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Two of the four major groundhog weather forecasters in Canada and the U.S. are predicting a long winter and late spring this year, which pretty much sums up the unpredictability of the weather right now. No doubt most Whistlerites are hoping that the groundhogs that did see their shadows, Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania and Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia, know more than their rodent cousins Wiarton Willie in Ontario and Balzac Billy in Alberta.
The impact of a Pineapple Express that dropped record amounts of rain on Whistler in mid-January is starting to be felt around the valley, with staff seeing hours cut, and hotels and businesses going to extraordinary lengths to offer value to visitors.
"We do need to put out a balanced message," said Michelle Comeau Thompson, the director of communications for Tourism Whistler.
"This isnt what we would normally see in January, but its still great up top. And if visitors dont decided to ski every day during their visit as they normally would, theres still lots to do in Whistler, which I think gives us a competitive edge."
According to Comeau Thompson, the most important thing to do at this stage is to get the message out that the snow conditions are good at the higher elevations, that more than 60 per cent of the terrain is currently open, and that there are a variety of other options in Whistler.
"Apparently today (Tuesday) was a really great day up top, but from the bottom it doesnt look like anything is up there. Thats what people need to know," she said.
Tourism Whistler is still collecting numbers from its members to determine the impact of the storm, but according to Comeau Thompson the pace of bookings is down approximately 1.5 per cent from the same period last year.
In addition, hotels have been proactive, offering to reschedule bookings for customers and giving discounts. As a result, there have not been too many cancellations at this point.
The biggest impact is being felt from regional markets, which tend to book at the last minute and are "snow sensitive".
"Were not seeing the in-fill bookings we normally would from Vancouver and Washington state," said Comeau Thompson. "In terms of long-term bookings, most are still coming, although some are changing those bookings, moving them to later in the season or to next year. As far as cancellations were not seeing a massive number, but there are definitely people doing that."
One of the challenges with regional customers is the state of other ski resorts in coastal B.C. and in Washington. Mount Baker is currently closed, and likely wont reopen until operators see another 30 cm of snow. In the Lower Mainland, Cypress Mountain, Seymour Mountain and Hemlock Valley Resort are closed, and Grouse Mountain is offering limited skiing and snowboarding on a handful of runs.


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It was only a month ago that LG Chem started making said batteries, a year or so behind schedule. The initial problems related to slow Volt sales and the fact that LG Chem kept the plant open while workers played games or went to volunteer. For a time LG was shipping some battery packs over from Korea to fulfill Chevy's orders. The new problem involves an "unspecified, low-volume ingredient," according to Inside EVs and questions about its use will now pause work at the plant for a month and a half. LG Chem issued a statement in response, which, as reported by Inside EVs, says:
We discovered the possibility that this material may not be properly registered and made the decision to pause our production until we have that question resolved. We are currently reviewing the registration status and will work with the EPA to resolve the issue quickly. In the meanwhile, we are delaying production activities for approximately 6 weeks until we have confirmed the registration status or otherwise obtain approval from EPA.
Our guess is that workers won't be playing games during this shutdown. An LG Chem spokesperson told MLive that the workers will be kept busy with "improvement projects, specialized training and maintaining readiness."

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New Delhi: US auto major Ford is recalling 16,444 units of its popular compact SUV EcoSport manufactured between November 2013 and April 2014 in India to rectify faulty rear twist beam bolt, which is a part of suspension.
"In some of the affected vehicles, there is a possibility that the Rear Twist Beam (RTB) bolt may not be tightened to specification, which may cause the pivot bolt to break," Ford India said in a statement.
This condition can potentially compromise vehicle handling and thereby increase the risk of an accident, it added.
"Ford is writing to 16,444 EcoSport customers for getting their vehicles inspected at a local Ford dealer. If needed, Ford dealership will carry out necessary rework free of cost," it said.
This is a proactive voluntary action and no accidents related to the concern have been reported, the company added. Automobile manufacturers have been recalling vehicles on safety issues since industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) initiated a voluntary policy in July 2012.
With Ford's latest recall, over 13.25 lakh vehicles have been recalled by various manufacturers in India so far.
In September, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) had recalled around 2.24 lakh units of its premium sports utility vehicles -- CR-V, sedans Civic, City and hatchback Jazz, manufactured between 2003 and 2012 -- to replace faulty airbag inflators in the largest such exercise in the country.
Previously, Ford India had recalled also 1,66,021 units of its Figo and Fiesta Classic models in September 2013 to rectify faulty rear twist beam and the power steering hose.
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There have been several reports based on Jon Henshaw’s Coywolf post on changes in Applebot’s behavior in the past year. It looks like Apple is getting ready to launch a search engine to compete with Google search engine.
Henshaw states there are several reasons why Apple might be launching a search engine:
- Apple has tons of cash in the bank. They don’t need Google’s money.
- Apple is starting to put money into search and putting out job postings for a new endeavor.
- Apple’s spotlight search is taking over Google search on iOS and iPadOS 14 beta.
- Applebot started crawling Coywolf’s site.
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If Apple is making a push, it might be the push the world needs to have a competitive market in search-engine land. Apple will have their interests in mind. Apple has the resources to put its resources at the forefront and has the buying power to ensure manufacturers and developers make more Apple compatible devices.
My take: Apple is pushing towards full integration of their products with everything else. Read that statement and it sounds obvious. However, Apple is working towards open-source standards to not just connect the smart home, but every aspect of life. The search engine is not just about getting information and data mining, but using information and controlling apps, devices, vehicles, appliances, and everything you need in your space.
Henshaw’s (What will this mean for SEO?) observation is merely that right now – but it’s a good one. I suggest we think about what the information is going to be used for. To manage everything in your daily life; Apple is pushing those boundaries.


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Alaska Airlines tests reusable electronic luggage tags
Alaska Airlines, the carrier that has tested solar-powered passenger ramps and fingerprint identification devices for passengers, is continuing to experiment.
The Seattle-based airline has begun testing an electronic, reusable luggage tag that is linked to a passenger’s Alaska Airlines mobile app.
Here’s how it works: Once you buy a ticket on Alaska and check in using the mobile app, the app asks whether you want to activate your electronic bag tag. When you turn on your electronic tag, the Bluetooth technology in your phone synchs with the tag and displays your flight’s destination on the tag’s tiny screen.
The goal of the tag and previous Alaska experiments is to make air travel more expedient, said Loesje Degroen, Alaska’s customer research and development manager.
Alaska began testing the electronic tag with 60 employees last summer and is now trying the technology with about 50 passengers. Later this year, Degroen said, the carrier plans to expand the test to about 500 passengers.
Some of Alaska’s experiments don’t pan out. Alaska still lets passengers use their fingerprints to access the airline’s five airport lounges, and the solar panels are still powering ramps at airports in San Jose, Palm Springs, Seattle and Portland, Ore.
But a test last summer to let passengers board using only their fingerprints for identification at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport ended without being expanded. Alaska officials would not call the test a failure, saying only that they will think of other ways to use biometrics.
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Square Enix has launched a standalone model of Final Fantasy 15: Comrades, the multiplayer a part of the 2016 RPG.
It was introduced in April this yr that Final Fantasy 15: Comrades might be launched as a standalone title. It is predicted in the summertime and is now accessible for PS4 and Xbox One together with an replace.
Current multiplayer homeowners who wish to proceed enjoying on PS4 and Xbox One can obtain the standalone version at no cost. PC players will be capable of obtain ongoing updates for the Comrades growth.
Comrades permits gamers to take part in varied Hunt, Defense and Escort duties in cooperation with as much as 4 gamers.
The new replace right this moment gives 10 highly effective bosses, certainly one of which might be accessible later, together with Fierce, Cerberus and Melusine.
Final Fantasy 15 gamers have extra content material to sit up for in March 2019 with the discharge of Episode Ardyn. Sadly, the remainder of the deliberate DLC for the sport has been discarded.
In different Final Fantasy 15 information, gamers also can participate within the online collaborative seek for Final Fantasy 14, Another World Adventurer that features Noctis.
Noctis is on his option to Perpetouss Keep with Miqo’te and Y’jhimei, culminating in a battle towards the unique Garuda.
Once gamers full the duty, they can problem The Howling Eye (Extreme) on the next issue.
Quest Rewards consists of, along with new weapons, themed costumes for Noctis, Ignis, Gladiolus and Prompto.


