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Digital TV News: Canal+
CANAL+ extends satellite agreements with SES for Europe and Africa
Oct 29, 2020 – SES and CANAL+ have signed agreements for satellite capacity across three geographies, strengthening the companies’ longstanding partnership and underlining the importance of satellite in delivering premium content to more than 10 million subscribers.
News categories: SES S.A, CANAL+, Steve Collar, Jacques du Puy, Africa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite
Groupe Canal+ takes 6.5% stake in Multichoice
Oct 5, 2020 – MultiChoice has received formal notification that Groupe Canal+ has acquired ordinary shares of the Company. The Groupe Canal+ holding now amounts to 6.50% of the Company’s ordinary shares in issue.
News categories: MultiChoice, Groupe Canal+, Africa, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, South Africa
CANAL+ to launch Ethiopia's first pay DTH platform
Jul 28, 2020 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) and CANAL+ have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Ku capacity on EUTELSAT 7C to support the launch by CANAL+ of a premium DTH platform in Ethiopia at the beginning of 2021.
News categories: Eutelsat, CANAL+, Rodolphe Belmer, Jacques du Puy, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ethiopia, Satellite
ADB integrates Netflix on second STB for Canal+ Platforma
Apr 29, 2020 – ADB has completed a second Netflix integration for Canal+ Platforma, on the operator's UltraBOX+ platform supplied by ADB. It follows a December 2019 implementation performed on the first edition of UltraBOX+.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Canal+ Platforma, Jacek Galik, Jarosław Kordalewski, Apps, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming
Disney+ rolls out in Europe
Mar 24, 2020 – Disney+ has launched in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. The service will launch in France on April 7th. Audiences can stream Disney+ on nearly all major mobile and connected TV devices.
News categories: Disney+, Kevin Mayer, Apps, Austria, Digital TV, Gaming, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Spain, Streaming, Switzerland, Tablet, UK
CANAL+ Poland exploring IPO
Jan 31, 2020 – ITI Neovision (CANAL+ Platforma) is working with shareholders and advisors to explore IPO options. Group CANAL+ intends to retain its role as the strategic shareholder of ITI Neovision SA regardless of such a process.
News categories: ITI Neovision, Digital TV, IPO, Poland, Satellite
CANAL+ Poland selects ADB UHD satellite solution
Sep 12, 2019 – ADB has announced that CANAL+ Platform has selected its UHD satellite solution to provide subscribers with advanced TV services in 4K. The solution provides features like multiple recordings, fast channel change and access to multi VOD libraries.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, CANAL+ Platform, Jacek Galik, Jarosław Kordalewski, Digital TV, IBC2022, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box
Synaptics to show Smart Edge AI media streamer solutions at IBC 2019
Sep 9, 2019 – Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) has announced that at IBC 2019 it will show edge computing demonstrations featuring its Smart Edge AI AudioSmart and VideoSmart SoCs with machine learning AI capabilities that target a new generation of emerging smart home devices.
News categories: Synaptics, Saleel Awsare, Digital TV, IBC2022, ICs, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide
Altice France unveils SFR Box 8
Jul 18, 2019 – SFR has unveiled its SFR Box 8. The 4K HDR box integrates voice assistance, a personalised user experience and WiFi 6 support. Altice will market the box first in France, with availability from August 20, 2019.
News categories: SFR, Altice, Grégory Rabuel, Apps, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, UX
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When the terrorist attacks happened in France in November, the repercussions were felt all the way to Meriden, CT.
As local people looked for a way to show their support, Flag Store USA, a family business that has been operating out of Meriden for 44 years, was one of many online flag retailers to sell out of French tricolor flags.
As he told the Record-Journal, which published a story on November 16, owner Robert Sadlowski quickly sold out of the 40 French flags he had in stock, and ordered hundreds more to fulfill the demand.
Flag Store USA is currently in the process of redeveloping its website with Web Solutions.
To learn more about Flag Store USA, visit their website at www.flagstoreusa.com.

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Lunaz has announced the relaunch of the classic Rolls Royce Phantom V and Silver Cloud cars. These cars will now be electric.
The small British company Lunaz knows how to surprise car enthusiasts. Lunaz will convert classic Rolls Royce Phantom V and Silver Cloud vehicles into electric autos. The cars will undergo a complete restoration while maintaining the original design.
According to the founder of the Lunaz company, creating electric cars based on classic models combines the beauty of design with the eco-friendly electric motor.
A total of 30 cars will be produced, the cost of which will be $ 450,000 for the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and $657,000 for the Rolls Royce Phantom V.


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AutoZone store inadvertently blessed by Crossroads Community Church.
OAKLEY - AutoZone employees reported last weekend the store was temporarily blessed during a Crossroads Sunday ceremony. Sitting in close proximity to the sprauling Crossroads campus, experts believe the Autozone store likely received what is believed to be a stray blessing. Crossroads officials explained they are still, "working out the logistical kinks" within their new more powerful $20 million stadium-like facility. Also, Crossroads officials said they plan to be more precise during ceremonies to ensure all blessings are contained within the Crossroads property limits. Other local businesses such as the BP Oil station across the street also report possibly detecting a blessing. Employees at all area Starbucks stores reported the stores felt slightly less evil than normal but definitely not blessed.
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The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), introduced three years ago brought the need for businesses to carefully safeguard personal data into the limelight. The regulation created a series of new responsibilities and obligations for organizations wishing to store and make use of personal data from citizens in the EU and UK.
Craig Lurey is CTO & Co-Founder of Keeper Security.
This was intended, on one hand, to ensure the digital privacy of customers and employees and to assert the rights of those individuals over their data. On the other hand, it harmonized data privacy rules across 28 countries, undoubtedly a good move for international businesses wishing to trade across the continent.
Failing to exercise adequate caution and control has brought the possibility of heavy fines. In cases of considerable negligence, these can be up to €20 million or up to 4% of the annual worldwide turnover, whichever is the highest. One of the largest GDPR fines to date - £20 million - was levied against British Airways for a 2018 breach that compromised the personal data of over 429,000 customers. Hundreds of other fines, large and small, have been imposed over the past three years.
But in a post-Brexit world where Britain can independently change these regulations again - something the UK government has signaled it is open to doing - legislative pressure alone cannot be the only solution to ensuring consumer data remains protected.
Pressures of the pandemic
Although GDPR regulations did provide some form of protection, few would argue their personal data, as it is stored online by organizations, is now much safer than it was three years ago. Unfortunately, in parallel to new regulations, cybercrime has risen considerably, with news of leaks and breaches hitting the headlines with depressing regularity.
This has been partially fueled, of course, by the forced increase in remote working during the pandemic. This period has been especially dangerous for those organizations that hadn’t previously supported any kind of remote working and had to very quickly adopt new technologies and policies to maintain business continuity. Estimates vary, but one estimate by analyst house Canalys suggests a new record of more than 30 billion compromised data records in 2020, over 100% higher than the previous year, which was itself a new record.
This surge has happened despite increased investment by businesses in the latest cybersecurity technology, which grew by 10% in 2020 alone - regardless of all the other pressures on IT budgets - according to the same note from Canalys.
So, although we have considerable regulation, heavy penalties and new and improved cybersecurity technologies, personal data is more at risk than ever before. What’s missing is consideration of the human factor.
Phish in a barrel
Humans are typically the weakest link in a modern organization's line of cyber defenses. Employees don’t want to have to remember dozens of unique, highly entropic passwords - and it isn’t mentally possible, given that typical office workers have around 200 passwords between work and personal accounts. This results in weaker passwords, which are then repeated across different services, some of which will certainly be compromised over any given period. The evidence that this should be a pressing concern for all businesses is clear: 81% of data breaches succeed due to weak or stolen passwords.
Some cybersecurity authorities like to pretend this flaw in so many organizations' defenses can be solved through education and developing a culture of awareness. Certainly, education and policies have a valuable part to play, especially when it comes to avoiding phishing attacks, but the fundamental problem stemming from too many passwords remains.
Organizations that want to properly protect themselves against data breaches therefore need to do two things in particular to remove this otherwise inevitable fallibility.
First, they should roll out a comprehensive password management solution that securely manages all user credentials and automatically fills them into apps and websites, eliminating the need for employees to create or remember their own - potentially weak or easily-guessable - passwords. Secondly, they need to ensure the solutions they deploy are built on a zero knowledge security architecture, meaning that even if cybercriminals successfully breach an organization, they won't be able to access or decrypt the data they might seize.
GDPR was a useful piece of legislation on at least two fronts. It has ensured many businesses and other organizations take people’s data security and privacy more seriously than would almost certainly otherwise be the case. And second, it simplified the existing and proposed regulation to provide much greater clarity. But it was not, and could never be, a cure-all against breaches and data loss. Cybersecurity is a complex and evolving field, and a sophisticated approach will evolve accordingly. What businesses and other organizations can and should do quickly is to close the obvious gaps that leave them vulnerable - both to breaches and to the fines that might well follow.
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Marvel has appointed a new publisher to oversee the comics line.
ComicBook reports industry veteran John Nee will fill the position, which was made available last year when Dan Buckley was promoted to president of Marvel Entertainment.
In this new role, Nee will ensure the quality and health of both the print and digital comics line, as well as managing the budgets, and guiding marketing.
Marvel was the top-selling publisher of 2017, and Buckley explained the company has many opportunities ahead. He believes Nee's expertise will assist the company going forward.
"John's [sic] has a comprehensive background that makes uniquely qualified for this role. He has a depth and breadth of experience in gaming, consumer products, prose publishing, collectibles, and most importantly comics," Buckley said.
Buckley also explained Nee's role would mainly focus on the business side of things rather than creative.
"As the publisher, John will lead our business strategy for publishing as a whole and focus on growing the comics and prose business. All business aspects of publishing report up to John. Creative and editorial planning will still have oversight from C.B. Cebulski, Joe Quesada, and myself."
Nee makes the switch from rival publisher DC where he held the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development after being promoted from Vice President in 2007.
Last year also saw a change in Marvel's editor-in-chief with C.B. Cebulski taking over the role after Alex Alonso's departure.


