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Elon Musk apparently isn’t trying to hodl Tesla’s bitcoin during a crypto winter. Later, when he suddenly announced that they were abandoning plans to accept crypto payments, much of that goodwill with the community was reversed. Elon Musk discloses that Tesla owns Dogecoin, but how much does it have? If we go as far as doing signature aggregation we can do pretty much anything with just a single signature for the entire transaction. Blockchain advocates say the technology addresses the root cause of voting systems’ insecurity-the fact that voting can be controlled by a single person, group or machine. Everydays – The First 5000 days of NFT just a collage work of a person’s 5000 artwork in a single NFT was sold for about $69 million. • 4 days agosteemCreated with Sketch. Leading indicators point towards future events. For example, on Bitcoin’s blockchain, if you initiate a transaction using your cryptocurrency wallet-the application that provides an interface for the blockchain-it starts a sequence of events. A raft of start-ups has been hawking what they see as a revolutionary solution: repurposing blockchains, best known as the digital transaction ledgers for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, to record votes. Binance allows its users to sign up for a limited account without KYC – i.e. providing verification documents like a passport copy – which allows trading but limits withdrawals to two Bitcoin per day.
This includes providing a full name, home address, country of residence, and date of birth. As we all know, most businesses in the emerging soft money market have started transactions in the soft currency as payment for providing their products and services. Following fiat currency exchange launches in the U.K., Uganda and Singapore, Binance is opening a dedicated U.S. If yes, then keep reading the following sections. There is only a limited number of bitcoins in circulation and new bitcoins are created at a predictable and decreasing rate, which means that demand must follow this level of inflation to keep the price stable. Just like any other tradeable asset, the price of Bitcoin is based on supply and demand. Comparatively, a “free” VPN like Windscribe will offer you a barely usable amount of bandwidth for free. U.S.-based users could continue to use the service by browsing the site with a VPN. Binance, which processes more than $1 billion on a daily basis and for so long has embodied crypto’s Wild West culture, announced that it will launch a U.S.-based service – but, in the meantime, it is implementing restrictions for U.S.
For more information on charitable contribution deductions, see Publication 526, Charitable Contributions. But over the past year, Binance has matured and begun to offer more formalized services. This week, Binance announced it is pairing up with BAM Trading Services – which Coindesk notes is FinCEN-registered and has links to Koi Compliance, which counts Binance as an investor – to launch a U.S. Despite announcing that Tesla had sold 75% of its bitcoin holdings in Q2, CEO Elon Musk disclosed in a quarterly investor call that the company also held Dogecoin and had not sold any of those holdings. During the company’s Q2 earnings report, the electric car company revealed it has sold 75% of its bitcoin holdings this quarter. Tesla reportedly had around 42,000 bitcoin heading into the second quarter, so after selling 75% of them, it should have a peek at this website had around 10,500 at the end of the quarter. The company disclosed that it currently owns $218 million worth of digital assets after selling $963 million worth of bitcoin. The bulk of that $218 million is likely its remaining bitcoin. Tesla said the value of its remaining “digital assets” is $218 million.
Why do we even care about intrinsic value? And that contradiction may be the reason why bitcoin cannot become successful. In an earnings call, the company’s executives said the reason for the sale was a desire to maximize cash positions during the uncertainty of China’s COVID lockdowns. It’s like an online version of cash. They are cryptocurrency exchanges, brokerage firms, and payment services like PayPal. Like other crypto exchanges, Binance offers services for trading, listing, fundraising, de-listing, and withdrawing cryptocurrencies. The world’s largest crypto exchange is going legit. Binance, a global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017, has become one of the most prominent and influential players in the blockchain and digital asset industry. In addition to the fiat ramp exchanges, Binance has launched a decentralized exchange and it is adding much-requested features such as margin trading. It can be profitable if you know what you are doing, particularly in the trading space, but don’t expect to make a lot of money right off the bat. Each candlestick represents one day of trading. Binance has grown into one of the most trusted exchanges in the industry. Cryptocurrency being used in the airline and booking industry has gained significant ground in recent years.


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Message from ITF Seafarers' Section chair David Heindel
This is a message for every ITF seafarers affiliate and every one of their members – the seafarers who have professionally and diligently fulfilled their jobs during this unprecedented and uncertain time.
Thank you for continuing to transport vital goods and keeping global trade moving during the Covid-19 pandemic. Without your sacrifice and the sacrifices of many other transport workers, the world would have been in a much worse state and likely would have come to a complete standstill.
On March 12, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. In response, countries started closing their borders and imposing social distancing and restrictions on movement to try and contain the spread of the virus. Despite these restrictions and the threat of exposure to the virus, our unions and their members, the world’s seafarers, continued to perform their duties to ensure that the essential goods we need to live day to day are delivered.

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Announced in early 2017, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is finally revealed with a first trailer that gives a glimpse at Cahal and his brutal quest after an exile against a company destroying a forest and endangering his tribe. The RPG, developed by Cyanide is set to launch in 2020.
@MrWhite: one rumour is that the multiplayer is going be some kind of free to play and could be out early. (6 Hours ago)
@alimokrane: I mean Halo was supposed to be THE launch game for the SeX. They have like zero first party launch games now. Thats not good... thats baaaad. (6 Hours ago)
I won't be shocked if they pan it off as a GAAS bollocks just to be done with it, and have it as a kind of early access game you'll pay full price for. (6 Hours ago)
Not if you're Microsoft and had planned on it being a launch title it isn't. Anyway, that thing needs delayed for a year at least. Absolute disaster from the XSX launch point of view. (6 Hours ago)
@MrWhite: That's GOOD news, not bad news. (6 Hours ago)
In other news, Halo Infinite is delayed. Oh dear [url] (7 Hours ago)
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Tomorrow is Love Locke Day in Hamilton
A different kind of mob is expected on Locke Street in downtown Hamilton this weekend.
Tomorrow is Love Locke Day, a day to support business owners on the street who are still fixing the damage done by a group of about 30 anarchists last weekend.
The group marched up the street throwing rocks and eggs at windows and setting off fireworks causing more than $100,000 in damage.
Thousands of people from across Southern Ontario are expected to visit the trendy street tomorrow.
One local business owner, Lisa Dalia who owns Solee Shoes says the vandals may have done them a favour, it brought everyone together, in a way she never could have imagined.
And it's been good for business, Monster Donuts for example ran out of product three days in a row because so many customers have come in to buy some eats and show support.
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ACTIVISTS claim police plan to arrest prominent figures involved with Hong Kong’s 2014 “Umbrella Movement” pro-democracy protests.
PROSECUTORS in South Korea have said they want to arrest former president Park Geun-hye over the corruption allegations that toppled her from power.
NEW British Cycling boss Stephen Park has claimed allegations of bullying within the sport have been “sensationalised” and are “not representative of the whole programme”.
NICOLA Sturgeon used a sombre session of First Minister’s Questions yesterday to send a message of support to Londoners saying Scotland “stands in solidarity” with them.
AS her contribution to Holyrood’s IndyRef debate, Kezia Dugdale, possibly in an attempt to shore up her ever-dwindling faithful, stated that her party would “campaign with everything they have to oppose independence”.
THREE men have been charged in connection with money laundering and online fraud worth around £400,000.
FORMER governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has said he sees no “major problems” in Scotland being an independent country, though warned there would be consequences.
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The National Retail Association has today blasted the national wage increase as “completely out of touch with reality”, saying it ignores the financial pressure most businesses are currently facing.
National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb also expressed concern that the figure will simply add to inflationary pressures, which the Reserve Bank today warned could hit seven per cent by the end of this year.
“This increase is completely out of touch with the reality of modern business, and it will result in many workers losing their jobs,” Ms Lamb said.
“This comes on top of two recent interest rate hikes, which will drive up overdraft and business loan payments, and will coincide with the 0.5 per cent jump in superannuation from July 1.
“It will be the third strike for retailers, many of whom have not been able to pay their rent for the last two years and are also facing increase input prices, particularly in the restaurant and fast food sector.
“The simple fact is that when businesses don’t have enough money to cover their expenses, they need to cut costs. There is no doubt that those cuts will lead to job losses in retail and no doubt in other areas of the economy as well.”
Ms Lamb said the Fair Work Commission had taken the extraordinary step of exceeding the initial ambit claim made by the union movement, of 5.0 per cent, and almost matching the ACTU’s even higher revised claim of 5.5 per cent.
“Employer groups, including the NRA, have tried in recent years to propose modest but affordable increases for our valuable staff.
“Sadly, it seems this reasonable attempt at finding sensible middle ground has backfired.
“When the Commission pays no attention to our concerns and simply listens to only one side of the argument, it may be time for employers to stop trying to be reasonable.”