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Announced today during Nintendo’s Indie World presentation, the surprise-hit mystery-party-action game, Among Us, is coming to the Nintendo Switch today.
The Nintendo Switch version will support crossplay, though you will need a Nintendo account and Nintendo Switch Online membership to play with others on the web.
Originally released back in 2018, Among Us, developed by InnerSloth, became a smash hit earlier this year thanks to its popularity on Twitch. It has gone on to become one of the biggest games of the year, with hundreds of thousands of players across mobile and PC.
When Among Us, a game of deception set in deep space, was first conceived a few years ago, online multiplayer wasn’t in the cards. It wasn’t even going to be on PC. Streamers were the last thing on its developers’ minds. And yet, over the weekend, the game solidified its...Read more


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The first quarter of 2018 has been tough on Mexico’s automotive industry. An unexpected 10.9 percent drop in sales in March and another quarter with low automotive sales have exacerbated the industry’s headaches. A low automotive industrial performance could have dire consequences as the country’s economy has become more heavily dependent on its automotive industry than on oil and gas. On the bright side, Volvo Cars México forecasts an industrial rebound once the federal elections are over and the green car segment has experience a 64.1 percent growth.
After the National Guard was sent to the US-Mexico border to support the Department of Homeland Security, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the US government that the militarization of the border would harm bilateral relations. Mexico’s private industry called for NAFTA negotiations not to take place under aggressive conditions and refused to support an agreement that includes a sunset clause. An agreement could be reached in the beginning of May.
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Mexican automotive production fell 10.9 percent in March compared to the same month in 2017, but exports grew 7.5 percent. This drop was related with the Easter holidays and reduced production in Ford and Volkswagen plants.
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Six million pre-owned cars are commercialized every year in Mexico, making the country one of the largest markets for those units.
Volvo Cars Mexico expects the country’s automotive industry to bounce back up after the federal elections.
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Media industry ad revenue declined 12% year-over-year to $125.3 billion in 2009, according to a report issued by Kantar Media, the WPP-owned research firm formerly known as TNS.
The only major growth area: Online ad spending. Internet ads — display only — increased 7% in 2009, according to the report.
Meanwhile, TV ad spending fell 10%, as cable outperformed network TV, and spot spending fell dramatically, as political ads from 2008 weren’t around in 2009. Magazines dropped 17%, newspapers and radio each dropped 20%, and outdoor fell 13%.


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Saving a beloved neighborhood grocery store has spawned a surprising partnership between state Rep. Win Moses, a Democrat, and Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl, a Republican.
The persuasive letter the two politicians authored to Kroger Co. leaders regarding the fate of the Scott’s grocery store on the corner of North Anthony Boulevard and Crescent Avenue may not save the store.
But it did highlight the importance of the store to the welfare of several established neighborhoods and prompted company leaders to give residents an update about the situation.
The store closed several weeks ago after an inspection of the property uncovered structural problems with the roof.
The uncertainty brought back another name from the annals of local groceries that hadn’t been heard in years: Rogers. Kroger rents the building from the Rogers Co., which once operated its own grocery store there along with numerous others. Rogers sold the business to Scott’s, later purchased by Kroger, but kept some of the properties.
Kroger officials say whether the store reopens depends on the willingness of Rogers to invest in a building that will meet Kroger’s needs. But Rogers says that investment will require Kroger to make a longer lease commitment.


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The top lenders of Toys 'R' Us have decided to cancel the bankruptcy auction of its brand name and other intellectual property assets and instead plan to revive the Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us brand names, a court filing on Monday showed.
The bankrupt retailer's debtors aim to open a new Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us branding company that maintains existing global license agreements and can invest and develop new retail shops.
The lenders also plan to expand its international presence and further develop its private brands business.
The bids were not superior to the plan to revive the brand as it did not offer "probable economic recovery" to creditors as well as benefits to stakeholders who would maintain the brands under the new independent U.S. business, the court filing showed.
Toys "R" Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September last year, hoping to restructure some $5 billion in debt, much of which stemmed from a $6.6 billion leveraged buyout by private equity firms in 2005.
But the company changed course in March, saying it would sell its operations in Canada, Asia and Europe, and shut down in the United States.
Under the intellectual property auction, the company had planned to sell its assets, including the brand names of Toys 'R' Us, Babies 'R' Us, registry lists, website domains, Geoffrey the Giraffe and other assets.


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It has been three months since Samsung’s largest ever recall and, finally, the South Korean company is ready to release its findings of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The much hyped flagship phone underwent two recalls due to reports of fires and explosions. Eventually it was cancelled and removed from all retail sellers.
According to Samsung, the problem which affected the first batch of Galaxy Note 7 phones was the battery being too large for the casing of the phone. This battery defect caused some of the released devices to overheat, according to the report. Having issued the initial recall for the Note 7 phones, Samsung started manufacturing the new ones with batteries from a different supplier.
Samsung, however, was in a rush to get the new phones out and completely missed a different defect in the newly provided batteries. This caused the new phones to experience similar problems to the previously released batch; overheating which causes fires and explosions.
Samsung says it has now developed a new eight-point battery check to make sure future devices don’t suffer the same fate as the Galaxy Note 7.
It is a good thing for Samsung that they finally found out what caused the Note 7’s problems, but the issue of consumer trust will still affect the tech giant. Months of speculation and rumors about the “fire phone” has not been good to Samsung’s reputation, so it will be interesting to see if the company can regain some level of trust and loyalty from its consumers. This spring, the company is expected to release its next flagship phone, the Galaxy S8.


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— -- President Obama insisted Monday that imposing stiff tariffs on imported Chinese passenger-car tires was not meant to be "provocative" even as China complained to the World Trade Organization about the move.
China's complaint — and demand for technical talks with the U.S. — followed by one day its announcement of an investigation into whether U.S. companies were "dumping" chicken and auto parts, selling them below the cost of production
The tit-for-tat moves left some analysts worrying about prospects for an escalating trade skirmish against a backdrop of global economic fragility. "In the short run, this could fairly easily spiral out of control. ... Both countries are somewhat backed into a corner," said Eswar Prasad, former head of the International Monetary Fund's China unit.
Obama imposed a 35% tariff on imported Chinese tires after an International Trade Commission ruling in June that a surge of inexpensive Chinese-made tires had wounded U.S. makers. The tariffs are permitted under a provision China reluctantly accepted when it joined the WTO in 2001.
More than 5,000 workers in U.S. tire plants have lost their jobs since 2004 amid a flood of imported tires, according to the United Steelworkers union, which lodged the original ITC complaint. About 31,000 production jobs remain. Last year, China shipped to the U.S. auto tires and treads worth $2 billion, more than triple 2004's $593 million.
U.S. tiremakers, however, say the tariffs will raise prices and cost jobs elsewhere. Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association, says tiremakers will shift production to other low-cost countries such as Brazil or India rather than return lost jobs to the U.S.
The intensifying trade tensions come little more than a week before world leaders, including Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, are scheduled to meet in Pittsburgh for the Group of 20 summit. Previous meetings have featured vows to resist protectionism amid shrinking global trade volumes.
But domestic politics in both the U.S. and China are driving trade policy. Obama needs labor union support in his push for health care legislation in Congress. Chinese leaders, meanwhile, are acutely sensitive to the needs of their job-rich export industries. China's August exports were 23% below year-ago figures.
There's little sign that the competing interests can be reconciled. "I suspect that we will make a concerted effort to coordinate the adjustment process only after things have gotten much worse for everybody," wrote Michael Pettis of Peking University's Guanghua School of Management.


