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BenQ 27-inch

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BenQ Launches 27-inch 4K UHD PD2720U Thunderbolt™ 3 Monitor with HDR, Newly Redesigned Hotkey Puck, and eye-care™ Technology

The Monitor Comes Equipped with Thunderbolt™ 3 Technology for Ultimate High-Speed Mac or PC Compatibility for Designers and Creative Professionals

Upon reviewing, it has been stated to be “One of the best monitors for an aspiring graphics person. Affordable, but with great color, and compatible with most terminals. Loaded with features its competitors lack.” – 360 MAGAZINE

BenQ America Corp, a world-leading display technology and solutions provider, announced today the release of the PD2720U professional monitor as part of the DesignVue series. Engineered for marketing, business, and creative professionals, the 27-inch 4K UHD monitor offers Thunderbolt 3 daisy chain technology for full compatibility for Apple users. Exclusive AQCOLOR™ technology delivers an accurate and brilliant color experience.

The PD2720U features advanced IPS technology with 4K resolution to deliver extraordinary clarity of fine details and textures for ultra-precise color rendition for professionals with visually intensive work. The monitor is also equipped with HDR10 technology to allow users to preview their video content in HDR throughout the editing process. With a customized M-book mode, the monitor minimizes visual differences between the monitor and the connected MacBook to create a consistent workflow. The monitor is also equipped with the latest color standards, Display P3 and DCI-P3, to ensure accurate color application for professionals, especially Mac users.

In addition to premier color accuracy, the PD2720U offers a newly redesigned Hotkey Puck G2 that allows professionals to use the OSD to customize shortcuts to preferred features, increasing overall productivity and work efficiency. With a 3-side edge-to-edge design, the PD2720U can display continuous pictures across multiple monitors for ample work real estate.

Through Thunderbolt 3 daisy chain connectivity, the monitor is compatible with the latest Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C equipped Apple and Windows laptops, which allows the monitor to efficiently transmit and deliver video, audio, data and power for increased productivity and work real estate. For added productivity, the 27” monitor also features versatile ergonomics like height adjustment, tilt, swivel, and a 90-degree pivot to portrait mode.

While the PD2720U features enhanced compatibility, the monitor also includes BenQ’s ZeroFlicker™ and Low Blue Light Mode as a part of their eye-care™ technology. These features support a healthy viewing experience and reduce digital eye strain, fatigue, and other harmful effects of prolonged screen time.

In order to provide enhanced efficiency for designers and business professionals, the PD2720U also offers specialized display modes to allow creative professionals to produce their highest quality of work.

CAD/CAM Mode highlights superior contrast on lines and shapes of technical illustrations, bringing the smallest details into view. For an incredible display performance, pair CAD/CAM Mode with Pro/E, SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, CATIA or other CAD/CAM software.
Animation Mode controls and perfects every movement and lightens image areas with 10 levels of display to better visualize the details hidden in dark areas, without over exposing bright regions.
Darkroom Mode adjusts the brightness and contrast of images to create the optimal setting for work in darker post-processing environments.
DualView Mode allows the user to work on content in two different modes or color spaces simultaneously.

“The PD2720U provides professionals in a variety of industries the versatility and flexibility to create high-quality work,” said Steve Yang, senior director at BenQ America Corp. “We always want to enhance our customers’ professional performances with user-friendly, compatible technology that will drive efficiency and accuracy.”

The BenQ PD2720U monitor is now available at a retail price of $1,099.99. For additional information, visit http://www.benq.com/en/monitor/designer/pd2720u.html.

About BenQ America Corp.

The world-leading human technology and solutions provider, BenQ is aiming to elevate and enrich every aspect of consumers’ lives by designing products with a purpose. BenQ sells and markets innovative technology products, consumer electronics, computing, and communications devices. Founded on the corporate vision of “Bringing Enjoyment N’ Quality to Life,” BenQ focuses on the aspects that matter to most people today – lifestyle, business, healthcare, and education – with the hope of providing people with the means to live better, increase efficiency, and enhance learning by providing people-driven products and embedded technologies spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, audio products, cloud consumer products, mobile communications, and lifestyle lighting. Because it matters. For more information about products and to purchase, visit www.benq.com.