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Through a press release, the Central Bank of Spain (BDE) announced on Monday that it will start testing a CBDC oriented to retail payments.
According to the statement, the entity invited financial institutions and technology service provider companies to participate in the tests in this area.
The BDE “classifies these coins as tokens running on a distributed technology platform and affirms that this collaboration will be done through the program.” The statement makes it clear that the tests are not linked to “the work carried out in the eurozone as part of the investigation into the retail CBDC, the so-called digital euro.”
Trials with the retail CBDC are conducted in three stages. First, a flow of funds simulation is launched on w-CBDC; next, we will proceed to try to “combine these currencies with the liquidation of financial assets”, and, finally, the pros and cons of launching wholesale CBDCs in the traditional financial infrastructure will be analyzed.


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Martin Wine Cellar at 3827 Baronne Street will reopen next week, according to a report by Uptown Messenger.
The store has been closed since Katrina. Earlier this year, owner Cedric Martin announced that renovations were under way, and that they would open in 2014.
True to his word, Martin told Uptown Messenger yesterday that construction is almost complete and that they would open in the very near future.
David Y. Martin, Jr. founded Martin Wine Cellar in Uptown New Orleans in 1946. Mr. Martin went into business in a 15–foot long store and a back stock consisting of a single case of Canada Dry soda. After Katrina, Cedric Martin opened other Martin Wine Cellar locations: Metairie added in 1989, Mandeville added in 2005, and Baton Rouge and Magazine added in 2006.


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1 of5 Vidal Guzman, center, an organizer with with a group seeking to cut the prison population, speaks during a news conference calling for marijuana legalization to be included in the state's budget, at the state capitol in Albany, N.Y., March 26, 2018. The collapse of an effort to legalize marijuana in New Jersey revealed the thorny and knotty difficulties in trying to legalize marijuana. CINDY SCHULTZ/New York Times
2 of5 Hemp buds are displayed at Upstate CBD on Upper Union Street store on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Schenectady, N.Y. The shop offers CBD hemp buds, edibles, extractions, topicals and pet products. Store owner Donald Andrews hopes the business will give him a foothold should New York legalize recreational marijuana. (Will Waldron/Times Union) Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
3 of5 A supporter of legalizing marijuana holds up a sign during a press conference where they called on the governor and legislators to pass marijuana reform this session on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
4 of5 FILE - In this June 20, 2018 file photo, marijuana and a pipe used to smoke it are displayed in New York. Although there's broad agreement on the idea of legalization, there's no consensus yet on a long list of details that must be figured out before the recreational use of marijuana can be legalized in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File) Peter Morgan
5 of5 Jawanza Williams, director of organizing for Vocal New York, calls on the governor and legislators to pass marijuana reform this session during a press conference held by supporters of legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
ALBANY — As lawmakers work to legalize recreational, adult-use marijuana, police continue to arrest hundreds of mostly black and Hispanic people for marijuana offenses in the Capital Region's more urban areas.
In Albany and Schenectady counties, marijuana arrests surged in 2017 and 2018, almost exclusively among people of color, while arrests of white people fell to a record low, according to a review of arrest data filed with the state Division of Criminal Justice Services over the past decade.


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This week's notes feature faculty Dave Brennan, Mark DelCogliano, Massimo Faggioli, Ken Goodpaster, T. Dean Maines, Mike Naughton, Brian Shapiro, Shersten Johnson, Jennifer McGuire, Phil Rolnick, Buffy Smith, Artika Tyner, Bob Werner; staff Jim Rogers; and students Shannon Kelly and Meaghan Scott.
St. Thomas alumni have been honored for achievements as entrepreneurs by the John M. Morrison Center for Entrepreneurship in the Opus College of Business.
14th Annual St. Thomas Survey Finds Twin Cities Holiday Shoppers Haven’t Lost Their Post-Recession Optimism
Researchers predict $850 in household holiday spending, the second-highest found by marketing professors in the 14 years of their spending-intent survey.
Michael Moore, director of the William C. Norris Institute at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, featured in “Outside Consultant” column.
Applications are being accepted for the Clinton Global Initiative University for students to create “Commitments to Action” that address issues on campus, in local communities or around the world.
This is a guest blog from the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Artist in Residence, Malik Watkins ’08, stagename: MaLLy. Watkins, along with Sociology major Zander Tsadwa and English major James Mite, attende...
This month’s analysis also includes a look at the emerging build-to-rent trend in the United States.
Restoring Public’s Trust in Financial System is Topic of Oct. 28 Program at Opus College of Business
Three experts will discuss the topic at a free program hosted by St. Thomas’ Center for Ethical Business Cultures.
Dan Dolan, Lary Laukka and James Solem will be honored at a Nov. 5 ceremony.
The Evening UST MBA program offered by the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business is among the best in the country, according to the annual Bloomberg Businessweek Best Business Schools 2015 list.
This week's notes feature faculty Jennifer Awes-Freeman, Father Juan Miguel Betancourt, John Froula, David Jamieson, Shersten Johnson, David Kelley, Ray MacKenzie, Deborah Savage, Angela Senander, William Stevenson, Phil Stoltzfus, AnnMarie Thomas, Artika Tykner and Christian Washburn; and students Jackie Milbrandt (also staff) and Caitlin Woodard.
Your chance at $10,000 is right around the corner! This year’s Fowler Business Concept Challenge submission deadline is November 2, and submissions are starting to roll in. The Fowler is for anyone with a busin...
Entrepreneurship Andrew Kincheloe '12 turned his favorite childhood food into Buddy's Small Batch Nut Butter, a thriving brand that's now sold in 300 stores across five Midwestern states.
A new collaboration between the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and the St. Thomas Music Department is bringing an Artist in Residence to Schulze Hall. It’s a natural fit, considering so many musicians work ...
When German manufacturing giant Henkel partnered with Walmart to bring its flagship laundry detergent, Persil, to the American marketplace, it knew it needed not only a new brand but an attention-getting marketing campaign to appeal to U.S. consumers.
According to research by the Shenehon Center for Real Estate, the 13-county Twin Cities region compares favorably to other metro areas thanks to wages and strong housing-market fundamentals.
After six years of training faculty and courses taught under its pedagogy, Writing Across the Curriculum will become part of St. Thomas' core curriculum requirements in fall 2015.
Play. Make. Design. Collaborate. AnnMarie Thomas Accepts Dual Appointment in Engineering and EntrepreneurshipFrom presenting at the White House to speaking at Google and Disney, AnnMarie Thomas, Ph.D., is ...
Noah Namowicz ’09, is a coffee guy. Drinks it. Sources it. Buys it. Sells it. Lives it.And now, he owns it. Not coffee just at home, but part of the high-end, green (unroasted) coffee importing company he’s...
68 incoming students + 16 mentors + 16 new business ideas + 2 days of training = 68 entrepreneurial-minded students ready to tackle college with creative thinking and problem solving.The inaugural Freshman ...
Opus College of Business marketing professor Lisa Abendroth studies the power of word-of-mouth marketing.
However, St. Thomas' Shenehon Center finds that a scarcity of lower-priced homes for sale in the Twin Cities is putting upward pressure on asking prices.
A growing operation is bringing new life to an empty warehouse for an urban farmer in St. Paul. In 2010, Dave Roeser, an entrepreneur with a knack for starting companies, sold three of his four businesses, hold...
You've pitched your company or business idea to investors, but didn't land the funding you were hoping for. You’re not alone. Some studies show less than one percent of venture capital and angel pitches result ...
A deepened collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship is one of the major initiatives of a $168,000 grant to the School of Engineering from the Kern Family Foundation.


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Student of Meiji University Yuki Hou licks a screen of Taste the TV (TTTV), a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate the flavours of various foods, during its demonstration at the university in Tokyo. (Credits: REUTERS)
A Japanese professor has created a TV screen that allows people to taste food flavours when licked, to create a multi-sensory viewing experience.
Dubbed Taste the TV (TTTV), the prototype uses a carousel of 10 flavour canisters that are sprayed in specific combinations to imitate the taste of a particular food.
The device then rolls the flavour sample on hygienic film over a flat TV screen that the viewer can lick to taste.
The inventor of the TTTV, professor Homei Miyashita from Meiji University hopes that the multi-sensory TV can enhance the way people connect and interact with the outside world in the age of Covid.
‘The goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home,’ Miyashita told Reuters.
Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita fills flavour canisters as he demonstrates Taste the TV (TTTV), a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate the flavours of various foods. (Credits: REUTERS)
The Japanese professor also has plans to create a platform where you can download tastes from around the world, similar to how you download music.
Miyashita has also been in talks with companies about using his spray technology for applications like a device that can apply a pizza or chocolate taste to a slice of toasted bread.
One Meiji University student demonstrated TTTV for reporters, telling the screen she wanted to taste sweet chocolate. After a few tries, an automated voice repeated the order and a jet spritzed a sample onto a plastic sheet.
‘It’s kind of like milk chocolate,’ she said, tasting the sheet with her tongue. ‘It’s sweet like a chocolate sauce,’
Miyashita and his team of 30 students have produced a variety of flavour-related devices, including a fork that makes food taste richer. He said he built the TTTV prototype himself over the past year, with a commercial version available that would cost about 100,000 yen (£652) to make.
It’s unclear whether people will be open to such a technology after disinfecting and avoiding touching surfaces during the pandemic. Licking a sheet of plastic might not be appealing to most people so it remains to be seen if it will have any commercial value.