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The first African-American woman to be named the principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland, has just introduced the world to her mini me Barbie doll.
The 33-year-old comments: “I always dreamed of becoming an ABT ballerina and through Barbie I was able to play out those dreams early on. It’s an honor to be able to inspire the next generation of kids with my very own Barbie doll.”
The toy comes as part of the Barbie Sheroes Program, which honors the women who have broken boundaries and encouraged the next generation of diverse women to dream bigger. Movie director Ava DuVernay, actresses Emmy Rossum and Zendaya and singer Trisha Yearwood’s Barbie dolls are also part of the series.
Adorned in a replica costume from Misty’s first ABT principal role, Firebird, the doll was carefully crafted by Mattel Inc under the watchful eye of the Missouri ballerina. The manufacturer commented that Misty was very hands on throughout the whole designing process and partnered with Barbie on every detail.
Fans can catch Misty’s repeat performance of Firebird on May 18 and 19 at the Metropolitan Opera House during ABT’s annual spring season.


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Apple on Tuesday introduced updated iPod touch and iPod nano models. The iPod touch now starts at $199, while the iPod nano costs $129. The new iPod touch, which ships on October 12, 2011. It comes in 8GB, 32GB and … Continued
The redesigned iPod shuffle is quite different from its predecessor, and the addition of buttons on the face make it much easier to use. With VoiceOver, you have a great mix of navigating using the buttons and voice.
Expectations ran high before Apple’s annual music event in San Francisco, but trying to determine if the company met those expectations isn’t as easy as it seems. I spoke with a number of analysts to get their thoughts on Apple’s … Continued
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood things about Apple’s portable devices is the way some of the features affect battery life. Two new pages on Apple’s Web site may help users with that.
Apple on Monday reported a first quarter 2010 profit of $3.38 billion on $15.68 billion of revenue.
Apple has some of the best selling computers in the market, it’s the No. 1 music distributor, it sells movies, TV shows, iPods and it’s changing the mobile space with the iPhone and App Store. It’s also one of the … Continued
If you’ve ever been in the unenviable situation of needing to get your music and videos off an iPod or iPhone and on to your computer, you know the value of having a good application to get the job done. … Continued
Apple on Monday launched a sale on select Mac, iPhone, and iPod accessories on its online store.
Apple on Monday launched its annual Holiday Gift Guide, pointing users to products and accessories from third-party companies.
Apple’s Steve Jobs is one of the most loved and feared CEOs in history, and for good reason.
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Apple approaching newspaper and magazine publishers around the world about making their product available on a yet unannounced device. This makes a lot of sense if you look at it the right … Continued
I’ll never forget Michael Dell’s comments at a 1997 technology conference when asked what he would do to fix Apple.
According to a new study from market research firm NPD, 12 percent of all U.S. households own a Mac. That’s a pretty big increase for Apple, moving up 3 percent from the 9 percent of U.S. households reported for Apple … Continued
According to new data from market research firm NPD, Apple is on track to increase its Mac sales for its September quarter over the same period last year.
With the release of the new iPods and iTunes 9 at its event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple aimed to put itself further ahead of the competition in the app, music and MP3 player business. One analyst believes they … Continued
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Apple on Monday sent invites to select media inviting them to an event in San Francisco on September 9.
We all expect an Apple music event in September — Apple does it every year, but they haven’t confirmed a date for this year yet.
Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, is maintaining his Overweight rating of Apple’s shares after analyzing the most recent data on Apple’s sales.


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Samsung recently announced the launch date of the Galaxy M31s smartphone which is launching on 30th July. Also, with the Galaxy M31s images and features listed on the Amazon page confirmed some of the specs like it’s a punch-hole design display, super AMOLED panel, 64MP Quad camera at the rear, In-Display fingerprint scanning and 6000mAH battery with 25W fast charging. Now the tipster Mukul Sharma posted the Galaxy M31s listing on the Google Play console which is confirmed that the Galaxy M31s will be powered with a Samsung Exynos 9611 processor.
However, the Samsung Exynos 9611 processor has powered from Galaxy M30s smartphone. So, Samsung again equipped the same processor for the upcoming launch of Galaxy M31s smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s launch in India on 30th July and so far, the specifications of Galaxy M31s are better compared to Galaxy M31 also, one of the best smartphones to buy. It might be priced between Rs. 17,000 to Rs. 20,000 for both memory variants. What are your thoughts guys? Let me know in the comments below,


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Cashless reduction "v" 62% … Vaginal Surveys
According to the national opinion of Yomiiri Shimban, 62% of the method of reducing the cashless settlement point reduction in October next year, according to the "increase in usage tax" has been "against" "29%" agreed.
The government is planning to return points towards people who buy credit cards without using cash at small and medium sized retail stores to prevent the economic downturn along with tax increases. On the 22nd of this month, Prime Minister ABE showed a policy of increasing the rate of return of 2% to 5% of the original plan.
By age, the ratio of "reverse" to more than 70% at the age of 50 and more than 50% at the age of 50 to 40 years. Approximately 60% of the age of about 18 to 29 years. People who do not often use unaccounted settlement in older people and those who experience difficulties are considered to be few and it seems that humble explanation is essential.


