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Colorado beer makers are expanding to cannabis beverages
The evening before its 24th anniversary party, Ska Brewing invited friends and brewers from across the country to celebrate with a toast as the sun set behind Perins Peak.
The Durango brewery brought a special keg to the event held earlier this month: a pomegranate-flavored CBD seltzer set for release later this fall through its sister company, Oh Hi Beverages.
The debut marked a significant shift in how the state’s beermakers approach the cannabis industry. Once considered a rival, marijuana is now being embraced by Colorado brewers including Ska, Left Hand and Ceria, all of which are making seltzers and beers infused with CBD, THC or both.
Matt Vincent, a co-owner of Ska Brewing and Oh Hi, said the new synergy reflects a changing perception of the cannabis marketplace five years after Colorado started recreational marijuana sales.
“I think the beer industry is a little more open arms, it’s becoming that way,” he said between sips of the CBD seltzer at the party. “Being on both sides of the table, I see a lot of similarities. I see every reason why they should come together.”
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A seemingly endless summer of rain that produced catastrophic consequences for the region’s infrastructure tore the heart out of many businesses in the Coromandel, which now are waiting with bated breath to see if recent announcements like the construction of a new bridge on State Highway 25A will once again have the cash registers ringing. Jim Birchall reports.
The Coromandel recorded the dubious honour of the biggest drop in retail spending across the country and has been rocked by successive weather events that left the tourism, retail and hospitality industries in the popular holiday spot decimated.
A visit by Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni to Thames in July trumpeted the Government’s $200,000 boost towards promotional activities to “attract people back” to the beleaguered Coromandel.
Sepuloni, while acknowledging “access issues” had played a significant part in keeping visitors away, said her belief was that travellers who swelled the economy of the region in the warmer months were simply ignorant to the fact the area was still open for business.
“From what we’ve seen, it’s people’s perception that it’s closed - [contrary] to what the reality is.”
Carson’s Books has operated continuously for the past 117 years, helmed over that time by just four owners.
Current owner Greg Hampton acknowledged the support his business received from the Government. “It’s been fantastic. Without [the Government’s support through] Covid and [Cyclone] Gabrielle, we may not be here.”
“There is quite a legacy with this shop. Not on our watch will we be closing down,” said a staff member.
“We don’t want to be the ones responsible, " added Hampton.
Like Sepuloni, he believes tourists’ perception of the Coromandel being closed has been shaped by news reports: “The media narrative is hugely important. We see [that] if RNZ is reporting difficulties on the roads, no one wants to get stuck anywhere. It’s a catch-22- you want to let people know of difficulties, but also that we’re still open.”
Kate, who runs an antique shop in Thames along with her husband, is a former nurse, and moved away from the healthcare space to keep the family business afloat.
“My husband needs me to run this. Turned-over revenue was down 40 per cent and we made two staff redundant. I took pay cuts - I now work [on the] minimum wage, which is not what I was doing in health, but I need to do it to support this family. It’s been super-tough,” she told Sepuloni.
Kate is resolute about the situation she and other businesspeople find themselves in, and is being proactive by taking on the job of writing a newsletter every week to highlight a local business. She currently has a readership of around 800 people, and said getting the word out is paramount so visitors “make the effort to come back to Thames”.
Like Greg Hampton, Kate believes “coverage that the roads are closed” is undoubtedly still affecting businesses in the town.
While the economic downturn has many pessimistic, Whangamatā micro-brewery Salt District Brewing’s owner, Liam Blunden, thinks the Coromandel may finally be turning a corner towards greener, hop-filled pastures.
Blunden, along with his business partner, opened the door to his micro-brewery cellar and retail room in Whangamatā six months after beginning his journey brewing his creations for a local bar.
Salt District’s premises, just off Whangamatā’s main drag on Winifred Avenue, have had many incarnations and were originally a service headquarters for the local forestry operations, then a mechanic’s followed a surf shop.
Customers can fill printed flagons straight off the tap, and the vision behind the brewery was born from Blunden “just wanting to live here” (in Whangamatā).
A butcher by trade, Blunden got his start as a beer-maker with a contract brewer in Hawke’s Bay. Originally from Red Beach, north of Auckland, Blunden said he was enticed to come to Whangamatā after a steady summer diet of surfing in his younger years that has continued to this day: “I have [spent] every summer here since I was 17. In Whangamatā, If you wanna live here, you have to be a tradie or have your own business.”
Like others, the brewery was not immune to Mother Nature’s wrath last summer: “We thought it was going to be epic, but for three weekends we couldn’t open because flooding was just coming down the road, " Blunden said.
Despite his best intentions for a bumper summer, he said red tape stemming from compliance and change of use had slowed plans for larger events. “I’m pushing pretty hard to get a bar going by this summer, but the council has kind of thrown us a few curveballs which are very expensive.”
Notwithstanding the setbacks, Blunden is aiming to increase his production from 650 litres per month.
“Come summer, we’ll be pushing just over 1000 litres per month.” Currently, the brewery is open two days a week, and Blunden is aiming to ramp that up to “four to five days per week from this summer”.
He said one bright note was the annual Beach Hop car festival, which increased patronage. “Beach Hop was awesome. It’s great for [the] town, especially if you have a bad summer.”
“I’m pretty happy working in a brewery - don’t mind the odd late night.”


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According to Amazon, the service is being discontinued so that it may devote all of its resources to Amazon Photos. While that makes sense, it’s crucial to keep in mind that Amazon Photos is not a complete replacement for the Drive and that if certain files aren’t downloaded before the service is turned down, they may be permanently erased.
With plenty of time to spare, Amazon disclosed the entire timeframe, including the actions you must do to secure your files. The official sunset date for Amazon Drive has been set to December 31, 2023, giving users more than a year to view their files. By the end of 2023, Amazon Drive will be formally shut down, and all of the remaining files will be deleted. Before that occurs, the Amazon Drive app will be removed from the iOS and Android app stores on October 31, 2022, further preventing new users from downloading it. You won’t be able to add new files to Drive after January 31, 2023, but you will still be able to browse and download everything that has already been uploaded.


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PC gaming can get expensive, but Amazon’s latest sale is looking to make it slightly more affordable. Today only, the retailer is taking up to 50 percent off select gaming gear.
The sale includes gaming systems and gaming accessories from the likes of Razer, Alienware, Logitech, and Corsair. Noteworthy deals include:
If you’re looking to buy a new system, Amazon has the CyberPowerPC Gamer Master Gaming Desktop (GMA1390A2) for $699. Normally priced at $860, that’s $161 off. It features a 3.2GHz Ryzen 7-2700 8-Core processor, 8GB of RAM, a 480GB SSD, and a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti video card.
If you’re looking for a portable system, Amazon also has the Alienware m15 on sale for $1,599 ($400 off). This Editor’s Choice laptop packs a 2.2GHz Core i7-8750H six-core processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and a brand new RTX 2060 graphics card.
In terms of accessories, Amazon has the Corsair HS70 Wireless Gaming Headset on sale for $59.99 ($40 off) and the HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset on sale for $69.99 ($30 off).
Amazon’s sale ends March 27 at 2:59 am ET, so don’t miss out on these must have gaming essentials.


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The November resumption of talks between Tanzania’s government and multinational corporates, on plans to develop the country’s $30bn liquefied ... natural gas (LNG) reserves, has triggered optimism that progress may finally be in sight.
“I’ve just come from Ghana, where four weeks ago we agreed on rules of origin for cheese, fruit juices and edible oils. We now have agreement on just over 88% of products. Our immediate target is 90%,” says Patel.
By February next year, the continent’s trade ministers will place a package before their heads of states, seeking support, endorsement, and approval on rules of origin. “Once they’ve approved that, we can start trading. That’s where we are,” says Patel.
Although the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement came into force on 1 January 2021, “we’ve not practically started what you can call ‘real’ trade under the AfCFTA”, the South African trade minister says.


