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So what: United Natural Foods expects second-quarter net sales in the range of $2.046 billion to $2.048 billion, a year-over-year increase of 1.5%. Adjusting for the impact of the termination of a previously disclosed customer distribution contract, net sales are expected to rise by 6.4% to 6.5% year over year. |
While revenue will rise during the second quarter, United Natural Foods expects earnings to decline. It also forecasts GAAP EPS of $0.43 to $0.45 for the second quarter, down from $0.55 during the prior-year period. Adjusting for various one-time charges, EPS is expected between $0.47 and $0.49, down from $0.65. |
Now what: While United Natural Foods expects to grow more slowly in 2016 compared to recent years, the big news was the steep decline in earnings that the company expects for this year. CEO Steven Spinner commented on the company's lackluster outlook. "Our updated results reflect the rapidly changing near term industry... |
Along with announcing preliminary results, United Natural Foods provided revised guidance for fiscal 2016. The company expects a 1.5% to 3% increase in net sales compared to fiscal 2015, with GAAP EPS between $2.27 and $2.37. That's down substantially from the $2.76 in per-share earnings United Natural Foods reported i... |
Good morning. The Coca-Cola isn’t cutting it. I think I want a scotch with my toast. The need to rant is upon me. So soon after the Brooklyn Museum, we are right back in Moralityland with something called the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, and its leader Bill Donohue, wanting to scourge the movie Dogma... |
But talking of stupid stoners, a counterattack on Moralityland just came from the most unlikely quarter. According to CNN, New Mexico’s Republican Gov. Gary Johnson told a less than happy conservative audience that the legalization of drugs is well overdue. “Regulate them, control them, but legalize them,” declared Joh... |
I was also going to rant on about the Patient Bill of Rights, and why I really want Warren Beatty to run, but that’ll have to come later. Maybe after the bars have opened. |
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Reuters) - Cruise ships have canceled stops on Hawaii’s Big Island. Hotel rooms will sit vacant this summer despite price cuts. |
And guest house owners and tour guides that depend on the 2 million visitors each year to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are wondering how long their families will go without any income. |
Tourism authorities say summer bookings for hotels on Hawaii’s Big Island have fallen almost 50 percent since the volcano began spewing lava and toxic gases on May 3. |
The closure of the park, the state’s top tourist destination, alone is costing the island $166 million, the National Park Service said on Monday. |
Tourism is the Big Island’s largest industry, and by far, biggest employer, providing more than 30 percent of private sector jobs in 2017, according to the Hawaii Visitors Bureau. |
Erik Storm’s EcoGuides business, which conducts tours of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, ground to a halt a month ago when volcanic conditions made it too dangerous to visit lava areas. |
The volcano, however, shows no sign of quieting down. Geologists say the current cycle of eruption is among the worst events in a century from one of the world’s most active volcanoes. A series of Kilauea eruptions in 1955 lasted 88 days. |
Potential visitors to the Big Island have been spooked by images of lava torching homes, soldiers wearing gas masks and now deadly white clouds of acid and glass shards as molten rock streams into the Pacific. |
While Kilauea’s lava flows are in a small, roughly 10-square-mile rural area in the southeast Puna district, the volcano is having an impact on tourism across the Big Island, home to 200,000 people. |
Beverly Oka’s family-run Uncle Billy’s Kona Bay Hotel is 120 miles (193 km) west of the lava flows, but bookings through the summer months are down around 40 percent. |
“We are not affected. We have some vog, but not more than usual,” said Oka of the volcanic smog that routinely blows from Kilauea, which has been in a near constant state of eruption since 1983. Her hotel is offering a 30 percent discount to try to lure customers. |
Norwegian Cruise Line canceled stops on the Big Island for its cruise ships due to “adverse conditions.” Royal Caribbean Cruises nixed a port call in Hilo, the island’s largest city, which is about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the volcano. |
Rob Guzman and his husband Bob Kirk fled their guest-house rental business just 6 miles (10 km) from the lava flows, unnerved by near constant tremors, clouds of toxic sulfur dioxide gas and risks highway escape routes would be cut off. |
“We’ve lost more than half of our household income and many other people will be in the same situation indefinitely,” said Guzman, a resident of Kalapana Seaview Estates, who is staying with friends north of Hilo. |
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An shocked UUP Justice Spokesman, Doug Beattie, said that the events confirmed that the IRA is still active. |
Mr Beattie called on the PSNI, Garda and West Midlands Police to examine claims made by a witness at the inquest into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings. |
“The evidence from ‘Witness O’ was very interesting on a number of fronts,” he said. |