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Here's Why Needham Is Bullish On This Pet Retailer
- Needham analyst Anna Andreeva said she does not see any trade down in Petco Health And Wellness Company Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF) as it continues to pass through inflation successfully.
- Andreeva has a Buy rating and a $30 price target (87% upside) on the shares.
- Related: Read Why Needham Is Bullish On This Pet Retailer, Why Petco Shares Are Gaining Today
- The analyst thinks the company is becoming an omnichannel powerhouse after a digital overhaul by CEO Ron Coughlin.
- Andreeva said DoorDash Inc (NYSE:DASH) partnership for same-day delivery available across the entire store base is a big competitive advantage.
- With Petco providing a one-stop solution across consumables and services, the analyst cited the model as an advantage over digital-only players.
- Price Action: WOOF shares are trading lower by 0.25% at $16.04 on the last check Thursday.


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Ukraine crisis creates ripple effects for Connecticut manufacturers
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting an already beleaguered global supply chain, weakened by pandemic-driven labor shortages. The state’s small, high-value manufacturers are now powering through higher transportation costs and higher prices of imported metals.
“We buy a lot of bar stock which are large rods of metal that we turn into little metal parts,” said Marietta Lee, chief operating officer at the Lee Companyin Westbrook. “And Russia and the Ukraine are some of the largest producers of metals, particularly aluminum and steel, which we use. So we’re seeing longer lead times and higher prices.”
Lee, who is also on the board of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, said companies like hers are experiencing the domino effect from original equipment manufacturers.
“Auto production in Europe has really slowed down,” Lee said. “BMW closed two factories already in Germany because they don’t have chips to make the cars. So some of our customers are not ordering parts in the quantities that they used to because they don't have the ability to make the cars anymore.”
The Russia-Ukraine crisis also led the London Metal Exchange to halt nickel trading and cancel tradesas prices doubled in March, following sanctions by the West imposed on Russia.
In Bloomfield, Connecticut, Cursor LLC is experiencing the ripple effects.
Most of the alloys that Cursor supplies to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Navy are high nickel-based alloys.
“The prices and lead times have increased exponentially, which has made it harder to meet commitment dates and to hold prices,” said Michelle Allinson, CEO, Cursor LLC. “If you try to get prices for nickel-based alloys from suppliers, they will tell you the prices are valid for one day only, and in some cases they are valid for an hour!”
Still, “Connecticut’s supply chain is very robust, it’s very seasoned, and it’s very mature,” said Ron Angelo, CEO, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.
“There’s been downturns in the past, and it’s really about partnerships with customers, and how they spread the risks and the costs. It’s really about communication. I see Connecticut companies as being able to navigate that,” he said.
Manufacturers have yet to pass on costs to customers. But they are waiting and watching to see what the market can bear.


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It's news that will peel the leather patches off the landed gentry's tweed jackets: Land Rover is developing a four-wheel-drive that doesn't drive all four wheels.
The brand that has built its reputation on climbing boulders and fording streams has announced that it will have a two-wheel-drive version of its upcoming small soft-roader, codenamed the LRX.
The announcement continues a growing trend by car makers to cast tradition aside in their quest for more sales and lower CO2 emissions.
Porsche was the first to stray from its core values when it launched the Cayenne off-roader in Europe in 2002. Purists were aghast at the thought that a specialist sports car maker would build a hulking 4WD — but the Cayenne soon became Porsche's best-selling model.
The Cayenne has since drifted even further from the Porsche DNA to include a diesel version, and Porsche has also launched a four-door limousine, the Panamera, which weighs close to two tonnes.
Earlier this year, BMW confirmed it would split with tradition by building a small city runabout that drives the front wheels rather than the rears. Although BMW owns the front-drive Mini, this will be the first front-drive car to wear a BMW badge.
The Bavarian maker has worn its rear-wheel-drive heritage on its sleeve in recent years, regularly tossing barbs at fierce rival Audi for favouring a front-drive layout. BMW has claimed in the past that front-drive reduces grip and corrupts steering.
When it launched the small 1-Series in 2004, BMW said the rear-drive layout "ensures improved grip and better traction under acceleration" and that it delivers "optimum grip, leaving the front wheels to steer".
Closer to home, Subaru is poised to break with its all-wheel-drive tradition to introduce a rear-drive sports car co-developed with Toyota - the FT-86 - already dubbed the "Toyobaru".
The president of Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries, Ikuo Mori, confirmed at this year's Geneva motor show that the new model will eventually be sold in Australia. Local management had previously discounted the sports car because it didn't fit with Australia's all-wheel-drive DNA.
Porsche spokesman Paul Ellis says the company's decision to branch out into off-roaders and limousines has not diluted its sports car DNA.
"Not at all. If there is a requirement to produce a certain car for your customers, there is nothing wrong with it," Ellis says. "Our sports car customers were buying SUVs from our competitors and we gave them a choice. They love the brand, not just the sports cars.
"If you're providing for a legitimate need, it's fine to do the unexpected," he says.
Ellis says it is still important to instil the values of the brand in the new vehicle.
"The Cayenne is the Porsche of SUVs. Nothing else handles quite like it," he says.
The shift away from traditional values is being driven by a quest for volume and a need to satisfy increasingly stringent CO2 emissions laws in Europe.
By switching to front-drive, Land Rover can reduce both the weight of its vehicles and the energy losses created by transferring drive to all four wheels.
All-wheel-drive vehicles typically use more fuel than two-wheel-drive versions.
The new Land Rover, codenamed LRX at this stage but destined to wear a Range Rover badge, will launch next year and will be the lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever.
The company's managing director, Phil Popham, said in a statement this week that the move to 2WD was part of an £800 million ($1.35 billion) investment in environmental technologies.
"A 2WD option is just one way in which we are developing our vehicles' efficiency while adding to the Land Rover range and expanding our customer base," he says.
"We will continue to make the world's finest all-terrain vehicles for those customers who require 4WD but will also now offer an alternative to those that don't."
Land Rover will also introduce hybrid technology to its range within the next two years. A diesel-hybrid version of the Range Rover will be on the road in 2013.
Testing on the hybrid begins later this year, with an existing 3.0-litre TDV6 matching to an electric motor and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Land Rover aims to achieve a 32-kilometre electric-only range for the off-roader.


