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Partnering with the Seahawks to Tackle Homelessness
We’re proud to be the Official Real Estate Company of the Seattle Seahawks and we’ve partnered with them for a 4th year to help address homelessness through our #TackleHomelessness Campaign. For every Seahawks defensive tackle during a home game, Windermere donates $100 to Mary’s Place, which provides shelter, resources, and meals to families on their journey out of homelessness. As of Oct. 21st, we’ve raised $113,100.
Fall Market News: A Cool Down
- In the last 9 months, single-family homes have sold for an average of $1,019,444. That’s a 1.6% increase from the same time period in 2018, showing how our robust regional economy positively impacts prices.
- Local agents have sold 288 residential homes through Sept. and 116 of them were sold during the summer. The market did heat up, but when comparing this time period to last year, that’s a 10% drop in homes sold.
- The 3rd quarter absorption rate (the rate at which available homes are sold each month) was 42.1% for single-family homes, a 13.2% decrease when compared to last year’s 3rd quarter.
- As of Sept. 30th, there were 80 active listings. Compared to Sept. of 2018, that’s an 11% decrease. But the number of homes sold in Sept. went up by 3% year-over-year and the number of pending sales increased by 6.5%.
A Look at Condominium and Land Sales
In the condominium market, 78 units have been sold so far this year. When we compare that to 2018, it’s a 21% decrease in units sold. However, September’s average sold price was $629,000, which is a 23.3% increase year-over-year.
Regarding land sales, the average sold price in September was $241,000, a 56.2% drop from September of 2018. But 12 lots were sold during the 3rd quarter this year while only 3 lots were sold during that quarter last year. Land still tends to sell quickly if there aren’t any major issues.
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Sunny Skies For Our Bainbridge Market
- Local agents have sold 183 single-family homes so far this year.
- Of those, 133 were sold in the 2nd quarter, up 3.9% year-over-year.
- In the last 6 months, single-family homes have sold for an average of $1,017,667 up 2% year-over-year.
- June’s absorption rate (the rate at which available homes are sold each month) for all properties was 42.7%, down 26.7% year-over-year, indicating a change toward a balanced market.
- As of July 1st, there were 112 active listings. This is the most we’ve had in the past 5 years at this time. We also have the fewest pending sales (currently 48), so there’s more inventory and fewer sales. Let’s see if this trend continues with consistency toward a market shift.
Buyers are often more selective so understanding their expectations and Bainbridge’s current pricing is important. Many buyers are looking for homes that are in pristine condition. That’s why it benefits you to work with an experienced agent who can guide you through the process.
The Latest on Condominium and Land Sales
While the condominium market has softened, we’re still seeing significant sales with 50 units sold so far this year. June’s average sold price was $491,000. When it comes to land, if it isn’t encumbered by easement issues or similar challenges, then it tends to sell quickly. The average sold price for land in June was $247,000, which is a 51.5% decrease year-over-year. However, my colleagues and I are seeing more activity on vacant land; in June alone, 3 lots were sold and 11 went into pending status.
Moving Toward a Balanced Market
Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner anticipates that we will begin to move toward a balanced market. In the past two decades, prices have either been skyrocketing or crashing. “Many [home buyers and home sellers] have never seen a normal market,” Gardner explains. “From a home seller’s perspective, they still have very heady expectations as to what their homes are worth…that needs to be tapered down a little bit. From the home buyer’s perspective, they’re seeing more choice now than they’ve seen in several years.” Despite what some media outlets say when analyzing shorter term averages, it is still a seller’s market and Gardner expects that “home price growth will continue but at a more modest pace.”
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|Ocean Bounty for the Blue Crab Bay Soup Lover
The new ownership marks the near-end of Barefoot’s involvement with the specialty food company, where she spent nearly 32 years building a successful business from her brainchild.
Barefoot, 66, said she has been thinking of an “exit strategy” in recent years that would allow her to gradually retire and give the next owner the opportunity to continue building the brand from its current location in Melfa, Va.<
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President Barack Obama's reelection campaign on Monday morning opened a new front in its election faceoff with presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, releasing documentary-style videos and a full website portraying Romney as a job-destroying corporate takeover artist.
The Obama campaign put out a two-minute video and a six-minute video featuring interviews with former workers at GST Steel, a company acquired by Romney's private equity firm Bain Capital in 1993. GST shut down its Kansas City plant in 2001, costing about 750 workers their jobs.
The Obama campaign has also launched a website, RomneyEconomics.com, which focuses on GST and two other companies that went bankrupt after Bain acquired them: Dade International, a medical diagnostics equipment firm, and Stage Stores, a chain of small-town department stores.
That means there are likely to be more videos such as the ones released today focusing on GST.
For now, the Obama campaign will be airing the two-minute ad in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Virginia, the campaign said. The six-minute video can only be seen online.
The campaign describes GST this way on RomneyEconomics.com:
Kansas City’s GST Steel was a successful company that had been making steel rods for 103 years when Mitt Romney and his partners took control in 1993. They cut corners and extracted profit from the business at every turn, placing it deeply in debt. When the company eventually declared bankruptcy, workers were denied their full pensions and health insurance, and the federal government was forced to step in and bail out the pension fund.
When Reuters wrote about GST in January, Romney spokesman Ryan Williams offered this comment: "Bain Capital invested in many businesses. While not every business was successful, the firm had an excellent overall track record and created jobs with well-known companies like Staples, Dominos Pizza and Sports Authority."
Watch both GST videos here:
UPDATE: 9:05 a.m. -- The Romney campaign responded with a written statement:
“We welcome the Obama campaign’s attempt to pivot back to jobs and a discussion of their failed record. Mitt Romney helped create more jobs in his private sector experience and more jobs as Governor of Massachusetts than President Obama has for the entire nation," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul.
"President Obama has many questions to answer as to why his administration used the stimulus to reward wealthy campaign donors with taxpayer money for bad ideas like Solyndra, but 23 million Americans are still struggling to find jobs," Saul said. "If the Obama administration was less concerned about pleasing their wealthy donors and more concerned about creating jobs, America would be much better off."
UPDATE: 9:55 a.m. -- The ads have generated a significant amount of pushback from beyond the Romney campaign as well.
The Daily Caller points out that Romney was no longer "running the day-to-day activities" at Bain Capital when GST Steel went bankrupt in 2001.
And the Washington Examiner suggests that Romney responds by pointing out that Obama cost tens of thousands of jobs by pushing the auto companies to close dealerships in exchange for a bailout.
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. -- The Obama campaign's ad buy is only for one day, href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/05/obamas-bain-ad-a-day-engagement-123398.html" target="_hplink">according to Politico, making it more of a play to earn media coverage than a real paid ad campaign intended to persuade voters.