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Manu Chandra: The chef who’s making Indian food sexy
Manu Chandra’s restaurants made fine dining fun. Now, he is looking to bring us closer to home-grown ingredientsHT48HRS_Special Updated: Apr 07, 2016 19:38 IST
His Twitter bio reads: chef, restaurant owner, ramen eater, insomniac, often grumpy. And most of these attributes surfaced, albeit briefly, when we met Manu Chandra (35) at his popular gastropub — Monkey Bar in Bandra. In less than a year, it has already become the go-to spot for the suburb’s hipster crowd.
It’s hardly surprising, though, as the gastropub boasts of trendy décor (naked bulbs, exposed brick walls and vintage posters) and eclectic items like cocktails in jars. However, what stands out, and has been a game changer is Chandra’s take on regional flavours presented in a modern avatar. It has resulted in dishes (versions of which are routinely seen at new openings), such as laal maas phulka presented taco-style, dal pakwan (offered in bite-sized, bar food format) and kheema bao.
So, does he think that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery? “Restaurateurs have the tendency to feed into the larger mindset. Why should one do that when you can redefine boundaries?” he asks before adding a word of caution, “When we started Monkey Bar four years ago (in Bengaluru), the word ‘gastropub’ didn’t even exist in India. But now, when you have 50 other ‘me-too’ ones, you are competing with each one of them. As entrepreneurs, we feel the pressure of that,” says Chandra.
But that doesn’t stop the New York-trained chef from breaking the mould in pursuit of the next big thing. For Chandra, it is his latest offering, Toast & Tonic — an East Village-inspired international bar which opened in Bengaluru last month. It is his tribute to the neighbourhood that defined him as a person. “An eclectic bunch of people from across the world have settled in the East Village (situated in the south of Manhattan, New York, where Chandra spent his formative years). It gives it a unique character. This is where chefs are pushing the boundaries in terms of producing local, organic food while relying on influences from the area,” he says, sipping his first cup of coffee for the day. “At one point, I used to have close to 20 cups a day, now it’s just two,” he says.
At the month-old Toast & Tonic, Chandra has opted for fresh local produce, such as young jackfruit, that features with smoked goat cheese and guacamole on a tostada and root vegetables like sweet potato and elephant foot yam that are pureed and used in various dishes. “We make everything from scratch — right from sausages, four kinds of mustard sauce to tonic water for our cocktails,” says Chandra, who has always been passionate about showcasing the biodiversity of the country. And with Toast & Tonic, he is confident that he’s set the bar so high that replicating it in a tawdrier format will be tough. “For me, god lies in the details. And it’s great when you can put thought into details, and people start noticing them,” he says.
Chandra broke into the Indian restaurant scene a decade ago, and since then, has risen to be one of the most successful chefs in the industry. This was the early 2000s, and there weren’t too many stand-alone restaurants with the exception of Olive (in Mumbai and Delhi), Indigo and a few others. “I bumped into AD [Singh] at Olive, Delhi. He asked me to try the food and said, ‘We have beautiful spaces but we don’t have the prowess to match in the kitchen’. At that point, he was contemplating opening the third outlet in Bengaluru and was looking for someone,” recalls Chandra.
As a 23-year-old chef, who had just returned from a string of successful stints at legendary restaurants like Daniel, Le Bernardin and Gramercy Tavern, among others, was it a good opportunity? “When we made a trip to Bengaluru, we saw this beautiful old bungalow and I was sold,” says Chandra. That was a decade ago. Today, Chandra’s portfolio includes eight outlets under his company Olive Café South.
Chandra also spent a considerable amount of time at the two Olive Bar & Kitchen outlets in Mumbai. “Before Bengaluru, I spent eight months in Mumbai. As my first move, I made a presentation to the board of directors. I went slide by slide asking them to change the whole kitchen. It was a rundown kitchen, fly-by-night operations; it was a disaster,” says Chandra, who took over the reins and turned it around. His second stint in the city was in 2009, when AD Singh was setting up the Mahalaxmi outpost.
Since then, Chandra has risen to culinary fame. But over the last 10 years, if one thing has remained unchanged, it’s his ability to speak his mind. “I don’t follow a dictated trajectory. And I walk the talk,” he adds. So, where in Mumbai does Chandra envision a Toast & Tonic? “Bandra is the closest thing that there is to the East Village,” he says, dropping a subtle hint.
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Piao Guanjia, a leading Chinese B2B online travel platform, announced it will apply to list on China’s New Third Board (OTC market) and would list as early as the end of the year. Its parent company, Shanghai T&P E-Commerce Co. Ltd., will officially change its name to Piao Guanjia (Shanghai) E-Commerce Holdings in August this year.
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Piao Guanjia has been making domestic attractions ticket sales its core strength since its incorporation. It will leverage the company’s listing to innovate its business to change from a platform-based business to a service-based company. It will also leverage its accumulated platform resources to embark on various new segments including attractions management services, smart attractions solutions and social marketing.
Piao Guanjia’s director Rong Huang said: “B2B tourism businesses will evolve along the trends of transformation into platform marketplaces with more precise communication, less structured organization and indexed data. Piao Guangjia will position itself as a major incubator for the industry, offering multi-level service in technology, sales and marketing to spawn a host of niche market brands on our platform, much like Alibaba’s Taobao spawning Tmall, eTao and JuTao, in order to maximize our platform’s core value.”
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Piao Guanjia’s estimated value reached RMB300 million after it raised RMB30 million in its Pre-A financing round this June. Conservative estimates put its market value at over one billion RMB after it officially lists.
Piao Guanjia’s chief strategy officer Honggang Tian said many New Third Board funds and main board companies are interested in investing in Piao Guanjia as the domestic and inbound tourism markets heat up and the company’s outlook is increasingly positive.(Translation by David)


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The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), a comprehensive bill payment system that connects multiple billers who accept online payment for their products or services, is expected to be launched by the first half of July.
The platform will enable customers to use various ways of online payments or, in case of those who do not have access to internet or do not use the internet to make payments, visit any physical touch point belonging to any entity with a licence to operate a Bharat Bill Payment unit. It will be operated and managed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Most banks and payment companies are expected to be a part of the BBPS, NPCI chief operating officer Dilip Asbe told FE. Asbe said once the platform goes live by mid-July, almost every biller who accepts online payment will instantly become a part of the BBPS.
“Say, you go to an Oxigen touch point to pay your bill. After the BBPS goes live, you could pay the same bill at any outlet belonging to an entity with a BBPOU license anywhere in India. It facilitates inter-operability and makes it very easy for a customer to pay his/her bills,” Asbe said.
So far, Oxigen and PayU India are the only two non-bank entities to have received an in-principle approval from the RBI to operate BBPOUs.
“We have a network of around 200,000 touch points across India and all these outlets will become BBPOUs. Also, we will bring our entire network of billers, who accept payment through our channel, on to BBPS, thus making it possible for customers of other players to make bill payments using our platform,” Pramod Saxena, founder and chairman of Oxigen Services India, told FE.
However, Sandeep Moonka, director and head of banking products at PayU India, feels otherwise. “I think the market will decide for itself about how they want to go about their bill payments. We have always been an online company and we don’t have any physical touch points. There are currently no plans of doing so,” he said.


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Finnish economy steamed ahead stronger than expected in Q1. GDP rose 2.7 percent y/y after rising 1.4 percent in FY2016. Leading indicators continue to be elevated. Finnish GDP is still well below its previous peak and the economy is cruising towards the potential output. Future growth depends on structural reforms and labour participation, which is well below other Nordic countries. The main risks are related to the global outlook.
Domestic risk are partly political. The Finns Party, one of the coalition government parties, will elect a new chairman and under new leadership cooperation with other ruling parties may become more strained. Private consumption continues to grow 2 percent in 2017.
Rising inflation and low wage growth challenge purchasing power, but better employment, high confidence, an income tax cut and cheap debt have kept consumption on a growth track. Housing market is divided geographically and by type of housing. A demographic shift towards smaller families and migration to growth centres has increased demand for small apartments. Strong demand has raised prices and fuelled a construction boom in Helsinki and a few other towns, while dwelling prices are falling in some parts of the country.
Exports of goods and services rose 8.8 percent in Q1 and business surveys imply growing order books. The outlook is better thanks to growth in export markets, especially Russia, improving price competitiveness, several large ship orders and new production facilities in forest and automotive industries. Growing demand, higher confidence and low interest rates have boosted manufacturing investment too.
"We have revised our forecast higher and expect Finnish GDP to grow 2.8 percent in 2017 and slow down to 1.5 percent in 2018. Consumption continues brisk growth while manufacturing exports and investment also add to rising GDP," Danske Bank commented in its latest research report.


