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Each day this week, stories and videos about faculty are being featured on the Tennessee Today website. All of the Faculty Appreciation Week stories and videos are archived at tiny.utk.edu/FAW.
In celebration of Faculty Appreciation Week, students, alumni, faculty, staff, and others are invited to send a “shout out” to your favorite faculty member or read what others have written. Find the shout out page at tiny.utk.edu/shout.
Watch the video below for more faculty shout outs from UT some of our students.
Faculty still have time to take advantage of these special events and discounts:
- Showcasing faculty books, research—Books authored by UT faculty will be on display throughout the week in the Dixie Marie Wooten Commons West (Melrose entrance) of Hodges Library. The display also will highlight faculty members who have made their scholarship openly available online at the Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange (TRACE) digital archive. Faculty members are invited to learn how to preserve and showcase their published and unpublished work in SelectedWorks at trace.tennessee.edu.
- UT Bookstore Discount—The bookstore will offer a 20 percent discount to faculty and staff with their UT ID. The discount will not include textbooks, special orders, select trade books, and minimal select general merchandise (such as the “We Back Pat” shirts).
- Aramark freebies and discounts—With their UT ID card, faculty can enjoy: free tea with entrée purchase at McAlister’s deli located in the Arena Café; free doughnut with small coffee purchase at Dunkin Donuts at Volunteer Hall on White Avenue; $5 Friday at the Presidential Court Café and the Southern Kitchen; free tall coffee at Starbucks with the purchase of a breakfast sandwich or pastry.
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Karlie Kloss pays tribute to Japanese culture with Kimono-style pants in Tokyo
She has been traveling throughout Asia with Adidas.
And while in Tokyo on Tuesday, Karlie Kloss paid tribute to Japanese culture with a pair of Kimono-style pants.
Since December of last year, the supermodel has been the face of the athletic brand, having first modeled in its Stella McCartney collaboration that summer.
Well-versed traveler: In Tokyo on Tuesday, Karlie Kloss, 24, looked lovely in a bold, colorful outfit, which appeared to be a nod towards the country's culture
The 24-year-old beauty was classically dressed in a short-sleeved, white collar blouse.
Karlie's top was tucked into a pair of wide leg, satin pants, decorated with print similar to those seen on Japanese kimonos.
The Vogue cover girl kept her look summer fresh with a pair of yellow-gold, ballet flats.
Chic: The supermodel was classically dressed in a short-sleeved, white collar blouse
Work a wide-leg for summer with Karlie's printed trousers
Karlie looked effortlessly chic while arriving at the airport in Tokyo wearing a pair of kimono printed silk trousers in honor the culture.
These voluminous pants work to elongate her figure (not that she needs any help in that department) given her impossibly long legs and cemented status as a style icon.
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Lovely: Karlie's top was tucked into a pair of wide leg, satin pants, decorated with print similar to those seen on Japanese kimonos
Since last Tuesday, Karlie has been quite the jet-setter.
The Klossy vlogger has been traveling through China, South Korea and Japan with Adidas.
The beauty took to Instagram to document her tour, which including stepping through the city streets and enjoying local cuisine.
#TravelTuesday: Since last week, Karlie has been quite the jet-setter
Work stops: The Klossy vlogger has been soaring through China, South Korea and Japan with the Adidas, the brand she fronts
Gorgeous views: The beauty took to Instagram to document her tour, which included admiring the city sights and walking through the city streets
Food for thought: She also enjoyed eating local cuisine
Karlie is one of the world's most well-respected models.
Having been a part of the industry since she was 13, the beauty has been named one of Forbes highest paid models, having reportedly earned $10 million last year.
During that time, Karlie modeled for 18 brands.
Additionally, the beauty is a star on social media. Karlie has millions of fans between her various social media accounts, and over half a million subscribers on Youtube.
The NYU student is also the founder of Kode With Klossy, a camp to encourage and assist young teenage girls to enter the world of computer technology.
A force to be reckoned with: Karlie is one of the world's most well-respected models. The beauty has been named one of Forbes highest paid models, having reportedly earned $10 million last year
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American Express has taken a step into the world of digital collectibles and NFTs with its newest dividend for credit card customers.