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Analysts: Despite Crypto Mining Decline, Nvidia Will See
Revenue from the company's closely watched data center chips business rose 83 percent to $760 million, topping analysts' estimate of $743.6 million, according to FactSet. Analysts: Despite Crypto Mining Decline, Nvidia Will See Increased Revenue This Quarter. Spread the love Analysts suggest that Nvidia will see significant growth in its gaming and servers sales, which will overcome deficiencies from a decline in crypto mining. For the current quarter, Nvidia has guided revenue to come in at $2.7 billion, compared to estimates from analysts of nearly $3.4 billion. By sector, Nvidia said GPU revenue soared 25 percent year-on-year to $2.77 billion, as Tegra processor revenue dropped 3 percent to $507 million. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. While the AMD stock price has climbed partly in thanks to the crypto mining boom, analysts warn that a cool down in crypto mining could mean this year’s gains will not last. Analysts polled by FactSet suggest that Nvidia will see increased revenue this quarter despite “waning” …. Additionally, they do not have a competitive line-up in the PC Gaming market," Summit Insights Group analyst Kinngai Chan said. Nvidia forecasted its third quarter revenue between $3.19 billion and $3.32 billion, lower than the figure predicted by analysts of $3.34 billion. The company reported that crypto mining sales were significantly lower than expected in Q2, adding that it does not expect to make significant blockchain -related sales for the rest of the year. While the company did beat on estimates, the beats were. Analysts suggest that Nvidia will see significant growth in its gaming and servers sales, which will overcome deficiencies from a decline in crypto mining. Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates as the chipmaker faces dwindling demand from cryptocurrency miners for its high-margin graphic processors. Nvidia's automotive segment came in at $161 million, above the $148 million estimate. Revenue from Nvidia's closely watched data center chips business rose 58 percent to $792 million, but missed analysts' estimate of $820.4 million, according to FactSet. Crypto mining giant Bitmain may be losing its advantage in developing miners amid other potential cash-flow issues, according to a new report. AMD said it now expects revenue of about $1.45 billion (roughly Rs. 10,600 crores), plus or minus $50 million, below analysts' estimates of $1.6 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Please share if you find this article interesting. To make the mining less detectable, some of the current Monero-mining malware applies restrictions to both the number of threads that can be used and the maximum CPU usage capacity.
However, their net income of $1.84 was able to beat the $1.71 a share that was forecasted by Wall Street analysts. Revenue from Nvidia’s gaming sector is expected to grow by 47 percent to $1.75 billion on a year-on-year basis, while data-center revenue is expected to surge 78 percent to $740 million. If one subtracts the benefit of the crypto-mining business by 2/3 from last quarter’s results, Nvidia’s total revenue would not have beaten analysts' estimates by 11 percent. Revenue grew nearly 40% to $3.12 billion and slightly edged out analysts’ expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet suggest that Nvidia will see increased revenue this quarter despite “waning” cryptocurrency mining, Marketwatch reported August 10. While cryptocurrency revenue fell significantly, the impact was certainly outweighed by the growth in datacenter revenue which soared 83% year over year, beating analyst estimates. The purported increase is due to strong demand for gaming devices and data-centers. As a reminder, on our Q4'17 earnings conference call we stated that the percentage of annual revenue related to Blockchain was approximately mid-single digit percentage in 2017. Revenue generated from cryptocurrency trading fees is expected to double this year, despite the cryptocurrency market’s bearish trend, according to analysts from New York-based global asset management firm Sanford C. Bernstein. Analysts' consensus estimates were calling for revenue of $3.34 billion and earnings per share of $1.82. While cryptocurrency was a relatively small part of NVIDIA's business, its absence accounts. Susquehanna’s graph showing decline in ETH mining profits. Analysts polled by FactSet suggested that while the company’s revenue from crypto mining hardware will decline, it will see significant growth in its gaming and servers sales. The company said revenue from its graphics and computing business, which sells Ryzen desktop processors and Radeon graphics cards, rose 12 percent to $938 million in the third quarter. Top analysts from major money management firm Sanford C. Alternatively, find out what’s trending across all of Reddit on r/popular.
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Bernstein & Co. analysts, who say that revenue generated from crypto exchanges could more than double to as much as $4 …. While analysts suggest that the company’s revenue from crypto mining hardware will decline, the U.S.-based graphic processing units (GPU) manufacturer will see significant growth in its gaming. Analysts with research firm Alliance Bernstein said. Nvidia said that revenue rose 2.5% to $3.18, which fell short of its previous guidance as well as analysts’ estimates. Analysts polled by FactSet suggest that Nvidia will see increased revenue this quarter despite “waning” cryptocurrency mining, Marketwatch reported August 10. The. AMD CEO Lisa Su told analysts for the fourth quarter, AMD estimates revenue of around $1.45 billion, while analysts had forecast revenue of $1.6 billion. However this is still an increase of approximately 8% year on year. The cooling off of the crypto market should have been expected and accounted for. Watch video · The professional visualization category produced $281 million in revenue, above the $257 million estimate. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. While analysts suggest that the company’s revenue from crypto mining hardware will decline, the […]. Crypto Trading Revenue May Double in 2018, Research Suggests Revenue generated by cryptocurrency exchanges could soar to $4 billion by the year end, Bernstein analysts estimate. Bernstein & Co. believe that revenue from crypto trading fees will double in 2018, despite declining interest and prices in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. The researchers note that Bitmain’s revenue in 2017 fell below estimates after the company stored a large number of its miners’ components, rather than selling to customers, although its revenue still remained “remarkably high” for that year. AMD had too high an exposure to the crypto-currency market. Susquehanna’s analysts say that due to the slump in crypto markets and declining network hashrates, mining Ethereum using a GPU is no longer profitable. Source: CNBC. Susquehanna semiconductor analyst Christopher Rolland told CNBC that in this context, using chipmaker Nvidia’s flagship GPU card “is no longer profitable,” noting that the company’s crypto-derived revenue is down around $100 million quarter over quarter. Revenue from the company’s closely watched data center chips business rose 83 percent to $760 million, topping analysts’ estimate of $743.6 million, according to FactSet. And we believe crypto-GPU as a percentage of revenue is 2x NVIDIA's… yikes). Reducing our estimates and NVDA PT from $230 to $210. Mining Ethereum (ETH) using a graphics processing unit (GPU) is no longer profitable, according to an analysis from U.S.-based global trading…. Susquehanna semiconductor analyst Christopher Rolland told CNBC that in this context, using chipmaker Nvidia’s flagship GPU card “is no longer profitable,” noting that the company’s crypto-derived revenue is down around $100 million quarter over quarter. A little luster has worn off for Nvidia, though. AMD said it now expects revenue of about $1.45 billion, plus or minus $50 million, below analysts’ estimates of $1.6 billion, according to Refinitiv data. The business powers cloud computing services of customers including Amazon.com Inc's Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp's Azure as well as Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud. Revenue estimates We have estimated the hypothetical revenue for this particular attack. AMD said it now expects revenue of about $1.45 billion, plus or minus $50 million, below analysts' estimates of $1.6 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Due to a combination of declining cryptocurrency-based sales, and less purchase orders from major gaming customers, like Nintendo, Nvidia is now estimating that their revenues for the current holiday season will drop to $2.7 billion, down significantly from analysts’ previous estimates of $3.4 billion. See stock analyst recommendations for Facebook, Inc. (FB), including history of rankings (upgrades, downgrades).
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NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA, the only “Big 4” phone company that doesn’t sell the iPhone, now wants to snag used ones from AT&T.
Starting Wednesday, when Apple is expected to reveal a new iPhone, T-Mobile will start advertising that AT&T iPhone owners who are out of contract can switch to T-Mobile.
“For every person waiting in line for the next model, a lot of them have to find a secondary market for that older device,” said Harry Thomas, T-Mobile’s marketing director.
Signing an iPhone up for T-Mobile service has been possible for years, but there is a big difference in data speeds, taking about 50 times longer to download files than on AT&T’s network.
T-Mobile is reshuffling the frequencies on its network, which will let it match or even exceed AT&T’s data speeds on iPhones. For now, that will be evident only in a few spots in such cities as New York, Seattle, Las Vegas and Washington.
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of the “4’’ model won’t work on T-Mobile’s network. The later iPhone 4S will work if it’s been hacked, but that’s not something T-Mobile wants to get into. AT&T’s
iPhones have to be unlocked using codes that AT&T will supply after the customer’s contract is up.
T-Mobile’s pitch will center on its unlimited data plan, which it reintroduced last week. AT&T stopped signing up new customers to unlimited plans two years ago, and it now slows service drastically once those still on unlimited plans use a certain amount of data.