FarmToFork

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“We respect the land immensely and value like-minded brands like FarmToFork that share our commitment to preservation and integrity.” – Chuck Herrin (Forth Worth, Farmer)

By Armon Hayes × Vaughn Lowery

Clean and fresh ingredients make the difference when cooking pasta sauce. Proudly dedicated to a standard in growing practices and connecting communities with where their food comes proves FarmToFork to be a social movement. In NYC, we had dinner at The Fat Radish for the launch of a new brand. Encouraged to generously serve and now available in four flavors. Caramelized onions, roasted garlic, tomato, basil, with spicy marinara combined, fabricate a premium collection of super nutrient.

Rooted in purity, all FarmToFork sauces are non-GMO and contain no tomato paste. Zero added sugars and no artificial colors or flavors. Sprung up from California soil, tomatoes are harvested at the peak of ripeness. Vine ripened tomatoes are picked within 4-8hrs during harvest, ensuring the highest caliber. The brand sources from two multi-generational, family-owned California farms, Casaca Vineyards and Worth Farms. They both share legacies of caring for their tomato crops and the communities who enjoy them.

The makers of FarmToFork aka Stockton Kitchen share the same mission – supporting agricultural education. Big Green, a national nonprofit organization with local sources, provides “modulate” gardens in low-income schools and their surrounding communities. Their aim is to educate people on the importance of sustainability and how home grown veggies nourish the body.

FarmToFork is available nationwide at most major grocers. Retail price: $5.99-7.99.

Condé Nast Collection

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The other night at Morrison Hotel Gallery inside the Sunset Marquis Hotel, the younger generation of today’s Hollywood came out to celebrate the unveiling of the new Condé Nast Collection.

The exclusive event was hosted by John Varvatos and photographer Timothy White. Co-hosts included Hollywood’s new generation, Tommy Dorfman, Adam Faze, Gulliver Oldman, Odessa A’zion, Duke Nicholson and Amanda Steele.

Guests enjoyed signature cocktails like Mr. White’s Red Margarita and the Diltz Daiquiri – both made with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey – and the Mezzin’ Around and Love Live Tequila, each made with Villa One Tequila, who presented the event

The Morrison Hotel Gallery Condé Nast Collection, an exquisite lineup of contemporary photography carefully curated from the extensive Condé Nast archive, featuring work from remarkable master photographers such as Edward Steichen, George Hoyningen-Heune, John Rawlings, and Bert Stern. Famed for their unparalleled perspective, these photographers have captured timeless moments that range from alluring and captivating to unconventional and provocative – images that will be on display as extraordinary archival prints for discerning collectors and lovers of fine art to view, enjoy, and make a part of their personal collection.

Curated by photographer Timothy White and Condé Nast Corporate Photography Director Ivan Shaw, this elegant collection features an exclusive grouping of 30 prints. From Joni Mitchell in a pensive pose to a temple-clutching Jack Nicholson and the ever-elegant Audrey Hepburn, each image was chosen based on having driven the historical direction of photography forward, as well as having left an indelible mark on fashion, art, and pop culture.

After its unveiling, the collection will be showcased on a dedicated wall in each Morrison Hotel Gallery. The prints will also be available for purchase online via all of the gallery’s digital channels.

About Morrison Hotel Gallery:

With over 50,000 photographs in our archive and 18 years of experience, we strive to curate the best collections privately and through our galleries, creating unique offerings to our broad range of diverse collectors.

About Condé Nast:

Condé Nastis a global media company producing the highest-quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in over 30 territories through print, digital, video, and social platforms.

*Photo by Vaughn Lowery

Canyon of the Eagles

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HISTORIC RATES IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AT CANYON OF THE EAGLES

Canyon of the Eagles – A Calibre Resort (www.CanyonOfTheEagles.com), Texas’ premier eco-lodge will celebrate its 20th anniversary in December. To honor the occasion, the resort is offering an affordable opportunity for everyone to experience the most unique and scenic property in the Highland Lakes Region. This fantastic one-time deal is $99 per room, per night, and is available from December 1-23 by booking directly on website or by calling 512-334-2070.

