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ARKIA ISRAELI AIRLINES SIGNS GLOBAL AGREEMENT WITH
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Apr. 30, 2013—Arkia Israeli Airlines, Israel’s largest domestic airline, has signed a global commercial agreement with Discover the World Marketing, appointing them for the first time as a partner. Discover will be representing the airline for the purpose of promoting Arkia’s brand and its services in Finland, Germany, Norway and Spain.
“We have been flying to Europe for some time, but we needed Discover’s capabilities to reinforce our flight schedules and amenities especially within the travel trade,” said Ms. Tal Perez, Arkia’s Seat Control Manager. “They have the experience and knowledge to handle our sales and marketing development in these important markets.”
Jenny Adams, CEO of Discover the World Marketing commented, “It is a pleasure to welcome Arkia Israeli Airlines into our family of clients. This carrier has a long and illustrious history, operating since 1949. We appreciate the opportunity to show them how efficient and dynamic a partner Discover will be for them. Our offices in Germany, Scandinavia, and Spain are well prepared to engage the travel trade with news and information about Arkia, Israel’s second airline.
For more information about Discover the World Marketing, visit discovertheworld.com, or call (480) 707-5566 or +44 207 107 2303.
About Discover the World Marketing
Discover the World Marketing has earned a reputation as a leader in global travel distribution and its success in developing a worldwide network of 80 offices in more than 60 countries capable of exceptional representation performance is unmatched. With a portfolio of 73 clients utilizing its sales, marketing and business process outsourcing services, Discover the World Marketing remains a dominant innovator for the travel industry.
About Arkia Israeli Airlines
Arkia Israeli Airlines has more than 60 years of industry experience. Arkia Israeli Airlines offers domestic flights and cheap charter flights to and from Israel to destinations in Western Europe and across the Mediterranean. As proof of its growing role in the operation of domestic and international flights, Arkia currently maintains offices in ten Israeli cities and more than 20 offices in cities around the world. Its main base is Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, and it has a hub at Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. For more information, visit http://www.arkia.com
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Dubai introduces ‘Dubai Assured’ stamp to certify tourism and retail establishments
Dubai has launched a new compliance programme to certify and recognise hotels and retail establishments, F&B outlets and attractions that have implemented public health protocols for the prevention and management of COVID-19, Gulf News has reported. The initiative is part of efforts to showcase Dubai as one of the world’s safest destinations as it continues to receive tourists following the city’s reopening to international visitors on July 7.
A verification and validation process has been established in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), Department of Economic Development (Dubai Economy) and Dubai Municipality for issuing the ‘Dubai Assured’ stamp.
The specially designed stamp, to be issued free of charge, will have a validity of 15 days. It can be renewed every two weeks upon further verification by inspectors from the relevant authorities, the Gulf News report said.
With the reopening of many public and private facilities and amenities, including beaches, shopping malls, restaurants, swimming pools and golf courses, and the resumption of popular activities like water sports and camping, the ‘Dubai Assured’ programme will cover all key tourism touchpoints across the city. Over 1,000 establishments have already been inspected for compliance with relevant guidelines, as part of the programme, making them eligible to receive the ‘Dubai Assured’ stamp.
The stamp is a visual mark reassuring guests that safety and hygiene measures prescribed by the authorities have been complied with across all tiers and categories of tourist and resident touch points such as hotels, attractions, retail, food & beverage and leisure and entertainment. The establishments can feature this stamp in their marketing communications, said the Gulf News report.
“The health and safety of our residents and visitors remains our utmost priority. The compliance programme we have rolled out across the hospitality sector with the wholehearted support of Dubai Economy and Dubai Municipality is not only testament to the continued efforts being made to further enhance health and safety standards but is also a confidence-boosting measure to reassure travellers that Dubai is one of the world’s safest destinations.” said Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General, Dubai Tourism.
Dubai hotels have deployed stringent disinfection measures covering contact points in lobbies and other areas including restaurants and swimming pools. Entrances have been fitted with equipment for contactless screening of guests. Mall operators are using advanced technology to minimise risks including use of thermal scanners and cameras to monitor traffic at entry points. Public parks and beaches under Dubai Municipality have reopened with strict guidelines for visitors while restaurants are allowed to serve guests with reduced seating arrangements and the enforcement of a distance of two metres between tables, the Gulf News report added.

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Powder room gamble for betting duo
THE founder of online gambling giant Sportingbet is launching a chain of upmarket powder rooms - luxurious venues where women can change, freshen up and buy and apply their make-up before going out on the town.
Multi-millionaire David Cowham has teamed up with his son, also named David, to invest in the project which will be launched at a former Boots store on London's Oxford Street.
Cowham Junior, 39, is also extremely wealthy in his own right, having made his fortune selling his online financial broking firm loans.co.uk to financial services giant MBNA for an estimated £100m.
The duo are now betting well-heeled office workers will stump up an entry fee to use a decent loo-cum grooming parlour and pay for the range of cosmetics and clothing accessories that will be on sale there. The first will open next month under the WC1 banner.
Although revenues will come from the entry fee, WC1's survival will also depend on how it copes in what is proving to be one the toughest times for High Street trading in years and where competition among rival cosmetics retailers is notoriously ruthless.
WC1's management team has called in leisure and retail property agent Philip Sandzer to look for similar sized units in Knightsbridge, Kensington, Marylebone, Covent Garden and Mayfair, according to Property Week magazine.
WC1's operators have yet to decide whether to charge customers on a pay-as-you go basis or introduce prepaid membership. The concept could be rolled out across other cities in Britain, one insider said.
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Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) Q4 Earnings Preview
January 23, 2013 - 6:20am
Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) will come up with its fourth quarter earnings report shortly. A report from Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raises its base case $55 from $50, saying “NT risk/reward on MSI is getting less attractive given the recent run…The post Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) Q4 Earnings Preview appeared first on ValueWalk.
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The Viper may have a future ahead of it.
It was thought that the Dodge Viper would be discontinued at the end of 2017, but FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne says there is a possibility that new a car may surface.
The current Viper does not share its platform with any other car in the brand’s lineup, a setup that “doesn’t make sense to me,” said Marchionne during a press conference at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. Despite that, the CEO said that “given the architectural development within the brand, there is a possibility that a new version of the Viper may surface.”
Timing for the new car is unclear and even Marchionne doesn’t know if it can be ready in time to replace the current Viper without a gap in production.
If a new Viper does show up, it may be a totally different car. There’s a decent chance that the car would be built on the Alfa Romeo Giorgio platform which is set to underpin new versions of the Dodge Charger, Challenger, rumored Barracuda and the Alfa Romeo Guilia. If that happens, it’s almost certain that the Viper would move away from its V10 powerplant to something smaller.
It was revealed last year that there was no contract with the auto workers union to build anything at the Connor Avenue Assembly plant, where the Viper is built, beyond 2017.
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Barry Callebaut expands outsourcing with Cadbury
June 19, 2007
by Eric Schroeder
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND — Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, signed a memorandum of understanding with Cadbury Schweppes P.L.C. under which Barry Callebaut will supply Cadbury’s production sites in Poland. As a result of the outsourcing, Cadbury’s supply volumes of cocoa liquor and liquid chocolate will double to approximately 30,000 tonnes a year.
Deliveries are expected to start by the end of fiscal 2007-08, the companies said.
"The (memorandum of understanding) with Cadbury Schweppes is another milestone in our strategy to take advantage of the ongoing outsourcing trend," said Patrick De Maeseneire, chief executive officer, Barry Callebaut.


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Burt Shavitz, co-founder of Burt's Bees, dies at 80
Beekeeper called Maine home
Burt Shavitz, co-founder of Burt's Bees, has died at the age of 80. The company made the announcement on its website Sunday.
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"Burt Shavitz, our co-founder and namesake, has left for greener fields and wilder woods," a statement on the website read. "We remember him as a bearded, free-spirited Maine man, a beekeeper, a wisecracker, a lover of golden retrievers and his land. Above all, he taught us to never lose sight of our relationship with nature."
According to the website, Shavitz co-founded the company in 1984.
"As we mourn his loss in the days and weeks to come, we will be exploring how to honor and celebrate his remarkable life, to ensure that his legacy and timely ethos are tangible in each of us as individuals, in the brand we so passionately steward, and in our collective impact on our shared home and future generations," the company said in a statement. "If you’d like to share your stories, memories or condolences, please send them to email@example.com."
Shavitz died of respiratory complications in Maine, a spokesperson told the Associated Press.
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Capcom USA senior vice president Christian Svensson is kicking himself a bit over Darkstalkers Resurrection, which hasn’t sold as strongly as he apparently expected.
Writing on Capcom Unity, Svensson said Dakrstalkers Resurrection’s debut in the March PSN charts wasn’t up to snuff.
“Sadly, it’s not as high on that list as it really needs to be to be successful,” he said.
“We’re working on promotions and the like to improve the situation. We’ve not given up. But I’m disappointed in the opening sales response relative to any other fighting title we’ve put out on the same platforms given the frequency and urgency of requests we’ve had here over the last several years and the quality of the execution.”
The executive said Darkstalkers Resurrection is the most fully featured and possibly best fighter re-release the publisher has produced.
“And before people jump to the wrong conclusions, I’m not blaming fans who did buy it and supported the brand. I’m very thankful for those guys (thank you, to all of you),” he added.
“I’m more disappointed by my misread of the information in this particular case.”
Earlier this week, Svensson hinted that Capcom’s fighter re-releases hadn’t been doing particularly well, saying the publisher would slow down on the as it seems the novelty is wearing off. Svensson is popular among Capcom fans for his openness regarding business matters and his regular championing of much-requested projects; he was behind the Ducktales Remastered initiative, for example.