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Yuzuru Oishi's junk-strewn car shop is a factory of dreams.
Dilapidated Chevrolets and Cadillacs sit idly among piles of rusty carburetors, old engines and loose wheels waiting to be remodeled into audacious, ornamented, shiny cruisers.
Oishi's House of Lowriders builds and exports lowriders to his native Japan, where a national craze has turned these quintessentially Southern California vehicles into pricy trophies.
"Lowriding is big in Japan," said Oishi, 37, a die-hard lowrider fan who has an image of his purple 1959 Chevy Impala tattooed on his right arm. "People enjoy watching these cars. Japanese people love American style. Lowriding has become something like a fashion."
But the road from Buena Park to Japan is long, and the trip requires good instincts, patience and masterful mechanical skills.
Oishi and his crew of three buy 1950s and '60s autos, mostly Chevy Impala convertibles, or early 1980s Cadillac Fleetwood Broughams.
The cars are brought to the garage, where they are painted in tangerine or magenta, restored with chrome and velour interiors and equipped with hydraulic lifts for the characteristic suspension-bouncing of lowriders.
The finished cars yield as much as $60,000 apiece in Japan.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Oishi fell in love with lowriders after an American car magazine featuring them fell into his hands. Before he moved to California, Oishi made regular scavenger hunts here to gather parts for lowriders he assembled and sold in Japan.
Two years ago, he opened House of Lowriders, which occupies a storefront a stone's throw from the city's row of car dealerships.
The business has grown steadily. House of Lowriders owns close to 30 cars and ships an average of three a month to Japan, where retailers take orders.
"Japanese customers love to have cars built for them," said Mike Lopez, shop manager at House of Lowriders. "It's like buying designer-label cars. There won't be two of these cars in Japan."
Building these masterpieces can take up to two years, Lopez said.
Finding the desired cars and parts requires detective work. Oishi and Lopez have become regulars at junk yards and Sunday used-car shows all over Southern California. They roam neighborhoods where old cars doze in back yards, frozen in time. They scour barns as far as Washington state, where some of these jewels hide beneath mold and dust.
A rundown 1958 Chevy Impala bought in Van Nuys, Calif., for $4,500 will bring $50,000 in Japan once it's fitted with leather upholstery, customized fenders, ornamental bumpers, hydraulic lifts and whims of the customer.
"It's like doing a giant puzzle," said Lopez, 39, who grew up in Los Angeles watching the older boys build lowriders. "The whole car has to be disassembled and done again," he said, leaning elbow-deep into the engine of a 1985 Cadillac.
The lowrider subculture was born in the early 1950s in Hispanic communities as part of the Los Angeles car culture, said Alberto Lopez, editor of Pomona, Calif.-based Lowrider Magazine.
Lowriding was popular among rebellious youths, who fancied longer, wider and lower cars because of their sleeker looks. To avoid attention from the police, owners began installing hydraulic lifts to make the cars jump back to their normal height at the flip of a switch. Lowriding became increasingly elaborate as builders made the autos into emblems of their creativity.
Before long, lowriding took on a life of its own: Cruising and street-bouncing to the sound of blaring car radios became part of it. The phenomenon caught on with other ethnic groups, particularly among blacks, who took lowriding mainstream with rap music and videos featuring lowriders, Lopez said.
Lowrider buffs began to appear in other parts of the world, notably Japan, where U.S. pop culture is hot. Today lowriding is an estimated $80 million-a-year industry in Japan, according to Lopez.
Four years ago, Lopez put out a lowrider Japanese-language magazine, Lowrider Japan, which features all things lowrider, from cars to clothes to tattoos to caps.
Lowriding and Japanese culture are not as different as they might look, Lopez said.
"There is a common denominator: pride. To be a lowrider is pride-driven. And Japanese like pride. There is an artistic and individualistic aspect that's in every vehicle," Lopez said. "Whoever has the most pride has the best car."
Leslie Mark Kendall, curator of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, called lowriders a cultural rolling statement.
"Maybe some Japanese lowriders see themselves as displaced Angelenos," said Kendall, whose museum is putting together an exhibit on lowriders.
Alberto Lopez and Oishi met six years ago at a lowrider car show in Tokyo.
"I knew then Oishi was a die-hard lowrider," Lopez said. "His car didn't win the show, but his '59 Impala convertible was the best I saw there."
Japanese brokers have moved here to buy cars and send them home. Oishi, who lives in Hacienda Heights, Calif., with his wife and two daughters, decided also to make lowriding a way of life.
Oishi and Mike Lopez, who bear their lowrider club name, Lifestyle, tattooed on their arms, said they can't help getting attached to the cars they build.
"You kind of feel sad when you see them go," said Lopez, pointing to a hot-pepper-red 1962 Impala with chrome racks, red velour interior and hydraulic lifts installed in the trunk and ready to go in the next shipment.
"But when they go, we create another one," he added. "We are dream makers for our customers. We make their cars come true."


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Study: 7 of 8 firms charge too much on long distance
Seven out of eight major long-distance phone companies overcharge customers for the length of time they talk on the telephone, and six are charging for unconnected calls, a study concluded Sunday.
The report by Consumer's Checkbook, based on 2,000 calls made through eight long-distance phone companies, found that Western Union's ''Metrofone'' billed for 32 percent of ''no answers,'' ''busys,'' and other uncompleted calls, and that International Telephone & Telegraph's ''Niteline'' service did not charge at all for calls lasting under 30 seconds.
The study shows that the way companies calculate the length and number of calls can affect customer bills more than variations in per-minute charges.
Consumer's Checkbook, a nonprofit organization that rates service companies, is based in San Francisco and Washington.


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The Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) soared by more than 3% on Monday as investors waited for key earnings from its constituent companies. It ended the day at $127.73, which was 20% above the lowest level in March.
ARK bull run accelerated
The Ark Innovation ETF is one of the most popular hybrid funds in the United States. It is run by Cathie Wood, one of the top women leaders in Finance, according to a recent Barron’s feature. The fund invests in some of the fastest-growing companies that are gaining a substantial market share in their industries. As of Monday this week, the fund had more than $22.8 billion in assets.
Tesla, the electric-car manufacturer, is the top holding of the ARK Innovation fund. For years, Cathie has been a leading proponent of the electric car company. She believes that the stock will hit $3,000 in 2025, which is a substantial premium from the current level. The other top holdings in the fund are Teladoc Health, Roku, Square, Zillow, Zoom, Spotify, and Shopify, among others.
A closer look at these firms shows that they are growth stocks that are popular among traders. They are also disruptors. Teladoc is changing the telemedicine industry while Roku is disrupting the television sector. Square is a payment juggernaut, while Zillow’s fastest-growing segment is home flipping. Zoom is a leader in video communications, while Spotify and Shopify are leaders in audio and e-commerce, respectively.
Tesla earnings in focus
The Ark Innovation fund soared on Monday as the market waited for the latest Tesla earnings. Indeed, during the session, Tesla’s share price gained by 1.21%, pushing its market cap to more than $708 billion.
However, things changed during the after hours as the company published mixed quarterly results, pushing it lower by 2.47%. The company recorded a 74% revenue jump to $10.4 billion. Still, the year-on-year comparison is skewed considering that the company faced substantial challenges in the first quarter of 2020 amid the pandemic.
The company also generated a profit of $434 million, which is a substantial increase from the $16 million that is generated in the same quarter in 2020. Most of these profits came from its Bitcoin holdings. It sold 184,877 cars in the first quarter, more than double what it sold last year. Tesla attributed its success to its Chinese operations and the strong demand for its products.
While Tesla shares fell after its earnings, there is a possibility that they will bounce back as investors rush to buy the dips. Furthermore, its fundamentals are still intact. Demand for its products is rising, and the company has a substantial market share in the EV industry.
Looking ahead, ARKK ETF will be in the spotlight as other companies it owns release their reports. Some of those that will be in the spotlight are Zoom and Teladoc, which are viewed as Covid stocks. Besides, their businesses boomed during the pandemic.
Arkk ETF price analysis
The four-hour chart shows that the Arkk Innovation fund ETF has been rebounding. Indeed, it has gained in the past four consecutive days and is a few points below the important resistance at $129.83. The ETF has also formed an ascending triangle pattern and is slightly above the 25-day and 15-day moving averages (MA). Therefore, while the ETF is set to dip slightly on Tuesday, the overall outlook is bullish. In the near term, I suspect that it will break out above $130 as bulls attempt to retest its all-time high at $160.


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Afghan, Australian and Indian officials and experts held discussions over expanding Afghanistan’s trade relations with the region and beyond on the sidelines of the 2nd annual India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show in India’s Mumbai city.
Addressing an event in Mumbai on Friday, Ajmal Ahmadi, President Ghani’s advisor on economic affairs, said Afghanistan can export goods to Australia through Chabahar port as well as via India and Indonesia routes.
The officials discussed opening of sea routes and air corridors between the three countries for expanding trade and transit relations.
Ahmadi said the National Unity Government is working on establishing transit corridors through India, Indonesia, Turkey and China to Australia. He said India can play a crucial role in this regard.
“This question is important now but it also becomes increasingly important once we begin to rump up our mineral sector. So here obviously Chabahar port is a key issue where we are looking to diversify our export options,” said Ahmadi.
“(The idea) is to see how Afghan goods will reach India. From India onwards, we can work more on it so that we take it Australian markets,” said Wahidullah Waisi, Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Australia.
Meanwhile, Australian analysts said establishing transit routes between Afghanistan and Australia will benefit economies of the two countries.
The analysts said there are good markets for Afghanistan’s saffron, carpet and dried and fresh fruit in Australia.
William Mali, a university lecturer from Australia, said they are looking forward to establish an effective framework to ease trade and transit between Afghanistan, India and Australia.
“There is real potential for producers in Afghanistan to partner with producers in India to see where they can jointly cooperate and sale overseas particularly in Australia,” Nishang Mutwani, financial expert in India said.
According to government statistics, the trade volume between Afghanistan and Australia is around $10 million a year and part of Afghan exports to Australia includes carpets as well as precious and semi-precious stones.


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Back in the days of Nintendo‘s Gamecube, Capcom released several Resident Evil titles for the console based on the 3D shape. Fast forward to today, Nintendo has done away with their cube in favor of mobility with the Nintendo Switch, and it’s ever-growing roster is about to see 3 games from Gamecube era return. That’s because Capcom intends on re-releasing Resident Evil Remake, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4 on Nintendo Switch.
All three games will be available digitally, via Nintendo Switch’s eshop. However, there hasn’t been a price point made public for each individual game, as of yet. Fortunately, we’ll know soon enough, as pre-ordering for these titles will open on February 28, 2019, for a May 21 release. If digital games aren’t your style, Capcom has stated that they do plan on releasing a physical version that will include Resident Evil Remake and Resident Evil 0. Capcom is dubbing it the Resident Evil Origins Collection. No word yet on if there will be a physical release for Resident Evil 4.
With the exception of Resident Evil Remake, these won’t be remade games, just ports onto the Nintendo Switch system, much like Final Fantasy IX was for Square Enix. That being said, as the success of Resident Evil 2 Remake showed, the fandom is still behind these games and are chomping at the bit to re-experience them on updated consoles.
Resident Evil Remake, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4 will release on May 21, 2019 on Nintendo Switch.