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’Moving’ posters, in which a girl appears to wink and blow a kiss
at passers-by, are the latest marketing weapon being employed by Elida
Faberge for Lynx body spray.
The so-called ’lenticular’ posters are part of a two-week national burst
in support of the Voodoo spin-off from the Lynx brand.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has produced the posters, which will appear in 29
sites in key UK locations including London, Manchester, Brighton,
Glasgow and Edinburgh.
They continue the ’Lynx effect’ theme, which was introduced by the
agency three years ago with advertising aimed at 16- to 24-year-old
Louisa Turner, the Lynx brand manager, said: ’Lynx has always been
regarded as an innovative brand and we thought that trying new media
formats would be a cool thing to do.’
The ads were written by Hugh Todd and art directed by Adam Scholes.
Media is being bought by Initiative.
Expense is confining the advertising to a limited number of sites but
Turner said the company was looking to exploit PR opportunities on the
back of the campaign. ’It will run for just two weeks because the youth
market is very savvy and easily bored,’ Turner said.
Lynx advertising has become synonymous with a tongue-in-cheek
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KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Untangling the controversial lawsuit against Apple
US’s new antitrust lawsuit may have many asking whether iPhones are as private as they like to believe
The fight over big tech’s management — or alleged mismanagement — of consumer privacy has ramped up in the US in a big way. The latest volley comes from the US department of justice, which filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Apple 10 days ago, in conjunction with 16 state and district attorneys-general. The suit claims that many of Apple’s tactics deployed in managing and marketing its iPhone devices are anticompetitive in nature, hidden behind misleading statements and promises to users.
The department claims Apple’s assertions of being privacy-led are disingenuous and, essentially, a sleight of hand meant to distract from its anticompetitive choices. In the lawsuit the department writes that Apple “wraps itself in a cloak of privacy, security and consumer preferences to justify its anticompetitive behaviour”, and that it chooses to “selectively compromise privacy and security issues when doing so is in Apple’s own financial interest”.
For example, the complaint points out that the regular SMS service between iOS and devices running other operating systems (for example, Android devices) is less secure than its own iPhone-to-iPhone one, iMessage. Further evidence, according to the department, is that Apple offers public institutions and specific companies “access [to] more private and secure versions of app stores” and “accept[s] billions of dollars a year for choosing Google as its default search engine when more private options are available”.
Assistant US attorney-general Jonathan Kanter doubled down in the press conference announcing the department’s decision to file the lawsuit, saying the actions taken by Apple in effect made the system “less private and less secure”. Attorney-general Merrick Garland said at the same time: “Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits but by violating federal antitrust law.”
In reply, the current World’s Most Valuable Company silver medallist, Apple, has made it clear it won’t be backing down without a fight, saying users of its products would experience less security on their devices if the department were to win this battle.
It’s not a new stance. In 2022 CEO Tim Cook told Global Privacy Summit attendees that “data-hungry companies would be able to avoid our privacy rules and once again track our users against their will” if they were forced to stop vetting. This statement was in response to two US bills and EU legislation on the issue.
Apple has barely missed a chance to lobby stakeholders and it continues to soft-lobby consumers — writing blogs and articles and emphasising the topic in successive product launches. Certainly, one can argue that Apple also landed the biggest blow to advertising overreach in the mobile age with its “stop tracking” feature, introduced across iOS devices a few years ago.
Still, the case has many asking if their iPhones are as private and protective as they like to believe, because that has long been a tick in the “pro” column for iPhone users.
The iMessage versus SMS point is particularly US-centric, with most text message users around the world opting for third-party messaging apps such as WhatsApp. Apple has also previously promised to move to the rich communication services (RCS) protocol, an SMS alternative already supported by Google. RCS isn’t inherently more secure than SMS but it allows for encryption extensions.
However, the question of the App Store is going to be a far harder argument to win. Apple is notoriously strict with the apps it lets inside its “walled garden”, demanding more documentation and transparency than its main competitor, the Google Play Store, where most Android users find their apps.
This can be seen as stifling, and it has certainly been used to skim revenue off the top — the much hated 30% charge — and control purchase behaviour such as making subscription via the Apple ID the only or default option.
These two policies have been challenged in courts around the world, to varying degrees of success, but even in the context of those legal challenges the suggestion that Apple’s App Store is safer ground for consumers is largely accepted. Vetting the apps and app makers that get to put their wares in front of the consumer market makes it harder for bad actors to list their apps, to hide malware and other dodgy software in apps, or sneak in wildly inappropriate app permissions.
Open app stores and Android devices have been shown by various experts and studies over the years to contain more risk of malware and spyware, sometimes many multiples more.
The department says it wants to stop Apple’s “exclusionary conduct”, not reduce the vetting role it can play. But as The Verge points out in its reporting this week, “super apps like WeChat function as app stores of their own”, which would definitely create an inlet outside Apple’s infamous control.
Followers of the European Commission’s own big tech battles may be inclined to suggest this move from the US is long overdue, but many question its strategic footing given the reputation of security Apple enjoys.
It is far too early to place bets on the outcomes of this lawsuit, but most commentators see a mixed result on the horizon. For now, all we can say is privacy remains a key concern around the world for both proactive legislation and reactive legislation via the courts.
• Thompson Davy, a freelance journalist, is an impactAFRICA fellow and WanaData member.
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PayPal's previous efforts to come to the physical point of sale about three years ago never managed to topple the entrenched payment methods. Now the company is taking another stab at it, securing an arrangement with Macy's Inc.
PayPal started its physical point of sale journey in 2012, through agreements with retailers and Discover in a blend of a phone-and-PIN payment option and a physical card. But larger acquirer/processors generally shied away from the concept for fear of undermining the revenue they get from mainstream card payments.
Macy's Inc., which includes Macy's, Bloomingdale's and its outlet stores, will offer PayPal as a payment option by the end of the month, Robert Clarkson, vice president of large enterprise retail and partnerships for PayPal, stated in a Sept. 15 blog post.
Macy's customers can make online or mobile purchases through the PayPal button, or through the One Touch technology that eliminates typing in payment credentials, usernames or passwords, Clarkson said. In-store customers will generate a QR code on their PayPal app or on the Macy's app.


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FCC Documents Reveal Specs For Next Generation of Galaxy Watch: Military Grade Protection, Two Sizes & Rotating Dial
The Samsung Galaxy Watch series is by far one of the best Android Smartwatches out there. The build quality and the style of the watch is actually quite compelling. While the Apple Watch is quite the complete smartwatch, it is simply restricted to iPhones. Therefore, Android users are left to a bunch of brands, out of which, only some are “complete” products. There is a new version coming soon too. According to an article from 9to5Google, Samsung has gone through the FCC for a smartwatch which includes certain images and angles of the upcoming device.
The article contains a lot of information about the device. According to them, Droid-Life confirmed that they had gone through documents from the FCC which contained two watch designs. A 45mm one and a 41mm model. These would come in both an LTE version and a GPS only version. The article states:
These documents show off the LTE variants of these new watches, carrying the model numbers SM-R845 and SM-R855.
The model numbers really add up as from the previous form of models which confirms that we may see these variants. The watch would be a sturdy one, giving military-grade protection, gorilla glass on the front and water resistance up to 5ATM.
The article adds that additionally, SamMobile offered a feature leak from their side. According to them, the device would have a rotating bezel to, obviously, navigate through the menu for Wear OS. People at 9to5Google are unsure whether this watch would be launched this year or not but the signs may point towards an August announcement. This would be in tandem with the Note 20 series launch, which seems like the appropriate time.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Facebook Inc. /quotes/zigman/9962609/delayed/quotes/nls/fb FB +2.88% has acquired start-up Onavo, a company founded in 2010 focused on data-compression technology and mobile analytics. Guy Rosen, co-founder and CEO of Onavo, announced the acquisition in a blog post on his company's website. Onavo's Tel-Aviv office will remain open for business and will become Facebook's new Israeli office, Rosen wrote. A purchase price was not disclosed. Shares of Facebook slipped 1.5% in premarket trade.
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The new "Max" Instant Pot, slated to hit stores in June, features a canning component, allowing home cooks to make jams, pickled fruits and vegetables. Max can generate up to 15 pounds of pressure per square inch, meaning the appliance cooks food quicker than previous versions.
Increase Consumer Exposure at the June Press Event IHA Members: Our summer press event, The Inspired Home Presents: Housewares for the Holidays, is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with consumer and trade media to promote your products for the second half of 2018. Take advantage of this opportunity to drive retail sales! NYC – June 14. Learn More.
Catering business owner He Qing invented a smart robotic chef after his wife complained about his substandard cooking skills. The machine, which is available for leasing, can cook a dish within four minutes, but it doesn't handle the prep work.
Retailers are using technology to gather more data both online and in stores, and stores are increasingly incorporating digital technology, which is changing the way people shop, Andreessen Horowitz partner Connie Chan said. Stores of the future will let customers scan products for nutrition information and other data, while providing retailers with increasingly more accurate customer profiles, she said.
Ordinary users will be able to add skills to their Alexa voice devices using Amazon's newly introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints. The Alexa Blueprints website provides 20 skill Blueprints as starting points for creating personalized skills.
Party City will be the first major US retailer to offer a line of decorations for the monthlong Muslim celebration of Ramadan. The 850-store chain will sell items including balloons, banners, gift bags and tableware for the Eid al-Fitr celebration that marks the end of Ramadan.
US existing home sales increased 1.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.6 million units in March, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year over year, existing home sales fell 1.2% for the month.
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Five retailers were named Global Honorees during the 2018 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) in Chicago last month. A newly published IHA blog explores one of this year's winners, Tugo, based in Colombia. The store's manifesto, "Great design is for Everyone," shines in their product offerings and has led to worldwide recognition and loyal customers. For more information, read the full retail article on IHA's blog.