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Nkafu Policy Institute has been organizing discussions in favor of free trade termed “Nkafu Open Trade Initiative (NOTI)” discussions. The second of such discussions was held at the Solomon Tandeng Muna Foundation on August 19, 2021, under the theme “Championing the Benefits of Cameroon – Nigeria Trade: A Quest for Favorable Trading Terms”. The panel featured high-level experts such as Dr. Barnabé Okouda, Senior Statistician at the National Institute of Statistics; Hermine Mbarga Azambou, Specialist in International Trade Policy and our in-house expert, Dr. Steve Tametong, Senior fellow. In Democracy and Governance, moderated by Henri Kouam, Economic Policy analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute, the event laid emphasis on facilitating long term trade between Cameroon and Nigeria and how Cameroon could benefit from this partnership.
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Dining Concepts Get Virtual Shakeup
Food is serious business. Now, on The Main Course, host Barbara Castiglia will invite insiders on the front lines of food to share their expertise, strategies, and forecasts for navigating the ever-changing restaurant industry.
The food and beverage industry is on the cusp of a revolution. The convergence of technology, a pandemic, and shifting consumer demands could mean the future is virtual. A visionary in the space of virtual concepts and food and beverage innovation, Aaron Noveshen, shared his journey and thoughts on what’s next. Noveshen is the founder of F&B agency The Culinary Edge and CEO and founder of the fast-food chain Starbird.
Noveshen’s love affair with food started early. By 25, he was an executive chef, but he realized his passion for the industry went beyond the stove.
“In 2002, I started Culinary Edge to change F&B experiences, working on brand positioning, menu strategy, and operations. We’ve worked with startups along with 25% of the top 200 restaurants,” Noveshen said.
After years of helping other food brands thrive, the company decided to create its own brand. “It was time to walk the walk and see if we could go out and create a brand on the culinary edge,” Noveshen commented.
That passionate pursuit led to the creation of Starbird. They wanted to really imagine the fast-food experience with food and ingredient quality, enhancing the experience, and be digital-first. “From the start, we had an app and a frictionless, contactless digital experience, so we were well-positioned when the pandemic hit,” he recalled.
Their inventive menu, which had help from 10 chefs, focused on fresh ingredients and everything being made from scratch. Their chicken and salad concepts have done extremely well. Moving forward, Noveshen says three things are guiding them—how does this impact our people, what is our community participation, and what is the business health. They are also a brand that invests in its people with employee enrichment programs. He said, “We want to invest in our people, and we also have the infrastructure to make sure they can continue to work in the safest manner.”


