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Investing in marijuana stocks has been one of the most popular trades over the past three years. Some pot producers have delivered astonishing returns on speculations that the companies that produce the commodity will hit the jackpot once Canada legalizes cannabis for recreational use.
That's set to happen next week, so the wait is almost over. Canada will become the first industrialized nation where one can buy and consume weed legally. For top marijuana producers, however, the real battle has just begun.
The initial speculative frenzy that pushed marijuana stock prices to the sky is over. Now, their future success will be determined by their ability to scale production and market their products to win the biggest share.
If you are planning to invest in this new industry, our advice is to stick with the largest producers who have the financial muscle and backing of large investors to succeed. We believe that Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC, TO:WEED) and Aurora Cannabis Inc (OTC:ACBFF, TO:ACB) are two stocks that have what it takes to be long-term winners in this game.
Canopy Growth Corp is ideally positioned to take advantage of the anticipated demand boom from recreational pot users. What makes Canopy different from other producers is its market size, capacity to ramp up production, the diversification of its product offerings, and its international reach.
Canopy currently operates weed growing facilities with over 2.4 million square feet of space. But the producer has been rapidly expanding its operations and will have the potential to manage more than 5 million square feet of production space by next year.
In addition to its scale, what makes Canopy an attractive stock is the backing of one of the largest beer producers, Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ). In August, Constellation increased its stake in Canopy from 5.5% to a whopping 38%. There is no doubt that bet has worked in Constellation's favor as Canopy is poised to take off.
In an earnings call with analysts last week, Constellation CEO Robert Sands said that the company’s aggressive strategy in the weed market has placed it in the best position to capitalize on what is going to be a market worth “hundreds of billions of dollars” over the next ten years. "We expect to reap the benefits of our cannabis investment, which we see as being incremental to our core beer, wine and spirits portfolio," he added.
Canopy is currently trading at $47.860. With the Canadian marijuana market set to take off at any moment, and the strong partnership between Constellation and Canopy, we expect great things are ahead for the stock.
As the marijuana market grows, a great way to play the trade is to diversify your investments by buying shares of companies that are strong in both recreational and medical markets. Therefore, Canada-based Aurora Cannabis is an excellent choice since it's emerging as one of the leading suppliers of medical marijuana.
This year, Aurora Cannabis further solidified its position by acquiring two major competitors, MedReleaf and CanniMed. These deals positioned Aurora as the number two player behind Canopy Growth in the Canadian market.
In addition, Aurora is well-positioned globally since countries from the U.K. to Mexico are in the process of approving use of medical marijuana. The company has also recently announced a $290 million deal to buy ICC Labs, which has a 70% market share in Uruguay, where legal recreational sales already exist. In Europe, Aurora Cannabis already has operations in Germany, Italy, and Denmark.
While things are already looking good for Aurora, the stock may be about to break higher. The next big trigger for this producer is a potential partnership with a global brand. Its shares have more than doubled since September 17 when Bloomberg reported that Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) was in talks with Aurora Cannabis as it explores the possibility of developing drinks infused with CBD – the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that treats pain but doesn’t get you high. Aurora is currently trading at $10.0460 and as the possibility of a partnership looms, this may be the time to jump in.
Between these two stocks we definitely find Aurora attractively priced when compared to Canopy. The company has a much better upside potential if Coco-Cola's interest results in a future deal.
Investing in marijuana stocks is always a risky trade. This is especially true after such a powerful rally in the run-up to Canadian legalization, particularly when these companies have yet to actually produce profit. However, if you're looking to get in on this growing industry, then large producers such as Canopy and Aurora are the safest bets to buy and hold over the medium to long run.
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Since reports began to swirl around a possible sale of True Value Company -- or at least the consideration of such a move – the Chicago-based co-op’s CEO has downplayed the story as “rumor.”
But that hasn’t stopped rival co-ops from weighing in with their own statements. Cross-town rival Ace Hardware Corp. says it would be interested in bidding on True Value, if it were possible. And Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Do it Best Corp. says it is “considering the opportunities potentially available with our competitor,” as it pointed to its own past success in merging with Our Own Hardware in 1998.
John Hartmann, True Value’s president and CEO, downplayed the reports of a sale in a statement that was shared on a popular Google Group comment board.
“The bottom line is this: you and your fellow stockholders own the company and nothing could be done without your say,” he wrote.
Hartmann also described the True Value co-op as committed to its strategic plan, which the co-op has been busy shaping and executing since his arrival at the company in 2013. “As part of that [plan] we are continuously assessing and evaluating many opportunities in an effort to create maximum value for all of our retailers,” he said.
Speculation that Ace might acquire its cross-town rival appeared in the Chicago Tribune. However, that speculation appears to rest on flimsy ground. Ace CEO John Venhuizen, in an online statement to Ace retailers, said it was his understanding that “Ace was specifically precluded from making a bid to purchase True Value, which is unfortunate as we would have been interested in the opportunity.”
Do it Best Corp. President and CEO Dan Starr also weighed in on the potential sale of True Value. “We are certainly considering the opportunities potentially available with our competitor,” he wrote in a July 14 statement. One of those opportunities, according to Starr, would be to take on new members.
[Read Starr’s full statement here.]
At last count, True Value stores numbered 4,392. The co-op operates 13 regional distribution centers and has 2,500 corporate employees.
Other speculation in national media has suggested private equity players, big box retailers and Amazon.com as potential possible buyers. These possibilities have yet to rise above the status of rumor.
With so many independent businesses involved, it’s likely that rumors will continue to cloud the retail landscape. As True Value’s Hartmann explained in the post that appeared online: “Rumors have been swirling around True Value for longer than I have been here.”

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Regina Hild was happy to see some sunshine Saturday, May 30. It highlighted something she hadn’t seen in a while — crowds of people.
The Dunwoody artisan chef stood at her booth at the Alpharetta Mini-Farmers Market greeting customers and watching hundreds milling by.
Many wore masks, but that was OK with Hild.
“I have totally missed interacting with the people,” said Hild, owner and operator of Regina’s Farm Kitchen. “They’re really happy.”
The Alpharetta Business Association’s Downtown Farmers Market has moved from the City Green, closed off by the city due to the coronavirus pandemic, to the Urban Hardware parking lot at Haynes Bridge Road and Old Milton Parkway. The market generally runs Saturday mornings from April through October. This year’s opening was delayed until mid-May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hild has been a regular for the past five years, but the pandemic forced her to conduct business online until Alpharetta organizers found a safe venue to host the market. Even so, she said, the Alpharetta Business Association gave her business a boost by promoting it on its website and Facebook pages.
Hild said she has calculated business is up close to 400 percent from the spring of last year.
The May 30 market featured close to 30 vendors from around the region. That’s about one-third the usual number, but the Business Association is taking precautions to keep crowds manageable, said ABA Market Manager Tracy Madigan.
“We’ve had a lot of community support,” she said. “Our vendors — we had 19 the first week, 28 this week.”
Madigan said plans call for increasing the number of vendors to 50 by June 6 at the Urban Hardware site.
So far, the ABA has been limiting displays to produce and other foods, although there is no cooking on site. Crafts and jewelry vendors may be added in the coming weeks, Madigan said.
She acknowledged a general attitude of joy among vendors who had been disappointed when the market was postponed in early April.
“I think the community feels that way, too,” Madigan said. “The first week, even though we were operating at 20 percent [of the usual number of vendors], all our people sold out. We were really surprised at the turnout, really happy about it.”
Even with the reduced number of vendors, Madigan said everyone has pitched in to make the market a success in the early weeks.
“Of course, we would love to be back in City Center, but we understand that the city isn’t ready to have 2,000 people in one place,” she said. “Because this is private property, we can be here, and we’re trying to do the best we can with masks and the hand sanitation stations.”
The crowds were being especially receptive to David’s Garden, now in its fifth year at the Farmers Market. It was a nice turnaround from a slow March and April, said company rep Casey Eaton.
“This is our second time out since the pandemic hit, and we’re doing very well today,” Eaton said.
Based in Lilburn, David’s Garden operates 2,000 acres in South Georgia, producing vegetables and a host of assorted canned goods, including honey, preserves, peppers and pickles.
The farm has its own cannery on site, so “it tastes just like you got it from grandma,” Eaton said.