Located on Lake Buchanan, less than 60 minutes northwest of Austin, this Texas Hill Country resort offers:

· A 942 acre beautiful nature park with dog-friendly guest rooms and full-service amenities

· Traditional Texas dining at the award-winning Overlook Restaurant with panoramic views and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily

· Gorgeous 14-mile trail system for any age and ability

· Star gazing at the Eagle Eye Observatory, whose dark sky location is rare and makes it one of the best astronomical viewing locations in Texas

· Two-hour sightseeing guided boat tours on Lake Buchanan and the Colorado River with scenic views of water falls, towering cliffs and unique geological formations

· Wildlife photography opportunities and world-class bird watching where Eagles nest October through March

· Numerous entertainment, programs and recreational opportunities available on-site and nearby

For more information, please call 512-334-2070 or go on-line at www.CanyonOfTheEagles.com, promo code COTE99. Terms or conditions may apply. Weekend nights require a 2 night minimum stay.

CFDA × DHL

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DHL and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Announce the 2019 ‘DHL Logistics in Fashion’ Award Winner

· Winner receives special DHL support to help their business grow to new heights in the global marketplace

DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, announced the recipient of the second annual DHL Logistics in Fashion award program. The program recognizes one company that is part of the CFDA’s extensive network of brands and made significant strides in expanding their business globally. Starting in 2017, DHL Express in the United States has teamed up with the CFDA to be the American fashion trade organization’s official logistics partner.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with CFDA and support emerging designers as they expand their businesses internationally,” said Christine Nashick, Chief Marketing Officer for DHL Express Americas. “Our deep understanding and experience in international logistics has helped hundreds of businesses in the fashion industry reach global markets, and we’re proud to help even more designers through the DHL Logistics in Fashion Award.”

The winner, chosen jointly by a jury of CFDA and DHL representatives, is…

· Cesta Collective, founded by Courtney Fasciano and Erin Ryder. Their baskets are handwoven by female artisans in Rwanda, Africa, using locally sourced, renewable resources in fair trade environments. Each piece is hand finished in the USA with carefully chosen, sustainable materials.

“One of the main goals of our brand is to connect female artisans in developing economies to a global marketplace — and DHL allows us to do this with ease,” said Ryder.

“DHL makes our business possible – facilitating our global supply chain and allowing us to reach customers across the world,” said Fasciano.

Cesta Collective will receive special discounts for DHL Express international shipping services, dedicated DHL consultation support on global shipping and PR and social media opportunities with DHL.

CFDA has previously partnered with DHL and in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE: ACN), CFDA’s innovation partner, to develop a report on the future of the fashion industry supply chain. “The Human-Centered Supply Chain – Delivered by DHL” presented the most important challenges, disruptions and changes influencing the fashion industry today and how these, in turn, affect both the supply chain and fashion designers.

Latvia × Abu Dhabi are The Grand Prix CIFFT Winners

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On November 12th the Grand Prix CIFFT was held for the 31st time in Vienna. From over more than 3,000 entries, a People’s Choice Award, eleven nominees and two Grand Prix winners for film and commercial have been determined and awarded at the Ceremony at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna. Among them were films from Austria, Azerbaijan, France, Germany, India, Latvia, Portugal, Spain and United Arab Emirates. The audience, consisting of experts from the tourism and film industry, ambassadors and press representatives, was impressed by the quality of the films.

The Grand Prix for the World best tourism film went to the production “Insider’s Guide to Riga” Produced by DDB Latvia and nonsense.tv for Riga Tourism Development Bureau. The task was to create a video content for Facebook that would differ from the typical destination advertising and be appealing to a younger crowd to promote Riga as a city-break destination in our target markets.

The Grand Prix for the World best commercial went to the for Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi for the spot “Abu Dhabi – Your Extraordinary Story” Produced by M&C Saatchi UAE and Boomtown Productions to developed in line with Abu Dhabi’s cultural heritage but to also allow for the breadth of experiences and adventures that can be had leaving visitors with their own extraordinary stories to take home and share.

For the second time, a People’s Choice Award was handed out at the Grand Prix CIFFT. In total all competing films received more than 65 000 votes from 176 countries. The CIFFT “People’s Choice” Award 2019 went to “Azerbaijan: Take another look” Produced by Landor and Adore Creative for Azerbaijan Tourism Board with 18 239 votes.

Pictures of the Awards Ceremony and a full list of all winners as well as the winning films can be found on www.cifft.com.

About CIFFT

The International Committee of Tourism film Festivals (CIFFT) was created in 1989 in Vienna, to recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in the Travel Industry Video Marketing.

