you look at the state that is conservative the Mormon church’s decision to support the measure finally. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which a number that is considerable of state’s populace are users, had initially compared the bill. But after months of heated debate amongst the two edges, the church joined lawmakers, cannabis advocates, in addition to governor in supporting the effort.
Relating to Utah Public broadcast, Gov. Gary Herbert together with state’s key legislators had been currently focusing on a medical cannabis bill just like Proposition 2. that they had meant to pass this bill regardless how the vote ended up on Tuesday.
Conditions under Proposition 2
Clients will get approval to utilize medical cannabis under Proposition 2 if they’ve among the medical ailments listed as being a “qualifying illness.” They are going to also have to have a physician’s recommendation before they couldget a cannabis that are medical.
These illnesses that are qualifying:
amyotrophic sclerosis that is lateral
sickness or malnutrition connected with chronic infection
cachexia or a disorder described as real wasting
Crohn’s condition, ulcerative colitis, or any gastrointestinal that is similar condition
epilepsy or any similar condition that causes numerous, hard-to-control, and debilitating seizures
numerous sclerosis or any comparable condition that triggers and that is persistent debilitating muscle mass spasms
post-traumatic anxiety condition
an uncommon condition or illness affecting lower than 200,000 individuals within the U.S., as defined by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Individuals experiencing chronic discomfort might have a qualifying illness if they aren’t able to utilize pain that is opiate-based as a result of particular medical risks. Those people who are struggling with a state of being which is not detailed as among the qualifying conditions may seek the Compassionate Use Board’s approval to get yourself a medical cannabis card.
No smoking cigarettes
Idea 2 will not enable medical cannabis card holders to smoke cigarettes cannabis or utilize a tool that aids in or contributes to cannabis combustion at a heat higher than 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cannabis processing facilities will also be forbidden from creating cannabis items that are just like candy in features or that appearance attractive to kiddies.
Idea 2 can be effective on 1, 2018 december. This might be five times after Gov. Herbert expects to approve the results.
However, Gov. Herbert has recently expressed their want to call a special legislative session to talk about and accept a “compromise” bill that would make the place of the ballot effort.
The Utah Department of Health, that will be the regulating human anatomy for the state’s cannabis that are medical, is anticipated to start out issuing medical cannabis cards by March 1, 2020.


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Renkus-Heinz signs up to AVnu Alliance
The AVnu Alliance has signed up loudspeaker and audio manufacturer Renkus-Heinz as an adopter member.
The industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability revealed the new addition alongside new promoter members in the consumer and automotive markets.
Luminex, a Belgium-based developer of lighting control, professional audio and video data distribution equipment for the entertainment industry, has also joined as an adopter member.
Greg Schlechter, chair, AVnu Alliance board member, and initiative manager, Intel Corporation, said: "The addition of new members of this calibre proves the continued dedication and commitment that the AVnu Alliance has for Ethernet standards-based AV technology for our core markets of professional AV, automotive, and consumer."
The AVnu Alliance recently opened its certification testing for AVB-enabled networking bridges and professional audio endpoints, with products in bridge certification testing and endpoint products in the queue, now at its appointed testing house, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) and has several products in certification process.


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As the retail banking sector looks for new sources of growth, many banks are modernising without however managing to revolutionise their business model, often hampered by the persistence of organisational silos.
As the global economy gradually gets back on its feet, retail banks remain under pressure, caught between growth expectations and the drive to reduce costs. Customer satisfaction has visibly improved over the last few years but customer expectations are constantly changing and a growing number of banks have put in place an innovation strategy to address these new requirements. In fact the 5th Innovation in Retail Banking report from Paris-based retail financial services companies association Efma and financial solutions provider Infosys Finacle reveals that 60% of 150 banks worldwide surveyed adopted innovation strategies in 2013, in comparison with just 37% in 2009, and investment in innovation is on the rise at 77% of the banks. Nevertheless, it is proving far from easy to bring about change: the report reveals that out of ten online and/or mobile innovations identified, the banks have actually deployed on average just two.
Organisational culture and silos hampering innovation
Just 29% of the retail banks surveyed by Efma/Infosys Finacle have implemented mobile P2P payments and 23% have introduced mobile NFC payments. Mobile location-based offers have been deployed by 18% of the banks, and a further 51% are planning to do so. However, while online banking is on offer at 23% of the financial institutions polled, the majority say they have no plans to follow suit. Meanwhile 21% of the banks allow self-configuration of products online by customers but only 9% have so far made use of gamification. Allowing the customer to personalise banking products and ensuring seamless multichannel integration are capabilities which ought to be developed throughout retail banking, stress the report’s authors. However, too few financial institutions have as yet gone this route, largely because their organisational culture and – very importantly – their IT structures remain stuck in silos, factors which have a significant impact on time to market for new products and services and on innovation costs and functionality. The average time to market for new offers at large banks is currently around twelve months. Banks have tried experiments in Open Innovation techniques but their effectiveness is currently deemed to be low, with an average effectiveness score of just 3.6 on a scale of 1 to 7. Partnering with established IT companies appears to be the most effective approach to innovation, while investing in start-ups has so far proved to be the least successful approach.
Limited geographical disparity
The report’s authors observed relatively few differences in approaches to retail banking across the different regions of the world, irrespective of their stage of economic development. In fact there seems to be a general global convergence of innovation practices, with innovations deployed in one country being in many cases rapidly rolled out in others. One example is an innovative mobile payment functionality using Facebook, first deployed in Turkey in 2012, which was replicated in many other countries within eighteen months of its appearance. In fact there are probably more differences in approach between large and small banks than there are variations by region, the authors point out. Nevertheless there are still some differences in development between regions. Innovation performance at European retail banks is improving but is still lagging behind some other regions. This year, those in the Asia Pacific region have been showing a higher overall innovation performance than elsewhere, with banks in countries ranging from New Zealand to the Philippines proving innovative, says the Efma/Infosys Finacle report.