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Electronic-book readers are seemingly everywhere. That’s especially true after the early 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where manufacturers demonstrated a dozen new devices capable of reading digital versions of books and other publications. The new devices will compete head-on with e-readers already on the market from Amazon, Sony, and a device due to ship soon from Barnes & Noble. They may also contend with the hotly rumored Apple tablet, which analysts expect will offer digital-book capabilities.
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Either this is another rumor from another source without any real knowledge of Apple’s inside plans, or several insiders are telling the truth to multiple sources. Today, South China Morning Post received a tip from sources who said that they’ve actually seen prototypes of Apple’s new iPhone 6, and what they have to say about it lines up with what we’ve heard whispered before.
Primarily, Apple will reportedly launch two versions of the iPhone 6, including one with a 5.5-inch screen to help the company tackle competitors with larger-screened phablet devices, and a new 4.7-inch iPhone for everyone else. We’ve heard that before, though this is the first time someone claims they’ve actually seen prototypes.
“They have to tackle the phablet market,” the source said. “People want bigger screens now.” If Apple takes the same path that it has every year since the first iPhone launch, we can expect to see at least one of the existing models stick around for anyone who still desires a smaller screen.
We know that Apple is already working to mass produce sapphire in Arizona – its plans are public knowledge at this point – though we don’t definitively know why yet. Some rumors suggest that the cost will limit Apple’s use of sapphire to smaller screens, like those for its rumored iWatch. However, the sources speaking to South China Morning Post said that Apple is going to use sapphire on the iPhone 6, which means the screen should be super resistant to scratches, as we saw in one video demonstration recently.
One aspect of the report also sticks out. Not too long ago sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal said Apple was going to ditch the iPhone 5c because of poor sales. The sources who revealed information to the South China Morning post reiterated that point, but said that the iPhone 5s will stick around but will “be made from cheaper material.” That seems weird, since Apple would essentially need to create a whole new device to eliminate the aluminum design used on the iPhone 5s… essentially recreating what we have with the iPhone 5c.
Apple can still make changes for two more months, the sources said, until a “freeze” date that Apple has in place for sometime in April, when it will apparently move forward with the final designs.
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Since it’s Labor Day, a federal holiday, most city, county, state and federal offices are closed today. There is no ABQ Ride or SunVan Service today in Albuquerque. Regularly scheduled trash pickup will continue. Enjoy your holiday!
If you want to find out what’s going on at your child’s school in the Albuquerque Public School District, there’s now an app for that. App City Life, an Albuquerque company, developed the app for APS. It has push notifications for lockdowns, snow days, and even what’s being served in the cafeteria. The app is free.
Kraft is recalling a popular cheese product. Kraft’s American Singles packages have been recalled by the company because the cheese may not have been kept cold enough. Check the package for dates between February 20th and February 21st, 2015.


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Retailers fearing arson campaign
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has expressed fears that the fire at Boucher Road Retail Park may mark the beginning of a dissident campaign in the run up to Christmas.
Up to 85 firefighters struggled to control the blaze at the south Belfast retail hub during the early hours of Tuesday morning (November 16).
NIIRTA Chief Executive Glyn Roberts said: “We need to see as a matter of some urgency the |conclusions of the investigation |of this fire. Many retailers are concerned that a campaign of arson by dissident paramilitaries could be a real prospect given the importance of Christmas to the wider economy.
“While it is unclear as to what the cause of the fire was, it is very clear that this will cause considerable disruption for the retailers, their staff and customers at |the start of the most important trading time of the year.
“Nevertheless, we hope that all retailers will re-evaluate their fire safety procedures and we would also call upon customers to be vigilant in the coming months.”
Poundstretcher Extra at Boucher Crescent, where the fire began, suffered the worst damage with part of the building collapsing — the business employs 18 people.
Poundstretcher is believed to be looking for short term accommodation but said the jobs were safe. Company secretary Martin Collinson said: “We will endeavour as best we are able to try and accommodate those people who are affected within another one of our 26 stores in Northern Ireland.
“Because we have a number of other stores in relatively close proximity, we will seek opportunities to re-deploy people where that's possible.”
The two neighbouring units, Birthdays and JD Sports, have also been damaged with nine others affected by smoke.
A police spokesperson said suggestions that dissidents might be behind the fire were ‘unhelpful’. “For health and safety reasons we are unable to get into the building at present and so the investigation as to the cause of the fire has not yet begun,” she said.
“We have heard speculation from some business owners |that this fire may be dissident related, but this is pure speculation and unhelpful at this stage of |the investigation.”
Michael McGimpsey, MLA for south Belfast and Minister for Public Safety, said: “The Fire Service and PSNI will carry out a full investigation in due course to find the cause of the fire — thankfully at this stage there have been no |reported injuries.
“I commend the firefighters for the fearless way over many hours they have contained the fire and prevented further damage to |adjoining premises.”
South Belfast MP Dr Alasdair McDonnell said: “Those responsible for this annihilation offer |absolutely nothing to Northern Ireland and its people. Their |reckless and dangerous actions have caused nothing but misery |to hard working people and |their families.”
MLA Anna Lo added: “This is a real tragedy. Given the fact that it is coming up to Christmas, a number of businesses could suffer at a time that is meant to be their best of the year.”


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Concerns have been raised by federal regulators about the air pollutants emitted by gas stoves. But what does this mean for the millions of people who own one?
The chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday that the agency has no plans to ban gas stoves, despite a regulator saying it was an option being considered.
The commission is investigating emissions from gas stoves, according to CPSC Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric.
However, some cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York, have prohibited the use of gas appliances in new construction. To combat climate change, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a ban on natural gas heating and appliances in the state.
According to experts, there are several reasons for consumers to consider switching to electric appliances, as gas stoves emit air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and methane leaks may pose health risks.
“Switching from gas stoves to a more efficient electrical appliance is good for indoor air quality,” said Jon Levy, chair of Boston University’s Department of Environmental Health. “It’s also good for climate change, and some of the newer technologies make cooking even better.”
Which is better, a gas or an electric stove?
The primary distinction between gas and electric stoves is how they are powered, according to Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet.
“Gas ranges are connected to a natural gas line or propane hookup,” Palmer explained via email. “Electric ranges require a special outlet.”
Electric stoves, in many cases, outperform gas stoves, according to Paul Hope, senior home editor at Consumer Reports. In Consumer Report tests, induction stoves and cooktops, which use electromagnetic pulses to heat cookware, typically outperform their competitors.
“A full 90% of the induction ranges in our rating actually get our top score for speed of heating, which is basically how quickly a stove can boil water,” Hope said.
Consumers who prefer gas will still have good options, according to Hope. He claims that gas stoves have more visual indicators than electric stoves because the flame provides constant feedback.
However, switching to electric has advantages, according to Hope.
“The good news is that switching from gas to electric is generally far easier than switching from electric to gas,” Hope said. “If you want to instal a gas range and have never had one before, new gas lines must be installed.”
When purchasing a new electric appliance, such as a stove or cooktop, consumers may be eligible for a rebate. The Inflation Reduction Act includes rebates of up to $840 on electric appliances.
Is it less expensive to buy a gas or electric stove?
Hope claims that the prices of standard electric and gas stoves are comparable. Induction models typically command a slight premium from customers.
Consumers should keep start-up costs in mind when deciding whether to buy a gas or electric stove. The most expensive part will most likely be installing new hardware, such as a gas line or special outlet, if necessary, which means consumers can save money by using the existing energy source, according to Palmer.
“In terms of ongoing costs, they can vary by location but tend to be somewhat similar, with gas costing slightly less than electricity,” Palmer said.
Do gas stoves cause breathing problems? Is it possible for gas to cause asthma?
When used, gas stoves emit nitrogen dioxide. According to Levy, studies have shown that the compound is a respiratory irritant that can trigger asthma attacks.
“When you put the pieces together, it’s pretty clear that having and using a gas stove in your home is a risk factor for increased asthma attacks,” Levy said. “There’s compelling evidence that it’s also a risk factor for developing asthma if you don’t already have it.”
A December 2022 study discovered that the use of gas stoves was responsible for 12% of childhood asthma cases in the United States.
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, short-term exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide can aggravate respiratory diseases and result in hospitalisations and emergency room visits.
Should people who use a gas stove be concerned?
People who own a gas stove can take steps to reduce the risks of indoor pollution. According to Levy, how much a gas stove contributes to air pollution depends in part on the ventilation in the home.
“There are certainly plenty of people who can’t replace (their stove) because they’re renters, or because it’s not economically viable or practical,” Levy said. “The first thing you should do is ensure that the ventilation is optimised.”
According to Levy, home cooks can improve ventilation by using a range hood that vents outdoors while cooking and opening windows in the kitchen.
People who live in smaller homes or rent will be more affected by using a gas stove, according to Levy.


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“This heat has affected fruit, and a lot of growers are putting materials on to reduce sunburning,” said Marvin Owings, interim director of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Henderson County office.
... Fred Hoots, owner of Fred Hoots Orchard, who has been growing apples full-time since 1966, said last year's and this year's summers are the worst he can remember with regard to hot and dry conditions.
Hoots just finished picking one of the earliest apple varieties of the year — the tasty, semi-sweet ginger gold — and he's been using a product that holds the fruit firm and prevents it from getting too ripe....
Meanwhile, Mark Williams, the county's new agri-business executive director, has been busy in his first month on the job, exploring opportunities for potential new markets for not only apples but other commodities as well, he said.
With the possibility of a couple of new buyers already that Williams has contacted, he's hoping Mother Nature will cooperate.
“The apple crop is looking good,” he said. “We've suffered through some hail storms — there are always those things to contend with, and other challenges that we face — but overall it looks like a good crop, and we're just trying to make it through until we get the apples picked and get them sold. Until that happens, you never know. There's always risk.”