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Following colorful PETA-led protests dating back to the 1980s—when PETA members made Macy’s our prime target for Fur-Free Friday protests and activists were arrested for blocking doors at its Herald Square store in New York and disrupting its Thanksgiving Day Parade—PETA is toasting a new fur-free era at the department store, which has announced that it will stop selling fur by the end of 2020. This fur ban will include all Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s private brands as well as items sold by brand partners.
“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind


text: New efficiency standards for light bulbs result in the phasing out of inefficient incandescent light bulbs. The average incandescent uses about 75-100 watts whereas the average compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) uses 15-25 watts. Clearly CFLs are more efficient, and since they last six times longer than incandescent bulbs they don’t need to be replaced nearly as often and are therefore more cost efficient. However, some believe that this efficiency standard undermines the free market and limits people’s constitutional freedoms and choices. Basically, it is illegal to sell inefficient incandescent light bulbs and so people who prefer to waste energy are not allowed to buy their preferred light bulb, and this is seen as a violation of personal liberties. But I would argue that if they really prefer the light quality of an incandescent over a CFL, they can still actually buy incandescent bulbs that are more efficient (use less energy). Or they can buy LEDs or efficient halogen bulbs. Opponents may also argue that incandescent bulb producers might be hit hard by this policy and that jobs would be at risk, but the big light bulb companies like General Electric and Phillips produce incandescent light bulbs, CFLs, LEDs, etc. Additional arguments involve the mercury content in CFLs, but this amount is so little it is harmless; coal-electricity production actually emits more mercury into the environment than CFLs. The more CFLs there are installed across the country, the less electricity is needed to light our homes and businesses. Improving end-source efficiency could solve our energy crisis by dramatically decreasing our energy consumption, and it can all start with screwing in an efficient light bulb.


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GKN Automotive, a Tier 1 supplier that has sold over a million of its eAxle electric axle systems, has announced that 13 more electrified models powered by its eDrive technology will soon go on sale.
The models, from four global manufacturers, range from four-wheel-drive SUVs to a battery-electric city car. The powertrain line-up includes GKN’s three-in-one eDrive systems, which combine electric motor, transmission, inverters, software and control systems in one integrated unit.
GKN Automotive is known for its innovative driveline technology, including the Twinster all-wheel drive system, variations of which have been used in the Range Rover Evoque, Ford Focus RS and Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer.
Now, though, says Dirk Kesselgruber, president ePowertrain at GKN Automotive, the industry is undergoing a significant change as it makes the transition to electrification. “The trend is moving away from the powertrain as a USP, and towards functionality and in-car experience. I think there will be a trend towards connectivity, automated driving functions and interior design. In most models, powertrain will no longer be the main differentiation element across different brands.”
The relative simplicity of an electric drivetrain compared to the complexity of a combustion engine and transmission means the role of driveline technology suppliers will change, according to Kesselgruber.
“Electrification is an opportunity to grow and we are investing in our engineering transformation," he said. "We’re shifting the skill set significantly from mainly mechanics to predominantly system software and electronics. We are expanding our workforce in Germany and in India, where we are opening a technical centre with Tata Technologies in Bangalore to focus on software engineering but also to cover other engineering services.”
GKN’s electric drivetrain portfolio aims to cover all bases. Kesselgruber said: “We can supply any kind of transmission, and although the biggest emphasis will be on single-speed transmissions, we can add dual-speed transmissions at any time.”
It’s a similar story with electric drive motors and both permanent magnet synchronous machines and asynchronous induction machines (free of rare earth materials) are in the mix.
GKN Automotive also has a systems team working with the Jaguar Formula E team in Oxfordshire, which, Kesselgruber says, provides valuable technology transfer from race to road. “The beauty of Formula E is that we are learning a lot about control strategies, the power electronics and the motor and many of these areas are relevant to the mainstream,” he said.


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Chrome will start labeling some HTTP sites as non-secure
Slowly but relentlessly, Google is pushing website owners to deploy HTTPS – or get left behind.
The latest announced push is scheduled for January 2017, when Chrome 56 is set to be released and will start showing in the address bar a warning that labels sites that transmit passwords or credit cards over HTTP as non-secure.
In due time, all HTTP pages will be labeled by Chrome as non-secure, and ultimately, the HTTP security indicator will turn red, and sport the same “Danger!” triangle with which sites with broken HTTPS are currently marked:
Google is in the perfect position to spearhead the campaign aimed at pushing the collective Internet towards the default use of HTTPS. Changes in Chrome are one way to do it.
Previously employed tactics include prioritising websites using HTTPS in Google Search rankings and adding a new section to the company’s Transparency Report that allows users to keep an eye on Google’s use of HTTPS, and HTTPS use of the top 100 non-Google sites on the Internet.
“A substantial portion of web traffic has transitioned to HTTPS so far, and HTTPS usage is consistently increasing,” noted Emily Schechter, of the Chrome Security Team.
“We recently hit a milestone with more than half of Chrome desktop page loads now served over HTTPS. In addition, since the time we released our HTTPS report in February, 12 more of the top 100 websites have changed their serving default from HTTP to HTTPS.”


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Massive cost increase for 8m Vodafone pay-as-you-go customers as it moves from charging per second to by the minute
Millions of pay-as-you-go Vodafone customers will pay substantially more for their calls as the company moves from charging per second to charging per minute.
All new minutes will be rounded up so a call lasting one minute 10 seconds, previously costing 29p, will be treated as a two-minute call and customers will be charged 50p.
The change affects Vodafone’s 8million pay-as-you-go customers and the company said that it has notified them 30 days in advance. It added that ‘many of our competitors already offer price plans charged in this way'.
GOING UP: Yesterday a call charge increase kicked in for pay-as-you-go Vodafone customers.
The change affects all calls to UK and international landlines and mobiles. The cost per minute for calls to national, local (01,02,03) and other Vodafone mobile numbers remains at 25p.
A spokesman from Vodafone said: ‘Many of our competitors already offer price plans charged in this way. We believe that by offering propositions with a generous allowance of minutes, we continue to offer our customers great value.’
The provider said it made the change because the ‘cost of providing services has risen’. A spokesman added: ‘No company likes to change the way they price but that is the reality of the market today.’
Pay monthly customers will continue to be charged by the second.
COSTS FOR VODAFONE PAY-AS-YOU-GO CUSTOMERS EXPLAINED
National, local (01, 02, 03) and other Vodafone mobile numbers - 25p a minute
Calls to any Channel Islands and Isle of Man mobile and landline (starting 01481, 01534 or 01624) - 36p a minute
International: Europe - 28p a minute, Asia Pacific 80p a minute, USA and Canada £1.35 a minute, rest of the world £1.65 a minute.
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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India will have a brand portfolio comprising of Skoda Auto, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini. However, these brands will retain their distinctive identities and dealer network.
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The Asus ROG Phone 2 is a gaming-centric smartphone from Asus featuring the Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset and a 6000mAh battery.
Updated : September 24, 2019, 8:24 am
Huawei is set to launch the Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 Lite smartphones at an event in Munich, Germany, which will begin at 5:30pm IST.
Updated : September 20, 2019, 10:22 am
Huawei has unveiled the new Mate 30 series of phones globally. The Mate 30 series consists of Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 30 RS.
Updated : September 20, 2019, 10:21 am
Volkswagen said 2,27,000 VW and Porsche cars were affected, citing possible problems with airbags in some of them and adding that new software needed to be installed.
Updated : September 19, 2019, 6:26 pm
Tipster Evan Blass has posted a series of renders and promo images of the Mate 30 series, which also includes a Mate 30 Porsche Design.
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Hyundai Creta Sports Edition comes with black and dark chrome front grille, smoked bi-functional projector headlamps, new silver colour finish front and rear skid plates, rear spoiler, black coloured ORVM and new silver colour finished roof rails.
Updated : August 5, 2019, 4:37 pm
Kia Seltos is expected to be priced in India between Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom) and Rs 16 lakh (ex-showroom). The compact SUV will rival against the likes of Hyundai Creta, Renault Captur, Nissan Kicks, Tata Harrier, Mahindra XUV500 and MG Hector.
Updated : August 5, 2019, 2:25 pm
Porsche's smaller SUV might not have tasted the sort of success the company hoped for but the updated Macan that has just gone on sale could very well turn things around.
Updated : August 2, 2019, 9:22 pm
Renault Kwid rivals against the likes of Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 facelift and Datsun redi-GO. The hatchback is available in the price range of Rs 2.76 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and Rs 4.75 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Updated : July 30, 2019, 12:53 pm
Honda Cars India has created a special microsite on its website, where the customers can check whether their cars are covered under the campaign by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number.
Updated : July 30, 2019, 10:47 am
2019 Porsche Macan is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that delivers 252 hp and 370 Nm of torque. It can make 0-100 kmph in 6.5 seconds (with the optional Sport Chrono Package) and reach a top speed of 227 kmph.
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The consortium of PSU banks led by State Bank of India (SBI) have been pursuing the 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss in their attempt to recover some of the funds owed to them under a 1.145 billion pounds worldwide freezing order.
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Nokia announced that the highly-anticipated N8 smartphone is now shipping -- although it reportedly won't arrive in the United States for another four weeks. The N8 has some impressive features, but the question is whether or not the smartphone is im...
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A free Android application to be unveiled on Thursday at the Mobilize conference in San Francisco will let mobile phone users send and receive text messages without touching or looking at the phone.
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Award-winning fashion brand, Mary Katrantzou, tasked us with creating Instagram GIF Stickers to help drive awareness and engagement for their fashion show at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece.
The assets needed to be of high quality for the brand and international press to utilise on Instagram stories.
We created a series of stickers encompassing the client’s brand, the iconic fashion-show location and the charity partner, plus creative animation in line with the brand guidelines. The stickers were viewed over 670,000 times within 24 hours and used by the likes of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and the Financial Times.