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A PEEK INSIDE THE PALACE: Kensington Palace, Princess Diana’s former residence, may well be the eventual home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but for a few hours late last month it belonged to the British brand Jaeger. The brand shot its fall men’s and women’s ad campaign in various places on the palace grounds. Aitken Jolly, under the direction of Stuart Stockdale, Jaeger’s design director, shot the color campaign. “It rained as soon as we got started — but then it cleared, and we were able to capture the most beautiful, moody sky,” said Stockdale, who says he regularly does his research at the vast Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which is stored there. “I’ve always delved into the archive, and used it as a source of inspiration,” says Stockdale of the archive, which includes outfits worn by royals from King George III to Princess Diana. The campaign was shot along the avenues inside the palace gates, and by the topiary gardens, and the models were Melissa Tammerijn and William Eustace. The media plan is still being finalized, but the campaign will most likely break in September in a British weekly magazine.
SISTER ACT: Project D, the apparel line run by Dannii Minogue and Tabitha Somerset Webb, is in growth mode. The capsule collection of seven dresses and four scents — which launched last year at stores including Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Matches, and MyWardrobe.com — has new projects in the pipeline. In September, the label will launch a line of toiletries, including body cream, body scrub and lip gloss, with prices ranging from 10 pounds to 30 pounds, or $16 to $48, and all based on the brand’s current fragrance selection. “A second fragrance line is still under wraps, and we still have to nail down the timing,” Minogue said during a walk-through of the pre-fall collection of casual and formal dresses. The pop-star-cum-designer-cum-former reality-TV-judge added that she’s mulling doing maternity wear and a selection of dresses “that head towards bridal,” without being strictly for those destined for the aisle. “We’re not trying to be trend-driven, but to create easy shapes you can throw on — no matter what age or size you are.” Prices range from about 300 pounds, or $480, to 660 pounds, or $1,056, at current exchange.


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I tried Bojangles' new fried-chicken sandwich, and it's better than any other fast-food joint's attempt at the menu item
Bojangles launched a new fried-chicken sandwich on Monday, and the Southern chain brought a truck up north so New Yorkers could have a taste.
From Bojangles to Zaxby's, we wish these fast-food and restaurant chains would expand to other parts of the country.
Shake Shack, Church's Chicken, and Wendy's join the battle between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A over the superior chicken sandwich
Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Shake Shack, and Church's Chicken used Twitter to defend the superiority of their chicken sandwiches.
The fried chicken comes on the bone, as chicken tenders, or on a sandwich.
We taste-tested every fast-food fried chicken sandwich to find out who does it best.
Here's what it's like to eat at the Southern fried-chicken chain whose diehard fans say is better than KFC and Popeyes
Bojangles' — a fried-chicken chain based in North Carolina — is demanding to be judged among its top competitors in the US.
We tested fried chicken from Southern ruler Church's and the underdog trying to take over — and the winner is clear
Bojangles, a North Carolina-based chicken chain, isn't content to stay in the South any longer.
We tried the regional fried chicken chain many people say is the best in America to see if it lives up to the hype
Bojangles', a regional chicken and biscuit chain, is ready to become a household name outside the Carolinas.
Bojangles' impressive quarter is a step toward taking over the US, but for longtime fans, the regional chain's appeal is nothing new.
Bojangles' new development agreement is a step towards taking over the US, but for long-time fans, the regional chain's appeal is nothing new.
Chains including Chick-fil-A, Jason's Deli, and Whataburger top the list of quick-service chains' with the highest average sales per unit in 2015.
Researchers at The NPD Group named the biscuit one of the fastest growing menu items last year, reports Nation’s Restaurant News.


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Multicultural goes mainstream
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Multicultural outreach programs have grown so sophisticated they are now impacting agencies' broader marketing efforts for clients.
While America has long been viewed as the great melting pot, it might be better described as a multicultural mosaic comprised of populations with widely varying customs, cultures, and languages.
And businesses that are learning to speak to each of those colorful mosaic “tiles” in both macro and micro ways are better positioned to grow their businesses, particularly ones that ...


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Cleaning up after Dieselgate is underway
652 brand dealers from the United States are in for a $1.21 billion payment from Volkswagen over Dieselgate damages, which is only scratching the ice on the $15 billion settlement looming over the German carmaker.
Mitigating the aftereffect of Dieselgate will burn like a blister throughout Volkswagen's treasury, and this is just the beginning.
According to Automotive News, Volkswagen has to pay around $1.85 million over 18 months to each of the abovementioned dealers as part of the agreement announced by the US Department of Justice earlier this year in July.
As stated by the same settlement, Volkswagen will also consumers a buyback and lease termination for nearly 500,000 diesel cars built between 2009-2015 and fitted with 2.0-liter TDI diesel engines.
Lastly, the same source states that Volkswagen will not sell any diesel vehicles for the 2016 and 2017 model years, as mentioned in "a filing by lawyers for company dealers."
Things are slowly but steadily heading towards a hillclimb for the Wolfsburg-based company which is making efforts to put the scandal behind and turn the wrong into a right by employing a range-electrification masterplan spreading to 2025.


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Armen Najarian at Outseer explains why identity management is a key part of fighting cyber fraud but warns that it must be implemented in a customer-friendly way
Brits are buying more online than ever before. UK online shopping sales rose by 48% to nearly £113 billion in 2020, and a further increase of £10 bn is expected this year. Digital banking is also through the roof, as 76% of adults in the UK now use some form of online banking.
While this digital convenience is exciting for consumers, it’s a double-edged sword. Fraudsters, the nemesis of brands and consumers alike, are following the money trail with 13% of online transactions likely now fraudulent.
A perfect storm is brewing for retailers: they are struggling to pay rising rents on physical stores, facing supply chain challenges, and suffering COVID-related labour shortages. As they reach what is traditionally the busiest quarter of the year, retailers can’t afford to fight a battle on all fronts. They must address fraud so it doesn’t end up being the straw that broke the camel’s back.
A recent report from UK Finance found that fraud losses in 2021 have increased by 30 per cent compared with the same period last year – and this shows little sign of slowing. While customers may feel helpless, businesses are not. They must work to defeat the cyber-criminals threatening the future of retail, or risk disastrous consequences. Research shows almost half of UK consumers trust brands less after receiving scam messages from fraudsters.
Regardless of any real business association with fraudsters, customers’ brand loyalty can be destroyed by fraud, which in turn has a devastating impact on customer experience, reputation, and ultimately, retailers’ bottom line.
Organisations must find a way to fend off fraudsters and protect the brand experience, without adding too many new hoops for customers to jump through during the checkout process. With the future of retail and brand reputation riding on fraud prevention, businesses don’t have many chances to get it right.
Cyber-crime is taking a different shape
As shopping and payments have become more global, mobile, and on-demand, whole new avenues of attack have emerged for fraudsters to exploit. Phishing attacks, rogue mobile apps, fraudulent social media pages disguised as high street brands are rife, with brand abuse fraud in particular now the most dominant attack vector for cyber-criminals.
These impersonators target entire customer bases to steal credit card details or login credentials and use this compromised information to make a remote purchase. This is known as card-not-present (CNP) fraud, and it can be very difficult for merchants to verify the purchaser’s identity because both the card and cardholder aren’t physically present.
While CNP transactions are unavoidable in today’s hyper-digital world, businesses need to find a way to improve their detection of fraudulent payments. However, the sheer volume of CNP transactions and different devices used to make payments – from mobile phones, to watches and even smart TVs – has increased the attack surface, making it difficult to successfully identify a fraudulent transaction.
At first glance, the simple solution to thwart cyber-criminals appears to be to ramp up authentication, forcing consumers to confirm CNP transactions via text message or biometrics. However, these additional measures add friction to the digital experience.
Maximising safety and minimising friction
Fraud prevention is an imperative to protect brand experience, but only if done right. A recent report from PwC found that almost 60% of customers will abandon a brand after several bad customer experiences, and 17% will walk away after just one bad experience.
Boosting fraud controls is essential to defeating cyber-criminals, but businesses must ensure that the user experience doesn’t become collateral damage. Increased transaction declines and irksome step-up challenges can send customers fleeing to competitors and result in cart abandonment, which impacts three quarters of all purchases and results in $4 trillion in lost revenue potential every year.
Risk-based authentication – like the 3D Secure 2.0 protocol – can help organisations avoid the Catch-22 between fighting fraud and protecting the user experience. The technology analyses hundreds of risk indicators to silently authenticate customers during the checkout process.
It will rapidly examine a vast list of questions, searching for anomalies that indicate fraud. For instance, have you purchased similar items before? Is the payment in your local currency? Have you shipped goods to this address before? If the transaction’s risk score is too high, the purchase will be flagged as potentially fraudulent and blocked.
This approach pinpoints fraud, while ensuring legitimate payments go through without users being challenged with pesky requests for additional authentication. Merchants get smarter at detecting fraud, can challenge suspicious payments, and protect the brand experience – it’s a win-win!
Protecting brand reputation and fending off fraud is critical as competition intensifies, consumers lose patience and spending ramps up on the approach to Christmas. We are likely to see record levels of CNP transactions, and cyber-criminals won’t miss the opportunity to cash in.
While it’s imperative that retailers are able to unmask fraudsters, they must also juggle pressure to deliver seamless payment experiences. Taking a risk-based approach to authentication allows organisations to make faster and better-informed decisions about fraud, without compromising on the customer experience. This way, retailers can outsmart cyber-criminals, protect their brand reputation and secure the frictionless, seamless, and above-all safe future of retail.
There’s no time like the present, and by tackling fraud, retailers can help to ensure that the last quarter of 2021 delivers success and marks the beginning of better times to come for the industry.
Armen Najarian is Chief Identity Officer at Outseer
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The MSP marketplace has become increasingly competitive over the last few years. In fact, according to the IT Glue MSP Benchmark Survey, 24 percent of MSPs report competition as a major pressure point. And it's only going to get worse as more people recognize managed services as a space with healthy profits and growth, making it one of the best industries to operate in, even in a year like 2020.
Sometimes when you build a product, the best use cases for that product only emerge long after the product has been released into the wild. This is the case with MyGlue. We imagined that MyGlue would steal password management market share from the Post-It Note, and it has, but when we talk to MSPs now about MyGlue, they rave about its value as a collaborative tool.