Nowadays, CIFFT is the most prestigious awards and recognition initiative in Travel and Tourism Industry Marketing Video. With 18 festival members, the Grand Prix CIFFT Circuit it is the exclusive competition to the video marketing for the Travel and Tourism industry, spanning 17 countries and 18 cities. From New York, Cannes, Riga, Deauville, Baku, Los Angeles, Zagreb, Berlin, Warsaw, Spain, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Turkey, South Africa, Portugal, Czech Republic to Vienna.

Annually at the end of the year in Vienna, CIFFT presents the „Festival of Festivals“ Grand Prix CIFFT, a stylish Award Ceremony presenting the World’s Best Tourism Films of the year, and award the title of the Best Promotional Tourism Film and the Best Tourism commercial of the world. These two awards are determined by the CIFFT Rank List, a table that reflects the points achieved by the winners in each festival member.

CMA WINNERS

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Billy Ray Cyrus continues shattering records and racking up accolades as the Flatwoods, Kentucky singer/songwriter and global music icon wins the Country Music Association‘s Musical Event of the Year with Lil Nas X for “Old Town Road(Billy Ray Cyrus remix),” a song eliminated on country charts by Billboard critics for not “embracing enough elements of today’s country music.”

This is all on the on the heels of the song being certified diamond by the RIAA as Cyrus leads the pack for nominations as a country artist in the 2019 American Music Awards, yet none of the nods are in country categories. Cyrus is nominated in the all-genre Collaboration of the Year category, as well as Favorite Music Video, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song and Favorite Pop/Rock Song.

The CMA win follows a record-breaking year for Cyrus after he took home two MTV VMA Moonmen for Song of the Year and Best Direction, as well as two trophies at the BET Hip Hop Awards for Best Collab, Duo or Group and Single of the Year. The 2019 American Music Awards air November 24 on ABC.

The all-genre field is no stranger to Cyrus. In 1992, his first album, Some Gave All, debuted on the all-genre Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 and stayed there for a record-breaking 17 weeks.

Not only is “Old Town Road (Billy Ray Cyrus remix)” the first song of 2019 to gain the diamond recognition, it is the first in the RIAA’s history to meet the minimum requirement of 10,000,000 units sold so quickly.

DUBAI MARATHON

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ALL EYES ON STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON AFTER FORMER WINNERS ARE CROWNED “WORLD’S BEST”

Following the crowning of Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon winners Lelisa Desisa and Ruth Chepngetich as Marathon Runners of the Year, all eyes will now turn to the 21st staging of the Middle East’s premier marathon on January 24 and the potential emergence of new running talent.

The 2019 ‘Best Marathon Runner’ award was made to both Desisa and Chepngetich by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) at the end of a year that saw them both add Marathon World Championship titles to their already impressive CVs.

But it was on the flat and fast streets of Dubai that Desisa of Ethiopia and Kenya’s rising star Chepngetich first made their marks in the record books – just two of a growing number of world-class distance runners to launch their careers in the emirate.

Making his marathon debut in Dubai in 2013, Desisa won in 2.04.45, while in January 2019 the diminutive Chepngetich produced one of the best women’s performances of all time as she stormed to victory in 2:17:08, now the fourth fastest in history.

“Over the past ten years or so, the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon has consistently produced race winning times that rival and often exceed the Marathon Majors,” said Event Director Peter Connerton.

“The city is now firmly recognised as hosting one of the fastest routes in world athletics. Established elite athletes as well as up-and-coming runners are always keen to take part in what is the first major event of the new year. With the benign weather conditions, excellent road surfaces and a flat course, the athletes know they can target a personal best and even a new course record in Dubai.”

While the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon has been held in various parts of the city – with race routes that have included both the Sheikh Zayed Road and Downtown Dubai – in recent years the race has settled on a home stretching out along the city’s Jumeirah Beach Road in the west with a finish in the shadow of the seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel.

Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, the 2020 event is expected to see more than 30,000 runners sign up to take part.

The race – the 21^st in the event’s history – will again see the runners compete in the same location with competitors spread across three races, namely a 4km Fun Run, the hugely-popular 10km and the traditional Marathon distance itself.

Entries are already building up as runners from home and abroad get set for the biggest mass participation sporting event in the region. Runners looking to sign up and take part in any of the three categories can do so online at www.dubaimarathon.org

In addition to Standard Chartered as title sponsor, the Dubai Marathon is supported by the Dubai Sports Council, adidas, Dubai Holding, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Police and the RTA.