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Rivian shocked the industry after unveiling the R3 electric crossover, a smaller and even more affordable EV than the R2. But, it was the high-performance R3X that grabbed people’s attention with a modern design take on iconic rally cars of the past.
After officially introducing the R2 last week, CEO RJ Scaringe had a Steve Jobs-like “one more thing” moment, revealing the R3.
The R3 is Rivian’s take on a midsize electric crossover with “even tighter dimensions and at a lower price point than R2.” Scaringe took it a step further by introducing the R3X, a tri-motor performance variant.
Scaringe said Rivian wanted to take “everything that’s embodied” in the R2 and put it into a higher-performance package. It delivers even more dynamic on and off-road capabilities.
Rivian’s R3 instantly found fans across the internet, who compared its hatch-style design to an original Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit) or a hot hatch rally car from the ’80s.
According to Rivian’s chief designer, Jeff Hammoud, the R2 needed to “get our brand language into a smaller, more affordable price point.”
Rivian R3 design takes from Audi Quattro, Delta Integrale
Meanwhile, Hammoud wanted to “expand the definition of what Rivian is” beyond trucks and SUVs with the R3. This will help the EV maker expand into new global markets like Europe. Rivian has already announced plans to launch the R2 and R3 in international markets like Europe.
Rivian’s chief designer told Road & Track, “The brief I gave the design team was like, we need this to be our Solo Rally Car.” Hammoud explained, “So on our image boards, we had the Delta Integrale and the Audi Quattro coupe from that era.”
Rather than an exclusive retro design, Hammoud wanted “more of that nostalgic feeling where it looks modern, but where it looks like it’s from the future, and the past, at the same time.”
A big part of the goal with the Rivian R3 design was “How can we do something that’s Rivian, that’s capable, but is in that indescribable sort of segment.”
“Something that you look at and you’re like, what is that?” Hammoud said. That was my first thought when I saw the R3X.
Rivian also included a “rugged and playful interior” with premium materials and clever storage ideas.
Rivian’s R2 and R3 models will be based on a new platform with single, dual, and tri-motor variants. All trims will feature over 300 miles range.
Rivian is taking reservations for the R2 with a $100 ($150 for Canadian residents) refundable deposit. The R2 will be built at Rivian’s Normal, IL plant, starting in the first half of 2026. Rivian’s R3 and R3X will follow.
To reserve your R2, you can go to Rivian’s website here.
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Upholds Lower Court's Findings in Favor of Small Entrepreneur
Merchant & Gould, an intellectual property law firm, today announced that it has won a litigation victory on behalf of its client, inventor Michael Bowling, over Hasbro, Inc. at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The appellate court ruled in favor of inventor Michael Bowling and upheld all of the findings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Bowling sued Hasbro for patent infringement having to do with certain MONOPOLY® games sold by Hasbro. In March 2008, A Providence, R.I. jury found that Hasbro's unauthorized use of crystal-shaped dice in a 1999 premium edition of the MONOPOLY® board game warranted a monetary award to fairly compensate Mr. Bowling. The award, including interest, was almost $1 million. Hasbro appealed the award and a number of other issues. However, the appellate court affirmed the award and all the other issues in Bowling's favor.
"Merchant & Gould prosecuted the original patent in 1998, and we represented Mr. Bowling at trial and during the appeal," said lead appellate counsel Rachel Zimmerman. "Our patent prosecution team, led by Julie Daulton, displayed excellent foresight 11 years ago when they designed a patent that would hold up well in trial. We are seeing the fruits of their labor today."
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The company’s results also contained grounds for optimism — sales rose 87% and customer numbers doubled — but Zulily spoke of logistical challenges in getting its goods to customers, as the WSJ reports:
Chief Executive Darrell Cavens said a surge of orders near the end of the quarter created a backlog of merchandise at the company’s fulfillment centers, where it receives items in bulk from vendors and sorts them into individual packages to be shipped out to customers.
To handle the surge, Zulily had to bring on additional workers and pay more in overtime wages. The company also took longer to ship products to customers. The average time for customers’ orders to be shipped from Zulily’s warehouses increased to 13.2 days from 11.3 days a year ago, Mr. Cavens said.
This wouldn’t surprise WSJ readers. “Zulily’s Achilles’ heel may be shipping,” Serena Ng reported earlier this week:
The reason: Zulily doesn’t buy in advance most of the products it offers. Instead, it orders the items from vendors after the sales end. Vendors then ship the merchandise in bulk to one of two Zulily warehouses, where the products are sorted and combined with other orders before being shipped back out.
“It’s more efficient to do it this way,” Bob Spieth, Zulily’s chief operating officer, said in an interview, adding that the process also helps the company “control the customer experience.” It also doesn’t accept returns.
The “inventory-lite model” is why Zulily can afford to sell a wide range of discounted merchandise from more than 10,000 vendors, he said. But it has had its hiccups.
The hiccups? The company is selling things it doesn’t physically have, putting its delivery system at the mercy of suppliers. When they drag their feet, the delays get passed on to customers.
Zulily has this risk baked into its model, for good and bad. The benefit is the company can offer a giant range of products without investing an Amazon-scale fulfillment system — it can become huge in years, not decades.
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A recent article on Mashable illuminates a growing niche that appears to be leveraging the tail end of the Web 2.0 movement. It weds the social side of the web with emerging smart grid technologies and products. Mashable is known for their social media angle, so it makes sense for them to connect these dots — especially because many consider green tech and smart grid as the next “sexy” thing. (Just ask the VCs.)
A match made in heaven?
It’s not immediately clear how these two fields intersect. Social media is driven by an online model (think Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), while smart grid is largely a “real-world” issue. A plethora of new companies (some very well-funded, too) are looking for this connection. It looks to me like these are traditional smart grid products with a social cherry on top. Real-world products connected to an individual’s home that sends information to a larger social network for visibility, management, and even competition.
Visibility + Competition
Just like GI Joe said, “Knowing is half the battle.” Improved visibility to actual resource usage will likely be a rude awakening for many consumers. Now add in the existing social graph. Check out this excerpt:
Rochester, NY-based Tenrehte is the maker of the Picowatt smart plug, a device that monitors the energy use of an individual device and relays that information over a Wi-Fi signal. What’s truly unique about these talking plugs is that they allow users to control appliances through a Facebook application.
oPower’s model charts a homeowner’s usage against other participants in their area, turning energy conservation into a simple savings game. It would work for me! Say “double dog dare” and I cannot resist. And of course, mobile access is a key component in this game. There IS an app for that.
Why does Altia care?
Adoption rates are — without a doubt — driven by usability and the holistic user experience. Early versions of in-home energy monitoring systems were clunky and awkward. “Hard to use” meant that no one bought. However, newer gadgets make managing home energy usage more…well…manageable. It’s this new wave of products that Altia is helping to build and optimize for a better end-user experience.
What do you think?
How likely is success for these new smart grid products? Would you manage your home’s energy from a Facebook application? Would a “double dog dare” make you turn off the lights more?


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Companies have used surveys and cookies for a long time to know what their consumers want or prefer. These methods have helped them fine-tune their marketing and brand strategies. However, these techniques are poor indicators of what consumers finally select. Research shows that most Americans ignore online advertisements, finding them unappealing or irrelevant. Another research shows almost half of the products fail to achieve success in the market.
Neurons, a company based in Denmark plans to solve these challenges by using the combined power of neuroscience and machine learning. It is offering a platform to predict the behavior of customers. It wants to predict this data by observing their focus and attention span. The job is completed within seconds. Companies can optimize their marketing efforts by learning about the journey of their customers.
Neurons announced today that it has received $6M seed funding for this venture.
The Predictive Platform of Neurons
The company will offer its customers a cloud-based solution where they can find out predictions related to the behavior of their customers. The platform has three tools to predict, learn and adapt solutions based on a customer’s decision-making process: Predict, Explore, and Research.
According to the company, the Predict cloud tool is an AI prediction tool to detect attention spans. It automatically provides a confirmed cognitive score and heatmap that help know the responses of the customer. The company claims to have the largest database of eye-tracking which is continuously validated and updated.
Its Explore tool is a self-serving online panel test tool. Users can build custom tests to gather conscious and unconscious responses, such as memory, motivation, and emotion.
The Research tool is used for detailed research. Eye tracking and brain scanning hardware tools are used to gather responses toward ads and creative content.
The company plans to launch Sentiment AI. It will also have other models to go beyond prediction and offer suggestions to brand owners and designers.


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Agriculture’s digital revolution has potential to benefit both business and planet, with sustainability quickly becoming a priority in the industry, KisanHub specialists say in a newly released report. They point out that this trend was highlighted by the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) who published details of its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme this month.
The authors of the KisanHub report say this pressure to take action has been increased during the past 12-months, which have shown how global factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affect our food system and the ‘normal’ way of growing and supplying fresh produce has had to adjust. By harnessing technology, for example, capturing data once at source and moving to a digital, integrated system, can significantly reduce your carbon footprint and help you make decisions that will improve margins and benefit profitability.
“At KisanHub we believe that supply chains must become more efficient to feed the growing global population; therefore become both environmentally and financially sustainable with the help of technology,” says Giles Barker, CEO & Co-Founder of KisanHub, in the foreword to the new report.
“Innovation is normally driven by necessity. Data is really important to us because we start to make better decisions,” Barker notes. “As one of the oldest industries there will be a resistance to embracing technology; coming from a farming background myself, I know this first hand. Without clear Returns On Investments (ROIs) digital adoption will be slow, until clear value can be seen. For example, by changing from a paper to digital trading process, our team has calculated we can save at least one tree for every 100k tonnes supplied to customers, (calculations based on root veg).
“In this report, our team gives examples of how technology is creating synergies between environmental and financial sustainability in food production on a regional, national or international scale.”
Visit this page on the KisanHub website for more information and to access the free report.