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Mirroring its ready-to-wear clothing line, Yves Saint Laurent's fall 2016 makeup collection packs a provocative punch with rock ‘n' roll vibes and a retro 1970s feel. The "Scandal" collection, fronted by Cara Delevingne, is out now.
A Harris Poll for the AICPA showed that American adult social media users make purchases or take vacations according to what they have seen on social media and choose activities on social media based on how friends and family will view it.
A U.S. appeals court said on Wednesday that Puerto Rico could not force Wal-Mart Stores Inc's affiliate there to pay a special corporate tax that the retailer said was discriminatory and violated the U.S. Constitution.
Nike and Crystal Group are the only apparel brands to make Fortune magazine's 'Change The World' global list for 2016. Each year, the ranking selects those firms tackling major social and environmental problems, while still lifting their bottom lines.


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Ralphs Grocery Company, a division of The Kroger Co., today announced it is offering home delivery in select locations in Southern California through a partnership with Instacart, the technology-driven, nationwide on-demand retail delivery service.
This pilot in Southern California supports two key drivers of the company’s Restock Kroger Plan: Expand Partnerships to Create Customer Value and Redefine the Food and Grocery Customer Experience.
“Kroger’s success has always depended on our ability to evolve with our customers. Offering home delivery powered by Instacart in Southern California is another way we are accelerating our digital and ecommerce efforts to create new and highly-relevant customer experiences,” said Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chairman and CEO. “Restock Krogerbuilds on our strengths, including our incredibly convenient locations and platforms for pickup and delivery within one-to-two miles of our customers.”
“The Kroger Co. is leading the way in ecommerce grocery adoption, enabling consumers across the country to have access to fresh, quality food at the push of a button,” said Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Instacart. “I’m proud that by partnering with Kroger, Instacart is solving the last frontier for the customer.”
For the past several years, Kroger has been actively experimenting with numerous digital and ecommerce models, and applying its data and customer insights expertise through 84.51°, with a focus on delivering a differentiated and personalized experience to its customers. Today across the country Kroger offers home delivery from nearly 200 store locations in partnership with service providers including Shipt, deliv, Roadie, Uber, and others. This is in addition to the company’s ClickList and Harris Teeter ExpressLane locations – Kroger’s personalized, order-online service – now available to customers in more than 900 stores. This service will be available in more than 1,000 locations by the end of the year. In Kroger’s third quarter, reported on September 8, 2017, digital revenue was up 126%, driven by ClickList sales.
The company plans to pilot Ralphs delivery Powered by Instacart in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, Thousand Oaks and Beach communities by the end of November.
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App update shows Apple Pencil Support for 9.7-inch iPad Pro
Apple is due to announce a new iPad that was expected to be iPad Air 3. Later it has been rumored that Apple is making change in iPad Series Name. The new 9.7-inch iPad would be called iPad Pro, or may be iPad Pro Mini.
Astropad Graphics is an App for iPad that comes with a companion app for Mac. It allows to draw on Photoshop or any other Mac creative app directly from your iPad. The latest Astropad Graphics update v1.4 has brought Apple Pencil Support for new iPad Pro, and they have mentioned this in the App description clearly; “Apple pencil support for new iPads (Spring 2016).” The change has been noticed by Apple Insider.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch that apple announced last year was the first Apple Tablet to support stylus (Apple Pencil). The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro would be announced in the event on 21 March. It would feature the same Apple A9X CPU and 4GB RAM that 12.9-inch iPad Pro. If you skipped iPad Pro just because of the too larger display, the new model can give you a reason to buy.
Along with 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple is also expected to launch iPhone SE, new Apple Watch Bands, and new version of operating system for Mac and Mobile devices.


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Sirsi: Arecanut, one of the major commercial crops of Karnataka, has been included in the negative list of commodities in the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which will come into force in January 2010. The country’s arecanut growers are heaving a sigh of relief, said Uttar Kannada MP Ananthkumar Hegde in a press meet called on Tuesday at the Public Works Department bungalow.
Quoting letter no: MKT/45/9/2009-10 issued from the Under Secretary to Government of India, S.P. Katnouria, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, he said that the anxiety of areca growers was mitigated.
If a trade item is in the negative list, it would be excluded from FTA for the next five years and as such it cannot be imported free with tariff relief, Mr. Hegde said.
A panel of Parliamentarians from areca growing States, led by Mr. Hegde, met the Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath and convinced him about the plight of areca growers who constitute 2 per cent of the country’s population.
He said that efforts would continue to set a stabilised price for arecanut in the future.
He added that there was a need to focus on the health aspect of arecanut.


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Are you one of those people just has to have every new gadget that comes along? If so, you might have been one of the thousands of people who were waiting in line a few weeks ago when the iPhone X made its debut.
The new Apple smartphone drew a lot of media buzz because of its screen that went all the way to the edge of the unit, it’s new facial recognition software, and a few other features. Most articles, however, drew attention to the price of the phone, which is far and away the most expensive smartphone ever made, as the basic price for the unit is just a bit under $1000.
That didn’t stop people from lining up to buy it, and stores worldwide sold out their stocks of the new iPhone X within hours.
If you think you’re done spending money on the iPhone X after dropping that thousand dollars, you may be mistaken. Occasionally, you might need to get the thing repaired, as many smartphone owners have discovered that accidents can (and do!) happen with them. Glass gets broken, and other damage can occur if you happen to drop it.
Apple claims that the glass used in the new phones is ultra-durable, but tests at numerous Websites have suggested otherwise. You know how it is – when Apple comes out and says “Our new phones have super-durable glass that isn’t likely to break,” there are people who are going to buy the phones for the express purpose of trying to break the glass.
By many accounts, that glass is breakable and apparently quite breakable, at that. Not a problem, you say – “I’ll just go to the Apple store and have them fix it.”
Yes, they can do that. In fact, they’ll be happy to do that. But it’s going to cost you. Apple’s price for replacing a screen on the iPhone X is $279, and apparently, that price doubles to $549 if there is any other damage to the phone.
There are plenty of phones that you can buy for less than the $549 that it will cost you to have this one repaired, and rest assured, many people will end up having to have their phones repaired. You don’t have to, of course, but if the repair happens to leave the phone not working, then you still have a monthly phone bill with which you’ll have to contend.
Keep in mind, too that the iPhone X has glass on both sides, making it all the more likely to break when dropped. The screen uses expensive OLED technology, and its thinness and a few other things that are attached to it make it quite difficult to repair, so both add to the cost.
Square Trade, a warranty company, as described the iPhone X as the most breakable phone that they’ve ever tested. That’s not particularly reassuring, and one can’t help but wonder if Apple didn’t make the phone somewhat fragile on purpose, just so they can make a few more dollars on repairs.


