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11th annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, June 7-10, 2012. That’s four days and 700 acres of art, workshops, vendors, top-notch comedians — remember, we nabbed John Waters in a skull-printed blazer — and, of course, more than 150 of your favorite musicians.
Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale this Saturday, February 18 at noon EST on Bonnaroo.com. Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets.
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Coachella Music Festival released their official 2012 lineup in a tweet on Monday afternoon, and the headliners for each day are The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg as the grand finale.
Posted in NewsNovember 23, 2011
A sneak peak of what Coachella 2012 Music Festival lineup may look like. Although a few artists haven’t been 100% confirmed, many have been, including No Doubt and Radiohead.
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Bushmills® Irish Whiskey, one of the oldest names in spirits with more than 400 years of distilling tradition behind it, is welcoming the national expansion of its “Since Way Back” initiative with the announcement of acclaimed band Bon Iver, actor Elijah Wood, and the return of electrofunk duo Chrom


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Target thinks big by going small
Target’s outpost in Canton might be new to Baltimore, but smaller, urban versions of the big box stores are cropping up across the country.
Wendy Culverwell, an editor at the Baltimore Business Journal’s sister paper in Portland, wrote about the strategy yesterday morning. Both Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Inc. are scaling down their suburban stores and bringing them into cities to compete with grocery and drug stores in urban neighborhoods, according to a report from CoStar Group.
Target currently has seven “CityTarget” stores, ranging from 80,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet, in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and Portland. WalMart’s Neighborhood Market stores average 38,000 to 40,000 square feet, and the brand may roll out smaller stores known as Wal-Mart Express between 10,000 square feet and 12,000 square feet.
Wal-Mart’s neighborhood markets are one of the fastest -growing concepts in retail, but Target is rolling out its CityTarget stores more cautiously, the report states.
At 135,000 square feet, the Target at Canton Crossing isn’t technically a CityTarget. It’s a bit larger — which is cause for more excitement among Baltimore residents).
Canton Crossing’s target will open Oct. 9.
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NEW DELHI — India’s car sales slid by over 7 percent in July, marking a record ninth straight month of decline, industry data showed Monday, as an economic slump and high borrowing costs discouraged buyers. Carmakers sold 131,163 cars in India last month, down 7.4 percent from the same month in 2012, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said. The car market, seen as an important guide to India’s overall economic health, has recorded a fall in sales for an unprecedented nine consecutive months. “There’s general gloom with the economic slowdown, high interest rates and high fuel costs,” SIAM’s deputy director general Sugato Sen told AFP. “It’s all deterring buyers,” he said. The data is the latest in a string of grim figures underscoring the weak state of Asia’s third-largest economy. The market’s downturn is in sharp contrast to the previous decade when car sales grew by 20 to 30 percent — prompting foreign giants from Ford to Volkswagen to make a beeline for the country as they sought to boost sales globally. Total bus and truck sales — another important economic health barometer — plunged in July by 14.9 percent to 55,301 units from a year ago. Meanwhile, sales of motorcycles — a popular means of personal transport — slipped by 1.5 percent to 809,312 units.
A sharp fall in the Indian rupee has dashed hopes of interest rate cuts anytime soon to kickstart consumer demand and the economy, which grew at a decade-low of five percent last year. Last year, domestic passenger car sales fell by 6.7 percent to 1.89 million from a year earlier — the first contraction in a decade. SIAM has declined to set a sales target for this year.


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Valisure is the first online analytical pharmacy addressing quality issues in our medications
David Light, Founder and CEO of Valisure, which is the first online analytical pharmacy that chemically validates medications for quality and consistency joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Pharmaceutical Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest David Light discuss the following:
Summary: Valisure is the only online analytical pharmacy that provides consumers with chemically batch-tested medications. With 80% of all medications being manufactured in India and China, and on average three drug recalls a day in the U.S., it’s more important than ever before for consumers to have access to validated meds. Valisure’s mission is to bring transparency and increased quality to the pharmaceutical industry and to deliver these benefits direct to consumers.
David Light is a biotech entrepreneur and scientist with over 10 years of broad experience in the field. A graduate of Yale University, David studied molecular biology and has worked in a variety of scientific and business roles at start-ups like Synthetic Genomics, Ion Torrent and now Valisure. At Ion Torrent, David developed key technologies that directly led to the semiconductor DNA sequencing company's $725M acquisition and ran it's flagship technology programs through development and global commercialization.
As CEO of Valisure, David helped found, fund and invent Valisure's core proprietary technology. David is named inventor on numerous patents, published in journals including Nature and cover of Electrophoresis, is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, and is very passionate about entrepreneurship and improving public health.
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Disney's The Last Jedi is now officially one of the highest-grossing movies of all time at the global box office. Despite some mixed reactions from fans upon its initial release, Disney and Lucasfilm have been doing nothing but counting the money as it comes in. The Last Jedi has been absolutely dominating the box office since its release. Now, with the most recent grosses factored in, The Last Jedi has cracked the top highest-grossing movies ever released at the box office.
All told, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as of this writing, has made $1.09 billion at the box office. That puts it just ahead of Toy Story 3, which brought in $1.067 billion in 2010 and The Dark Knight Rises, which made $1.085 billion upon its release in 2012. With that, the latest chapter in the Skywalker saga now sits in the number 19 spot, just behind Transformers: Age of Extinction, which managed $1.104 billion in 2014. It's just a matter of days before The Last Jedi overtakes that movie as well.
Domestically, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has made $539.4 million so far. That's good enough for number six all time. Currently, Star Wars: The Force Awakens owns the domestic record with $936.7 million. The odds of that number ever being topped are slim to none, but it looks like The Last Jedi will possibly get close. The latest Star Wars movie has won its first three weeks at the box office and there's a very good chance that it's going to win this upcoming weekend as well.
Internationally, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has earned $551.4 million. It's already passed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story worldwide, which means that the only Star Wars movie, not adjusted for inflation, to gross more than Star Wars 8 so far is Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As it stands, The Force Awakens is number three all time, with $2.06 billion worldwide. It's virtually impossible for Star Wars: The Last Jedi to reach that number now. That said, these numbers are in no way disappointing, as this movie was never expected to best its predecessor.
The real question is, how high can Star Wars: The Last Jedi climb before it's all said and done? It's got a great shot at cracking the top 10, which would require $1.264 billion to pass Disney's live-action Beauty and the beast. As noted by Deadline, The Last Jedi is set to roll out in Brazil and Italy this week, but the biggest bump will come when the movie opens in China on January 12. Star Wars movies don't do quite as well as many superhero movies do in China, but it's still a massive market and will add significantly to the movie's box office total.