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Several BIMMERPOST members attended a 3-day HPDE together at the Mazda Laguna Seca raceway two weekends ago. The driving event was hosted by the Porsche Club and all members had a great time while seeing the good representation of BMW cars in attendance.
M3POST member radiantm3 shares his photos and videos from the event.
Valencia (ES), 30th September 2012. Brazilian debut in Valencia (ES): BMW Team RBM’s Augusto Farfus has won his first DTM race at the “Circuit de la Comunitat”. The 29-year-old, at the wheel of the Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM, crossed the finish line 8.406 seconds ahead of Adrien Tambay (FR, Audi) to become the first Brazilian in the history of the DTM to celebrate on the top step of the podium. He had previously claimed his first pole position in the series on Saturday.
Farfus was not … CONTINUED
Watch a 2012 BMW Motorsport DTM test drive at the Estoril Circuit in Portugal by Joey Hand, via his on-board helmet cam.
As the 2012 DTM season enters the finishing straight, BMW Motorsport is already on course for next year: As of 2013, four BMW teams will do battle for points and victories in the popular touring car series. Like BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG, newly-formed BMW Team MTEK will also run two BMW M3 DTMs.
By increasing its contingent to eight cars, BMW Motorsport is intensifying its commitment to the DTM and will now compete on a par with the other two manufacturers … CONTINUED
The battle for the title in the DTM remains exciting: Bruno Spengler (CA), at the wheel of his BMW Bank M3 DTM, was first across the finish line at the “Motorsport Arena Oschersleben” to claim his third victory of the season in the eighth race of the year. After 51 laps of racing, the BMW Team Schnitzer driver, who started from pole, came home 0.629 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver Gary Paffett (GB).
Dirk Werner (DE) finished fourth in the E-POSTBRIEF BMW M3 DTM to record his … CONTINUED
New feature video on the Afrox / ADF F30 race car where the viewer gets a great look and listen at the race car with its Akrapovic exhaust system and BMW M Performance Parts.
2,998 pounds (1360kg)
408hp / 443 lb-ft torque (600nm)
Turbos boost lowered to maximum 0.7 bar and 40mm turbo inlet restrictor
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Watch the M1, 3.0CSL, M3s and Other Iconic M Racecars In Action at the BMW Oldtimer GP 2012 @ Nurburgring.
The annual UK National BMW Festival was recently held at the Heritage Motor Centre in the UK. This year’s event celebrated the 40 years of BMW Motorsport and the 60th anniversary of the BMW Car Club of GB.
Check out the massive set of photos inside.
BMW gives new meaning to the term ‘going airborn’ by setting up the Jeff Koons designed BMW M3 GT2 Art Car for its latest photo shoot.
Last week, the company put the BMW M3 Art Car on top of Pulpit Rock in Norway – 604 metres above the ground for its latest cameo. The crew waited two days for good weather to finally drop the M3 GT2 atop the famous rock.
Check out the video and resulting photo inside.
The BMW RLL race team won the ALMS Road America race last weekend in Wisconsin, making it BMW’s 3rd win in 4 years at Road America.
Many BIMMERPOST members were there to witness the closest finish in ALMS history, including Gary, who shares with us this great photo set from the race.
For the press launch of the 2013 M6 coupe, M5 sedan, 7 series LCI, and Alpina B7, BMW also brought out some M and Motorsports hardware from years past (and current) to commemorate BMW M GmbH’s 40th birthday this year.
On hand was a streetable M1 (actually running), E92 M3 GT2 car, BMW GTP, BMW M1 racer, and of course the BMW 3.0CSL which you can say kicked off BMW M. Bonus gallery of another M1 from another recent product preview event.
BIMMERPOST was in attendance at the 40th AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix @ the Nurburgring. Not only was it an occasion for the 40th AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix, but it was also ///M’s 40th Birthday! To celebrate, BMW brought some mighty tasty ///M cars to this classic car race weekend. We are glad to share our huge set of sights from the event with you.
BMW’s second victory of its comeback season: Bruno Spengler (CA) won the sixth DTM race of the year at the Nürburgring (DE). The 28-year-old, at the wheel of the BMW Bank M3 DTM, crossed the line 6.703 seconds clear of runner-up Edoardo Mortara (IT, Audi). Martin Tomczyk (DE) came home in third in his BMW M Performance Parts M3 DTM.
After the triumph at the Lausitzring (DE) in just the second race back after a 20-year absence from the DTM, Spengler, who started from pole, once again … CONTINUED
Prior to winning the ALMS race at Road America yesterday in the M3 GT race car with co-driver Bill Auberlen, J
For the third time in four seasons of American Le Mans Series competition, BMW Team RLL saw one if its BMW M3 GTs cross the Road America (US) finish line first to win the four-hour Road America Road Race Showcase. While the DTM event at the Nürburgring (DE) provides the back drop for the “40 Years of BMW M” celebrations this weekend, BMW Team RLL made the perfect birthday present by claiming GT victory in the sixth round of the ALMS.
On Saturday it was Bill Auberlen … CONTINUED
BMW M GmbH celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and they have released a video reviewing the motorsports roots of BMW, a history punctuated by the iconic 3.0 CSL, M1 and E30 M3.
No braking company has more panache all-around than AP Racing, not even Brembo. The Brembo Group purchased AP Racing (formerly Lockheed/AP founded in 1919) in 1999, yet each still operate separately today. Brembo’s headquarters are in Italy and AP is in England.
Both compete against each other in nearly all global racing series, with some mildly applied rules for OE accounts. Brembo is better equipped to handle the larger production runs (like Porsche, Mercedes, Nissan, Hyundai, Ford, GM, etc.) with factories in many countries, while AP Racing … CONTINUED
BMW Classic prepares historic M racers for the Nürburgring Oldtimer-Grand-Prix held on August 11th and 12th… next weekend.
2012 is a special year for all BMW M fans with BMW M GmbH – formerly known as BMW Motorsport GmbH – marking its 40th birthday. BMW Classic is celebrating the anniversary with an array of highlights at this year’s edition of Germany’s largest classic car race at the Nürburgring. BMW M is not alone in reaching an important landmark; the event itself also has its 40th birthday this … CONTINUED


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Last Friday's posting about Dell's virtual tree give-away has struck a cord. Numerous blog postings are pointing out Dell's questionable promotion in which the company advertised a virtual tree give-away as being environmentally friendly.
We were kind of tied up with our real life on Sunday and coudln't attend the Dell's virtual party, but made sure to drop by on Monday and pick up a free Dell tree.
Our company bean counters wouldn't clear the expense for some Second Life private land where we could plant the saplings, but we found a public park that would tolerate them for a few minutes (our successful planting of 1 and 2 "meter" tall trees is pictured on the right).
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In more gaming news bleeding into the real world, Pokémon Go has been banned in Iran due to “security concerns.” According to the BBC (via Eurogamer), Iran’s High Council of Virtual Spaces – the governing body for online activity in the country – made the ruling.
The governing body hasn’t clarified what the alleged security concerns are. Previously there was some controversy about the amount of information developer Niantic had access to with one’s Google Account, thought they later clarified that this was a bug and would be fixed.
The augmented reality monster catching game could also be seeing the ban over religious reasons. In 2001, the Pokémon card game was banned via fatwa (religious ruling), as it contained “forbidden images,” linked to Christianity and Judaism, thought to be propaganda. The BBC claims that Pokémon Go has fallen under the same fatwa.
This isn’t the first country to take a hard stance on the wildly popular game. Russia thinks the game is a Western spy tool, used to disrupt the nation.


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The advertisement went up early this morning and lists the Lumia 920 as being available in yellow, red, white, cyan and black. The price... $149.99 with new activation and $599.99 unactivated.
The HTC 8X is being offered in purple for $99.99 with new activation and $599.99 unactivated.
Shipping is listed as "Reserve today. Will ship when available" and we aren't sure if the pricing will be the same for upgrades but it looks like they are. AT&T is not listing the new phones on their website but that may change later today.
You can find the pre-order listing here at Best Buy's website.
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Crestron Ranks in Top Grossing iPad™ Apps; Apple® Features Crestron in new iPhone® TV Commercials
ROCKLEIGH, NJ, May 13, 2010 – Crestron has the #1 iPad™ app in the industry, according to Apple®. Yesterday, the Crestron app was ranked 31st in the list of overall “Top Grossing iPad Apps” in the U.S on the iTunes® App Store. No other industry app has reached the top 100. The Crestron iPad app even outranked many retail apps and games on the list, including TETRIS for iPad. Similarly, the Crestron iPhone® app was selected by Apple for television commercials in Europe and Asia, showcasing the power of its new iPhone 3GS.
“Our relationship with Apple continues to grow closer and stronger,” said Vincent Bruno, Crestron Director of Marketing. “We embraced the iPhone very early as a cool mobile control device and led the industry with our iPad app. Apple recognizes the features, flexibility and reliability that our apps bring to these magical devices.”
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is the only control app that works on the latest 3G technology for true mobile control anywhere on the cellular network.
“Other companies may offer apps or even have an Apple operating system,” Bruno added. “But none offer the flexibility of customizing the GUI design and control functionality, and none have Apple’s vote of confidence like we do. We will continue to develop cool new features and push them out to all of our app customers.”