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Google on Wednesday issued an update to its Google Wallet app for iOS and Android, introducing a new feature called Orders. The latest version of the app essentially allows users to easily track online orders, receive notifications about status updates and track past orders right there in the app. As noted by Android Central, users were already able to track orders through the Google Wallet website, though porting the feature to mobile obviously makes it more convenient. The new feature is currently limited to the U.S.-only.
Orders works a lot like Google Now’s tracking card, though it’s a bit more in-depth since you can look at all your pending and past online orders in one place. In addition to the new Orders feature, Google Wallet also makes it easier to add loyalty programs—simply scan your card and the info will automatically populate. Google also said the app received the typical performance enhancements.


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FORT LAUDERDALE — Westrec Marinas plans to open a 500-slip drystack for boats to 50 feet in Miami’s Haulover Park next spring and has started managing two marinas on Florida’s west coast, the marina operator/owner said Thursday at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
FORT LAUDERDALE — The 2016 Miami International Boat Show will go on at Miami Marine Stadium Park and Basin from Feb. 11-15 as planned.
FORT LAUDERDALE — “This is going to be — and is — the biggest Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show ever,” Show Management president Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III said at today’s press breakfast opening the 56th annual show.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Expect superyacht captains to breathe more easily with three or four more feet of water under their keels as they make their way up the Intracoastal Waterway to the Bahia Mar and Las Olas marinas for the 2017 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Chapman Ducote’s core business — credit card processing — is pretty straight-laced, but the president and CEO of Merchant Services Ltd. in Miami Beach also has a wilder side: LeMans race-car driver, partner in a boatbuilding business and a role with wife Kristin in five episodes of the Kardashian sisters’ reality TV series “Kourtney and…more
The 2015 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is rolling out some features that will brand the show as a world-class event, treat showgoers to VIP amenities and offer fun and entertainment to exhibitors and their guests.
FORT LAUDERDALE — During a presentation to the Marine Industries Association of South Florida on Wednesday, Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III told exhibitors that the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show would go on with minimal disruption at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center during a proposed billion-dollar redevelopment of the 39-acre property over seven or eight years.
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Binmile has been listed as a top Software Development Company in the United Kingdom, as recognized by TopDevelopers, a prominent and trusted listing platform for IT service providers worldwide.
Binmile's commitment to excellence, innovation, and unwavering dedication to delivering cutting-edge software solutions has once again been acknowledged and celebrated on a global scale. This prestigious recognition by TopDevelopers reaffirms Binmile's position as a leader in the UK's competitive software development landscape.
Binmile's achievement as the Top Software Development Company in the UK underscores the company's exceptional performance across all these criteria. The company's exceptional team of software engineers, project managers, and technology experts have consistently demonstrated their prowess in crafting bespoke software solutions that cater to the unique needs of clients from diverse industries. Their team of developers have helped streamline and optimize global business operations for leading retail chains and businesses in the UK helping them accelerate their business growth.
Binmile's AVP Marketing expressed her gratitude for the recognition, stating, "We are truly honored to receive this prestigious distinction from TopDevelopers. It reflects our team's dedication and tireless efforts to deliver world-class software solutions that drive business growth and innovation for our clients. This recognition further motivates us to continue pushing the boundaries of excellence in software development."
Clients who have partnered with Binmile have consistently praised the company for its reliability, transparency, and commitment to delivering projects on time and within budget. This recognition by TopDevelopers further validates the exceptional level of service that Binmile consistently provides to its clients.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India recently sent a letter to Amul asking it to pull down an advertisement featuring Novak Djokovic’s 19th Grand Slam title win in the French Open tennis championship.
PETA India points out that the advertisement is “deceptive”, because Djokovic is plant-based, and therefore, does not consume dairy.
Djokovic has always been vocal about the benefits of a plant-based diet and had recently posted about the movie ‘The GameChangers’ on his Instagram with a caption “@gamechangersmovie is very inspiring to me personally and professionally.”
Amul, known for its topical cartoon ads, found itself in a similar controversy last year for its advertisement featuring Joaquin Phoenix after he bagged the Oscar for Best Actor for his movie Joker. Interestingly, Phoenix is an active animal rights advocate and a long-time vegan. He also gave a speech at the same award ceremony highlighting the reasons to denounce dairy as it is cruelty to cows and calves.
“Djokovic is a vegan who won his 19th Grand Slam, and now, PETA India slams Amul for appropriating his image in an ad for the very product he denounces,” says PETA India CEO and expert cattle veterinarian Dr Manilal Valliyate. “Last year, we had to inform Amul that Hollywood actor and star of Joker Joaquin Phoenix is vegan after the company used his likeness. That time, the joke was on Amul, as Joaquin had used his Oscar speech to condemn the common dairy industry practice of artificially inseminating a cow and stealing her baby.”
In the letter sent to Amul, Dr Valliyate wrote, “Today, many athletes and celebrities around the world, including tennis champion Venus Williams, Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton, American football player Colin Kaepernick, and Olympic gold medallist and football player Alex Morgan, are eating vegan for improved health, concern for animals, or to help the environment. Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri has also been reported to eat vegan for improved recovery, digestion, and fitness. In fact, a documentary has been made on vegan athletes, called The Game Changers, which is available on Netflix. Even when athletes, stars, and consumers are not fully vegan, they are still increasingly opting for vegan foods.”
The letter also pointed out that a Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine study published in the journal Nutrients found that vegan athletes benefit from improvements in heart health, performance, and recovery.
A press statement released by PETA on the issue mentioned how brands such as Epigamia, Hangyo, The Brooklyn Creamery, and Baskin Robbins, have started selling plant-based options along with their regular dairy based products.
Dr Valliyate said: “Amul already produces foods that do not contain dairy, like peanut spread and a dark chocolate. Won’t you now discontinue the misleading ad featuring Novak Djokovic and consider making your company also known for delicious, healthful vegan milk?”
PETA India has also sought a meeting with Amul but has received no response.


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After several years of building up its Watson Health Division, which included establishing a number of new partnerships and acquisitions, IBM may be looking to cut the health business it established in 2015.
IBM could be looking to sell the Watson Health division for a mere $1 billion, according to an Axios report. The question is why is IBM running away from the healthcare vertical just as it seems to be heating up, and for such a low price?
Just last month, Oracle spent $28 billion to buy digital health records company Cerner. Last spring, Microsoft spent close to $20 billion to buy Nuance, which is used heavily in the medical industry, boasting 10,000 healthcare customers. That’s huge money, suggesting that enterprise companies are looking to embrace the healthcare vertical and willing to spend big bucks to do it.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents got to them before unwitting buyers. The “them” in this case: some $35,000 worth of Fitbit activity-tracking wristbands that arrived at the Port of Philadelphia in early December.
The 350 knock-off Fitbit wristbands came from Hong Kong on Dec. 4, according to a CBP press release on Tuesday. “Working with the trademark holder, CBP determined that the 350 smart wristbands were counterfeit, and seized them on Jan. 4,” the agency said. Fitbit was not mentioned by name in release, but a photo of what the CBP seized makes it clear.
Based on the math and the photo, the wristbands look to be counterfeit Fitbit Flex activity trackers. Fitbit did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fortune.
Counterfeit cell phones, smartwatches, LCD screens, and backup hard drives are all items that U.S. Customs agents have previously confiscated at Philadelphia’s port, but this latest seizure “seems to be the first time that CBP has encountered counterfeit Fitbits or similar smart wristbands here,” according to CBP public affairs officer Stephen Sapp.
Stopping counterfeit goods—products that infringe on intellectual property rights such as patents and trademarks—is something the CBP is focused on. The agency handled more than 23,000 seizures of IP-infringing items totaling $1.2 billion in retail value in 2014, according to its records. Apparel and related accessories along with consumer electronics were the most seized items that year.
U.S. Customs apparently has a good sense of humor as well, as Philadelphia Magazine noted. The headline on CBP’s release: “Philadelphia CBP Flexes Trade Enforcement Muscle.”
Fitbit (“FIT”), which went public last June, continues to dominate the wearable technology market: Its fitness trackers continue to outpace sales of smartwatches, as Fortune reported in December. Last week, however, Fitbit’s stock price fell after introducing a smartwatch of its own. And now Fitbit is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the company’s heart-rate monitoring technology is inaccurate.