How to Successfully Complete a Home Design Project

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If you are guilty of starting home design projects but never seeing them to completion, then you need to change your attitude and how you approach design projects. A kitchen or bathroom remodel won’t complete itself, after all.

Most people will admit to having various unfinished design projects in their home, but once it becomes a pattern and you never finish anything you start, it’s time to reconsider your thinking and take it on with a different angle.

Home design projects require commitment, dedication, and a whole lot of effort. If you come home from work exhausted, there is no question about why you don’t feel up to finishing that project.

If you want to change this, and often feel guilty about leaving projects uncompleted, then take on this advice.

Plan Before You Start

It can be tempting just to get stuck right in on a project and see where the flow takes you, but this approach will not see you through to the end.

Before you even pick up your tool kit, thoroughly plan what you are going to do. It’s crucial that you know where to start and where to pick up next time after you finish. It can be incredibly demotivating to try to pick up on the project a week or two later, only to be unsure of where you had left off the last time.

Planning will also give you a better overview of the project and whether you can feasibly complete it by yourself.

Set Goals

Motivation is vital for projects that will take some time. Set goals for yourself to achieve. Aim to have all of the kitchen cabinets installed within two weeks or have the bathroom plumbing installed and working by the end of the next.

Goals like this can help you to envision the end result and give you the boost of motivation you need to keep going.

Ask for Advice

Even if you have decided to take on a design project by yourself, there is no harm in asking family members, friends, or even expert designers for their advice on the project. To get the work done faster, you can also get help from experts for replacement windows.

If you are struggling with installation but have the design down, here’s a great resource: www.gkandb.com.

One at a Time

If a project isn’t going your way, it can be incredibly tempting to abandon it and start another, but these will simply leave many unfinished projects.

Make sure you finish a project to the best of your ability before you start working on something else. Having multiple ongoing projects at home can make it a more stressful environment, and you certainly won’t have the energy to work on them all. Before you start replacing the tiles in the bathroom, make sure you are happy with the kitchen first.

If you have a one project at a time rule, you will feel more encouraged to finish one design project so that you can get on with another.

The Avett Brothers + Ringo Starr

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THE AVETT BROTHERS will be playing three co-headline shows with Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band in Spring 2020. The exclusive shows will take place June 9-11th with stops in Bangor, ME, Boston, MA, & Gilford, NH.

The band’s recently revealed 2020 tour plans include their very own festival and “all-inclusive concert vacation” in the Caribbean, The Avett Brothers At The Beach at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic February 27-March 2. They also announced their annual three-night run at the esteemed Red Rocks Amphitheater on July 10-12th. Check out the full tour dates here: www.theavettbrothers.com/tour

The Avett Brothers’ full-length album, Closer Than Together, is available HERE.

ABOUT THE AVETT BROTHERS:

The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut, I and Love and You, landing at No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnering critical acclaim. 2012 saw The Carpenter hit No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 and was followed by Magpie and the Dandelion (2013) which debuted at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top 200 and saw the band appear twice on Jimmy Kimmel Live! True Sadness (2016) achieved The Avett Brothers’ highest career debut to date hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Chart, No. 1 Top Rock Albums Chart, No. 1 Digital Albums Chart, No. 3 on Billboard Top 200, and scoring two GRAMMY® nominations. In the same year, the band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. In 2017, the band released their critically acclaimed documentary May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers, which was co-directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. The film followed the band as they wrote their GRAMMY® nominated album True Sadness. The film was released theatrically and on HBO to rave reviews and critical acclaim and is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray/VOD. In November 2018, the band headlined the concert for Hurricane Florence Relief in Greenville, North Carolina, raising $325,000 to help those affected by Hurricane Florence.

Four new songs have recently been released (“Roses and Sacrifice,” “Trouble Letting Go,” “Neapolitan Sky,” “High Steppin’”) in anticipation of new album Closer Than Together to be released on October 4, 2019.

Coming soon: Swept Away – a new musical inspired by and featuring the music of The Avett Brothers – will have its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in June 2020.

For all things The Avett Brothers:

http://www.theavettbrothers.com/

ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS

A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, Florence + the Machine, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Liam Payne, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Jacquees, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet, Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd, Belly, NAV), Young Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Roc Nation (Jaden Smith, Justine Skye), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records, and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey, SING), Fox TV (Lee Daniels’ STAR, The Four), and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises.