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You’d think that the appearance of Skyrim in the trailer for Nintendo’s next gaming machine today would confirm that, oh, perhaps, Skyrim is coming to Nintendo’s next gaming machine. Not necessarily.
The great open-world role-playing game Skyrim is not confirmed for the Switch.
Maybe it’s coming. Maybe not.
A rep for Bethesda Softworks, publisher of Skyrim, told Games Industry today that “[w]hile we are not confirming any specific titles at this time, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Nintendo and support of the Switch.”
This leads to one of two possibilities:
- Skyrim is coming to the Switch, which is why it was featured in a 30-second chunk of a 240-second trailer. But this is the gaming industry in which game creators will not announce a game, regardless of leaks or appearances in trailers, until they are damn well ready to announce it. You saw nothing. You assumed too much. You should feel bad.
- Skyrim is not coming to the Switch, and the trailer was performing an egregious...bait and switch.
Would a Nintendo trailer really lie or over-promise like that?
It seems unlikely, but here’s some context:
In 2005, Nintendo first showed off the Wii, then code-named the Revolution. The trailer didn’t show any games but implied the existence of a bunch by showing people using the Wii Remote to swing swords, fish and even make Mario jump. All of the concepts in the video eventually showed up in Wii games, except for one involving a dentist’s drill.
In 2011, Nintendo showed off its then-upcoming Wii U console. Nintendo wanted people to know that the Wii U, unlike the Wii, would be getting a batch of games for hardcore gamers. You know, games with guns and blood and such.
Really, that’s what you’re about to see here, despite the groovy, abstract thumbnail image:
In the video, top men from EA, Ubisoft, Activision and other game studios rave about the Wii U. Included among them is BioShock lead designer Ken Levine, who doesn’t promise any games, so don’t go blaming him for subsequently never making a game for Wii U.
The reel shows footage of several third-party games, including Ninja Gaiden 3 and Darksiders II, which came out for Wii U. It also shows Ghost Recon Online, Aliens Colonial Marines and Metro Last Light, all of which never came out for Wii U. Footage for some of the games in the trailer wasn’t even from the Wii U. It was from PC, Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of the games.
As far as Skyrim goes, it’s really unlikely that Nintendo and Bethesda would tease a game so prominently that isn’t really slated for the system.
The two companies seem excited to be working with each other. The only thing the Nintendo of America Twitter account even retweeted today was this:
Bethesda has been huge on PC, Xbox One and PS4, but nowhere on Nintendo this past generation. It hasn’t published any games on the Wii U, which means Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 have all been absent from Nintendo systems. Nintendo and Bethesda now working together is an important development, especially if Bethesda bring its beloved RPGs that can allow them to be played on the go. Battery life willing, a portable Skyrim on Switch would be cool.
It’s not just Bethesda that isn’t clarifying what it is doing on the Switch. Representatives from announced Switch partners Capcom, Take Two, Activision and Warner Bros. all told Kotaku today that they aren’t confirming any game details yet. We’re still waiting on word from EA, Square, Sega and Atlus, but expect the same. A Ubisoft blog post reiterated the old news that Just Dance 2017 is coming to Switch but made no new announcements about other games. (Update - 7:26pm: Reps for EA and Square also said they weren’t making announcements today.)
On the day of the Switch’s reveal, game publishers just aren’t saying which games they’re bringing out. For now, you’ll just have to make educated guesses about what the Switch will actually play when it’s out in March.


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Â Â Â Â Â The B Corp movement has gone global with plans to have over 100 B Corps outside of the U.S. in at least 20 countries by the end of 2013.Â Yet while the expansion of the B Corp certification around the world is big news, the underlying next step is to have benefit corporations be a legal option in foreign countries just as it has in places like California, New York, and most recently Pennsylvania.Â While the B Corp movement was initiated in the United States and has no doubt benefited from the business infrastructure and opportunities that the U.S.â€™s wealth offers, the movement nonetheless poses an opportunity for the less developed countries where poverty is more pronounced and economic opportunities are at a minimum.Â The following is an examination of the effects that benefit corporation legislation can have on the poorest countries in the world.
The private sector can be a great instrument of change and economic development in the poorest countries, especially in conjunction with government and international aid programs.Â Yet while traditional for-profit businesses can certainly help in this fight, their goals are fundamentally at odds with their partners.Â Businesses generally aim to make as much money as they can, while aid programs aim to improve the country.Â Sometimes these two goals are aligned, but not always.Â In particular, traditional businesses might create gains for an already privileged segment of the population while leaving others, often the most vulnerable and impoverished, without much benefit at all.Â Social enterprises and benefit corporations by incorporating public benefit into their own mission are on the contrary designed to promote economic development and create opportunities more equitably.Â They expressly share the goals of governments and international organizations (as long as we assume that these groups themselves have public benefit as their goal) and are not exclusively seeking their own benefit, making them ideal partners for achieving economic development and justice.
Government support for social enterprises in the poorest countries through benefit corporation legislation can help create successful social enterprises that will improve the well-being of the least well off, which will in turn lead to greater stability and growth for the country overall.Â Additionally, a well-defined infrastructure for social enterprises and benefit corporations would attract the â€œrightâ€ kind of investors to countries that are generally starved for capital. Â Instead of attracting investments that quickly flow in and out of a country based on short-term profit potential (leading to financial instability and crises) benefit corporations can attract impact investors who are patient and interested in the more long-term development of business opportunities and positive social/environmental results.Â Benefit corporation legislation would not only increase the visibility of social enterprises within a country, it would also signal governmental support to investors, thereby reducing potential political risk.
In places like the United States, the importance of social enterprise is gradually being recognized but social enterprises are faced with the additional challenge of having to compete in markets that are already dominated by traditional for-profit business models.Â Countries with a less entrenched market system avoid this problem by letting benefit corporations â€œin at the ground floor.â€ Â Where markets need to be created rather than entered, mission-oriented benefit corporations would be able to develop their own efficient operations without feeling the initial pressures of competing with purely for-profit businesses.Â The success rate of benefit corporations compared to traditional businesses might therefore be even higher in less developed countries.
This extra advantage for benefit corporations in poorer countries can be explained by the concept of leapfrogging. Take, for instance, the development of telecommunications around the world.Â In richer countries mobile technology had to replace landline phones, while in the poorest countries there were almost no landline phones at all.Â The poorer countries got to leapfrog over the hassles and costs of landline phones straight to mobile phones.Â Poorer countries are able to skip over outdated technologies and get right to more efficient products; they can skip the mistakes and adapt the successes.
The same is true not just for products but ideas as well.Â A country can embrace the idea of socially responsible business without having to deal with the growing pains of inequality and tension that may go along with profit-minded business development.Â If a country is capable of fostering a flourishing sector of mission oriented businesses from the start, then that country could avoid a great many challenges as it drives along the road to prosperity.Â Less developed countries can look to places like the United States, see that they are adapting more socially responsible business models, and then implement those models more easily by skipping several steps the United States had to take along the way.
Naturally, benefit corporation legislation faces unique challenges in less developed countries.Â In countries where there is a lack of effective regulation and governance, benefit corporation legislation could be meaningless or perhaps be detrimental by providing a new means for corruption and rent-seeking.Â Just as a lack of effective regulation by the government is problematic, a lack of appropriate reporting and accountability guidelines would also pose a challenge to benefit corporation legislation.Â Where there is a lack of this type of information infrastructure, it will be tough to maintain and evaluate the social good that these businesses are supposed to achieve.
It could also be argued that a mission oriented business sector would lead to slower economic growth, just as the financial returns on mission oriented businesses are traditionally less than their for-profit competitors.Â But while this development might be slower, it would be more cautious and stable.Â Nonetheless as the least developed countries seek new opportunities for growth, one of them just might be able to differentiate itself by embracing the benefit corporation movement, and could in turn find a path to stable prosperity.Â That seems like an opportunity that should not be missed.

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South East Asian companies boost presence at Vision-X to bid for global business prospects
A uniquely patented clip-on sunglasses frame manufactured to replace the one-size-fits-all counterpart will be showcased at an upcoming Dubai exhibition for the first time later this month, promising to balance fashion, function and price.
South Korean company, TARA Eyewear design and manufacture Snap Shades, and will are set to springboard their product into the Middle Eastern market at the 18th edition of Vision-X, the largest exhibition for eyecare and eyewear professionals in the region, which takes place from 17-19 October 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Sado Park CEO of TARA Eyewear said, “The Snap Shades are a patented clip-type eyewear that magnetically snaps on to the glasses frame, latches on the nose bridge, and covers the entire top of your glasses frame, making a seamless transition from glasses to sunglasses.
“Our goal was to manufacture a product that provides the best alternative for using prescription sunglasses or contact lenses. With prescription sunglasses, there are always two pairs of frames you have to worry about, as well as the high costs, and with contact lenses you run the risk of irritating your eyes.
“Snap Shades allow you to wear sunglasses and glasses at the same time without compromising fashion, function, or price.”
TARA Eyewear are one of several new South East Asian companies exhibiting at Vision-X 2017, showcasing the latest fashion in frame design and eyewear, as well as launching new products into the Middle Eastern market.
Asma Alsharif, Exhibition Director for Vision-X said: “There has been substantial growth in the participation from South East Asia this year, especially those from South Korean. Compared to 2016’s event, we’ve witnessed a growth in South Korean exhibitor space of 22% and a 30% increase in participating companies.
“With Dubai’s position as a hub city for global business and commerce, there are unique opportunities that companies from all over the world can tap into. Trade shows such as Vision-X provide a great environment for like-minded individuals and businesses to explore these opportunities.”
In addition to the 80 exhibitors on the show floor, Vision-X will host the Opticare Conference, a three-day summit for experts in the fields of ophthalmology, optometry and paediatrics to discuss the latest medical and technological trends, and developments in their respective fields of practice.
Joining as the exhibition and conference knowledge partner, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, the first overseas branch of Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, the oldest eye hospital in the world, will lend their wealth of expertise to the show and deliver exclusive keynote presentations on key industry-related topics such as advances in glaucoma management, refractive surgery, and differential diagnosis of red eye.
Highlighting the latest technology and techniques for delegates, a series of contact lens workshops at the end of each day will provide opticians with an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience that will earn them CPD points for their practices.
Attracting more than 4,000 buyers from over 70 countries, Vision-X will showcase many of the latest brands with dedicated areas such as the Future in Focus and Retail Theatre for business owners and managers to improve their operations.


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Facebook says it wants to deepen connections between people with new video chat devices called the Portal and the Portal Plus.
The devices are a combination of a screen, a webcam and a smart speaker and will initially only be available on the US market. The camera automatically follows the participants in a video call around the room. If another person joins, they're automatically included in the picture.
"Facebook has been quite successful in connecting people across the internet and smartphones," says Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's vice-president of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). "But we also have a big appetite for a deeper connection."
The product is available in two versions, which differ mainly in the size of the screen and the speakers. The cheaper model, the Portal, has a a 10-inch display while the more expensive Portal Plus has a 15-inch Full HD screen. Both models have 12-megapixel cameras and both can play music and speech through their speakers.
They'll hit the US market in November with the Portal costing US$199 (RM829) and the Portal Plus US$349 (RM1,454).
Facebook also wants to improve on workplace meetings using AR and VR. This would involve virtual conference rooms where the avatars of the meeting attendees get together.
"That's actually better than the real world, at least a bit," says Bosworth. "Only in terms of interactions is it not better." The implementation of facial expressions is still a problem, he admits, "but the technology is on the horizon".
Other companies are also working on this. For example, Cisco is working with Spark VR on virtual conference rooms while last year Microsoft brought out AltspaceVR, a VR-based social network where people with VR headsets can meet and interact.
"We will never be able to replace face-to-face meetings and we do not plan to do so," Bosworth says.
But virtual interaction can save time and money – particularly the cost of commuting. So to be able to carry out even a part of personal interactions in the virtual world would be valuable to many companies. – dpa


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As movie theatre owners converge on Las Vegas for their annual convention, one topic that keeps coming up is how they contend with a company that has resisted their traditional business model: Netflix Inc.
US theatre chain Regal Entertainment Group said it would not show the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in any of its IMAX theaters, objecting to a move by IMAX and Netflix to side step a normal theatre release.
Mixing traditional theatre with modern technology, a new Syrian version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is offering a unique twist on the classic love story.
The Society of London Theatres announced that Britain's National Theatre will remain closed until the end of June, as more than 29,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Britain.
Enclave's Audio Cinehome HD 5.1 wireless home theatre speaker system with Dolby sound brings big screen audio to your home.
BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand streaming service has launched, according to Variety.
When Jack Ma and his colleagues sat down in 2001 to lay out Alibaba's defining values, they named them after a martial arts technique drawn from Ma's love of kung fu novels and their heroic themes.
Media companies armed with the latest in technology are reshaping the theatre experience, evolving it past the quaint notion of patrons filing into an arena, turning off their phones and sitting quietly in the dark.


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With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers – though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled – import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
“We were very happy to see a deal on a tentative contract for the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, but we are urging the parties to quickly work out any outstanding issues and ratify the agreement as soon as possible,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy. “We need a long-term labor contract in place to give retailers and the other industries that depend on the ports confidence that cargo will continue flowing. We were disappointed that the LA/Long Beach clerical workers’ contract wasn’t ratified, but are encouraging the parties to work through their differences without a disruption.”
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance reached tentative agreement February 1 on a contract that avoided a strike that could have shut down East Coast and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas. The agreement is subject to reaching supplemental local agreements and ratification by union members. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s Local 63 Office Clerical Unit voted down a tentative agreement with the Harbor Employers Association that ended an eight-day strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November and December 2012.
U.S. ports followed by Global Port Tracker handled 1.32 million twenty-foot equivalent units in December, the latest month for which after-the-fact numbers are available. That was up 2.8 percent from November and up 8 percent from December 2011.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House passed a $193 million tax cut package Friday that benefits businesses and corporations as well as giving consumers a sales tax holiday for school and hurricane supplies.
The bill passed on a 97-16 vote, with some Democrats arguing that the package gives away too much to corporations and not enough for working-class Floridians. The package includes a tax credit for car rental companies and cuts on aviation fuel, cell phone and satellite television bills and business rental properties.
“Working families are going to save what? A few bucks a year because of the reduction in the communications services tax? Well what are the commercial airlines gonna get in this tax package? They’re not getting a few bucks a year. The commercial airlines are saving millions of millions of dollars," said Democratic Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith.
The bill would cut the tax on cell phones, satellite television and other communications devices by 0.5 %. That would mean a person with a $100 monthly cell phone bill would save 50 cents a month, or $6 a year. The cost to state and local governments would be $24.9 million in revenue.
A seven-day tax holiday on hurricane supplies and a three-day tax holiday on clothing and school supplies would save shoppers $37.4 million. A 0.1% cut in the commercial rent sales tax would save businesses $15.8 million. A tax credit for vehicle rental companies would total $6 million.
Republican Rep. Bryan Avila disputed opponents' contention that the tax cut package was a bigger boost to corporations than Floridians.
“Almost 60 percent of the total of this tax package is purely for households, purely for our residents of the state of Florida. Twenty-five percent is for small businesses,” Avila said. “A little over 15 percent is purely corporate ... The suggestion that this bill is a corporate giveaway has no merit.”