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Experts have raised the alarm over the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in young Nigerians,
The burden of Type 2 diabetes is rising in the country. At present, statistics gleaned from the International Diabetes Federation about the prevalence of the disease in Nigeria is nothing to celebrate. According to the federation, the country has the highest number of people with diabetes in Africa.
In fact, only last year, the IDF estimated that no fewer than six million Nigerians have been diagnosed with the condition. According to the IDF, a person dies of diabetes every six minutes and most of these deaths are in developing countries, such as Nigeria.
Diabetes care medics, who spoke with our correspondent ahead of the World Diabetes Day on November 14, noted that more Nigerians in their 20s and 30s were diagnosed with high blood sugar, a condition that leads to Type 2 diabetes.
According to them, the non-communicable disease, hitherto associated with those above 50s years of age, is now rampant among younger people due to increased consumption of unhealthy foods.
The medics noted that regular consumption of staple foods, such as white bread, noodles; white rice and oils fuel the development of Type 2 diabetes.
For instance, Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Oluwatayo Ogundele, stated that white bread, one of the most popular breakfast food loved by Nigerians, topped the list of unhealthy foods in the world.
Oluwatoyo explained that flour-based foods such as white bread contain refined sugars and other processed products that increase blood glucose concentration, a pre-condition for the disease.
According to the diabetes specialist, many children and adults residing in urban areas of the country have 60 per cent increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in their 30s unlike their counterparts raised in rural areas. The medic linked this development to the kind of diet that they eat.
He stated, “White bread, the type that is sold on many of the streets in Lagos, Abuja, and other cities has now become a problem for Nigerians due to its link to diabetes. While we were growing up, many of us did not eat bread for months. In fact, in our time, it was a luxury to eat bread.
“But now, the children of the poor and rich eat bread for breakfast almost every day. Parents give their kids bread and butter to school for lunch. In fact, bread is on many school menus. They take it to school because their parents do not have time to prepare their food. Though this is convenient, it is dangerous. White bread and other products are from refined white flour that contains large portions of bad carbohydrates.
“The sugar in a half of a loaf of white bread valued at N100 is worse than the one in soft drinks because flour is a complex carbohydrate and sugar. When bread is digested, a lot of sugar is released into the bloodstream, high blood glucose sets in, and this eventually leads to diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a rapidly spreading disease brought upon us by our dietary habit.”
Beyond Ogundele’s observations, other experts agree that diabetes is thriving in the urban areas. Using hospital-based statistics, the Lagos State Ministry of Health in 2011 revealed that diabetes prevalence in the cosmopolitan city is up to six per cent.
Aside from Lagos, the diabetes prevalence in some oil rich cities in the Niger Delta is reportedly put at as high as 23.4 per cent.
Another Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Afoke Isiavwe, stated that frequent consumption of some staple Nigerian foods, such as white rice, white bread, puff puff, chin-chin and other processed convenience foods readily available in urban areas contribute to this disease.
Isiavwe also stated what individuals eat for breakfast could either lower or increase their risk of developing the diet-related disease.
She said, “Foods, such as white rice and white bread have a high glycemic index. Foods with high GI tend to cause a big increase in your blood sugar after consuming them. High GI foods may increase diabetes risk by causing weight gain, which in turn increases one’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. So if you love your bread for breakfast, whole -grain bread is a preferred and healthier option to white bread.”
She, however, noted that this did not mean that people should skip breakfast, as this could predispose them to diabetes too.
Isiavwe stated, “Studies have shown that skipping breakfast makes people eat more frequently during the day which leads to weight gain, one of the main risk factors for diabetes.
“It is has also been shown that those who are overweight and obese now account for 80 per cent of the new cases of Type 2 diabetes. Eating breakfast helps adults and children to control their appetite and blood glucose concentration.”
On the link between diets and diabetes, professor of medicine at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Ifeoma Okoye, blamed parents who give their kids unhealthy foods for the increasing prevalence of the disease in the country.
Okoye said foods such as instant noodles, pasta, spaghetti, which many parents served their children, were from processed and refined flour, food sources that spike their blood glucose levels and increase their weight conditions. According to her, this can as well result in Type 2 diabetes and cancer.
Okoye said, “Parents are not feeding their children well with the kind of foods they give them. For example, the noodles and other forms of pasta that children and even some adults eat these days are from bleached and processed flour. Now, bleached flour has many sugars and calories that are too much for children to use up or process.
“These excess calories are stored up in the body as fats while others go directly into the blood stream. Over time, they become overweight and obese. This is a number one risk factor for diabetes. Most parents grew up eating vegetables and home cooked meals that were nutritious. They should learn not to give their children foods that could cause harm in the future.”
Besides, medics warn that if this trend is not checked, more Nigerians would develop kidney failure or suffer deformities due to leg amputations.
According to Isiavwe, who is also the Chief Medical Director, Rainbow Specialist Hospital, Lekki, Lagos, statistics showed that 50 per cent of the leg amputations performed in a tertiary hospital in Lagos were on patients who had foot ulcers and injuries that could not heal because of diabetes.
To prevent such, the specialist advised Nigerians to embrace prevention by replacing unhealthy foods in their diet with healthy ones.
For instance, she noted that cooking with olive or sunflower oils instead of palm oil laced with saturated fats would reduce one’s risk of diabetes.
She said, “We have healthy foods in Nigeria, such as Efirin, Ugu, bitter leaf, water leaf, Shoko, Tete. We should eat at least three servings of these foods a day. We can eat fish instead of red meat. Brown rice is also better than white rice.
“We should also cook with small amounts of oil instead of palm oil which has saturated fats. Finally, drink water instead of beverages that have sugar.”


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Stacer has farming in his future
Published 8:00 pm, Monday, October 7, 2002
This pint-sized farmer, like the majority of other area sugar beet farmers, isn't quite ready to pull the Thumb's sweetest crop from the ground for delivery to piling grounds. Unlike other growers who may have other crops to harvest before taking to the sugar beets, Stacer has elementary school, homework and play time to tend to before his harvest can begin.
Stacer's mom, Donna Wolschleger, said her son decided he was going to follow in his father's footsteps and plant sugar beets, tend to them and harvest them just like his dad, Mike Stacer of Sandusky.
And so he did.
In the family's garden, among the tomatoes and sweet corn, was something that many other gardens don't have - a row devoted completely to Stacer's crop of sugar beets.
Wolschleger said that this was the second year her son wanted to grow sugar beets like his dad, who works for Melvin Bischer. And like last year, the family saved a spot in the garden for Stacer's farming project.
"I keep them watered and I would go out and hoe the weeds," said Stacer.
While harvesting of Stacer's beets is nearing, he said he digs the sugar beets the same way he plants them - by hand. And once the beets are out of the ground, they end up where right where the majority of Huron County's other sugar beet crop does Ð at the beet dump.
Stacer will be delivering his sugar beets to the Michigan Sugar Co. piling ground, just like his dad.
With this year's crop still in the ground, the future farmer already has ambitious plans for next year's crop.
"I want to grow sugar beets, corn, beans and maybe wheat next year," said Stacer, whose favorite part about growing sugar beets is planting them.
And for those who haven't guessed what Stacer wants to be when he grows up, he's thinking farming just might be in his future.


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Advocacy group StartupAUS has welcomed a series of policies formally unveiled this week by the ALP, including the creation of 100,000 university placements for STEM studnets, new entrepreneur visas and the creation of a 'startup year' for final year university students.
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By now, chances are you’ve heard some of the uproar surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Introduced to the House of Representatives in October by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), it is designed as a countermeasure to Internet piracy.
So, let’s educate ourselves about it, shall we?
Above: SOPA was introduced in the House by Lamar Smith (R-Texas) on October 26, 2011
What is SOPA trying to do?
Piracy is a problem. It’s straight-up wrong. Stealing movies, games, music, whatever; it’s all wrong. Oh, you have a counter-argument? Sorry, nope. Piracy is bad. It hurts artists, plain and simple.
SOPA is the House’s proposed solution to the piracy problem. Its goal is to put power into the hands of owners of intellectual properties so that they can better police how their product is being distributed. In a lot of ways, its goal is a noble one. It’s looking to protect those who create a work and are essentially being stolen from.
However, SOPA is certainly far from the correct solution. Heck, in my eyes, it’s perhaps the most harmful thing to possibly happen to the Internet since its inception.
What exactly would SOPA look like in practice?
Upon passing, SOPA would give owners of intellectual property (or the US Department of Justice) the ability to seek court orders against websites that they believe are infringing upon their copyrights. Whether those sites are actively enabling infringement or are simply allowing it to happen doesn’t matter. If your site is perceived as promoting any sort of copyright infringement, it can be shut down without notification. Pretty frightening.
To make matters worse, it also allows the property rights holders to legally demand all revenue to an offending site be stopped, regardless of where it’s coming from. That means no revenue from ads, donations, or even payments coming from online payment services like PayPal or Google Checkout. Essentially, SOPA gives IP holders the unchecked power to shut down a site for an undisclosed amount of time.
Finally, it would require search engines to remove the listings of websites that have been shut down. In effect, for as long as a website is banned, it no longer exists.
Who will this affect?
Everyone that owns a website. From the smallest blogs to YouTube to, let’s just say, GamesRadar, anyone that relies on copyrighted material to run their site could face scrutiny. Theoretically, SOPA could even affect sites that allow comments on their content. If someone were to link to illegal materials on a website, that site could be nailed for enabling piracy. The definition of how websites enable piracy is so broad that it would make websites unreasonably responsible for their user-generated content.
With the possibility of losing all ad revenue and traffic from search engines, the risk of launching a new startup is much higher. From a pure business perspective, SOPA could cripple one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, and one that is creating huge numbers of jobs.
Who supports it?
Well, a lot of groups. Most notable for the gaming community is the ESA, a collection of publishers that includes Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, Sega, Epic and a slew of others.
Outside of the gaming industry, the biggest supporters tend to be those with high stakes in their copyrighted material, such as the RIAA or MPAA. Domain registrar GoDaddy originally supported the bill, but after boycotts led by Reddit – which resulted in huge losses for the company, including the removal of Wikipedia and its subsidiaries from GoDaddy’s servers – the company has withdrawn its support.
Who’s against it?
Pretty much anyone who relies on user-generated content, most notably Google, which owns Youtube. Also against the bill are the Wikimedia foundation, Facebook, Yahoo!, Twitter, Tumblr, Yahoo! and the EFF.
Some good news
See those names up there? They represent a huge amount of money in the growing industry called The Internet. If the bill passes – which it seems poised to do at the time of this writing – we can expect a huge amount of resistance to come from those names. At the very least, the bill will face a huge legal battle, if not outright dismissal through our country’s wonderful legal system. There’s a whole lot of money on each side of the issue, so it’s going to be interesting to watch.
What can we do?
Write to your congressperson. Call them. Sign the petition. Vote with your money by resisting the urge to give money to those who support SOPA. Attend the American Censorship Day protests. Above all, educate yourself about what’s going on in Congress right now. SOPA is a landmark bill that could completely change the way we use the Internet for the worse. Let’s fight it.