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Alsons Aquaculture Corporation launched the first in-pond raceway system (IPRS) in the Philippines, supporting efficiency, sustainability and food security in the country’s aqua industry, USSEC said.
The facility will provide a hub for high-quality, consistent products and just-in-time shipment to Asian feed markets.
The distribution of Bioiberica's Palbio™ range through Mill Tech Co., Inc. in South Korea has been approved after fulfilling stringent regulatory requirements.
The startup is currently designing its first commercial-scale facility to be built in Malaysia later this year.
The company reported an increase in sales of 14.1% in 2021 boosted by the recovery of seafood consumption but profit margins are still low due to the rising raw material prices.
The company aims to have a direct presence in the top feed-producing countries and service the animal feed industry with its innovative and science-based specialty feed solutions.
The company will end coal use for its operations in Thailand in 2022 and will transition to greener and more sustainable energy sources.
The company is building a new green manufacturing project in Angel Biotechnology Industrial Park, Xiaoting District, Yichang City with an annual enzyme production output of 5,000 tons.
The company plans to establish a new feed mill at the new Guangdong Leizhou Industrial Development Zone to provide functional feed for farmers in Zhanjiang and surrounding areas.
The completion of the project allows the company to reach the million-ton level of lysine production capacity and is part of Meihua’s long-term strategic goals.
The company inaugurated two towers with the latest robotics and automation technology to increase the production of poultry, fish and shrimp in the country.
A 10,000-ton production facility has been built to produce Clostridium autoethanogenum single-cell protein by gas fermentation with a profile close to fishmeal.
The company aims to grow in overseas markets through cooperative agreements, joint ventures with trading partners and direct exports to support the Asian aquaculture industry.
The company was listed for its Fcloud, a professional industrial internet platform based on a secure and reliable Internet of Things cloud platform architecture.
The program is a sustainable shrimp farming model from seeding to harvest and has been specifically designed to maintain biosecurity to minimize disease risks for Vietnamese farmers.
CP Foods plans to privatize Charoen Pokphand Foods, aquaculture feed and breeding subsidiary in Vietnam and China.
Franck Bodin was appointed as managing director for the new BioMar Viet Uc feed business unit in Vietnam.
The company appointed Hua Du to further accelerate the group’s growth and expansion.
Ko Chi-Kang will contribute to the continued growth and success of the Grobest Group.
Grobest will develop a next-generation feed that is tailored for UniAqua’s proprietary Hybrid Biological Recirculating System™ to facilitate all its technological advances.


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How does journalism extend beyond the newsroom?
From the beginning, journalists have learned to cover natural disasters, analyze census data, and communicate with target audiences. Neil Chase takes these skills to the marketing world.
The main question: How do we take what we know about journalism and apply it to marketing…without turning readers off? Chase’s answer: Content Marketing.
“Nobody likes the C word.” Chase says, “But it is necessary.”
Neil Chase consults for news organizations and marketers on projects ranging from new publications to content-marketing and ad sales. As a former editor at SF Examiner, Arizona Republic, CBS MarketWatch, and New York Times, Chase knows exactly what and how journalism works, and how it can help marketing and advertising.
“If you serve people what they want, it’ll make a big difference,” Chase said. To get consumers to read, companies have to talk to them about what they are interested in as opposed to giving and comparing product services.
The first case of service journalism began with Betty Crocker in 1922. With the introduction of the gas stove, Washburn Flour introduced Betty Crocker to advise confused consumers on how to cook with the new appliance.
Red Bull is not going to focus their marketing on their unhealthy drink. Instead, they have created marketing campaign targeted at extreme sports enthusiasts. Their magazine, The Bulletin, takes advantage of journalists’ ability to find and tell stories to build a media company around their brand.
CHASE bank originally had 40 million users but no content on their website. Neil Chase was hired to be managing editor for the News and Stories section on the site. Today, the entire bank is working on service journalism to give people what they are interested in.
“Content marketing can be compared to a dinner party,” Chase said, “If you are a brand and want people talking to you and about you, you have to sit there and listen, and then get invited in.”
Neil Chase’s examples of service journalism in content marketing:
- Microsoft brought in journalists to find and tell their stories
- BP used VOX’s creative team to improve their image after the Mexico oil spill
- Hotel chains have journalists develop content for their websites as opposed to only showing services
- DELL hired an LA Times journalist to build Tech Page 1, a technology section aimed at IT people that are going to buy Dell’s products for their businesses
- Journalists know how to advertise information in different, more interesting ways. They are the problem solvers.
As Chase said, “Journalists do it better.”


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Cambria Automobiles has claimed that a shift towards luxury car retail enabled it to maintain profits as manufacturers adjusted vehicle supplies to mitigate the impact of new EU CO2 emissions regulations.
Delivering a trading update for the five-month period to January 31, the AM100 retail group, which has grown its representation with Aston Martin, Bentley, McLaren, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce in recent years, said that new retail sales in the period were down 9.8% while total new vehicle unit sales, including fleet and commercial, were down 11%.
Its shift towards the sale of more expensive vehicles meant that the total profit from the new car department of the business remained in-line with the same period a year earlier, however, as used vehicle unit sales continued to perform well – rising 4.4% by volume.
In its trading update statement – issued via the London Stock Exchange today (March 4) – Cambria said: “During the trading period, the new car market has been significantly affected by a number of factors including the impact of recent changes to the emissions regulations.
“The manufacturers are adjusting vehicle production and supply in order to meet the challenging emissions objectives and minimise the fines that will be levied upon them for exceeding those targets.”
The trend is something that OEMs will attempt to redress in 2020/21 as stringent new EU emissions regulations impose a €95 fine for each gram of CO2 over its 95g/km fleet average, per vehicle sold.
Cambria said that the outcome of Brexit could further impact vehicle supplies due to OEMs approach to the emissions regulation. It said: “If the emissions targets for each manufacturer are assessed solely on registrations in the UK post Brexit, rather than being averaged across Europe, then the challenge for the manufacturers to hit the targets in the UK only becomes even more difficult.”
In January Jato Dynamics reported how a manufacturer-led rush to clear their stocks of vehicles with high CO2 emissions levels contributed to a 21% increase in new car registrations across Europe in December last year.
Franchise development and 2020 outlook
In Cambria’s trading update, it summarised recent developments within its own business.
In January, the group completed the acquisition of Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce dealerships in Edinburgh, which had previously been operated by Leven Car Company.
Last month it completed the refranchising of Volvo Preston into Alfa Romeo and Jeep to create FCA Brand centre in the Lancashire city, meanwhile.
In a summary of the sector, the group’s statement acknowledged that the trading environment remains “challenging”, with a number of disruptive factors impacting new car sales.
It also stated that, whilst not a factor in the period, the spread of Coronavirus could have an impact on both new car supply and on new car manufacture in the UK where there is reliance on parts supply, particularly from China.
Cambria chief executive, Mark Lavery, said: "The performance in the first five months of the financial year has been good despite the significant challenges that the UK consumer sector faces.
“We have made further progress with our franchising strategy adding our fourth Aston Martin dealership and our first Rolls-Royce dealership, both in Edinburgh.
“We are delighted to have been successful in acquiring these businesses and look forward to developing our presence in this important market.
"While the new car market remains difficult, our superior brand representation, excellent franchise portfolio and strong balance sheet means that the Group remains well positioned and able to take advantage of any opportunities that may arise."
Cambria will announce its interim financial results for the six months to February 29., 2020, on May 6.
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Graphics chip manufacturer Nvidia announced on Thursday that it would delay the public release of the bulk of its second quarter fiscal 2007 financial earnings, on the back of a voluntary internal investigation over the company's stock options practices, going back to 1999 when the company first went public.
Nvidia noted that it does not expect to file its second fiscal quarter financial report by the September 8 deadline or the permitted extension of September 13. The company also commented that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been notified of the investigation.
The news caused the company's stock to fall 11 percent to $21.58 before opening today at $22.40. The stock is currently trading at $23.67. The company did report that its revenue for the period increased 20 percent to $687.5 million, up from the $574.8 million reported last year.
Nvidia commented that “although the review is ongoing, the Audit Committee has reached a preliminary conclusion that incorrect measurement dates were used for financial accounting purposes for stock option grants in certain prior periods.”
While a specific concern regarding Nvidia's stock practices was not revealed by the company, scrutiny over stock options has become increasingly common of late, with more than 60 companies announcing SEC investigations into the topic over the past few months.
Most recently, video game companies such as Electronic Arts
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Ten years ago, single-use systems were an emerging technology moving from common use as storage bags for cell culture media and serum, into broader applications that have developed into a major trend in clinical biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Advances continue as more robust, better designed, and standardized technologies, with more inert materials, are developed for GMP applications. As single-use/disposable bioprocessing moves toward commercial-scale manufacturing applications, even more innovation is being demanded by the industry.
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In BioPlan's 10th annual report on the industry, four of the top 21 new product areas being sought by this industry were single-use related: disposable bags and connectors topped the list again this year, with 44% of the industry demanding better technology/products (compared with 40% last year), following were probes and sensors (39.6% this year, vs 34% in 2012) (1). In comparison, stainless equipment once again hit the bottom of the list, with fewer than 5% indicating they would like new products developed in this area (see Figure 1). The reason for this interest is partly because single-use devices allow lower overall facility costs, reduce contamination problems, provide faster changeovers, and reduce shutdown times. As such, they continue to grab the focus of the industry.
Figure 1: Selected new technology and innovation areas demanded by the biopharmaceutical industry (a few of the 21 key areas indicated).
In fact, a separate BioPlan study conducted in late 2012 of the 450 global subject matter experts and senior industry participants who make up BioPlan's Biotechnology Industry Council (BIC), asked participants to identify the key trends and factors they see in the industry. This year 22% of senior industry decision-makers pointed to single-use devices as a key trend, just behind downstream processing (24%) and analytical methods (24%) (2).
While single-use devices remain a hot topic this year, much has changed from when they were first being evaluated by the industry. BioPlan's biomanufacturing industry study includes trends in the use of disposables and single-use systems. Data over a multi-year period offers insights into how the market for single-use equipment has evolved over time, and where it may be headed.