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GUCCI’S CHOICE: The resort show schedule is starting to take shape — and editors better be prepared for another world tour.
Gucci on Wednesday revealed plans to return to the U.S. to stage its cruise 2021 collection. Scheduled for May 18, the precise location is still being kept under wraps.
The event will mark five years since creative director Alessandro Michele’s first cruise show in New York, at the Dia Art Foundation.
This will be the latest stop in the brand’s itinerant cruise shows, following the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey in London; the Palatine Gallery at Pitti Palace in Florence; the Promenade Des Alyscamps in Arles, and the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
Prada started presenting its resort collections with a show in 2017, when the luxury brand staged a runway event at the Fondazione Prada Osservatorio inside Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade. In 2018 and 2019, Prada headed to New York to show its resort 2019 and 2020 collections with shows at its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
The island of Capri will be the stage for the Chanel cruise show on May 7, the second cruise collection designed by Virginie Viard, who has helmed the house’s artistic direction since the death of Karl Lagerfeld last February. It will be the first time since 2016 the brand will present a cruise line outside of Paris, where it’s been showing for the last three years to help the city counter the fallout from the 2015 terrorist attacks and to enhance its reputation as the global capital of fashion.
Prior to that, starting in 2000, the fashion house held cruise shows in the likes of Saint-Tropez, Singapore, Venice and even Havana in 2016.
Max Mara has chosen Saint Petersburg to present its cruise runway event on May 25. Starting with the 2015 pre-fall season, the Italian women’s fashion group has staged runway shows in New York, London, Shanghai, Reggio Emilia — where it is headquartered — and Berlin.
As for the pre-fall calendar, it already counts a Dior Men’s show in Miami on Dec. 3 and a Giorgio Armani women’s show on Nov. 14 at the Armani Theater in Milan, when the designer will also unveil the first high jewelry collection under the Giorgio Armani luxury label.
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With the goal to raise funds to hold the upcoming Cesar Chavez March for Justice, a benefit was held Saturday, Feb. 27, hosted by the Cesar Chavez Commemorative committee.
This year’s march will be held on Sunday, March 20, and will kickoff with a rally at Brand Park followed by a march to Ritchie Valens Park in Pacoima.
This event is the first and longest running march held in support and memory of the late labor leader.
The United Farmworkers Workers flag was projected on a large screen as a backdrop to the event as speakers updated the audience on the progress of various union activities including the fight with the El Super grocery chain to provide a union contract for their employees. El Super has 50 stores throughout the state, including a store in the City of San Fernando.
UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta has protested alongside El Super workers. During a previous protest, Huerta compared the conditions for the grocery chain employees to be similar to the fight to unionize farmworkers in the fields.
“The fight El Super workers are engaged in is the same fight that the farmworkers have historically fought for: the right to belong to a union, the right to bargain in good faith, and the right to industry labor standards, which means wages that can sustain their families,” Huerta has said.
El Super union members have been working without a contract since September 2013. Organizers maintain the store has been in violation of federal laws and has been bargaining in bad faith. They have asked shoppers to boycott the store until they are able to secure a contract.
A tribute was given to Miguel Contreras (posthumously), a national organizer for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor who was credited with making Los Angeles a city of example for successful union organizing. During his many years of organizing, Contreras was also considered a “go-to” kingmaker for politicians, who would seek his endorsement and support.
Receiving the award, his son Michael Contreras and his wife Maria Elena Durazo noted his ability to not only successfully negotiate among power brokers but also enjoy simple activities.
“My father would like to buy his suits, and also liked going to Dodger games and to the swap meet where he would buy his jerky,” his son said.
“Los Angeles is what it is today and leads the nation [with its unions] because of Miguel Contreras,” other speakers noted.
Both Contreras and Durazo, who is vice president of UNITE-Hotel and Restaurant Employees, have been key figures in the Los Angeles labor movement.
Durazo was also honored along with David Huerta, president of SEIU-United Service Workers West; Sergio Rascon, business manager, Laborers’ local 300, vice president of Laborers’ International; and Rigo Valdez, director of Organizing United Food and Commercial Workers.
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The event was well-orchestrated and filled with informative sessions on topics most relevant to today’s retail asset protection environment, reviewing mission-critical subjects in a robust and welcoming setting.
The winners of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) New Product and Solution (NPS) Awards were announced at ISC West on March 23.
The conference and expo will feature more than 25 sessions and 100 exhibitors with expertise and solutions related to supply chain operations, fulfillment, sourcing, corporate social responsibility, and more.
The Retail Council of Canada’s virtual Retail Loss Prevention Forum will examine how retail loss prevention and risk management teams are evolving their roles, responsibilities, and empowering their staff with the new skills and approaches.
Retail sales showed a strong year-over-year gain in February, but the monthly pace slowed compared with January as inflation drove up prices and lingering effects of the COVID-19 omicron variant affected the supply chain.
ISC West is right around the corner—March 22-25 in Las Vegas—and as the first regularly scheduled version of the conference in three years, excitement is at an all-time high.
Auror hosted its Connect Conference for its community of customers and partners, showcasing the progress the company has made, and the success stories of retailers using the platform.
ASSA ABLOY will be presented with the award at the 2022 SIA NPS Awards Ceremony, which will be held during ISC West.
Sponsored by Microsoft, the award recognizes academics, analysts, association leaders, industry experts, and media members who are at the forefront of retail industry thought leadership.
Retail sales powered through COVID-19’s omicron variant, inflation, and other challenges to post strong increases in January, according to the NRF.


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Last year, pre-coronavirus, only 35% of travelers were concerned about travel safety. Trip worries included health, street crime, terrorism, traffic and civil unrest.
This year, during the coronavirus pandemic, 54% of travelers said they’re concerned about health — and their worries are overwhelmingly coronavirus related: 41% fear being quarantined or not being able to return home, 29% worry about being infected with coronavirus and 12% worry about trip cancellation.
Moving down the list of concerns in 2021: 7% getting sick (other than coronavirus), 5% having an accident and 3% civil unrest or terrorism.
This was just one of the surprising finds of Global Rescue’s 2021 Travel Survey. Every year, Global Rescue, a leading travel risk and crisis response provider, conducts a survey of current and former members.
“Our members are some of the most experienced travelers in the world,” said Daniel Richards, CEO of Global Rescue. “The annual travel survey confirms travelers need assurances that they can return home safely.”
Concerns Diminish By Summer
By summer 2021, travelers will be less worried about travel safety. The survey found three out of four respondents (77%) are less or much less concerned about travel safety for the last half of 2021 (July to December).
“Traveler confidence is growing stronger, and that’s good news for the travel industry,” he said.
What has changed? The global vaccine rollout is helping boost consumer confidence. The number of cases is lower, hospitalizations are down and positive tests have decreased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Countries are also more vigilant about protecting visitors and residents, with many instituting mandatory testing before departure and before return. Mask mandates and social distancing requirements are the new normal, and have even had a positive effect on flu prevention. Flu activity is unusually low for this time of year, the CDC said in its latest weekly U.S. influenza surveillance report.
Domestic Travel First
The majority of respondents expect to go on their next overnight, multi-day domestic trip greater than 100 miles from home by June 2021. Trip timing estimates are:
- 37% before the end of March
- 32% sometime between April and June
- 17% sometime between July and September
- 8% sometime between October and December
- 5% not until 2022 or after
International travel will pick up soon after. Nearly 6 out of 10 respondents (57%) expect to travel internationally sometime between spring and winter 2021. International travel estimates include:
- 10% before the end of March
- 19% sometime between April and June
- 19% sometime between July and September
- 18% sometime between October and December
- 29% not until 2022 or after
What Travelers Want
According to survey results, getting a COVID-19 vaccination (47%) and open borders (34%) are the two most important conditions travelers need in place to feel safe enough to travel internationally.
“Travelers will feel safe enough to plan trips and vacations when they are vaccinated, when borders are open and managed in a predictable way, and when they know they’ll be able to get home if the worst happens,” he said.
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The uploading of videos containing defamation, pornography, and materials encouraging legal conduct is forbidden by YouTube’s “Community Guidelines”. YouTube depends on its customers to flag the content of videos as inappropriate, and a YouTube employee will view a flagged video to find out whether it violates the positioning’s pointers. An unbiased check in 2009 uploaded a number of variations of the same song to YouTube, and concluded that while the system was “surprisingly resilient” to find copyright violations in the audio tracks of movies, it was not infallible.
The choice was criticized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which referred to as the courtroom ruling “a setback to privacy rights”. In June 2010, Viacom’s lawsuit in opposition to Google was rejected in a abstract judgment, with U.S. federal Judge Louis L. Stanton stating that Google was protected by provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. On April 5, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated the case, permitting Viacom’s lawsuit against Google to be heard in court once more.
The move was supposed to create competition with web sites similar to Hulu, which options material from NBC, Fox, and Disney. In November 2009, YouTube launched a model of “Shows” obtainable to UK viewers, offering round four,000 full-size reveals from greater than 60 partners. In January 2010, YouTube introduced a web-based movie rentals service, which is only available to customers within the United States, Canada, and the UK as of 2010. Prior to 2020, Google didn’t present detailed figures for YouTube’s working costs, and YouTube’s revenues in 2007 were noted as “not material” in a regulatory filing. In June 2008, a Forbes magazine article projected the 2008 income at $200 million, noting progress in promoting gross sales.
This allowed videos to be seen without requiring Adobe Flash Player or some other plug-in to be put in. The YouTube web site had a web page that allowed supported browsers to choose into the HTML5 trial.
In May 2013, YouTube introduced a trial scheme of fifty three subscription channels with costs ranging from $zero.ninety nine to $6.ninety nine a month. The transfer was seen as an try to compete with different suppliers of on-line subscription services similar to Netflix and Hulu. Subscribers can even obtain Showtime and Fox Soccer Plus as elective add-ons for an extra fee, and might entry YouTube Premium authentic content . Previously, viewing YouTube movies on a private computer required the Adobe Flash Player plug-in to be put in within the browser. In January 2010, YouTube launched an experimental model of the positioning that used the constructed-in multimedia capabilities of internet browsers supporting the HTML5 standard.
In 2012, YouTube’s revenue from its advertisements program was estimated at $3.7 billion. In 2013 it nearly doubled and estimated to hit $5.6 billion according to eMarketer, while others estimated $four.7 billion. The overwhelming majority of movies on YouTube are free to view and supported by promoting.
Karim couldn’t easily discover video clips of both occasion online, which led to the thought of a video sharing site. Hurley and Chen mentioned that the original concept for YouTube was a video model of an online dating service, and had been influenced by the web site Hot or Not. They created posts on Craigslist asking engaging females to upload movies of themselves to YouTube in change of an $100 reward.
Besides helping to bolster rankings and lengthy-time period viewership for Saturday Night Live, “Lazy Sunday”‘s status as an early viral video helped established YouTube as an important website. Unofficial uploads of the skit to YouTube drew in more than five million collective views by February 2006 before they were removed at request of NBC-Universal about two months later, elevating questions of copyright related to viral content material. Despite ultimately being taken down, these duplicate uploads of the skit helped popularize YouTube’s attain and led to the upload of further third-celebration content material. The site grew rapidly and, in July 2006, the corporate announced that greater than sixty five,000 new videos have been being uploaded daily, and that the site was receiving one hundred million video views per day. Karim mentioned the inspiration for YouTube first came from Janet Jackson’s function within the 2004 Super Bowl incident when her breast was uncovered during her efficiency, and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
It features a simplified person interface, curated choices of channels that includes age-applicable content, and parental management options. Later on August 26, 2015, YouTube launched YouTube Gaming—a video gaming-oriented vertical and app for movies and live streaming, intended to compete with the Amazon.com-owned Twitch. At the time of the official launch, YouTube didn’t have much market recognition. It was not the primary video-sharing web site on the Internet, as Vimeo was launched in November 2004, though that website remained a side project of its developers from CollegeHumor at the time and did not develop much either. The week of YouTube’s launch, NBC-Universal’s Saturday Night Live ran a skit “Lazy Sunday” by The Lonely Island.
Since April 2016, movies proceed to be monetized whereas the dispute is in progress, and the cash goes to whoever received the dispute. Should the uploader need to monetize the video again, they could take away the disputed audio within the “Video Manager”. YouTube has cited the effectiveness of Content ID as one of the the reason why the positioning’s rules have been modified in December 2010 to permit some customers to addContent videos of unlimited size. During the same court docket battle, Viacom gained a courtroom ruling requiring YouTube handy over 12 terabytes of information detailing the viewing habits of each consumer who has watched videos on the site.
The use of Content ID to remove materials routinely has led to controversy in some cases, because the movies haven’t been checked by a human for truthful use. If a YouTube user disagrees with a call by Content ID, it is possible to fill in a kind disputing the decision. Prior to 2016, movies were not monetized till the dispute was resolved.
Google acknowledged that it had “begun an in depth evaluate of our promoting policies and have made a public commitment to place in place adjustments that give manufacturers more management over the place their adverts appear”. The video was retracted after it was found that the ads had actually been triggered by the use of copyrighted content material within the video. YouTube has additionally faced criticism over the dealing with of offensive content in a few of its videos.
Only browsers that supported HTML5 Video utilizing the MP4 (with H.264 video) or WebM codecs could play the videos, and not all movies on the location had been available. In September 2018, YouTube started to phase out the separate YouTube Gaming website and app, and launched a new Gaming portal inside the principle service. In February 2015, YouTube released a secondary mobile app often known as YouTube Kids. The app is designed to supply an expertise optimized for kids.
On March 18, 2014, the lawsuit was settled after seven years with an undisclosed settlement. YouTube entered right into a advertising and promoting partnership with NBC in June 2006. In March 2007, it struck a take care of BBC for 3 channels with BBC content material, one for information and two for entertainment.


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People tend to listen to Spotify the most in the late afternoon and into the evening.
Despite privacy concerns, millions of users continue to use Facebook to login to their apps. Here are the top-20 most-used apps in April.
Compared to Apple's hiring surge, Spotify doesn't look terribly serious about competing in the hardware space.
After 10 years of bringing music to the people, the Swedish streaming giant is taking itself public
Tracking logins to the service via Facebook reveals a very curious - and obvious - pattern.
Every media outlet has jumped on the WSJ's assertion that Apple Music is growing faster than Spotify. But where's the data?


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The expanded availability signals Walmart’s confidence that Americans are ready to accept employees traipsing through their kitchens and garages in exchange for the convenience of not shopping for and putting away their own groceries. Walmart is vying with a range of grocery services from rivals such as Aldi Stores Ltd. and Amazon.com Inc. as millions of Americans turned to online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
Walmart has been testing the InHome service for more than two years with trials in Pittsburgh, northwest Arkansas and other locales. This year, it will become available in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas. Amazon last year expanded its service delivering groceries into garages.
InHome customers can grant one-time access to Walmart employees by using a garage keypad, an existing smart lock or an InHome lock that costs about $50. The delivery service costs $19.95 a month or $148 a year. Employees earn an extra $1.50 an hour compared with most store roles.
Shares of Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart rose as much as 2.8% in New York, their biggest intraday gain since June 30.
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Construction of Lowe’s distribution center will create new jobs in the area
Roanoke County, Virginia – The construction of a Lowe’s distribution center in Roanoke county is expected to create 70 new job opportunities.
In a press release, the Roanoke-based company, Cherney Development, announced the completion of an $11 million contract that would bring a new distribution center to the region.
In the western part of the county near Dixie Caverns, the 60,000-square-foot warehouse will be located in Valley TechPark, which is accessible through Technology Drive.
The center is planned to be finished in about a year as the construction is scheduled to begin in the next several months. First Community Bank is financing the project.
Lowe’s would be able to deliver products to customers quickly with the construction of the new distribution center, according to Lowe’s officials.
People interested in becoming delivery drivers or warehouse staff could apply for the openings.
“We’re on the cusp of great leaps in logistics and the delivery of consumer goods enabled by the roll-out of 5G and IOT technology,” Jim Cherney said, founder and CEO of Cherney Development.


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With Europe still wondering what the consequences of Brexit will do for all kinds of trade, one avenue of business to Portugal is definitely on its way up.
The widening of the Panama Canal – inaugurated last weekend by colossal Chinese ship Cosco Shipping – will mean an increase in annual traffic to the port of Sines of at least 200 vessels.
Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino and president of the Sines port João Franco were in Panama for the inauguration, and it was Franco who told reporters what advantages the canal’s widening would bring.
“We expect that from now, the port of Sines will receive at last 200 more ships per year, particularly container vessels,” he said.
Público explained that “in practice, this means a 10% increase in the total volume of ships and 20% in container vessels. Sines expects to receive between 2,000 and 2,100 commercial ships by the end of 2016”.
The new Panama Canal has taken over 10 years to create at a cost of around €7 billion. The widening of this historic trade link between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans is designed to double habitual traffic to 600 million tons of merchandise per year, says Público.
Last Sunday’s inauguration drew crowds of enthusiastic supporters but out of 70 heads of state to be invited, only a dozen showed up.
As the Guardian explained: “The low turnout has been attributed to the Panama Papers scandal which erupted when 11.5 million documents belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a Panama-based law firm, were leaked earlier this year.”
Photo: The Neo-panamax cargo ship Cosco Shipping Panama makes passage through the new locks in the expanded Panama Canal on June 26. The €7 billion expansion project nearly triples the size of ships that can traverse the 77km waterway, which links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and has been in operation since 1914.
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Investment bank Piper Sandler expects Apple and Foxconn to catch up with iPhone 14 Pro production in December, but will still fall short by around nine million iPhones.
Although China has now lifted its latest COVID lockdown in Zhengzhou, Foxconn's major iPhone factory there is significantly behind on its production of the iPhone 14 range. In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Piper Sandler says that overall, it continues to "believe that Apple remains a formidable brand."
While it is cutting its estimates for Apple's December quarter revenue by $8 billion, it still rates the company as Overweight despite our temporary reduction from unforeseen events."
"We are reducing our estimates for Apple primarily from supply chain fears around turmoil in the Zhengzhou plant," says the note. "It has been at the forefront of public knowledge that given China's zero Covid policy, there have been major disruptions at this plant."
"We know that Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant is the main hub for iPhone production with greater than 50% [of] assembled iPhones coming from this plant," continues Piper Sandler. "We believe that the majority of the disruptions took place in the month of November where utilization for the plant may have fallen to 50% or below."
Catching up with production delays
Foxconn has moved some iPhone production to India, but the investment bank's analysts don't see that as significant. "[In] our opinion, India still accounts for less than 5% of total iPhone 14 production and is likely to help only to a limited degree at this time," it says.
The company does expect that Apple "will try its best to catch up to some of the production in December," though, and also "will prioritize iPhone 14 Pro production over other models."
Separately, Piper Sandler also undertakes a biannual survey of teenagers that includes asking about plans to buy iPhones. The latest edition in October 2022 showed 88% of teenagers intend to buy.


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Chinese smartphone-maker and AIoT powerhouse, Xiaomi, has been under siege recently by internet users accusing the company of harming the image of China-made goods.
Honor released their newest addition to the V-series on November 26 in Beijing. Honor V30 and Honor V30 Pro, are the Huawei-owned brand’s first 5G phones.
At a press conference on November 20, OPPO released their new operation system Color OS 7.
Xiaomi launched four refrigerators today in various sizes, storage volumes and prices to accommodate China’s massive consumer base and further expand its smart device portfolio.
Ming-Chi Kuo, analyst at TF International Securities and a respected Apple pundit, reported on October 7 that Apple will not be cutting the supply for the iPhone 11 series.
On September 29, OPPO became the exclusive official global smartphone partner for League of Legends esports international events, announced by Riot Games.
On September 30, Transsion, known as the “king of mobile phones in Africa”, raised nearly $4 billion in an IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market.
Chinese smartphone maker Realme has launched their new X2 smartphone on September 24.
Lei Jun stated at the 16th China-ASEAN Expo which kicked off on September 21 that Xiaomi’s overseas business is now covering all 10 ASEAN countries.
Huawei has announced on its official Twitter account that it will be revealing its highly anticipated new Mate 30 series flagships in Munich, Germany on September 19.
Here are some of the most highly anticipated smartphones that are due to launch next month.
On August 15, Lenovo released a financial report for the first fiscal quarter of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Lenovo Group's performance had a remarkable start.
Recently, Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi filed a patent in the database of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
OPPO announced the winners of their inaugural awards for their photography community, the OPPO Creators Awards 2019, with several photography lovers selected from thousands across the world.
“The viral story titled Global Smartphone Sales in January by GfK quoted unofficial data and published fake numbers without authorization, which infringes our trademark and left a negative impact on us and our partners,” the market research company GfK China announced on March 27.


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Jaguar Land Rover faces a multitude of challenges at the moment - most notably the triple whammy of Brexit, declining demand for diesel vehicles and slowing sales.
The Coventry car maker is certainly navigating its way through choppy waters it’s fair to say.
There’s no doubt the challenge that gets the most publicity is the impact of Brexit on the company, should there be a no-deal or a bad deal scenario.
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO Ralf Speth has not been shy at coming forward with grim warnings of the potential impact of Brexit.
He has warned the firm’s profits could be wiped-out, thousands of jobs lost and ultimately vehicle production moved overseas.
Remainers have cited his stance as evidence that Brexit is the worst thing to happen to the UK in generations and the impact will be severe.
Brexiteers regard it as nothing more than scare-mongering and as such say it is not worth paying too much regard to Mr Speth’s protestations.
But what might happen if that no-deal or bad deal prevails?
What is the worst that could happen to Jaguar Land Rover and crucially, how might it affect its presence in the UK?
First off it is the UK’s biggest car maker (okay, technically it’s Indian-owned but it’s based in Britain and actually pays its share of taxes in Britain).
It is also inextricably linked to the wider automotive supply chain.
Some time back Jaguar Land Rover’s then UK chief executive. Jeremy Hicks. estimated the company supported as many as 100,000 jobs in the UK.
So, what does Jaguar Land Rover have in Britain and if push came to shove what might be shipped-out if it doesn’t want to do the majority of its manufacturing here any more?
Just what might a Jaguar Land Rover doomsday scenario be?
The car maker’s global headquarters in Whitley is expanding at the moment.
Also home to Jaguar Land Rover’s design and engineering functions, that expansion is about the facility being at the forefront of the development of electric vehicle technology.
An electric future
The push towards an electric future is going to be Jaguar Land Rover’s biggest technological shift over the years ahead.
It would seem Coventry is going to play a big part in that and with the city and the county of Warwickshire being tipped to be at the heart of vehicle battery development and manufacturing in the UK, Coventry operations would seem to have a rosy future - whatever happens.
Jaguar Land Rover’s research and development facility in Gaydon, Warwickshire, is also at the heart of its new vehicle plans going forward.
It is where manufacturing is concerned that things could be very different.
In June it was revealed production of the Land Rover Discovery would switch from the car maker’s Solihull factory to a new one in Slovakia - which officially opened last week.
Rumours suggest the all-new Land Rover Defender could be made in Slovakia too.
In terms of manufacturing, Jaguar Land Rover has four main UK factories - Solihull, Castle Bromwich, Halewood and Wolverhampton.
It has two other factories of sorts in Ryton-on-Dunsmore.
One is home to Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works, a niche operation which restores classics and makes continuation models.
The other is Special Vehicle Operations, which creates performance and luxury versions of standard models.
Solihull, traditionally the home of Land Rover, is where the Range Rover, Range Rover Velar, Jaguar F-Pace and currently the Land Rover Discovery are made.
Castle Bromwich is the centre of Jaguar production and the XE, XF, XJ and F-Type models roll off the production lines there.
Halewood produces the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport.
The factory on the outskirts of Wolverhamption is where four-cylinder petrol and diesel Ingenium engines are made. Jaguar Land Rover buys in larger engines from Ford.
So, could the car maker close some, or even all of its factories, and move manufacturing overseas?
Moving its car making lock, stock and barrel is unlikely but far from impossible.
The Slovakian factory will be capable of producing up to 100,000 vehicles a year but Jaguar Land Rover could set-up a facility elsewhere.
There would be no shortage of countries queuing up to welcome the company, particularly those in the former Eastern Bloc, with Poland being a potential front-runner.
Might it just bail out of Britain though?
A decision to invest heavily in Halewood to produce the all-new Evoque, which will be launched next year, has been announced - so that plant at least would seem to be safe.
Even so, nothing has been written in stone and decisions can be reversed.
The Wolverhampton engine factory is small compared to other manufacturing facilities and as a dedicated engine plant is probably secure where it is.
If the axe were to fall it would most likely be one of the Midland car making plants, or maybe even both of them.
In 2010 when the car maker was going through tough times it announced plans to close one of its UK factories and it was widely believed it would be Solihull or Castle Bromwich.
Solihull factory is a prime piece of real estate
The Solihull factory would be one of the most prime pieces of real estate in the country - and could fetch the car maker a small fortune if it was sold for housing.
Solihull continues to be one of the fastest growing economic areas in the UK and is also set to cash-in from HS2.
Castle Bromwich would also be valuable as a brownfield site - either for industry or housing - though it is far smaller than the Solihull plant and in a less salubrious location.
No doubt these are options that are all being considered at the top of Jaguar Land Rover.
All sorts of contingency plans will be up for discussion, depending on what that final Brexit deal looks like.
Ultimately Ralf Speth’s Brexit doomsday scenario is no idle threat.
As has been said the car maker faces a number of issues going forward - Brexit being just one of them.
However, while it can’t do much about declining diesel demand or slowing sales - particularly in China - the Brexit issue is one it can take decisive action on.
And at the end of the day it is a company that has to look after its own interests rather than any national one and remain profitable.
Making all its cars outside Britain is something that could happen and what form Brexit ultimately takes will undoubtedly be the deciding factor.
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Over the weekend, the art world descended on Beirut, a city far removed from the usual circuit, for the 25 October opening of retail magnate Tony Salamé’s vast museum-cum-shopping mall, the Aishti Foundation.
The new complex—which has 4,000 sq. m of exhibition space and around 90 retail units dedicated to luxury brands such as Gucci, Prada and Moncler—is located in Jal al El Dib, a coastal suburb in the Lebanese capital. Salamé, the founder of the Aishti fashion chain, has spent more than $100m on the project.
The London-based architect David Adjaye designed the building, which is enveloped in a distinctive red aluminium tubular structure geometric pattern “reminiscent of the mashrabiya, the perforated woodwork typical of traditional Arabic architecture”, according to a press statement. Adjaye said at the opening that Salamé aims to expand the building in the next five years, and plans to convert a series of adjacent gas tanks into exhibition spaces.
The complex also has a sea-facing sculpture park and running circuit, where joggers can run alongside works by artists such as Giuseppe Penone. “We’re thinking of having yoga classes in between the sculptures, this is a place where art is not intimidating,” Salamé said. “I’ve visited so many other foundations, and this one is not like any other.” He added that there will be an exhibition charge but this will be “waivered in many cases”.
Salamé began buying art in 2003, initially acquiring Arte Povera works by Penone, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri and Michelangelo Pistoletto. Around 200 works are drawn from the entrepreneur’s 2,500-strong collection for the opening show entitled New Skin, organised by Massimiliano Gioni. A phalanx of dealers—including Jay Jopling of White Cube, Sadie Coles and Thaddaeus Ropac—as well as Marc Spiegler, the director of Art Basel, attended the exhibition launch.
Gioni, the associate director and director of exhibitions at the New Museum in New York, said that there has been “a sudden acceleration of the [Salamé] collection in the past ten years”. Salamé, who works closely with the New York dealer Jeffrey Deitch, bought Sam Falls’s Untitled (Books for Jamie) (2014), a series of 24 dyed canvases, and works by John Armleder, Tauba Auerbach and Albert Oehlen at Art Basel in June.
Gioni’s selection focuses on abstract works by artists such as Auerbach, Carol Bove, Christopher Wool and R.H. Quaytman. The theme of expanding and transforming “the language of abstraction” is inspired by David Adjaye’s design for the building’s “skin”.
The show also attempts to establish a lineage from "the sensuous surfaces of work by Agostino Bonalumi, Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana and Piero Manzoni to the digitally rendered compositions of many contemporary artists”, the organisers say.
Asked about the mix of art and fashion, Gioni said that the proximity of the retail element “is not challenging or problematic. Tony makes the money behind the [gallery] wall and he spends it in here. Fashion can really open up the audience to art.”
There are a number of Lebanese artists in the show including Ziad Antar and Etel Adnan. “Tony loves art because it was a vehicle for him to go beyond Lebanon,” Gioni said. “For him, it’s a statement of optimism and faith in the future.”
The question of instability in the region was frequently aired at the inauguration (national security is still an issue because Lebanon borders Syria where civil war continues to rage). Salamé says in the exhibition catalogue: “our historic monuments are vandalised, minorities are threatened and new forms of governance rely on fear to remain in power…. When we build new architectural landmarks, we are proving that we believe in our country.”


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DALLAS — Say goodbye to 50 items on the Chili’s Grill & Bar menu. The restaurant brand, a subsidiary of Brinker International Inc., is cutting its menu by 40% and investing in improving the quality and value of its core menu items — burgers, ribs and fajitas.
Chili’s opened its first restaurant in Dallas in 1975 as a burger shack with a lineup of 25 menu items. In January of this year, the chain’s menu peaked with 125 items, making it one of the largest chain restaurant menus, Chili’s said.
“Over the years, like many bar and grill chains, Chili’s chased consumer trends, expanded the menu and tried to be all things to all guests, therefore compromising execution and resulting in a fuzzy food reputation,” the company said. “Chili’s is going back to its roots.”
On Sept. 18, Chili’s will launch its new “less is more” menu featuring 75 items.
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For over a decade, the Romotow T8 from W2 has been one of the world’s most fantastical camper designs, captivating both hardcore RVers and devout non-campers, according to reporting by C.C. Weiss at NewAtlas.com.
The design became a retail reality earlier this year, a feat that once seemed rather unlikely. Sadly, at around $270,000, the launch T8 wasn’t a reality for the average observer anxiously awaiting its debut. Romotow is doing what it can to broaden the market for its expandable caravan, splitting the T8 into a three-model lineup that now includes an entry-level shell for the most affordable buy-in and an Ultimate flagship for the most luxurious glamping experience.
While W2’s original floor plan is certainly functional and attractive enough, it’s really the caravan’s flash-drive-like swing-out expansion and outdoor deck that set it worlds apart from the average towable RV. So it’s good to see the company playing with different layouts and packages, particularly a Shell version that lets buyers furnish it themselves.
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Atlanta-based REIT Post Properties reported some of the strongest first quarter earnings for the industry on Tuesday. Dave Stockert, president of Post, said that its 7.8 percent same store year-over-year growth in revenue is the best year-over-year apartment growth posted by any apartment REIT this cycle.
“We couldn’t be happier with that result,” Stockert said. “Strength is fairly solid across our markets, we are producing solidly, increasing rents year-over-year and sequentially, and maintaining high average occupancy.”
The 7.8 percent increase resulted in a 10.9 percent increase in same store NOI. The average economic occupancy at the company’s 50 same store communities was 95.8 percent and 94.8 percent for the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively.
“Our operating margins have improved year-over-year by nearly 2 percent,” Stockert said. “Although turnover has picked up a bit, due largely to price, we are back filling vacating units and maintaining a lower 60-day exposure than at this time last year.”
Stockert does expect year-over-year revenue growth to begin slowing somewhat in the second-half of the year as the company homogenizes and increases rents, which could result in more difficult comparisons to prior year quarters.
Post’s net income for the first quarter included a gain of $6.1 million on the sale of its interest in Post Biltmore in Atlanta, held in an unconsolidated joint venture entity where Post owned a 35 percent interest.
“In short, the game plan we laid out to focus on operations, reduce the cost of our debt capital, convert condo inventory to cash and put land into production is working and is producing the intended results for the company,” Stockert said.


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What has sadly become a ritual every fourth year is back again: Voting misinformation. And The State has done a round-up piece about the rumors swirling this year. But here's all you need to know: Polls are open Tuesday, November 4, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. No if, ands, or buts.
Don't wear any campaign materials like t-shirts to the polls, and make sure to bring at least one of these three items with you: voter registration card, driver's license, or DMV-issued ID card.
If you're not sure where to vote, check your voter registration card or check online.


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Black Friday shopping is usually an important American consumer tradition that is often regarded as the first day of Christmas shopping. It is well known for its great deals, exceptional discounts and most importantly, the craziness that surrounds it. Usually, the participation level by consumers has always been high, but this year, for the first time since 2009, consumer spending has declined a great deal.
According to a survey commissioned by the National Retail Federation, this year purchases at stores decreased 2.9 percent to $57.4 billion during the four days of Thanksgiving weekend. Even though two more million people shopped this year, their consumer spending decreased 3.9 percent to $407.02 per household. This worried a lot of the big retail stores like Target and Walmart, seeing as now they have to extend their deep discounts for more weeks to come in order to gain the profit they were expecting for the weekend.
The decrease in spending this year has been affected mainly because of the inconsistency in the job market, due to the fact that consumers that don’t have a secure economic situation, unlike their affluent counterparts, are less likely to go into a retail store and spend an obscene amount of money.
Some students like junior Arturo Cuellar have no interest in Black Friday, opting instead to get much needed hours of rest instead of participating in the consumer tradition.
“I don’t really go Black Friday shopping because it’s just not my thing,” Cuellar said. “I’m just not interested in going really early to find sales, I’d rather sleep in during my weekend.”
Other students, however, think it’s a positive experience and like participating in it even though they don’t purchase that much.
“I like Black Friday and feel it’s a great way for consumers to get good deals and for department stores to improve their revenue for the year,” sophomore Sindhu Manchiraju said. “I participate in Black Friday every year. Even if I don’t purchase a lot of things, I enjoy the spirit and waking up early to go shopping.”
Either way, retail stores now have to rethink their Black Friday strategy if they want to go back to more lucrative times where most buyers acquired 15 or more items instead of the current five or so.


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The London Stock Exchange yesterday threatened to abandon the London Clearing House after the settlement company announced plans to merge with its European counterpart, Clearnet, in a €1.2bn (£829m) deal.
"The announcement made by LCH and Clearnet leaves a number of questions unanswered," an LSE spokesman said. "As a result, we are seeking specific assurances through a new clearing services agreement with LCH. In addition, we are exploring alternative clearing arrangements."
LCH and Clearnet, the clearing arm of the pan-European exchange Euronext, yesterday revealed merger plans that have been three years in the making. This will make LCH Clearnet, the merged company, the largest settlement business in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, £23.6m will be rebated to LCH customers, and €150m to Clearnet customers.
The LSE, under its chief executive Clara Furse, said it feared that the deal would see increased costs for users of the enlarged company. As LCH Clearnet would be the dominant European clearing house, LSE is now keen to renegotiate its terms with LCH to ensure costs will not rise.
LSE is also understood to be uncomfortable with the involvement of Euronext, a rival exchange, in controlling the business that settles its trades.
But LSE contributed only around 2 per cent to LCH's profits last year, making it a dispensable customer if it decided to take its business elsewhere. LCH's most profitable customers are Liffe, the futures exchange now owned by Euronext, the London Metal Exchange and the International Petroleum Exchange.
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Car restoration shows are booming. Successful series such as Rust Valley Restorers, Wheeler Dealers, Chasing Classic Cars and more are proving that there’s an appetite for classic car TV. Now, there will be a new show on air – Paddock Speedshop – a completely new programme aimed at the next generation of vehicle restorers, and partnered by Motul.
Putting a new spin on classic car restoration
Earlier this month, Motul announced its collaboration as official lubricant partner of Paddock Speedshop at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show with Discovery+, which Motul is also official lubricant partner of. It aims to put a fresh spin on car restoration by attracting younger enthusiasts into the world of classic cars and restorations.
Andy Wait, head of UK Motul PCMO sales, said:
“This is a truly exciting new development for Motul. Paddock Speedshop is fresh – and hugely relevant – for our growth in the classic vehicle market. As people will have seen over the last few years, the classic sector is really important to us. Our range of products targeted at older vehicles has greatly expanded and our partnership with the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs – together with its associated partnerships – as well as the launch and development of our Club Motul concept, emphasise our commitment to this sector. Now, our close involvement with Paddock Speedshop adds another key string to the Motul bow.”
A sustainable, solvent-free workshop partner
Motul is supplying lubricants, coolants, greases, and associated products for the show. It will also provide technical support and assistance to ensure the optimum results for all of the restored vehicles as they make their way back onto the UK’s roads and racetracks. Motul is also proud to deliver one of its new sustainable, solvent-free BioClean workshop cleaning systems to the Paddock Speedshop workshop, which ties in well with the overall ethos of the show.
Young petrolheads form the future for classic cars
Paddock Speedshop centres around a small group of twenty somethings who bring a number of different vehicles back to full working order over the course of each series. The programme is not only aiming at a new generation of potential restorers but is also seeking to give a modern-day interpretation of what a restored classic can offer. The show’s leading restorers are two 23-year-olds: Lucy Busby and Ethan Blake-Jones, who will be maintaining and restoring a varied selection of classics and youngtimers – both for everyday road use and also for competition. Resto-mod is often going to be the order of the day, but there is no hard and fast policy as each car will be assessed on its own merits, so many may well be straight restorations.
Series producer, Craig Blake-Jones, added:
“We are delighted to be working with Motul on Paddock Speedshop. Not only do they have a comprehensive portfolio of quality products that are already proving of real use to us, but their outlook is completely aligned with that of the show. The Motul brand has a fantastic history but also has that sense of fun and enthusiasm that fits well with Paddock Speedshop and that I think will make for a really good partnership.”
Paddock Speedshop is set to air later in the year in the UK and on Discovery+.


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Crestmont Capital, a leader in small business lending, today announced it facilitated more than $380 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Since initiating PPP applications on April 6, 2020, Crestmont Capital has provided access to a financial lifeline to more than 10,000 small businesses nationally. Crestmont Capital was one of the first lenders in the country to offer loans via the PPP to all small businesses, without requiring preexisting relationships. As a result, the demand f...
Pantum | December 30, 2021
Pantum develops, manufactures, and sells laser printers and toner cartridges to end customers worldwide. This December, Pantum will celebrate its 11th anniversary, marking more than a decade of unwavering product innovation and optimization. Over the last 11 years, the firm has developed a broad product line of single-function, multi-function, monochromatic, color, A4 and A3 printers. Additionally, it has grown its sales network to encompass 80 countries and regions worldwide, intending to offer...
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AT&T Communications | October 28, 2020
AT&T* is launching a new wireless service discount, waiving home internet data overage charges for AT&T Internet customers through December 31, and offering free expert guidance and other resources to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) save money and virtualize their businesses to survive and thrive despite the impacts of COVID-19....
Surecomp | June 19, 2020
Surecomp has rolled out its Fastrade front office product.
The Fastrade technology now comes with application programming interface (API) connectivity and as an out-of-the-box software-as-a-service (SaaS) product.
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Taco Bell quickly denied the accusation. "The lawsuit is bogus and filled with completely inaccurate facts," Taco Bell President Creed said in an interview.Okay, I feel better now. That denial is a good one. When I goto more authentic Mexican restaurants, they serve tongue and other oddities.
Most fast-food customers, [a fast food litigator] said, realize taco meat has other ingredients besides beef.


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| Dec 9, 2013
| 9:28 AM
If you've ever wanted to learn how to write computer software, you can now sign up for a free one-hour class at your local Apple Store.
The tech giant will be holding introductory computer science classes at its retail stores Wednesday as part of a...
| Dec 9, 2013
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In an open letter to Washington, eight major technology companies are calling for sweeping changes in the way the U.S. government collects information on citizens.
The letter was signed by AOL Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Google Inc., LinkedIn...
| Dec 8, 2013
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By the time Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, the path to ending South Africa's political crisis through the abolition of apartheid was known, even if it would not be easy or straight.
Solving the country's economic crisis was another...
| Dec 6, 2013
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Thirteen members of hacker group Anonymous have pleaded guilty to charges related to their involvement in a 2010 cyber attack of PayPal, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
One of the defendants also pleaded guilty to the charges arising...
| Dec 5, 2013
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Booktrack, a new web-based reading and writing platform, allows users to add a synchronized soundtrack to original e-books or royalty-free texts.
Unlike audiobooks, Booktrack books do not include text narration. Instead, the platform allows users to add...
| Dec 3, 2013
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FX Networks has locked up Louis C.K.'s services as a writer and director on TV series for the foreseeable future, inking a multi-year overall deal with the hyphenate's Pig Newton banner.
Deal with the FX Prods. unit calls for Pig Newton to develop pilots...
| Dec 2, 2013
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Machinery was purring gently. Boxes of Samsung televisions were stacked like blocks atop pallets on a glossy concrete floor. A shift supervisor waved jauntily as he zipped by on a red motorized chariot.
At 10 a.m. at the Target.com fulfillment center in...
| Nov 25, 2013
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Laguna Beach police sent an alert last week to area businesses warning of an apparent telephone scam that demands immediate payment for allegedly past-due electricity bills, according to a police news release.
Impostors have been calling Southern...
| Nov 24, 2013
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As the hardiest of shoppers prepare for the annual Black Friday consumption frenzy, many are convinced it's their one shot at a great deal.
But "that's not even close to the truth," said Matthew Ong, senior retail analyst at online personal finance...
| Nov 10, 2013
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The confessions from moms on the Scary Mommy blog are often funny: the spoon kept in the glovebox for eating Ben & Jerry's in the store parking lot, letting ketchup count as a "vegetable," going to the gym to read magazines instead of work out.
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On Saturday Nov. 9, the Elkridge Travel Baseball program will host a Double Header Fundraiser at the Timbers at Troy. The day kicks off with the...


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The Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi is stepping ahead towards launching an upcoming device called Xiaomi Mi 10. Now, according to the Xiaomi Product Director, Wang Teng Thomas, has confirmed that the handset will come with all-new LPDDR5 RAM technology.
Whereas, another sibling Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will be also equipped with the latest LPDDR5 RAM. It will simply give a performance boost and RAM management to the next level. Therefore, the Mi 10 series users will get an ultimate powerpack performance and that’s how it will become the first-ever smartphone to have an LPDDR5 RAM.
Now, if we go to the deep inside, Micron Technology is an American computer memory & data storage manufacturer. Recently, the company has announced that the mass production of the world’s first low-power LPDDR5 DRAM chip for flagship smartphones has been started officially. Though, Samsung Galaxy S20 is also on the list and may come with this next-gen powerful RAM chip. But it seems that the Xiaomi Mi 10 can be the first one to do that.
In terms of the RAM variant, the Micron’s LPDDR5 may come with 12GB of RAM variant for the devices. It has a low power mode that offers the transmission rate up to 6.4Gbps. While the memory performance is 20% faster than the LPDDR4x RAM variant. The read & write speed should be more than 50% than the previous generation.
Most importantly, it will consume 20% less power and boost battery performance by up to 10%. This RAM can be used for 4K or 8K video editing, heavy application task, and can run 100 apps simultaneously without any glitch or bottleneck.
Still, we should wait for more info and news updates. Keep visiting this blog for more details.


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STAR WARS CELEBRATION — To open Star Wars Celebration, the LEGO Group marked 20 years of LEGO® Star Wars
Made up of 36,440 LEGO Star Wars stormtrooper minfigures, the record-setting display is arranged in the shape of the iconic stormtrooper helmet, measuring 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide. A team of 12 LEGO builders spent 16 hours assembling all of the minifigures, which were then shipped to Chicago to be arranged for display at Star Wars
The collaboration between the companies began 20 years ago when 13 LEGO Star Wars
“Combining LEGO play and the Star Wars galaxy has been a dream collaboration for us, and we are so lucky to enjoy a partnership with Lucasfilm that enables us to retell their stories in brick form”, said Michael McNally, senior director of brand relations for the LEGO Group. “This milestone is also a testament to the dedication from our loyal fans of all ages who have inspired us with their passion and creativity for two decades, which is why we’re so happy to be able to present this epic model as a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title holder and provide a memorable moment for our fans. Twenty years down and much, much more to come.”
“Nothing short of a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS could properly commemorate the long-standing and special partnership we have had with the LEGO Group,” said Derek Stothard, vice president of licensing at Lucasfilm. “We are so proud of the past 20 years and the joy it has brought fans around the world who have the chance to interact with Star Wars via our LEGO sets in such a unique, personalized way. We look forward to the adventures that lie ahead.”
Earlier this month, the LEGO Group released five special sets featuring iconic ships and exclusive throwback minifigures as another tribute to the LEGO Star Wars history. The new sets – which debuted on April 1 – are a recreation of some of the most iconic and popular sets from the last 20 years, along with a new subtheme: Action Battle. The LEGO System in Play helps Star Wars devotees bring some of their most beloved scenes and characters to life – from Wookiees to Ewoks, Princess Leia to Han Solo and more – for even more intergalactic adventures.
Continuing the festivities, the LEGO Group will relive this collaboration and share some of what’s to come in a panel at Star Wars Celebration titled, “20 years of the LEGO Star Wars Story – A Retrospective and Forward Look,” on Friday, April 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. CT. For live stream of the panel, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsACfgOCoh8


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Retailers are now shipping the Sony A7 III, but the HVL-F60RM flashgun release date will be delayed until May 25, according to Sony.
The Sony A7 III has begun shipping today in the UK, and other retailers around the world have said stock is arriving soon. Amazon UK lists the new full-frame mirrorless camera as shipping today, April 11.
Adorama in the United States says it is receiving stock within the next few days.
Meanwhile, Sony Japan has posted a statement on its website announcing that the originally scheduled April 13 release date for the HVL-F60RM flashgun announced in February, will now be pushed back to May 25.
The FA-EBA 1 external battery adapter and FA-RG 1 rain guard will also be delayed until the same date. The statement reads (via translation):
Thank you very much for your patronage of Sony products.
Regarding the subject, the release date on February 27 (Tuesday) press release “April 13, 2018 (Friday)” for the digital single-lens camera α flash “HVL-F60RM” regarding production We will postpone the release according to circumstances. Also, along with that, we will postpone the release of the external battery adapter “FA – EBA 1” for flash and the rain guard “FA – RG 1”.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to you.
Via Sony Addict


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Coffins built by a firm in Nottingham in the shape of ballet shoes, planes, cars and much more will be on display at an exhibition at London's South Bank Centre from this weekend.
Crazy Coffins says they are helping those who want to turn their final resting place into a fashion statement.
The company say this exhibition of 'Crazy Coffins' shows a more imaginative approach to a final resting place, reflecting the character and personality of the client.
The company has existed for over a hundred years but began creating elaborate coffins in 1990.
After agreeing to create a coffin in the shape of an aeroplane for a client, and the image appearing in the media, the company received the nickname 'Crazy Coffins' from a tabloid newspaper, a name they have since adopted as their own.
Soon after, the firm then began taking requests from around the world, growing their reputation internationally.
The firm have produced coffins in the style of keyboards, ballet shoes, skips and mobile phones.