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… Creates 300,000 employment for Nigerians
By Steve Agbota and Chinwendu Obienyi
Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc. has empowered about 250,5000 farmers and created 300,000 jobs for Nigerians through its value chain mostly in the area of agriculture in the country.
The company was able to empower more Nigerians with many jobs through innovative products and improved local raw materials’ sourcing, which is currently close to 50 per cent, as the company targeted 60 per cent of its local raw materials sourcing by 2020.
To this end, NB, in conjunction with Heineken Supply Chain BV of the Netherlands and other Heineken companies, is involved in activities aimed at development of new hybrid sorghum varieties with the potential of increasing the yield/output for sorghum farmers as well as improving the quality of sorghum malt, which is a major raw material input in the company’s operations.
According to the statement, excerpts from 2016 Annual Reports said two high-yielding sorghum varieties have been developed and registered by the company, even as the process of commercialising their production is ongoing. It also said the company has a subsisting consultancy agreement with a Nigerian professor on the development of sorghum seeds.
The company’s Managing Director, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde, who addressed newsmen at the pre-Annual General Meeting (AGM) media briefing in Lagos, said that it is also making progress in the deployment of new hybrid sorghum varieties, adding that yields had increased over time in line with the firm’s growth projections.
He said the company had been in the sorghum value chain since 1998, noting that it was also investing in research and development with regard to sorghum seeds, adding that the company had embarked on various sorghum value chains to increase its source locally.
The NB Plc boss said the company is making progress with its partners – International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) and Psaltry International, a local processing company – on value extraction from cassava, stating that the company at the moment has two sorghum plants in Kaduna and Aba to improve local production of the product.
On the company’s performance during the period under review, he said that 2016 was challenging due to the impact of high inflation, scarcity of foreign exchange and drop in oil price at the international market.
Vervelde said that government revenue in 2016 was under pressure due to crude oil price crash, which led to low purchasing power. He, however, expressed optimism in the company adapting to policies in the operating environment in order to deliver good return on investment to stakeholders.
He added: “It is anticipated that economic activities will improve in 2017, considering the far reaching fiscal and monetary measures being planned and implemented by the Federal Government. It is therefore hoped that with the gradual rise in the price of oil and a steady increase in the volume of oil output, the naira will be strengthened and forex will be more available for businesses. The brewed product market would remain competitive and consumers are expected to continue the down-trading as they seek for more affordable brands.”


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IT was a boot-iful weekend as town businesses raked in the profits from one of the muddiest Reading Festivals in history.
Outdoor clothing and specialist shops found themselves besieged by revellers as record numbers of wellies flew off the shelves. One store reported selling 1,500 pairs over the weekend, and many shops had to put in extra orders to cope with demand.
And while pink polka dots and designer Burberry might have been popular with dedicated followers of fashion, most welly-wearers opted for the regulation green and black.
Drew's Ironmongers in Caversham Road ran out of boots by lunchtime on Friday and had to put up
cardboard posters saying: "Wellies expected at 2pm."
Managing director David Drew said: "We sold 1,500 pairs of boots - they were queuing round the shop for them. We ran out on Friday morning and had to put another order in on Friday evening. In 30 years this is the first time we have ever made money out of the festival."
Brian Carter, managing director of Jackson's, had just one pair of wellies left after the bumper
"We sold out completely on Thursday morning and had three new deliveries on Friday. And we sold out of those by Friday night," he said.
"We have sold at least 500 pairs. I can't remember us ever selling so many wellies."
An employee at Millets in the town centre said almost 400 pair of boots had been snapped up almost as soon as they arrived at the store and sales had been the best ever.
Outdoor shop Blacks had to turn away "hundreds and
hundreds" of people mistakenly thinking they could buy their boots there and at Homebase, which sold 150 pairs a day over the weekend, one amused member of staff said people had been so desperate for wellies that some had left with two left-foot boots and others with odd sizes.
Carter's in Caversham Road and Meadway Outfitters also had bumper sales, with the latter forced to put up a sign saying it was out of wellies
Those who didn't manage to find wellies were spared further misery after the Environment Agency quickened the drainage of the site by stemming water levels on the River Thames on Thursday afternoon.
Spokesman Lisa Wigmore said: "We opened some gates at the weir at Caversham Lock to allow the water to drop by six inches.
"It was done very gradually in a controlled way and enabled the festival site to drain and stopped it being waterlogged. It's been a very wet August. We hope we helped and people were as dry as possible."
More than 160,000 are believed to have flocked to this year's event.
Just over 500 crimes were reported to the police, the huge majority of which were petty crimes such as thefts of mobile phones and from tents.
Seventy-one people were arrested, many for possessing cannabis, but police said the overall crime figures for this year's festival were down from last year.
Police spokesman Sian Hickman said: "It's the same every year. There are a few opportunist thieves who help themselves to people's belongings."
Traffic police from the Special Envoy team were drafted in to marshal the traffic leaving the town yesterday, with all routes going out of the town gridlocked in the morning as festival goers tried to leave the site for the midday deadline.
British Transport Police based at Reading Station also drafted in a dozen extra officers to help deal with the crowds of revellers returning home by train.


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Mobile applications development offers an unprecedented opportunity for developers to make business. The study of mobile applications development by IDC reveals that the current trend for applications that have a one-time cost and are cheap is soon coming to the end.
With more mobile applications evolving and becoming more sophisticated, developers are also weighing their prospects for marketing the application. The mobile development market is maturing and the developers are all set to develop applications triple the number from last year.
The priorities for developers are changing and so are the business models. Observing the rage with mobile applications and mobile devices and operating systems that offer advanced functions and capabilities the developers are fast adapting their strategies as well. Earlier the applications were simple with only content but now multimedia rich functionalities are required. Applications with GPS, social and cloud services are being developed. Developers are drifting away from free apps and $99 sales to models such as in-app purchasing, advertising and mobile commerce that witnessed a growth of 86 percent.
To generate more revenue from an application for a longer period advertising and other methods would be the upcoming trend. As developers are getting more serious about making money ways that would drive recurring revenue depending on the usage or a subscription fee will be preferred.
Another trend as evident by the IDC survey is the shift of developers from iPhone to multiple devices. Google is fast catching up with Apple in terms of popularity. Android tablets are getting popular with developers. The ratings for those interested in developing for Android tablets has gone up from 62 percent last year to seventy four percent this year. As for the ratings of Blackberry they have gone up to 28 percent from 16 percent last year. The iPad only saw an increase of 3 percent from last year but still has the lead with 87 percent in its pocket.
Overall as evident from the number of applications being developed it is no surprise that this year the figures reveal a two fold increase in the number of developers willing to build for four different devices. iPhone has to its credit 92 percent of mobile app developers interested in iPhone application development. The second place has been grabbed by Android phone with 87 percent followed by iPad with 87 percent and Android tablet with 74 percent. After these four having close ratings, there is a considerable dip after which ranks the Blackberry Playboy with 38 percent.