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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Centene and the pharmacy benefit manager RxAdvance Thursday said they are partnering to increase transparency and reduce costs through a cloud-based pharmacy benefit platform.
Centene last year bought a stake in RxAdvance, a cloud-based pharmacy benefit manager that is trying to tap into the rapidly consolidating and changing PBM industry. Now Walgreens, which doesn’t own a PBM, said the drugstore chain will also invest a stake in RxAdvance and build on its partnership with Centene, a health insurance company that is working its way through an acquisition of WellCare Health Plans to administer health coverage across the U.S.
“Using RxAdvance’s collaborative PBM cloud transactional platform and clinical intelligence, the companies will work together to improve overall patient care across the continuum of health care and to offer such a model to other large payers,” the companies said in a joint statement Thursday.
The partnership includes an investment by Walgreens into RxAdvance that Walgreens executives described as “small.” Additional financial terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed.
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The investments come as health insurance companies are buying or forming closer ties with PBMs via acquisitions designed in part to increase transparency as well as meld drug coverage and medical benefits together in the same package for their customers.
Cigna last year bought the PBM Express Scripts while Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer, merged with Walgreens’ chief rival drugstore chain, CVS Health, which owns the Caremark PBM. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group owns the OptumRx pharmacy benefit manager and Anthem is rolling out its own PBM, IngenioRx.
“Collaboration between retail pharmacies and payers like Centene can further transform the way we provide care,” said Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina. “Using RxAdvance’s collaborative PBM cloud, our partnership can empower our pharmacists to make critical decisions at the point of sale to help improve adherence and also to reduce avoidable medical costs.”
Centene is perhaps best known for providing subsidized private individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Centene also administers Medicaid benefits for several states and is beginning to expand into Medicare Advantage, health coverage seniors buy from private insurers that have contracts with the federal government.
In RxAdvance, Walgreens is taking a bet on the future as Centene has already done with an investment stake the insurer made in the PBM last year. Centene Thursday said it has “increased its stake in RxAdvance, following its initial investment announced in March 2018.”
The investments are a potential boon for RxAdvance. RxAdvance, run by executives that include former Apple chief executive John Sculley, bills itself as a full-service PBM. Sculley is RxAdvance’s chairman.
“By pushing the limits of innovative technology and existing transaction standards, there is a clear path forward to reduce administrative costs, avoidable medical costs, and to improve overall quality of care,” said RxAdvance founder and CEO, Ravi Ika.
Centene executives have said they see RxAdvance as a next-generation solution to rising drug costs and the health insurer has gradually been moving its health plan enrollees to the new platform. The shift to RxAdvance by Centene, which already owns its own PBM known as Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, came as Congress called for more transparency while investigating the PBM’s role as a middleman between drug makers and consumers and its share of rebates — the portion of the drug returned by the seller to the buyer.
“Centene is committed to supporting a transparent pharmacy benefit management model that is sustainable with higher quality care for members at a lower cost to our customers,” Centene chairman and CEO Michael Neidorff said. “This new approach to pharmacy management will improve the transparency and quality of care, while reducing unnecessary medical costs for millions of people.”


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The United Kingdom might be half a world away from New Zealand, but it hasn’t stopped at least three British breweries from using the term ‘Māori’ to describe and promote their beers.
Tiny Rebel, Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) Brewery – which are both based in Wales – and Butcombe Brewery near Bristol, have all been releasing New Zealand-hopped beers with inappropriate branding.
Tiny Rebel’s beer The Full Nelson and VOG’s offering South Island both have “Māori Pale Ale” directly underneath the beer name, while Butcombe placed the term “Māori Beer” on the badge for its Haka pale ale.
The use of the word Māori to describe a style of beer in the UK is not only potentially confusing for consumers – considering there is no such thing as Māori beer, but it’s offensive too. Maori culture advocate Karaitiana Taiuru says using the word on the beer labels is inaccurate and hurtful. “Māori did not have alcohol or hops prior to European immigrants. The social issues that plagued Māori because of alcohol is still felt today. By using Māori to promote alcohol is, in itself enough, reason to be offensive, [but] by using the term it implies that it is a Māori product or somehow it is endorsed by Maori, both of which are incorrect and misleading.”
VOG Brewery describes its South Island Maori Pale Ale as “massively” popular on its website, and, indeed, it appears to be widely available in Wales on keg, cask and in bottles. Taiuru finds this product particularly offensive, as it directly targets his tribe, Ngāi Tahu.
“The label reads as ‘South Island Maori Pale Ale’. South Island Māori are dominantly the Ngāi Tahu tribe, a $1.4 billion tribal/commercial structure with about 45,000 beneficiaries, myself and family included,” he says.
“Ngāi Tahu do not have a mandate to invest in alcohol products and services. From a cultural perspective and as an individual of Ngāi Tahu, I find it offensive and disgusting that a brewer is using the name that my tribe are known by. It has further flow on effects … of trying to make alcohol cool and branded to Māori people. On the other hand, it is the commercial exploitation of South Island Māori.”
VOG did not responded to multiple requests by The Pursuit of Hoppiness for comment.
While VOG doesn’t use any offensive imagery on its branding of South Island, that can’t be said about the beers released by Tiny Rebel and Butcombe.
Tiny Rebel, which also exports some of its products to New Zealand, has been releasing its The Full Nelson beer as part of its seasonal range since 2012 – though the 2018 release early this year was its last. The beer label shows a picture of a spray painted tā moko and describes the 4.8% drop as a Māori Pale Ale, while on their website they said the beer was “Māori-inspired”. Some versions of the label had Tiny Rebel’s trademark teddy bear with tā moko on its face too, while on the beer’s pump clip (cask beer badge), the tattoo-less teddy bear was sitting atop the spray painted tā moko.
Taiuru says the brewery committed cultural appropriation with its branding of The Full Nelson. “Tā Moko is a graphical story of an individual’s genealogy and their personal achievements. It is offensive to use another person’s tā moko and is blatant theft. It is also offensive to have tā moko or any aspect of the head associated with food and beverages, more so when associated with alcohol.”
“Furthermore, the use of the image on beer handles makes the situation worse, as the head is sacred and should never be touched by anyone else – you have people grabbing the pump clip, further desecrating the cultural value of the tā moko. In a traditional sense, it is like squeezing blood and biological material from a head. The [pump] clip is reminiscent of the European settlers and Major General Horatio Gordon Robley who collected Māori heads. This is simply a modern day version.”
When The Pursuit of Hoppiness contacted the brewery, marketing manager Niall Thomas said they had retired The Full Nelson beer following an internal review of their products about 12 months ago. He said he did not know why the brewery chose to describe the beer as a Māori Pale Ale rather than as an actual style of beer like New Zealand Pale Ale, nor who was behind that decision.
At that time, the beer was still listed among Tiny Rebel’s seasonal range on their website, along with the offensive branding and design. But the brewery removed all references to The Full Nelson Māori Pale Ale from its website, including to a one-off chardonnay-barrel aged version, about three weeks after The Pursuit of Hoppiness first contacted them. They had not responded to questions about what steps they took to consult Māori before releasing the beer, nor about the offence the beer branding has caused, before this publication’s deadline.
At the time of writing, The Full Nelson Māori Pale Ale was still available for purchase on some online stores in the UK, and at least one tourist shop in Cardiff. However, that stock is likely to have been brewed sometime between February and May of this year, so any remaining bottles of The Full Nelson are likely to be extremely limited. It has never been exported to New Zealand.
Taiuru is thankful Tiny Rebel have removed the brand. He says the fact brewery did not acknowledge nor respond to the several attempts he made highlight the problems with The Full Nelson, and the fact they have not responded to media inquiries about the beer design shows they are not that remorseful.
“In my opinion, if someone offends a group of people by accident, then they quickly rectify the offence and apologise. I do not believe TIny Rebel are remorseful, but probably evaluated the risk to their business with bad publicity and the number of Kiwis over there,” he says.
A third brewery, Butcombe, has also caused offence with its New Zealand-hopped beer named Haka. The beer branding currently depicts a head with a full face tā moko performing pukana, with some versions of the Haka beer badge describing it as “Maori Beer” or “Ferocious Maori Bitter”. Their managing director, Tim Hubert, says versions using the word Māori are old and have not been available for use for a number of years, with the current pump clip using the term “New Zealand Hopped Pale Ale” instead – though the image of the tā moko and pukana remain.
In response to concerns about the badge design and that the tā moko may have been copied from someone’s face, Hubert said he would withdraw the branding and investigate where the design came from. “I am not certain if this [tā moko] was taken from a picture or a designer’s bespoke image,” he says. “As you will appreciate we would not want to cause any offence, so will ensure we make any changes to the design once we know the origin.”
The brewery recently used the old branding on its social media sites to promote Haka ahead of the England v New Zealand rugby test at Twickenham last month – an oversight Hubert says will not be repeated by the brewery’s marketing team. The posts have been deleted.
Taiuru says Butcombe Brewery’s prompt decision to pull the beer design until a new design is settled upon is commendable. “This is good news and reflective of a socially and ethically responsible organisation that is able to operate in an international market. [But] they also need to consider their brand on other websites.”
There have now been at least eight international breweries identified this year that have used images, words or phrases on their products that are offensive to Māori, most of those based in the UK. While many of those beers are no longer in production, there is still the potential they could cause offence thanks to the long memory of the internet. Taiuru says breweries have a responsibility to remove all offending images and descriptions of the beers online and ask their suppliers to do the same.
The majority of breweries approached by Taiuru and the New Zealand media have apologised and removed the offensive material associated with their beers, though some have failed to respond to information that their beer branding is culturally insensitive or racist. While most breweries appear genuinely oblivious to the fact that associating Māori culture with beer can cause offense, it’s precisely that ignorance that could mean Tiny Rebel, VOG and Butcombe may not be the last breweries to brew racist tributes to New Zealand.