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Renren Network (NYSE:RENN), the company that owns Renren.com, China’s imitation Facebook, has lost money again in Q1 of 2013. With its downfall since completing its IPO in 2011, many are now comparing China’s Facebook to, well, Facebook.
Renren.com is a remake of Facebook (Nasdaq:FB), which is banned in mainland China. The company, based in Beijing, was founded in 2005 by Joseph Chen, a graduate of Stanford Business School. In addition to Renren.com, its portfolio also includes Renren Games, Nuomi.com, which is similar to Groupon, and Jingwei.com, which is similar to Linkedin.
On May 14, Renren Network published its Q1 2013 results. According to 21cbh.com, a financial news website, the company's revenue increased 40.4 percent to $41.5 million. In the first quarter last year, the company’s net loss was $ 13.6 million, compared to $ 3.1 million this year. In 2012, the company lost $ 75 million, $ 21.1 million in Q4 alone.
In Q1 of this year, Renren was able to cut down its losses by selling all of its shares of VIP Shop (a shopping website that offers discounted brand name products), which it purchased at a low price earlier. These shares brought in $15.07 million.
Just before its IPO, Renren’s future looked promising. By March of 2011, Renren.com boasted 117 million registered users, with an additional 2 million signing up each month. With these impressive numbers, along with comparisons of its portfolio of websites to successful Western websites, Renren was an easy sell for investors, 21cbh.com reports.
Renren completed its IPO on May 4, 2011, raising $ 584 million at $ 14 per share. At the height of its glory, Renren stock was as high as $24, making it the fourth-largest Internet company in China by market capitalization, after Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba.
Just half a year after its IPO, however, Renren’s share price began to fall. On Monday, it ended the day on the NYSE at $3.01, a drop of almost 80 percent from its IPO price. That's a lot worse performance than Facebook, whose shares began trading on the Nasdaq at $38 on May 18, 2012, and closed the day at $25.76 on Monday, a drop of 32 percent.


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Known as Project DH from G-Star 2016, Dragon Hound is a role-playing action game with a science fiction theme developed by DevCat. Dragon Hound is one of the few PC games that South Korean big gaming company Nexon is aiming to become a multiplayer group online game instead of the traditional MMO.
This famous product is built on the advanced graphics technology Unreal Engine 4 to create a beautiful world. Entering the world in the game, players will have the task of hunting violent dragons with horses, weapons, armor, cannon, etc. The highlight of the game is that weapons and armor are made in a huge style. The suits are worn into the character to make it feel like living in medieval Europe.
However, recently, Nexon has revealed its intention to stop developing this game. The cause of this incident has been confirmed to be related to the internal restructuring orientation of Nexon, which started a few months ago. The management team reviewed all the ongoing games and shared that Nexon is in need of more success than before. According to recent financial reports, this cult game company is having a negative growth compared to the same period last year. This is why the company made this decision.
It is also reported that Nexon will strongly scale up new projects after completing internal restructuring and game cancellation as a necessary step for development. According to another source, the latest financial reports were released yesterday for July, August and September, with sales declining in business operations around the world. How will Nexon recover after this big crisis?
Nexon has reviewed and planned a total of 22 projects since September with the participation of external consultant, Humin Wonder Holdings. Paused projects include Devhound’s Dragon Hound, Wat Od’s Maple Odyssey, Nexred’s Project M, Durango and One Studio small projects.


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Ruby Has Ramps Up Major National Expansion
with State of the Art Las Vegas Fulfillment
Has is moving their Las Vegas fulfillment
center to a new 374,000 square foot
built-to-suit location, featuring
state-of-the-art automation and a
sophisticated climate control area ideal for
health and beauty brands and other
climate-sensitive verticals. The new
location will be 6710 E. North Belt Road Las
Vegas, NV 89115.
move to this new facility was driven by the
company's growth and that of its customers.
"The ecommerce market overall, and
direct-to-consumer market specifically,
continue to grow exponentially. A decade of
ecommerce adoption has been compressed into
several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
and we will continue to adapt and expand to
fill ecommerce brands' needs during this
period of exceptional growth," said Rafael
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February 23, 2016
Footwear News kicks off a series of features that highlight each of the 9 FFANY Shoes On Sale cancer-research partners and beneficiaries. FFANY is proud to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder. Since 2003, over $4 million has been contributed to BCRF for first step research. The article specifically details how the generous donations and dollars from the footwear industry turn into major advances in the research for a cure.
“The footwear industry has been a powerful partner to BCRF in funding critical breast cancer research, and FFANY has been at the forefront of that drive,” —Leonard A. Lauder, chairman emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Join us during FFANY for our emerging designer panel discussion titled “Making Your (Foot) Print on the Fashion Footwear Industry” featuring up-and-coming footwear designers, retail executives & industry members. Nov 30, 12 pm, Hilton NY. Learn More.
Save the date: We are so proud to announce the “FFANY Shoes On Sale” 25th anniversary gala date of October 11, 2018, to be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in NYC!
Over $53 million has been donated to fund vital “first-step” breast cancer research at nine of the nation’s leading research organizations. We thank the footwear industry and special partners for their support of the largest fundraising event of the shoe industry. View Press Release.