Just after her recent performance where SZA gathered a collection of NFTs of her favorite moment, American Express is offering cardholders the chance to purchase 14 unique digital images from that performance. Those NFTs (non-fungible tokens) will be stored on the Ethereum blockchain and can be traded and resold over time just as other collectibles such as baseball cards and physical arts.
America Express hopes that NFTs will significantly appeal to customers and enable them to view digital collectibles as desirable perks in a short space of time. The collection with the five-time Grammy nominee, SZA is a part of a strategic plan of exploring ways to utilize Amex platform in offering a variety of digital collectibles as dividends and offers.
Luke Gebb, the company’s head of digital labs noted that Amex will participate in the future of NFT offerings. He added that there are currently around 750,000 unique users on Ethereum, the blockchain that houses the majority of NFTs.
“Clearly that’s a tech-savvy population at the moment, but it’s going more and more mainstream by the minute,” Gebb said. “We’re looking at a world, and planning for a world, in which it gets more mainstream, but this is early in the adoption cycle” He added.
NFTs are cryptographic assets on blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other. Each NFT includes details like the date and price of the initial sale, as well as any subsequent transaction. Also, an original creator can build a “smart contract” into the NFT, ensuring that they are entitled to a cut in any future sale.
Some recent examples of NFT sales include the rock band Kings of Leon releasing their newest album as an NFT. The album eventually generated more than $2 million in sales. Beeple’s digital painting that sold for a whopping $69 million at Christie’s auction and a collectible video of a dunk by LeBron James, that sold for $208,000.
In the Amex example, the Collection, is a one-of-a-kind collection comprising of 14 SZA-favored moments, each set at $100 each. From Friday, 10 of those NFTs will be available for purchases while another four NFTs were going on sale on Monday to all Amex cardholders.
Vice President of global entertainment partnership and experiences at Amnex, Brandy Sanders opined that the offer is a strategic plot to position American Express as a kind of lifestyle brand.
She added that the NFTs will be hosted and sold at Fanaplay, an online marketplace for NFTs deliberately chosen due to its easy-to-use platform.
“We wanted to create something where if you are not super comfortable in the NFT space just yet, but you are a SZA fan, we have something for you,” she said.


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If you are Jet.com customer partial to Kirkland Signature brand products, you'll soon have to look elsewhere for them.
Jet.com, which was purchased last year by Walmart, plans to phase out the Costco-owned brands, Bloomberg reported Monday. Some Kirkland products will still be available on the internet retailer but only through third-party sellers, a spokeswoman told Bloomberg.
The move is of little surprise, considering that Walmart and Costco are competitors in the warehouse club retail format. Indeed,took the inspiration for his site from Costco, which popularized the members-only warehouse approach.
The move comes about nine months after Walmart completed its. Backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, Jet.com launched its site nearly two years ago, offering consumer products ranging from laptops to shampoo to furniture.
Now under Lore's leadership, Walmart's e-commerce arm saw a 69 percent increase in merchandise volume last quarter, thanks to an expansion of third-party products and two-day free shipping.
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced its financial results for Q2 2020, one of its most positive quarters in recent memory.
The company said it generated DKK 2.097 billion ($335.4 million) in revenue, a 4.6 percent increase from the same period in 2019. EBITDA before special items, a measure of profit, was DKK 489 million ($78.21 million), an increase of 19.1 percent.
“Our strong performance in the quarter is based on an overall increased consumption of handmade cigars in the US as more people work from home and by the skills and hard work of our employees around the world who have been working diligently to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and keep the business moving forward,” said Niels Frederiksen, ceo of STG, in a press release. “Additionally, a successful initial integration of Agio Cigars and the continued execution of Fuelling the Growth are also positively affecting our cost efficiency in the quarter.”
Earlier this month, STG raised its financial guidance for the year indicating strong Q2 results were likely to follow.
The company has also announced plans for a share buy-back program. STG says that it will purchase up to DKK 300 million ($47.98 million) worth of shares, which could increase its share capital from .32 percent of the company to 9.68 percent of the company.