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Burger King assures McDonald's neighbors they don't have to worry about BBQ smoke
Brand posts cheeky 'For Rent' signs next to golden arches restaurants
Burger King is now moving into real estate. The Home of the Whopper has come to the rescue of potential homeowners and renters by locating abodes that it knows will be free of the stink of neighbor’s barbecue smoke—and it posted “For Rent” and “For Sale” signs highlighting that special feature. Turns out, they’re all located right next to a McDonald’s.
It’s BK’s latest cheeky campaign highlighting the fact that while its own Whoppers are flame-grilled, you can’t say the same for a Big Mac or Quarter-Pounder.
The campaign was created by David Sao Paulo and Madrid and is running in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. One of the signs even includes a phone number (55 11 3022-3359). Those who call will hear the message, "When picking an apartment, no one really wants annoying smoke: that's why it's great to have a neighbor who doesn't barbecue. But when your stomach growls, a flame-grilled patty on a Burger King sandwich makes a heck of a difference. Interested in this building? Please send an email to [email protected]”
Those interested will be directed to the building's real seller.
“Everyone just loves flame-grilled barbecued meat, but not everyone likes to have a barbecuing neighbor,” said David Creative VP Rafael Donato in a statement. “With the 'Best Neighbor' campaign we help these people, highlighting one of the features that sets BK apart as a brand without losing our sense of humor.”


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There are loads of fantastic new products on the market. Here are our current favorites.
Apple says it won't break out retail store and iPod sales anymore. And forget about detailed stats on the Apple Watch, due next year.
The Facebook founder and CEO speaks for 30 minutes in Mandarin at a question and answer session and talks about his company's plans to engage its largest untapped market.
Officially launching today, here are all the banks, apps and businesses that currently accept Apple Pay.
The update, which became available for download Monday, adds support for Apple Pay, brings back the camera roll and launches the iCloud photo library.
The ride-sharing app's drivers in the US and London are complaining about fee hikes, fare cuts and the lack of a tip option.
We haven't seen a flawless smart lock yet, but the August Smart Lock comes closer than any of its competitors thanks to its ease of use and overall polish.
The increasing reach of Amazon has brick-and-mortar retailers changing their game plans. The latest is Target, who for the first time is offering free shipping.
Apple's tablet lineup has expanded from six configurations to more than 50 in four years. Has the product lineup become too complex?
It's an epic Prizefight between two of the top Android phones on the market that brought big screens before the iPhone did. Can LG take down the Samsung Galaxy S5 and claim victory as King of the Prizefight ring?
On a call with analysts, Apple CEO explains why the company's smartphone is doing well but its tablet isn't.


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16 May Cuban Beauties with the Fuji X100F by Guillaume Dutilh
Source: Fujifilm Insider
Cuba often gives tourists the impression of traveling back in time, a feeling mostly created by the number of antique 1940’s and 1950’s cars. How is it that so many vintage American classics ended up in a country that our own government warns us about visiting?
Cuban Beauties with the Fuji X100F by Guillaume Dutilh posted on Fujifilm Insider on .
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A consumer-product company, Patanjali going to set up in Jammu and Kashmir which in the process of land-acquiring. This company also provides job opportunities to the youth said yoga guru. When he asked about the terrorism in the country, “Anyone who masters the art of Yoga can never become a terrorist”. Not a single person who mastered Yoga ever became a terrorist in history,” he says.
Ramdev Statement on New Patanjali Factory
In an attempt to this, questions asked regarding violence. He briefed that the value of religion to bring harmony and peace must be taught to the children. “I believe Yoga can cure the thought process of those creating menace in the valley,” he said while speaking at the India TV conclave.
Also, Ramdev Baba emphasized on the ban of Chinese goods by the establishment of Indian product factory in Jammu & Kashmir spreading in 150 acres of land which offers the job to the Kashmiri Youth.
“Even the idols of our goods imported from China. As Indians, we should boycott Chinese products for the reason that it (China) supports Pakistan,” he added. Also, in addition to this, Baba stated that India should take the Kashmir by actively supporting the Balochistan’s moment. However, the event begins on Independence Day.


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Yes this post is to tell you about the success yesterday (18/01-12) when many sites went dark and most significant sites wrote about SOPA & PIPA or blacked out their logo. Even google blacked out their logo for a some time. Wikipedia went completely black. And so did reddit. This is very good, because it worked, yesterday according to google SOPA & PIPA got 4.5 million new protesters!
A spokeswoman for Google confirmed that 4.5 million people added their names to the company’s anti-SOPA petition today.
One more big step we took against defeating SOPA is finally convincing Facebook!
Anything more? Oh yes, 18 senators withdrew their support of the bill! But remember its not quite over just yet!
The launch of Microsoft’s kinect is closing in, and so is the launch of sonys ps move. It’s a hard cjoice, buy kinect or ps move, or just stick to your wii? To make that choice easier sonys has launched a website that tells you what NOT good with microsoft kinect. very classy..
The website URL is www.yaybuttons.com


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The largest US election ever in terms of raw voter turnout captured the attention of many Americans as vote counts and results dragged on throughout the week. Naturally with so much attention being paid to such a huge event, interest in other topics shifted as well.
In Google search performance across hundreds of Tinuiti retail advertisers active on Google and Amazon, we found meaningful dips in retail demand on election day and the immediate aftermath, followed by a quick rebound later in the election week.
Election Day Brings Dip in Google Retail Searches and Conversions
Taking a look at how retail conversions trended during election week, we found that retailer Google Shopping and text ad conversions fell 6% on election day relative to the week prior. However, conversions recovered throughout the rest of the week.
The dip and recovery in conversions across Tinuiti retailers was primarily driven by shifts in click traffic from ads. This indicates that shoppers weren’t searching for retail goods as often on Election Day and the day after, but ramped up retail queries in the back half of the work week and into Saturday, when clicks were up a whopping 17%.
Conversion rate, the number of conversions attributed to ads divided by the number of ad clicks, held roughly steady across ad formats and device types throughout the week even as click volume fluctuated.
A decline in retail searches relative to prior weeks isn’t shocking given the surging interest in other types of searches during the election. For example, query volume for ‘election results’ surged throughout election day night and peaked at around 6 am the day after.
With so much interest focused on such a specific event, demand even slipped for the biggest online retailer – Amazon.
Amazon Advertising Performance Trends Very Similarly to Google Search During Election Week
Google Trends also shows a dip in interest for the search term ‘amazon’ during election week, with interest bottoming out at just about the same day and time that interest for ‘election results’ was peaking.
Much like in the case of Google Ads, clicks and sales attributed to Amazon Sponsored Products tumbled during election day and the day after relative to the week prior, but quickly recovered towards the end of the week and into the weekend.
While it might be tempting to guess at what election results-driven emotions drove consumers to pull back on retail searches during election day or ramp up later in the week, it’s likely the case that consumers were just returning to normal habits after having their attention pulled away for a couple of days. With the potential for a second stimulus bill as well as other political events (particularly given that the current president has not yet conceded at the time of publication), it’s possible that online retailers will see unforeseen performance shifts around other days later this year as well.
Brands should be ready to react to shifts in performance quickly to identify opportunity and/or avoid wasted ad investment. For example, regularly checking search query reports to ensure ads aren’t being triggered for searches related to current events which aren’t relevant to the advertiser’s business.
While it’s been said many times and many ways, 2020 is a year unlike any other. Add the largest election ever to the list of firsts impacting digital marketing performance.