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PlayStation 5: Sony is releasing more PS5 units before Christmas as demands pour in after its launch
Poco F2 release date, specs rumors: Mystery Poco device is listed in the Eurasian regulation commission website
More evidence appear that more Poco-branded devices are slated to be released in the coming months. Recently, another mystery device appeared in the wild through a regulatory listing on the Eurasian Economic Commission’s website.
Poco F2 sighting? Poco-branded device appears in EEU’s economic regulatory website
A new Poco smartphone was released last February. Even though it was packed with competitive specs and features at a very reasonable price, it still was not the Poco F2 that fans of the brand have been expecting for more than a year.
With that, the wait for Poco F2 continues and more evidence appear in the previous weeks that suggest Poco has more products slated for announcement in 2020. The listing confirms that it refers to a smartphone with the POCO trademark.
Some tech fans were wary to believe the report because it appeared on social media posts on April 1. However, upon checking the commission’s official website, a Poco-branded device is still listed confirming that it is a legitimate application for regulation for a device that is to be sold in countries within the Eurasian regulatory board’s jurisdiction such as Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The listing does not say much about the device though, other than its model number being M2004J11G and it will be manufactured by Xiaomi. But these details are enough to spark speculations it could be referring to the much-awaited Poco F2. But it has been pointed out that the model number for the unnamed smartphone looks similar to those assigned to Poco F1, Redmi K20 Pro, and K30 Pro.
Poco F2 release date rumors: What to expect
A leaked Redmi K30 Pro code recently made headlines after it was seen with a string that mentioned the POCO brand. It sparked rumors that the device might be slated to be released as a rebranded Poco F2 in India where the Poco brand has been established as an independent company from Xiaomi.
It did not take long before Poco India general manager C Manmohan debunked the speculations. Meanwhile, the company exec reportedly confirmed the development of Poco F2, so it is understandable of many fans to anticipate the smartphone’s launch within 2020.


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Advocacy group National Small Business Association’s research shows that an average of $32,000 has been stolen by cybercriminals from small businesses. The issue with small business cyber protection is they do not have the same quality of resources at their disposal as larger businesses. In fact, small businesses are required to sign an agreement with their bank in order to be protected from online theft. Even with that agreement in place, those businesses must comply with the security measures outlined or the contract is at risk of falling through. And even if the business cooperates, it remains likely that the victim will be forced to spend time and money to mitigate damage and cover fees. Furthermore, small businesses are less likely to have cyber departments and therefore are more vulnerable to online attacks.
These criminals mostly attack through use of wire transfers, which consists of sending official-looking emails to a company and tricking the email recipient into transferring money from a company account into another specific account. The FBI reported in August 2015 that since 2013, more than 7,000 U.S. companies had fallen victim to such attacks, with most of the attacks coming between January and August of 2015. To help prevent this from happening to you and your company, be sure to consistently check bank statements and use banks that utilize a two-factor authentication system.


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The first generic version of doxorubicin hydrochloride liposomal injection is now available in the United States.
The generic product was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a priority review aimed to help alleviate drug shortages. It is manufactured by Sun Pharma Global FZE, and will be available in 20 mg and 450 mg vials.
Doxorubicin is one of the cancer drugs that has been in short supply in the United States, both in its lyophilized power presentation (Adriamycin) and as a liposomal injection (Doxil, Janssen).
The shortage of Doxil led to stopgap measures last year, when the FDA allowed the temporary importation of Lipodox from the Indian manufacturer Sun Pharma Global. At the time, FDA commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, explained that even though Lipodox is not approved for use in the United States, the FDA can allow temporary and limited use of a foreign approved drug when there is a critical shortage that cannot be resolved quickly.
In a press release, the FDA noted that it intends to continue exercising "enforcement discretion" for the importation of Lipodox.
Limited supplies of Doxil are currently available because enforcement discretion was used to allow the release of 1 lot of the product made with an unapproved manufacturing process, according to the FDA.
"For the last year, the FDA has been working to ensure that supplies of doxorubicin hydrochloride liposomal injection were not interrupted," Capt. Valerie Jensen, RPh, from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA, said in the press release.
Once supplies of Sun's generic doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection are sufficient to meet projected demand, the FDA expects to stop exercising enforcement discretion for any unapproved product, according to the statement.
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Google has introduced their Street View Camera back in 2007 that is an excellent tech camera to capture images of streets view. This camera is normally attached to the rooftop of the street View vehicle while users can also have them attached to other stuff such as backpack, snow mobile and trolley as well.
This is a very useful camera for all those who love to capture street views while the business people too can use it to capture numerous information from the market easily.
It’s been eight years Google brought this camera and now for the first time, an update is made in this camera. The update ensures the captured images will be much more clear, vivid, sharp and higher in resolution. Here is a list of the features that the update of Street View Camera has received.
Updated features of Street View Camera
- Even though Google has maintained the same design but the number of cameras is reduced in the updated version. While the old designed camera had 15 cameras the new one includes just seven cameras but all of them are of 20MP. The rig act as the host of two cameras while there are also included two can, one at the front and other at the back for laser radar.
- The camera is made to capture HD images from every side, so every information will be captured in the Street View Camera.
- The integration of machine learning and AI facility allow capturing HD images and the algorithm is made to identify and note small data like opening hours of a business, street name, number, methods of payment accepted etc.
So, the updated Street View Camera from Google has much more to offers which is been rolled out in many places while the roll out will follow other regions soon.
The post Google’s Street View Camera Received A Massive Update After Eight Years appeared first on MustTech News.
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The 2016 Super Bowl is an anniversary Big Game and will be mostly referred to as Super Bowl 50. Super Bowl 50 will take place on February 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, at the Levi's Stadium, in the heart of California's Silicon Valley.
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Advertisers have to pay a record $5 million to CBS for a 30 second ad slot at Super Bowl 50. This did not stop marketers to grab all available slots, besides a few CBS is holding back to ask for more than $5 million to the last desperate bidders.
Or parent site I4U News is taking the lead again this year with the Super Bowl coverage. As always focus is on the Super Bowl commercials.
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The Old Town Orcutt 10th annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony took place on Friday night.
“Three, two, one…” the Orcutt community cheered as the Old Town Orcutt Christmas tree lite up the sky. The event had every thing from pint size carolers to a large Christmas chipmunk.
“I think it just gets everyone in the X-mass spirit. It brings the community together. And I feel happy to be apart off it,” said Orcutt resident Diana Estorega.
The annual tree lighting started as a small event but has now grown into a community staple.
“Right now we are up to probably 300 to 400 people. We stared 10 years ago with maybe 30 or 40,” explained Steve Strachan, the events organizer.
The ceremony is combined with the Old Town Orcutt Stroll event put on by the Orcutt Merchant Association. Local business stay open late to welcome residents and promote business.
“It's just such a small community, it brings a lot of us together a lot of us actually live here,” said Strachan.
Many local businesses gifted guest with Christmas snacks like cookies and hot chocolate.
“I'm the fifth generation to live here in Orcutt and it has just progressed every year into a more community based situation,” said Orcutt resident Kori Gonzales.
The Orcutt Lyons Club held a craft fair for neighbors to buy Christmas nicknacks.
“It helps the community come together and helps support the Lyons club,” said Lyons Club vendor Robin Bender.
Some proceeds from the craft fair go to the Lyons Club.
“And so I sell tables to the crafters. They sell all their items. And the money from the tables I sell go to the Orcutt Lyons Club,” said the Orcutt Lyons Club representation Sheri Hughes.


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Marijuana Company of America (OTC: MCOA) recently released financial results for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2021 (“Q3 2021”), posting a 731% year-on-year increase compared to the same period in Q3 2020. Total revenue stood at $442,178 (up from $53,195), with gross profit to $63,687, up from $16,025 in Q3 2020, representing a 297% increase over that period. MCOA has attributed the impressive growth to its new acquisition of cDistro, a distribution enterprise, which positioned it to take advantage of immediate revenue granted by the opportunity to carve out a significant market share in the specialty distribution space. In addition to acquisitions, MCOA has also tapped into strategic industry partnerships with Cannabis Global Inc. (OTC: CBGL), Eco Innovation Group Inc. (OTC: ECOX), and Natural Plant Extract to push its growth. “We are confident that the steps we are taking will enable us to maintain a growing strong position as we drive growth across the entire business and maximize value for our shareholders over the long term,” commented Jesus Quintero, the CEO of MCOA.
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April 9, 2020
As part of the Cape Breton Partnership’s Helping Businesses Respond During COVID-19 webinar series, a session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Business Continuity Planning During COVID-19 will explore what businesses can do to assess and weather the risks and threats introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic, including how to navigate analyzing cash flow and assets, how to put your business in hibernation, or learning how to safely move operations remotely or online.
Webinar details are below:
- Topic: Business Continuity Planning During COVID-19
- Subject matter expert:
- Darren Gallop, CEO, Securicy
- Shannon McFarland, Director of Content, Securicy
- Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Registration: https://bit.ly/CBwebinar-BusinessContinuity
The session will be capped at 100 participants, however, the webinar will be recorded and shared on the Cape Breton Partnership website and social media channels to ensure the information is accessible to all.
In an effort to support Cape Breton – Unama’ki businesses during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Cape Breton Partnership is hosting Helping Businesses Respond During COVID-19, a webinar series on topics identified by our business community. The Cape Breton Partnership is planning additional sessions in the coming weeks on a variety of topics. Information will be shared once details are confirmed.
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The Cape Breton Partnership is Unama’ki – Cape Breton’s private sector-led economic development organization that supports companies and entrepreneurs by promoting our island as a great place to live and invest; growing a culture that values and celebrates creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and connecting entrepreneurs and companies to the resources they need to succeed. For more information, visit https://capebretonpartnership.com.