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Envia is a clean-tech materials company working to power the electric and hybrid car revolution. Envia develop and manufacture innovative components that enable lighter, lower cost lithium batteries.
Envia patent-pending electrode technology produces lithium-ion batteries that store previously unattainable levels of energy—the highest capacity in the world. They’re also safer and longer lasting.
The lithium-ion battery developed by Envia Systems and Argonne provides the highest energy and cycle life of all lithium-ion systems available in the market today for electric vehicles. This technology will facilitate vehicle manufacturers in meeting the stringent U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium requirements for powering 40 mile range PHEVs.
“Our dedicated team of engineers and scientists has worked tirelessly to develop a better battery for electric vehicles. We are very proud and honored to have received the R&D 100 Award, a prestige that has been bestowed on some of the most influential innovations in history,” said Dr. Sujeet Kumar, CEO of Envia Systems.
According to IBM’s Report Automotive 2020, by 2020 every new vehicle will utilize some degree of battery power. Underperformance and high costs have kept lithium batteries from being adopted for use in electric vehicles.
“Electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, yet batteries have lagged in performance causing costs to be prohibitively high,” said Dr. Khalil Amine, Senior Scientist and Manager of the Advanced Battery Technology Group at Argonne National Laboratory. “The partnership between Argonne and Envia has been very successful in developing industry leading technology for next generation vehicles that enable significant cost savings. We look forward to our continued collaboration with Envia.”
Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary technologies newly introduced to the market. Many of these have become household names, helping shape everyday life for many Americans. These include the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the printer (1986), the Kodak Photo CD (1991), and HDTV (1998).
Moving Away from Oil
Increasing oil prices, concern about climate change and new regulations for higher fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions are bringing big changes to the automotive industry. Consumers are choosing smaller, more efficient gas-powered cars. Availability and sales of hybrids are on the rise. Automakers are looking for ways to meet the impending government standards.
In the next few years, electricity simply must become a larger part of the transportation picture. Electric, hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles can help end the United States’ dependence on oil. The key is high-energy, low-cost, long-lasting and safe batteries.
One Million by 2015
Envia’s patent-pending materials have the potential to fuel the new, clean fleet of one million plug-in hybrid cars President Obama called for by 2015. The first million, and all of those that follow, will take us closer to energy independence, lower greenhouse gas emissions and a revitalized manufacturing sector in the U.S. economy.
Down the Road
Envia is continuing to develop new materials for energy storage solutions, as well as working to establish a Silicon Valley-based manufacturing facility.
Twice the Energy, Half the Weight, Three Times the Life
Today’s lithium-ion batteries are limiting the potential of electric vehicles and hybrids with their expense, weight, dubious safety record, and short life. At Envia, we’ve specifically designed our materials to meet the demands of next-generation, clean energy transportation.
Within the battery, the cathode (or positive electrode) primarily determines energy density and drives cost. Current high-capacity cathodes rely on expensive precious metals to store and deliver moderate amounts of energy.
Envia has developed a cathode material based on inexpensive metals (including manganese) that stores more energy per weight than anything else in use today.
Envia cathode’s crystal structure is inherently more stable than that of most commercial batteries, making it much safer. We also develop novel electrolytes that further increase our safety factor.
About Envia Systems
Envia Systems is a technology leader in high performance, low cost energy storage solutions using lithium ion batteries. These systems will be utilized by manufacturers to develop Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The company’s patented cathode technology enables its batteries to deliver previously unattainable levels of energy capacity, safety and life. High energy density cathode materials will lower the overall cost of next generation vehicles.


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Bitcoin has long been giving the Republican tax approach a operate for its revenue In relation to who has actually been dominating the information above the previous 7 days. Inside of a report named Cryptocurrencies: Seeking outside of the buzz,Â the Swiss-based umbrella group for the earth's central banking institutions rejected the Idea that Bitcoin and blockchain could at any time replicate economical institution-backed currencies with a nationwide retail scale because of they're 'unstable', and would struggle with the dimensions of transactions folks make.
Bitcoin is traded on the peer-to-peer basis which has a dispersed ledger known as the Blockchain, and also the Bitcoin exchange fee towards the US Dollar and diverse most important currencies is set by offer and need as with diverse Intercontinental improve rates. The study exhibits the actively trading whales had been the major purchasers of Bitcoin through major value declines in 2017 and most of 2018.
Buying and selling cryptocurrency is out there by distinct Bitcoin Trade platforms or ATMs. Bitcoin may on no account substitute fiat forex as a result of click here it's bitcoin latest news youtube a very poor substitute with the institutional backing of cash, in keeping with a report from your Money establishment of International Settlements (BIS). Abbreviated as BTC, Bitcoin is actively traded in opposition to the whole world's primary currencies across decentralized marketplaces.
You may uncover historic value of Bitcoin on our chart and most up-to-date information and analysis around the Bitcoin trade fee. This may be a uncommon upswing inside the benefit of Bitcoin , which fell to its most affordable point in 8 months on the stop of June, in which the cryptocurrency dipped less than $5,800, a worth not seen considering that early November. Bitcoins are stored in so-often known as Bitcoin wallets, which depend on personal keys and cryptography to protected its Bitcoins to a particular entity or consumer.
Bitcoin (BTC) is known as the very first open-source, peer-to-peer, electronic cryptocurrency which was formulated and unveiled by a bunch of unfamiliar impartial programmers named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Cryptocurrency analysis team CipherTrace performed an evaluation of 45 million transactions from the top twenty cryptocurrency exchanges globally in order to discover out the prevalence of Bitcoin's use for prison functions.