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MILAN — Moschino has signed an agreement with Allison SpA to produce and distribute the brand's eyewear collection for the next five years.
The agreement replaces a previous deal with Luxottica. The first collection produced by Allison will bow at Paris' Silmo, the international eyewear exhibition held in October.
"Allison highlights the creative component of the collection, the DNA of our brand — this is the reason we've decided to link up with them," said Thierry Andretta, chief executive officer of Moschino. "Our design team is heavily involved in all the different steps that go into any license and we wanted it to be no different for our eyewear collection. With Allison, it's more about signature pieces."
Silvio Vecellio Reane, chairman and ceo of Allison, based in Padova, said, "Our peculiarity is that we exalt creativity and we don't want to standardize products. We sell emotions and we want to give stores the opportunity to offer something new and different — there are so many similar products out there."
In December, Allison inked a licensing deal with Benetton and already counts licenses with Gianfranco Ferré, Vivienne Westwood, Missoni, John Richmond, Dunhill, Mercedes-Benz, Dirk Bikkembergs and Roberta di Camerino.
"Marketing and communication are important, but the attention must ultimately go back to the product," said Reane.
The strategy appears to be paying off, as the executive estimated sales of 130 million euros, or $173.8 million at current exchange, this year, up from 6 million euros, or $8 million, seven years ago.
He said he plans to reach about 8,000 points of sale around the world with the Moschino line between Moschino boutiques and specialty stores. The first collection will comprise 60 models in a color palette revolving around Havana cream, black and red. Allison will revisit Moschino's iconic symbols, such as the heart, the peace sign and the question mark.
The line will retail for 130 euros, or $174, to 170 euros, or $227. Last year, Moschino reported sales of 78 million euros, or $101.4 million. Its licensing business registered sales of 200 million euros or $260 million.
“What he has done at Vuitton is really exceptional,” said @gameofthrones’ actress Gwendoline Christie on @mrkimjones’ final show for @louisvuitton. “He has rebooted luxury in terms of making it commercial, viable and contemporary. And most importantly artistic. He has never compromised his artistic vision for the sake of commodity.” (📷: @zefashioninsider)
After seeing a demand for men’s wear from its customers, British contemporary women’s wear label @ariesarise has added a men’s wear component and will launch a unisex collection with @mrporterlive. The 20-piece collection includes jackets, denim, logo T-shirts and more with deconstructed ‘90s vibes. Set to launch on January 18, you can shop the pieces on Aries’ website and on mrporter.com. #wwdfashion
“And so spending so much time with a character who thinks like that, inevitability you try and analyze yourself and go back and think about your own demons and dark chapters that you had in your life,” says @thedanielbruhl of his role in TNT’s “The Alienist.” The show, set in the Gilded Age of New York, also stars Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans. Head to WWD.com to read about how 39-year-old Brühl prepared for the role and why he thinks the show is so relevant to today #wwdeye ( 📷: @Eriktanner)
Now that Celine Dion’s collection has topped $10 million in sales, the pop superstar, fashion icon and newly-minted industry player is eyeing growth in Asia. Read the full report by @tiffanyap, link in bio. #wwdnews #celinedion
“My personal philosophy to beauty is paying attention to oneself. I love to be outdoors, lots of fresh air, trying to take care of yourself as best you can. I always notice that comes through,” says Felicity Jones, the global face of @shiseido-owned @cledepeaubeauteus, which launches today. Head to WWD.com to read more about the actress’ love for beauty and how she prepared for her new role in “The Basis of Sex,” playing the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #wwdbeauty (📷: @dandoperalski)
Among the familiar faces at @off____white’s show was a surprise figure: Japanese artist @takashipom, pictured here on Wednesday morning. Other show-goers included @jerrylorenzo, who spoke about his upcoming project: a @nike collaboration for back to school, with designs inspired by his childhood on the West Coast. Sitting in the front row were Future, Don Crawley, @miguel and more. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: Stephane Feugere)
According to @laurentsai, former “Terrace House: Aloha State” cast member, she didn’t know she was auditioning for the Japanese version of “Real World.” “I was telling a couple of my friends and someone’s like, ‘That sounds a lot like Terrace House.’ I was like, ’No it can’t be.’” Turns out, it was. But Tsai isn’t just a reality star — she’s an illustrator who has worked with Starbucks Japan and most recently, she’s dipping her toes into the fashion world. Head to WWD.com to read about her time on the show, modeling and her art. #wwdeye (📷: @danieldorsa)
More changes are coming to New York Fashion Week: Beginning with the spring 2019 collection, @alexanderwangny will move his New York show to June from September, adopting a biannual schedule with collections shown in June and December. Additionally, the @cfda is planning for an official summer/winter fashion season taking place as soon as June and December 2018. Read more about the upcoming changes on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @slovekinpics)


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Overhaul has added AI to its platform to advance prediction, prevention, and response to in-transit shipment risk. They claim that RiskGPT will exponentially improve incident response times and accuracy while providing corrective courses of action in real-time, reducing cargo theft risk.
Overhaul estimates that $1.2 trillion in cargo value will move through its platform in 2023. RiskGPT enables users to instantly and intuitively process high-risk events to better manage and mitigate a higher volume of risks.
Cargo theft is growing. For example, full truckload cargo theft rose by 37 percent in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the last part of 2021. Rising rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic, cargo theft is a $35-billion industry.
RiskGPT is available through Overhaul’s partnership with Microsoft and the Microsoft Supply Chain Center. Using its own data in conjunction with the Azure OpenAI Service Studio, Overhaul continuously fine-tunes the language model to offer unique and personalized results for each supply chain. Users receive the advanced language AI capabilities needed and Azure’s security and enterprise promise. RiskGPT will be available to an early-access user group shortly, and Overhaul will bring forward customer-facing capabilities later this year. Request a demo of RiskGPT to see how it can address supply chain visibility needs.


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The fourth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia event is held in Hong Kong, October 2011. The event this year will have more of a commercialization flair - companies discussing product opportunities and technologies that can be moved to high volume production. This was the intention of organizers IDTechEx, given the location of the event in the World's largest manufacturing country. Tours will be held to local organizations including ASTRI, the quasi government/industry research group, who co-organized the event, along with the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) association.


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(FreshAsFrankie) Atlanta rap star Future has linked up with Forever 21 to launch a new streetwear line.
Foster also heads up his own line Cease and Desist.
“I wanted to create something unique and timeless, yet accessible, that could spread the message of HNDRXX to fans all over the globe,” Foster said in press statement. “Forever 21 is the perfect conduit for that.”
Gamers have been quick to point out the similarity between Future’s design and the “Golden Axe” Sega game from the late 1980’s.
Take a look at the t-shirt below, which is on sale now at Forever 21’s website.


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Managing for catastrophes: Building a resilient supply chain
Building a resilient supply chain requires success in four key areas: policy, strategy, information technology and partnerships.
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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part feature authored by Dr. Alan Kosansky and Michael Taus, Profit Point, which originally ran in LM’s sister publication Supply Chain Management Review.
Once a futuristic ideal, the post-industrial, globally-interconnected economy has arrived. With it have come countless benefits, including unprecedentedly high international trade, lean supply chains that deliver low cost consumer goods and an improved standard of living in many developing countries. Along with these advances, this interdependent global economy has amplified collective exposure to catastrophic events. At the epicenter of the global economy is a series of interconnected supply chains whose core function is to continue to supply the world’s population with essential goods, whether or not a catastrophe strikes.
In the last several years, a number of man-made and natural events have lead to significant disruption within supply chains. Hurricane Sandy closed shipping lanes in the northeastern U.S., triggering the worst fuel shortages since the 1970s and incurring associated costs exceeding $70 billion. The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck the coast of Japan, home to the world’s 3rd largest economy representing almost nine percent of global GDP caused nearly $300 billion in damages. The catastrophic impact included significant impairment of country-wide infrastructure and had a ripple effect on global supply chains that were dependent on Japanese manufacturing and transportation lanes. Due to interconnected supply chains across a global economy, persistent disruption has become the new norm.
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Retread tire maker Bandag Inc., saw its net earnings climb in the fourth quarter of 2001, despite taking several charges to cover the cost of restructuring efforts.
Bandag said its consolidated net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2001reached $17.4 million, up from $14.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2000. The company's consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter of 2001 declined 1.4% to $249.2 million, down from $252.7 million in the same quarter of 2000.
Muscatine, IA-based Bandag added that its fourth quarter 2001 results included charges of $3.4 million, primarily to close its manufacturing facility in Chino, CA, realign its North American sales force and provide post-retirement health care costs for terminated employees.
For the full year, Bandag said its consolidated 2001 net earnings reached $43.8 million on net sales of $964.9 million. That's down from net earnings of $60.3 million and sales of $996.1 million in 2000.
There are, however, growing signs of a rebound in the transportation industry, said Martin G. Carver, Bandag's chairman and CEO.
"While there still exists a high degree of uncertainty in the economic outlook for 2002, by December, it appeared from several indicators that the recent oversupply of new replacement tires was beginning to work its way through the distribution channel," he said.
"New tire producers, which had cut production capacity throughout 2001, announced new tire price increases, indicating reduced supply," Carver added. "In addition, we began to see some of the lowest casing prices in several years, which indicated a coming influx of tire casings readily available for retreading, along with initial signs of improvement in the retread versus new tire sales mix at the dealer level during the fourth quarter. However, we don't expect the economy will begin to recover before the second half of the year."