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Real gross domestic product climbed 3.2% to $60.9 billion in first six months of the year
Dubai’s economy expanded an annual 3.2 per cent in the first half of 2023 to reach Dh223.8 billion ($60.9 billion), driven by 3.6 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year and solidifying the emirate’s position as a global economic hub.
The emirate’s transport and storage sector outperformed all other industries, expanding 10.5 per cent in the first six months of the year, according to government data.
The sector, which includes land, sea and air transport and logistics, contributed 42.8 per cent to overall growth and injected Dh31.4 billion into the economy.
“This economic expansion is consistent with the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 to double GDP growth over the next decade and consolidate the emirate’s position as one of the world’s top three urban economies,” Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of The Executive Council
The emirate’s rapid economic growth is a “natural outcome” of the country’s strategy to “invest in people and create the conditions to ensure continuous development of Dubai’s investment environment,” he said.
Dubai’s trade sector grew 1.7 per cent in the first half of the year from the same period in 2022, injecting Dh53.6 billion. It contributed 23.9 per cent of the economic output and 12.9 per cent of total growth.
Dubai, the travel and tourism hub of the Middle East, said its air transport sector benefited from increased demand for travel, with national airlines recording 56 per cent growth year-on-year in passenger numbers in the first half of 2023.
The emirate’s hotel and food services sector expanded 9.2 per cent in the first six months of 2023, adding Dh7.9 billion to the economy. The sector contributed 3.5 per cent to the GDP and 9.5 per cent to overall growth.


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Street Fight Daily: New York’s Ad Network, Adobe Bets on Location
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…
Ads Will Fund New York City’s Plan For World’s Fastest Municipal Wi-Fi Network (AdAge)
New York City is converting obsolete payphones into a mega-fast municipal Wi-Fi network — and ads are funding the whole thing. Titan will sell ads for the digital displays on the sides of the physical “Links” – the physical hubs for the network.
The Growing Market for Networked SMB Software (Street Fight)
Steven Jacobs: A resurgent business software sector has started to use cloud computing to bring cheaper, simpler accounting, point-of-sale and even marketing software to brick-and-mortar businesses. With their advances, the era of entrepreneurship has come to the real world.
Adobe All-In With Location-Based Marketing (CIO Today)
An array of updates to Adobe’s Mobile Services will make it easier for businesses to engage with app-using customers on the go, according to the company. The new features are designed to give marketers, rather than app developers, personalize messages based on where customers are and what they are doing at the time.
Sponsored Post: Case Study — MEDIATA Sees 20% Campaign Lift Through Skyhook Partnership (Street Fight)
In an effort to reduce wasted spend, MEDIATA partnered with leading location network Skyhook, testing its Hyperlocal IP feature. Skyhook has differentiated itself from other IP positioning providers by taking an empirical approach to location.
Restaurant Discovery Service Zomato Raises Further $60M (TechCrunch)
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service, has closed a further $60 million in funding, giving the company a post-money valuation of $660 million. New Delhi-headquartered Zomato began as a menu card scanning service in India, sending people out to collect menus from restaurants and then scanning them using OCR.
How Personalization And Security Will Coexist in Local Commerce (Street Fight)
Nick Hughes: There seems to be a splintering where on one side app developers are continually making it easier to accomplish real world tasks and on the other side one finds an increasingly insecure environment for our personal information due to those very same highly personalized applications.
Apple Pay Rolling Out To Hundreds Of U.S. Grocery Stores (Mashable)
With Thanksgiving just more than a week away, Apple announced on Tuesday that a number of grocery chains with stores in New England, southeast Texas and Chicago now support Apple Pay. The expansion comes as major chains like Safeway continue to sit on the sidelines in the mobile payment war.
Target Flips the Switch on New In-Store Navigation Features (Street Fight)
“We want to build mobile experiences that Target guests will love,” Alan Wizemann, VP of product and mobile for Target.com told Street Fight. “We believe the new shopping lists and maps make it easier than ever to shop Target. … We’ve got a lot more mobile innovation to come…”
Square Goes Old-School With Physical Gift Cards (Recode)
Two years ago, Square introduced a digital gift-card program that never took off. This holiday season, it’ll try its hand at physical gift cards. The local-commerce company announced this morning that it will start offering gift cards to businesses that run on Square’s point-of-sale software.
This Man Says He Was Screwed Out Of One-Third Of The Super-Hot Startup Yik Yak By His Frat Brothers (Business Insider)
Yik Yak and its cofounders Stephen Brooks Buffington and Tyler Steven Droll are being sued by a fellow Furman University alumnus Douglas Warstler, who says he helped cofound the increasingly popular anonymous gossip application. Yik Yak is reportedly raising a new ~$75 million round of financing.
OrderWithMe Raises Another $28M To Help Small Businesses Procure Like Big Ones (TechCrunch)
OrderWithMe, a startup based out of Las Vegas that has built a platform for small businesses to come together to effectively act like big ones to source, order and pay for supplies and components – has raised another $28 million in funding.
Helping Local Services Adapt to the Instant Gratification Economy (Recode)
Many service providers would rather not be a cog in some startup’s workforce. And some older established businesses are getting hip to the value of the better customer experience that apps help provide.So guess what — there are startups for them, too.


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HTC One M8 tied to AT&T is expected to get a software update next week, but it’s not Lollipop, it’s Android 4.4.4 KitKat which will introduce VoLTE and the company’s latest Eye experience software.
The news came via HTC’s Mo Versi who revealed on Twitter that users should expect the update as early as next week.
Versi mentioned they received technical approval on Android 4.4.4 for AT&T’s HTC One M8 and will roll out the update over-the-air next week. The new Eye experience aims to improve the camera capabilities of the device, and introduces several exciting Face Fusion, Split Capture, Face Tracking and more.
With Face Fusion, users can merge two photos of different people and make it a one funny-looking image. Another interesting feature in the Eye software is the Screen Share which give users the ability to share what’s on their screen, and can be useful in teaching other people about the feature set of the HTC One M8 or anything.
The update may take a little while to roll out to all devices so don’t panic if you don’t get it right away. We’ll update you as soon as the process starts. Until then, keep an eye on your notifications if you’re using an AT&T branded HTC One M8.


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Treyarch released another Black Ops 4 patch on June 18 that brought fan-favorite Alcatraz to Xbox One and PC along with a variety of other changes to game modes.
With the new Black Ops 4 patch we've received some changes to both Ground War and Zombies.
The Ground War changes come as a result of player feedback and it gives the game mode a wider starting zone and a shorter period of time before the first zone collapse. A bug that allowed players to fall through the ground has also been fixed.
The Zombies changes fix a health regen bug on Round 21 in "Hellcatraz" that was reported to Treyarch by the community.
Released on PS4 earlier, Alcatraz has finally returned to Blackout on both Xbox One and PC. This close-quarters map also comes with the new Submarine and Shipwreck destinations located on opposite sides of the island.
Updates to the main Cellhouse building have also been made so be sure to give those a look the next time you drop into Alcatraz.
While we are more than halfway through the month of June, the new Twitch Prime loot drop is now available beginning today. This drop comes with a Sour Cherry weapon camo, Firebreakin' gesture, Target Locked sticker, 100 Nebulium Plasma, and five reserve cases.
This bundle is available for free for all Twitch Prime members so be sure to claim it before it disappears.
Also announced with the new update is the fact June 21 will mark the start of the next double XP weekend so players will be able to soak up a lot of extra experience for a few days.
For the complete list of patch notes for the June 18 update, continue reading on below.
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In a joint press statement issued on Tuesday, the companies announced that STAR Bank will be Alkami Technology’s first client to use the company’s technology to sell cryptocurrency to consumers (Nov. 2).
The collaboration will see the cloud-based digital banking solutions provider Alkami supplying STAR Bank with technology from the NYDIG platform, which will allow clients to sell bitcoin in a seamless and regulatory-compliant manner through the use of the platform.
When dealing with their cryptocurrency holdings, end-users have always had to create fresh banking ties because their crypto holdings were typically acquired through unregulated organisations. As an alternative, users will be able to manage bitcoin along with their other traditional assets.
According to the press release, financial institutions will also have a means of generating more revenue and attracting new customers to their businesses.
“We are committed to providing personalised banking solutions to consumers through the innovative use of technology to support them on their financial path,” said Brian Avery, vice president of technology and digital strategy at STAR Bank. “We want our consumers to feel at ease and aware about new investment opportunities when they come to us. We are happy to be able to offer fully integrated bitcoin services on our mobile app as a result of the Alkami Platform, which was developed by Alkami.”
It is hoped that this agreement will enable STAR Bank to “maintain their position at the forefront of digital banking by providing their valued customers with a streamlined entry ramp to purchase, sell, and manage bitcoin under the trusted STAR brand,” according to Stephen Bohanon, Alkami’s founder and chief strategy and sales officer.
Following a Mastercard agreement to provide users with cryptocurrency access, the digital asset platform Bakkt saw its stock price soar. Bakkt’s cryptocurrency products will be accepted by Mastercard throughout the company’s extensive network of banking and shopping options.
The ability to purchase, sell, and store cryptocurrencies in wallets will be available to users, and Mastercard partners will be able to issue cryptocurrency credit and debit cards, in addition to providing bitcoin as a loyalty programme incentive, will be available.
According to the newspaper, Nancy Gordon, Bakkt’s Executive Vice President of Reward Rewards and Payments, stated, “We’re incredibly excited to partner with Mastercard to bring crypto loyalty programmes to millions of customers.” In order to cater to younger users and their transaction preferences, the firm argues that these new products “provide a unique opportunity to address growing demand for crypto, payment, and rewards flexibility,” according to the company.