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The former chief financial officer of Care.com has landed a new gig at Natick-based data storage firm Nasuni.
Steve Boulanger, who served as Care.com's CFO from February 2007 until September 2013 — before the company went public earlier this year— was named to the new position of CFO at Nasuni. Prior to his work at Waltham-based online family care services marketplace Care.com, Boulanger held similar positions at Tagsys RFID Group; OpenPages Inc., a content and workflow management software company that was acquired by IBM; Cimaron Communications; and FASTech Integration Inc. a manufacturing automation software company that was acquired by Brooks Automation.
Nasuni also announced that it added Wayne St. Amand, former executive vice president of marketing for Boston social media analytics company Crimson Hexagon, as vice president of marketing. Warren Mead, formerly vice president of sales at Exoprise Systems, was named vice president of business development at Nasuni.
Nasuni was expected to end 2013 with close to a $10 million revenue run rate, and expects to go public within three years, CEO and co-founder Andres Rodriguez said in an interview last year.
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The reluctance of the U.S. payments market to adopt the EMV chip and PIN payments standards has been under a lot of pressure, given the security-threatening isolation this avoidance may bring about. As a result, EMV-type chips are percolating domestically, such as VeriFone and Gemalto’s planned push of solutions.
The two firms will jointly offer EMV-compliant point of sale card technology to banks, retailers and card networks. While EMV standards has been widely adopted in Europe, adoption has lagged in the U.S. over concerns about the cost of retrofitting payments systems and processing.
That reluctance has already caused problems for U.S. travelers whose mag stripe cards are denied overseas, and large retailers such as Wal-Mart have called for EMV to be adopted in the U.S. Other firms, such as Travelex, are offering hybrid mag stripe/chip and PIN cards for travelers.
VeriFone and Gemalto’s partnership includes the development of EMV chip cards, as well as the transfer of Gemalto’s POS solutions to VeriFone and Gemalto becoming the preferred supplier of Machine to Machine wireless products for VeriFone’s payment systems.
VeriFone has also upped its presence in the PCI compliance game, recently partnering with RSA to market point to point encryption and tokenization as an integrated payment security offering.


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KATHMANDU: Three umbrella organizations representing the private sector have urged the government not to slap fines on the businesses that have failed to pay value-added taxes (VAT), excise duty and other taxes due to the prohibition order.
Issuing a joint statement on Wednesday, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), and the Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC), stated that coordination and cooperation between the private sector and the government to cope the pandemic and rise through this crisis is inevitable.
“A large number of enterprises are not in a position to file the details on value added tax and excise duty and settle these tax on monthly basis,” reads the joint statement.
An estimated 70 percent of the businesses have remained closed following the spread of the second wave of the pandemic and over a month-long prohibitory orders.
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- Tesla shares slumped Monday despite the company delivering the most vehicles on record.
- The government released new guidance last week on an electric vehicle tax credit. It could make Tesla's cars ineligible.
- Tesla's competitors like General Motors say their manufacturing processes are aligned with the new rules.
Tesla (TSLA) shares slumped 6% on Monday despite delivering a record number of vehicles in the first quarter after the U.S. last week changed tax credit eligibility for electric vehicles, potentially threatening the company's growth.
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service's new rules on electric vehicle tax credits could hurt automakers like Tesla. The credit was established under the Inflation Reduction Act and was designed to lower the cost of electric vehicles for buyers.
Tesla has already said the $7,500 credit for Model 3 real-wheel drives will drop on April 18, when the rules go into effect. Besides Tesla and General Motors, other large U.S. manufacturers include Ford (F).
The Treasury Department said Friday that 50% of a vehicle's battery must be assembled or manufactured in the U.S. to qualify for up to $3,750 in credit. Additionally, 40% of minerals in a vehicle's battery must be sourced from nations that have a free trade agreement with the United States to be eligible for another $3,750 credit. Those levels will continue to rise in the years to come, the department said.
The suggested retail price of a van, truck or SUV can't be more than $80,000 and any other vehicle can't be more than $55,000 to qualify.
Tesla probably got a boost in deliveries after the company slashed the price of its Model Y by $13,000 to become eligible for the tax credit. GM, conversely, could be one of the beneficiaries of the new rules: The company said its strategy is "aligned" with the government.
"We expect a number of our Ultium-based EVs, including the Cadillac Lyriq and additional EVs launching this year like the Chevrolet Equinox EV SUV and Blazer EV SUV, to qualify for the full $7,500 credit in 2023," GM said in a statement.
That could give GM a competitive advantage over Tesla in the year ahead.
Many electric vehicles don't meet the requirements for this tax credit, according to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella.


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Kylie Jenner just proved that she’s definitely not pregnant. …
And while she’s okay with that, she’ll be quick to clarify what it means if you call her “chaste.”…
Bennifer 2.0 was spotted together amidst the recent divorce rumors.


text: Sprint shone some light on the latest mystery handset from LG earlier today -- and what a bright light it is indeed. The Marquee's four-inch NOVA display is one of the brightest on the market -- it's a sort "we can't technically say it's the brightest, but it's certainly up there" situation. Screen aside, this is a slick and skinny Gingerbread handset. It's got a large display, but it feels nice in the hand. There's a 1GHz processor inside, so it's certainly not the most powerful phone we seen, but it felt quite zippy during our time with it. The carrier will be offering the phone up for pre-sale on September 20th -- those who get in early will start receiving their phones on September 29th. Everyone else will have to wait for October 2nd. The handset will run $100 with a two-year contract. Check out a hands-on video after the jump.


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Some initial details and preview images have been released for NECA’s Alien 40th Anniversary Figures. The celebration was delayed a bit, as the figures were initially set for release in May 2019. However, negotiations on some items took longer, and new opportunities arose allowing them to greatly expand what is
Quickly after a preview image was shown, NECA has fully revealed their second Ace Ventura release. The new Ace Ventura Shady Acres 8″ Scale Figure is set for release this June. The figure includes a cloth outfit, two new head sculpts, and Wiggles the Yorkshire Terrier. Check out product details
NECA will be releasing action figures this year to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi masterpiece, ALIEN.
Three series of 3 figures each will be produced which will include some previously released NECA Alien favorites (Kane in spacesuit, Ripley), along with some amazing figure debuts, including Brett and Parker. In addition,
Last year, NECA released an Ace Ventura 8″ Scale Clothed Figure, then at the NECA Fan Event in June 2019, it was revealed that a second figure was in the works. They have released a preview photo, showing two in-progress head sculpts of the new Ace Venture figure. We’ll update
The newest solicitations from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant have been released. Pre-orders will begin popping up today for these items, which are mostly set for a June 2020 release. There are a number of items such as figures, busts, and statues. Licenses this month include Marvel, DC Comics,
Sideshow Collectibles has opened up pre-orders for their next 1/6 scale Star Wars figure. Coming between November 2020 and January 2021 is the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Lando Calrissian in Skiff Guard Disguise Sixth Scale Figure. The figure stands at 12″ tall. The figure will include masked
Two new Fortnite figures have been announced by McFarlane Toys. They are adding both Vendetta and Skully to the line up. The 7″ scale figures will have about 22 points of articulation. Skully includes a Splitter Harvesting Tool, a Submachine Gun, and a satchel. Vendetta will include a Mech Axe
Today I have another catch up photo gallery for a pair of figures that were released in the last quarter of 2019. In this update, I’m taking a look at the excellent Retro 8″ Scale and Ultimate 7″ Scale versions of Sam from Trick ‘r Treat. For those unfamiliar with
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Available now from Super7 is the “None More Black Series” of music based ReAction Figures. The assortment features monochrome variants of figures from Ghost, Motorhead, Misfits, and King Diamond. The figure are: Ghost – Papa Emeritus III Misfits – Jerry Only Motorhead – Warpig Each figure features a specialized cardback.


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Veggie Burger Plant Slated For Indiana
A new $310 million plant-based protein manufacturing facility will be built in Shelbyville, IN. Chicago-based Greenleaf Foods SPC announced it will produce 60 million pounds of plant-based protein foods at a 57-acre site near Interstate 74. Maple Leaf Foods of Canada is the parent company of Greeleaf Foods.
GreenLeaf Foods makes vegetarian burgers, hot dogs and other products. The Shelbyville plant is slated to be operational late next year and is expected to generate 460 jobs, the company said.
Greenleaf Foods is touting the planned 230,000-square-foot facility as the largest plant-based protein facility in North America, adding that the plant will allow it to more than double its production. Greenleaf Foods also has facilities in Seattle and Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
“Our new facility will be a center of plant-based protein excellence that helps accelerate our company’s growth. This will support our rich pipeline of innovative products that both satisfy increasing consumer demand and drive our continued leadership of this dynamic category in the U.S. and Canada into the future," Greenleaf President Dan Curtin said in a news release.