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Predatory lending costs American borrowers an eye-popping $25 billion a year, according to estimates from the Center for Responsible Lending.
Given that finding, small wonder that a new poll by the advocacy group Small Business Majority shows small businesses support measures that would help shield them from predatory lending practices.
The revelation is part of a fresh scientific opinion poll that found most small business owners support multiple policies that could help boost the availability of traditional loans and make alternative lending sources safer. Some 87% of small business owners back a “truth in lending” act for small business lending to ensure loan rates and terms are both consistent and transparent.
The survey also found 77% of small business owners approve of a policy that would increase the amount of small business lending done by credit unions by lifting the cap on the number of loans they can underwrite. Further, 62% of small businesses support policies like the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that requires banks and savings association to invest in low-income neighborhoods.
“I’m thinking about applying for a loan that would help me grow my business and make it more competitive, but I have very few affordable or reliable options,” Sharon Levy, owner of Taking Tea InStyle L.L.C. in Princeton, New Jersey, stated in a press release.
“Traditional banks have a lot of requirements that many small businesses just can’t satisfy, while online lenders are largely unregulated and can take advantage of small businesses that are desperate for capital. Small business owners simply don’t have enough good lending options, which is why we need better policies in place to give small businesses a level playing field and a safer environment in which to conduct business.” Further, the poll found small businesses support institutions that protect borrowers.
Three in four small business owners support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency that oversees mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products and services.
“Far too many entrepreneurs have difficulty obtaining the capital they need to start and expand their business,” said John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority founder & CEO.
“When they are able to get financing, they need that capital to be safely and responsibly administered. As these poll results show, small business owners are strongly supportive of policies and institutions that increase the availability of small business loans from traditional sources like small banks and credit unions, while also shielding them from predatory lending practices.”
Conducted by Chesapeake Beach Consulting on behalf of Small Business Majority, the survey reflects interviews with 500 small business owners nationally with 1 to 100 employees.


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Necessity is often the mother of investment. The Great Lockdown, itself made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, has caused the disruption of many sectors of the economy, a tidal wave of business closings, and even the collapse of entire industries. However, as is often the case in economic downturns, it’s not all bad news.
In our continuing search for “recession-proof” industries, there is one that has made a great deal of news: personal protective equipment (PPE). The sudden emergence of a novel, worldwide, worst-case-scenario coronavirus has meant that demand has skyrocketed for what are often lifesaving products.
There has been a flurry of industry market reports from the spring until this month on the expected performance of the global PPE market. The consensus shows strong growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 9% over the next four years.
One well-known caveat for anyone who has been following the news is that the supply of PPE has often struggled to keep up with seemingly unquenchable demand. This could be chalked up to yet another variation on the theme of disrupted supply chains. Thankfully, there’s help.
Meet Shop The Globe, a new global online wholesale marketplace. Offering disposable gloves, face masks and shields, hairnets, and goggles, PPE is one of our fastest-growing categories of products, with more being added every day. Shop The Globe offers a wide variety of other categories as well, from toys to pain relief.
Through Shop The Globe, buyers are guided to individual storefronts, for these and other products. With easy to use searches and filters, by country or category, buyers and find what they’re looking for fast. It’s all part of Shop The Globe’s efficient, one-stop shopping experience.
Shop The Globe operates in over 100 major languages, allowing sellers to reach buyers in a language each can understand.
Shop The Globe also offers a wide variety of currencies, from Leks to Rands, ensuring an easier flow of goods and capital from sellers to buyers all over the world. More of each are on the way.
Shop The Globe is a new global online wholesale marketplace owned by an established global news company, Communal News. Along with along with Freelance Global Gigs, our websites have quickly established themselves as global platforms and demonstrated quick growth.
Part of our model is to provide our services at little or no cost to our vendors. Anyone can read our targeted articles on Communal News, Google News, or Facebook News. Accordingly, Shop The Globe allows sellers to post news publications and listings on our website at no upfront, out-of-pocket cost. In return, Shop The Globe charges sellers only 12% of what they sell.
Navigating supply chains and keeping up supply to meet demand can be a struggle in normal times and frightfully fraught in uncertain ones. Let Shop The Globe help you make it easier, no matter what your wares. Try it today! Shop the Globe’s Global Wholesale Vendor Registration is free.


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BMW begins limited production run of hydrogen-powered iX5
Though the infrastructure for hydrogen is limited, BMW sees a future for this type of propulsion
The BMW Group has begun building limited numbers of a hydrogen-powered iX5 in a bid to demonstrate the efficiency of the technology in cars.
It comes following the completion of an intensive testing programme, which saw the technology assessed under extreme conditions during its development phase.
The iX5 Hydrogen’s powertrain consists of a fuel cell, which is combined with an electric motor and battery. It delivers a net output of 368bhp, which is just 21bhp less than the 389bhp plug-in hybrid BMW X5.
According to the manufacturer, its test fleet of fuel-cell EV iX5s will demonstrate the viability of hydrogen for "locally carbon-free mobility" in select regions from spring 2023.
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles compress hydrogen gas into electricity, which is then used to power a car, similar at this point to how a typical EV would work. Though the infrastructure for hydrogen is still in its infancy, BMW believes there is a future for this other form of propulsion.
Frank Weber, a BMW board member said: "We are certain that hydrogen is set to gain significantly in importance for individual mobility and therefore consider a mixture of battery and fuel cell electric drive systems to be a sensible approach in the long term."
"Our BMW iX5 Hydrogen test fleet will allow us to gain new and valuable insights, enabling us to present customers with an attractive product range once the hydrogen economy becomes a widespread reality."
Since the iX5 is based on a standard X5, the SUV is built in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where the firm’s specialist SUV plant is based. The development of the hydrogen technology, however, has been carried out at BMW’s Research and Innovation Centre in Munich, Germany.
Milan Nedeljković,a member of BMW AG's Board of Management that will be responsible for the iX5's production said: “Production of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen and the BMW-developed fuel cell systems demonstrates our supreme flexibility and unrivalled know-how in the field of small-scale manufacture.
“It shows we already boast the necessary expertise for integrating hydrogen technology into the BMW iFACTORY production system as an additional type of drive.”


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More than a year after the infamous short squeeze, GameStop (GME) continues to be one of the most interesting companies to follow from a business and financial standpoint. The retailer is constantly introducing new services as it looks to stay competitive in the increasingly digital landscape, and it’s been reflected in its recent financial performance. GameStop executives will discuss the company’s most recent quarter today in an earnings call with investors that will also be open to the public. Here’s how you can listen in on the Q4 2021 GameStop (GME) earnings call.
Listen to the GameStop (GME) Q4 2021 earnings call here
The GameStop (GME) Q4 2021 earnings call will take place today, March 17, at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET. We here at Shacknews will be tuned in and will be broadcasting the earnings call in its entirety over on our Twitch channel, which is also embedded above. If you’d rather listen independently, you can register over on GameStop’s investor relations page by providing your name, phone number, and email address. Following the conclusion of the call, you can catch it as a VOD over on the Shacknews YouTube channel.
During the GameStop (GME) Q4 2021 earnings call, company leadership will go over the information found in its latest earnings report. They’ll also provide some insight into the coming months and will likely field calls from investors. While these calls are usually filled with financial and business discussion, it’s often where we get the first word of new products and services, so you can bet we’ll be keeping an ear out.
If you can’t listen to GameStop’s (GME) Q4 2021 earnings report today, there’s no need to worry. You can expect to read about any potential news and announcements right over on Shacknews’ GameStop topic page.


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Tennis game lovers can check out.
Tennis World Tour, a new tennis simulation game developed by Breakpoint, will take its place on Steam on June 12th.
Top 30 tennis players in the world
Broadcaster BigBen Interactive has announced the release of the new tennis simulation game Tennis World Tour, developed by Breakpoint, to the market. According to the press release, the PC version of the game will be available on Steam on June 12th. In addition, the developer added that he would make updates and improvements in this regard, taking into account the feedback of the players.
The Tennis World Tour has 30 professional tennis players in the game, including Roger Federer, Angelique Kerber and Stan Wawrinka. Thanks to motion capture technology and realistic animations, it makes it easy to learn all the strokes used in modern tenis. There are 18 kinds of courts in the game which consist of hard, clay, grass, carpet and parquet surfaces and affect the game conditions.
In addition, the Tennis World Tour has a career mode that allows you to create your own player and experience features such as training, tournaments, team building, team management, just like a professional. Here you need to determine your game style and tactics well to be the best player in the world.


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Unexpectedly weak inflation report
The country's annual inflation rate slowed to an unexpectedly weak 1.6 per cent last month as the continued decline in food prices played a big role in offsetting the higher cost of gasoline.
The latest reading from Statistics Canada shows the pace of inflation decelerated from February's year-over-year reading of two per cent, which was right on the Bank of Canada's ideal target.
A consensus of economists had predicted 1.8 per cent inflation for March.
Statistics Canada's consumer price index shows some of the biggest downward forces on inflation were lower prices for clothing, footwear, fresh fruit and vegetables.
The report says year-over-year food prices fell 1.9 per cent in March, a sixth-straight monthly decline.
The agency says higher costs for purchases such as gas and travel tours were among the primary contributors last month to the upward pressure on prices.
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