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Televisa sees World Cup sales spike
More than 12 mil tune in to online coverage alsoMEXICO CITY -- Televisa scored big with its World Cup programming in soccer-mad Mexico, as second-quarter net sales rose 14% for the nation's top network.
Broadcast and pay TV, Televisa's main revenue generators, saw a significant spike in sales thanks in part to soccer matches and programs produced around the World Cup. Televisa-owned satcaster Sky Mexico added a record-high 250,000 clients during the period, bringing its subscriber base to 2.4 million. Televisa and rival broadcaster TV Azteca's free-to-air channels enjoyed exceptionally high ratings for the World Cup opener between Mexico and South Africa.
Futbol also contributed to a boost in online advertising for Televisa's digital division. An initial report in mid-June said more than 12 million people had tuned in to Televisa's online coverage of the World Cup; this year marks the first time that Televisa has aired free online transmissions of the matches.
Overall, however, Televisa reported a 1.2% drop in quarterly net income due to higher financing costs and taxes. Additionally, Televisa invested heavily in transporting equipment to South Africa, plus it footed the bill for a large crew of about 200 people covering the world's most-watched soccer tournament.
Televisa raked in about $100 million in ad revenue from the previous World Cup, according to media analysts' estimates, yet the windfall could come in slightly higher this time with online advertising factored in. The network did not specify how much it has earned from 2010 World Cup-generated revenue.


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We will know in the next 48 hours whether the Oct 5 – 6 launch date will hold good news for weather conditions. We will advise of a go or no-go on Monday or Tuesday (Sept 28 or 29).
Our Win10 and windows phones are now searchable in the Windows app stores. You can search for “Pegasus Mission” and install the free app to watch the flight of Pegasus II. You can also send a message to the craft inflight and we will show you message on a tiny LCD display outside the craft and record it into the video record during flight.
We will advise shortly on the phone apps for Android and iOS, stay tuned.
Remember to go to the Web site https://www.pegasusmission.io and sign up for SMS flight notifications and the craft will text your phone when it launches so you will not miss the flight.
We hope the UAV gods can an excellent weather forecast for next week in the next 48 hours 😀


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October 2008 saw an overwhelming participation in the resort's "Keep Sierra Clean" Day.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE , CA – October 16, 2008 – More than 150 members of the community came out to Sierra Resort on October 12, 2008 to help clean up the mountain on Keep Sierra Clean day. Resort organizers were pleasantly overwhelmed by the turnout of passionate skiers and riders.
Colorado Mountain Express was purchased for $38.3 million in November, 2008
BROOMFIELD, COLO.— Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced in November that it closed its transaction to acquire the resort ground transportation business, Colorado Mountain Express (CME), for a total consideration of $38.3 million, which amount will be adjusted for the final balances of certain working capital related accounts as well as the obligation of Vail Resorts to reimburse the seller for certain new capital expenditures.
DENVER, CO - Oct. 2, 2008 - The best bargains on last year's equipment, the hottest styles for this year, the last chance to get early season lift ticket prices, explosive entertainment, intense competitions, and plenty of giveaways are the key ingredients at the 17th Annual COLORADO SKI & SNOWBOARD EXPO Nov. 7-9, 2008.
Season Passes are regularly $599, save $300 this weekend
Wrightwood, CA – Mountain High’s annual season pass sale returns August 30 with the lowest prices in years. For $299 guests can get an entire season of skiing and snowboarding for what it costs to visit other resorts for the weekend. Plus anyone who purchases by September 7th will receive two free tickets good any day this season, non-holiday. Mountain High is committed to keeping winter sports affordable and no matter what the price is at the pumps, you won’t pay a lot to reach the area either.


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A Juicy BLT Burger is in Peril at The W New York Downtown
A BLT burger at The Besty Hotel in Miami.
More bad news for the already thrice-delayed W New York Downtown which is now opening May 4.
The NYT is reporting today that the guys behind the successful BLT Restaurants--chef Laurent Tourondel and his business partner Jimmy Haber--have split up amicably with Haber taking control of the BLT Steak outposts in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, along with BLT Fish, BLT Prime and BLT Burger in New York.
LT will remain executive chef at all 10 BLT restaurants in hotels but there is no word yet on the BLT planned for the W Downtown. Eeek.
The last time we checked, the restaurant space had received a liquor license which sounded promising. Let's hope they can still stick a BLT in the W or else we will all be SOL. SMH. WTF? STFU. LOL.


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Stephane Ratel has targeted this year’s GT America powered by AWS season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a formal North American kickoff for SRO Motorsports Group’s GT2 platform, with the goal of attracting at least one car from each active manufacturer.
The emerging platform, which sees involvement from Audi, KTM, Maserati, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and eligibility for a modified version of Lamborghini’s Huracan Super Trofeo model, has yet to gain significant traction in North America, with only the Audi R8 LMS GT2 and Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport having been in previous SRO America competition.
Ratel said his organization is trying to change that, by encouraging manufacturers to make cars available to Bronze-rated drivers for a showcase event as part of the existing GT America races at The Brickyard in October.
GT2 cars have been eligible in the single-driver sprint races for the last three seasons, although has only recently seen participation from CJ Moses’ Audi on occasion, alongside GT3 and GT4 machinery.
“We’re really trying,” Ratel told Sportscar365. “Will we succeed? I don’t know, but we’re trying to bring one of each car to Indianapolis for GT America.
“GT America is the perfect platform to do it. So we’re trying to have a KTM, a Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and Maserati.
“That’s the objective. We can have more than one because some clients have bought the car and would be keen to come.”
Ratel explained the new Evo kit for the Porsche, which was introduced this year, has led to a class-wide performance increase that was on display at last month’s Fanatec GT2 European Series season opener at Monza, a race that the Frenchman took part in as a driver.
“Now with the new performance of the Porsche, they’re really fun,” he said. “You’ve seen the times at Monza. If you look at the times of the GT3 and the GT2 with the Bronze drivers, it’s very similar.
“I think they should be quite equal in performance.
“The other cars could go faster but the base Porsche was too slow. So we had to [slow] the other cars. Since the new evolution on the Porsche, it’s made the car a lot faster.
“Now other cars can be a lot faster. That’s why at Monza, in the Audi, we were running unrestricted. No [extra] weight, no restrictor, bang! That’s more fun.
“As I was driving, I can tell you it’s a very fun car now.
“The KTM, of course, they carry so much weight, you can offload 200 kg from this car if you need to.
“The Mercedes is very fast and has a lot of power. The new Maserati, I can’t tell you, because we haven’t seen it really running yet, but it will be fast based on the car.
“It will be fun to see it in GT America. But it’s a project.”
Ratel held discussions with teams during last weekend’s SRO America event at Circuit of The Americas to gauge interest levels on the platform, although he said it’s still too early to see if the objective will be met.
“At the moment I know we have one [car], which is the Audi of our friend CJ [Moses]. For the rest, it’s still a work-in-progress,” he said.
“But I think all of the GT2 manufacturers are interested, of course, by the U.S, market.
“We don’t need to create a platform and go through what I’m going through in Europe for three years. It’s so difficult to start from nothing.”


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New Pioneer brand available for 12 varieties of soybeans across a range of maturities.
By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com;
Corteva Agriscience has launched Pioneer brand A-Series Enlist E3 soybeans, available to growers in Eastern Canada.
Featuring varieties exclusive to Pioneer, it combines the company’s world-class genetics of its brand A-Series soybeans—its highest-yielding varieties ever—with Enlist technology, one of the most advanced trait technologies in soybeans.
Available in limited volumes as of September 1, 2022, Pioneer offers 12 different A-Series Enlist E3 soybean varieties across a range of maturities that meet Eastern Canada’s soybean needs, with more varieties being introduced in 2023.
Along with this yield performance, A-Series Enlist E3 soybeans will give farmers improved agronomic traits, including Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) resistance, white mold, Phytophthora, and Sudden Death Syndrome.
“We’re excited to offer Eastern Canadian soybean farmers A-Series Enlist E3 soybeans which are expected to bring a significant boost to yield performance potential with the Enlist E3 soybean trait,” said Jeff Loessin, Seeds Leader, Corteva Agriscience Canada. “That yield potential is then protected by exceptional agronomic characteristics and defensive traits to fight diseases and pests.”
In extensive testing and trials across geographies in 2021, A-Series Enlist E3 soybeans delivered a bushels-per-acre advantage that equates to $32.00/A in potential additional farm income against all competitors. Loessin anticipates that the advantage will only continue to increase.
A-Series Enlist E3 soybeans bring a new generation of yield potential to the Enlist E3 soybean market.
US farmers are already familiar with the Enlist weed control system. With an adoption rate on US soybean acres of greater than 45 percent in 2022, the Enlist weed control system is the industry’s fastest-growing soybean herbicide system, a trend Pioneer expects to continue with the introduction of high-performing A-series Enlist E3 soybeans.
The Enlist weed control system provides a new standard for weed control that delivers on-target applications with enhanced flexibility. The Enlist weed control system will fit a farmer’s herbicide program while providing control of hard-to-control and resistant weeds like Waterhemp, Canada Fleabane, Field horsetail, and many more. Enlist herbicides feature near-zero volatility and reduced potential for physical drift when applied according to label instructions, as well as a wide application window, no calendar cut-off dates, or temperature restrictions.
More information can be found at www.corteva.com.