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Drone News Roundup: New Leaks Reveals Large Industrial DJI Drone, Walmart Dunks World’s Largest Oreo by Drone, and More!
BY Zacc Dukowitz24 August 2023
This week we’re covering the recent leak of a new industrial drone DJI is working on, which may be a souped up version of the Mini 4.
We’re also covering Walmart’s celebration of reaching 10,000 drone deliveries by dunking a giant Oreo into a giant glass of milk by drone, the DJI Mini 3 Pro going on sale in a move that could indicate the Mini 4 will launch soon, creating tree inventories in vast forests using drones and AI, and the Mercatus Center’s report on the best states for commercial drone operations.
Now onward, to the links!
New Leak Shows Large, Mysterious Industrial Drone from DJI
— Igor Bogdanov (@Quadro_News) August 16, 2023
When we covered the new DJI Mini 4 leaks last week, we mentioned that photos of another large, mysterious DJI drone had also been revealed. More leaks have since come out, showing what is being called an “industrial” drone alongside a smaller prototype of the Mini 4. This drone appears quite large, with long rotor arms coming out an angle from the airframe. Some are saying it’s a commercial version of the Mini 4. But that’s hard to understand, since there is nothing mini about it. However, we should find out soon enough, since leaks like this usually come just before an actual launch.
Walmart Celebrates Drone Delivery Milestone with Huge Oreo Dunk
Fun fact 1⃣: We’ve made 10,000 drone deliveries! 🎉
Fun fact 2⃣: @OREO was our top item delivered by drones.
Fun fact 3⃣: We went on a mission to make our most epic drone delivery yet: THE DUNK. pic.twitter.com/lxAl0e57BC
— Walmart (@Walmart) August 15, 2023
Walmart recently pulled off a big stunt to celebrate the fact that it has reached a milestone of 10,000 drone deliveries: dunking the largest Oreo in the world into a huge glass of milk. The Oreo was two feet wide, and the glass of milk was six feet tall. The reason Oreo was picked for this stunt is that Oreos were the most-delivered item among all of Walmart’s drone deliveries. Oreos has a long history of using drones to put on media events—follow the link below to read all about it.
The DJI Mini 3 Pro Is on Sale—Does This Mean the Mini 4 Will Launch Soon?
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is on sale for 10% off right now, bringing the price down from $909 to $818 (that’s for the package with the DJI RC). The sale comes right as we’re seeing more and more leaks about the DJI Mini 4, a drone that no one predicted would come out this year. DJI often puts drones on sale just before a launch, to try and clear out inventory before the new model makes the current one obsolete. Whether or not this is the case with the Mini 3 Pro sale, it’s still a good deal if you’ve been looking for a solid prosumer drone. We recommend you check it out now, since there’s no telling how long it will be offered.
Creating Forest Inventories with Drones and AI
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Researchers have created a new way to do tree surveys using a combination of drone technology and AI. The new method can help scientists quickly make forest inventories, allowing them to create a highly accurate count of the number of trees present, including details like height, diameter, and type for every single tree. The approach was created by the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, Germany. A thorough tree inventory can show how much carbon is stored in a specific area’s trees, allowing conservationists to argue from data why a given forest should not be cut down. The first place where the researchers have tested this method is in mapping mangrove forests on the coast of Colombia.
The Top Drone Ready States—New Numbers for 2023
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Which state is the best for commercial drone operations? That would be Arkansas, according to a new report from the Mercatus Center on drone readiness. And the worst? That’s a three-way tie between Mississippi, Nebraska, and Rhode Island. The ranks were created based on five criteria: Airspace lease laws; Avigation easement law; Task force or program office; Law vesting landowners with air rights; Sandbox (i.e., drone testing grounds); and Jobs estimate. Each of these was given a different weight, and the combination of scores present a final number, which is then used to rank the states. Arkansas was a clear standout, getting 90 points compared to the runner up, which was Oklahoma with 74 points. If you’re surprised to see Arkansas so far out in front, it’s worth remembering that it’s the state where Walmart is headquartered, and Walmart is a big player in the drone delivery space. (Check out the section above on Walmart’s 10,000 drone delivery milestone and its giant Oreo dunk by drone if you haven’t already.)
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Porsche is putting the spotlight of its presence at the 81st Geneva Motor Show on the world premiere of a parallel full hybrid model. The new hybrid model is being unveiled on 1st March 2011 at the press conference to be held on the Porsche stand in Hall 1, stand number 1050, starting at 7:30 am in the morning. It will be an early call for the GTspirit team.
The world premiere in Geneva is being complemented by the 918 RSR hybrid racing car concept, making its first public appearance in front of a European audience. The mid-engine coupé combines the design of the 918 Spyder with the technology of the 911 GT3 R hybrid racing car. Porsche is also showcasing the especially sporty 330hp Cayman R in Europe for the first time.
Limited special editions of the 911 and Boxster model lines are two especially tasty morsels rounding off the appearance in Geneva. Porsche is producing the 911 Black Edition, limited to 1,911 units, based on the 345hp 911 Carrera. The Boxster S Black Edition, which with its 320hp packs ten hp more power than the Boxster S, is limited to 987 units.
The release follows after the first information of a Porsche Boxster E, a full-electric version of the sports car. The Boxster E configuration includes two electric motors producing 180kW. Batteries are used as an energy storage and have a capacity of 29 kilowatt hours. The vehicle was on display last week in front of the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
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When you think of companies that may be likely to launch a Netflix competitor, Walmart may not be the first to come to mind. That, however, is exactly what might be in the works, as reports surfaced earlier this week that the company is considering a lower-priced alternative to streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Now it seems that this service will be branded under Vudu, the Walmart-owned digital purchase and rental service, Variety reports.
Not only do Variety’s sources say that the new service will be under the Vudu banner, but apparently we won’t have to wait all that long to see the service in action. The service is slated to launch in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the sources. That said, so far neither Walmart nor Vudu has confirmed this.
Walmart’s research shows that while existing streaming services are popular on the East and West Coast of the U.S., they aren’t making as big of an impact in the middle of the country, according to The Information. This area is already Walmart’s bread and butter when it comes to retail, so it makes sense that a planned video service would be aiming at the same market. As for why customers should choose Walmart over competitors, the company is reportedly looking at a price of less than $8 per month, which is less than either Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.
Even if we do assume that Walmart is planning to launch this service, it doesn’t mean it’s a sure thing. While Vudu might have worked out for Walmart so far, it has also seen its share of failed attempts to move into the digital realm, like its digital music store — an iTunes competitor — that languished for years before being shuttered in 2011.
Still, Walmart may have learned from its lesson, and in its battle to take on Amazon, the company may have decided that it needs to go all-in on digital video. If the service ever launches, will it be a success in the face of all the competitors currently out there, let alone those that have yet to launch? Only time will tell.
Updated on July 19: Walmart’s streaming service will reportedly be rolled into Vudu.
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High fashion brands have always enjoyed hosting exclusive events, from couture catwalk shows to extravagant parties. And, naturally, most happen behind closed doors for the privileged few. VR is starting to change this elite-only access, however. "Virtual reality allows anyone to experience that world," says Henry Stuart, CEO of VR studio Visualise, who argues this is one reason VR is finally being embraced by the world of high fashion.
Recent examples include an autumn 2015 show from Rebecca Minkoff which was filmed for VR, viewable via the Google Cardboard headset; Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, meanwhile, created a 360° experience in partnership with VR agency YouVisit. The film provided never-before-permitted access to the runway as well as global exposure for fledgling designers.
And with VR, locations could soon get a good deal more exotic than Russia, explains Stuart. "You shoot the whole thing against green screen and then, once in the VR setup, the models could be walking along a platform on a space station, or over a glacier, or through the Amazon."
But apart from allowing impossible backdrops, what does VR add to the catwalk experience? Being shot in 360 degrees means anyone wearing the headset can rubberneck as well as the rest of the front row, and looking up could reveal behind-the-scenes photos or notes on the collection. It's an evolving medium, but one might expect a blending of social media updates and comment that seamlessly mixes with the live footage.
This kind of immersive experience isn't just limited to catwalk couture, with global brands happily dipping a toe into the world of VR fashion shoots. In 2014, Elle magazine partnered with Jaunt to produce a VR cover shoot for readers to watch on Google Cardboard, and Visualise teamed up with lifestyle website Refinery 29 to produce a multi-city 360° fashion shoot for Samsung's Milk VR app. Even Sports Illustrated produced a three-dimensional shoot for this year's Swimsuit issue.
The retail space also looks set to benefit from VR. Tommy Hilfiger has recently introduced Samsung Gear headsets in many of its flagship stores, and Topshop, an early pioneer of VR, teamed up with agency INITION to livestream high-definition footage of its autumn/winter 2014 show to shoppers using Oculus headsets in its Oxford Street store.
VR headsets, although technically dashing, are not known for their supermodel looks. But this too is changing: in 2015, Dior unveiled its own make-up-orientated headset, "Dior Eyes", 3D-printed by DigitasLBi Labs France.
"I'd love to see a tie-up with a big fashion brand and Oculus," says Stuart, but he concedes: "It needs some brave brands to lead the way." And whereas VR has one foot on the catwalk, there's still some way to go before it becomes the darling of the global fashion scene - but it won't be long before the fashion world is at least experimenting as an industry with this technology.
Moving from 2D sketching to designing in fully immersive 3D could reinvent the way the fashion industry creates clothes. "Since you're not limited to the laws of physics in VR, you can walk around your design in space, you can see through and even storyboard your designs," says Phil Chen, originator of HTC's Vive project and managing partner at VR and AR seed fund Presence Capital. Enabling designers to think three dimensionally should also help further the development of 3D-printed garments and the adoption of new fabrics.


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The Basketball Hall of Fame has terminated its agreement with Grey Flannel Auctions and is suing the company for what it says are unpaid bills in conjunction with the annual auction at the Springfield, MA shrine.
As first reported by MassLive.com, the suit indicates that a contract between the two parties stipulated that Grey Flannel was to pay the Hall of Fame $50,000 within 60 days of the auction close on August 24 and make another payment of $50,000 or more by December 1 for its share of the auction proceeds. The Hall claims no payment was made and exactly two months after the due date of the first payment, attorneys sent a notice of default letter to the company. That was followed 21 days later by a second letter terminating the contract for their ongoing deal.
The Hall and Grey Flannel have been partners in the annual Hall of Fame induction weekend for many years and renewed their agreement in January of 2013.
In addition to the auction, Grey Flannel stated it was the host for the annual Reunion Dinner for returning Hall of Famers, new inductees and their families. The company also held the title of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s official appraisers and authenticators.
Earlier this year, the New York Daily News reported that a Chicago grand jury investigating fraud in the industry sent subpoenas to dealers who have done business with Grey Flannel.