Nordea, a Finnish bank, will lead the share buyback, which will take place from Aug. 31, 2020-Feb. 26, 2021.
STG is the parent company of General Cigar Co., Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, Agio and others.
The key highlights from Q2 are as follows:
- Net sales grew organically by 4.6% to DKK 2,097 million (DKK 1,782 million).
- EBITDA before special items was DKK 489 million (DKK 398 million) after 19.1% organic growth. The EBITDA margin was 23.3% (22.3%).
- Earnings Per Share (EPS) was DKK 3.1 (DKK 2.2) adjusted for special items.
- Free cash flow before acquisitions improved to DKK 425 million (DKK 243 million).
- Agio Cigars, which was acquired on January 2, 2020 contributed as planned.
- In the first 6 months of 2020, net sales grew 4.9% organically to DKK 3,852 million (DKK 3,212 million), and EBITDA before special items grew 21.0% organically to DKK 815 million (DKK 637 million) with free cash flow before acquisitions improving to DKK 547 million (DKK 316 million).


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The expansion of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft into emerging technologies and other markets demonstrates the critical need for regulatory reform, according to competition watchdog the ACCC in its latest report.
The report examines the strategies of the five biggest digital platforms and finds that their expanding reach into the daily lives and livelihoods of Australians – via multiple interconnected products and services – is exacerbating risks of harms to competition and consumers.
The report, which is the seventh in the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, uses smart home devices and consumer cloud storage as examples to explore the impacts of the expansion of digital platforms into different products and services.
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the significant investments made by digital platforms to develop new technologies are having a transformative effect on society and the economy despite the many benefits of online products and services.
“The continued expansion of digital platforms has also increased the risk of those platforms engaging in harmful behaviour, such as invasive data collection practices and consumer lock-in practices that can reduce choice and stifle innovation,” she said.
“Robust competition is critical for markets to function well. As the digital economy evolves and the ecosystems of digital platforms continue to expand, we must be equipped with the appropriate regulatory tools to ensure effective competition in these markets.
“This report is further evidence supporting our earlier recommendations that we should update our competition and consumer laws to ensure consumers and businesses continue to benefit from the opportunities created by digital platform services. Our proposed reforms include a call for targeted consumer protections and service-specific codes to prevent anti-competitive conduct by particular designated digital platforms.”
The ACCC has not made specific findings of anti-competitive conduct in this report but considers that when a digital platform service provider has significant market power in one or more markets, certain behaviours have a higher risk of harming competition.
Digital platforms with significant market power can use practices like bundling or tying of products, pre-installation and default settings to limit customer choice or deter innovation from competitors.
Consumer cloud storage is commonly embedded within digital platform operating systems, devices and productivity suites and in some cases is no longer available as a standalone product. Consumers may use a bundled cloud storage service even when there are more innovative or high-quality alternatives available to them.
The ACCC said that coordination decisions, such as among families who use the same services to share files or photos, or lock-in effects arising from the cost and inconvenience of transferring files to a new service, can further deter consumers from switching to a different service.
“Integrated cloud storage services can be convenient for consumers, but they can also discourage consumers from purchasing new products and services outside the ecosystem," said Cass-Gottlieb.
"This makes it harder for competitors who offer standalone services to compete and potentially stifles the development of innovative products."
The ACCC also found that as digital platform service providers expand, they have greater access to rich consumer data, which they can collect and use throughout their ecosystems of products and services.
The ACCC said as digital platforms create products and services in other sectors, consumers face the risk of losing control over their data.
“Consumers who use multiple products from a single digital platform may be forced to agree to unfavourable terms and conditions and/or accept unpalatable data collection practices due to a lack of suitable alternatives or because it is simply too inconvenient or costly to move out of that ecosystem,” Cass-Gottlieb said.
The report also considers the role of digital platform providers in developing emerging technologies. The five largest digital platforms (Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft) are making substantial investments in research and development and buying smaller companies in areas such as generative AI and virtual reality to ensure they’re in strategically important positions in the developing digital economy.