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of Kandi Technologies (NASDAQ:KNDI), a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles, go-karts, and other specialized vehicles, shot higher on Monday after the company reported its result for 2014. By noon, the stock was up about 10%.
So what: Kandi reported revenue of $170.2 million for 2014, up 80.1% year over year; $116.4 million of this came from electric vehicle parts sales, a segment that generated practically no revenue in 2013. An electric vehicle joint venture, Kandi Electric Vehicles Group, generated $215.5 million in sales during 2014, but none of this revenue was reported by Kandi directly since the company only owns 50% of the JV.
Generally accepted accounting princples net income was $0.29 per share for the year, with non-GAAP net income slightly higher at $0.33 per share. Both figures were higher compared to 2013 by more than 150%. Total operating expenses actually declined compared to 2013, despite the rapid rise in revenue, with both research and development spending and general and administrative spending contracting. Gross margin, on the other hand, plummeted to 13.75%, down from 23% in 2013.
Now what: CEO Xiaoming Hu had this to say about the company's future prospects: "Looking ahead, we are extremely excited about Kandi's business prospects for continued growth. Given the government's strong commitment toward policies that encourage the adoption of electric vehicles nationwide, including the national and local government subsidies, the electric vehicle tax breaks, along with the prevailing favorable market conditions in China, we are confident in our ability to execute our strategy to further grow market shares in China."


text: As colder weather settled in across much of the U.S. in the fourth quarter both the COVID-19 situation and economic performance predictably began to deteriorate. The daily rate of new COVID-19 cases is more than thrice the summer peak and consumers are paring travel and visits to restaurants. Local officials in Reno have maintained occupancy restrictions in the restaurant and retail sector, however as the pandemic has continued, retailers have found creative ways to keep their businesses afloat. While the retail sector still felt the reverberations of local restrictions, Q4 2020 posted its first quarter of positive net absorption since Q4 2019 ending the year at positive 21,526 sq. ft.


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Fridays are spirit days at Kimball Elementary School in Seattle, and students are encouraged to wear jerseys of their favorite local sports teams. Lately, that means they don the blue, green and silver duds of the Seahawks. The Emerald City's NFL heavyweights are currently making a Super Bowl push behind likable star players and a raucous rooting section known as the "12th man."
Kevin Zelko sees the kids in their Seahawks jerseys every single Friday, there at Kimball Elementary. Little Russell Wilsons walk the halls. Miniature Marshawn Lynchs crowd the cafeteria. But he also sees the other kids at Kimball. The kids whose parents can't afford jerseys. The kids who are part of the 70% of Kimball students whose families' low incomes qualify them for free lunch. The kids who root for the Seahawks just as hard as anyone, but feel left out when more well-to-do classmates strut their stuff on Fridays.
Zelko teaches special education at Kimball. It's a full-time job, and on many weekends he goes to Seahawks home games. Not to get drunk and watch football, though. He lugs 70 pounds of booze up and down the aisles of CenturyLink Field as a beer vendor. He enjoys the people and the work, the camaraderie of it all. Plus it helps him afford gifts for friends and family when the holidays roll around each year.
So Zelko sees it all. He sees how the 12th Man goes crazy for its Seahawks on Sundays at CenturyLink. He sees the kids that can't afford jerseys to wear to Kimball's spirit Fridays. And he sees the way Seattle — the entire city, really — is currently rallying around the 'Hawks, who with a home win on Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers will earn a trip to Super Bowl XLVIII.
Talking with his girlfriend last Sunday night, Zelko decided to do something. Something to make the kids who can't afford jerseys feel a part of the team — both at Kimball and in Seattle.
"Getting to participate with your peers in what everyone is excited about — and right now that's the Seahawks — is a huge deal," Zelko tells Mashable. "In the entire city right now, it seems like every conversation anyone has is about the Seahawks. The kids experience that too and for them to smile in their jerseys of Fridays and cheer for the Seahawks on Sundays would be so great for them."
So Zelko took to the Internet. He set up a crowdfunding campaign using the site GoFundMe to solicit donations. On Friday morning he'll deliver jerseys to as many of the kids who can't afford them as possible. Just in time for spirit day. Just in time for Sunday's showdown against the rival 49ers.
Zelko, however, is no stranger to the social web. His Twitter handle — @Msbeervendor — refers to his former days as a suds salesman at Seattle Mariners baseball games. A few years back he created the account and set up his own system for fans at Mariners games: If you tweeted him your seat location, he'd bring you your beer. ESPN, CNBC and a host of local media outlets picked up the story.
The GoFundMe page has so far raised just over $600. Zelko hopes to raise $1,000 — or more — to buy Seahawks jerseys on Friday (he gets a discount as a team employee) and bring them back to Kimball. He'll hand them off to classroom teachers, who will then gift them to the neediest kids, simply saying the new gear "came from the Seahawks." The thousand bucks will cover many kids, but not all whose families can't buy them jerseys.
Anything Zelko's campaign raises above $1,000 will go toward buying more jerseys for more Kimball kids. With a day and a half left to go, Zelko is counting on Seattle's 12th Man to help out some of its littlest fans.
"Hey, even just a $12 donation in honor of the 12th Man would be great," Zelko tells Mashable. "A jersey's not going to change the world, but it will bring the kids here a couple more smiles."
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Jan 09, 2017
Upstate NY's Medtek Skin Solutions has teamed with In Focus Brands to create new branded products for the home use, consumer products category.
Jan 04, 2017
EDA Funding, the newest venture between Autonomy Distributors and In Focus Brands from their successful launch and exit of an international distribution firm in 2016, has signed EC for sales management of their proprietary service- CrowdBuild ™.
Dec 29, 2016
ActivShot SA, the owner of the patented technology ACECam, has signed with In Focus Brands to create the team, operations and brand launch to bring their hardware-as-a-service business model to golf courses across North America.
Dec 23, 2016
Diamond Point Co-Development Fund has received an investment from The EDA Fund that doubles its available funding for startup and acceleration opportunities.
Dec 23, 2016
Robert Manasier has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Autonomy Distributors as the company begins its next phase of growth following a successful overseas division exit.
Dec 22, 2016
The EDA Fund has made its first investment into the Diamond Point Co-Development Fund to guarantee a sustainable deal pipeline for its growing investor base.
Dec 13, 2016
The Albany student-created, startup community with benefits app-The MASH Card- has expanded their student community to Sage Colleges of Albany after 1 month of intensive system build outs with In Focus Brands.
Dec 08, 2016
On Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Kahl Campus Center, Rm 105 from 11am-5pm. Sage Colleges is located at 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208.
Nov 30, 2016
The SimplePF app pulls your bank data, automatically creates journal entries and maintains your personal income statement and balance sheet. The result? Leave 99% of your personal finance dirty work to us and keep your personal finances simple.
Nov 11, 2016
StartUp Weekend 5 has announced the winners for the event held last weekend at Russell Sage's Bush Memorial Center (65 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180).


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Buyers can choose from among 150 high-end models from five automakers, including the Indian subsidiaries of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and 70 super-luxuries from nine manufacturers ranging from Aston Martin to Rolls-Royce.
JLR sales increased 22% to 115,596 in first-quarter 2014, raising Tata’s overall operating margin to 20.3% from 15.8% year-ago, while the domestic business’s margin fell to -2.8% from 2.3% in the same period.
Honda India dropped every model but the CR-V and refilled its portfolio with the popular Brio hatchback and Amaze compact sedan. The Mobilio is shaping up as India’s most successful MPV since the Toyota Innova.
Domestic automakers and global manufacturers’ Indian subsidiaries are exporting, or will export, both fully assembled vehicles and kits for local assembly in the importing country. Their market reach is worldwide.
Maruti Suzuki is campaigning to convince global and local investors of the benefits of parent Suzuki’s wholly owned India operation. But some Maruti Suzuki shareholders oppose the plan and regulators have questioned its legality.
Aiming for a 10% share of the Indian market by 2017, Nissan plans to introduce new products and start a common-module family series of versatile platforms. But the automaker first would like to give existing models a chance to succeed.
Maruti Suzuki has held its own during the industry slump but also is looking to improve. India’s No.1 automaker has set a challenging target of 9% to 10% overall growth in the current fiscal year, and 15% in rural areas.
Rising production costs, interest rates and sale prices, plus a decline in availability of financing, have damaged Indian automakers in the past 24 months. Investments have been delayed, jobs have been curtailed and worker unrest is widespread.
Automakers are working to expand not only by exporting but also by producing compact vehicles, increasing dealerships and promoting rural sales and service within India. The domestic manufacturers face the additional challenge of strengthening their technological capabilities.