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The Bank of Greece recently published its final, official figures on Greece’s tourist performance for 2018, bringing to light some interesting figures regarding the short-term rental sector, mainly the popular Airbnb platform.
According to these final numbers, a jaw-dropping total of 1.8 million foreign nationals stayed in an Airbnb property during their visit to Greece.
The total number of people who stayed in an Airbnb-listed property in Greece at some point in 2018 reached 2.157 million — meaning that approximately 357,000 Greek nationals used the platform as well last year.
The figures reveal that Airbnb represented 5.5 percent of total tourist accommodations in the nation of Greece last year.
Airbnb’s figures now put the company next to Europe’s largest tourist agencies, such as TUI and Thomas Cook, which each bring between two and three million people to Greece every year.
Mauro Turcatti, the chief of public relations for Airbnb in Greece and Italy, noted that Airbnb recorded an increase of 20 percent in its numbers of accommodations in Greece in 2018, and the trend for 2019 seems to be yet another double-digit hike.
Approximately 91,200 houses, apartments and rooms are listed on the Airbnb platform in Greece, with Americans being by far the most interested in using its services.
Fourteen percent of the total number of foreign nationals who used Airbnb in Greece in 2018 were US citizens, eleven percent were French and eight percent were British.
Eighty-six percent of the total available properties are entire houses or apartments, with only fourteen percent being rooms inside inhabited properties.
This was the first time that Greek authorities and Airbnb have published such detailed figures about the platform’s presence in the country.
These figures, of course, do not include the thousands of travelers who use other platforms similar to Airbnb, such as Expedia or Booking.com, meaning that a large part of today’s tourism industry in Greece depends on this kind of accommodation.


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NAGOYA – Denso Corp. said Tuesday it will set up a factory in Indonesia to manufacture a range of auto parts, including engine control units and variable cam timing control systems, to satisfy growing demand by Japanese carmakers.
Investment in the 200,000-sq.-meter plant in Bekasi, West Java Province, will come to ¥9.4 billion, Denso said.
To be operated by subsidiary PT. Denso Indonesia, the plant is scheduled to kick off production in February 2014.
Denso expects to hire 1,300 workers for the plant, which will be the company’s third production base in Indonesia.
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Early discounts may have taken some of the shine off Cyber Monday but the key online holiday shopping day is still expected to attract bargain hunters who may not have had their fill over the weekend.
Cyber Monday — a term coined five years ago for the day many people return to work after Thanksgiving and make online gift purchases on their computers — remains a prime shopping day online. But its novelty has now been partially eclipsed by e-commerce promotions earlier in the season, including on Thanksgiving itself.
Retailers from BestBuy.com to Walmart.com and Staples.com have even opted to offer Cyber Monday deals one day early, on newly coined “Cyber Sunday.”
The key is versatility, online experts say, as well as making sure shoppers heading to the Web always find something to inspire them to click on a sale.
John Thompson, senior vice president and general manager of BestBuy.com, said Cyber Monday remains a “really viable marketing concept,” but smart retailers must offer choice.
“There’s demand out there, but you have consumers spending their time differently,” he said. “If you don’t have one group that shops early, you’ll have those who say ‘I’ll enjoy my Thanksgiving and those same deals or as-good deals will be there Cyber Monday.'”
Marketing firms say tactics have changed in luring consumers to buy online. Whereas in prior years a full email inbox of online deals awaited those back at work on Monday, the offers now increasingly come on Black Friday if not before.
Disneystore.com, for one, had a “record sales day” on Thanksgiving, according to Jim Fielding, president of Disney Stores.
U.S. online sales were up 33 percent on Thanksgiving this year, according to web analytics firm IBM Coremetrics.
Just as many promotions are sent via email on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as on Cyber Monday, according to Responsys. And half of retailers planned to send email on Cyber Sunday as well as on Thanksgiving, the interactive marketing firm found.
PayPal, the online payments unit of eBay, said its first holiday spike in payment volume came on November 15. On Black Friday, total payment volume, or the total value of goods sold, rose 27 percent versus last year.
Online deals will continue throughout the holiday season. Amazon.com, the largest online retailer, said its Black Friday deals would last all week, while Target.com and eBay have set up daily deals through December.
Despite the e-commerce selling season that now extends before and after Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving is still a prime focus of retailers.
Nine out of ten retailers planned to offer a promotion for Cyber Monday, Shop.org and BIGresearch found in a survey. That was more than the nearly three-quarters of respondents in 2007.
“Retailers have built it into the consumers mind: ‘Here’s the day you’ll get the best deal,'” said IBM Coremetrics’ Chief Strategy Officer John Squire.
Although some experts say the top online sales comes later in the season — analytics firm Comscore, for one, found 2009’s heaviest spending day fell on Dec 13 — Squire said Cyber Monday was the best-performing day, with a 30 percent jump in U.S. online sales.
“You will see a similar type of gain on Cyber Monday (this year),” said Squire. “The big treat is what happens on Cyber Sunday for those retailers who give those deals.”
Bullishness in advance of Monday was evident as Amazon shares closed at an all-time high last Wednesday leading into the Thanksgiving weekend, accompanied by options trading at over twice the average daily level.
On Tuesday, comScore raised its forecast for U.S. online holiday spending for the second time, saying it now expects an 11 percent rise over the 2009 holiday.
The new spending outlook should bring total holiday e-commerce spending to $32.4 billion, comScore said.
Online sales, while still growing, make up a mere 7 percent of the overall U.S. retail pie, according to comScore.


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Intel (INTC) has teamed up with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to develop mobile PC platform with integrated discrete GPUs (graphics processing units).
This would be the first time since 1980 that AMD and Intel have entered into a strategic business collaboration to develop products.
Intel (INTC), which was regarded by Jeffries as the biggest loser of the fourth technology transition, now appears to be turning the tables and catching up.
In the bitcoin world, mining involves investing a lot of capital in computer hardware and competing with fellow miners to solve a complex mathematical problem.
After an incredible run in 2016 where Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) climbed about 300%, 2017 hasn’t been as easy. Interestingly, AMD is the only one currently struggling in the chip-trio that includes Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). Despite being in the right trends, data center, video games, cloud computing, etc., AMD stock did not react well to earnings.
Without a hint of hesitation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) was one of the top flyers of 2016. Advanced Micro rival Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) also had a stellar run in 2016. The pivotal difference, of course, is that Nvidia is still giving its competitors fits.
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U.S. stock futures are bouncing around breakeven this morning, as trading on Wall Street thins out heading into the Thanksgiving holiday week. As a result, Dow futures are up 0.12% heading into the open, followed by S&P 500 futures with a gain of 0.11%. Overall, about 21.7 million calls and 16.9 million puts changed hands.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2017-- AMD today announced that the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant DL385 Gen10 server, powered by AMD EPYC™ processors set world records in both SPECrate ® 2017 _fp_base ...
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: NVIDIA, Priceline, TripAdvisor, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices
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NVDA results were encouraging, Priceline (PCLN) and TripAdvisor (TRIP) disappointing, Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have are collaborating on graphics technology.
Intel (INTC) is going to be transformed by its push into chips for artificial intelligence, according to a report today by Deepak Sitaraman, who raised his rating on the stock to Buy from Neutral, as he assumes coverage of the stock from his predecessor, Yoko Yamada, who left the firm earlier in the year. Interestingly, Sitaraman also took over coverage of Intel competitor Nvidia (NVDA), and also boosted that stock to Buy from Neutral. Sitaraman has a $55 price target on Intel shares, and a $260 price target on Nvidia shares. "We see Intel as a beneficiary of the anticipated robust growth in Datacenter and Automotive end-markets driven by AI,” writes Sitaraman.
A high profile name in the semiconductor space earlier this month jumped ship from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD ) and joined Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ), leaving investors to wonder ...
Nvidia Corporation’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) third-quarter results marked yet another great moment in company history. The graphics and autonomous driving solutions provider posted incredible numbers that justify its 60 price-earnings ratio.Source: Shutterstock
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) needs investors to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 16, 2017 / U.S. markets dropped sharply Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting its largest daily loss since September, as sliding oil prices dragged down the energy ...
Up until a few months ago, powerhouse chipmaker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) badly lagged the competition. For instance, in 2016, the INTC stock price only gained 10.5%. Chief rival Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shocked most everyone with a 309% return.


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Silicon Valley-headquartered cloud data management firm Rubrik, which also has operations in India, has raised $261 million in a Series E round of funding from new and existing investors, per an announcement on Tuesday.
Existing investors to participate in the funding included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures, and IVP, while US-based alternative asset management firm Bain Capital came in as a new investor.
The latest round, which has valued Rubrik at $3.3 billion, brings its total equity funding to more than $553 million till date, the company said in a statement.
The startup attained unicorn status when it last raised $180 million from IVP, Greylock and Lightspeed at a valuation of $1.3 billion in April 2017.
Rubrik will use the new funding for general corporate purposes, future innovation and to support the launch of new products planned for 2019. It will also expand investment in go-to-market activities with partners including Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, SAP, Nutanix, Oracle, VMware, Google Cloud, Pure Storage, and others, the statement added.
“Our previous fundraising in 2017 was focused on global expansion and increasing our reach into the enterprise market. Now, with thousands of customers around the world, industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings, and numerous analyst and industry awards, we have customers asking us to solve new challenges,” said Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO at Rubrik.
“This new capital will speed the introduction of exciting new products in 2019 that will solve those customer challenges and significantly expand our strategic footprint in the enterprise,” he added.
Rubrik was founded in 2014 by Sinha, Arvind Jain, Soham Mazumdar and Arvind Nithrakashyap. The company has over 1,400 employees worldwide, with operations across the US, Ireland, the Netherlands, India, and Tokyo.