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SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that Texas is joining the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and South Carolina in filing an antitrust suit challenging Google’s exclusionary business practices.
“Google’s anticompetitive business strategies have disrupted the competitive process, reduced consumer choice, and stifled innovation,” said Paxton. “The violations set forth in the complaint show that Google no longer resembles the innovative startup it was 20 years ago. Our action today is intended to restore competition and allow rivals and next generation search engines to challenge Google so that the marketplace, not a monopolist, will decide how search services and search ads are offered.”
Paxton says Google’s practices have harmed competition for search services and search advertising not only on mobile devices and personal computers but also on emerging search access points, such as voice assistants, smart speakers, automobiles, and Internet of Things devices.
Former Congressman Tom Loeffler, Chairman of the University of Texas Board of Regents opposes the lawsuit.
“Antitrust litigation against our technology companies could be shortsighted and misguided, just as it was when the government pursued Microsoft in previous years. The companies are critical to our national security, our economy and our future prosperity,” Loeffler told the Dallas Morning News.
Tom Giovanetti, President of the Texas-based Institute for Policy tweeted, “When the Dems decided to ‘take on fossil fuels,’ conservatives rightly objected that was illegitimate. It isn’t legitimate for the government to take on any legal industry.”
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One of the two people in the world who has actually made money off of YouTubeis leaving the video-sharing site.
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley announced Friday that he is leaving the company he sold to Google for $1.65 billion just as the company is starting to stare probitability in the face.
Despite selling the site to Google in 2006, Hurley stayed on at YouTube to help guide its future.
The transition team to take over the healm has been for months. Salar Kamangar has already been running YouTube on a daily past for two years and he will take over the CEO title.
Hurly will remain an adviser to YouTube.
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With Virgin Movies available online, we’re ensuring people who can’t or haven’t yet got our cable services get a taste of what Virgin TV is all about.
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 13 September 2012
With over 500 of the latest films straight from the cinema such as The Hunger Games, Battleship and American Pie: Reunion ready to watch right now, either on TV or online, Virgin Movies is the most comprehensive way of watching new movies in the comfort of your own home.
Virgin Movies' massive catalogue of films includes brand new blockbusters, most available on demand the same day they hit DVD, making it the first place to watch films in the home, plus classic titles and fantastic hidden gems. There's a wide selection of HD films on offer, plus 3D spectaculars like Avengers Assemble (available 17th September).
Viewers can access the movies instantly at the touch of a button via their Virgin TV service as well as online. Available to all UK residents as well as Virgin Media customers, web viewers can choose to stream their chosen movie instantaneously, or can download it to watch offline later.
The re-launch follows independent research by ICM that reveals being able to watch the latest films from the comfort of home is the most important type of premium entertainment consumers think is missing. More than one in four under 18 year olds (26.4%) and one in five of adults (19.1%) say they cannot currently get the films they want. This was a significantly higher proportion than those missing the latest US television series (16.8% and 11.3% respectively) or top flight sport (13.2%, 11.3%).
Aleks Habdank, digital entertainment product director at Virgin Media, said “Whether you’re a Virgin Media customer or not, wanting to see a recent great film when and however it suits, is universal. So the extension of the Virgin name to our movies service is an indication of just how proud we are of the fantastic breadth and depth of ever-changing cinematic content we offer. With Virgin Movies available online, we’re ensuring people who can’t or haven’t yet got our cable services get a taste of what Virgin TV is all about. As one of the most visited web destinations in the country, we have a great opportunity to show everyone in the UK what an incredible range of blockbusters is available to watch or download at the click of a button with Virgin Media.”
As the pioneer in the development of TV on demand, Virgin Media’s pay-per-view movie service is available online to anyone in the UK and on TV to all Virgin TV subscribers. Films are ready to rent and instantly watch for 48 hours from as little as £1.99.
In addition to Virgin Movies, Virgin TV customers can already watch a huge array of movies on the likes of Film4 HD, available exclusively to Virgin Media. Subscribers can also choose to enjoy every Sky Movies channel, even in HD, as well as on demand with Sky Anytime. Virgin Media customers will also be able to enjoy all 22 James Bond movies in HD with the launch of the Sky Movies 007 channel in October, as well as on demand. A bespoke movies app is set to launch on Virgin Media’s TiVo® service which will show theatrical trailers to promote the latest available and forthcoming films.
Virgin Media is also imminently due to announce which films have been shortlisted in this year’s Virgin Media Shorts Awards, Britain’s largest short film competition. A prestigious panel of industry experts including multi-award winning Julie Walters will then choose which of the aspiring film makers will win £30,000 of funding and British Film Institute support for their next production. All the shortlisted films will be available to watch online and on Virgin TV, with a dedicated app to showcase the competition specially created for TiVo service customers.
Notes to Editors
Virgin Movies (http://www.virginmedia.com/movies) will continue to be provided in association with FilmFlex Movies.
About Virgin Media
Virgin Media is the first provider of all four broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services in the UK.
The company’s cable network – the result of a multi-billion pound private investment – delivers ultrafast broadband UK connections to over half of all UK homes, with speeds of up to 100Mb, and is being expanded to reach thousands more people across the country.
Virgin Media has developed the most advanced interactive television service, bringing together broadcast TV, thousands of hours of on demand programming and the best of the web in a single set-top box powered by TiVo. The company was the first to offer HD TV and 3D on demand to millions of UK households.
Virgin Media also operates the most popular virtual mobile network in the UK which, when launched, was the world’s first such mobile phone service. It is also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the country.


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The Henderson Group has bought Ireland’s fastest-growing café chain The Streat, broadening its presence beyond Ireland.
The franchise business, which has 37 outlets across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland and a turnover of more than £8m, has been bought by Henderson Foodservice, a subsidiary of the Henderson Group.
The acquisition marks a new era for Henderson because it will see it trading outside Ireland for the first time. There are currently two The Streat franchises within Spar stores and Henderson Foodservice MD Damien Barrett said there was potential to roll out more franchises to other stores across the province.
“As a local wholesaler we see this as a very positive investment in a local brand which will bring mutual benefit,” he said. “Hendersons will add value to The Streat through our property skills, buying power and foodservice expertise, while The Streat will bring an exciting new dimension to our overall business and help expand our franchise portfolio. The partnership also has the potential to boost trade for local suppliers as we service the needs of the chain throughout Ireland and Scotland.”
The Streat’s current management will continue to run the business and will receive help from Henderson to expand its food-to-go and delivered food offerings.


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Junior consumers are a fashionable, yet finicky group of shoppers. Influenced heavily by what they read in magazines and watch on television and on the silver screen, the longevity of a trend in the teen market is often short, since young fashionistas insist on donning the latest look.
Eyewear vendors, like others in the fashion industry who cater to teens, respond by continually churning out new styles — occasionally based on the chic looks of high-end designers paraded down runways.
But as those in the industry attested, teens are an unpredictable bunch.
“It’s hard to make things for teens. They’re fickle,” said Elliot Mizrahi, vice president of sales and marketing of New York-based Pan Oceanic Eyewear, which produces Hot Kiss eyewear and recently inked a licensing deal with Playboy. “To chase that market, you have to specialize, and you have to be in and out very fast. You have to be really tuned into it.”
Looking ahead towards summer, a key look should ease the minds of parents everywhere: Piercings are now cool on frames rather than the body.
Eyewear from the Esprit, Hang Ten, Seventeen and Mudd brands, features tiny rings that puncture the frame, conveying the pierced-eyebrow look. Elsewhere, such as at Hot Kiss, rimless glasses are as strong as ever. And throughout, lashings of brilliant color make this a fun time to be in the market for sunglasses.”The junior market doesn’t want to look junior,” said Rhona Hutton, vice president and designer of New York-based Colors in Optics, which produces eyewear for Steve Madden, as well as for Halston and Andrea Jovine. “They are influenced by what older people are wearing, so if you take that concept, you get a sophisticated junior.”
To that end, the company’s Steve Madden line — which wholesales between $15 and $30 and is sold at department stores, including Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Dillard’s — addresses the urban chic aesthetic that juniors aspire to don.
“Our customer is into fashion and is already ahead of the next trend,” said Hutton. “She wants to look like her older sister in law school or the one who goes clubbing. In some ways, that makes our job easier, as we’re not dealing with a baby mentality. That gives us more creative freedom.”
Hutton predicts the demise of the rhinestone frame and a return to clean, sleek looks: Smaller shields, lenses in gradient shades (green to gray, gray to blue, blue to green). She said plastic frames will be smaller than their adult Jackie O-esque counterparts. And the newest look is crystal clear: translucent colored frames with matching lenses, in colors including lavender, aqua and cherry red.
Given how much effort is going into giving junior consumers what they want, makers for the most part are happy to report that the market is thriving.
“We are just starting to see the potential,” said Laura Mays, vice president of product development at Lantis Eyewear, based in New York, which makes the Seventeen and Mudd lines and also just signed a licensing agreement with the Olsen sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley. “This customer is very driven by what they think the trend is and is responding to what she sees in the designer arena.”
Jeannetta Bagley, a spokeswoman for Fantas-Eyes in New York, which produces eyewear for the Hello Kitty and Hang Ten brands, said retailers are no longer stocking a few hot styles, but are interested in selling a wide assortment of trendy fashion items.
“It used to be that if a store had five best-selling styles, they would take that and run with it,” she said. “Now, the market is running towards newness, and we need to constantly refresh the assortment.”
Eyewear by Roi, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently launched BUM X-treme for the junior market and is already seeing steady reorders, said president Susie Alofs.
She said the junior accessories market, like other segments of the junior market, often borrows trends from the high-end designer level. For the BUM X-treme line, which retails for $89.95 at specialty optical shops, that translates to sleek three-piece mounts, wooden frames and unusual shapes.
“Teens set a trend of their own, and the market evolves and changes like other markets. If you spend the time and energy to find out what they love, you can be successful,” Alofs said.
Jim Simon, vice president of New York-based CXD, the producer of eyewear for Boss Hugo Boss, Esprit and Elle, said as far as the junior market is concerned, eyewear is considered “a fashion statement and an image-builder.”
He added, “But you need to be on top of your business and know what the hottest performers are. It’s a young, fluid market. Displays have to be effective, colorful and playful to draw in a consumer, as this is usually an impulse purchase.”


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HTC Desire 500 finally released in the UK
The HTC Desire range of smartphones has always been popular among smartphone users even though the series has grown somewhat since the original devices made an appearance, and now the HTC Desire 500 finally sees a UK release.
It was back in the summer that the handset was originally launched with a UK release promised for August but nothing appeared until now. The company has now announced the availability of the device in the country that has been launched via major retailer the Carphone Warehouse.
The retailer has an exclusive deal with the white version of the device as well as offering consumes the black colour option. To recap the HTC Desire 500 specs include a 4.3-inch touchscreen display at a resolution of 800 x 480 that is powered by the quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2GHz.
This is coupled with 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel rear facing camera with the company’s ImageChip technology, while around the front we have a 1.6-megapixel shooter for self-portraits or video conferencing. Storage wise there is 4GB but there is up to 64GB of expansion possible via microSD card.
The handset is being offered SIM free for Â£199.99 by the retailer or is available on a variety of contracts with no upfront cost starting at Â£15 per month. The device will ship running the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
Will you get the HTC Desire 500?