“The critical role digital platform service providers have in the development of new technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing demonstrates their importance to the Australian economy, now and in the future,” Cass-Gottlieb said.
“It is also further evidence that we need to ensure our competition laws are fit-for-purpose to respond to the potential challenges posed by these technological and market developments.”
In the fifth report of the Digital Platforms Services Inquiry, the ACCC made a range of recommendations to address harms to Australian consumers, small businesses, and competition.
The recommendations include new service-specific mandatory codes of conduct for particular ‘designated digital platforms,’ based on principles set out in legislation.
This new regulatory regime would work alongside Australia’s existing competition laws to address anti-competitive conduct, unfair treatment of business users and barriers to entry and expansion by potential rivals.
The ACCC has also proposed new mandatory obligations on all digital platforms to address scams, harmful apps, fake reviews, including notice and action requirements and stronger verification of business users and reviews.
The ACCC’s Digital Platforms Branch is conducting a five-year inquiry into markets for the supply of digital platform services in Australia and their impacts on competition and consumers, following a direction from the Treasurer in 2020. The ACCC reports to the Treasurer every six months and examines different types of digital platform services.
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Opinion: EU’s Carbon Emission Regulation Will Hurt Chinese Shipping
Edward Liu is principal representative at the China liaison office of the International Chamber of Shipping, an international shipping industry association.
The European Parliament recently voted for the inclusion of international ships into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The European Commission, with the blessing of the EU leaders at their summit in July, is also developing a similar proposal at the request of its president, Ursula von der Leyen.
Given this political momentum, one might think that it is inevitable that ships trading with Europe will have to purchase EU carbon allowances. However, any such assessment is premature.
Emissions trading, which was designed for sectors responsible for activities like power generation and cement production, is wholly inappropriate for the shipping industry, which is comprised principally of SMEs. The application of a regional ETS to ships operating globally also carries the risk of serious market distortion. If a market-based measure is to be introduced by the United Nation’s body authorized to regulate the shipping industry, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a global levy per ton of fuel purchased for consumption would be a more effective method to reach our shared goal — complete decarbonization.
What’s more, this EU ETS initiative, which was launched unilaterally, could undermine the authority of the United Nations and the IMO and its strategy to eradicate carbon emissions from shipping worldwide — a strategy strongly supported by China. Indeed, the EU also signed up to the IMO’s plan which has led to a successful reduction in absolute maritime CO2 emissions since 2008, despite a significant increase in maritime trade. The application of a regional ETS to global shipping may derail the ongoing IMO negotiations and decelerate the continued fall in the sector’s emissions worldwide.
However, the ETS initiative poses another concern — one with enormous implications for China, which most of the EU’s leaders may have overlooked. The specific requirement for ships, regardless of their origins, to purchase the EU’s carbon allowances will hinder the healthy trading relationship between the EU and China.
From the perspective of non-EU governments, any extension of the EU-ETS to shipping will therefore be seen for what it is: an extraterritorial tax on global trade. Under the terms of the EU’s proposal, a container ship could begin a westbound voyage in China, unloading cargo at ports across Asia before reaching Europe, and then be required to purchase allowances for carbon emitted over the course of the entire voyage. Given ASEAN is China’s largest trading partner, this is set to have a significant impact on Chinese exporters, importers and shipping companies.
In 2019, China was the third-largest partner for the EU’s exports of goods and the largest partner for the EU’s imports of goods. The EU’s exports to China reached €198 billion while imports from China totaled €361 billion ($425 billion). It goes without saying that the governments of EU member states, such as Germany—the top destination for Chinese exports in the EU — hope to maintain good relations with their major trading partners.
We can also anticipate that some non-EU governments will object strongly to this move — especially once the European Commission publishes its forthcoming detailed regulatory proposals in the summer of 2021. This is precisely why the application of the EU-ETS to shipping is not unavoidable, at any rate in a form whereby ships would be required to purchase EU carbon allowances.