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Every two weeks, the high street spits out new knock-offs of garments originally designer by often-defenseless young designers. But when it comes to fashion, is imitation the most sincere form of flattery? – i-D
Kendall Jenner opened up about her modeling experience thus far: “I had to work even harder to get where I wanted because people didn’t take me seriously as a model. Because of the TV show. I went on castings and some people weren’t feeling me because of my name. But it was great when people didn’t recognize me.” – The Cut
Copycat products manufactured in China have long been a headache for luxury brands. But now policing purse designs is getting harder than ever, thanks to a trend toward “tong kuan” or “look-alike” products that mimic the shape of their high-end counterparts but feature phony Western-sounding brand names. – Fast Co.
The Key to Selling an $800 Sneaker: The founders of the Buscemi brand talk about their made in Italy accessories, being spotted on celebrities, keeping supplies tight, and what they learned about luxury demand from Hermès. – WSJ
Miami street artist David Anasagasti filed a lawsuit against American Eagle Outfitters Inc. for copyright infringement. – WWD
As outfits based on yoga pants have become increasingly popular as streetwear, and have even infiltrated the office in recent years, the sale of athletic apparel has exploded. Two main strategies have emerged in this competition for market share during a time of consumer caution. Some retailers employ the simplest angle, vying to offer the lowest possible price for leggings or gym socks. Others have started an arms race to offer the newest, most high-tech garments as often as possible. – NY Times
New New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman granted an interview to Haaretz while in Israel recently and discussed everything from her work history to her thoughts on blogging to the state of fashion criticism to her feelings about pop culture. – Racked


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Microgaming has enhanced its distribution capabilities within the Italian market after teaming-up with platform and content provider Blox, which will bring the delivery of its “most popular” online slot and casino games to operators in the region.
Under the terms of the deal, signed through Prima Networks Limited, more than 50 Microgaming titles will be added to the Blox game aggregator, which already includes a line-up of titles from developers such as Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil Gaming and Evolution.
“We have built an incredible portfolio of games from some of the biggest providers in the market and the addition of Microgaming further sets us apart from our rival platform providers and aggregators,” noted Karl Grech, chief commercial officer at Blox.
“Microgaming is undoubtedly one of the industry’s leading content providers and no online casino game lobby is complete without titles such as Immortal Romance and Thunderstruck II – we are thrilled to be able to offer these and more to our partners and their players.”
The agreement will see operators powered by the Blox platform be able to offer their players Microgaming titles such as Immortal Romance, 9 Masks of Fire, and Lara Croft Temples and Tombs.
Rupert Dix, managing director at PNL, added: “Italy has a thriving online casino market and we are thrilled to be able to offer our games to more operators and players via this great partnership with Blox.
“The deal is initially for 50 games, including some of our most popular slots, but the plan is to integrate more titles over the coming months so that operators powered by Blox can offer their players even more quality content from Microgaming and our partner studios.”
This becomes the latest alliance unveiled by Microgaming this week, following a prior collaboration inked alongside Solverde Group and an exclusive partnership with Gold Coin Studios.


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Hosiery and beachwear retailer Calzedonia is to expand across the UK as it signs for a store in The City of London.
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An interesting set of numbers Microsoft revealed on Friday in lieu of Windows Phone growth. The company says that it has seen over a 100 percent increase in app downloads and about 140 percent increase in paid app revenue from October till now i.e. the time when Microsoft debut Windows 8 till today.
Naturally, the company trying to put in every possible effort to make its mobile operating system a hit, even on sharing that Nokia’s Lumia 720 and 520/521 phones have just begun to ship across the globe, allowing potential Windows Phone customers an additional choices to select from. No doubt ever since Microsoft – Nokia partnership comes in picture, both being coping up to make big.
Closing by adding some more stats, the company added that it has also now enabled developer payout in six new markets via Dev Center bringing the total markets supporting developer payout to 122, allowing developers in these markets to submit both free and paid apps to the Windows Phone store.
Well, interestingly, just in sharing only a one set of numbers can’t define at a moment that how good or bad the Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 actually playing its pace. Unless and until, the company comes forward and share every insight, sharing every actual numbers officially, only then it makes sense. Sharing one or two numbers are good, but not enough to make its stand in the market when there are already some major players making huge waves in the market.


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LOS ANGELES: Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the US have the potential to double in five years as the country continues to import vegetable oils and fats to supplement local demand despite being a major producer of vegetable oils.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said Malaysia’s exports of palm oil to the US increased 162 per cent from 477,899 tonnes in 2009 to 1.25 million tonnes last year.
He pointed out that the US imported 4.3 million tonnes of oils and fats last year with palm oil accounting for 28 per cent of the total.
“This aptly reflects the confidence of consumers in America regarding the nutritional benefits of palm oil,” he told Bernama on the sidelines of the Global Oils and Fats Forum (GOFF) USA 2015 here on Thursday morning.
Uggah said Malaysia is now working closely with local and international research institutions to carry out scientific studies on the benefits of palm oil.
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is currently working with Ohio State University Medical Centre, Anderson Cancer Centre, University of Texas and Wayne State University.
These studies focus on the use of tocotrienols, the vitamin E found in palm oil, in the prevention of cancer and stroke as well as the fight against liver and kidney diseases, he said.
Uggah expressed optimism that with these studies and other efforts, the issues that Malaysia faced in the 1980s when certain quarters questioned the nutritional benefits of palm oil amid a campaign against palm would not recur.
“We fought a long and bitter battle,” he said.
He said the government has learned that such a situation arose due to the misunderstanding on the part of consumers and lack of scientific evidence from experts.
In another development, Uggah said that by 2020 all smallholders in Malaysia, comprising 40 per cent of the country’s oil palm growers, will be certified by MSPO, the government-led certification scheme.
The government has set up the Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council, an independent governing body to spearhead the MSPO and ensure its successful implementation.
The MSPO aims to ensure the production of palm oil in a sustainable manner as the planting of oil palm has been incorrectly associated with the reduction of rainforests, loss of biodiversity and release of greenhouse gases, Uggah said.
“The industry takes cognisance of environmental expectations and manages its operations accordingly.
“Producer and consumer countries working together can ensure a sustainable and equitable system of production and compensation when imposing sustainability requirements,” he said.
Uggah said he believes the introduction of MSPO and the business-to-business initiative the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) would be good for the industry.
He said the government is aware that it is difficult and costly for smallholders to be RSPO-certified although the market needs their products to be certified.
Uggah is in the US leading a two-day palm oil promotion mission from Oct 14.
His delegation comprises representatives from the ministry, MPOB, Malaysian Palm Oil Council and the private sector aimed at strengthening palm oil exports to the US and promoting business linkages between the private sector in Malaysia and the US.
The two-day GOFF event is jointly organised by MPOB and MPOC.


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Mike Edward’s wife, Perri Shakes-Drayton seems to be utilizing most of her time in Nigeria in impacting positively on the lives of people and putting smiles on their faces.
Recall that the UK-based lady had organized a pop-up sale some days ago, with the intention of using proceeds from the event to buy sanitary pads for young girls who cannot afford to buy for themselves.
Fulfilling her words, Perri recently took to her official Instagram page to share a photo from her shopping at the popular Balogun market in Lagos.
In the hilarious photo which she shared, she was spotted carrying a large pack of sanitary pads on her head.
“Today was a success at the Market!! But honestly my attempt at carrying the pads on my head didn’t last for more than 30 seconds”, Perri said.
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China's anti-monopoly bureau will step up legal enforcement against monopolistic behavior and push forward the amended anti-monopoly law to improve the regulatory framework, said Gan Lin, head of the bureau.
China last month elevated the seniority of the market regulator's antitrust unit, the National Anti-monopoly Bureau, and appointed Gan as chief, a move which would help antitrust investigators gain resources when examining mergers and acquisitions.
Gan said China still faces "insufficient punishment" for some monopolistic activities, while some antitrust regulations remain at the elementary level.
"With the rapid development of the digital economy, and new industries and business models emerging one after another, there are great differences in competition modes between the new and the traditional economy," Gan said in an interview published on the official website of State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Sunday.
"There's an urgent need to further improve the anti-monopoly legislation and industry regulation."
China shed its once relatively laissez-faire approach to market regulation of the internet sector in dramatic fashion this year, blocking mergers and imposing a record $2.75 billion fine on e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding for abusing its market position.
Alibaba was found to have engaged in the practice of "choosing one from two," in which an e-commerce platform bars vendors from selling on rival sites.
Gan said this practice was not evident during China's annual "618 shopping festival" and Singles' Day online shopping festival this year after the bureau kicked off a sector-wide rectification.
In October, it levied a $527 million fine on food delivery giant Meituan for abusing its dominance.
"The orderliness of market competition has shown great improvement, and the smaller business operators have now gained broader space," Gan said.
For the next step, the bureau will step up anti-monopoly reviews of concentrated businesses and will continue to prevent mergers from disrupting the market while also curbing excessive capital expansion, Gan said.