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Proof that Lupita Nyong’o can actually wear any hairstyle: her latest photo shoot. The Oscar-winning actress, 32, has already sported a close crop, a faux-hawk, long braids, and short curls since she stepped on the scene after her 12 Years a Slave debut in 2013. But now, Nyong’o’s tresses take the shape of a voluminous blunt bob.
Parted in the middle, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens starlet’s locks were coifed into a cheekbone-length mod style for a photo shoot and interview with United Airlines’ December edition of Rhapsody.
Nyong’o posed in a series of pictures that showed off the architectural cut in various expressions and moods, and we definitely have a beauty crush on the fresh look.
It’s clear that the Lancome ambassador likes to switch up her hair, and doesn’t feel constrained by styles she’s worn in the past. Her recent voice acting roles are an extension of that feeling, she told Rhapsody. “Playing a character who wasn’t restricted by my physical circumstances was definitely on my bucket list,” she said.
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The hardest natural substance on Earth. More than a billion years old.
Today it was reported "A rare diamond known as the Pink Star has been sold in Hong Kong for more than $71m (£57m)
It has been reported "Police have revealed how a Romanian gang set TRAPS for them as they carried out a break-in spree targeting Midland jewellery stores.
Diamond trading improved in March, with better-than-expected Chinese demand at the Hong Kong show.
Today it was reported "An African church minister who supplements his meagre stipend by scrabbling for minerals in the artisanal mines of eastern Sierra Leone has discovered one of the largest diamonds ever found.
Diamond crystals are brought closer to the Earth’s surface through volcanic activity.


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Banks asked not to quote higher than BC selling rate
The central bank on Tuesday issued a fresh directive for quoting rates to the overseas exchange houses engaged in remitting money, aimed at reining in volatility on the forex market. The authorised dealer (AD) banks have been asked not to quote higher than the BC (bills for collection) selling rate under any circumstance. Besides, the banks will have to provide information on purchasing foreign currency from the overseas exchange houses as per the prescribed format on a daily basis from now on. The BB’s latest move came against the backdrop of volatility in the forex market in the recent months as some banks were allegedly quoting higher rates to their customers bypassing the announced rates. The US currency was quoted at Tk 87.90 each on the inter-bank market on Tuesday — unchanged from the previous level — while the rate for the sale of bills for collection, generally known as BC, was Tk 88.00. In the current fiscal year (FY 2021-22), The central bank has so far sold $5.76 billion from the reserves directly to the commercial banks to facilitate settling their import-payment obligations. The local currency lost its value by Tk 2.10 or 2.45 per cent since January 2022. The dollar was traded at Tk 85.80 on January 08 last.
48% mobile phone customers in Bangladesh have a smartphone
Smartphone penetration in Bangladesh is fast approaching 50 per cent as the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies to work, study and find entertainment using smart devices. Pre-virus, 38 per cent of mobile phone customers in the country had a smart device. Currently, it stands at 48 per cent. Presently, there is about 58 per cent tax on smartphone imports, whereas the tax on the locally assembled and manufactured handsets is around 15 per cent. Since FY18, 14 plants have been set up in Bangladesh, creating jobs for around 16,000 people. and another four are in the pipeline. The number of locally manufactured handsets was 2.6 crore in the last fiscal year, with smartphones accounting for 42 per cent. From March 2020 to March 2022, mobile network operators added 1.8 crore new internet users, taking the total number of subscribers to 11.39 crore. Around 50 per cent of Banglalink’s 38.70 million subscribers have smart devices at the present, while 42 per cent of Grameenphone’s 83.87 million users use smartphones. Device manufacturers sold 2.85 million smartphones in the January-March quarter, up by only 20,000 devices compared to the same quarter a year ago.
Samsung Group commits $356b in investments
South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive 450 trillion won ($356 billion) investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics. The 80,000 new jobs would be created “primarily in core businesses including semiconductors and biopharmaceuticals” through 2026. Of the 450 trillion won Samsung plans to spend over the next five years, it will commit 360 trillion won to South Korea.
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On its first day of post-lockdown operations in Sept. 2020, the Rosewood London welcomed just 20 guests into its 308 stylishly monochromatic rooms and suites. For a hotel that would see 80% occupancy during a normal year with visitors attending performances at the Proms or shows at London Fashion Week, the muted response was unprecedented—but also somewhat expected.
Tourism’s recovery in London has been an uphill climb. Although it outpaced Paris, Berlin, Rome, and Barcelona for hotel business in 2021, it reported only 36.7% occupancy across the entire calendar year. And 2022 has yet to deliver the full return to normalcy that anyone in the industry has hoped for: Visitors are still shying away from major cities as omicron and its variants scuttle plans—not to mention the ongoing absence of high-spending Chinese (and now Russian) travelers.


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NBC has ordered business competition series Funded. The show is built around an investment fund that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to compete for $1 million cash, according to Deadline. Super model and business woman Tyra Banks, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Rob Dyrdek and marketing guru and investor Rohan Oza will serve as mentors. Dyrdek and Banks executive produce with Kris Curry and Lee Metzger. Check out the description of the show:
In each episode, Dyrdek, Banks and Oza will select from a fresh crop of startups, each choosing one to champion and mentor. These are no ordinary startups — they represent the best and most promising new companies in the world, with the potential for exponential growth and the chance of become global brands. NBC says the companies will get game-changing expert advice from our mentors and their elite advisers, and viewers will get priceless business insight previously only known to CEOs and successful entrepreneurs.
At the end of each episode, the start-ups and their mentors must face a Venture Capitalist in front of a live audience, and convince him their company could be the next great company if they can get the fund’s backing and that $1 million cash infusion. Only one start-up per episode can get funded, and only one mentor can claim bragging rights as the savviest visionary entrepreneur.
I have spent my life encouraging people to BYOB — be your own boss. Making everyday people’s dreams come true is what I live for. Funded is the life-changing type of television power project that gets me pumped. We will enlighten and entertain audiences big time and encourage our viewers to attack their most outrageous goals with fierce determination.


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A break from her supermodel pals! Hailey Baldwin gives Kendall and Gigi some time off as she laughs it up with a regular Jane in New York City
Hailey Baldwin could easily get consumed with with the fashion industry, having just become the face of Australian luxury brand The Daily Edited.
On Wednesday, however, the 19-year-old demonstrated her desire to stay grounded, strolling through New York City's Tribeca neighborhood with a non-famous pal.
Alec Baldwin's niece kept her outfit casual, wearing a baggy black t-shirt splashed with the logo for Metallica's Ride The Lightning album.
Wake up in the city that doesn't sleep: Hailey Baldwin headed to a supermarket in Lower Manhattan with a non-model friend on Wednesday
The model, who's also designing a capsule collection for The Daily Edited, paired the shirt with a faded pair of grey zip hem jeans. She spruced up the look with a gold necklace, teardrop pearl earrings and a hefty watch.
Meanwhile, her unidentified friend kept it even simpler, throwing on a plaster pink day dress and ankle strap flats to step out in Lower Manhattan.
Baldwin is known for her frequent sightings with celebrity friends, particularly her modeling confreres Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.
Off-time: The newly minted brand ambassador laughed it up as she and her buddy stepped off the curb into New York traffic
In fact, last August, Baldwin and Jenner went so far as to get matching tattoos of broken hearts on the sides of their middle fingers.
No stranger to hobnobbing with celebrities, Stephen Baldwin's daughter has also been seen goofing around on Instagram with her fellow scion of fame, Jaden Smith.
Walk fast! The 19-year-old and her modeling colleagues Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid in Manhattan in June
About a week before her The Daily Edited announcement, the runway staple made a surprise appearance on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Instagram.
She and frontman Anthony Kiedis could be seen working on the band's 'secret project' in Russia.
With the heap of public engagements on her plate, the model seemed thrilled to spend some time with an ordinary friend, grinning and laughing as they crossed the street.
Job-hopping: The fashion maven recently turned her energies to the music industry, jetting to Russia to work on a 'secret project' with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis
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"It isn't clear which RIM handsets will be able to use the system..."
Probably not many, if RIM's network keeps falling over...
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The premise is to use consumer smartphones as the medium for connectivity. The Nodle Cash app gives users cash in return for IoT connectivity. The app uses Bluetooth to connect to manufacturers’ IoT sensors.
This solution is not for real-time connectivity but instead for scenarios where sensor update periods aren’t critical. The solution relies on there being enough consumer smartphone installs across the required geographic coverage.
Nodle has already raised $3.5 million in seed funding.


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Mississauga, Ontario – The Stillen GT-R that competed at the 2009 Targa Newfoundland will be on display at Nissan’s booth at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto in February.
Race car driver Steve Millen and his Stillen crew completed a tear-down and build-up of the GT-R to compete in the Newfoundland tarmac rally race.
“Nissan is excited to provide GT-R fans with this special appearance,” said Jeff Parent, vice-president of sales and marketing at Nissan Canada. “The Stillen crew showed us all just how mean ‘Godzilla’ can be, so we wanted to give fans a chance to get up close and personal to this great machine.”
While many modifications were made, the major change was a weight reduction of 78 kilograms over the stock model, along with increased throttle response and appropriate suspension changes.
The Stillen GT-R reached 96 km/h in 2.9 seconds, compared to 3.5 seconds in the stock version.
The car will next compete in the Targa Canada West annual motorsport adventure in British Columbia in May.