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Snapchat has rolled out a new feature on its platform, World Lenses. The feature is similar to its already popular filters, with one key differentiator—augmented reality (AR).
On the heels of that announcement, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Facebook’s F8 conference and spoke about the future of AR, and the steps his company is taking. He then introduced an AR platform that will soon be available within Facebook’s Camera feature on smartphones.
Surprising? Not really.
It’s not like one company has dibs on which technology they’ll be using. And AR has been booming worldwide.
But there are certainly ongoing similarities.
Over the past few months, Snapchat has seen a growing threat: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all copied Stories, its signature offering.
Snapchat was likely looking to differentiate itself once again with World Lenses. And ultimately, the ability for users to create unique and fun content has been a powerful driver behind the rapid adoption of Snapchat.
Via the new feature, while snapping with the rear-facing camera, users can tap the camera screen to find the new 3D lenses.
“Users will likely spend even more time figuring out ways to not only apply but also interact with a lens they’ll see through their camera,” said eMarketer principal analyst Cathy Boyle. “Experimentation with lenses has led to greater time spent using Snapchat, and I expect the new version of World Lenses will do the same.”
Facebook’s AR efforts have not gone into full effect yet—the product is still in beta.
Facebook is relying on developers to supply AR filters to its new Camera Effects platform, which may eventually show up in Facebook Stories.
Hear more about Facebook's AR initiatives, as well as other features that were on the agenda at Facebook's annual developers' conference in eMarketer's latest episode of "Behind the Numbers."
“With its competitors copying many of Snapchat’s core features, it is imperative for the company to keep innovating, and launching new ways for users to create unique content and share it in ways that they can’t do elsewhere,” Boyle said.
“Failure in this regard is not an option, as it is the core driver behind audience growth and engagement—the foundation from which Snapchat can build a bigger advertising business,” she said.
Paid media advertising outlays worldwide will increase 7.3% in 2017 to $583.91 billion. Growth will be roughly on par with previous estimates, and spending will rise at a steady pace throughout the forecast period, driven by increased investments in digital and mobile ads.
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s DS Automobiles upscale brand has created a motorsports unit to support its racing activities that could provide future technology for production electric and high-performance cars.
The new division, DS Performance, will support the DS Virgin racing team, a Formula E partnership between the automaker and Virgin, PSA said in a statement.
The unit developed much of DSV-01, the team’s electric Formula E car for 2016, including the electric motor, transmission cooling system and rear suspension. The motor management system was designed in partnership with Magneti Marelli.
In the statement, Yves Bonnefont, CEO of DS, said the unit "will stand as a true showcase of the technological expertise and avant-garde spirit of the DS brand."
Technology developed in the unit could find its way into high-performance and electric production vehicles, reports said, although DS did not comment on such a possibility.
It said the new division will step up r&d in technologies such as plug-in hybrids and all-electric power that PSA is already working on. The statement added that the research "will benefit the DS brand in the long term."
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Wachovia Bank won't be putting up Christmas trees in their banks this Christmas. FOX 35 news received a call from someone upset after hearing about this policy and we went to check it out. Customer Wilhelmina Cox says, "To be honest with you, that kinda offends me. I might think about changing banks."You bet, offend 80% of your customers to not offend less than 10% of your customers. Now that's a sound business decision.
We asked Wachovia's corporate office for a statement on why no trees. They sent us this statement, "At Wachovia, we respect the diversity of our customers and team members therefore we are decorating our stores with poinsettia plants so that everyone can be included."
A corporate spokesperson told FOX35 News they don't put up Christmas trees so as not to offend their non-Christian customers.
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Plastic bag ban — Next, it could hit NJ town with 4 busy malls
PARAMUS — A Bergen County town with four large shopping centers could be the next to institute a ban on plastic bags.
As bans on plastic bags, cups and straws took effect on June 1 in several New Jersey communities, the Borough Council of Paramus introduced the ordinance last week and will work with the Paramus Environmental Commission in the coming days on a final version, according to the North Jersey Record.
The Paramus ban has exceptions, including for bags that hold frozen foods, potted plants, drug store prescriptions and dry cleaning. Pet waste bags, produce bags and newspaper bags are also exempt.
Brigantine, Avalon and Stone Harbor joined the list on Saturday of towns banning plastic bags. If its ban is approved, Paramus would join a list of New Jersey communities already banning their use including all of Atlantic County, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Hoboken, Hopewell, Long Beach, Monmouth Beach and Somers Point.
Paramus is home to Garden State Plaza and Paramus Park, two of the busiest malls in the country.
Avalon and Stone Harbor are also banning plastic straws and foam carry-out containers. Paramus mayor Richard LaBarbiera told the Record a ban on plastic utensils will not be included in the final version of the bill, nor will an option to buy paper bags at 10 cents per bag.
John Holub, president of the NJ Retail Merchants Association, told the newspaper that his group is not in favor of the ban and called it "misguided."
State Senator Bob Smith has announced his intention to expand a proposal for a ban on single-use plastics to also include disposal paper bags statewide. He and fellow Democratic state Senator Linda Greenstein sponsored the original proposal last fall, which would charge 10 cents for disposable paper bags.
It came on the heels of Gov. Phil Murphy vetoing a 2018 measure that would have imposed a 5 cent tax on plastic and paper disposable bags across NJ.
New Jersey uses 4.4 billion plastic bags a year, according to the NJ League of Conservation Voters.
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As I was thinking about what to do next after watching a Marilyn Monroe documentary last week, YouTube recommended a clip from the 1997 WWDC conference featuring Steve Jobs. Watching Steve Jobs in a fireside chat with developers and his vision for Apple’s turnaround made me realize how WWDC in 1997 turned out to be a great breaking moment for the company, which was going through its lowest phase during this period.
Re-watching Apple’s old WWDC opening videos gave me the perspective to look at WWDC’s impact on developers and the app economy from a different perspective. No matter what we say about the “new” Apple under Tim Cook, WWDC will always be a software conference that is a collective effort to step into the future.
With this year’s WWDC 2022 event kicking off later tonight, we look back at five memorable and moving moments in WWDC history when Jobs was still the helm of business at Apple.
WWDC 1997: Steve Jobs returns to Apple and the start of macOS
“Focus is saying ‘no,'” the late co-founder explained at Apple’s 1997 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). “You have to say ‘no, no, no’ and when you say ‘no’ you piss people off.” That’s Steve Jobs, who returned to Apple more than a decade after being forced out of the company he co-founded. Although Jobs was only a “consultant” in the company, he was brought back to overhauling the production and design of the company after the acquisition of Apple to acquire NeXT for 400 million dollars. dollars.
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In a fireside chat with developers at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Jobs explained how he wanted to make changes at the company. It was more of a question-and-answer session than a style of presentation that Apple has followed for years.
For those who follow and cover Apple, the WWDC 97 conference marked the start of a new chapter in the company’s history. Rather than unveiling new products, Jobs addressed the major issues Apple was struggling with. Its engineers were doing some interesting work, but that work sent the company in “18 different directions.”
“I know some of you spent a lot of time working on things that we put a bullet in your head,” he explained during the conference. “I apologize, I feel your pain, but Apple suffered for several years from poor engineering management.”
Most importantly, Jobs used WWDC 97 to focus on using NeXT software (you can read the NeXT story here) as the basis for the next version of macOS. An object-oriented, multitasking, UNIX-based operating system, NeXT proved far superior to what most companies were offering at the time. And what Apple wanted was to make its Mac line more desirable.
Burning trivia: Remember when Jobs predicted iCloud in 1997?
“Do you know how many times I backed up my computer? Zero. I have computers at Apple, at NeXT, at Pixar and at home. I approach one of them and log in as myself. It goes through the network, finds my home directory on the server and I have my stuff, wherever I am. And none of this is on a local hard drive.
That’s how Steve Jobs described cloud computing in 1997 during a Q&A session with developers at WWDC. Jobs has already seen how people would use computers in the future and back up their data when “the cloud” wasn’t a thing at all. Years later, on June 6, 2011, in San Francisco, Apple showed off something called “iCloud” – its “next cloud service offering” at WWDC.
WWDC 2002: The end of Mac OS 9
“A friend to us…always there for us, except when he forgot who he was and had to be restarted,” Steve Jobs opened his WWDC 2002 opening presentation, featuring a mock burial for Mac OS 9 with a full-size coffin, a pre-written eulogy and Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor in the background. It was Apple’s way of saying goodbye to the old “classic” Mac OS and telling developers to prepare their equipment for the operating system of the future, which was Mac OS X.
“Mac OS 9 is not yet dead for our customers, but it is dead for [developers]”, said Jobs. “Today, we say goodbye to OS 9 for all future development, and we focus our energies on development for Mac OS X.”
The biggest takeaway from this WWDC is that Apple didn’t shy away from embarking on a new operating system of the future, even if it had to move away from the old operating system that made wonders in the past. Apple did the same thing when it launched the iPhone in 2007. Jobs and the team knew that the iPhone would make the iPod less important and eventually make the best-selling music player obsolete.
The annual developer conference gave Apple the chance to preview the next major release of Mac OS X. Codenamed Jaguar, it added new updates including a built-in instant messaging client, handwriting recognition handwriting, a new version of Sherlock, and improvements to OS X’s Mail and Finder, among other features.
Hot Fact: Did you know Xcode was announced at WWDC 2003?
“I’ve literally worked with Apple’s developer tools since integer basic in the garage in 1976, and I have to say, it’s the best thing we’ve ever done in developer tools,” said Chris Espinosa, an employee at Apple. ‘Apple, during the demonstration of the first version of Xcode. Announced at WWDC 2003 alongside Mac OS Panther, Xcode is still used today in application development for all of Apple’s major platforms.
WWDC 2005: Intel’s transition
“It is time for a third transition. And yes. It’s true.” The next slide contained only one word: “Why?” Steve Jobs finally confirmed the rumors that Apple was abandoning Power PC chips for Intel processors. This was the major news in the world of technology that year, and perhaps the most important moment in the history of WWDC. In the opening speech, Jobs explained why the change was necessary and how he planned to move from PowerPC processors to Intel processors.
The conference assured developers that Apple’s move from PowerPC to Intel would be seamless – and was completed in two years. History repeated itself when Apple announced that it would be replacing Intel chips in its Macs with its own ARM-based silicon at WWDC in 2020.
In some ways, the 2005 and 2020 presentations were similar. Instead of making consumers excited about the transition, Apple made developers understand the technical reasons and how Apple could build better and more powerful computers. Either way, as Apple proved with its Macs, the new chips offered better performance and power efficiency than the ones they replaced.
WWDC 2008: the app store
The first iPhone came with apps, but none were created by third-party developers. Developers didn’t like Apple’s approach – and under pressure from developers, Jobs asked them to develop their own web apps that would run on the new platform. However, after a backlash from developers, Apple announced the iPhone SDK and then the App Store.
“Of course we will have all these great apps, but how are we going to distribute them? The App Store… it’s a way for developers to reach every user. Users can choose their apps and download them wirelessly directly to their phone,” Jobs said, speaking to hundreds of developers and attendees.
A few weeks later, Apple’s App Store for the iPhone launched with 500 apps and a 30% reduction in all sales to Apple. A decade later, the iPhone is still the best-selling smartphone and the App Store is the main way to download apps. More importantly, the iPhone App Store has created new industries and led to companies like Uber, Snapchat, and Spotify. But there is another side. Apple has been accused of charging fees and setting unfair rules on its App Store, which is the only gateway for using apps on its iPhones and iPads.
WWDC 2010: The launch of the iPhone 4
Steve Jobs’ presentation of the launch of the iPhone 4 remains one of the best moments in the history of WWDC and Apple. “Stop me if you’ve seen this before. But trust me, you haven’t seen it,” Jobs said, joking about leaks surrounding the device months before it was revealed. Jobs described the iPhone 4 as “one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen.” He even compared the iPhone 4 to an old Leica camera.
Sure, the iPhone 4 was a design marvel at the time, but it also came with a real-time video chat app called FaceTime. It was also the first iPhone to feature a high-resolution Retina display. Although reviewers praised the design of the iPhone 4, it was soon discovered that the device could experience signal dropout. In fact, the iPhone 4’s antenna issues caused a lot of PR issues for the company. The following year, Apple announced the iPhone 4s, featuring a redesigned antenna design. The iPhone 4s was launched by new Apple CEO Tim Cook on October 4, 2011. Jobs died on October 5, 2011, a day after the iPhone 4s was introduced.