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New Belgium and the Battle of the Microbrews
On a crisp October morning in Fort Collins, Colo., Kim Jordan arrives at work, as she usually does, on her red Italian bike. The chief executive officer of New Belgium Brewing is clad in jeans, a tight black top, and a flowing beige tunic that looks like something Stevie Nicks might have worn in her Seventies heyday. The ensemble suits Jordan, but it’s not enough to keep her warm. “I’m not dressed for this weather,” she says, shivering. She locks up her bike and hurries into the brewery.
It’s fitting that Jordan, still slim and girlish at age 53, should dress like a rock star. She is treated like one within her industry. In two decades she has built New Belgium into the country’s third-largest craft brewer, known for its flagship, Fat Tire Amber Ale. She is also one of the few female CEOs of a major beer company.
Lately, though, Jordan has felt overextended. She’s traveling constantly as she attempts to transform Fat Tire into a national brand like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Boston Beer’s Samuel Adams Boston Lager. In August, New Belgium expanded its distribution into Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.; its beers are now available in 28 states. Jordan hopes to select a site by the end of the year to build an East Coast brewery, which will enable New Belgium to extend its reach farther. The reasons for this latest push are twofold. If she wishes to maintain her company’s growth, Jordan has little choice but to enter new markets. At the same time, she faces an existential threat from both newer, smaller microbrewers and Big Beer companies that covet New Belgium’s customers. “I’m not sleepless about it, but I’m attentive,” she says.
The U.S. beer market has declined 7 percent over the last decade, according to IBISWorld, inspiring a wave of consolidations. Canada’s Molson merged with Coors. South Africa’s SAB consumed Miller. The two companies combined their U.S. operations in a joint venture called MillerCoors to better compete with the mighty Anheuser-Busch. Then three years ago, InBev, a Brazilian-Belgian conglomerate, swallowed the maker of Budweiser in a hostile takeover.
While America’s largest brewers have been suffering, craft brewers have provided one of the business’s bright spots. The Brewers Assn., the sector’s trade group, says the craft industry’s sales rose 12 percent last year, to $7.6 billion. Jordan and her peers now produce 4.9 percent of the U.S. market’s total volume. That number could double in the next few years as more Americans develop a thirst for homegrown ales. “Ten percent market share is not unrealistic,” says Julia Herz, spokeswoman for the Brewers Assn. “It’s just a matter of when.”
This has translated into enviable growth rates for individual craft breweries such as New Belgium, which define themselves as small, independently owned operations producing no more than 6 million barrels a year. Jordan says her company’s annual sales have risen an average of 15 percent; some of her smaller rivals have seen even more rapid increases.
The challenge, as ever, is to sustain growth in an increasingly crowded field. According to the Brewers Assn., there are now 1,829 craft breweries in the U.S. and 760 more in the planning stages. That means a flood of new beers for fickle craft aficionados, some of whom view older craft brands like Fat Tire as uncool. At the same time, companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev and Miller-Coors have come to realize that if they want to boost their sales in the U.S., they must compete directly with the likes of New Belgium. They’ve tried before—and failed. Now they’re finally making some headway in this latest battle to influence America’s changing perception of beer.
This unnerves some craft brewers, but not Jordan. “We kind of stumbled into this. For the most part, it’s been pretty hilarious,” she says.
Jordan spent her early years in Sacramento, the daughter of Democratic Governor Pat Brown’s press secretary. After Ronald Reagan defeated Brown in 1966, the family moved to Washington, D.C. But Jordan always considered herself a westerner, moving to Fort Collins in 1976.
After graduating with a social work degree from Colorado State University, Jordan met Jeff Lebesch, who had become infatuated with Belgian beer while touring the tiny country on his mountain bike in 1988. The two married in 1991 and started New Belgium. He brewed up Fat Tire in their basement, using repurposed dairy equipment. She handled sales, often parking her Toyota Tercel between Anheuser-Busch and Miller trucks when she visited accounts. “It wasn’t so tough early on,” Jordan says. “The big guys were busy being the kings. We were flying under the radar.”
Inevitably, Big Beer took notice of Jordan and her fellow microbrewers. In the mid-Nineties, Miller created Red Dog. Anheuser-Busch introduced its own faux craft beers, such as Elk Mountain Amber Ale. These brews failed, in large part because of internal resistance. “You have a lot of people who said, ‘Bud Light put my kids though college. I’m not selling this stuff,’ ” recalls Lew Bryson, a veteran beer writer. At the same time, many craft brewers succumbed to self-inflicted wounds. Between 1990 and 1995, the number of small breweries tripled. Beer sat on the shelves and spoiled. In 1996, Consumer Reports found that many craft beers were “sulfry” tasting, and plenty of beer drinkers agreed.
While many craft shops didn’t survive the late-Nineties backlash, New Belgium prospered, creating innovative brews such as Prickly Passion Saison, an ale brewed with prickly pear and passion fruit that was weird, but refreshing. “Fat Tire, for its day, was a breakout beer that introduced an entirely new flavor to most Americans,” says Christian DeBenedetti, author of The Great American Ale Trail: The Craft Beer Lover’s Guide to the Best Watering Holes in the Nation. “But what they have managed to do since is introduce new beers that have pushed the spectrum wider.”
Jordan proved herself a gifted marketer. She worked tirelessly to convert distributors who might have been reluctant to carry beers like Fat Tire for fear of alienating Anheuser-Busch; they began looking at craft beer differently, especially when they discovered they could sell a case of it for a good deal more than a case of Bud Light. That translated into higher margins.
Her company didn’t have Anheuser-Busch’s television advertising budget, but it had something that else that resonated: an anti-corporate story that has become one of the signature marketing tools of the craft business. From the start, she extolled New Belgium’s culture almost as much as its taste. In 2000 the founders introduced an employee stock ownership plan. They rewarded those who stayed for five years with a cruiser bike and a trip to Belgium. As a result of these and other perks, New Belgium boasts a 93 percent employee retention rate. All these things became part of the brewery’s marketing. The tale of how the couple started New Belgium became an integral part of it, too. It still is, though Lebesch left the company in 2001, and he and Jordan are divorced.
Jordan also urged her craft-brewing peers to avoid past mistakes. “We can be as groovy as we want to be,” she warned at a craft brewers’ convention in 2003. “But if we can’t keep the doors open because our beers lack quality, it won’t matter.”
Nothing fills a bar like the promise of free beer. Jeff White is offering some unusual ones tonight. “You are going to get a little bit of bubble gum in this one and a little bit of banana,” he says. White encourages everybody in the tightly packed room to sample Wild Pitch Hefeweizen. He raises his glass to his lips and takes a drink himself.
This would appear to be a craft beer tasting. It’s not: White is senior director of strategy for Tenth and Blake Beer, a MillerCoors subsidiary. The tasting takes place in the employee pub in the brewing giant’s Chicago headquarters.
Tenth and Blake is the most serious effort yet by a large American brewer to compete in the craft market. Its best-known beer is the popular Blue Moon Belgium White. Many people assume Blue Moon is the product of a craft brewery. This is by design; there is no reference to its corporate lineage on the label.
Tenth and Blake CEO Tom Cardella is trying to create some distance between his operation and MillerCoors. He requires everybody on his staff to be a certified beer sommelier, able to serve an exotic brew in the proper glass at the correct temperature, as a wine steward would do with a fine Chablis. He encourages employees to brew their own beer in the office.
Cardella knows that craft brewers get angry at the corporate omission on Blue Moon’s labels. “At the end of the day, when people get negative on Blue Moon, what they need to remember is the story behind Blue Moon is as authentic as any in the craft business,” he insists. The creation fable: Keith Villa, a Coors brewer trained in Belgium, concocted it at the company’s Sandlot Brewery in Denver. “They were going to call it Belly Side Ale,” Cardella says. “But Keith’s secretary said, ‘A beer like this only comes along once in a blue moon.’ Isn’t that great?”
Cardella has had huge success in blurring the distinctions between his products and those of microbrewers such as New Belgium. In August, MillerCoors announced that its overall sales were flat for the first six months of the year, yet Tenth and Blake’s portfolio enjoyed “double-digit” growth. “Consumers just want great beer,” Cardella says. “They are not overly concerned about how it is made or where it is from.”
There may be some truth to that. Anheuser-Busch InBev is making inroads with its Shock Top Belgian-style ales. In August, Shock Top boasted that its sales were up almost 77 percent for the first half of 2011. Like Blue Moon, the labels on Anheuser-Busch’s craft-style beers carry no reference to their parent company.
Some craft brewers are stoic about the rise of these macrobrewed craft brands. “My outlook is, well, you’ve taught a lot of Americans that cloudy beer with spicy flavors is kind of cool,” says Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery. “So who is that really good for? Is that good for MillerCoors? Maybe somewhat. Is it good for me? Absolutely.” Others are more concerned. Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Del., says, “They go into a Joe’s Bar and say, ‘Hey, we’ve got a craft beer. Instead of a keg of Dogfish Head at $140, we’ll sell you this quasi-craft beer for $90 and you can charge the same price per pint.’ They use these quasi-craft beers as pawns to clear the real craft beers off the chessboard.”
Jordan maintains that her industry’s best defense is to stay true to its roots and continue to foster the indie beer ethos that has served it so well so far. This means fermenting beers with unusual ingredients and even more unusual names. It means operating breweries using alternative energy. And it means telling and retelling the stories of pioneers like herself who rose up against the makers of Budweiser and Miller Lite and prevailed because they were authentic. “We are drawn to stories that resonate with us,” Jordan says. “Beer is ancient. We know that story viscerally, and we like it. It helps us to keep connected to that thread.”
Jordan also believes in a practice that her larger rivals would never consider: Call it craft beer co-optition. When Colorado’s Avery Brewing and California’s Russian River Brewing discovered they were both developing dark Belgium ales called Salvation, they didn’t phone their lawyers. They produced Collaboration Not Litigation Ale. Dogfish Head has done more than a dozen collaborations. One of the most recent, Cornholio, is a Beavis and Butt-Head-inspired Baltic porter, with Three Floyds Brewing of Munster, Ind., and Short’s Brewing of Bellaire, Mich.
These mashups have been hugely popular with fans and are also mutually beneficial for participants. “The thinking is, we’ll combine our chocolate with their peanut butter,” says Dogfish Head’s Calagione. “It grows awareness for both our brands. It’s unique.”
“We created our own reality,” Jordan agrees. “We didn’t say, ‘This is the way the big guys do it. We won’t speak to each other. We won’t drink each other’s beer.’ We said, ‘That’s not interesting to us.’ We hang out together.” Indeed, Jordan is now dating Dick Cantwell, co-founder of Seattle’s Elysian Brewing. The two breweries have been working together since 2008. In October, she and Cantwell introduced their latest collaborative effort, Kick Sour Cranberry Pumpkin Ale.
It’s especially important for New Belgium to collaborate with its small peers. The bigger New Belgium gets, the more it risks losing its credibility. Jordan acknowledges that her company has had some difficulty selling its products to pubs catering to beer snobs. “Sometimes we struggle with these little esoteric bars,” she sighs. “They say, ‘Oh, New Belgium. That’s not exotic enough.’ I would be lying if I didn’t say sometimes that makes me frustrated.”
“We’ve got some of the same issues,” says Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing in Chico, Calif. “We are getting chipped away at by some of the new entries. It hurts.”
In early October, Jordan added a chapter to New Belgium’s tale when she reviewed plans for a new test brewery in Fort Collins, inspired by Japanese sake breweries. The walls will be supported by huge timbers. The furniture will be rough-hewn, like something one might find in a giant’s farmhouse. “It has a freedom and a creativity,” the architect says. “It’s uncorporate.”
He knows his client. “I love the look of it,” says Jordan. She doesn’t flinch when she is informed it will cost $652,000.
The official line at New Belgium says the test brewery will allow the company to experiment with smaller batches of beer. But most of the discussion at the meeting is about how the facility will enhance tours, in which New Belgium tells its stories to 140,000 annual visitors. The overriding message? This is not a subsidiary of MillerCoors.
Then Jordan retires to an upstairs balcony for late afternoon beers with her senior staff members. She introduces Josh Holmstrom, New Belgium’s new branding director. He will play an important role in the brewery company’s expansion. He doesn’t know much about beer. But he knows something about selling. Previously he worked at WhiteWave Foods, maker of Silk Soymilk. Before that, Holmstrom was at PepsiCo.
“O.K., there will be no Pepsi smack-downs here,” Jordan warns her other staff members.
Whatever Holmstrom doesn’t know about craft beer, he will undoubtedly learn quickly on the job. As the sun sets, many beers are consumed. Jordan downs two herself. “We have a pretty sweet life,” she muses. “That’s not to say it doesn’t have its stressful moments. But you get to drink beer.”