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“Our chain already includes 24 units, and normally one store should cover nearly one million persons , therefore, we can say we have a full nationwide coverage”, said Francois Oliver (photo), chief executive officer of Metro Cash& Carry Romania.
Only if we find a location with positive price perspective, he added, Metro might be interested in extending its chain.
As for the sales results of the German retailer for the winter holidays, the food segment was the one that derived the utmost earnings. “Even if the non-food segment took a mild decline from previous years, the foodstuff sales increased compared to 2007, as the clients directed their liquidities to food products, and not to long-term use products like in prior years”, Metro’s CEO added.
The only fit-out carried by Metro Cash&Carry in Romania this year was at the supply center in Voluntari , started six months ago, which cost the company roughly 4.7 million euros.
With the new structure of Metro Cash&Carry Voluntari, the center extended its retail surface to 8,650 sqm.
“With its new format, Metro Cash&Carry Voluntari is one of the most modern locations of Metro Cash&Carry Romania chain”, said the Operational Business Unit of Metro Cash & Carry Romania and Moldova, Vladimir Vava, adding that despite the national chain expansion, the distribution outlets in Bucharest remain the most profitable ones.
Metro Cash & Carry is active in over 29 countries, managing over 600 cash&carry units. With over 100,000 employees worldwide, the company recorded 31.7 billion euros in sales.
Metro Cash&Carry is a division of Metro Group, one of the world’s leading hypermarkets. In 2007, Metro Group reported 64 billion euros in turnover.
In lipsa unui acord scris din partea InternetCorp, puteti prelua maxim 500 de caractere din acest articol daca precizati sursa si daca inserati vizibil linkul articolului Metro's CEO: In 2009 we will switch off the expansion and fit-out procedures.


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| According to the Alliance for a Clean Texas and its partner groups, today was solar day.
As if to put an exclamation point on the notion, the Solar Alliance today released the names of more than 30 companies that have signed a letter to the Texas Legislature urging approval of solar legislation capable of creating tens of thousands of new Texas jobs. The list includes high-tech, telecom, manufacturing and retail companies.
"We believe it is important to demonstrate broad support for solar among Texas employers and clearly articulate what legislative criteria will be necessary to truly spark the solar industry's economic potential in Texas," said Carrie Cullen Hitt, President of the Solar Alliance.
"With more than 80 solar and renewable energy bills before the Texas Legislature, it is important that Legislators know what they must do to make sure Texas gains a strong solar market with thousands of new jobs and economic activity," said Jeff Clark, Executive Director of TechAmerica, a national organization of high-tech employers with dozens of Texas members.
With over 60 bills in the House and over 30 in the Senate all pertaining to green energy initiatives, the Solar Alliance has targeted 6 major criterion needed in in any solar package in order to trigger the kind of job growth a widespread solar industry can create.
- 3,000 total megawatts of installed solar over a 5- to 10-year program;
- At least 1,000 of these megawatts dedicated to distributed generation;
- Statewide application, with every region, every electric provider, and every customer class included, because if everyone benefits, everyone should participate;
- Rate impact for residential consumers of less than $1.00 per month;
- Provide an average of $250 million annually in incentives for the life of the program;
- Program expires when the goal is reached.
This is an interesting tactic. Instead of advocating for a package of bills, the Solar Alliance has focused on specific policy positions.
They elaborate this position by stating the general number of jobs that could be created under these 6 tenets.
If these criteria are met, a strong Texas solar market could create 45,000 to 90,000 manufacturing, design and installation jobs, as well as 200,000 indirect jobs, such as in the shipping industry, according to Solar Alliance calculations based on studies utilized by U.S. solar companies to plan their business strategies.
You can read the full letter and see the list of business in the Solar Alliance here (pdf).


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Bumper cars on ice gliding into Milwaukee
This just in: a bumper car ice rink will pop up somewhere in Milwaukee in April 2020. We don't know exactly where yet, but we do know it's a "Bumper Cars on Ice" playground featuring a winter wonderland-themed bar with mulled wine and frozen cocktails.
Tickets are $30 and include a 12-minute bumper car ice ride and admission to the bar with live DJs.
The concept is from an Australian company, Concrete Playground. Maybe that's why they're hosting a winter wonderland during the Northern Hemisphere's spring season? Who knows; it still sounds fun.
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IPCA Labs had a strong domestic formulation growth YOY which was offset by degrowth in YOY exports while API sales also struggled for the company. Margins continue to face pressure in the global supply chain disruptive environment.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have announced its Q2FY22 results on 8th July 2021, while Infosys has released the result for the same quarter on 14th July 2021. Which Company is best between this two, get an insight on the same with the help of this 5-Point Comparative Analysis.
Revenue from Operations for standalone business stood at Rs. 1,279 crores as compared to Rs. 996 crores. A YoY growth of 28.5% and QoQ growth of 14.8%. Such strong increase for the Indian business can be attributed to volume recovery for Indian OEMs leading to good demand.
Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), a leading emerging markets FMCG company, announced its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2021, on Thursday 11th November 2021. The company has posted a Net Profit of Rs. 479 Cr. in Q2FY22, and has witnessed steady growth across all the segments. PFA the detailed analysis of the Q2FY22 & H1FY22 results of the company.
Company has had an extremely poor run for Q2FY2022 with degrowth in all aspects except for YOY topline growth. Increase in raw material cost of 2x to 3x along with decline in volumes has led to a poor show for this Quarter.
Page Industries Limited is the exclusive licensee of JOCKEY International Inc. for manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of the JOCKEY® brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the UAE. The company has announced its Q2FY22 Results on Thursday 11th November 2021.


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Epic Games and Virtual Heroes are going to license Unreal Engine to departments, agencies and units of the U.S. and allied governments and to support government developers through the establishment of the Unreal Government Network (UGN).
Virtual Heroes licenses and supports UE3 technology on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, Flash, PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Wii U.
“We recognize the growing market needs of our government customers and are excited to have Virtual Heroes provide a full spectrum of focused services and support using our game engine technology,” said Dr. Michael Capps, president, Epic Games.
“Virtual Heroes is committed to providing world-class support to our licensees to ensure that all UE3 solutions achieve the best possible results across multiple platforms,” said Jerry Heneghan, founder of Virtual Heroes and director of HumanSim® product development at ARA. “Our technical and creative staff is uniquely qualified to provide a new standard of responsive, personalized service to government customers worldwide.”
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New York adds more members to its cannabis board. California proposes new marijuana rules. Cannabis may be on the 2022 ballot in Nebraska. And finally, veterinarians in Nevada can now prescribe CBD to their patients.
As we reported last week, New York’s new governor added new members to its Cannabis Control Board. Now, the state Senate and General Assembly have followed suit. Once the board is fully populated, work on rules for the new industry can begin.
The Department of Cannabis Control issued new proposed rules, which are set to take effect later this month. Changes include new regulations regarding product samples, a change to the definition of cannabis business owners in the state and a loosening of rules around the sale of branded merchandise.
Could cannabis be on the 2022 ballot in Nebraska? Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana certainly hope so. The group filed language for two ballot measures recently, and hope to start gathering signatures later this month. The first measure would protect doctors and patients from criminal penalty, and the second would direct the Legislature to set up a system to allow the sale of medical marijuana.
Why should Fido and Rover be left out of the CBD craze? In Nevada, veterinarians will soon be able to discuss and prescribe cannabidiol with their
patients patients’ owners. Although many CBD products are available for pets, owners have questions about how to administer them and their overall safety. Under Nevada’s new law, vets can answer those questions without fear of repercussion.
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Not upgraded to Windows 10 22H2 yet? You’ll soon be forced to (or switch to Windows 11)
Windows 10 users who haven’t upgraded to the latest version of the operating system (22H2) will soon have to do so.
That’s because Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 21H2 on June 13, and has issued a reminder to that effect (as Neowin reports).
In other words, the June 2023 security update will be the final one for those on 21H2. After that, there’ll be no more updates at all, feature-wise, or security fixes.
If you want further updates, you’ll need to be running Windows 10 22H2. Microsoft notes: “As always, we recommend that you update your devices to the latest version of Windows 10, or upgrade eligible devices to Windows 11.”
Analysis: Final call for Windows 10 upgrades
Naturally, Microsoft couldn’t let go of an opportunity to get a quick plug in for upgrading to Windows 11. Of course, if your PC doesn’t meet the system requirements for Windows 11, then you can’t switch over to the latest OS. Furthermore, you might not want to anyway, due to some of the decisions Microsoft has made, particularly on the interface front with Windows 11.
At any rate, this forced upgrade for Windows 10 users will be the last one. There won’t be a newer version than 22H2 to upgrade to, as Microsoft recently announced that this is the last feature update for the older operating system. There’ll be no 23H2 or anything else – only monthly security updates from now on, which will continue to be provided for Windows 10 until the OS itself goes out of support (which will be in October 2025, so still a relatively long way off).
All of which is very much angling to get folks to upgrade to Windows 11, with adoption not being everything Microsoft would’ve hoped for at this stage. Certainly not compared to how things went with Windows 10, which had racked up far more users than Windows 11 at the same point in its lifespan.
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) - The Dougherty County Commission does not have a policy to give preference to local businesses, when purchasing products or services.
This came to light last year when they purchased vehicles from an Atlanta auto dealer, rather than pay a few dollars more to buy them from a local dealer.
Some business owners say the County Commission should install that policy, like The Albany City Commission and the Dougherty County School system already have.
The Dougherty Commission Chairman explained their independence means competition in pricing, saving money in the long run for taxpayers. But at what cost?
We clearly don't mind spending a little more to keep our local businesses thriving and our local citizens employed.
Recently, Sunbelt Ford-Town's Fleet Manager criticized this lack of a local preference option, after losing a bid for four police cars to a dealership in metro Atlanta.
The Albany dealership's bid was only $380 more... within the local preference option employed by the City of Albany and the Dougherty County School Board, this gives locally owned businesses an advantage when pricing like this is very close.
We don't understand why the chamber of commerce pushes, "buy local" initiatives, but they don't want to challenge the Dougherty County Commission to make that policy an ordinance.
Why is the Economic Development Commission, responsible for defending our local jobs, not lobbying the Commission to adopt this policy?
Chairman Chris Cohilas provided data that the majority of bids are won by local businesses without a preference. Cohilas also explained that not being bound by a local preference rule, allowed the county to negotiate for more fair pricing, even from local businesses, Saving taxpayers money.
But ask yourself how you would feel if your local business lost a bid for $300 to an out of town business, when the commission is spending your local tax dollars?
The City of Albany has a 5% local preference ordinance, and their central services director admits it does stifle competition.
They say some out of town businesses don't bother bidding with an entity with a local preference. We agree with the business logic, but know in the long run, economic development and jobs in Dougherty County will benefit from local preference in bidding.
Commissioners obviously are doing a good job honoring the "buy local" theme on most purchases, but it will take determination by business people like Harry Prisant from Ford Town, to publicly call out commissioners when local preference is by-passed.
Again, we call on our county commissioners to adopt a local preference policy.