In addition, some EU leaders have made the task of drumming up external opposition easy by declaring explicitly that the billions of euros per year that might be generated from selling ETS allowances to non-EU shipping companies should be used to support the EU’s economic recovery from Covid-19. On average, China and Europe trade over €1 billion a day; effectively, the EU is imposing a tax on the sector to raise funds to pay for its $859 billion post-coronavirus recovery package.
China and countries outside the EU will undoubtedly view this initiative as a not-so-subtle means of getting the rest of the world to pay for the EU’s economic recovery, and at a time when we need to encourage global trade, rather than creating new trade barriers.
However, there is another reason why a requirement for ships to play in the EU carbon market is far from inevitable. The European Commission officials tasked with developing the detailed proposals recognize the importance of a global solution at the IMO and have publicly stated that they remain committed to the IMO process.
The European Commission has clear political instructions to extend the regulatory scope of the ETS to shipping. However, the Commission is comprised of high-caliber officials who may yet devise a system that could be compatible with an IMO solution.
This should include being compatible with the $5 billion research and development program proposed by the industry, to be financed by a mandatory R&D contribution per ton of fuel, which the IMO will consider at the Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting in November this year.
Within the EU-ETS legal framework, EU officials who, like the industry, are serious about wanting to decarbonize shipping completely, could still propose an alternative system for the international shipping sector.
Thus, this is why, with judicious implementation dates and review clauses — dates and clauses that take into account the ambitious IMO timetable to which EU nations signed up two years ago — it may yet be possible for the European Commission to enact their political masters’ orders in a way that avoids destroying global efforts to decarbonize shipping completely.
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Cities and states reeling from a ghostly pandemic economy are now looking to codify new methods for collection of fees and taxes from subscription-based services such as Netflix, Hulu and Disney+.
Recently, a town in Arkansas filed lawsuits against Netflix and Hulu. The town alleged that the “streaming service’s use of broadband infrastructure in the public right-of-way means that streaming services are required to pay a percentage of their revenue to all Arkansas municipalities.”
The lawsuit goes further, stating that the two streaming services, “are required by the Arkansas Video Service Act to pay each of those municipalities a franchise fee of 5% of their gross revenue...”.
Streaming Ain’t Free; Neither Are Lawsuits
The lawsuits were dismissed by a federal district court judge in October of this year. However, similar lawsuits were also filed in Nevada, Missouri and Texas. Other states including: Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas and New Jersey, are looking to do the same.
Each state in the U.S. already has its own definition of digital goods based on pre-existing IRL taxable goods, products, and services. These tax rates can vary between cities and states. New fees and taxes may also bring new definitions, new rates and fresh confusion.
The emergence of these lawsuits for such well-established streaming companies shows just how complex these tax laws really are. Even top industry experts are coming up against tax challenges.
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On the other hand, IAMGOLD (NYSE: IAG) is a company to avoid. The company's financial position is rapidly deteriorating. Net cash has fallen from $1 billion during the first quarter 2012 to only $10 million during the first quarter of this year. At the same time, the company has only achieved a modest improvement of shareholder equity of about 3.4% although liabilities have exploded 83% in the five-month period. The company has been hemorrhaging cash to the tune of $250 million a quarter for the last five quarters and at this current rate, cash will be wiped out by the end of this year and the company will have to increase borrowing.
Moreover, the company is highly geared on an operational basis. A 14% fall in the realized gold price during the first quarter led to a 91% decline in net attributable earnings (on an adjusted basis this was a 37% decline). This decline was based on an average realized cost of $1,631; further losses could be round the corner. Indeed, IAMGOLD's all-in cash costs are expected to be around $1,200 to $1,300 for this year, indicating that some of the company's production could already be cash-flow negative.


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JAPANESE car maker Toyota has returned to full-time working at its Deeside engine plant thanks to a boost in orders through the government's car scrappage scheme.
The 542 workers have been working a nine-day fortnight since April after being asked to take a 10% pay cut for a year because of a slump in car sales.
But the full-time working is only temporary. The company said the increase in orders means there'll be full-time working during August and September to meet increased demand, prompted by the UK and European scrappage schemes.
Toyota spokesman, Steve Carter said: “We have cancelled our workshare arrangements at the Burnaston and Deeside plants to fulfil orders incentivised by the UK and European scrappage schemes.
“While this is positive news, the additional volume is short term and our overall plan for the year remains significantly less than our capacity. Workshare arrangements will return in October.”
Yesterday workers at both plants returned from holiday after the company's annual two week summer shutdown. Last month Toyota announced that next year the Deeside plant will begin making a new hybrid engine for its Auris hatchback.


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Ford and the Volkswagen Group are combining forces in a global alliance, and they will start by making pickup trucks together, the two automakers announced on Tuesday. The companies will also build commercial vans together, and are exploring collaborations on autonomous and electric vehicles as well as new mobility services.
Neither company is taking an ownership stake in the other, which is the case in the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. But the Ford and Volkswagen partnership will be overseen by a joint committee with an equal number of people representing each automaker. The medium-sized pickup truck will be built for both companies as early as 2022.


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This is likely going to be the immediate response when Ocean Casino Resort customers glance over the new perks and privileges of the property’s loyalty program.
And fittingly, it’s called Ocean WOW Rewards Club (replacing the current Ocean Rewards Club).
The new program launches Oct. 1.
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Players will have the opportunity to earn rewards that extend well beyond the Atlantic City property. Here is just a small sampling:
- Drive away in a Mercedes-Benz
- Vacation to a tropical island
- Take a Carnival Cruise
Mike Donovan, chief marketing officer at Ocean, commented on the new program via a press release:
“We’ve reimagined what it means to be part of a loyalty program. Guests can now earn special perks and privileges that extend beyond Ocean. … We’ve partnered with national brands to give our members more opportunities to take advantage of exclusive benefits and experiences.”
How to become a Chairman at Ocean Casino
Just like the other player loyalty programs around Atlantic City, tier points are needed to move up to the higher levels. To earn tier points, you have to play. The more you play, the more points you earn, the higher your status and the better your rewards.
Obviously, players will enjoy the most benefits by reaching Black or Chairman status.
Here is a breakdown by tier points:
- Blue (0 – 2,999 points)
- Gold (3,000 – 14,999 points)
- Platinum (15,000 – 74,999 points)
- Black (75,000 – 299,999 points)
- Chairman (300,000+ points)
Each level includes some form of benefits ranging from flex comps and same day free play to free parking.
All cardholders currently enjoy complimentary self-parking.
The Chairman level, however, is where Ocean customers will truly experience the royal treatment. Here are the benefits exclusive to that tier level:
- Complimentary access to VIP Lounge & Chairman’s Lounge (three guests max)
- Suite upgrades
- Free cabana at Poseidon Pool
- Annual $500 Celebration Dinner
- Invitation to Chairman events, and more
- Choice of Annual WOW Gift, including a 1-Year Lease on select Mercedes-Benz or other luxury gift options
Like purchasing or leasing a car, customers must qualify for financing through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services.
And since this is a revamped rewards club, the earning period is Oct. 1, 2019-Sept. 30, 2020. The benefit period is Oct. 1, 2020–Sept. 30, 2021.
How do comp dollars work in Ocean Casino rewards?
To be clear, tier points for the Ocean WOW Rewards Club cannot be spent or redeemed. But comp dollars provide players “more choices to spend earned balances.”
- 1:1 comps for dining, on-property shopping, or hotel stays
- 2:1 slot play, $50-$500 of flex comps into slot play, redeemable at the Ocean Rewards Club
Unless you are at Blue level in the Ocean Casino rewards program, flex comps expire after six months of inactivity. Blue level comps expire after three months. And of course, there is a flex comp maximum of $5,000.
Note that the new rewards program does not mention any online casino crossover benefits.
Ocean Casino is putting players first
Those who have driven or walked past Ocean in recent weeks may have noticed the giant banner that reads “BEST CASINO + BEST COMPS” hanging from the side of the parking garage.
That was the ultimate goal, said Donovan in an interview on Friday. The new Ocean Casino rewards just made sense.
“Our tier rollout period from the property’s opening was Oct. 1,” he said. “So we had this opportunity. We could keep everything the same with what the customers are used to today or give our guests something that is really different from anything else that is out there in town and try to make it the best players program that we possibly can.”
More importantly, this is the same property that was up for sale months after its June 27, 2018 opening.
New owner Luxor Capital continues to focus on future growth. And from a casino revenue standpoint, the customers are definitely giving Ocean (aka the former Revel) another chance.
As a result, the property enjoyed its best August in the property’s short history. Here are the highlights via the latest report from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement:
- The casino win came in at $24,050,296 (a 22.7 % year-over-year increase)
- NJ sports betting revenue of $1,268,961 (up 144.2%) was the second most among Atlantic City’s eight license holders.
- Total gaming revenue of $25,690,879 is up 25.2% year over year.
Wow… it looks like Ocean is turning it around.
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LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Same-sex couples waiting to get married may not be the only ones excited about the Marriage Equality Act , which went into law officially on Sunday. Businesses in New York may experience a boost to their revenue from same-sex couples planning out their weddings.
Mamaroneck tailors, jewelers, and other marriage-related industries said they expect an increase in customers with the legalization of gay marriage .
"We would be happy to see it," said Orly Bayev, owner of Tres Magnifique, a fine jewerly store on Chatsworth Avenue. "If even one or two couples come in here, hopefully they would spread the word and we could do some business. This is a small town, so word gets around."
Bayev said she knows some same-sex families with kids in Larchmont, but hasn't had anyone come in yet.
Tony Mancino, who has lived in Larchmont for 27 years and owned Tony Mancino's Custom Tailoring for 25 years, said he feels confident that local businesses, including his own, will see some effect.
"I'm sure that they're going to get licenses, get dressed up for occasions, rent a hall and have parties," he said. "I'm sure there are businesses who will benefit, some more than others. In that respect, it's beneficial."
Mancino recalled the effects of the recession, which he said cost most stores at least 30 percent of their business. "Every little bit helps," he said.
David Juhren is the executive director at the LOFT, a White Plains-based community services center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals in the lower Hudson Valley.
Juhren said there are many same-sex couples waiting to get married and it could generate close to $400 million in revenue. Such a potentially large impact on local businesses has been one of the driving incentives for passing the law, Juhren said.
Citing a 2007 report from former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, an article in The New York Daily News said approximately 56,000 couples would wed in New York if the same-sex marriage bill were to be passed, which translates into revenue.
"It would be nice if it would happen," said Ellen Grad, owner of E.B. Barrett, a clothing, accessories and gift store on Palmer Avenue. "I haven't heard anybody mention a connection between the two, but if there's an increase in weddings, we would absolutely sell more party dresses. That's where we would feel it most."
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He didn't use the words "Production Hell," specifically. But when you hear Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk about the Cybertruck at today's Q3 2023 earnings call, you almost get the same vibes.
Musk opened today's call by not only announcing the company's latest financial results – which saw its 16th consecutively profitable quarter dampened by price cuts and factory downtime – but also being circumspect about its new stainless-steel EV pickup truck.
"I just want to temper expectations for Cybertruck," Musk said. "It's a great product, but financially, it will take a year to 18 months before it is a significant, positive cash flow contributor. I wish there was some way to be different but that's just my best guess."
He later added: "We dug our own grave with Cybertruck."
Musk blamed the extremely novel production techniques involved with the truck, as well as the fact that it's an entirely new model – something Tesla has historically struggled with when designing and releasing products.
"This is simply normal for when you've got a product with a lot of new technology, or any brand new vehicle program, but especially one that is as different and advanced as the Cybertruck," Musk said. "You will have problems proportionate to how many new things you're trying to solve at scale. So I just want to emphasize that, one, I think this is potentially our best product ever... [but] it's going to require immense work to reach value production and be cash flow positive at a price that people can afford."
Few details remain known about the Cybertruck, including how much it will cost. Tesla did say in today's Q3 report that deliveries are expected to begin in November, but it's been delayed before. Musk claimed the truck still has more than 1 million reservations, but was cagey on when those trucks may actually arrive in customers' hands.