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This Wall Street Journal article
is another article that reviews the new debit card fees
and their effects on customers. It suggests debit-card users shop around for no-fee bank accounts, carry cash as a backup and use a reward credit card smartly.
Unless people are after high interest from reward checking accounts
or 2% cash back from PerkStreet Financial
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey was the top-selling alcohol in Ohio in 2013, with 351,125 gallons sold.
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Booze. Hootch. Firewater. The sauce.
Call it whatever you like, but Ohioans are spending record amounts on their liquor.
The state’s Department of Commerce said this week that sales of spirituous liquor totaled $898 million in 2013, up 6 percent from 2012.
But rather than drinking more, Ohioans seem to be drinking better.
“People are trading up, and not necessarily drinking more,” said Matt Mullins, a spokesman for the Commerce Department's Liquor Control division.
By volume, sales to consumers and bars were up 3 percent for the year to 12 million gallons. Mr. Mullins said that’s comparable to 1985, when sales totaled $388 million.
“That kind of illustrates that over time that's been a continuing trend. People are trading up and buying the premium products,” he said.
A better illustration of that might be that Kamchatka, an inexpensive vodka used primarily for well drinks in bars, wasn’t the top-selling liquor in Ohio. Mr. Mullins said it’s the first time he can remember that happening.
Leading the way this year was Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, and by a wide margin. The state said liquor agencies sold 351,125 gallons of the Old No. 7 sippin’ whiskey. Kamchatka vodka fell to second, with total sales of 294,168 gallons. Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey was third at 286,451 gallons. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and Absolut Vodka rounded out the top five.
Mr. Mullins said all of the newer variations of flavored vodkas and whiskeys, as well as the increasing number of brands, have helped push sales dollars higher.
That fits in with what the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, a national trade association, has reported. While value brands grew slightly over the last decade, premium brands were up 46 percent. Sales of what the association calls “super premium” brands were up 164 percent.
Brad Robertson, owner of Pauken Wine and Liquor, a state liquor agency in Maumee, has seen the same trends.
“They are buying more expensive items. I feel they’re consuming more at home than they are out. That’s giving us a push in the retail business,” he said.
His top sellers? Captain Morgan, Absolut, Jack Daniel’s, Bacardi rum, and Grey Goose vodka. All but Grey Goose were also on Ohio’s top 10 list. Rums and vodkas typically sell well because they are easy and versatile mixers, Mr. Robertson said.
Lately Fireball Whiskey, a relatively new cinnamon-flavored whiskey, has been one of his top sellers.
The state said retail sales were up 7 percent to $635 million. Sales to restaurants and bars were $264 million, an increase of 3 percent.
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Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) stock has been on a downtrend since November of last year, but don’t let that shake you.
The disruptive force in real estate uses data analysis and automation to bring transparency into what was once an opaque process.
It has taken over as the industry leader after Zillow (NASDAQ:ZG), quit the iBuying business. Investors are nervous about investing in Opendoor due to the recent failures of Zillow and other similar companies.
In the last three months, OPEN stock has been down 60.1%. That is a steep drop and does not correlate to the usual post-merger drop of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Chamath Palihapitiya is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who has devised an innovative way to take private unicorns public through special purpose acquisitions companies (SPACs).
The SPAC deal to bring Opendoor public valued the company at nearly $5 billion. The valuation itself isn’t all too surprising, given its earlier investors. Still, it’s impressive to see how much profit some people think this startup could make them.
What’s not to love about OPEN stock? They are executing at a high level and rapidly growing beyond expectations.
When they went public, management had guided them to do $3.5 billion in revenue this year and $9.8 billion by fiscal 2023.
The company is on track to finish the year with revenue more than twice the original estimates. These are huge numbers, given the company only started in 2014.
Opendoor makes an effort to take advantage of every opportunity it comes across, and now with its dominant position in the industry. The company will only grow from here. Therefore, you cannot afford to ignore OPEN stock.
Earnings Are Outstanding
Zillow’s abrupt departure from the home-buying market has left many wondering who will take their place. Luckily, it looks like we might have an answer soon enough.
Opendoor released third-quarter results that topped estimates and issued a bullish outlook for what lies ahead this year. The company reported a significant increase in revenue for the quarter.
The figure climbed to $2.27 billion from just $338.6 million last year. That was when Covid-19 interrupted transactions during its height of severity.
Opendoor is on a roll. The company sold 5,988 houses in the second quarter of this year alone and purchased 15,181 homes for their listings.
It exceeded revenue estimates by a wide margin but still managed to lose 9 cents per share.
However, the numbers handily beat analyst estimates for the second time in a row. Opendoor forecasts revenue between $3.1 billion and $3.2 billion for the fourth quarter.
With a nearly limitless number of opportunities in this space, the company has a huge total addressable market.
The number of homes sold in the U.S has been upward since 2011. It is projected to continue this trajectory through 2021, with 7 million homesales expected over that period.
“We exited the high end of our guidance, primarily due to unit volumes driven by strong home acquisition growth and the overall strength of demand for homes, which led to a faster sell-through rate than we anticipated,” Chief Financial Officer Carrie Wheeler said.
The Business Model Sets Opendoor Apart
Opendoor is a company that offers homebuyers and sellers the opportunity to buy or sell their homes without any traditional real estate agents.
Its business model relates itself with an innovative concept they refer to as iBuying, which can be different from house flipping.
The process allows customers more control over how much money goes into each transaction.
iBuyer is a service that makes buying or selling your home easier by focusing on homes in good condition, with no-nonsense experts who know what they’re doing.
Opendoor charges only 5% of the sale price as a fee for their help from start to finish. The iBuying market was initially chaotic as three primary companies fought for dominance.
Opendoor, Zillow and Offerpad (NYSE:OPAD) had different strategies to enter this new space with mixed success. But now, the dust is settling, and winners are emerging.
Zillow’s iBuying unit took a rapid approach and started to lose money on many transactions. As a result, the company still has 9k homes listed under “iBuy” despite exiting the market.
Offerpad has been more careful about which houses it wants to buy so that when they are resold at a profit, there will be as much money in their pocket.
For example, Zillow had three times the number of available homes by November compared with March this year, but Opendoor’s slow approach is paying off because it’s making less risky investments.
OPEN Stock Is a Quality Value Play Available at a Discount
Opendoor’s stock price has been steadily declining over the past few months because of several factors.
The company is still growing but not as fast anymore due to recent market volatility, and news about Zillow exiting this part of the real estate industry for good has not helped matters.
The future is unpredictable. But Opendoor has the potential to grow exponentially. They have been given high ratings by users.
The iBuying process is simple, straightforward, and fast. All you need do as a seller of your house with cash in hand ready to sell-and they’ll take care of everything else while also getting their service fee out of the deal.
Opendoor’s technology has been developed to manage unpredictable market events. The business model is enticing. Plus, Opendoor is now virtually the only game in town with Zillow’s departure.
With an affordable valuation and endless opportunities ahead of them – OPEN stock is worth your time.
On the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
Faizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. You can check out his analysis on InvestorPlace and TipRanks.