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Bitcoin GOLD: Price to rise
Bitcoin has enjoyed a positive week with headlines from around the world sending the price above $7,500 for the first time in a month.
The crypto community are keen for the momentum to continue and after some much-needed regulatory clarity from the central banks of G20 nations, and interest from the world’s leading asset manager Blackrock, a return to $10,000 they say is now all the more likely.
However, despite all the talk of big banks and regulation, one expert believes that the future for bitcoin is as “digital gold” - a store of value rather than a medium of exchange, or digital currency.
Gabor Gurbacs, director of digital asset strategies at VanEck/MVIS told CNBC that the continuing rise of bitcoin will lure traditional investors out of physical gold and into “digital gold”.
Gold today has around $7 trillion outstanding. If you take, say, 5 to 10 percent — I’ll let everyone do the math.
He said: “Gold today has around $7 trillion outstanding. If you take, say, 5 to 10 percent — I’ll let everyone do the math — bitcoin has upside.”
In short, with bitcoin’s current market capitalisation (total value of coins in circulation) at $128 billion, according to CoinMarket Cap, Mr Gurbacs estimates that if just 10 percent of the gold trade were to shift into bitcoin, this could triple to a sum closer to $400 billion.
He said: “Bitcoin is used as digital gold today. It’s a de-risk asset. Basically if someone wants to outlay systematic risk, then one would go to access gold or digital gold - bitcoin.”
With bitcoin in its tenth year, experts believe that there are three paths it could yet take in the years head.
Firstly, that bitcoin defies the haters and beats fiat currencies to be used more widely that the dollar. Secondly that bitcoin runs alongside the dollar like digital gold. Thirdly - bitcoin dies, its value sinks to $0 and all mining stops.
Support for all three scenarios still exists with bitcoin holder, investor and founder of Yield Coin Samuel Leach telling Express.co.uk that BTC’s future is in “digital gold”.
He said: “The most likely of these outcomes is that bitcoin will run alongside fiat much like gold. I cannot see us getting rid of fiat currencies – these transitions take so much time, particularly when the adoption rate of such technologies is so low amongst the 60+ age group.
“I see crypto being used the most by younger generations who want full control of their money.”
However, Joseph Carson, chief security scientist, Thycotic told Express.co.uk that, “the most likely scenario is that bitcoin will die.”
He said: “My current valuation of bitcoin is approximately US $43 as opposed to the hyped and manipulated valuation. Unless Bitcoin is able to become more efficient at mining, and more stable overall, it is likely to die.”
Bob Loukas, founder of Bitcoin.Live says that bitcoin’s future is as a currency.
He said: “As the world moves more and more into the digital age and seeing the success that traders have had within the cryptocurrency space I am entitled to lean towards the scenario where crypto becomes a widely accepted currency.
“We are witnessing this already where online retailers begun accepting bitcoin as a form of payment, most notably Expedia and Shopify.
“This of course can lead to a future where bitcoin is the new currency of the world, fully replacing existing fiat currency, however we are looking at few decades at least, before this becomes a possibility.”


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Aliens: Colonial Marines Coming in 2012
Aliens Colonial Marines Coming in 2012
Last week, game journalists received creepy messages and gifts of a baby doll head reminiscent of the doll Newt brought with her in the film Aliens. According to Gearbox Software, the same team who made Borderlands and the Brothers in Arms series, Aliens: Colonial Marines is coming to game systems in 2012. More info and the teaser trailer after the break.
The combination of Fox, Sega and Gearbox say that the new game will be the true sequel to the film Aliens. From what we’ve seen, Colonial Marines is going to be first person shooter that supports up to four players in its campaign mode.
Gearbox also confirmed that drop-in, drop-out multiplayer is available for each of the game’s self-contained campaigns. All of which come together to tell one hell of a story.
More of Aliens: Colonial Marines will be unveiled during E3 next week.
Enjoy the trailer of the newest game in the Aliens brand. Courtesy of Machinima.com
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Despite voicing grand ambitions on many occasions to be as eponymous with SUVs as Jeep and Land Rover, even at times talking about number 1 position, Haval has ruled out any hope of diesel engine options for the foreseeable future.
Diesels represent a large proportion of sales in the large, medium and small SUV markets, with Ford Australia notably clamouring to develop a diesel for the Territory in 2011 to ensure its survival. Haval’s chief marketing officer Tim Smith said:
“The debate about diesel power was a long and robust one. Ultimately the future of that fuel has been decided by the market, the actions of other companies and a growing push for more stringent clean-air policies. Our team of engineers made a clear case they believe the development of diesel engines had reached its zenith and the era of smaller, more fuel-efficient petrol engines and powerful hybrid and electric engines was upon us.”
Haval will stick with a predominantly turbocharged four-cylinder range, which returned disappointing real-world consumption figures during our tests.
A hybrid, as previewed by the H7 concept at Beijing, is expected to join at some stage, but before then the H6 will launch later this year with a dual-clutch gearbox.


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ROCK HILL, S.C. — South Carolina allowed dine-in services but with limited capacity available Monday at restaurants.
The owner of 2020 Tavern in Fort Mill said he didn't have to open indoor seating, because he has a large patio, which seats close to 200 people.
Other restaurants in South Carolina did open their dining rooms.
Dining-in was a nice change of pace for Tom Dallas, of Rock Hill.
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“Someone serves you instead of you serve yourself,” Dallas said.
Servers, such as Theresa Harris at Rock Hill Diner said she is happy to be back bustling at the restaurant.
“It feels great to get out the house,” Harris said.
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She said she texted her regulars to make sure they knew they could eat inside.
“All of our regulars have been excited,” Harris said.
Part of the restrictions for indoor dining means that only half the restaurant can be filled.
Employees at the Rock Hill Diner said they were slammed all day.
Some places said they were still only doing take out to see what happens.
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New nominee to state PUC / Governor appoints chairman of global consulting firm
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named another businessman to the California Public Utilities Commission, after his original nominee in December had to withdraw from consideration because of a potential conflict of interest.
John Bohn, who has served as chairman of the global financial advising and consulting firm GlobalNet Venture Partners since 2001, will fill the vacancy on the state's powerful regulatory commission, which sets electricity rates and oversees the telecommunications industry. Bohn's term will expire in 2011.
Bohn, 67, was previously the co-founder and executive chairman of Chematch -- now Chemconnect -- an Internet-based petrochemical trading exchange, from 1997 to 2000. He also served for seven years as president and chief executive officer of Moody's Investors Service, where his tenure began in 1989.
In 1981, he was appointed special assistant to U.S. Treasury Secretary Don Regan and subsequently named U.S. ambassador and executive director of the Asian Development Bank.
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"More than ever, the PUC needs people like John, who understand the power of technology to reduce prices and improve services, and I am confident he will be an invaluable addition to the Commission," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
Bohn was not available for comment.
In December, the Republican governor appointed Silicon businessman Steve Poizner to fill the PUC vacancy, citing his telecommunications expertise.
But Poizner was unable to avoid the state's conflict-of-interest rules because of his complicated investment portfolio. Under state law, PUC commissioners cannot hold stakes in companies they regulate or vote on issues that could potentially affect their investments.
Dian Grueneich was also appointed in December to fill a second vacancy on the commission. She and Bohn replace former Commissioners Loretta Lynch and Carl Wood, who were seen as consumer advocates. The two appointments signal a potential shift on the PUC in favor of business interests.
Susan Brown, general counsel for the Latino Issues Forum, a nonprofit advocacy group representing Latinos in public policy, said she would have liked to have seen a Latino appointed to the PUC, as well as a consumer advocate. "That's always our hope," Brown said.
Separately, PUC Commissioner Susan Kennedy proposed enacting a stripped- down version of rules to protect telephone customers that the agency voted to suspend in January.
In a written statement, Kennedy said she had no quarrel with the idea of a so-called consumer bill of rights, but said she thought the PUC had erred in trying to enforce the rights with hundreds of specific regulations, such as requiring companies to print brochures in type of at least 10 points (slightly larger than the letters in this paragraph).
"Those regulations made the IRS code look simple," she said. Kennedy's proposal does go further than the original plan. For instance, it would require SBC and other phone companies to offer high-speed Internet service to customers as a stand-alone product and not require them to sign up for traditional phone service. It's unclear if California has the authority to implement the rule. A month ago, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that states cannot force phone companies to continue to sell DSL service to customers who switch to rival companies for voice service.