“Firstly, he said that the ‘head of the IRA’ in Dublin has given him permission to name names. |
“Given that numerous Sinn Fein politicians have claimed that there is no IRA, you wonder just who is in sitting Dublin, claiming to be the head of it? Bobby Storey said it had become a butterfly and flown away. So who exactly is at the head of what some claim is a ‘non-existent’ organisation? |
“The PSNI and the Garda need to give an assessment of this claim as a matter of urgency. |
DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson also called for evidence given by ‘Witness O’ to be pursued by police. |
He noted that yesterday, former IRA member Kieran Conway stated that the attacks were “not sanctioned” by the IRA but that the deaths were not murder because they were “an IRA operation that went badly wrong”. |
Commenting on the evidence the Lagan Valley MP said: “One of the individuals named today has previously admitted involvement in the Birmingham pub bombings. This further evidence demands a proper police investigation into his involvement in the murder of 21 people. |
Mr Donaldson also said that evidence given to the inquest posed major questions for Sinn Fein. |
“There are two very clear questions which Mary Lou McDonald and the Sinn Fein leadership need to answer. |
“The PSNI have previously indicated that the IRA exists but is not involved in paramilitary activity. That stands in stark contrast to the assertions of Sinn Fein. Mary Lou McDonald needs to explain how the head of the IRA in Dublin can give “permission” for an individual to be named, when she tells us the IRA doesn’t ... |
“Secondly, does Sinn Fein agree with the assessment of Kieran Conway that the Birmingham pub bombings were not murder simply because the IRA were involved. Sinn Fein were very quick to jump on comments made by the Secretary of State that were later clarified. |
TUV leader Jim Allister challenged Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on what he is doing about the terror chief in Dublin who directed the naming of the bombers. |
The MLA added: “The naming of the Birmingham bombers today and the compelling claim that the naming was sanctioned by ‘the current head of the IRA in Dublin’, raises critical questions for both the Birmingham police and the Dublin Government and Garda. |
“Have the four named persons been investigated fully by the police and what further steps will now be taken? |
Michael Muchmore Google Picasa 3.9 Picasa remains the free photo editor and organizer of choice, though the competition has nearly caught up. |
Good import and organization tools. Face recognition. Geo-tagging. Good integration with online galleries. Support for raw camera files. Good photo effects. |
Facebook upload requires plug in. Histogram not editable. No Linux version. Poor help system. |
Picasa remains the free photo editor and organizer of choice, though the competition has nearly caught up. |
Google's Picasa (free) continues to impress with the smoothness with which it lets you import, organize, and perfect your digital photos. I've praised the app in the past for its leading integration with its online component, Picasa Web Albums in previous reviews, but since the advent of Google Plus, the clarity of thi... |
As a standalone photo editing and organizing app, Picasa remains one of the best free options you can choose. Its face recognition, geo-tagging, effects, and text overlay tools are class-leading, as is the ease of using these them. Some have called into question Google's continuation of Picasa as a desktop app, though,... |
Google recently abandoned Picasa for Linux, with the last Linux version at 3 (and that's labeled "beta"), so none of the updates discussed here apply to that OS. The current version runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X (Intel only). The small 14.5MB Windows installer downloaded in a jiffy, though ... |
When you first run the app, you'll get only one choice: whether to use Picasa as your default photo viewer. Then along the lower-right side of your screen, you'll notifications as all the photos in all the likely folders on your computer are sucked into Picasa's database. In earlier versions, the initial run also asked... |
Picasa 3.9's interface remains largely similar to its preceding versions. Folders on your computer are shown in a panel on the left, as are entries for Albums, People, Projects. The folders are organized by year and sorted in chronological order. Buttons at lower-right let you show People, Places, tags, or photo info i... |
Once you click into a folder, you'll get the shuttle control on the right instead of the standard scrollbar you see when you're in an album. I previously thought this shuttle was a nifty interface innovation, but now it just seems inconsistent within the program. Oddly, when working in the Recently Updated auto-Album, ... |
After I clicked into a photo, Picasa's editing tools appeared in a left panel, with a couple new additions. Now there are five tabs here, where formerly there were three. The new ones are for effects presumably brought over from Picnik. I still like the easy rotate and view zooming choices below the photo view, as well... |
A prominent Import button gets you started, and Picasa helpfully adds a choice to the Autoplay dialog that pops up when you insert camera memory into your computer. Groups of shot thumbnails are grouped in the import dialog by time periods, similar to the Events in Apple iPhoto ($14.99, 4 stars), and you can see larger... |