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Optus has said it has no plans to change its name to Yes after reports claimed it has been testing the proposition with focus groups.
While Yes has been the strapline for the telco for the past decade, Fairfax Media has claimed the telco has conducted market research into changing its name to Yes which showed positive sentiment towards the move from the public.
But this morning Optus told Mumbrella it has “no plans” to change its name, after trademarking a number of properties including Yes TV, Yes Crowd and WiFi Talk Yes.
According to the report the telco is also readying a “massive” marketing push which will centre on its recently-acquired English Premier League rights, as it looks to increase sign-ups to its broadband services.
The company paid $63m for the football rights for the next three years in a surprise move at the end of last year, and it also holds rights to all Cricket Australia’s highlights and mobile streaming coverage.
While the company has yet to reveal how it will screen the games, reports yesterday suggested Optus has walked away from negotiations with Fox Sports to have matches beamed into pubs and clubs, and will instead launch a stand-alone app and Fetch TV offering.
Last week it launched a sign-up page for people interested in receiving information on the new offering, and it has also recently launched a new content series and TV ads starring sprinter Usain Bolt highlighting its network speed.
According to the Fairfax report the company is also eyeing the launch of a news and sports highlights app similar to the News Loop offering from parent company Singtel.


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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI -- Kimberly-Clark Professional will close its Belmont Mill plant in June, the company announced Monday, Jan. 7.
The closure will eliminate 180 jobs, the majority of which are full-time.
The facility, at at 5801 Safety Drive NE, produces primarily Work Zone Safety Products such as safety flags, barricades and barrels used for construction projects.
"The company recently made a strategic decision to exit from the Work Zone business and, as a result, ongoing operations of the site are no longer feasible," the company said in press release.
"There wasn't enough work at the mill to justify keeping it open," added company spokesman Bob Brand.
Employees were notified of the closure on Monday. Only 20 of the 180 positions at the company are either part-time or temporary, he said.
"Eligible employees will have a severance package and Kimberly-Clark Professional has committed to employees to have regular communications about the process as the transition occurs over the next five months," the company said in a statement.
The 148,000-square- foot building will go up for sale after production wraps up this summer, Brand said.
Kimberly-Clark Professional acquired the facility in 2009 with the purchase of Jackson Safety in 2009. The facility opened in 1927, according to Kimberly-Clark's records.
One of the benefits of the acquisition was that worker safety improved in the last three years, according to an employee-written story in Sustainable Planet.


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Village Farms International Announces Its New Corporate Chef Darren Brown
HEATHROW, FL - Village Farms International announced that it is happy to welcome Chef Darren Brown as its new Executive Corporate Chef.
Chef Brown, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, brings over 25 years of experience to the Village Farms team, from a wide range of areas within the food industry.
“We are elated to have Chef [Brown] on board with Village Farms as a tried and true brand ambassador,” Helen L. Aquino, Director of Brand Management and Communication for Village Farms International, said in a press release. “His food expertise is perfectly suited in discerning our exclusive varietal flavor profiles.”
Formerly the Executive Chef for all the restaurants in the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Chef Brown became familiar with the Village Farms brand when he continually incorporated the company’s fresh produce extensively on the menus.
“Village Farms has so many exciting new varietals that are exclusive to them alone,” Chef Brown said in the release. “Their quality is only surpassed by their flavor and when incorporated into a dish really allow the food speak for itself.”
According to Aquino, Chef Brown will represent the company on a chef panel at the upcoming 3rd Annual Indoor Agriculture Conference taking place this week, March 31 to April 1, in Las Vega, Nevada. This is just the beginning of his new responsibilities as the company’s Executive Corporate Chef, which include being on hand at company events and tradeshows, as well as creating unique recipes with a focus on consumer health and wellness.