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America's Eating Habits
Hunter, Beatrice Trum, Consumers' Research Magazine
In America, today, poor diets are typically too high in calories and fats, and too low in fruits and vegetables--problems associated with certain chronic diseases and obesity.
These words, in the introductory remarks of a report recently issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS), depict recent (long-term) changes in American eating habits, and the consequences resulting from the changes. The report is one in a series of several critical reports recently issued by ERS on the status of the current American diet, and the implications. Other reports focus on the growing trend of eating away from home, and its impact on the decline of quality in the American diet; the current diet of American children; and an assessment of actual food consumption by Americans, compared with official recommendations.
These reports, examined in toto, confirm and give added weight to concerns already expressed by many nutritionists, dietitians, health practitioners, and public health officials. All groups have reported findings, based on clinical studies, that current American eating habits are poor, and apt to get poorer, due to changes in eating patterns.
The reports serve as a wake-up call. They deserve study and discussion. These are some of the highlights:
More Americans than ever are overweight, fiber consumption is low, and snack foods are as popular as ever ... Americans are eating more and exercising less ... Consumers eat three meals a day, quench their thirst with carbonated beverages, and constantly nibble on snacks. Is it any wonder that by the end of the day few of us know how many calories we have ingested, let alone our fat intake? ... Clearly, counting grams of fat is more difficult for food purchased from the local hamburger joint, a sidewalk vendor, or a supermarket deli [than from home-prepared foods]...
Eating Away from Home. The frequency of eating away from home rose by more than two-thirds over the past two decades, from 16% of all meals and snacks in 1977-78 to 27% by 1995 (the latest year examined in the report). It is anticipated that the trend will continue. Regarding the health consequences of this trend, ERS found that foods prepared and eaten at home generally contain less fat and less saturated fat, but more fiber, calcium, and iron, than foods eaten away from home. The report notes that, in recent years, the nutritional content of foods eaten at home had improved more than those eaten away from home.
"American consumers are inching ever closer to a dining watershed," the report notes. "The continued growing popularity of eating away from home has brought Americans to the verge of spending as much on food away from home as they do on food prepared at home." In 1970, 34% of the food dollars were spent on food away from home; today, it has risen to 46%. If a baseline had been chosen for a time period prior to 1970, the percentage would have been extremely low.
The consequences of this trend are especially important with American children. A USDA survey found that 88% of children age 6 to 18 have poor diets. An ERS report raised questions about nutrient intake by children eating more and more of their meals away from home. This trend indicates a lessening of control over what children eat, how the food is prepared, and the nutrient quality of the diet. For example, broccoli and kale are not likely to be on menus where children choose to eat. The potatoes are likely to be deep-fried, not baked. White potatoes will be available, but sweet potatoes are not apt to be on the menu. The limited food offerings probably will be high in fat, low in essential nutrients such as calcium and iron and contain added sugars and salt.
Recommended vs. Actual Food Consumption. Perhaps the most discouraging news of all is contained in ERS's report: A Dietary Assessment of the U.S. Food Supply. The study compares actual food consumption with official recommendations. …


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Boeing will not appeal tariff ruling in Bombardier's favour
U.S. plane maker had sought tariffs of up to 300 per cent on imported Bombardier jets
Aircraft giant Boeing will not appeal a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission that allows its Canadian rival Bombardier to sell its newest commercial jets without heavy duties.
Boeing launched a trade case with the independent International Trade Commission last April, arguing that governments in Canada and Britain subsidized development of Bombardier's C Series commercial jets and allowed the Montreal-based company to sell it at unfairly low prices.
But in a surprise decision in January, the ITC voted unanimously in favour of Bombardier, saying Chicago-based Boeing didn't suffer harm from prospective imports of C Series planes.
That decision eliminated nearly 300 per cent in duties imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A Boeing spokesperson confirmed the decision not to appeal Thursday night, but declined to elaborate.
Last month, the Canadian government said Boeing was approved to participate in an upcoming competition to replace Canada's CF-18s, but the company hadn't announced a decision on whether it will actually bid.


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UPDATE: Empty hydrants, firefighters use sea water to put out major blaze in Portland
Firefighters battling a major blaze at a commercial complex on the corner of Blake Street in Port Antonio, Portland early this morning had to resort to pumping water from the sea to put the fire because the hydrants were dry amid the usual water lock-off in the parish capital.
The fire, which started about 2:15 a.m consumed the top section of a two-storey complex, destroying a restaurant and damaging a store house, a supermarket and a bathroom area.
"We were severely hampered in our efforts," said District Officer of Portland Fire Department, Wade McDermott.
"We had to call in back-up from Buff Bay, some 18 miles away. Realising that the water was turned off, we had to pump water from the sea, which is approximately 100 meters from the blaze," he said.
According to the District Officer, the loss incurred by business owners and operators is hefty, although an actual figure could not be immediately given.
He said while the risk was extremely high, the structural damage could be quite significant, as several explosions took place on the top floor of the commercial complex.
Stephen Williams, a senior employee at Shine’s Supermarket, which suffered damage to its storehouse, cafeteria and its office area, said the loss of perishable and non-perishable goods could run into millions of dollars.
While the firefighters fought the blaze, a large crowd gathered along William Street with many staring in awe.
The entire top section of the building has been virtually destroyed with minor damage to its second floor including a cosmetic store and a store room.
Shine’s Supermarket, which is on the ground floor, was also affected by fire, and the intense heat also damaged a significant amount of stock.


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Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies board for close to three years, has stepped down. » Read More
By: Venky Ganesan, managing director of Menlo Ventures
Driving as we know it is about to fundamentally change, says VC Venky Ganesan. Here's what the future will look like in a world of self-driving cars. » Read More
Takata’s airbags are now at the center of the auto industry’s biggest recall, The New York Times reports.
Delinquencies in subprime auto loans are on the rise, and that could signal bad news for lenders and automakers.
Google's self-driving car project took a step closer to market with the hire of a top executive from Airbnb.
Tesla has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy solar panel installer SolarCity.
A Texas jury said a General Motors ignition switch, linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths, was not to blame for a fatal 2011 crash.
A jury has found that a General Motors ignition switch was not to blame for a 2011 accident.
Volkswagen AG announced on Thursday the compensation deal made in connection with the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal.
Tesla Motors has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy solar panel installer SolarCity, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.
Amazon.com on Thursday launched Amazon Vehicles, an online platform for users to research on cars, auto parts and accessories.
Singapore is taking the next step in the world's move towards self-driving vehicles with the first public trial of autonomous-drive taxis.
Ford Motor said on Wednesday it was recalling about 91,000 vehicles worldwide to replace faulty fuel-pump parts that could potentially cause a car to stall without warning.
The new Tesla battery pack is unlikely to boost sales much, a Kelley Blue Book expert told CNBC.
Tesla unveiled its Model S sedan and Model X crossover Tuesday, with substantially faster acceleration and longer battery range.
Uber and Lyft have had big fights with cities over fingerprinting drivers, which they have said does nothing to improve safety.
Both Tesla Motors and SolarCity shares gave up their gains after Tesla announced new versions of its Model S and Model X.
For the second year in a row, the number of people killed in traffic fatalities increased substantially from January through June.


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Jonathan Price and Dawn Alexander celebrate the launch of Crust Never Sleeps bakery. Also: Shiloh & Gaines launches on Hendersonville Road; Asheville Drag Brunch closes out the year with two shows; and plenty more!
Olivette Riverside Community and Farm hosts a benefit festival for ASAP’s Double SNAP for Food and Vegetables program. Also: MANNA FoodBank’s popular Empty Bowls returns; Nine Mile bottles its salad dressings; and more!
Botanical Bones receives a $50,000 grant for its expanding dog treat business. Also: North Carolina Craft Beverage Museum launches its traveling exhibit; Brews & Bears celebrates its latest gathering; and more!
Ashleigh Shanti hosts a pop-up to celebrate her “Top Chef” debut. Plus: Parlor launched in downtown; MANNA FoodBank hosts its latest Student Food Drive; and more!
The Haywood Street Congregation readies to welcome back diners to its Downtown Welcome Table. Also: West End Bakery expands its hours and menu; several new restaurants celebrate recent openings; and more!
Water Street opens, Bold Rock adds downtown tap room, Noble Cider adds Sunday brunch and more
The first week of August was déjà vu all over again for Jane Anderson, executive director of the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. After a jubilant but all too brief return to near normalcy for the hospitality industry beginning in late spring, COVID-19 cases were again on the rise, and business owners were once again forced […]
Asheville Cider Crawl is set for Saturday, Aug. 28, plus the Omni Grove Park Inn hosts its 29th annual National Gingerbread House Competition, Metro Wines raises money for homeless pets, and more local food news.
Darë Vegan Cheese receives a NC IDEA SEED grant for expansion, a new sourdough bread operation is on the rise, a new tailgate market launches in Weaverville and more local food news.
Local restaurant owners face increasing challenges and difficult decisions as Buncombe County lowers dining room capacity to 30%.
From work pod parties to outdoor dining with friends, Asheville chefs and restaurant owners are finding new ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in 2020.
Initially seen as a lifesaver, the Paycheck Protection Program has instead become a lead weight around the necks of many independent restaurants.
Although Asheville’s locally focused restaurants have bid adieu for now to the tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini of summer, chefs find something in every season’s harvest to get excited about.
What people know and prefer when it comes to turkey’s signature side dish depends largely on what side of the Mason-Dixon line they grew up on.
“For many years, the stereotype was if you were a woman in the kitchen, you would do pastry, and that was seen as a lesser thing. That perception still lingers, but I think it is changing,” says James Beard Foundation Award-winning pastry chef and Asheville native Camille Cogswell.
On Thursday, Sept. 13, ASAP will bring farmers and restaurants together in its third annual Local Food Experience. Also: Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. rolls out a collaborative pizza series; Oak and Grist Distilling Co. celebrates its first bottle release; Asheville Community Garden Network hosts its annual dinner; and more.


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English Premiership club Leicester Tigers have inked a new deal with Samurai Sports that will see the latter replace Kukri Sports as the club’s official kit partners. Kukri originally came on board as Tigers’ uniform partners at the beginning of the 2017/18 season on a two year deal, which was later extended by a year till the end of the 19/20 season.
Samurai have now signed a three year contract to replace Kukri beginning July 1, 2020. The deal will be for the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.
Samurai already outfit both Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks- teams that are currently 1 and 2 in the Premiership Rugby table at the time of writing.
These are the new Exeter Chiefs jerseys 17/18, Exeter rugby’s new home and third tops for the upcoming AVIVA Premiership season. Made by Samurai Sports, the new Exeter Chiefs 2017/18 kits were officially unveiled at Cathedral Green on 12 July, 2017. Continue reading
Here is the new Exeter Chiefs European shirt 2016/2017, a third jersey made for AVIVA Premiership side Exeter Chiefs by kit partners Samurai Sports. The strip, featuring blue and pink colours inspired by the Northern Lights, made its debut at the recent Singha 7’s and will also be available to use in the European Champions Cup and Anglo-Welsh Cup Continue reading
These are the new Portugal 7’s kits 2016, the Portuguese national sevens team’s new home and alternate strips for the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series. Made by their new kit partners Samurai Sports, the new Portuguese rugby shirts were released in the last week of November 2015, just in time for the upcoming Dubai 7’s which will be the first event on the circuit this season. Continue reading
This is the new Kenya 7’s rugby kit 2016, the Kenyan national rugby team’s new kit for the 2016 HSBC Sevens tournament. Made by Samurai Sports, this is expected to be worn by the national side during 7’s fixtures in 2016 Continue reading
This is the new Sale Sharks kit 15/16, Sale Rugby’s new home strip for the upcoming AVIVA Premiership season. Made by Samurai Sports, the new home shirt was officially launched on September 3, 2015.
The strip is a newer, modern version of the uniform wore by Sale when they lifted the Premiership title a decade ago. The uniform will get its first run out this weekend when they take on Leicester Tigers. Continue reading


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CLEARWATER, Fla. (PRWEB) November 14, 2019 -- New movers across America could win a thousand dollars just by opening their mail. In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Small Business Saturday, Our Town America, the nation’s premier New Mover Marketing franchise, will award 10 certificates of $1,000 each in 10 different cities from coast-to-coast.
To win one of these $1,000 “Golden Certificate Giveaway” prizes, new residents in these cities simply must tear open their personalized Our Town America new mover welcome package and call up to claim the money. They’ll receive a check they can spend anywhere, though they’re encouraged to support local businesses during the holiday season.
“With this ‘Golden Certificate Giveaway,’ we welcome new movers to our communities across America while encouraging them to buy at local businesses,” says Our Town America’s CEO Michael Plummer, Jr. “Our goal is to help small businesses flourish because these mom-and-pop shops are the backbone of our economy. This holiday season, we ask new movers to learn about their local retailers. Drop in, say ‘hello,’ and spend money with the businesses located right in their own neighborhoods. It’s a win-win for all and a celebration of everything ‘local’ this holiday season.”
Here’s how the “Golden Certificate Giveaway” works. In the coming weeks, Our Town America will mail out their December 2019 New Mover Welcome Packages full of valuable local business offers. These one-time housewarming certificates give new movers deals at local restaurants, dental offices, gyms and other businesses.
For ten lucky winners, a golden certificate of $1,000 will be included alongside the other offers. All each winner needs to do to claim their prize is call the Our Town America phone number printed on the Golden Certificate. Once claimed over the phone, each winner will be awarded a check for the money as part of a local ceremony during the holiday season. Winners have until January 16 to claim their prize.
Our Town America launched the “Golden Certificate Giveaway” because even though things are looking up for retailers this holiday shopping season (The National Retail Federation predicts 2019 November and December in–store retail sales to increase between 3.8%-4.2% over sales in 2018), generating in-store traffic throughout the year remains difficult and many retailers simply struggle to “hang on” until the holidays.
Plummer hopes the “Golden Certificate Giveaway” will inspire thousands of new movers to support local retailers, even if they don’t win one of the big prizes.
“We support Small Business Saturday year-round at Our Town America,” says Plummer. “Each Welcome Package we deliver represents a new opportunity for a new resident to build long-term, loyal relationships with local business owners offering the goods and services they need. We hope the ‘Golden Certificate Giveaway’ inspires more new movers than ever to open their Welcome Package, take advantage of the offers, and build relationships with some of the best small business owners in their backyard.”
For more information about Our Town America and the “Golden Certificate Giveaway” please visit https://www.ourtownamerica.com.
About Our Town America
For 47 years, Our Town America has been providing new residents with warm housewarming savings, from local neighborhood businesses, in a premium welcome package. Since the company began franchising in 2005, Our Town America has consistently been placed in the Franchise Top 50, ranking top in their category for franchisee satisfaction.
Our Town America will only recommend one of each business type, in a specific zip code, in its Welcome Package. This has been one of the key catalysts for their long-term success. Sponsors consistently rave about the uniqueness of the New Mover Marketing Program — specifically their ability to reach a brand-new audience of impressionable new residents each month.
Because of Our Town America’s devotion to those concepts, thousands of satisfied business owners attest to the success and effectiveness of the program. Additionally, dozens of locally owned franchisees validate Our Town America’s concept as a viable business opportunity.
Our Town America’s mission is to help families and individuals adjust to their new community, while helping businesses gain new and loyal customers. In addition, they strive to provide franchisees with an excellent business opportunity. The eight million households who receive Our Town America’s welcome packages annually prove that Our Town America is committed to following through on their mission.
For more information, visit the Our Town America website at https://www.ourtownamerica.com or call 1-800-497-8360.
Liz McKee, Our Town America, https://www.ourtownamerica.com/, +1 919-377-9587, [email protected]
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In its third quarter report, Apple has posted 12% growth in profit along with strong sales of the iPhone 5. However, iPad sales slunk for the company. The company said that they sold 35.2 million iPhones in the quarter ended June 28, up 12.7% from the same period last year. However, it is a little lower than analyst expectations. While most of their sales were in the United Sales, BRIC markets–Brazil, Russia, India and China–also showed higher sales for the iPhone.
Higher iPhone sales led to greater Q3 profit at $7.75 billion, up from $6.9 billion in the same period last year. Revenue rose 6% to $37.4 billion. This is the second quarter of double-digit percentage growth in iPhone sales for Apple.


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The Tech.eu Podcast is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech from the past 10 days or so, including the new report from the UK markets watchdog on an Apple-Google arrangement on search engines, fintech news as TransferWise obtained a license to offer retail investment services and solarisBank’s €60 million funding round, a small but interesting acquisition over in Finland and much more. Later in the show, you’ll hear an interview with Raph Crouan, a partner and business development lead for VC firm C4 Ventures.
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UK regulators take aim at Apple’s search engine deal with Google
Germany’s solarisBank raises funding
Transferwise ventures into offering investments
Garmin goes shopping in Finland
Funding in the ‘death care’ sector
Six VC firms raising fresh funds
? Raph Crouan, Partner Business Development at C4 Ventures
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Critics and supporters come out in force to discuss SpaceX’s plans to launch from South Texas
MediaTek Dimensity 2000 chip rumored to employ Arm’s latest designs and TSMC’s 4nm tech
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Rideshare Service Submits Testimony From State Drivers In Worker Classification Case
Ridesharing has proven controversial across the US, particularly in California, where a recent court ruling found that Uber drivers were employees, not contractors. Uber’s efforts to block a class action suit in the state from a plaintiff seeking that drivers be classified as employees, not independent contractors, has been garnering significant coverage from traditional and tech media outlets, including commentary on the ongoing debate about how judges and policy makers should address issues created by the emerging sharing economy related to antiquated labor laws. The Wall Street Journal reports in its “Digits” blog that Uber on Thursday submitted testimonies from 400 California driver partners, in which they asserted their preference for being classified as independent contractors because they want the flexibility such classification affords them. WSJ notes that Uber is arguing that the case doesn’t merit class action status because the plaintiff doesn’t represent the drivers that value their independent contractor status. TechCrunch reports that the brief, filed Thursday, opposes granting the suit class action status, claiming that it “does not reflect the desires of most of its drivers to remain independent.” The New York Times reports that labor lawyers dispute Uber’s argument, asserting that “the heart of the class-action certification case” should consider “how much uniformity there was in Uber’s treatment of its drivers when they were working for the company” rather than “how much uniformity there was among the drivers themselves.” Business Insider reports that Uber describes itself as a “lead generation” app connecting “people who want rides” with “drivers who sell them,” according to testimony by Professor Justin McRary, “an expert hired by Uber,” that the company submitted to the court Thursday.
What Happens Next
The outcome of the suit is uncertain. The Los Angeles Times notes that if Uber is successful, the class action suit may turn into “a run-of-the-mill lawsuit with only three plaintiffs.” Ultimately, the Times says Uber “will do what it can to avoid” class-action status, because a loss in a class action suit “can be a lot more expensive than losing a suit against individuals.”
What This Means For Small Businesses
Many small business owners rely on independent contractors to help grow their business. Uber’s challenges in employee classification are troubling to small businesses across California, who may similarly find themselves under increased pressure to classify workers as employees, and thus provide benefits like paid leave and unemployment insurance.
The San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg News, The Hill, Reuters, and the Washington Post are among the other outlets covering Uber’s battle in the California suit. In an article for New York Magazine Annie Lowrey asserts that the sharing economy necessitates an adjustment to US labor law. NFIB previously covered Uber’s struggles in California.
Note: this article is intended to keep small business owners up on the latest news. It does not necessarily represent the policy stances of NFIB.


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Five Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels have unveiled new meeting offerings for 2017 group programs. Located in the Walt Disney World Resort, these hotels are within walking distance of the Disney Springs area. The new waterfront Disney Springs offers a wide mix of shops, a variety of both upscale and casual dining options and live entertainment options.
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In early March, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo broke ground on the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion on Manhattan’s West Side. This groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction on the first phase of the $1.5 billion expansion project.
The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence and Meeting Professionals International have come together to offer a new, enhanced experience for global meetings and incentive professionals at the SITE + MPI Global Forum. The crossover between both industries and memberships sparked the idea for the event, taking place Jan. 12–14, 2018 at the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria in Italy—a hotel in the heart of Rome.
Mahaffey Fabric Structures—a provider of temporary turnkey structures and shelter solutions in the U.S.—has launched Manhattan Matrix by Mahaffey. The fully-enclosed special event structure is a 50 feet by 82 feet with an all-glass front eave side that evokes a feeling of luxury typically found in permanent installations. It will house large events and was on display at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas March 7–11, 2017.
In our Winter 2017 issues, we’re featuring the tech companies that were part of the 2016 ibtm America TechCollective in partnership with DAHLIA+. Because we can only fit so much in print, read on for our full interview with Holden Bigler-Johnson, customer success and business development, Lumi.
Meetoo is a live polling app with real-time messaging that works seamlessly with PowerPoint.
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AAA Four Diamond Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, located in Bonita Springs, Fla., not only boasts 85,000 square feet of event space, but they also just added an outdoor event and venue: The Lazy River with water slides. Providing guests with a leisurely outdoor activity, the Lazy River and water slides allow attendees to get some sun and relax, and is especially well-suited for those traveling with their families.
Omni Hotels & Resorts has appointed top leadership positions for the Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta. Ramon Reyes will be the general manager and Jennifer Mayo will serve as director of sales and marketing.
In our Winter 2017 issues, we’re featuring the tech companies that were part of the 2016 ibtm America TechCollective in partnership with DAHLIA+. Because we can only fit so much in print, read on here for our full interview with Melissa Pinard, marketing manager, InitLive
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Connie Kopecky was recently hired as the sales account executive for Visit Milwaukee in Wisconsin.
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AAA wrapped up their undercover inspections of hotels and restaurants through North America. They then rated them on a scale of One to Five Diamonds, they have just announced the highest-rated properties.


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Police locate missing 11-year-old girl
Pittsburgh police have located an 11-year-old girl last seen at Greenfield Pre K-8 School Friday afternoon.
Jasmin Stuart was wearing a pair of blue jeans, black and while Converse tennis shoes, a pink and white striped shirt and black, teal and pink Nike coat, according to police. Jasmin was carrying a black and white backpack with a large Nike logo.
She was found safe on Saturday afternoon.


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An initial peanut butter recall made surrounding Trader Joe’s stores has expanded to more than 70 products nationwide. The peanut butter in question is tainted with salmonella and is produced by Sunland, Incorporation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this peanut butter recall now affects different types of nut-based butters, including almond. Although these products are produced by Sunland, Inc., they are sold by numerous grocery stores throughout the country under different names. Grocery stores that are currently selling these defective products include Whole Foods, WalMart, and Target.
As of now, there have been 19 reported salmonella cases pertaining to the peanut butter. The family of a 4-year-old who became ill from the tainted peanut butter has already filed a lawsuit. Most of the reported salmonella illnesses are concentrated in children under the age of 10.
Please contact the product liability lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. by calling 800-242-2874 if you or someone you know has fallen ill after eating a contaminated food product.


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[OPINION] Jonathan Aberman: New Md. cyber tax credits a big win on two fronts
May 10, 2018
By The 2030 Group
By: Jonathan Aberman
Maryland recently enacted two new cybersecurity industry tax credits — good news for Maryland’s cybersecurity industry and also an example of how a business-oriented group can turn advocacy into results.
The first tax credit will promote investment in Maryland’s cybersecurity product companies by providing a credit for individuals and entities that invest at least $25,000 in those businesses. The second tax credit encourages small businesses to purchase cybersecurity products or services from Maryland-based businesses, by giving them a tax credit equal to 50 percent of qualified spending. The aggregate amount of the tax credits available for both purposes is $10 million over the next two years.
If you have been paying attention to diverse groups such as The 2030 Group, the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. and TEDCO, you know that each has been advocating for greater investment in building cybersecurity product companies and encouraging regional businesses to buy local when purchasing technology. They and others have also often pointed out that small businesses are actually the most at risk for cyberattacks, since they often do not have the resources to purchase cybersecurity technologies. Based on this, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that the creation and promotion of these tax credits results at least in part from strong business community engagement.
Somewhat surprisingly, the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc. led the charge on this legislation. I’ve always found CAMI interesting. It is a not-for-profit that was formed by Art Jacoby to promote the growth of Maryland’s cybersecurity industry. Art formed the group because he saw a need for it; he was an entrepreneur who saw a market need that needed to be filled. CAMI wasn’t formed as a legislative advocacy group. Its mission was to show which companies were growing in Maryland’s cybersecurity industry via its on-line directory of cybersecurity companies and to create opportunities for these companies through business connection events. CAMI’s leadership took a small budget, and, like many entrepreneurs I know, bootstrapped CAMI’s way to relevance.
Talking with Executive Director Stacey Smith, I learned that CAMI had looked at the Maryland cybersecurity legislative landscape and decided to take an entrepreneurial risk. Legislation that would have accomplished many of the objectives of the recently adopted tax credits had languished during last year’s legislative session. Rather than wait for others to advocate for these credits, CAMI decided to take the financial risk of hiring a legislative expert and jumping into the legislative process. CAMI went from connecting members of the cybersecurity industry with one another to connecting these members with legislators.
Smith had worked in the Maryland government before taking on the leadership of CAMI. She sees the tax-credit process as a template for how the region can grow more rapidly. Because cybersecurity is a very fast-moving industry, government policy makers often cannot move quickly enough to keep up.
“What works best is to have a partnership of collaboration between the public and private sector, with the public sector providing some of the resources and connections needed by the private sector while seeking insight from the private sector and relying on the private sector to execute on the plan,” she says.
I see in CAMI’s actions a successful model for how to combine entrepreneurial energy and engagement with the government to achieve a business community objective. It’s another example of how the region’s business leaders can accomplish meaningful changes when they work together.
It also provides an additional lesson of broader application. The overall financial amount of the tax credits — $10 million – is a far smaller amount than dollars made available to attract large businesses. It will be interesting to see over the next two years how many Maryland cybersecurity businesses will benefit from these tax credits. My suspicion is that the number will be significant. There’s no better way than finding new customers to help a business grow – getting financial assistance to find them is a big deal.
Although policymakers will often focus on hunting elephants – searching for the next large company to locate in their jurisdiction – the best solutions are often found in helping the businesses that are already there. Asking them what they need and finding ways to promote their growth is just as important as elephant hunting, if not more so. And it’s usually easier and cheaper to accomplish.


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Saudi Arabia’s SAR 750 million (USD 200 million) strategy for innovation in agriculture has seen the number of organic farms increase by 28 percent to 312 over the last few years.
The plan aims to increase the capacity of organic farming by 300 percent, to provide sustainable food and to contribute to the economy. Organic farming is a method of agricultural production that uses natural materials to grow food without the use of (chemical) fertilizers, pesticides, hormones or genetically modified organisms.
In 2020, the country’s total area for organic farming was 27 thousand hectares compared to 25 thousand hectares in 2019. The output of organic farming in Saudi Arabia amounted to 99 tons in 2020 which indicates an increase of 60 percent compared to 2019.
Saudi Arabia has introduced a mechanism for more traceability. It allows the organic produce to be traced by consumers, who simply scan the QR codes on the products with their smartphones. The feature allows the consumer to know where and who has grown the fruits and vegetables.
An AgriTech venture known as Red Sea Farms has received SAR 37.5 million (USD 10 million) in financing or funding recently. It is one of the biggest investments in the region’s AgriTech space with investors including Saudi Aramco’s entrepreneurship entity Wa’ed.
Launched in 2018, Red Sea Farms’ system primarily uses salt water to cool greenhouses and irrigate crops which decreases the freshwater consumption by up to 90 percent.
The company plans to use the funding to build and retrofit more than six hectares of agricultural land in the central and western parts of Saudi Arabia. The company operates a salt water run pilot project at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Research & Technology Park.
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Regional deputy drugs controller Sunil Patil on Thursday said that though pharmacists play a vital role in healthcare services, their recognition is not fully identified. Addressing the World Pharmacists' Day celebration at KLEU's College of Pharmacy in Hubli, Patil that pharmacists play the role of researchers. Colege principal Dr BM Patil urged pharmacists not to be mere businessmen, but also become an integral part of the healthcare system.
The pharmacists also demanded that the exception given to hospitals and clinics from appointing Registered Pharmacist must be scrapped.
The 'Pharmacy practice' service should be reserved as an exclusive domain of pharmacist, like medical service,
The word 'Chemists and Druggists' should be deleted and replaced by the term 'Pharmacy', they said.
They demanded to enlarge the meaning of Pharmacy to include premises where ready to use drugs are sold and socked and sold, distributed and dispensed.
The pharmacists, who took part in the yatra also demanded for amendments in the Drugs and Cosmetic act 1940.
The pharmacists said the government has to look into the issues of poor remuneration and service facility available to pharmacists both in and out of government.
The pharmacists also demand a rightful place for the pharmacy service and pharmacists in the National Health Policy.
The objective of the yatra was to create awareness among the public about the role of pharmacist in health care sector, spreading the message of professional ethics and responsibility of pharmacists.
Indian Pharmacist Revolution Yatra, that was began on January 4, 2013 will complete in Kanyakumari on December 31, 2013.
Mahindra & Mahindra has informed the National Stock Exchange (NSE) that the company, as part of aligning its production with sales requirements, would be observing 'No Production Days' at its tractor plants located at Rudrapur and Jaipur for four days during the balance period of October. The management does not envisage any adverse impact on availability of tractors in the market due to adequacy of tractor stocks to serve the market requirements. Sparkle your Diwali.. 8 pm onwards only on Romedy NOW.
Mahindra & Mahindra's auto sales numbers stood at 44,911 units during September 2014, as against 43,289 units last year, up 4%. The Passenger Vehicles segment sold 19,893 units in September 2014, as against 18,916 units during September 2013. The company's domestic sales stood at 42,408 units during September 2014, as against 40,574 units during September 2013, up 5%. In September 2014, the 4-wheelers commercial segment sold 15,979 units, up 9%, while the 3-wheelers segment clocked 6,096 units.
M&M has launched its new platform tractor, the Arjun Novo, in 2 variants -- the 57 HP 605DI-i and the 52 HP 605DI-PS. The 57 HP variant is priced at Rs 7.35 lakh ex-Pune.
1) Mahindra & Mahindra recently announced that it has sold more than one lakh units of its cheetah-inspired XUV500 in less than three years of its launch in India.
Pawan Goenka, Executive Director & President, automotive & farm equipment Mahindra & Mahindra has been appointed as chairman of board of governors at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.


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(WFRV) – Wisconsin Public Service is welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to its 61st WPS Farm Show March 28-30 on the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) grounds in Oshkosh.
Along with longtime exhibitors, the WPS Farm Show also is an important event for new companies. 33 exhibitors are making their debuts at this year’s event, displaying helpful items such as aerial drone services, animal health products, dairy automation systems and seed products.
The WPS Farm Show takes place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28 and 29, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 30. Admission is free. There is a $5 charge to park on the EAA grounds.


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Documents obtained by the Guardian reveal new information about Homan Square, the “black site” where Chicago police officers detained and interrogated arrestees without booking them or giving them access to a lawyer. Among the revelations: People were taken to Homan for infractions as minor as selling a bootleg Jay Z album.
The documents also show that Homan detainees weren’t just inaccessible to their lawyers and loved ones while there—“not even the vast majority of the police force knew where they were,” the Guardian reports. The site is used primarily to interrogate suspects without the presence of an attorney, although things may be slowly changing. According to depositions given in a Guardian lawsuit against Chicago, a system for logging suspects into Homan—potentially making them discoverable to the public, or at least to other cops—may have been created this year.
According to police documents, at least 11 people observed by investigators for the Recording Industry Association of America selling bootleg CDs and DVDs (including Jay Z albums and Marvel’s Iron Man movie) were “taken to Homan Square for processing”. A woman was “transported to Homan Square for processing” after police observing a fencing location for stolen goods found her with “2 cans of Tasters Choice decaffeinated coffee with Walgreens anti-theft stickers”.
The documents also show that at least a dozen people were subjected to physical violence like punching and Tasering while detained at Homan, and at least two people died in custody there.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Pop star Rihanna is getting into the TV business.
The 24-year-old singer will executive produce and star in the new series, "Styled to Rock," for the Style network. Style Media made the announcement Wednesday.
The 10-episode series, to air next year, will give 12 aspiring designers, chosen by Rihanna, an opportunity to style A-list stars. The weekly celeb guest will decide which designer did the best job. One contestant will be sent home, and those remaining will advance to the next week's challenge. At the end, one aspiring designer will be named the winner. Prizes are still being determined.
A casting search is under way on Style's website.
Style is a division of NBCUniversal.
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Important news regarding Cake International in June
We have taken the very difficult decision not to run the Cake International show planned for 25 – 27 June 2021 at the NEC, Birmingham.
Although organised events are due to resume from 21st June, we believe it is in the best interest of our loyal exhibitor and visitor base not to run the show. We pride ourselves on putting on the world’s biggest and best cake show and we feel that the show would not be reflective of this.
Our team had worked tirelessly to implement measures to ensure the utmost safety of our attendees, however we are not able to bring you the full event experience that we pride ourselves upon, so have decided to cancel the show.
We are of course extremely disappointed given the preparation that goes into the show from all involved. As we are now back to being a family run business we would like to thank you for your patience, understanding and continued support during this time.
All ticket holders (including those transferred from 2020 events) will be automatically transferred to Cake International at the NEC 5-7 November 2021.
You do not need to do anything. All workshop students will be contacted separately.
The November event is undoubtedly the biggest cake competition and show in the world and we are working hard already to ensure we have –
- The best exhibiting companies so you can shop the best brands
- Fantastic competition entries to feast your eyes upon
- Show stopping features
- An incredible workshop line-up
- The very best artists from around the world
- Unmissable demos and content in the CI theatre
You have the option to move your entry to the virtual competition (please note entry price is the same) or transfer to Cake International 5 -7 November 2021. Please email firstname.lastname@example.org by Friday 21st May to confirm your preference. If you do not notify us, then we will not allocate you a place in either competition.
We are now eagerly working on the NEC November show and a brand new virtual show – news to be announced soon!
We look forward to returning to the NEC in November to celebrate all things cake and sugar art with you and the cake community.