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When Low Country Shrimper seafood restaurant owner Don Deas decided to open an ice cream shop in Mauldin, he initially imagined a new building somewhere within city limits. Instead, he’s opting to repurpose a historic cabin.
“When I approached the city about the idea of doing an ice cream shop, I didn’t really have my eyes on the cabin,” he said. “I was thinking about building something similar to what the Ice Cream Station has in Simpsonville because I noticed Mauldin didn’t have a good place for ice cream and a place for people to just hang out like in Simpsonville. I thought that was such a cool thing, so when I presented the idea to Van [Broad], Van said, ‘Well, what about the cabin?’ and it was just like a lightbulb went off.”
The cabin Mauldin community development director Van Broad was referring to is the historic Gosnell Cabin, which sits on the Cultural Center’s grounds at the corner of E. Butler Road and Murray Drive in Mauldin.
Since being moved to the city from Camp Old Indian in 2009, it has sat relatively unused year-round, except when the city opens it for The Mauldin Garden Club’s Spring in Bloom event and during the Cultural Center’s Christmas festivities. Beginning in early 2021, it will serve as the home of Pop’s Cabin Creamery.
In addition to suggesting the location, Broad also assisted Deas in naming the ice cream shop after learning that Deas’ grandfather-in-law, Pop Dorsey, was the owner of a popular ice cream shop in Marion, South Carolina. Since Deas was continuing a family tradition by opening this new restaurant, Broad suggested the name Pop’s Cabin Creamery, said Deas.
“My wife’s grandfather owned a small ice cream shop in Marion,” he said. “There was nothing to it. [It] was just a little shack, but you wouldn’t believe the amount of people who came to it just to get ice cream and hand-sliced cheese and all sorts of meats. I was always impressed every time I went, because he was just a part of the fabric of that community. People loved walking to that store, getting ice cream.”
According to Deas, he learned after opening the Low Country Shrimper that the Pop Dorsey ice cream shop was well known outside of Marion.
“You wouldn’t believe the amount of people who would come in my restaurant saying that they stopped at that store on their way going to the beach,” said Deas. “I mean, black, white, everyone just talked about that.”
Once open, Deas plans for the creamery to utilize the front windows on the cabin as ordering stations and to establish an order pick-up area where the door is now. Outside of the cabin, he wants to put tables and chairs out, and create an area for people to hang out on the Cultural Center grounds.
Pop’s Cabin Creamery will initially feature hand-dipped ice cream, which Deas hopes to get from Happy Cow. He may also eventually offer soft-serve ice cream for sundaes and possibly the Low Country Shrimper’s sweet puppies, which are hushpuppies with a honey glaze and cinnamon powder sugar.
The ice cream shop is expected to open Mar. 1, 2021.
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- Originally located near Poinsett Bridge in Camp Old Indian
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Whether you’re 4 or 104, Lego has always been a hobby that anyone can enjoy. But there has always been limitations as to what we could pull off while building with the colorful bricks.
Lego touts that customers can now “build for real” with their expanded line of plastic rods and parts called LEGO Technic, and they recently proved exactly that. Using over 1 million Lego Technic pieces with each piece placed by hand (and without any glue!) a small team created a full-scale, drivable replica of the $3,000,000 Bugatti Chiron. But every seasoned Lego builder knows if it ever becomes an official Lego kit, it’ll totally cost more than that.
The vehicle took over 13,400 man hours to build and weighs 1,500 kg (approximately 3,300 lbs.) with over 90% of the car being made out of Lego Technic pieces.
Ok, ok, so you’re not going to be able to build a Bugatti in your spare time with your current Lego inventory. But a man can dream!
The most impressive aspect of the vehicle is the engine itself. The team constructed 2,304 Lego Power Function motors to fit under the hood. It generates 5.3 horsepower and allows the car to reach speeds of 18 mph (so the lack of an airbag probably isn’t a big deal).
When it finally came to road test the vehicle, Lego had something special in mind.
“Months of development and testing came to a head in June on the Ehra Lessien test track outside Wolfsburg, Germany – the same track where the original Bugatti Chiron was tested – when we found out if the car would actually drive,” Lego wrote on their website. “We were even more excited when Bugatti’s official test driver and former Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace, agreed to test drive the Technic version of the Chiron on its first drive.”


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Still, Nintendo hasn't totally sworn off mobile. The company will launch its first wholly owned mobile app by the end of the year to integrate mobile devices with its playing experience. It's not clear just yet what that app might offer. CNET has contacted Nintendo for comment on the new app. We will update this story when we have more information. The app will simply let Nintendo 3DS users tether the device to a smartphone to access the Internet. One might guess that Nintendo's first mobile app would deliver gaming to smartphones and tablets. But that would be incorrect.
China-based Internet company Tencent on Wednesday revealed in its financials that its WeChat messaging app ended the first quarter of 2014 with 396 million monthly active users, WeChat ended 2013 with 355 million monthly active users, It's worth noting, however, the messaging app goes by the name Weixin in China, Tencent's figures for the first quarter, which ended March 31, include both WeChat and Weixin monthly active users, WeChat's surging growth puts the service close to its chief competitor iphone case 1000 dollars WhatsApp, That messaging app had 450 million monthly active users when it was acquired by Facebook in February for $16 billion, Both apps allow users to send text messages for free to other apps users outside of standard SMS..
The messaging category has become extremely popular, due in large part to app feature sets allowing users to sidestep SMS limitations, as well as, the ease with which users can share multimedia content like video and photos. It also didn't hurt that Facebook cast a light on the space with its massive WhatsApp buy. (Via The Next Web). Correction, 10:39 a.m. PT: This story incorrectly stated the increase in WeChat's monthly active users. The mobile messaging app ended the first quarter of 2014 with 396 million monthly active users, an increase of more than 40 million monthly active users since the end of 2013.
Microsoft posted a Support page to its site that mentioned the "Surface Pro 3 camera." The page itself discussed how to add recording support for H.264 iphone case 1000 dollars in the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft later said the page contained a typo and updated it to remove mention of the Surface Pro 3, "The [knowledge base] is in reference to generic H.264 video updates for the Windows ecosystem, as evidenced by the 'applies to' section on the page," said a Microsoft spokesperson, "To avoid any confusion, we've updated the KB article to correct the typo and better convey the information as intended."Microsoft is planning an event on May 20 where it's expected to unveil a smaller Surface tablet, The Support page revelation, however, follows a report last week from CNET, citing sources that said the software giant is planning a new slate that will run Intel's Haswell chipset, That device will be announced in addition to the smaller slate, according to the source..
The Surface Pro tablet has run into its fair share of fans and detractors. The device runs Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and supports a cover that doubles as a keyboard. It has yet to hit iPad-like proportions of popularity, but Microsoft is still hopeful that can change. (Via The Verge). Update, 11:34 a.m. PT: Added comment from Microsoft. Microsoft says mention of a Surface Pro 3 camera on a Support page is just a typo -- not a hint to a new Surface Pro tablet. Microsoft might unveil more than just a small Surface tablet at an event next week.
Dual-factor authentication requires two steps, typically a password and a code generated by a smartphone app or text message, It involves extra work to log on, but because it increases security significantly, it's arriving at sites including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Twitter, Dropbox, and LastPass as a way to better protect accounts, "When a suspicious login is detected, we send a challenge to the user such as an SMS with a verification code to the user's phone and ask them to enter this code before we grant access to their account, This drastically reduces the chances of an unauthorized user accessing the account because the attacker would have to get a hold of the user's phone as well as the username and password," Google said of the iphone case 1000 dollars procedure, Those with dual-factor authentication won't have to jump through the hoop, the company said..
Google Apps is a $50-per-person-per-year service under which organizations can grant employees access to services including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. Google is trying to make such services better able to withstand threats such as government surveillance, industrial espionage, and identity theft. And Google is showing the growing necessity of owning a mobile phone -- and having it charged, connected to the network, topped up with access privileges, and working even when traveling. In effect, a person's phone number is becoming a sort of personal identifier.
Google plans "to iphone case 1000 dollars slowly roll out this feature for all domains over the coming weeks," Google said in an update on Tuesday, For people who haven't told Google their phone numbers, Google will prompt them to share it if a suspicious login is detected, the company said, What if a person can't use the text-message authentication for some reason? Google offers a "fallback challenge," and the organization's administrators can temporarily disable the login challenge for a 10-minute period, Of course, a user might have a tough time flagging IT administrators if there's no phone service and it's impossible to log in to email..