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CarLingo, the resource that reduces consumer uncertainty and pain in the process of new car shopping and buying, recently conducted a survey of new car shoppers and found that consumers would pay money to avoid negotiation with a car dealer.
ABCO Auto Centre provides the highest quality in body work and repair. Now, the company is opening a new location at 32 Stoffel Drive. With this new convenient location, ABCO will be able to provide even more customers with professional auto body service.
The migration of yachts and their owners annually is a major impact on South East Florida economically. Each year from starting around October, as the temperatures drop in the North East the migration begins. This migration is not of birds, it is yachts!
Blue Spirit Resort in Costa Rica is welcoming back the acclaimed yoga instructor Julie Schoen for one week in May. Registration is now officially open for the May 23 – 30th retreat with a 15% off discount before January 14th, 2015.
Top Amazon seller of baby products, Happy Snuggle, has come up with an innovation that is helping to put parents’ minds at ease as they travel with their baby on board their vehicle. The baby back seat mirror is now a top selling product on Amazon.com.


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Forget the Olympics.
Don’t worry yourself with watching the swimming finals or catching up on which British aristocrat won gold in the Equestrian Cross Country Horse Flouncing final. And forget about watching the ads for brands that have spent millions to align themselves with the Olympic message. There are clearly more important sports, and more important advertisements.
Several weeks ago, UnderCurrent was delighted to learn that Harvey Norman was recruiting dodgeball players to send to send to the biggest sporting event of the year – an international dodgeball tournament in Las Vegas.
Well, it would seem that the retailer has found its sporting heroes and they’re doing a little advertising of their own. Watch as two athletes in peak physical fitness teach you a thing or two about athleticism and electronics. Marvel at their pointing skills and avert your gaze as you bask in their reflected glory.
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From Gahanna Division of Police Chief Jeff Spence:
On behalf of the entire Gahanna Division of Police, I wish you all a safe, enjoyable and memory-filled holiday season. Unfortunately, there are those that will take advantage of the gift-giving season by stealing packages. Online shopping has increased substantially since the pandemic and so too have the number of reported package thefts. This crime trend is not new and not unique to Gahanna. Law enforcement agencies in the region are working together to address this trend. Please see the attached press release from the Franklin County Chiefs Association for more information and helpful tips to help stop package thefts.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
~Jeffrey Spence; Chief of Police


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December 22, 2020
For months the frontline workers keeping the U.S. food system flowing have pressed on despite rising COVID-19 cases and a stark lack of financial compensation for their at-risk status. For this and other reasons, many groups believe these employees deserve to be first (after healthcare professionals, of course) to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. But states are also receiving 20% to 40% fewer doses of the vaccine than what was initially anticipated, meaning inoculation could come to late for many of these essential workers. Civil Eats has the full story.
In addition to reviving the Paycheck Protection Program, the latest stimulus agreement includes a 15% increase in SNAP benefits for six months and an estimated $13 billion will be going toward other nutrition programs. The Department of Agriculture was also authorized to spend money on protective measures for farmworkers and establish better safety standards for people working in food processing. It also allocates funding toward small-scale growers and processors that largely lost out to giant corporations in the first stimulus agreement. The Counter reports.
Federal health officials this week sent a warning letter to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey after discovering that undeclared allergens were the leading cause for dozens of the retailer's recalled products. From October 2019 to November 2020 alone the company issued 32 recalls for this reason. FDA officials stated that a failure to correct these violations will result in seizures or injunctions. Head to Fox News to learn more.
The Center for Biological Diversity and three other groups are filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for damaging millions of acres of farmland. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an extended approval of the herbicide a week before the presidential election on account of new safeguards in the form of a pH-buffering agent. The lawsuit states that EPA did not consult with environmental agencies before coming to this conclusion. Read the rest at Successful Farming.
The world's first commercial gin in a paper bottle will debut on shelves in early 2021, with many more spirits to follow. British company Frugalpak wanted to create an alternative to the carbon-intensive glass model ubiquitous to the alcohol industry. Frugalpak's model is five times lighter than its glass counterpart and has a carbon footprint up to six times lower than it as well. Take a peek at the design at The Guardian.
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Man wanted in nationwide credit card theft ring seen in Clive, police warn
Clive police are warning the public about a man wanted in connection with a nationwide credit cards theft ring.
Nicolae Marius Barbu, 47, is wanted on multiple felony charges of identity theft and credit card forgery. He was spotted in an Apple Store with a security camera after someone reported their credit card was stolen from a Clive gym locker, according to a Facebook post by the Clive Police Department.
Barbu used the cards to purchase expensive computer electronics at local businesses with an unknown accomplice, police say.
Police say Barbu is a part of a large theft ring which commits crimes across the country, according to the post.
Barbu is wanted by the Ankeny police for similar crimes, as well as money laundering.
To avoid being victimized by these crimes, the Clive police warn the public to keep valuables locked away while changing at gyms.
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Jeremy Clarkson Russia’s Zvezda television, a channel run by the defence ministry, unexpectedly revealed on Thursday that it has offered a job to... ...http://www.asianage.com/newsmakers/russian-army-tv-offers-job-jeremy-clarkson-411
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Presented here a couple of weeks ago, the LRG 10th anniversary G-Shock Frogman has finally been released. No matter what you might think of LRG these days, the brand deserves congratulations for being 10 years in business and having opened this market to a much larger audience.
The said, the G-Shock Frogman came out really nice. It’s all white and feature a few orange accents, as well as LRG branding printed on the top and engraved on the back. Limited to only 1000 pieces worldwide, the watch comes nicely packaged and is now available here.