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Could Disney dump ESPN? Reports say the entertainment giant is considering a split. According to Puck's Dylan Byers, “There are now conversations happening regularly at Disney about whether or not to spin off ESPN.”
This isn’t to say that Disney would necessarily sell the network, but it might create a standalone company. While ESPN is a valuable property — some might call it the crown jewel of sports broadcasting — it’s also locked in an ever-more-expensive battle for sports rights. There are only so many sports to go around, and they’re just about the only television programs that are viewed live by a large segment of the audience. That makes them more attractive to advertisers getting squeezed out by commercial-free streaming options. But even that advantage may be slipping as surveys show younger viewers prefer watching highlights or the ends of games, rather than the whole contests.
A standalone ESPN might be freer to go all-in on gambling products. That kind of vice doesn’t jive with Disney’s family-friendly product line. But ESPN has been inching in that direction for a few years. In 2019, Disney signed a deal with Caesars Entertainment to build an ESPN-branded studio at The Linq Hotel in Las Vegas to create sports betting-related content.
But if Disney keeps the sports network, it has something Netflix doesn’t. It also gets to extract value from cable companies and streaming services that carry ESPN. Because of the sports rights, ESPN is a wildly expensive channel in any cable/streaming package, but carriers are reluctant to cut it because Disney can use the weight of its other networks (ABC, Disney Channel, FX) as leverage.
Disney acquired a majority stake in ESPN in 1996, but the company has struggled to figure out its role within its brand. In 1998, Disney launched the ESPN Zone concept, which was a combination sports restaurant/bar and arcade. Locations stretched from Baltimore to Los Angeles, but they began folding in 2009. The last ESPN Zone closed in 2018 - the same year Disney launched ESPN+.
A source with Disney pushed back on this report, telling CNBC the company is focused on building the value of ESPN+ with its digital bundle.
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By Michael O. Schroeder
As the coronavirus continues its rapid spread internationally and across the U.S., many Americans are heeding public health advice from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention to prepare for the possibility of a lengthy home stay.
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that first caused an outbreak in China in 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on Wednesday, has rapidly infected people around the globe. Most vulnerable to the viral threat are Americans over age 60 and those with chronic disease, such as heart disease, diabetes and lung disease, according to the CDC. The agency has urged those individuals to “stay at home as much as possible.”
The coronavirus can cause symptoms ranging from cough to high fever and shortness of breath. And in some cases, it can be deadly, particularly in those populations most at risk.
So having what you need to remain at home for a longer period, possibly weeks, is important. That way you’ll be prepared, experts say, if you need to decrease contact and socialization – whether because you're sick or trying to prevent illness if there’s an outbreak of coronavirus in your community. Rather than panicking and buying more than you need, it’s about being adequately stocked: “Just in case we need to shelter in place, or in case stores have limited supplies,” says Dr. David Mushatt, chief of adult infectious diseases at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
Here’s what experts suggest having on hand:
While advice varies, it’s a good idea to have a month’s supply of any medications you’re taking. Also, keep handy any self-care supplies, including items needed to manage chronic disease like blood glucose test strips for diabetes.
“Check to make sure you have at least a 30-day supply of your prescription medications, and have other health supplies on hand, including pain relievers, stomach remedies, cough and cold medicines, fluids with electrolytes and vitamins,” advises Anthony Tornetta, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross.
Also, have a thermometer and medications to reduce fever, like acetaminophen or naproxen, suggests Bill Gentry, director of the community preparedness and disaster management program and an associate professor of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
First, if you hate black beans, don’t buy a dozen cans of them.
While the focus should be stocking up on things that won’t go bad in storage, such as soup and other canned food, make sure to get foods you like and are comfortable preparing, Gentry recommends.
“Non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items are the best to have on hand. These could be things already in your pantry, such as canned goods or snack bars that can last and be easily stored. If you have an infant, make sure to stock up on extra baby food and formula,” Tornetta adds. “Similarly, if you have pets, make sure to have extra pet food in your home, as well. The Red Cross recommends having a two-week supply of these food staples for every person in your household.”
To stock up on food strategically, you'll want to do meal planning in overdrive. Gentry suggests meal planning for two meals a day considering two different scenarios. If you're home self-quarantined, "less calories needed since you will be more stationary," Gentry says. "When you are sick, rest is key, so two meals a day will keep your strength up and your body rested."
You might also consider foods or drink you can't do without. So if you prefer to always have milk on hand, you might purchase shelf-stable milk that's been through ultra-high-temperature pasteurization, which isn't refrigerated. You can keep this or another substitute, like powdered milk, in your pantry for longer storage.
It’s good to be prepared for any kind of disaster. But since coronavirus isn’t a hurricane or other natural disaster that has the potential to cut power, buying things like frozen veggies or ready to eat meals that can keep for a significant amount of time may be helpful too. Just make sure to regularly replace any perishable foods and don’t neglect non-perishable stocks. Also, if you’re getting canned vegetables, soups and other canned foods, look for low salt varieties, and make sure to continue to be health conscious in all your choices of foods, experts say. Eating well supports overall health and can bolster immunity at a time when that’s critical.
Wherever you are, regular hand-washing is important to prevent the spread of disease, including coronavirus. For home, soap and water are more than sufficient.
If for some reason, you eventually need to leave your quarantine, it's a good idea to have antibacterial wipes and/or hand sanitizer gel for the car or on your person. Make sure your hand sanitizer is at least 60% alcohol.
Wash your hands with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if you don’t have a sink and soap handy. Do this for at least 20 seconds. Hum the “Happy Birthday" song twice if you’re not sure, the CDC recommends. Wash your hands before, during and after preparing food, before eating, before and after caring for someone who is sick, after changing diapers, after using the bathroom, any other time it seems reasonable and just frequently throughout the day.
Also, make sure you have all you need to keep your home sanitized. You should have disinfectant cleaners and disposable items, such as Kleenex and paper towels, Gentry suggests. You should also have wipes and diapers and any other supplies you need if you have a baby, he advises.
“When COVID-19 attains community spread it may possibly disrupt your normal day-to-day routines, especially if you become infected,” Gentry says.
“First and foremost, it is a good idea to always have a ‘flu kit’ on hand for our normal flu season. This would be a thermometer, fever reducers, liquids to replace electrolytes and food for two weeks,” he says. “Research if there are grocery delivery outlets near you.”
Gentry adds that being prepared to keep infants as well as pets healthy is a must. In addition, he advises keeping your home, vehicle and phone wiped down to kill any virus that's on surfaces.
“Finally, part of any preparedness plan is to be self-sufficient,” he adds. “Have gas in your vehicles, some cash on hand, and check on your family and neighbors. Stocking up on all of these items keeps you from having to go out if you get sick or a family member gets sick.” This can keep you from possibly exposing others to disease, or standing in lines and getting exposed yourself.
Having supplies and a plan go hand in hand when it comes to emergency preparedness, experts say. So as you stock up on goods, make sure you put a plan in place to monitor the spread of the coronavirus in your community and neighborhood and to guide you if you get sick. Besides keeping up to date on local news and national updates, like from the CDC, stay in touch with neighbors and friends nearby in ways that don’t require physical contact, like phone and email.
Have contact numbers handy not only for your primary care doctor, any specialists you or a family member may be seeing and the pharmacy. Consider arranging for delivery of prescriptions if needed or as convenient (if you don't already have medications delivered). And of course, don’t hesitate to call your doctor if you’re sick. Do not simply show up at a hospital or doctor's office.
“When we discuss family emergency plans specifically for COVID-19, we ask that families plan for family members, including pets, to be taken care of if they get sick or self-quarantined,” Gentry says. For example, how will your dog get walked if all family members are quarantined, or do you have a pet sitter the dog can go to? He adds that this should include coming up with a way to check in on extended family members and children who do not live at home. For example, through social media, Skype, Facetime and Zoom .
Similarly, you can share information with neighbors online, like through a group email list or neighborhood Facebook page or group.
“We should not simply lock our doors and fend for ourselves,” Gentry emphasizes. “And finally, the plan should discuss changes in school and work schedules and what that means to family schedules. Learning from home and working from home are two good strategies to be discussing now, in case they are implemented as we progress through this event.”
At present, the CDC doesn’t recommend that people who are well wear a face mask to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses – and that includes the coronavirus. Rather you should only wear a mask if a health provider recommends doing so. This should be done by people with COVID-19 who have symptoms to prevent others from getting infected, according to the CDC.
“Face masks are not recommended at this time, and using them may actually increase your risk of infection due to contamination of the outside of the mask, and a false sense of security,” Mushatt says. Experts add that despite a run on latex gloves in retail stores, these aren't advised as a precautionary measure for the general public, and wearing gloves hasn't been shown to protect against the coronavirus.
Better to take steps to control disease spread that are also advised to protect against other viral threats, including the seasonal flu virus. Those steps include washing hands with soap and water (or hand sanitizer) frequently, Mushatt advises, along with “social distancing,” or putting some space between yourself and others, not touching your face, coughing into a sleeve or tissue and staying at home if you’re sick.