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Ford has launched a recall involving about 12,300 Ford F-150 vehicles made in 2015.
The recall involves a shaft issue that could result in the loss of steering control, according to Ford. There is a chance the upper I-shaft was riveted incorrectly, which could cause it to separate.
Dealers are being told to inspect, and if necessary, replace the upper I-shaft assembly, free of charge to customers.
Injuries or accidents:
One report of loss of steering has been linked to the issue so far but no injuries or accidents as of yet, according to Ford.
The recall is set to begin on May 18. Owners should receive their notices in the mail sometime this month.
Number of Models Affected:
Approximately 12,328 vehicles are affected by the recall in North America.
Who to call?
Owners can reach Ford at 1-866-436-7332.


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- Cryptocurrency startup Ripple donated $29 million of its own digital currency XRP to fund public schools.
- The donation, which Ripple says is the largest-ever cryptocurrency gift to a single charity, fulfilled thousands of requests from teachers on the website DonorsChoose.org.
- The money will be used to buy classroom materials for more than 28,000 public school teachers across all 50 states, Ripple says.
Cryptocurrency startup Ripple donated $29 million of its own digital currency XRP to support U.S. public schools, the company announced Wednesday.
The donation, which Ripple said is the largest-ever cryptocurrency gift to a single charity, fulfilled thousands of requests from public school teachers on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose.org. The money will be used to buy classroom materials for more than 28,000 public school teachers across all 50 states, the company said in a statement.
Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, said he approached Ripple based on CEO Brad Garlinghouse's previous involvement with the foundation. He sent Ripple executives an email laying out the possible impact of fulfilling the teachers' requests.
"To my own shock, they said yes," said Best, who founded the charity 18 years ago. "It was mind-blowing that it would be the largest donation of cryptocurrency."
Ripple is officially the name of a San Francisco-based company developing a network for faster global financial payments. XRP is the name of the digital token that financial institutions on the network can use to transact quickly.
Ripple owns about 60 billion of the 100 billion XRP ever made, bringing its market cap based Wednesdays prices and its holdings alone close to $34.8 billion.
This is the biggest effort so far by the company to formalize a social good program, according to Monica Long, senior vice president of marketing. But she said to expect more, and a focus on education from the fintech company.
Ripple's XRP coin, the third-largest digital currency by market cap, traded near 58 cents as of 2:40 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to CoinMarketCap. The cryptocurrency is down more than 70 percent this year. All of the top 10 digital currencies by market cap have also fallen so far this year.
DonorsChoose.org agreed to liquidate the cryptocurrency into U.S. dollars over two weeks, according to Long, in the process trying to avoid affecting its market price. The charity's policy, which also applies to donated shares of a company, is to sell right away.
Ripple executives are not the first in the crypto community to use digital currency for philanthropy.
In December, as bitcoin was near its all-time high above $19,000, an anonymous donor set up an organization called Pineapple Fund to give away more than 5,000 bitcoin to various charities. The donor said he or she would distribute $86 million worth of bitcoin to those who applied through the site.


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USA: Leading Consumer Products Companies Unite to Launch Transora.com, Global Business-To-Business e-Marketplace
In an historic move, 49 of the world's leading food, beverage, and consumer products companies have joined forces to announce the formation of the largest business-to-business (B2B) e-Marketplace for their industry - Transora.com.The new company will be the first of its kind owned by the consumer products industry - its new investors are some of the world's best-known companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, Diageo PLC, The Earthgrains Company, Kraft Foods, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Sara Lee Corporation, and Unilever, NV. In total, 49 food, beverage, and consumer products companies, representing more than $500 billion in annual sales, committed nearly $250 million to fund Transora.Transora will enable consumer products companies across the world to streamline business transactions with their suppliers, buyers and distributors via the Internet. Investor companies account for approximately $350 billion of the $900 billion annually spent by the industry on goods and services to operate their businesses."The sheer number of companies coming together is unmatched in the B2B marketplace arena," said Judy Sprieser, Executive Vice President, Sara Lee Corporation and Chairwoman of the steering committee that led the exploratory phase of the Transora initiative. "It has been truly remarkable to witness an industry come together so rapidly to create a vision for transforming our current business practices. We are well-financed and strategically positioned to shape our own destiny in a way other B2B exchanges cannot. With this venture, old economy companies are becoming new economy leaders."
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The annual Job Board Summit Europe 2018 held in November brought together over 200 attendees from the job board industry, and we were inspired by 25 exceptional speakers from companies such as Monster, Google, Job Today, Pracuj.pl and more.
If you couldn’t make it, or want to recap any of the sessions – we’ve got great news. You can now access 16 of the talks recorded from the event.
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We pride ourselves on having one of the best speaker line-ups and an agenda that’s designed for all in the job board industry – and our 2018 is setting up to be one for the books. Head over to the website to meet our initial set of speakers. We’ll be announcing more in the next few weeks!
Speakers, panellists and hosts confirmed so far include:
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Bank of America last in customer satisfaction survey
Reputation hasn’t risen since crisis
Bank of America Corp., one of the country’s biggest consumer banks and the largest in Massachusetts, ranked last in a customer satisfaction survey slated to be released today.
Credit unions and smaller banks generally scored better than big banks in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, but even among the biggest retail banks, Bank of America came in last.
“It’s pretty well entrenched at the bottom of the industry,’’ said David VanAmburg, managing director of the index, which surveyed 4,500 customers nationwide. The index is published by ACSI LLC, a market research firm in Ann Arbor, Mich.
VanAmburg said the customer satisfaction scores of most major banks dipped following the financial crisis in 2008, but unlike some others, Bank of America’s reputation has not improved significantly since then.
“It’s just been stuck there,’’ he said.
As a group, credit unions scored highest in the survey, followed by small banks.
Among the four large banks on the survey, Wells Fargo and Citigroup tied for first, followed by JPMorgan Chase, and then Bank of America.
Bank of America spokesman Don Vecchiarello said the company continues to listen to its customers and improve its service.
“We’ve made good progress by introducing new tools, processes, and conducting more training for our associates than ever before,’’ Vecchiarello wrote in an e-mail, “but we have much more to do to continue to provide a superior experience to our customers.’’
The survey comes at a time when major banks, including Bank of America, have been trying to boost customer fees to offset the effects of costly new regulations, the sluggish economy, and ultralow interest rates, all of which have combined to batter profits.
In late September, Bank of America announced plans to charge customers $5 in any month they used their debit card to make purchases.
But the bank, along with some competitors, scuttled planned debit card fees after after a backlash from consumers.
VanAmburg said the survey was conducted last summer, before proposed debit card fees made headlines.


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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to meet Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, at his office in Putrajaya on Monday (June 18), the Malaysiakini website reported.
The website, citing sources within the Prime Minister's Office, said the meeting would take place at 9am.
Ma was said to have wanted to meet Tun Dr Mahathir earlier this month but that meeting had been delayed because Dr Mahathir had apparently wanted to focus on putting together his new Pakatan Harapan government.
Ma, who had advised the previous Barisan Nasional government led by Datuk Seri Najib Razak on digital economy, is expected discuss the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) project, during his meetingwith Dr Mahathir.
The DFTZ, launched under the Najib administration, is a regional logistics hub set up by the Alibaba Group and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation.
The meeting comes as the government has pledged to review several Beijing-backed projects initiated by Najib as it looks towards Japan for economic cooperation. Dr Mahathir, however, has said the DFTZ project would continue.
According to The Star, Ma is in Kuala Lumpur to open an Alibaba office in Bangsar South on Monday (June 18). It said Ma was believed to have met Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng over an informal dinner on Sunday, ahead of the opening.