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The official release of Legends of Runeterra is approaching alongside a new expansion — and Riot games just revealed a brand new Demacian champion: Quinn.
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It's finally time for the official release of Legends of Runeterra on PC and mobile! On April 30 you will be able to access the game from your mobile, but a brand new expansion will also be implemented!
Riot Games are tackling Legends of Runeterra's progress and economy system. Everything you need to know about the last patch is in this article!
The next expansion has not yet been announced and dataminers have already discovered a lot of information on potential new regions and new champions to discover. For the moment nothing is official, meaning all of this has to be taken with great caution!
After two Preview patches and 6 weeks of open beta, it will soon be time for a big update on game progress and economy!
It was about time for the Shadow Isles to get strike by the nerf hammer...
It's been just over a month since Legends of Runeterra went into open beta — the opportunity for Riot to share some thoughts on the state of the game, go over some remarks and talk about priorities for the year.
We've all been waiting for it for a while, but it was the Singapore players who first got their hands on the mobile version of Legends of Runeterra.
Still in open beta, Riot Games announce Legends of Runeterra's second content patch, much lighter than the 0.9 in mid-February.
If you've already acquired all the cards you wanted during this beta and you're hesitating to keep your precious jokers for the future, don't worry: the developers have confirmed that there is no limit to the number of Wildcards that can be accumulated.
In the world of card games, new expansions often mean rotation. New cards replace old ones, and always create new ways to play. Design Director Andrew Yip has confirmed that Legends of Runeterra will be no exception!
As Riot has already announced, Legends of Runeterra will have a mobile version, which should appear at the official release of the game this year.
LoR has been in open beta since January 24, and the first balance patch is coming today. This Version 0.9 fixes some flaws in the deckbuilder, but also modifies some cards already emblematic of various mechanics (such as Fearsome), or others very popular in the meta.
In an interview with Invenglobal, Legends of Runeterra Publishing Manager Dillon Buckner spoke about the development of the game and its business model, including Riot Games' approach to card balancing.
The first patch of Legends of Runterra open beta doesn't bring that much to the game — except three new guardians and the schedule for the following update cycles.
The Legends of Runeterra open beta has been available to the majority of players since yesterday and Riot Games is offering us another awesome trailer.
Adventurers of Runeterra, rejoice as your new card game arrives in open beta on 24th January (or 23rd if you've pre-registered). You'll find the download link and everything you need to know to get the adventure off to a flying start.
Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games new digital card game, has six different factions representing the different regions of Runeterra. Among them, the Shadow Isles are the home of Elise, Hecarim, Kalista and Thresh.
Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games new digital card game, has six different factions representing the different regions of Runeterra. Among them, Piltover & Zaun are the home of Ezreal, Heimerdinger, Jinx and Teemo.
Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games new digital card game, has six different factions representing the different regions of Runeterra. Among them, Ionia is the home of Karma, Shen, Yasuo, and Zed.


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“Serious deviations” from federal food safety regulations, including juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) rules, were reported in a Feb. 4 warning letter to Chicago’s Juice Tyme Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the Premium Orange 4 + 1 with Pulp juice product made by Juice Tyme is adulterated “in that it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.”
Juice Tyme makes stable, bag-in-box beverages for sale in bars and restaurants, school cafeterias, and numerous other food service outlets.
Juice Tyme’s juice processing facility at 4401 South Oakley in Chicago was subjected to FDA inspection last July 20 through Sept. 30. FDA said the inspection turned up “serious deviations” from the regulations. For example:
— Its HACCP plan for Premium 4 + 1 with Pulp fails to list measures that will achieve a 5-log reduction on pertinent microorganisms.
A “5-log reduction” means lowering the number of microorganisms by 100,000-fold, that is, if a surface has 100,000 pathogenic microbes on it, a 5-log reduction would reduce the number of microorganisms to one.
“According to your October 13, 2010 response, your firm indicates that Juice Tyme, Inc. is currently in the advance stages of installing a pasteurization system that would perform the necessary 5-log reduction of microorganisms of this product,” the warning letter says. “However, as mentioned above, the “Premium Orange 4 + 1 with Pulp” you currently market and manufacture requires a 5-log reduction and the study you provided to FDA does not ensure the safety of the “Premium Orange 4 + 1 with Pulp”. Your documentation failed to identify the critical factors that result in a 5-log reduction and failed to document that the process you are using is identical to the conditions in the study provided.”
FDA also Juice Tyme was failing to monitor the condition and cleanliness of food contact surfaces, prevent cross contamination, and protect food, food packaging materials and food contact surfaces from pests.
— Inspectors reported seeing “fly-like” insects in the process and packaging areas, blending room, and in lemon juice concentrate.
FDA said as a manufacturer of acidified food products, Juice Tyme must obtain an emergency control permit. Inspectors found documented deviations from the acidified food law involving thickened water nectar, thickened water lemon, and thickened water honey. The deviations mean Juice Tyme’s acidified food products are adulterated.
FDA said the juice maker failed to file a scheduled process for its thickened water products. It also failed to register as a commercial processor of acidified foods. That should have been done within 10 days of the startup of a manufacturing.
Juice Tyme also failed to use a qualified person on the project who would have known how to schedule processes for the thickened water products. It also failed to do the testing and recording required to control pH levels.
Juice Tyme did not respond to Food Safety News with a comment on the warning letter. On its website, the juice maker says it takes “the lead when it comes to food safety and manufacturing practices–from product testing to blending to packaging.”


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READING, UK (KRON) – Less than two weeks after opening its doors in the United Kingdom, Chick-fil-A has announced its brand-new restaurant will close within the next 6 months.
The sudden closure of the restaurant that opened at Oracle Mall on Oct. 10 comes following LGBTQ protesters who have rallied outside the restaurant denouncing the chain’s opposition to same-sex marriage.
A mall spokesperson told the BBC that the company would not be allowed to stay beyond its initial “six-month pilot period,” calling it the “right thing to do.”
Reading Pride, a UK-based LGBTQ advocacy group, tweeted it was “staunchly opposed to Chick-fil-A setting up shop in the UK and certainly in Reading.”
Protests of the UK location continued over the weekend even after news of the closure circulated.
In videos shared on social media, activists were seen waving rainbow flags and chanting Chick-fil-A is “not welcome here.”
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Nearly one in three world-class CEOs are compromised after using a service that was later breached. This is according to a recently released research, which found that 30 percent of CEOs of top companies across the globe had experienced having their password leaked on an online service they registered for using their work email. Focusing on CEOs at over 200 of the biggest companies in ten countries, the most common breached services CEOs used or linked their company email to are LinkedIn (53 percent) and Dropbox (18 percent), followed by Adobe and Myspace.
The research by F-Secure also reveals that 81 percent CEOs have likely leaked their emails and other personally identifiable information (PII) such as physical addresses, birthdates, and phone numbers, which were leaked via spam lists and leaked marketing databases. CEOs in the UK, USA, the Netherlands, and France were most prone to leaking their information in this manner, while CEOs hailing from Italy and Japan were at the bottom of the list. The research involved cross-matching company email addresses of CEOs against a publicly available database of leaked credentials.
The release of the findings comes on the heels of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) warning that Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are on the rise and have already cost businesses worldwide billions of dollars. BEC attackers have been found to carefully research and closely monitor their potential target victims and their organizations.
Mitigating the effects of leaked information
The leak of company email passwords due to the linking of work email and online services can gain cybercriminals’ access to corporate networks, and cause a wide range of damage ranging from intellectual property theft to huge financial loss. To mitigate this threat, users should practice good password hygiene by using complex texts and characters. The 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigation reports that 63 percent of confirmed data breaches involved weak, default, or stolen passwords. Enabling 2FA for email, social media, and other online apps can also prevent unauthorized access to your accounts.
For businesses that already have security policies restricting the information employees can divulge on online services such as LinkedIn, they should consider expanding to online dating sites or apps since attackers can also leverage sensitive information from these sites to gain a foothold into an organization.
Users and businesses can also take advantage of solutions provided by Trend Micro™ Maximum Security. It secures multiple devices, helps manage passwords, and guards against the most prevalent online threats.
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Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based company and two of its staffers, alleging that it operated a fraudulent scheme to dupe Facebook users into installing malware, allowing it to control accounts and run ads through them that circumvented the platform's review processes.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a California court, accuses ILikeAd Media International Company Ltd and two Chinese nationals, Chen Xiao Cong and Huang Tao, of involvement in the scheme.
The alleged scheme involved the perpetrators "baiting" Facebook users to click on images of celebrities or bogus advertising links so it could install malware on their accounts. The conspirators would then use hacked accounts to run ads for counterfeit goods, diet pills and male enhancement supplements, according to the lawsuit.
In some instances, the defendants also engaged in a practice known as "cloaking", which involves disguising the true destination of the link in the ad by displaying one version of an ad’s landing page to Facebook’s systems and a different version to Facebook users. The "cloaker" will know when a Facebook reviewer is clicking on the link, and call up an approved site instead of the one it shows users, thereby circumventing Facebook's review processes. The practice is banned on Facebook.
Legal action against perpetrators of cloaking schemes are rare, Facebook said, since the schemes are "often sophisticated and well organized, making the individuals and organizations behind them difficult to identify and hold accountable".
Facebook has been notifying hundreds of thousands of users that their accounts may have been compromised by the scheme and instructing them to change their passwords since April, according to the complaint.
It has also refunded victims whose accounts were used to run unauthorised ads.
The social-media giant now is asking the court for injunctive relief to stop the defendants’ use of the platform. It is also asking the court to recognise damages allegedly caused by their violation of state and federal hacking laws.
In a blog post announcing the lawsuit Facebook director of platform enforcement and litigation Jessica Romero and director of product management, business integrity Rob Leathern wrote: “Creating real-world consequences for those who deceive users and engage in cloaking schemes is important in maintaining the integrity of our platform."