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Future Retail registers Q2 net profit of Rs 13.66 crore
Net sales during the period under review stood at Rs 3,048.94 crore
Net sales during the period under review stood at Rs 3,048.94 crore as against Rs 2,484.85 crore in the year-ago period, up 22.7 per cent.
For the six months ended September 30, the company said its net profit was at Rs 19.77 crore as against Rs 58.44 crore in the year-ago period.
Net sales for the first half of the fiscal were at Rs 5,895.78 crore compared with Rs 4,802 crore in the same period last year, the company said.


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A union has secured compensation worth up to £3,200 for people made redundant from a discount department store firm.
Shopworkers union Usdaw said it won the awards for members made redundant from TJ Hughes in Dundee and Dumfries.
The chain went into administration last year, with 75 staff losing their jobs two days later, said the union.
Usdaw national officer John Gorle said: "I'm sure our members will be delighted that Usdaw has secured this award for them, but unfortunately it still remains scant recompense for losing your job, especially after many years loyal service to the company."
"All of TJ Hughes stores had more than 20 staff, so in this case we have avoided the injustice experienced by many former employees of Woolworths and Ethel Austin, who missed out on compensation simply because they worked in stores where less than 20 redundancies were made.
"Usdaw remains committed to challenging this interpretation of the law involving collective redundancies and we expect a hearing to be held before the end of this year."
In a statement, Usdaw said the Glasgow Employment Tribunal found that TJ Hughes failed in a legal duty to consult with the union before making the redundancies.
Similar claims are yet to be heard in relation to TJ Hughes stores in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.


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Sergio Marchionne’s recent interview with Automotive News’ Luca Ciferri yielded both new information and confirmations of prior rumors.
First, Chrysler’s CEO revealed that the new architecture for the Chrysler minivans was already complete, though the timing of their launch is still unknown. The figure “within 21 months” was tossed out as a possibility. This indicates that the new minivans are most likely around 2 years from being available on dealer lots. Chrysler’s schedules have been tight and delays have become common as a result, so 21 months is likely to be on the early side of an estimate.
While he said his preference would be to have sliding doors on the Town & Country replacement and standard doors on a Dodge crossover, he also said that the issue would likely be decided by current clinics and market research.
Mr. Marchionne said that the Chrysler 100 was nearly complete, and just needed approval. It will be sold in Europe as the Lancia Delta. Earlier reports suggested that, while a team effort, Chrysler 100 development was led by Lancia people. It is based on the same basic architecture as the Dodge Dart, with rumors and Allpar projections suggesting it will be sold as a hatchback even in North America; the hatchback form was confirmed in the interview.
Perhaps most immediate, the next-generation Chrysler 200 has been confirmed as being unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2013. This car is based on the same basic platform and architecture as the Dodge Dart, and is expected to be somewhat larger, with traditional luxury cues inside and out, and a 3.2 liter V6 option coupled to a nine-speed automatic (if that transmission is ready). Production would likely start around March to July 2013.
He also confirmed that the Maserati Levante would be built at Miarifiori, and that the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was coming to Jefferson Avenue.
It has been years since Allpar first reported on the future launch of a new Jeep Wagoneer, and the dropping of the Dodge Caravan. With Wagoneer on the books, Chrysler planners may have had mixed feelings about the sudden success of the Dodge Durango. They wanted to drop the Durango for a more-profitable Wagoneer (essentially a Durango with the Grand Cherokee suspension design [...]
Months after unconfirmed reports made it to Allpar’s pages, the power of Automotive News, in the person of reporter Larry Vellequette, pried a key fact from Chrysler executives — that they cast and build “Ferrari” engines for Maserati. As our sister site pentastars.com reported, the engines are actually cast in Kokomo, and machined in the Trenton Engine plant, using a mixture of [...]
Alfa Romeo will launch the second new car in its attempted comeback next year, on the brand’s 105th anniversary. Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (roughly, Lombarda car making company) — or ALFA — was born on June 24, 1910. Their next car will be unveiled on June 24, 2015. While Alfa Romeo’s leader, Harald Wester, has said that the company is creating all [...]
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Microsoft’s Bing Chat is in a much better place than it was when it released in February, but it’s hard to overlook the issues the GPT-4-powered chatbot had when it released. It told us it wanted to be human, after all, and often broke down into unhinged responses. And according to a new report, Microsoft was warned about these types of responses and decided to release Bing Chat anyway.
According to the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and the GPT-4 model powering Bing Chat, warned Microsoft about integrating its early AI model into Bing Chat. Specifically, OpenAI flagged “inaccurate or bizarre” responses, which Microsoft seems to have ignored.
The report describes a unique tension between OpenAI and Microsoft, which have entered into somewhat of an open partnership over the last few years. OpenAI’s models are built on Microsoft hardware (including thousands of Nvidia GPUs), and Microsoft leverages the company’s tech across Bing, Microsoft Office, and Windows itself. In early 2023, Microsoft even invested $10 billion in OpenAI, coming just short of purchasing the company outright.
Despite this, the report alleges that Microsoft employees have issues with restricted access to OpenAI’s models, and that they were worried about ChatGPT overshadowing the AI-inundated Bing Chat. To make matters worse, the Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI and Microsoft both sell OpenAI’s technology, leading to situations where vendors are dealing with contacts at both companies.
The biggest issue, according to the report, is that Microsoft and OpenAI are trying to make money with a similar product. With Microsoft backing, but not controlling OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer is free to make partnerships with other companies, some of which can directly compete with Microsoft’s products.
Based on what we’ve seen, OpenAI’s reported warnings held water. Shortly after releasing Bing Chat, Microsoft limited the number of responses users could receive in a single session. And since then, Microsoft has slowly lifted the restriction as the GPT-4 model in Bing Chat is refined. Reports suggest some Microsoft employees often reference “Sydney,” poking fun at the early days of Bing Chat (code-named Sydney) and its responses.
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text: To replenish the rolling hills and once thickly forested woods of the Appalachian region after mines scraped them bare before shutting down takes time, effort and money. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is part of it. Kate Asquith, the director of programs for its parent organization, Appalachian Headwaters, a nonprofit founded in 2016 and dedicated to environmental work, explained that the mine owners did not tend to the forests when they left. The collective, which was created in 2017, engages local residents, training them in beekeeping; since last fall, the honey has been sold as a fund-raiser. “Unlike a lot of honey companies we only sell what’s produced locally,” Ms. Asquith said. The beekeeping area is across several counties in West Virginia and Virginia. The raw honeys, including a slightly citric sourwood and a very floral tulip poplar, are $12 to $16 for 12 to 16 ounces. They are available online along with other items, including glass and pottery by local craftspeople.