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The firm boldly states its intentions to ramp up its electrified cars moving forward
Hybrid power is not a crime...
Statement from firm hints that range of full EVs will be available from 2020
Mysterious EV firm confirms partnership with battery giant as EV rumours step up a gear
Martin will ride for Japanese firm in bid to break the 120mph average speed for electric bikes
Today, NIO, a next-generation car company showcased 11 vehicles for its Chinese debut at the 2017 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.
Massive ultra-fast charging scheme could begin as early as 2017
Austrian firm Kreisel has converted a Mercedes G-Class for the former Governor of California
What may presently be the world’s fastest fully-electric racing car will shortly make its debut at the Zandvoort motorsport circuit in Holland, shod with Kumho tyres.
The brand new Mahindra Racing Formula E car, will make its public, dynamic debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed
You'll now pay if you're hogging a space once your car's finished charging
"Solar and storage are at their best when they're combined..."
2017 is the year of self-driving if the CES show is anything to go by...
MINI confirms its next variation of the Countryman will be a capable plug-in hybrid
The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the world leader in zero-emissions mobility, has sold 350,000 electric vehicles since December 2010, when the Nissan LEAF went on sale.
Huge range hikes left judges unsurprisingly impressed with the small EV
Recent patent applications suggest the cars will have names such as EQB and EQS
Paris motor show has already brought us new VW have a fully electric future with the new I.D, but it's the upgrade of the Renault Zoe that has us really excited...
Tesla’s new Model 3 saloon was handed over to its first customers at a launch event at the Fremont factory on Saturday.
Musk's futuristic firm could let you sample its fantastic products with new 'Drive to Believe' campaign


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New York auction houses Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips sold total of $2.3 billion of art during the city’s 10-day art marathon, Bloomberg reports.
The total exceeded pre-sale estimates of $2.1 billion, but fell short of May’s sales record of $2.7 billion.
The most expensive piece of art remained Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani’s “Nu Couche,” which sold for $170.4 million at Christie’s on Monday, becoming the second-most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. The painting, the name of which translates to “Reclining Nude,” is one of a series of nudes painted by Modigliani in 1917 Paris in the throes of World War I.
The painting was purchased by Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who has made headlines in the art world in the past. Earlier this year, Liu broke the world record for an oriental work of art sold by an international auction house, paying $45 million for a 600-year-old Tibetan embroidered silk tapestry. Last year, he paid $36.3 million for a small cup from the Ming Dynasty era.
Other notable works sold included Pablo Picasso’s “La Carafe (Bouteille et Verre),” which sold for $10.5 million, and Rene Magritte’s “Le Miroir Universel,” which sold for $6.7 million.
Ten artworks remained unsold after the auction, including sculptures by Pablo Picasso and Edgar Degas, and paintings by Berthe Morisot, Alfred Sisley and Georges Braque, according to Bloomberg.


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TLP: Ay, Caramba! Stamp Sales Bad News for the Springfield Mailman
Not even some of the most popular imaginary characters to ever show up on teevee can help the U.S. Postal Service salvage itself from financial ruin.
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In a move that wasted $1.2 million in printing costs, the Postal Service produced 1 billion of “The Simpsons” stamps. It sold 318 million.The thing is, the way the USPS wastes money, that's not even a lot of d'oh.
A Postal Service inspector general’s report singled out the overproduction of stamps marking the 20th anniversary of the cartoon as an example of failing to align stamp production with demand.
The service could save $2 million annually by ending overproduction of stamps that, like the Simpsons run, end up being destroyed when they don’t sell, the inspector general said.


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The surprise announcement of the impending merger of Activision and Vivendi Games that was announced in December 2007 caused shockwaves throughout the industry that are still being felt now, in mid-2008, as the deal rolls towards completion.
The prospective company (still pending approval for its existence from stockholders and various government agencies) has made even further waves with other recent moves, such upcoming CEO Bobby Kotick floating concepts such as Blizzard being used to push Activision franchises such as Guitar Hero into Asian markets and the decision to leave the Entertainment Software Association (and as a result not taking part in this year's E3).
In this in-depth investigation, Gamasutra will be summarizing the details of the merger and look at their moves since the announcement, with commentary from some of the industry's most respected authorities in their field, including Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and game attorney Thomas H. Buscaglia.
Activision and Vivendi announced on Sunday, December 3rd that they had signed definitive agreement to combine Vivendi Games and Activision into a new company, Activision Blizzard, creating "the world's largest pure-play online and console game publisher" -- a claim based on the expectation for an approximate $3.8 billion in pro-forma combined calendar 2007 revenues, the highest operating margin of a major third-party publisher.
Though this claim has been disputed (including here on Gamasutra) it's generally considered that Activision Blizzard will be at least on a par in size with Electronic Arts.
The transaction is still subject to the approval of Activision's stockholders, but has been approved by the European Commission and, of course, the boards of directors of Vivendi, Vivendi Games and Activision.
Under the terms of the announced agreement Vivendi Games is to be "merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision" -- resulting shares of Vivendi Games being converted into 295.3 million new shares of Activision common stock.
Based on the transaction price of $27.50 per share of Activision common stock, this implies a value of approximately $8.1 billion for Vivendi Games.
Concurrently with this merger, Vivendi will purchase 62.9 million newly issued shares of Activision common stock at a price of $27.50 per share for a total of $1.7 billion in cash. As a result of these transactions, Vivendi will own an approximate 52% ownership stake in Activision Blizzard.
the completion of the transaction there will be a slight executive shake-up:
Robert Kotick will be president and chief executive officer of Activision
Blizzard. Bruce Hack, current chief executive officer of Vivendi Games, will
serve as vice-chairman and chief corporate officer of Activision Blizzard.
Mike Griffith will serve as president and chief executive officer of Activision Publishing, which is to include the Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Online and Vivendi Games Mobile divisions in addition to the Activision business.
Implying that they intend to "leave well enough alone", Mike Morhaime is to keep his executive position, and continue to serve as president and chief executive officer of Blizzard Entertainment.