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La Madeleine Country French Café announced the opening of its new café at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
Fazoli’s franchised and company restaurants in March reported year-over-year sales increases of nearly seven percent, fa
Hungry Howie’s Pizza is expanding its national presence with its first restau
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Colorado-based fast-casual concept featuring Mediterranean cuisine, announced the grand opening of its 30th locatio
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt signed its first kiosk agreements with franchisees in both the U.S. and abroad.
Fortunately, children of all ages can now relive their warm memories of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven at the
Daniel Vap, founder of the HuHot Mongolian Grill franchise, died February 9 of conge
Salata will celebrate the grand opening of its first location in Austin on Thursday, April 10, in the Shops of Arbor Wal
More “new” is coming to The New Miami Subs Grill.


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The feverishly-anticipated OPPO Reno4 smartphone series has been confirmed to debut on June 5th next month. Though these devices have yet to be made official, but we’d already learned quite a great deal about them courtesy of its official TENAA listing.
OPPO Reno4 pic.twitter.com/GvFQuV6opE
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May 29, 2020
Previously, we’d already seen the OPPO Reno4 in both the Blue and Red colorways. However, that aren’t the only color variants which will be available to the device. According to renowned tipster Ice Universe, the OPPO Reno4 will also be available in Black and White based on the renders he published on Twitter.
What’s interesting is that the Black variant seems to have some sort of patterned design towards the bottom-halve of its rear panel which is not seen on the White model.
As we can see, the upcoming OPPO Reno4 will have a triple-cameras system housed within a rectangular camera module. This time round, the camera lenses have a slight protrusion that resembles what we see on the iPhone 11.
According to its TENAA listing, the three cameras at the back of the vanilla OPPO Reno4 is expected to be a 48 megapixels main camera, 8 megapixels ultra-wide lens, as well as a 2 megapixels depth/ macro camera.
At the front, the OPPO Reno4 has a 6.4-inches FHD+ AMOLED display which comes with support for in-display fingerprint sensor. It will feature a pills-shaped cut out on the top left corner which houses a pair of 32 megapixels main camera and a 2 megapixels depth sensor.
Under the hood, the device is expected to be driven by an octa-core Snapdragon 765G SoC coupled with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB onboard storage space. To keep its lights on, there will also be a 4,000mAh battery which carries support for the latest 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 flash charge.


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As reported in May, the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park will open a new theme area inspired by Naruto and its sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations on July 26, 2019. More details about the collaboration, including merchandise, ramen menu, wrapping trains/buses, and character-decorated hotel room, are now arrived. Check out the latest information after the jump!
Earlier this month we posted about a seriously adorable collaboration between My Hero Academia and the house of Hello Kitty, Sanrio. The results were a bunch of perfect character pairings, and now we have a look at the merch that will be available starting on July 12. Read on for more.
Japan Racing Association (JRA) launched a special project collaborating with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise titled "Mobile Ride Gundam JRA -BEYOND THE TURF-" and posted its first PV narrated by Mamoru Miyano, the voice of Setsuna F. Seiei in Gundam 00. Watch the clip featuring various popular scenes from the past Gundam series after the jump!
Toho and Sanrio announced today that a new collaboration campaign between the My Hero Academia TV anime series and the latter's popular character brands is currently planned. Sanrio released the campaign's pair visuals featuring nine characters from each franchise, such as Deku & Pochacco and All Might & Hello Kitty. Check out their adorable forms after the jump!
Gifu-based company Nikken Cutlery will release two craft scissors inspired by the Evangelion Unit-01 and Unit-02, which are manufactured with its traditional technique, on June 5, 2019. These are its new collaboration items with JAMMY's fashionable work brand "A.T.FIELD EVANGELION WORK." See the details of the new Eva collaboration items after the jump.
Fuji-Q Highland, an amusement park located in Yamanashi Prefecture, announced today that it will open a new theme area inspired by the internationally popular anime series Naruto and its sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, titled "NARUTO x BORUTO Fuji Konoha Hidden Village," on July 26, 2019. Hit the jump for more details about its attractions.
Following the previous clips inspired by Kiki's Delivery Service, Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Sazae-san, Nissin Foods started airing a new "Hungry Days" anime collaboration CM for its popular "Cup Noodle" brand, featuring 17-year-old Zoro and other main characters from the One Piece anime franchise today. Meet the Straw Hat Pirates members at Japanese high school after the jump!
Yokosuka-city in Kanagawa Prefecture announced on May 20 that the name of Sarushima (literally means Monkey Island), a desert island in Tokyo Bay, will be changed to "Monkey D. Luffy Island" for a limited time of 105 days from July 8 to October 20, 2019. This is part of the city's collaboration project with the One Piece anime franchise. Hit the jump for more details.
Fuji-Q Highland, an amusement park located in Yamanashi Prefecture, is scheduled to offer a special collaboration campaign featuring the Sword Art Online: Alishiization TV anime series between April 27 and June 2, 2019. Learn about the dream project with collaboration visuals featuring the SAO characters after the jump!
The official website for the My Hero Academia anime franchise announced today that it will collaborate with this year's Kanda Matsuri, which will be held in Tokyo in the middle of May. It is one of the three largest festivals in Japan, along with Gion Matsuri in Kyoto and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka. Check out the collaboration visual featuring the anime characters in happi carrying a mikoshi together after the jump!
Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku Island launched a new PR project titled "Majime Ehime" (Serious Ehime) that collaborates with the Attack on Titan anime franchise today on April 9, posting a 80-second PV that featuring Colossus Titan that suddenly strikes the prefecture and the Survey Corps who follows it. Learn more about the project after the jump.
Crunchyroll is excited to announce that it has once again partnered with the Honey and Butter bakery to debut another exclusive set of macaron designs, this one inspired by the smashing success of the second season of the Mob Psycho 100 anime! Hit the jump for all the details!
Bandai Namco Group's character toy company PLEX has started accepting pre-orders for three swimming floats inspired by Unit-00, Unit-01, and Unit-02's entry plugs from the Evangelion anime franchise on Bandai's official online store Premium Bandai and the anime franchise's official store Evangelion Store. See the details of the cool summer items after the jump!
In commemoration of the 35th anniversary for its long-seller okaki (rice cracker) "Cheese Okaki," Niigata-based snack company Bourbon has produced a new CM song "Say Cheese Okaki" collaborated with popular virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI and posted a music video for the song on her official YouTube channel. Check out her cool rap performance after the jump!


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Netflix recently launched an ad-supported subscription option in some regions in an effort to increase revenue and user numbers. The password-sharing business has also been kicked off by streaming platforms in various markets. Last year, Reed Hastings, the previous CEO of Netflix, announced that password sharing would be gradually phased out for everyone.
According to the report, Peters predicted that most Netflix users who do not pay a subscription fee but still use the service will soon have to start paying to watch content. Peters indicated that even after implementing regulated password sharing, the streaming platform will not compromise on user experience.
He acknowledged that many customers would be dissatisfied if password sharing was banned globally, but the CEO stressed on expanding the customer base to 15-20 million, emphasizing on countries like India. Peters continued by saying that he’d like to see all customers who no longer pay for Netflix eventually pay for the media they access.
For the benefit of the unaware, Netflix is testing the elimination of password sharing in several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, and more. To use your friend’s Netflix account, customers in these countries will need to pay $3 (roughly Rs. 250).
The streaming service hasn’t revealed how much it will charge per user in India, but it can be speculated that the pricing will be similar to the prices charged elsewhere in the world. The option would eventually run out for the Indians as well. As per the most recent rumours, starting in March 2023, Netflix will implement the end of password sharing in other regions including India.


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Electric vehicle (EV) company NIO revealed its first electric sedan last month in its market of China, and it’s already outperforming some of its competitors with sales of its first few EVs.
On Thursday, Chinese EV startup Li Auto said it expected to deliver between 10,500 and 11,500 cars in the first quarter of 2021, averaging roughly 4,000 EVs per month – which is less than NIO’s 7,000 unit deliveries in both December 2020 and January 2021, according to CNBC.
Thus far, Li Auto just has one vehicle available – the Li One. It’s a hybrid electric, so it includes a fuel tank that is used for charging the battery. While the company’s forecasted deliveries were underwhelming, to say the least, some say the largely-hybrid vehicle company is still working off of peoples’ range anxiety associated with EVs.
Li Auto Q4 revenue beats expectations, net profit turns positive for first time.
— ilTartufo (@iltartufo) February 25, 2021
Still, the Li One ranked among last year’s top 10 high-end SUVs sold in China as reported by the passenger car association, despite the fact that its deliveries fell by almost 1,000 units in January, as companies like NIO and Xpeng Motors began ramping up production of new fully-electric automobiles.
Regardless, Li Auto only recently saw its first quarter of net profit, and the company expects total revenue in 2021’s first quarter to fall within the range of 2.94 billion yuan to 3.22 billion yuan ($453,888,960-$497,116,480 USD).
For EV sales in China for the month of January, Tesla sold 13,843 units, according to EV Sales, ranking second in the country, below the cheaper Wuling Mini EV, which saw a whopping 36,762 units moved.
In third place was the BYD Han. The Li One was in the 7th spot, while NIO was in 12th, 14th and 20th spots respectively for its P7, EC6 and ES8 models, respectively.