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Chevron branded marketer has divested its entire dealer-supply business as part of a reorientation.
DALTON, Ga. -- Longtime Chevron branded marketer, Ownbey Enterprises, has divested its entire dealer-supply business as part of a comprehensive business reorientation. Company President Rodney Ownbey said the retail supply landscape “has become highly complex” and the company will now focus on the...
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CALEXICO, Calif. -- Mexico’s deregulation of its fuel market is providing a jolt of business for U.S. retailers in border towns. In January, Mexico ended price controls on fuel as part of a deregulation of its fuel market, which the government had controlled since the late 1930s. The move,...
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Semiconductor analysts will likely love the idea of Amazon.com buying Texas Instruments’ money-losing mobile chip business, as was rumored from a report in an Israeli newspaper over the weekend.
Analysts tasked with covering Amazon may not feel so giddy, though they’ve kept quiet so far on Monday morning, as the rumor helped drive up TI shares nearly 3% in early U.S. trades, while Amazon slipped by about 1.4%.
The report, from the business newspaper Calcalist, cited an unnamed source as having Amazon in “advanced talks” to buy TI’s mobile chip business in a deal potentially worth “billions of dollars.”
TI first broadcast last month that it was re-thinking its plans for the unit, which makes chips used in smartphones and tablets, and includes the OMAP application processor used in Amazon’s line of Kindle devices.
Such a move may make some sense from the standpoint of vertical integration. Apple , Amazon’s chief rival in the mobile device space, designs its own chips for its iPhone and iPad products, as does Korean electronics giant Samsung. But Amazon operates at thin margins as it is, and taking on an entirely new business unit with high costs may be more than the company’s investors can swallow – especially given Amazon’s already high levels of investment in building out its distribution network as well as its devices – which the company sells at near break-even levels in order to make money on content.
Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein Research told MarketWatch on Monday that he estimates TI’s mobile chip business currently generates about $800 million a year in operating expenses for the company with a revenue base of about $1.1 billion. The business does not include any fabrication facilities, so Amazon would likely be buying design capabilities and intellectual property.
Rasgon, who rates TI as an outperform, said he has been pushing TI to get out of the wireless chip business “for some time,” and said he obviously likes the idea of them getting some money for the business as opposed to shutting it down. “It’s more likely a device maker would buy this than another chip maker,” he said, noting that the most obvious candidates on the chip side – like Intel , Qualcomm , Nvidia and Broadcom – already have similar businesses.
Another chip analyst — Cody Acree of Williams Financial — wrote in an early note that “With Amazon widely expected to soon offer its own smartphone, the volume across its phones and tablets could be sufficient to make the purchase financial feasible.” He said a sale would be a “solid positive” for TI shareholders.
Analysts covering Amazon are likely to be less enthusiastic on the prospect, though none could be reached for early comment on Monday. The e-commerce giant reports its third-quarter earnings next Thursday.
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Ontario burger restaurant The Works has a new special on its menu: the Reese PBC. It's a hamburger —you know, ground beef — stuffed with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Candy.
Here's a look at the strange sandwich. You can see the cups oozing out of the burger in the picture.
The burger is also topped off with chocolate and peanut butter.
—The WORKS (@WORKSBURGER) October 22, 2015
Here's how people have been reacting to the $12 burger.
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The Paris auto show marks the start of the fight back by German premium automakers against Tesla's dominance of the market for full-electric luxury vehicles. The EQC crossover will be the first of a new generation of battery-powered cars from Mercedes-Benz, while Audi's e-tron makes its auto show debut after a media unveiling last week in San Francisco.
Opel is marking its ownership switch from General Motors to PSA Group with a new design language it calls "pure and bold." The GT X Experimental concept previews the automaker's pure, high tech styling that will appear in its models in the mid-2020s.
VW Group's global sales, including its Audi and Porsche brands, jumped 3.8 percent last year to a record 10.3 million as higher demand in China and Europe offset declines in the U.S. and South America. The figure should put VW ahead of Toyota as the world's largest car producer by volume.


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The Summit Racing Equipment Atlanta Motorama can be described as “one-of-a-kind.”
In only its third year, Atlanta Motorama, held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, has grown to one of the SouthEast’s largest automotive events.
So it’s fitting for the world’s only two-engine 1969 Camaro to be featured this year at the show.
The Camaro SS 854 features two Chevy 427 LS7 engines and two 150HP NOS systems, bringing it to 1,500 horsepower. A custom frame gives it a 50/50 weight distribution, and the Camaro features a transaxle from a Corvette C6 Z06.
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Disney has just announced that Steakhouse 71 will be replacing The Wave…of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The announcement confirms an earlier rumor exclusively reported by BlogMickey.com. Here’s the announcement:
We’re cooking up new experiences at Disney’s Contemporary Resort for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration!” Located just off the lobby, Steakhouse 71 will be a new casual-themed dining concept that gets its name from the resort’s opening year and will be open in time for the celebration. Upstairs at California Grill, a new dining experience will also be available later this year, featuring a limited-time menu with items inspired by the restaurant’s history. Stay tuned for more details!
As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com as we continue to bring you the latest news and photos from around the Disney Parks!


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In its second quarter 10-Q released on May 1, the Cupertino, California-based company said it would put in place a new $100 billion share buyback program and increase its quarterly dividend by 16 percent. To put it in perspective, Apple’s stock buyback is the size of the GDP of Ecuador, and due in large part to President Trump’s tax cut plan. Apple is a major beneficiary of the GOP tax cuts. Its effective tax rate (the amount it actually pays) has dropped by about 10 percent between this year and last, and it’s saving an estimated $47 billion on taxes on profits earned overseas as well. If that sounds like crazy money; it is.
Why would Apple, or any other company for that matter, use its newly found cash and buy back its own shares of stock from public stockholders? It seems like an oxymoron, because a company usually uses the sale of stock to raise capital, and now it is buying it back. The main reasons include, ownership consolidation, undervaluation, and boosting financial ratios. When companies repurchase shares of their own stock that leaves remaining shareholders with a bigger chunk of the company and increases the earnings they reap per share. Buybacks have become increasingly popular in recent years and have accelerated in the wake of the tax bill. Apple, along with companies such as Pepsi, Cisco and Amgen have all utilized the tax cuts to buy back shares.
Part two of the tax cut bonanza for Apple was increasing the amount of cash that is available to return to shareholders as dividends. Apple’s 16 percent dividend increase will push Apple’s planned annual dividend bill to $13.2 billion and makes it the biggest dividend payer in the world, according to Howard Silverblatt, analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Dividends are a distribution of shares or cash to existing shareholders. A company issues dividends when it wants to reward its investors. Stock dividends also have a tax advantage in that they aren’t taxed until the shares are sold by an investor. This makes them advantageous for shareholders who do not need immediate capital. Dividends are unfortunately the target of double taxation by the government. The income that the company uses to give dividends is taxed first, and then it is subject to a second taxation when the shareholder cashes in the dividends. Crazy but true.
Let’s take one more look at how this all happened. The $1.5 trillion GOP tax cut slashed the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 35 percent, reduced the rate on corporate income brought back to the United States from abroad to between 8 and 15.5 percent instead of 35 percent. This has created a magnificent scenario for Apple. In Apple’s earnings conference call on May 1, CEO Tim Cook directly attributed the buyback and dividend hike to the tax cuts. “Tax reform makes it possible for us to execute our program more efficiently, both through share repurchases and payment of dividend to the tens of millions of investors who own Apple stock either directly or indirectly from large pension funds to individuals with retirement accounts.” Enough said.