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WPSU's Story Corps Lock Haven: Ryan Bogaczyk and Benjamin Czajka

WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. In Lock Haven we paired with a college journalism class and had students find someone interesting to interview. Lock Haven University student Benjamin Czajka talked with fellow student Ryan Bogaczyk. He talked about his father’s long struggle with recurring cancer.




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WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Edgar Farmer and Sharon Stringer

As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Sharon Stringer talked to her friend Edgar Farmer about his time in Vietnam, as well as his transition to civilian life.




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WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Gaylon Klobe and Cindy Bardo

As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Cindy Bardo talked with her friend Gaylon Klobe, who spent a career in the U.S. Army and did three tours in Vietnam.




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What Can You Do In Early Spring To Optimize Your Garden's Yield?

Northern Public Radio held "Context: Planting the Food Garden" on Thursday, March 19, 2015, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Local food-gardening experts discussed what you need to know in early spring to optimize your garden's yield. Context events are free and open to the public. They are held in Studio A at Northern Public Radio, 801 N. First Street in DeKalb. Although reservations are not required, they are encouraged due to the limited space available. If you have questions or would like to guarantee yourself a seat for a future "Context" event, please call Maria Boynton at (815) 753-9000 or email mboynton@niu.edu . For more information, visit northernpublicradio.org .




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Perspective: Is It Monday Again?

What day is it today? The woman on the other end of the phone asked, “How’s your day going?” “Oh, about the same as yesterday...” “Good one,” she says. At least I could inject a bit of humor. I don’t know about you, but for those of us quarantined at home, it seems as though every day is Sunday: one yawning day without very many milestones. I consider receiving the mail a major event. The governor’s daily address at 2:30 ish in the afternoon is another. At the beginning of this stay at home order I told myself that I would use noon as a cutoff: I had to be out of my pajamas by noon. Do I dare tell you that it is past 4:00 and I’m still in my nightgown? Let’s just say I’m getting in touch with my inner sloth. This order also breeds laziness. At one point I was counting out the number of underwear I had until I had to do laundry. What is wrong with me? I used to be a productive member of society: I read the newspaper daily. Now I collect the newspaper from the driveway every two days, I




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Walmart gains from corp tax slash in India

FM Nirmala Sitharaman had announced about a 10% cut in corporate income tax in September 2019 to boost the economy.




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Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may levy COVID cess on liquor

Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We had an informal discussion with these states and we may increase the tax on liquor. Tomorrow we are having a cabinet meeting in Assam and a decision in this regard will be taken.”




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UP govt warns of stern action against liquor vendors overcharging customers

Following instructions from Excise Minister Ram Naresh Agnihotri, principal secretary (excise) Sanjay R Bhoosreddy said that a rate higher than the fixed MRP cannot be charged by liquor vendors under any circumstances.




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Puma India elevates India MD Abhishek Ganguly to General Manager- SE Asia and India

In a letter to the brand’s business partners, Bjorn Gulden, global CEO of Puma SE, announced Ganguly’s elevation in the company adding that that he will continue to work out of Puma’s India head office in Bengaluru.




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Rooftop Garden - Acoustic Syndicate

INTRO – It’s not quite a comeback for the Cleveland County-based band the Acoustic Syndicate. They hadn’t been in a studio since 2004, they haven’t regularly toured in that time either… but they never quite got all the way out with occasional shows here and there over the last several years. Now they’re back in a big way… new tour, new CD… and again willing to consider the bright lights with the knowledge they can always contentedly return to the farm. George Olsen has this. The roots of the band the Acoustic Syndicate are certainly deep. The three McMurry’s who front the band… two brothers, one cousin… are fifth generation Cleveland Countiers. ”Cleveland County is the home of Earl Scruggs. He actually worked in the same cotton mill as my grandmother. They worked in the same mill when they were children.” Those five generations have farmed the same piece of land since the 1700s. In more modern times immigrant labor came in to help work the farm. “I guess the biggest eye opening




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Candy Crush Saga owner moves court to protect IPR

The high court, based on King's ownership of the intellectual property rights for the Candy Crush game and the evidence of its popularity.