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Is it a smart move for the athletic brand?
Have you been keeping up? Two weeks ago Kendall Jenner posted a throwback to her Instagram account, reminiscing over an elementary school snapshot of the reality-star-turned-model decked out in head-to-toe Adidas. The four-word caption “always been an OG” hardly elicited speculation from fans, but little did they know that filtered Kodak moment would actually serve as a prelude to the eldest Jenner announcing her new ambassador status.
The partnership comes roughly a month after Jenner’s controversial Pepsi commercial (you know, the one that was released and retracted in a 24-hour window), which shows that despite the fashion industry’s seemingly focused activism, big brands are still cashing in on Jenner’s commercial appeal.
Business of Fashion discussed Kendall’s effect on the beauty and fashion world, weighing out whether or not brands can expect to see profitable gain. Though the publication has expressed their doubts, Jenner’s social media following of 81.6 million followers on Instagram is reason enough to keep her marketable for brands in an age where social media largely contributes to a label’s popularity (the boomerang to announce her new gig racked up six million views, and counting). From a marketing perspective, she provides a company with the Kardashian-Jenner recognition and fan base, as well as a lesser chance of the drama that often trails close behind the family negatively impacting her work and that of the brand.
Signing with Wilhelmina Models at the early age of fourteen, it’s no secret Kendall has taken on multiple projects and roles through the course of her career. Currently, the eldest Jenner poses for a number of glossy covers, fashion campaigns, is a Victoria’s Secret model, the face of Estee Lauder, and all of this in addition to her new role as Adidas ambassador. There’s no denying it’s an impressive resume; on the one hand, it gets Kendall’s name out there and shows how valuable of a persona she is considered across the industry, but on the other it raises concern. Is her brand diluting itself?
It’s possible, but so far she’s divided and conquered the commercial fashion world with ease. There will always be that percentage of risk when a company signs on a commercial face as its ambassador, but when you consider the great influence every Kardashian-Jenner has had over the products they’ve endorsed, the risk may just be worth the potential of high profitable gain.
Even at the center of industry backlash and speculation, Jenner is a media magnet – and big brands can’t stay away. It’s her commercial popularity and an incomparable social media following that will be the driving forces that keep the so-called Kendall effect in effect.


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Photos from the opening of the Chicago Lincoln Park Apple Store
We received a handful of emails from Apple fanboys who had visited the new Lincoln Park Apple Store in Chicago on Saturday. The store is beautiful, and there's a garden on the top of the building. TUAW reader Thomas Matysik visited the store at about 1 PM on Saturday and snagged a t-shirt, which is definitely different from the generic black t-shirts that are normally handed out at Apple Store openings.
Thomas also attempted to visit the rooftop garden, but he ended up in the basement with a group of Apple employees instead. He was told that the garden was more for "sustainability purposes rather than to be looked at," and ended up not seeing it.
Thomas sent a number of photos from the opening, which can be viewed in the gallery below. The photo above was from a gallery of photos on the Apple website.
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Nintendo have announced that a Nintendo Direct will be airing tomorrow at 7 am PST. This Direct will be dedicated to upcoming games for both the Wii U and the 3DS. We don’t expect any new announcements for games and since Hideki Kamiya already mentioned there would be a Nintendo Direct before the release of The Wonderful 101, we expect this Direct to focus on that release.
Tune in tomorrow for all of our coverage of the Nintendo Direct.
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