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Excerpted from: Discount Store Chain in England Pulls Controversial Ouija Boards from Shelves, By Tim Binnall | Coast to Coast AM
In response to a growing furor surrounding their decision to sell Ouija Boards at an incredibly low price, a chain of discount stores in England have pulled the controversial items from shelves. The British equivalent to an American dollar store, Poundland made headlines last week when it was discovered that their seasonal offerings for Halloween included a Ouija Board. The problematic product priced at merely a pound quickly sparked concerns among people online who feared that children could easily get their hands on the cheap Ouija Boards.
While it would seem that the Ouija Board backlash simply served as some good publicity for Poundland this Halloween season, the company was finally forced to take action when the issue went beyond the world of social media and a number of prominent figures, including a high profile religious figure and a member of Parliament, spoke out against the spirit boards. Announcing that they would no longer sell the items in stores, a spokesperson for the chain reportedly explained that “we had a message from the spirits to make the handful that were left vanish.”
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MACH37 is seeking out cyber companies getting ready for launch.
The Herndon, Va.–based accelerator is opening applications for its fall cohort. Located at the Center for Innovative Technology, the 90-day program is seeking to support 5-7 early-stage founders as they build a business, according to a news release. The fall program opens Sept. 24.
— MACH37 (@MACH37cyber) July 27, 2018
The accelerator is seeking motivated founders who are seeking mentorship and seeking to work with public and private companies in Virginia. MACH37 indicated interest in companies working in fields such as cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, IoT and industrial controls, among others.
Programming includes a curriculum focused on validating ideas, and launching a product. Each team is also paired with a mentor throughout the program. Teams each receive $50,000 in exchange for 4-percent equity in a company.
Interested? Apply by Aug. 27.-30-
Where cybersecurity fits into the #dctech community
So, what exactly is cybersecurity?
MACH37’s spring 2019 accelerator cohort includes these 6 cyber startups
This fast-growing SaaS company aims to be a force for change in the energy industry
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Goodwill and Google are expanding the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator
This California-based cybersecurity company expanded its footprint in Northern Virginia
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The Ford Fiesta has been the best in class for a number of years now, but in the last year or so Ford has put more money and resources behind the Puma, which in turn led to the Fiesta falling out of the top-10 best-selling cars in the UK in 2021. This shift in sales does not bring into question the Fiesta’s quality, however it does indicate how market demand has changed. The question is, can this new facelifted model bring the Fiesta back into the big leagues?
Alongside that, it appears as though the Fiesta has become more than just a cheap and easy supermini, particularly in the case of the Fiesta ST-Line Vignale model you see here, which with a long list of optional extras costs around £28,000. This puts it above even the Fiesta ST, which has traditionally been considered the the top of the range. If you’re going to price the Vignale around your high-performance model, it’ll have to do something significantly impressive to make it worthwhile. So, let’s dig in and see what this car is all about.


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Up-and-coming electric vehicle brand Rivian just received a $350 million investment from Cox Automotive. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises and the parent company of several brands, including Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. This investment gives Cox Automotive equity in Rivian and puts a representative on the brand’s board.
The Illinois-based EV startup has come up with two clean-sheet designs for electric vehicles: the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV. They share a “skateboard” EV platform, which maximizes battery space to get up to 400 miles of range out of these vehicles. They also demonstrate real off-road utility combined with high performance on the road.
So, why did Cox Automotive want to invest in Rivian? “We are excited by Rivian’s unique approach to building an electrified future and to be part of the positive impact its products will bring to our roads and the world around us,” said Sandy Schwartz, president of Cox Automotive in a press release. “This investment complements Cox Automotive’s own commitment to environmental change through our Cox Conserves efforts.”
With the global automotive services that Cox Automotive offers, it’s in a position to assist Rivian with digital retailing, service operations and logistics. Delivering a consistent customer experience is crucial for Rivian to develop its name recognition as it establishes and grows relationships with customers in the retail and fleet spaces.
$350 million is a big investment, and it’s only part of what’s been invested in Rivian so far in 2019. This past February, there was a $700 million investment round led by retail giant Amazon, and Ford Motor Company made a $500 million investment in the EV brand, showing how serious Ford is about electrifying its lineup.
With so many electric vehicle startups out there, it can be hard to tell which ones are for real, and this new investment from Cox Automotive is one of many signs that Rivian is here to stay.


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It's a bumper Christmas - retailers
A spokesman at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent said this year's festive season was expected to be its best ever, and predicted that 650,000 present-hunters would pass through its doors before Christmas Eve.
On one of the busiest pre-Christmas shopping days stores said they were bursting with customers.
A last minute surge in shoppers hoping to get bargains as sales started early was expected to make up for slower trading earlier in the season.
Bluewater general manager David Robinson said: "We've seen an increase on last year in the number of shoppers and in the average spend per person.
"People started doing their Christmas shopping early and they've carried on right the way through.
"We've seen a really, really strong increase in sales this year. We're expecting more than 150,000 people today and another half a million over the next of couple of days up to Christmas Eve."
Bluewater, which at Greenhithe, between Dartford and Gravesend, opened in 1999, and is the largest out of town shopping development in Europe.
At centre:mk, the Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre, a spokeswoman said shops had been "generally very busy" and there had been no slump since last year.
"It's as busy as we expected it to be being the last weekend before Christmas," she said. "It's definitely picked up over the last week but we were extremely busy at the end of November as well."
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Right now, there are, in fact, quite a few startups that are offering this kind of live service. The promise of a live person is great in a world of toll-free support, that after a long wait in line, connects you with inexperienced helpers and online tutorials. According to IBISWorld, the U.S. computer and electronic repair industry alone is worth $20 billion annually.
Otobots, a Chicago-based company delivers certified mechanics to people’s driveways. Techy, based in Washington, D.C., has provided same-day laptop repair-service, with couriers picking up and returning the machine.
Fixya is going further -- it is also offering a paid app service -- 6ya.
The smiling guy, a former Apple staffer, fields the phone calls. He hires other experts who work on a freelance basis, and get paid $3 by fixya for each support call.
Here's the fixya ad that touts various areas it supports.
Wow, whoopee, whew -- this is what I need, my husband, John Cullum, often needs, our son JD occasionally needs, is desperately needed by friends and acquaintances who phone me from time to time, when they are stuck, frustrated, tearing out their hair with an unfixable something-or-other.
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Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover are very excited to welcome their first child. Karan wants Bipasha to enjoy every moment of his life. That is why these two have decided to organize Dohal Jeevan together. According to a report in E Times, Bipasha and Karan have started sending invitation cards to friends and relatives for their event. Also, every visitor has been asked to take proper precautions keeping in mind the disease like Corona. So that there is no effect on the coming force and the health of the mother.
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Special dress code for party-
It is said that a dress code is mandatory when it is a Bollywood party. The report has said that a dress code has been decided even in Bipasha Basu’s Dohal dinner. Female celebrities have to wear pink or peach color dress for this party. While men have to wear blue or lavender color outfit. Only 20 to 25 close people have been invited for this party. Ever since the news of Bipasha’s dohal meal came out on social media, fans have been very excited.
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FINDLAY, Ohio—The status of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s contracts with unionized workers at its Texarkana, Ark., and Findlay plants is in the hands of an arbitrator, who will determine whether Cooper's planned sale to India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. violates successorship provisions of the union's contract with Cooper.
The arbitration hearing took place Aug. 28, according to information in the proxy statement Cooper filed today ahead of a planned Sept. 30 special shareholders' meeting to vote on the proposed sale to Apollo.
The United Steelworkers union—which represents rank-and-file workers at the Texarkana and Findlay plants—filed a grievance on Aug. 1 alleging that Cooper had violated the successorship provisions of the collective bargaining agreement applicable to each plant by entering into the merger agreement with the Apollo parties tasked with effecting the buyout.
The union argues that the representative Apollo parties should be required separately to recognize the USW and the respective factory local unions as the bargaining representatives for the employees and to establish the terms and conditions of employment to be effective at the plants as of the closing of the merger.
Cooper Tire has stated publicly in connection with the merger that the current collective bargaining agreements would continue after the merger.
Cooper and the USW subsequently agreed to binding arbitration regarding this dispute, Cooper said.
Should the USW and the local unions prevail in the arbitration, Cooper or the Apollo parties "could be required to enter into an agreement with the (USW) and each local union establishing different terms and conditions of employment from those in the current agreements" to be effective at Findlay and Texarkana, Cooper said in the proxy statement.
Cooper did not say when it expects the arbitrator to release a ruling.
USW Local 207L workers at Findlay approved a five-year contract with the tire maker in February 2012, and USW Local 752L workers in Texarkana approved their own four-year deal in January 2012.
Cooper's other U.S. plant, in Tupeolo, Miss., is a non-union facility.
Cooper also said workers at its Cooper Chengshan Tire joint venture plant in Rongcheng, China, are back at work after a two separate strikes lasting six weeks, albeit on a "limited basis to manufacture only non-Cooper-branded products …"
The workers, who went on strike to protest the planned sale of Cooper to Apollo, also have taken "other disruptive actions," Cooper said, including denying access to certain Cooper representatives and withholding certain business and financial information.
"We continue to work toward resolving these issues," Cooper said.