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Instant messaging app LINE to foray into gaming space

Soni said that the company wants to keep users engaged through localised stickers, deals and future products like games.




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Anil Ambani-led Reliance Games to incubate and invest in gaming startups

“For incubators, we want to look at India as the first starting point,” said Manish Agarwal, CEO of Reliance Entertainment.




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This new feature could make 'Super Smash Bros' the game of the year

There's no better game to play with friends than "Super Smash Bros." And it's about to get even better.




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One of the biggest video game franchises might come to the iPhone

Pokemon is the most successful and lucrative video game franchise in the world, second only to Mario.




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Got a Crush on Candy Crush? You Can Soon Wear It Developer of world’s most popular game signs licensing deal with Dream Theatre

King Digital Entertainment Plc, owner of Candy Crush, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Mumbai-based Dream Theatre, to license and sell Candy Crush branded products across South Asia.




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GameStop Has A Brilliant Plan To Avoid Becoming The Next Blockbuster

Many people assume that the videogame seller will go the route of book, music, and video stores, reports Joshua Brustein at Bloomberg Businessweek.




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Indian gaming and mobile app startups leveraging cloud

The mobile app development companies as well as independent developers are leveraging this to pitch their apps into the market.




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Gaming firm Nazara Technologies signs up Credit Suisse to raise up to Rs 640 crore

Nazara Technologies has mandated investment bank Credit Suisse to raise Rs 480-640 crore, the largest capitalraise in India’s still nascent mobile gaming industry.




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Reliance Entertainment names Amit Khanduja as new CEO of Reliance Games

Reliance Entertainment, an arm of the Anil Ambani-headed Reliance Group, on Thursday named Amit Khanduja as the new CEO of Reliance Games, effective June 1.




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Star Chef - India's most successful mobile game developed in Udupi

With 35% users each in the US and Asia Pacific region and the remaining in Europe, 99Games is one of the first Indian gaming studios to hit this success.




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Gamaya eyes $15 million revenue with Ramayana-inspired game

The game, which has been launched in India and the US, is available for Rs 6,249 on its portal and Amazon.in.




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Gaming startup MadRat develops wear and play platform for kids

MadRat has developed an interactive suit designed to encourage children to venture out and play even within the restrictive confines of housing complexes.




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Now mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters

ACK has roped in game developer Nazara Games to develop mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters, and the games would be launched in the next six months, said Mohan.




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Samsung eyes bigger play in Indian gaming industry

Samsung will compete with the likes of Benq and Asus, who also have a strong line-up of gaming monitors.




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HP aims to wow gamers with 'Omen' range of notebooks, desktop

The new launch includes five notebooks and a desktop powered with sharp designs and graphics.




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NVIDIA to expand gaming footprint in India, add 100 gaming cafes this year

There are nearly 100 such gaming cafes currently and less than 1000 non-exclusive cafes, said Vamsi Krishna, Head of Consumer Marketing, South Asia, NVIDIA.




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Free Download from Reagan Boggs

Free download of Most of that Left from the CD Empty Glasses by Reagan Boggs , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Rotomac case: I-T dept files 6 charge sheets against Vikram Kothari

The Kanpur-based group is being probed by the CBI and the ED in connection with the alleged swindling of Rs 3,695 crore of loan funds.




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Rotomac loan default swells to Rs 3,695 crore, CBI files case against Vikram Kothari

Earlier, the loan default was estimated at over Rs 800 crore but scrutiny of documents by CBI revealed that the amount is much larger.




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With no counter sales or deliveries, bookstores turn to social media to engage customers

Readers have placed online orders and bookstores are keeping a track of each order and are hoping to cater to every such customer once the situation gets better.




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Looking to double the number of retailers to 4K in two years: Rahul Gautam, MD, Sheela Foam

"We have 2,200 exclusive dealers or retailers and therefore what has worked well for us is this exclusive chain right from manufacturing to the consumer."




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Samsung donates Rs 2 crore to Tamil Nadu in fight against coronavirus

The company had recently contributed Rs 15 crore to PM CARES Fund.