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Yesterday, whistleblowing agency WikiLeaks revealed documents that accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of spying on people across the world through their smartphones and PCs. These documents alleged that tech companies like Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, Google and WhatsApp were all affected.
The WikiLeaks documents pointed out how these tech companies unknowingly aided the CIA in their hacking. According to the documents, tech companies could have prevented this breach in privacy by providing enough security on their devices and platforms. However, they failed to do that. Thus they left loopholes that the CIA exploited.
This leak described various CIA hacking tools that could convert smartphones and smart TVs into “covert microphones”. From these infected phones, a hacker could find out the owner’s geolocation. He could also gather audio and text communication, camera recordings and microphone recordings. Smart TVs would record conversations and send to the hacker’s server, even if they appear to be switched off. One can see, therefore, that this is one of the biggest cases of invasion of privacy in recent times.
According to BBC, the companies involved have responded to the allegations in varying degrees. Apple was the most vocal. Buzzfeed writer John Paczkowski posted a picture which contained a statement from Apple. The statement read,
“Apple is deeply committed to safeguarding our customers’ privacy and security. The technology built into today’s iPhones represents the best data security available to customers, with nearly 80 percent of users running the latest version of our operating system. While our initial analysis indicates that many of the issues leaked today were already patched in the latest iOS, we will continue work to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities. We always urge customers to download the latest iOS to make sure they have the most recent security updates”.
Here’s Apple’s statement on iOS-related stuff in the WikiLeaks CIA data dump. pic.twitter.com/QiAWx8ZXpT
— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) March 8, 2017
USA Today states that Microsoft, Google, Samsung and WhatsApp have not made any specific statement on the matter, but they promised to look into it.


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As the vast pools of V.C. funding have dried and hardened over the course of the past year, more and more of the ad networks that support sites like this one have been going belly up. The list of formerly big, now-dead networks grew by one yesterday when word got out that CNET will be dissolving its affiliate network of gaming sites, including Stomped, Counter-Strike.net, and GamersDepot. The owners of those sites will have to look elsewhere for advertisting revenue.
Here is Stomped's reaction to the news. Off the top of my head, that means we've seen the failure of GX Network, Gamefan, the CNET alliance, and (from what I hear) the contraction of the MaximumPC network. Others have failed, too, and already faded from my memory. Naturally, the constant stream of bad news has led some to question whether or not enthusiast-oriented (and usually enthusiast-run) sites can survive on the current banner ad model. And a lot of folks in the know are downright pessimistic. It's depressing.
As for TR, if we were in this for the money, we'd have quit long ago. We're like tech monks. If our ad network, UGO, tanks and we can't pay hosting fees, we'll host it out of our homes or whatever it takes. I have a killer self-hosting idea involving an array of phone lines, V.90 modem emulator software, a 1GHz T-bird, and round-robin DNS. And duct tape, of course.
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GREENACRES, FL – The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking to locate a suspect they say is wanted for purse snatching and fraudulent use of the victims credit cards. According to authorities, the unknown suspect snatched a woman’s purse from a shopping cart and fled the store on a blue bicycle.
Only minutes later the same suspect used the victim’s stolen credit cards. The incident occurred on March 18, 2022. The purse snatching occurred within the 6200 block of Forest Hill Blvd, in Greenacres.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS or you can remain anonymous by downloading our new app “PBSO” for your Apple or Android Smart Phone and using the See Something feature. The app can also be downloaded from www.pbsoapp.com.


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Australian researchers have found some rye and sourdough breads contain more salt than a packet of chips pic.twitter.com/CfwAlOFWIK
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) March 21, 2017
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In support of WSAW 2017, the George Institute for Global Health conducted a survey to look at the salt contents of packaged breads sold in Australia. The study analysed 1439 products from 2010 to 2017 and showed that salt levels in bread and bread rolls had dropped by some 10% throughout the years, however, other commonly eaten bread products still contain excessive amounts of salt.
The results highlight that the government targets for salt levels in bread do work, but there is still a lot to do. Lead author Clare Farrand said,
“The variation in salt levels amongst bread products is huge, which clearly demonstrates manufacturers can produce much lower salt products.”
As a next step, the George Institute is calling on bread manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt in bread to the lowest possible levels, to reduce population level salt intake, and save the maximum number of lives. More information can be found here.


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Minimum wage laws are a joke. Distribution of wealth is crazy. According to the government. One percent of the nation control 40 percent of the nations cash. It is such an uneven playing field? You have corporate America with millions in profits paying the same wages as a mom and pop sub shop that can barely pay its bills.
If you are a million dollar corporation hoarding all the nation’s money, you should be forced to pay a living wage, (distribution of wealth), yet these small mom and pops business who cannot compete with corporate rules and regulations are going under. Small family businesses are penalized. We have corrupt politicians, no anti trust laws, no competition, checks and balances have been removed and corporate America has us all by the short hairs of our automatic payments.
They put us on frustration hold once they have our routing number. See the distribution of wealth chart on government website, check it out, crony capitalism is not working.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Viktor Yuanukovich discussed Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union in early March. Source: RIA Novosti
Faced with a stark choice - if it should be with the European Union or with Russia - Ukraine has long managed to sit on the fence. Now the moment of truth appears to be round the corner. Moscow looks very resolutely minded: if Kiev chooses the EU, Ukraine will have to say good-bye to its chances of joining the Customs Union.
At the Vilnius summit of the Eastern Partnership this November, Ukraine plans to put its signature to an agreement of association with the European Union, of which the free trade zone agreement is a part.
In that case, though, the door to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will be slammed in its face.
“After concluding a corresponding treaty on associated membership with the European Union states, the entrance to the Customs Union will be closed to our Ukrainian partners. The European Union leaders have been saying the same all along pretty clearly, too,” said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
At the same conference, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said that Russia had invited experts on international law to compare the contents of the agreement with the EU which Ukraine would like to sign, and the clauses of the Customs Union treaty.
“The legal basis of the European Union and that of the Customs Union are not the same. If Ukraine’s agreement with the European Union takes effect, a number of liabilities, crucial to the Customs Union, will not be applicable in Ukraine. For instance, the unified customs tariff rule,” he said.
Earlier, the Russian presidential adviser for integration within the Customs Union and the unified economic space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Sergei Glaziev, told the daily Kommersant that “the moment Kiev inks the agreement with the European Union, it will ditch the very possibility of ever joining the Customs Union, the Unified Economic Space and the Eurasian Economic Union.”
“As soon as it signs the agreement, Ukraine will lose independence and will stop being a full-fledged partner for us, let alone a strategic one,” Glaziev said.
Of late, Moscow in every way tried to push Kiev towards the Customs Union. It even applied some harsh economic sanctions. The customs blockade that Russia staged in August was the latest row in Ukrainian-Russian relations. Russia said that its customs service was just making preparations for the day Ukraine would sign the agreement of association with the European Union. But even before that, a variety of trade wars had flared up between the two countries at Moscow’s initiative.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the media that if the Ukrainian authorities preferred to create a free trade zone with the European Union, and not be integrated with the common economic space of the Customs Union, Russia would respect such a decision. But in a situation like that, it would have to take care in protecting its own market.
“We shall be forced to protect ourselves,” Putin said, adding that Ukraine’s decision to open its market to European goods and make simultaneous transition to EU technical standards would actually phase out domestic manufactures from the Ukrainian market.
Experts have calculated that Russia’s losses resulting from Ukraine’s absence from the Customs Union would be far greater than Ukraine’s own.
Ukraine exports to Russia mostly food industry products and farm produce. Russia accounts for about 30 percent of all Ukraine’s exports (a quarter of Ukraine’s GDP) and 80 percent of Ukraine’s export of food and vegetables - some $15 billion in all, says Anna Kokoreva, an analyst at the financial group Alpari. Rossiiskaya Gazeta quotes her as saying the collapse of the import of farm produce to Russia would strip Ukrainian producers of $60 million.
Since the beginning of this year, the export of Ukrainian products has been down by 20 percent. Any further decline in exports would be disastrous for the country’s economy, she warns.
Russia’s own losses would be considerably smaller because the share of products marketed in Ukraine accounts for eight percent of Russia’s exports.
In the meantime, the Ukrainians’ attitude to Russia against the background of trade wars and discussions over integration has worsened, as is seen in the results of an opinion poll by Research&Branding Group.
The Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily quotes the poll as saying Russia’s policies towards Ukraine in the trading and economic sphere look groundless to 56 percent of people in the central regions, to 53 percent in Western Ukraine and to 42 percent in southern regions. The number of those unhappy with the policies of their eastern neighbour has grown in the traditionally pro-Russian east: 32 percent in the industrial and coal-mining region of Donbass said they were utterly unjustified.
Ukrainians’ perception of Russia has changed, too. Over four months, the number of those who described Russia as a fraternal country reduced by 10 percent to 22 percent. Moscow, though, hopes that worsening of its relations with the two other largest Slav countries is temporary.
“Whatever might happen, wherever Ukraine may be going, we shall meet some place, someday again,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told Channel 1 in a recent interview. “This is so because we are one people. The nationalists on both sides may get pretty angry with what I’ve just said, but this is really so.”
First published by Itar-Tass.
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Stamford supermarket allows shoppers to skip lines
Fairway Market launched Monday a system for shoppers to avoid checkout lines by scanning purchases into mobile phones — weighing produce and other items on digital scales positioned in aisles — and charge purchases to payment accounts.
Fairway, which has a store in Stamford’s South End, becomes the first supermarket in the Tri-state region to offer a mobile, self-scanning checkout option, according to FutureProof Retail which designed the Fairway system.
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Information on the app and system is online at https://futureproofretail.com/page/sales.
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The new points will enable people to top up their vehicles quickly and continue on their journeys while also having the opportunity to use local facilities.
Water Lane and St Nicholas Street car parks have been identified as the preferred locations in Malton and Norton for the installation of two rapid electric vehicle charging points, being close to retail shops and cafes.
Drivers will be able to top up their vehicles while shopping in the town with a full charge in under 30 minutes.
Councillor Luke Ives, chair of the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee, said: “This is an excellent initiative for the council and it brings new technology, and potentially new customers, to the businesses of Malton and Norton.
“It’s great that people will be able to ‘top-up’ while they shop. It’s not only beneficial to the environment, but also another great improvement to boost our local economy.
“We know that previously Ryedale has been a difficult area for electric vehicle owners to visit and travel around.
“The council is delighted that the application for grant funding has been successful to enable the introduction of these charge points as they’ll not only make the area more accessible for visitors but also make life easier for our electric vehicle owning residents and maybe even encourage other drivers to consider owning an electric vehicle.
“Work commences this month and the council is looking forward to these charging points becoming fully operational in the Spring.”