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Buyers get ready for auction of Broads Museum and Sutton Windmill ephemera
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More than one thousand unusual items are set to go under the hammer next week when the Broads Museum collection is auctioned.
Auctioneers TW Gaze have been instructed to sell the collection, which is housed in Sutton Mill, near Stalham.
The museum, which once attracted more than 20,000 visitors annually, was closed in 2008 by current owners Yesterday’s World. The East Sussex-based company, which runs historical attractions including one in Great Yarmouth, said at the time it was not economically viable.
The two-day sale will take place at the mill on September 11 and 12, with viewing from 12-6pm on September 10.
It will comprise more than 1,000 lots including appliances, gadgets and goods for the home, tools, clothes, trade tricycles and carts, shop packaging and advertising wares.
An 1880s pharmacy shop and its contents, a tobacco wholesaler’s shop and a vast collection of smoking and tobacco related paraphernalia will also be sold to the highest bidder.
Bygones specialist and sale-organisers Carl Willows and Robert Kinsella said people were expected to travel from all over the country for the “unique occasion”, with interest also likely from people living in the local area, too.


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Tag Archives: Steve Trowbridge
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Rhetroactive CEO Steve Trowbridge explains the importance of creating compelling stories when it comes to branding.
Craig Wright: Bitcoin Cash’s superiority comes down to fees
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Christie is enhancing its Velvet Apex Series line of products with the launch of the APEX 0.9mm LED video wall, an ultra-narrow pitch LED solution.
Adder Technology, the IP-based KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) specialist, will be unveiling its latest innovation at next year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) event in Amsterdam.
DVDO, provider of high-definition video processing, switching, and connectivity solutions, has launched TILE, to enable Universal Casting to both professional and commercial integrators.
ViewSonic has begun shipping the latest in its View Board family of interactive flat panel displays.
Vanguard has introduced its newest fine pixel-pitch direct-view LED display, the Axion series.
Black Box has expanded its Radian video wall processor line with the new 1000 Series (VWP-1060).
LG Electronics USA Business Solutions unveiled the LG OLED “Wallpaper” Hotel TV, at the 2017 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC).
ENCO (booth 2593) is preparing for its InfoComm debut in Orlando next week, with plans to introduce its array of automation and playout solutions to the commercial AV market.
Altinex has debuted the new TP115-401 and TP115-402 HDMI-Over-IP Transmitter/Receiver System.
Digital Projection International has added Radiance LED, customizable fine-pitch LED video walls to its elite line of products.
ATEN has introduced a new addition to the Modular Matrix Switch Series, the VM3200.
Extron Electronics has introduced the new Quantum OUT4DTP, a four-channel DTP output card for the Quantum Ultra video wall processor.
Leyard and Planar have launched the Leyard LED MultiTouch, a seamless LED touch-enabled video wall.
DisplayNote Technologies has announced that its wireless presentation solution, Montage, will be included with all Newline’s TRUTOUCH X Series, now shipping.


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OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL – With less than a week left in the calendar year and December totals yet to be tallied, the Chicago Automobile Trade Assn. reports new light-vehicle sales through November in the Chicagoland region rose 7.7% from year-ago to more than 282,000 units, trailing the full 12 months by fewer than 7,000 vehicles.
Car deliveries were strong in the first 11 months, climbing 10.8% with more than 150,000 units sold compared with 149,600 for all of 2011. Truck sales in the period were down 4% to 131,400.
Domestic cars held a slight edge over Japanese brands with 109,536 deliveries through November, compared with 109,092. European brands were third-highest at 32,430 units, up 11.8% from year ago, while South Korean makes were fourth with 31,190, up 9.8%.
Domestic cars held leadership among all brands for full-year 2011, with sales of 115,160 units vs. 110,707 for the Japanese.
The top-selling brand this year through November was’s Scion with 31,696 deliveries. Chevrolet was second with 31,201, followed by with 31,057 and with 30,403.
The biggest gainer among brands was, with sales surging 140.2% in the first 11 months but on small numbers: 610 units vs. 254 a year earlier.
Among the high-volume brands,led LV sales through November, spiking 40.8% from prior-year. Clinging to the bottom rung, deliveries tumbled 30.9%.
CATA's sales outlook report, published by Auto Outlook of Malvern, PA., with data provided by Experian Automotive, shows a shift in the local market, with midsize sedans the best-selling segment.
Midsize sedan sales here rose 1.2% through November compared with like-2011, when deliveries were down 0.6%, finishing next-to-last in segment sales behind large sedans.
While the addition of newly styled offerings certainly helped midsize-car sales this year, the availability of more hybrid versions contributed as well.
Evidence that high gas prices (Chicago is among the highest in the nation) influence consumer purchases also was evident in the CATA report: Segment sales leaders this year have been small, entry-level cars, up 0.7%; subcompact cars, up 0.6%; sporty compacts, up 0.2%; and luxury compacts, up 0.2%.
Among the segments losing sales in the first 11 months were fullsize SUVs, down 0.3%; near- luxury cars, down 0.4%; fullsize cross/utility vehicles, down 0.5%; midsize SUVs, down 0.5%; and large cars, down 0.6%.


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Those who have purchased these temperamental digital currencies but anxious about the volatility might be wondering: is it safer to cut the losses here, and sell them off?
Meanwhile, enthusiastic investors and the ‘crypto-curious’ may yet be seeing the recent dip as an opportunity to jump in, while prices are relatively low.
According to crypto exchange Amber CEO Aleksandar Svetski, this is exactly how you should see it.
“These dips are opportunities to accumulate more Bitcoin,” he told Yahoo Finance.
“All we saw (and validated by on-chain analytics) was Bitcoin moving from new people with little conviction to people that have been around for a few years with a higher degree of conviction.”
It’s true that Bitcoin has moved firmly into the mainstream; after Goldman Sachs said it was being considered as its own asset class, and hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio admitting he had some Bitcoin and would “rather have Bitcoin than a bond”.
Non-aligned financial adviser and crypto adviser James Gerrard said the ship has sailed for mammoth returns ($10,000 in Bitcoin just 5 years ago would be worth over $1 million today), but added: “I still think the outlook is good.”
“I’ve started to dabble in it and have seen some decent returns thus far over the last few months,” he told Yahoo Finance.
Where should I buy cryptocurrencies?
More serious traders may favour Binance, BTC Markets or crypto.com, while Kraken is Finder’s top pick for those wanting to make large purchases.
Australia’s cryptocurrency exchanges include Swyftx and Coinspot.
When it comes to the lowest fees, Binance and Robinhood, which made headlines when it temporarily froze trading for GameStop stocks came out on top.
But as the number of cryptocurrency scams rise, you should always do your research before providing your payment details anywhere. (Remember: If it’s too good to be true, it usually is.)
How much should I invest?
This is really up to you, says CoinSpot market analyst Ray Brown.
“A new user should start with an amount that they’re comfortable with investing. Each customer has different risk appetites and financial situations, so this should be considered when getting involved,” he told Yahoo Finance.
Many crypto platforms now let you buy cryptocurrency for as little as a dollar, meaning you can dabble without losing a significant chunk of your savings.
But experts don’t recommend that you invest if you can’t meet other essential financial needs first, like having an emergency fund, or paying off your debt or bills.
How do I choose which cryptocurrencies to buy?
Other well-known coins include Ethereum, Ripple, and the ‘meme’ crypto Dogecoin, championed by Elon Musk.
Gerrard revealed to Yahoo Finance what he’s invested in, and is buying more of:
Cardano (his biggest holding)
Various cryptocurrencies are associated with certain projects, he explained, and it’s worth looking at this when making an investment decision.
“The MANA coin is involved in the gaming and digital world space, that is, buying virtual real estate, and other coins have interesting real world projects such as Cardano, who have partnered with the Ethopean government to provide birth certificates, property rights and introduce basic banking to over 100 million people,” he said.
How do I keep my coins safe?
If you’ve quietly amassed a small fortune in cryptocurrency, think about taking your coins ‘offline’, Gerrard said.
“You do this by using a cold storage device which is a fancy term for a USB stick where you keep your cryptocurrency password, so it’s out of the reach of online hackers,” he said.
“Just don’t lose the USB!”
But don’t keep it too safe, either – some unlucky souls who have millions of dollars locked away somewhere in the internet are just three passwords away from losing their digital treasure forever, which has led to the emergency of ‘Bitcoin bounty hunters’.
Disclaimer: The author has holdings in cryptocurrency.


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Here is the latest weekly recap for Geek Alabama! Some of the most popular posts from the last week included a Roadscapes post about US 431 leaving Quintard Ave., pictures and a video from the Anniston Veterans Day parade, a post about 2015 Veterans Day restaurant freebies, a Nerdy Nummies post about making Fallout 4 Nuka Cola, a post about the Starbucks Christmas cup and people being offended, and an Animation Monday post about Facebook stealing millions of views.
When the Anniston Eastern Bypass is fully open, US 431 will move there and leave behind Quintard Ave. forever.
Click the link to see pictures and a video from the 2015 Anniston Veterans Day parade in downtown Anniston.
We are past the date, but many of these freebies will be around next year too! Click the link to see the Veterans Day freebies!
Nerdy Nummies was in Alabama and the southeast this week! Click the link to learn how to make Nuka Cola!
I mean grow up people, it’s just a coffee cup! Click the link to read my thoughts about those who catch the offended virus and Starbucks.
Yep, anyone can take a YouTube video and upload it to Facebook claiming it is their video. This is wrong and it needs to stop!
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