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'Incredible edibles' theme for Norwich in Bloom launches 2013 campaign
PUBLISHED: 10:51 06 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:51 06 April 2013
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The Friends of Norwich in Bloom are sowing the seeds for their 2013 campaign launch - by encouraging families to enter an "incredible edibles" competition.
The city’s annual drive for horticultural and environmental excellence will be formally launched next Saturday, April 13, at the Forum.
Activities on the fay will include making “bee homes”, a display of herbs, and the Incredible Edibles competition – which aims to inspire children and adults to make their own creations out of vegetables between 10 and 1pm.
The competition will be judged at 1.15pm by the Lord Mayor of Norwich, Ralph Gayton, who will also be launching the 2013 Norwich in Bloom campaign.
Competition organiser Julie Brociek-Coulton said: “We are hoping to attract families to our incredible edibles activity. I am sure this will be a huge success. The competition is on our schools competition form, inviting pupils and mums and dads to bring along an incredible edible creation they have produced.
“But it’s not just for schools. Anyone can take part and I am sure you will have great fun making the edible creations whether they are people, animals, dinosaurs or whatever you can imagine.”
The vegetables have been donated by supermarket giants Asda and Tesco, although the competition organisers are still seeking help from other companies.
Sue Harvey, the newest member of the Friends of Norwich in Bloom, dressed in a carrot costume at Mousehold Garden Centre yesterday to help promoter the event.
The stored has sponsored the “bee homes” activity for children, while the launch day will also include a display of herbs from Grow Your Own specialist Kerry Annison, who will advise visitors how to grow them and use them in their cooking.


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3GIO, ATA, USB 2.0 all present and correct
Intel Developer ForumToday at IDF Intel announced its commitment to various standards and client-side technology initiatives.
Intel fleshes out mobile P4 roadmap
Intel Developer ForumIntel will intro mobile versions of its Pentium 4 processor by the first half of next year and ramp up to 2GHz by the end of next year, attendees at IDF were told today.
Europe slowdown subdues Morse
Morse, Europe's biggest Sun and HP reseller, claimed a "solid performance in a challenging marketplace" for it's last financial year (ended June 30). But it is downbeat about current trading conditions.
MS Hailstorm is no threat – Torvalds
LinuxWorld ExpoLinus Torvalds capped an hour of debate over the future of Linux by dismissing the threat posed by Microsoft's Hailstorm caper.
Intel delays MP Xeon
Don't expect the Pentium 4-derived Xeon server chips to ship until the fourth quarter, Intel warned yesterday. The chip's launch has been put back three months because it's taking more time to validate than the company originally expected it would.
Hong Kong devours broadband
There's growing evidence that broadband really does bring about lifestyle changes, according to research published by NetValue.
Jacksonville Bugle trumpets Gelsinger co-efficient
Intel Developer ForumThis week Intel finally cracked the Gelsinger co-efficient, but our Pat was nowhere to be seen. Also absent from the biannual forum was the CEO himself. Craig Barrett was presumably riding his Pentium steed somewhere far away on the other side of the Sierra Nevada.
Intel's Server Roadmap
UpdatedFollowing Intel's decision to delay the arrival of its multi-way Xeon server chips until Q4, we felt it was time to update what we reckon is the company's release schedule.
AMD set to post Q3 loss
AMD's third quarter isn't looking good and is almost certainly going to take the chip maker into the red.
Sun doubts it'll hit Q1 targets
Sun Microsystems has said its orders have fallen short of forecasts and doubts it will hit Q1 sales targets.
Corel licenses off Linux distro
Corel handed over its Linux distribution to Xandros, yesterday, as sources close to the deal had forecast.
MS releases IIS ‘lockdown’ utility
Microsoft has released its latest security-oriented utility, this time addressing the many vulnerabilities in Internet Information Server (IIS) with its free 'IIS Lockdown Tool'.
Kaspersky locks into virus protection for SMTP gateways
Kaspersky Labs has released a beta of its anti-virus product that will work for SMTP gateways. The software will sit between the Internet and the email server, filtering any emails before they hit your system. This means that it will work independently of whatever server you are running.
breathe lives again
Modern urbanists everywhere are celebrating the latest reincarnation of trendy lifestyle ISP, breathe.com, following today's relaunch of the service.
Intel's Desktop Roadmap
UpdatedWith the 2GHz Pentium 4 nicely launched, Intel's attention will now turn to its successor, the 0.13 micron die-shrink codenamed Northwood, due to ship in November at 2GHz and 2.2GHz.
Intel's Mobile Roadmap
UpdatedIntel's attention may be focused on the desktop 2GHz Pentium 4, but it hasn't entirely taken its eye off the mobile sector.
EU weighs into MS dominance again
The European Commission is expanding its antitrust probe into Microsoft and whether its Media Player is illegally tied into Windows.
Acer Labs unwraps cheapest Pentium 4 chipset
Acer Labs has finally taken the wraps off its Pentium 4 chipset, the Aladdin P4 and has begun seeding the product to mobo makers.
FCC yanks approval from Palm, Handspring wireless PDAs
The Federal Communications Commission has decided it doesn't like wireless devices from Palm and Handspring after all, and officially withdrawn its approval.
So Farewell then, Calluna
Calluna Technology Ltd, the British niche hard drive developer, is to commit hara kiri, after failing to find a buyer for the company.
Cat eating video causes mayhem
A video showing a man killing, skinning, cooking and eating a cat has turned into a rantathon after being posted on shock site StileProject.com.
Tiscali narrows losses, ups revenues
Job cuts and a major major restructuring initiative has helped European Internet outfit Tiscali to cut Q2 losses before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) by 43 per cent, the company announced today.
Intel piggy-backs support for 1394 on ATI announcement
ATI today launched its latest All-in-Wonder video card. No big deal, you might think - the company was bound to upgrade the product after launching the latest generation of its Radeon graphics chip t'other week.
Nvidia, AMD sign up to support 3GIO
Nvidia has signed up to support the upcoming 3GIO PC I/O specification, joining its arch-rival ATI as a backer of the Intel-sponsored standard-to-be.
Security Biz: the double edged sword
The security industry is in a state of a flux. While companies like Baltimore and iDefense are suffering self-evident problems, the rest of the market appears to be buoyant.
Oftel ducks making broadband mandatory
Oftel today confirmed that the universal service obligation (USO) which ensures that basic telephone services are available to all consumers at affordable prices would continue to apply in the UK.
Amiga flogs Win, Linux Amiga DE player for $20
Amiga is to charge $19.95 for its answer to the Java Virtual Machine, the Amiga DE Player, in a bid to win support for its Amiga DE multimedia application environment [surely 'in a bid to make any revenue, anyhow?' - Ed]
Nvidia re-announces hidden mobile power tech
ATI has Nvidia seriously rattled, it seems. Days after ATI launched its PowerPlay technology, as featured in its Mobility Radeon 7500 part, along comes Nvidia to announce a power-saving technology of its own - that it's already shipping.
France Telecom forced to release Orange results early
France Telecom has been forced to release the bare details of its half-year results after a leak told of the group's earnings. The biggest surprise came with a 102 per cent jump in earnings before interest, tax etc for subsidiary Orange to just over £1 billion.
UK Sklyarov protestors picket US embassy
UK protestors picketed the US embassy today, voicing their support for Dmitry Sklyarov, the Russian programmer, who's been indicted by federal grand jury in San Jose, California, on five counts of copyright violation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
‘Microsoft’ sending out dangerous new Internet worm
It has just come in that a new Internet worm called Win32.Invalid.A@mm is being sent out in an email purporting to be from Microsoft Technical Support.
GameOverUK.com goes into liquidation
In a lovely piece of irony, the company GameOverUK.com has gone into liquidation this afternoon.


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LEGO Star Wars: Castaways Coming to Apple Arcade
The game arrives November 19th
The latest LEGO Star Wars game is due to be released on November 19th - and no, it's not the delayed Skywalker Saga.
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways is set on a mysterious new tropical planet where players will customise their own in-game minifigure and meet and team up with other castaways to experience classic Star Wars moments, solve puzzles, battle foes and race LEGO microfighters.
As they progress, players will be able to unlock hundreds of collectibles to further customise their minifigure and solve the mystery of the planet and its ancient civilisation.
There will also be a social hub where players can hang out with friends and communicate through LEGO emotes and join forces to complete quests to earn rewards.
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways will be available exclusively on Apple's gaming subscription service Apple Arcade from November 19th and follows hot on the heels of LEGO Star Wars: Battles which arrived on the service in September.