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Argo director joins Live Below the Line campaign
Hollywood actor Ben Affleck is planning on living on just $1.50 (£1) a day for five days next week in order to raise awareness of global poverty.
The Argo director tweeted on Monday: '1.4 billion people live on less than $1.50/day. I’m joining Live #BelowTheLine on behalf of @easterncongo. Will you?'
The Live Below the Line challenge had over 15,000 participants last year, and this year they are expecting at least 5,000 more.
Actors Jonah Hill and Sophia Bush are also taking part, alongside singer Josh Groban and Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun.
The campaign’s website suggests that people should spend their complete budget of $7.50 at the beginning of the week. 'We recommend doing research and creating a shopping list, sticking to generic stables such as pasta, lentils, rice, bread, vegetables, potatoes and oats,' it says.
British actor Tom Hiddleston took the challenge earlier this month and tweeted: 'Profoundly aware that to live truly #BelowTheLine I would have to forego many and various privileges.
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While speaking on the July 15th version of the Coin Tales podcast hosted by Natalie Brunell, MicroStrategy’s head Michael Saylor reported he thought Bitcoin is extra like digital home than digital forex. When Saylor was requested whether or not he assumed that Bitcoin was a danger to the United States dollar, he replied:
“I would get in touch with it a electronic property it’s a threat to assets it’s especially a risk to other kinds of assets. Gold is poperty true estate is assets. I never think the United States authorities is threatened by authentic estate or structures or corporations or gold.”
Before in the week Saylor made some assertions as Scott Melker’s visitor on his Wolf Of All Streets podcast. In this article Saylor had remarkably claimed:
“I do not definitely think that Bitcoin’s heading to be a currency in the U.S. ever. Nor do I assume it need to be.”
As he outlined that folks are now weighing up irrespective of whether to invest in Bitcoin as an alternative of opting for classic investments, these types of as authentic estate, shares, setting up a small business or buying gold, he experienced added:
“And what it is performing is, it’s demonetizing other varieties of home.”
MicroStrategy has been gradually accumulating Bitcoin due to the fact August 2020, and the company now holds 105,085 BTC worth close to $3.3 billion at today’s rates.
Speaking with Natalie Brunell, Saylor explained to her that his business, MicroStrategy, will ‘hodl’ through periods of sector downturn and FUD. He emphasized that the firm is prepared for even more volatility in the long run and it has no intention to provide, even if Bitcoin crashes in the limited phrase.
To make his level Saylor referred to Microsoft Main Executive Officer Steve Balmer, who didn’t market his stocks when the value crashed in the past:
“What was the outstanding factor that Steve Balmer did in purchase to be value $100 billion? You know, he did not promote Microsoft.”
Saylor then dropped the renowned Warren Buffet quotation:
“If you aren’t ready to own a stock for 10 decades, do not even consider about proudly owning it for 10 minutes,”
In closing, the MicroStrategy mentioned the importance of Bitcoin and its use scenario:
“One Apple iphone 12 in a hundred several years will be really worth practically nothing, so the products that Apple is marketing is not gonna past 1,000 many years. The product or service that Bitcoin is offering is 1/21 millionth of all the income in the entire world. That doesn’t have to alter, it just kinda has to not crack.”
Nevertheless, need to Bitcoin’s cost be a lot less than what it represents now in four decades, the enterprise may possibly reconsider its situation. The hold out is still there.
Saylor is no stranger to sending out quotes to his Twitter followers, and Buffet is evidently an inspiration.


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The private equity markets have begun experiencing a major slowdown in new deal activity, due to a contraction in the market for high-yield debt. More specifically, banks are having a tough time placing such bonds, which even has caused some already agreed-upon deals to be delayed and/or restructured (e.g., The Carlyle Group’s purchase of data storage business Veritas from Symantec).
Now, things might be about to get even worse.
Thomson Reuters on Friday published data showing that the credit crunch isn’t limited to high yield. Instead, U.S. marketed investment grade debt issuance is down 19% compared to the same period in 2015, despite a massive $45.6 billion loan package to support Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (BUD) pending purchase of rival brewer SAB Miller. Moreover, the actual number of new issues is off 45% year-to-date, making it the slowest start to any calendar year since 1996.
Given all of this, it should be interesting to see pricing and maturity specs when banks begin pitching a $4.7 billion debt package related to Apollo Global Management’s (APO) proposed $7 billion buyout of ADT (ADP), which was announced earlier today.
Another debt-laden deal to keep an eye on is Dell Inc.’s $67 billion merger with EMC, which was agreed upon before the credit markets really began to crunch.


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We don't want to be part of 'clone town Britain': City launches its own currency to keep money local
A city's independent traders are launching their own currency to boost local businesses and prevent it becoming another victim of 'Clone Town Britain'.
Organisers hope the Bristol pound will stop big companies and bankers swallowing up cash that is desperately needed by hard pressed local firms.
Over 100 business have already signed up to accept the new currency, which goes into circulation in May, including a family bakery, local theatre, dozens of small cafes and Somerset brewed Thatcher's Cider.
The currency has been launched in Bristol to help the local economy and prevent big companies 'hoovering up' cash from local trade
Notes will printed in £1, £5, £10 and £20 denominations, with one Bristol Pound worth exactly £1 sterling.
Consumers can open an account with the Bristol Credit Union, which is administering the scheme.
This money can then either be cashed for the notes or used electronically to pay bills online or even with a mobile phone.
The currency has the backing of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and will have the same protection as any other deposit account.
Ciaran Mundy, the director of the Bristol Pound, said the scheme hoped to keep cash in the city.
He said: 'This will be money created by the people of Bristol for the Bristol people.
'Big companies just hoover up money from a local area.
'Massive shops with massive marketing and advertising budgets can easily wipe out local businesses.
'Money goes into their financial system and typically out into London and into the offshore sector.
'We'll be driving to get more money going to independent traders, to ensure we continue to keep the diversity of our city.
Keeping it local: The Bristol pound will be available in several denominations and will help retain the 'diversity of the city'
'One of the reasons people love living here is because it's got a massive number of diverse, independent traders.
'Sometimes we don't realise what we've got until it's gone.
'The whole town clone town Britain hasn't yet happened in Bristol yet, but there have been a lot of independent firms that have struggled.
'We have seen the shutters go up in and around Bristol.
'We also hope that visitors to the city will change a bit of money while they are here.
'It's a serious goal, but it will also be a bit of a novelty and fun for tourists.'
The organisers are holding a competition to help design the new notes, although they have already created a logo, and produced security features to counter forgery.
There is a silver hologram design, a gold foil strip with serial numbers embedded and other features which are impossible to reproduce.
Barbara Janke (corr), leader of Bristol City Council, said: 'This is a chance to demonstrate the economic resilience of the city.
'We want to make it as easy as possible for people to use the Bristol Pound.'
The Totnes Pound was the first to launch, in Devon in 2006 and has 70 traders involved.
Eighteen months ago Stroud, in Gloucestershire, starting printing its own currency, but to date no more than 30 firms are taking the money.
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