Bottom Line: Picasa remains the free photo editor and organizer of choice, though the competition has nearly caught up. |
Thinking About Getting an Apple Watch? The Series 1 Is $70 Off Right NowThe Apple Watch is a fantastic piece of technology, and right now it’s 25 percent off. |
Amazon Doesn’t Care How Uncool It SeemsAmazon has nine different Echoes, and it’s not going to stop there. |
This Mirror Is Actually a Full-Body Scanner That Tracks Your Fitness ProgressHope you like looking at yourself. |
Someone Created a Fancy-Looking Ring Device That Tells You How Well You Slept$300 for daily sleep advice. |
This High-Tech Oven Knows What Food You’re Cooking and Helps You Not Screw It UpIt’s arguably easier than takeout. |
This Device ‘Sniffs’ Your Food So You Don’t Get SickEat your week-old produce with confidence. |
This Headband Can Supposedly Help You Lucid DreamLucid dreaming supposedly has all kinds of benefits, including the boosting of creativity. |
Nike Is Finally Giving Us the Power Laces From Back to the FutureBut be ready to shell out big bucks for them. |
People in Old Tech Ads Were Really Far Too Excited About Their Little DevicesNot sure how you can be this happy about anything, really. |
This Company Turns BMWs Into Real-Life TransformersSo you can rescue cats from trees. Or something. |
This Bike Is the Fastest Human-Powered Vehicle in the WorldBut mind those city speed limits. |
This Dual-Temperature Blanket Could Save Your RelationshipYour perfectly temperature-controlled slumber is nigh. |
This Device Was Created to Help Prevent Parents From Leaving Kids in the CarIt happens more often than you’d like to think. |
This Smart Patch Will Silence Your Partner’s Snores Once and for AllYou’re welcome. |
You Can Now Use Water to Charge Your Phone With This Portable Generator ThingYou’ll need to set aside some time, though. |
Company Might Have a Reason for Wanting You to Sweat in an Electrode-Lined SuitIt sounds more dangerous than it is. |
This High-Tech Tape Measure Seems Like It Would Be Very HandyHow did this not already exist? |
This Saddle Makes Carrying Kids Safer and EasierThey’re strapped in, and you’re blissfully hands-free. |
Someone Invented Sneakers That Are Supposed to Make You Better at Pokémon GoIs this trend ever going to die? |
This Showerhead Will Turn Your Bathroom Into a RaveAnd help you stop wasting water. |
This Electric Wine Aerator Also Turns Your Wine Bottle Into a TapReal wine, now with the convenience of Franzia. |
This Smart Sleep Mask Says It Can Help Beat Jet LagIt’s not your mother’s sleep mask, that’s for sure. |
This Washing Machine Uses Zero ElectricityGood-bye, weekly trips to the laundromat. |
You Can Charge Your Phone Using a Plant Now, If That’s a Thing You Want to DoAt least you won’t forget to water your plants anymore. |
This Robotic Furniture Is the Answer to Tiny ApartmentsIf you’re cool with living alongside robots, that is. |
This Shell That Turns Your Phone Into a Laptop Has Raised Over $1 MillionStill trying to make the laptop happen. |
If Your Significant Other Snores, You’ll Want to Buy This Crazy High-Tech PillowYou’re probably willing to try anything, so why not? |
This Collapsible Coffee Cup Might Fix One of the Worst Things About Travel MugsGenius or messy? |
If You Don’t Live in a City and Hate Buying Tomatoes, Try This RobotGet your produce from the dirt. |
Someone Invented Car Wheels That Could Fix One of the Worst Things About DrivingSlide into those parking spots effortlessly. |
This Device Transforms Your Hand Into a Mobile KeyboardNever struggle with those tiny iPhone keys again. |
This Gadget Can Turn Your Crusty Old Laptop Into a Touch ScreenSadly, it doesn’t work for Macs. |
This Little Transparent Box Mimics the Weather OutsideA box of rain. |
Here’s a Tiny Coffee Press That Can Brew AnywhereOkay, so, it may not be a perfect pour-over, but it’s still coffee. |
This New Electric Bike Is So Advanced It’s Nearly Impossible to StealIt basically has a “Find my iPhone” for bikes. |
Scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) spotted gravitational waves in September of 2015. Now they have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. |
It is difficult to say precisely when or where the story of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded this morning to three Americans, actually began. Maybe it was at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in the summer of 1916, when Albert Einstein first theorized the existence of gravitational waves—fine ripples in the fabr... |
That was the beginning of the story for Nicola Twilley, who wrote about LIGO’s revolutionary discovery for The New Yorker’s Web site in 2016. Her article describes the monumental feats of engineering, scientific thinking, and, most of all, patience that made the breakthrough possible—the mirrors “polished to within a h... |
Before you do, though, consider that this morning’s announcement is the continuation of another story—the story of past Nobel Prizes in Physics. Much of the excitement around the search for gravitational waves stems from 1974, when Joseph Taylor and Russell Hulse, of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, discovered... |
Anthony Lydgate is the former editor of Elements, newyorker.com’s science-and-tech blog. He is currently a senior editor at Wired. |
The year’s first Nobel went to three Americans who pioneered the study of the biological clock. What does it mean? |
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