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Business feels tremors of EU sugar shake-up
The shake-up of Europe's sugar industry is already having an effect
on internal EU-25 trade, according to a recent USDA report.
Supply resumes as cocoa strike ends
Disruption to cocoa supplies from the Cote d'Ivoire has ceased
following suspension of strikes organised by the cacao growers'
trade union Anaproci.
China to lift tariffs on Indonesian cocoa
China will remove the import duty on Indonesian cocoa from 1
January next year, a move likely to increase demand for the beans
from the world's third biggest producer.
Cocoa strike disrupts supply
Cote d'Ivoire cocoa growers have downed tools over pay
disagreements, beginning a strike which could dramatically cut
supplies to chocolate manufacturers.
Sugar reforms take toll on Tate and Lyle in Central Europe
Ingredients giant Tate and Lyle could be set to cease its sugar
processing operations in Central Europe, as producers look to lower
quotas in light of new EU sugar reforms.
Chocolate companies team up on sustainable cocoa
Chocolate companies are uniting with the World Cocoa Foundation
(WCF) to encourage sustainable cocoa production in West Africa and
therefore strengthen the supply chain to Western manufacturers.
Barry Callebaut joins forces to improve cocoa capabilities
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has joined forces with NIZO
food research to investigate the solubility of cocoa powder.
Tate & Lyle closes in on Israeli sugar deal
Tate & Lyle has formed a joint enterprise to build and operate
a sugar plant in Israel, a move that will partially replace
traditional sugar imports from the European Union.
Pan Sino establishes Singapore's largest cocoa bean plant
Cocoa bean producer Pan Sino International has announced plans to
build Singapore's largest cocoa processing plant, increasing cocoa
bean supply for manufacturers.
UK support for sugar reform revealed
The UK's food and farming minister has revealed how almost £500
million of additional support for sugar reform will be incorporated
within the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) over the next seven years.
Cocoa growers complain over lack of pesticides
Cocoa production could be set for a downturn after farmers in
Cameroon claim they are under-supplied with the necessary
Real Good Food record real good sugar sales
Following the acquisition of sugar supplier Napier Brown Foods, UK
bakery firm Real Good Food Company (RGFC) has seen turnover
increase more than five-fold - despite the impact of the recently
introduced EU sugar reform.
Natural protection for sugar industry
US scientists think they may have found a natural alternative to
pesticides used by sugar beet growers to fend off their biggest
enemy - the sugar beet root maggot.
'Green' consumers push for organic cocoa
The burgeoning organic chocolate market is taking off thanks to an
increase in ethical consumerism and the willingness of
confectionery makers worldwide to exploit the trend.
ADM expands European cocoa sector
Ingredients manufacturer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has increased
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Karl Lagerfeld sent a volcanic chill of autumn swirling through the Grand Palais on Tuesday as he presented a tomboyish Chanel fall-winter collection. In a deliberate contrast from the Parisian garden theme that framed the spring-summer show, Lagerfeld sent darker, looser looks down a wooden boardwalk the length of a venue carpeted with volcanic dust [...]
Lady Gaga hit Mugler‘s runway on March 2, while premiering her new track, “Government Hooker.” A live broadcast showed backstage preparations before following Gaga onto the stage where she walked among fashion models, dramatically demonstrating the flowy fabrics of Nicola Formichetti’s creations for the fashion house. What came down the runway was not as alienesque [...]
“It is understood that Dior intends to go ahead with its runway show on Friday [March 4],” Women’s Wear Daily reports. Christian Dior released a statement on March 1 saying it had fired John Galliano with immediate effect in the wake of his arrest over anti-semitic remarks last week.
French fashion label Givenchy showed its haute couture collection exclusively on Asian models, demonstrating to what extent Asia has moved to fashion’s forefront. Inspired by Japanese Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohn, the lightweight dresses featured clear Asian style elements such as structural shapes, warrior-inspired headgear by Philip Treacy, and folding techniques. Declared “works of art” by [...]
Miuccia Prada has already won plaudits for her spring/summer 2011 collection — simply-cut dresses and suits in a quirky mix of stripes and solids, with bold splashes of orange, violet and electric blue. But by displaying the clothes on a runway in Beijing on Saturday evening, her first catwalk show outside Europe, and adding a [...]
Lady Gaga has announced her plans to debut new music from her upcoming Born This Way today at a Paris fashion show by Thierry Mugler. “I’m the musical director for the MUGLER fashion show,” she said on Twitter. “I’m remixing/previewing a record on Born This Way, tailored for the show + garments.” She did not [...]


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WWDC 2021 probably wasn't as compelling as lot of Apple-invested folks thought it would be especially with all those rumors of new hardware, but consistent with a leakster, we could be only a few months away from seeing a bunch of Apple hardware come to the fore.
According to a leakster, two MacBook Pro models and one Mac mini are expected to arrive within the fourth quarter of this year, with all three machines fueled by Apple's much-talked about M1X chipset.
Macbook Pro 14 and 16 are definitely coming Q4 of 2021. Either late October or early November.— Dylan (@dylandkt) June 17, 2021
On Twitter, dylandkt believes that both the M1X MacBook Pro models, which can likely include a 14-inch and a 16-inch version, along side a Mac mini, will launch in late October or early November. Since we did see Apple announce its M1-running MacBook products last year on 10th November, dylandkt's prediction could hold merit, but tons could happen within the coming months.
From what's know, both the M1X MacBook Pro models are expected to feature mini-LED screens a bit like the M1 iPad Pro. Unfortunately, Apple has run into supply issues with this particular component, and to mitigate those problems, the Cupertino giant has reportedly added another supplier to assist with production slow-downs.
Even then, Apple isn't expected to start out production of the new portable Macs until late 2021, and since the Mac mini can't be announced as a standalone product since it'll deduct the spotlight from the MacBook Pro family, it'll likely be unveiled alongside the 14-inch and 16-inch notebooks.
Unfortunately, customers expecting Apple to unveil a workstation featuring its own silicon are going to be highly disappointed, as dylandkt states that the iMac Pro won't be showcased at Apple’s upcoming event.


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Last week Sundial released its tenant lineup and announced it was 90% leased. I've given the store lineup a few days to sink in and I must say that while I'm not taken aback by the stores, I am impressed. In today's retail market it takes a lot for a brand to risk opening a store, let alone in a previously failed downtown retail center.
While there isn't a famed J.Crew or an Apple store, what we got is a very diverse mix of national and local retailers, which I think is great.
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Sundial St.Pete is whether or not its tenant lineup will create a shopping and dining destination. In its heyday, Baywalk was a booming shopping center with bustling shops and restaurants but controversy sunk the retail complex and brought vacancy rates close to 90%. Sundial St.Pete hopes revive the shopping center and give it new glory. I'm confident that Bill Edwards will bring a strong tenant list to- once again- make the complex a top destination. Recently the Tampa Bay Times revealed that a Marilyn Monroe spa and possibly a Ruth's Chris Steak House will be among the tenants in Sundial. Joining these two tenants are the return of Chico's and White House Black Market.
The Johns Hopkins Research Center in Downtown St Pete topped out in February. This $95.5M, 225k square foot project is one of many currently rising in downtown. Check out StPeteRising.com for our 1Q17 development update!
Numex Chile, New Mexican chile-centric cuisine, is coming soon to the Grand Central District! Who's hungry for some blue corn pancakes, green chile cheeseburgers and breakfast burritos? Expected to open in June 2017 at 2710 Central Ave! #StPeteRising
The latest food trend is coming to St Pete! Sweet Charlie's specializes in Thai-inspired rolled ice cream. Opening this summer in the EDGE District st1010 Central Avenue (formerly Yoga Energy Studio) #StPeteRising


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Firecore have updated their addin for the 2nd gen Apple TV. Version 2.3 of aTV Flash adds Apple TV 5.3 compatibility, new languages and rebrands the video play as Infuse for Apple TV (Infuse is the name of their iOS video app).
Dolby AC3 audio has been improved as has metadata fetching and subtitle encoding. The update can be downloaded from the Apple TV Maintenance menu and new users can purchase the addin from Firecore.
What’s new in 2.3?
Added Apple TV 5.3 compatibility
Added Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak localizations
Media Player is now ‘Infuse for Apple TV’
Improved Dolby (AC3) audio
Improved metadata fetching
Improved detection of subtitle encoding
Improved reliability of settings backups
A few other minor fixes and performance improvements