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Stationery business on rise in Koramangala

The business of fine writing instruments is growing in tandem with other luxury segments in Koramangala and its surroundings.




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Prada picks Bengaluru-based BigThinx for its fashion tech accelerator programme

BigThinx’s neural networks create a personalised 3D virtual avatar from 2D images for fashion brands and their customers.




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Covid-19 Impact: Titan reworks omnichannel directive for its jewellery wing to gain recovery in third quarter

We foresee a deferred demand. Most of the weddings in Q1 got pushed to Q3 or Q4 due to the lockdown. People may spend less money on destination weddings, clothes and other events around it. But we expect investment in jewellery for weddings, said Ajoy Chawla, CEO of Titan’s jewellery division.




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Covid-19 outbreak ahead of Akshaya Tritiya is credit negative for gold jewellery retail industry: ICRA

The lockdown has resulted in closure of retail stores across the country. Apart from this, there have been supply chain disruptions with restriction on movement of non-essential goods. While jewellery buying is generally spread throughout the year, it peaks during periods of Akshaya Tritiya, wedding and festival seasons as buying gold is considered culturally auspicious.




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Garment exporters' body expresses inability to pay workers' pay for April, May

The body has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state chief ministers to facilitate payement of wages to workers for these two months. GEMA president Vijay Jindal also sought intervention of Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the matter.




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Amid lockdown, fashion firms work overtime to keep customers engaged

Online retailers such as Myntra and Tjori have their consumer engagement teams working on to engage their customers till the time the lockdown eases. Others such as fashion brand Anita Dongre are brainstorming changes in consumer behaviour and how to keep them engaged online till the time stores become fully operational.




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Gap says may not have enough money to run operations

The apparel retailer, which like many others in the industry has closed its stores and furloughed employees, said it had also suspended rent payments of about $115 million per month in North America.




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Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

"We have to accept coronavirus as part of life. If we don't open factories, there will be economic crisis," said Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association vice president Mohammad Hatem.




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Noida: No orders for next 2 years, say garment exporters

According to exporters, payments of previous dispatches are also withheld by importers in the UK and Europe. These exporters employ about 50,000 people, and 60% of them are women engaged in tailoring, thread-cutting and other hands-on work.




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Lockdown 3.0: Mobile phones, gas stoves, trimmers see spike in searches on Flipkart

The Walmart-owned company said it had seen an increase in searches for consumer electronic products, including personal grooming equipment such as trimmers.




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VLCC to enter Saudi market, forges alliance with Cigalah

The plan is to launch six such centres in Saudi Arabia in the next 3 years with an estimated investment of over AED (Arab Emirates Dirham) 30 million (around Rs 52 crore).




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Azafran Innovacion Ltd launches Azafran Organics

The products are made from certified organic ingredients grown in the company’s 40 hectare farmland near Sanand, Ahmedabad, claimed Aditi Vyas, founder and director.




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Hand sanitizers vanish the shelf again, 50% couldn't find it: LocalCircles survey

“50% of those surveyed said they were not able to buy at all due to no availability while 26% said they had to buy an unknown brand as reputed brands were out of stock. 8% said they were able to buy reputed sanitizers at a general retail store and 15% said they were able to buy reputed brand sanitizers at a chemist,” LocalCircle survey said.




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Covid-19 Impact: Cycle Pure Agarbathies holds back prayer product launches to shift focus on hand sanitisers

The Mysuru-headquartered brand is using its fragrance stock to make ayurvedic hand sanitisers ever since its product portfolio comprising incense sticks, prayer and wellness products came under the non-essential category.




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How Under Armour can kick back at Adidas’ shoe game

Adidas’s resurgence couldn’t have come at a worse time for Under Armour, which was just gaining a foothold in the sneaker business in US.




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VLCC to open 6 outlets in Saudi Arabia; ties up with Cigalah

VLCC currently operates 20 centres across UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.




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VLCC to organise campaign against obesity

To mark the occasion of Anti Obesity Day on November 26, the company would provide DNA scan to individuals at its centres countrywide and also educate them on issues leading to the problem such as weight gain, exercise and food habits etc.