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YRC Worldwide Inc. announced that it has been awarded the Kaizen Challenge Award from the Toyota North American Parts Organization (NAPO) for continuous improvement for the third consecutive year. Toyota NAPO announced the 2009 award winners during its annual logistics partners meeting on May 11th.
Kaizen, which means continuous improvement in Japanese, is an integral component of the Toyota Production System (TPS). To encourage its suppliers to embrace the same standards, Toyota created the Kaizen Challenge Award. All preferred suppliers are considered for the award. The award recipients are the suppliers that most effectively used Kaizen principles in helping Toyota address its supply-chain challenges.
Approximately 35 preferred suppliers participated in the 2009 Kaizen Challenge and YRC Worldwide was one of three award recipients in its class.
The 2009 Kaizen Challenge award recognizes YRC Worldwide for improving the invoicing and freight payment processes reducing processing effort and shortening payment cycles. As a result of this Kaizen, invoice accuracy has shot up significantly with these quality improvements sustained over the last 5 months.
“YRC Worldwide has been an outstanding partner over an extended period and has made a strong commitment to learn our business and our processes for continuous improvement,” said Sylvia Duran, National Logistics Manager at Toyota NAPO. ‘YRC Worldwide approached this issue early in 2009 with significant interest and the processes developed through the Kaizen are now being adopted with the rest of our Logistics Partners.’
‘We are pleased to be recognized with this honor again this year,’ said Greg Reid, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for YRC Worldwide. ‘Receiving this award reflects the commitment from YRC Worldwide dedicated professionals in helping our customers find solutions to transportation and logistics challenges in today’s global marketplace.’


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Profits at industrial firms increase 119.7pc
Profit at mainland industrial companies skyrocketed 119.7 per cent in the first two months of this year, powered by the economic recovery.
However, some economists are questioning whether the growth is sustainable.
Industrial companies, which are defined as those generating more than 5 million yuan (HK$5.68 million) in revenue annually, saw profit surge to 486.74 billion yuan in January and February after falling 37.3 per cent in the same period last year during the depths of the global financial crisis, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.
The sharp turnaround, albeit from a lower base of comparison last year, signalled a marked recovery in the mainland economy and consumer demand, the agency said.
'Overall, the profits of industrial firms have just returned to pre-crisis levels,' it said. 'However, some core sectors such as oil exploration, steel and electronics still saw their profits decline compared with the same period in 2008.'
As a result of a 4 trillion yuan government-led spending binge on infrastructure, rural housing, environment projects, exports and other areas, industrial output swung back to 3.8 per cent growth in the January-February period from a 20.7 per cent contraction a year earlier.
Sectors such as oil production, steel, non-ferrous metals and petrochemicals benefited from the inflation of production prices, which grew at 4.9 per cent in the two-month period compared with 3.9 per cent deflation previously.
State-owned enterprises led the recovery in profits, which ballooned 213.6 per cent to 178.03 billion yuan. Profits at shareholding firms grew 125.5 per cent to 259.45 billion yuan, while foreign and Hong Kong/Macau enterprises grew 125.1 per cent to 140.64 billion yuan.
'The growth in industrial profit peaked in the first two months of this year,' Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Lu Ting said. 'Growth will taper off partly because of a larger base of comparison previously.'
He forecast that the mainland's industrial output would grow 14 per cent this year, driven by higher domestic demand and exports.
This is a more aggressive target than the central government's 11 per cent. Industrial output climbed 8.3 per cent last year.
The central government aims to generate 8 per cent economic growth this year, but Lu forecast 10.1 per cent expansion.
Some economists said rising prices for manufactured goods would also help profits at companies involved in upstream production.
A Morgan Stanley weekly survey tracking consumer and production price indices showed that production prices drifted 1.7 per cent higher in the third week of this month from the week before, led by the 7.2 per cent inflation in mineral products, such as iron ore.
However, Lu said the inflationary pressure on raw materials would adversely affect downstream industrial companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, which might not be able to pass on higher costs to customers.


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Today Intel is cleaning up its processor branding, hopefully making it easier to understand. Starting with the new Meteor Lake generation of processors, the company is moving from its traditional "i3/i5/i7/i9" branding to a simpler "Core 3/5/7/9" concept. Intel says the rebranding “better aligns to customer requests” to simplify its processor names and that the change will be reflected in text and on the badge. This is significant as Intel has been using the "i" branding for its processor for well over a decade.
Intel’s higher-end processors will include "Ultra" in their branding before the number — in practice that would look like “Intel Core Ultra 9." And for those who want more information, Intel says generational information will continue to be tacked on to the end ("Intel Core 9 processor 1300AB," for example.) The company stated that both the standard Core and Core Ultra processors can be paired with its Intel Arc graphics.
As far as what hasn't changed in Intel's processor branding, the higher number still denotes a faster processor. Naturally, Core Ultra models will come packed with additional speed and power. At the time of writing, Intel has yet to announce a release date or specifics for its new Meteor Lake processors. Though, rumors suggest that they’ll be coming sometime this year.


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R/GA launched three new spots for fashion headphone brand Beats by Dre, focusing on three star rugby players — Chris Robshaw, Riche McCaw and Wesley Fofana — ahead of this weekend’s Rugby World Cup.
In many ways, the three spots mark a continuation of the forumula R/GA and Beats have developed in the past. All three shots offer glimpses of their star athlete’s pasts, show them shaking off the naysayers and training with Beats. Only one of the three spots, however, goes the brand’s usual route of featuring a contemporary song available for download; the spot starring Robshaw highlights “Jerusalem” by Jacob Collier. The campaign also marks a departure for the brand, as it is the first time it has championed a sport not popular in North America. That may be something we can expect more of in the future, as Beats chief marketing officer Omar Johnson told Fast Company that the brand will be looking at cricket in the near future.
While the campaign is clearly well-timed in anticipation of the Rugby World Cup, there was one bit of unforeseeable unfortunate timing: Wesley Fofana suffered an injury and will miss France’s opening match. Still, that should hardly matter to French rugby fans.


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Samsung will finally roll out the Android Oreo 8.0 update for the unlocked versions of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 in two to three weeks.
The wait has been a long one, but the delay in the release of operating system updates is one of the trade-offs in owning unlocked Android smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8 To Finally Upgrade To Android 8.0 Oreo
Samsung, through a post on its official community forums, revealed that it is currently working with carriers to roll out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8 over the next two to three weeks.
Samsung, however, could not commit to a specific date on when the operating system upgrade will be launched, as final testing is still pending.
Owners of the unlocked versions of Samsung's previous-generation flagship smartphones have long been waiting for the Android 8.0 Oreo update. The latest major version of Google's mobile operating system was released to the public on August 2017, which means that the Android 8.0 Oreo upgrade has been seven months in the making for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8.
However, at the start of March, Android 8.0 Oreo started rolling out to select Galaxy Note 8 users, and just a few days ago, the update arrived for the carrier-locked Galaxy S8. Samsung, in its forum post, explained why carrier-locked smartphones get operating system upgrades faster than their unlocked versions.
The Android 8.0 Oreo update for carrier-locked smartphones needs only to be tested for that specific network. Meanwhile, for unlocked smartphones, the update needs to be tested for all possible networks, which means that more preparation is needed. Unlocked smartphones provide users with flexibility in the carrier that they want to use, but a longer wait for Android operating system updates is the trade-off for that convenience.
Android P On Its Way
The unlocked versions of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 will finally be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo in two to three weeks. However, the smartphones might not be on the latest version of the operating system for long.
The still-unnamed Android P, the successor to Android Oreo, is expected to be announced at the upcoming Google I/O developer conference, which will run from May 8 to May 10. Android P is then expected to be released to the public in August.
This means that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 will only be on the latest Android version for about four months. Afterward, there is no telling how long the wait will be for the Android P update to arrive for the smartphones.


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Mia Huckman held her painting while her face went from proud to perplexed to amazed. The shock finally sent tears down her face.
The Foster High School junior held an artwork valued at more than a quarter million dollars, the second of consecutive record prices paid for art during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Auction.
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WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS . . .
April 20 — The state's Public Utility Commission votes 5-0 essentially to allow electric companies to bid on providing electric service to Pike County Power and Light customers, who endured a 128 percent rate hike this year.
Next week — An auction will be held to determine what company will provide the power.
April 28 — Winning bid expected to announced.
May — Affected customers will begin to receive information about the winning bidder, which will be the new electric provider.
June 1 — Pike County Commissioner Harry Forbes said the new company should be ready to provide service.


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While Google search is meant to point users in the direction of what they’re looking for, the recent years have shown that Google is more interested in making itself the one-stop shop for all your queries, whether it be to solve basic math problems, defining words, translating different languages, displaying song lyrics, and even diagnosing medical symptoms.
Now it seems that Google is testing out a way for users to test their internet speeds from the search results itself. As discovered by Dr. Pete Meyers, it seems that searching for “check internet speed” will be able to run the test, although he notes that the feature isn’t live at the moment as we have tried checking for it ourselves.
It is likely that Google is still testing out this feature which is why it isn’t live for all users yet, but assuming this is true, it looks like users looking to test their internet speeds will now have a more efficient way of doing so, unless you’ve already bookmarked speed testing websites. At the very least we guess users will have one more alternative tool to ensure the figures are more or less on the same page.
In any case we’ll keep an eye out for it and for when it goes live, but what do you guys think of this latest addition? Useful? Or are you already happy with current options like Fast.com and Speedtest.net?
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