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Like many retailers, we will be offering our customers a highly-curated selection of topical products like lotions, balms, oils and creams that are infused with hemp-derived CBD.
Hoosiers are able to purchase CBD oil that contains.3% or less of THC, the component of the cannabis plant which causes intoxication.
Cincinnati, OH-Kroger's throughout IN and Kentucky will now be selling CBD or Cannabidiol infused products at their stores, though they did not state which locations have picked up the products.
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Consumer demand for CBD, a non-intoxicating compound found in marijuana and hemp that proponents say can help with a variety of ailments, has spiked since the farm bill passed in December.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a law legalizing hemp production and certain CBD products in the state of Texas.
Local and state governments also have their own regulations.
In December, the USA government made industrial hemp legal.More news: Americans face backlash over biggest women´s World Cup win
CBD sales will be limited to beauty and skin-care products because the FDA does not allow stores to add CBD to food or sell it as a dietary supplement.
The Detroit News says their MI division clarified that Kroger's offerings will have no THC content, which creates the marijuana high.
CBD-infused products will not be available at OH stores due to state regulations prohibiting the sale of hemp-derived CBD products.More news: Square Enix reveals Marvel’s Avengers at E3 2019


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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne on Wednesday said his company had no plans to abandon Italy, following a recent controversy erupted over the Italian carmaker's plan to reduce its economic presence in Italy due to poor economic growth.
Still, Fiat, Italy's largest private sector employer, is facing criticism from labor unions and government officials for rolling out a plan first laid out in 2010.
According to it, Fiat would spend as much as 20 billion euros (26 billion U.S. dollars) to modernize Italian production facilities and double the country's capacity to produce new vehicles.
That plan was "put on hold" earlier this year with 90 percent of the total budget unspent, amid economic problems in Italy that has seen the country's car market erode to its size in the 1970s.
Though Marchionne said Fiat would remain in Italy for the long haul, he did not say the growth plan would be restarted and he did not promise the company would refrain from future plant closures and layoffs.
These issues are likely to be on the table when Marchionne meets Prime Minister Mario Monti on Saturday to discuss the company's plans.
Fiat, which controls U.S. automaker Chrysler, now derives more revenue from the U.S., Brazil, and from Eastern Europe than from Italy. But the company's plans in its native country are considered important because they have a big impact on investor and corporate confidence in the country's future.
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This week Hidden Path Entertainment has brought its highly successful tower defence title Defense Grid 2 to Samsung Gear VR, as well as offering a free trial for mobile users and Oculus Rift owners.
The studio launched Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition to Oculus Rift on launch day and now Gear VR owners get to experience all the same content.
What’s new about the launch is a new ‘free to try’ aspect Oculus has started, with Defense Grid 2 being the first title. Previously the company has had demos available but they’ve been few and far between. Instead this new option is actually the full videogame – rather than just a slice – with players only able to access a certain part of it. In this case Chapter 1 is available to fully play, if they like it then they can pay to access the rest of the title which is a further five chapters.
This is the same for both headset versions, and if it proves popular will likely see a continued roll out as new content is released.
The Gear VR version of Defense Grid 2 features complete controller support, whether that’s the headset touchpad, a Bluetooth gamepad, or the new Gear VR controller.
VRFocus reviewed the Oculus Rift version last year, giving it the full five stars, saying: “Hidden Path Entertainment know what they’re doing with tower defence videogames. They’ve taken their tried-and-tested method, not messed too much with the core formula and come up with Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition. In doing so they’ve created an addictive title that continues to do the series proud.”
For any further updates from the studio, keep reading VRFocus.


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DEERFIELD BEACH -- The Chamber of Commerce`s second Holiday Showcase, canceled last weekend because of rain, has been rescheduled for Saturday.
Three thousand people are expected to attend the showcase, which is to take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 225 NE Second St. Admission and parking are free.
Showcase chairman Jeff Amma said the highlight of the showcase is an 80-booth arts and crafts bazaar featuring handmade items ideal for Christmas gifts.
Visitors also can take a tour of the 49-year-old Pioneer house.


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The annual Vogue Fashion's Night Out takes place Thursday 8 September and retailers across the city will be opening their doors to all for a worldwide shopping party.
Fashion Night Out, now in its third year, promotes the fashion industry and gives shoppers a reason to spend money, have fun and enjoy the newest looks for the fall season.
Conceived by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, the event started in 2009 in New York as a way to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence and boost the industry's economy during the recession.
London's city centre, will be providing champagne and nibbles as well as freebies and discounts in celebration of this
Here is our selection of the top five things to enjoy in London's Fashion Night Out:
1. Topshop: Head to Topshop's Oxford Circus store to have a chance to make your own film clips projected onto a huge in-store video grid; topshop.com .
2. Mulberry: Their stores in Bond Street and Brompton Road will provide British food, fortune tellers, nail painters and hourly prize draws; mulberry.com .
3. Emporio Armani: Are providing great best music by teaming up with EMI and have performances from Emeli Sandé, The Good Natured and Baxter Dury. They'll also be launching their newest fragrance, Emporio Armani Diamonds: Black Carat.


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Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills.
China Mining News
The uranium from which the yellowcake was derived was originally extracted from the Saghand mine.
Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity.
All the talk of a brewing global trade war may turn out to be more bark than bite, but investors in Chinese ETFs aren’t taking any chances.
The United States and China are ABB's two largest markets with around 20,000 employees in each country.
Beijing has sought consultations with the United States, the first step in a WTO dispute, over its announced tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports.
All that can be said with confidence is that, for the next few years, both supply and demand will grow strongly.
India's Supreme Court in February quashed all iron ore mining permits in the southwestern state of Goa, one of the top producing states for the steel making raw material.
Mining companies saw its shares plummet along with metal prices on Wednesday as China announced additional tariffs on US products, a move experts say is likely to heighten global concerns of a tit-for-tat trade war between the world's biggest economies.
Healthy demand for molybdenum rich stainless steel, especially from the oil and gas industry, plus sluggish supply growth are expected to keep the price of this minor metal riding high.
New trade measures effective Monday.
Shanghai rebar surges 4.4 pct after Handan steel, coking cuts.
"We expect copper prices to hover around highs in 2018."
Jinchuan posted net profit of $41.6 million last year, up from 8.3 million a year earlier.
The company amended its guidance to around 65 per cent of the average benchmark Platts 62 CFR index.
The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel and the metals most exposed to the battery boom, cobalt, lithium and nickel.
Coal prices were supercharged last year as China pressed on with efforts to cut overcapacity.
Physical gold demand in Asian hot spots slouched this week as higher global prices made buyers hold off on purchases.
Soaring cobalt and lithium prices are pushing some companies to dig for them in the recycle bin, which some believe could be even more profitable than mining them.
Rio Tinto expects the global iron ore market to stay balanced through 2019 despite a likely moderation in steel demand growth in China, the world’s biggest steel consumer.
China's decision will take effect if no agreement is reached with the U.S.
Chalco increased net profit by 274 percent last year as supply-side reforms and an environmental crackdown lifted aluminium prices.
The London market is only one half of the picture when it comes to tin price signals. The other, very different half is located in Shanghai.
After BMO's star analyst published bullish research notes on vanadium in January (2018), the price of vanadium pentoxide (v2o5) went up another 55%.
The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds relative to natural diamonds has doubled from 11-20% a year ago to 28-40% today.


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Amazon has never officially discussed its Prime service subscriber numbers in the past, leaving room for lots of speculation. Was it 90 million? 120 million? 60 million? Finally we get some real confirmation from CEOÂ Jeff Bezos himself, who announced in its annual shareholders letter that the company has broken the 100 million barrier, a new […]Continue reading
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Gulf Breeze Adds Charge To Utility Bills
The City of Gulf Breeze has started charging you money for taking your money. If you pay your utility bills to the City of Gulf Breeze online, you’ll find a dollar or two added to the bill. Beginning this month, the city has started charging what it is calling a convenience fee for making your payment online.
"The cost of doing business that way has substantially increased" said Vernon Prather, the assistant city manager of Gulf Breeze. "As the staff and city council reviewed their budget for the upcoming year, they noticed that the credit card fees had steadily increased over the years to where they were approximately 102 thousand per year, as more people are using their credit cards. So the staff recommended and the city council agreed to recoup those costs through the credit card convenience fees."
When a utilities customer pays their bill online or in person at City Hall with a credit or debit card, they are now charged $2 per transaction if the transaction is $200 or less. After that, the fee jumps another $3. If you choose to pay with an electronic check, you will still be charged $1 per transaction by a company called Point and Pay, which operates the city’s online payment system.
There are ways to avoid the fees. You can write a paper check and either send it in the mail or drop it off at city hall during business hours, or sign up to have the bill deducted from a bank account automatically each month, regardless of the amount. That means giving that company, Point and Pay, access to your account information. "They process the fees, they process the transaction, they send us notification that it's gone through. We don't store any of that data.” said Ed Miller, the IT manager for the City of Gulf Breeze. Miller says no one’s financial information is stored on the city’s servers. "We don't save any of that information, and we have to certify through our vendor (Point and Pay) that we don't store any of that information. That's an annual, reoccurring question that they send us. 'Are you saving any of this data?' and we tell them 'No', and then we get certified that we don't keep the info."
So the bottom line is if you want to avoid paying a little extra on your City of Gulf Breeze utility bill, it’s time to remember where you put your postage stamps. The bad news: postage rates are going up in 2019. But there are still no online convenience fees on your electric bill from Gulf Power, so there’s that.