"I think we'll end up with a quarter-million Cybertrucks a year," Musk said, before adding, "I don't think we'll reach that rate next year. I think we'll probably reach it sometime in 2025." That would be almost six years since the truck was first unveiled.
In theory, the Cybertruck will face intense competition from other EV trucks by the time it's able to be mass-produced at a reasonable price tag that's profitable for Tesla too. At the same time, the so-called "legacy" automakers have struggled with their own nascent EV offerings this year alone. Ford's F-150 Lightning has seen significant price increases, and just this week, General Motors announced it would push back production of some of its Chevrolet and GMC EV trucks nearly a year to late 2025. And Tesla has been through this before with the Model S and Model 3: it reinvents how something works, struggles with it for a while, then gets it down.
But in this case, Tesla has had to reinvent a lot with stainless steel, a notoriously difficult metal to reliably and consistently work with in automotive applications. Then again, the Cybertruck has been a reliable hype machine: easily one of the most eagerly anticipated new car debuts of this decade, even if its on-sale date has been repeatedly punted back.
Whether it can really be an F-150-killer like some of Tesla's most ardent boosters claim remains to be seen. But even Musk will say the company has its work cut out getting this one right.


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RadioShack’s shambling remains were offered another jolt of life today. How To Fly Radioshack Surveyor Drone… when they were purchased by another business that plans to relaunch the once-great seller as an online-focused brand.
The shop’s remains were purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a startup founded in 2019 that’s been scooping up brands from other faded retail giants too, including Pier 1, Modell’s Sporting Product, Dressbarn, and more. REV states RadioShack’s website currently has “strong existing sales and sales potential,” and the business is “confident” it can further raise awareness of the brand globally.
REV declares it’s effectively reversed other companies it’s launched as online brands. The Wall Street Journal reported that Dressbarn more than doubled its revenue between the very first and second quarter of 2020.
RadioShack was founded in 1921 and ended up being a retail staple in the ’80s and ’90s for anyone aiming to grab tech fundamentals. For a long period of time, that meant real radio parts, however wound up consisting of lots of electronic toys (one Edge editor fondly remembers his Armatron) and ultimately phones. Its fortunes decreased vastly as online shopping arrived, and the business applied for personal bankruptcy twice in the past five years. RadioShack still licenses its name to third-party “authorized” stores and sells branded products within some places of HobbyTown, a crafts retailer– similar to how you can still discover “Sharper Image” products at Kohl’s despite the fact that that seller shut its physical doors over a decade back. REV didn’t state whether those RadioShack licenses would remain. How To Fly Radioshack Surveyor Drone
REV says it will “quickly relaunch” RadioShack’s site. So for those of you still sticking on to fond memories of the store, there’ll be a familiar adequate place to go when you wish to purchase overpriced HDMI cables and knockoff headphones.


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It’s Halloween, and that means it’s time for a spooky story. This one involves the scariest monster of all time: video game publisher Konami. On a dark and stormy night in the unholy year of 2015, the Metal Gear Solid company pulled its free horror game P.T. (Playable Teaser) from the PlayStation Network. And since then, the publisher has lurked in the shadows waiting for a chance to kill the game for good.
And today, rumors began to spread that sinister force had finally struck. But this doesn’t seem like it’s the case.
Konami later confirmed that it has not made any changes. A spokesperson for the company provided the following statement (and now I’m probably going to die in seven days):
“After our investigation we can confirm that there have been no Konami or PlayStation Network update that would have affected or prevent access to the game.”
P.T. is a teaser for Silent Hills, a horror sequel to the Silent Hill franchise. Konami canceled Silent Hills as part of a retreat from console video games. But its legacy has lived on in the systems of anyone who downloaded P.T. before the publisher expunged it from the store. While Konami pitched P.T. as a glorified game announcement, many people consider it a thrilling horror experience.
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But when one person on Reddit tried to boot the game up for Halloween, it would not work. In the information section, they found that it was “ineligible” to start. And ominously, the system said that an update went out for the game on October 22, 2018. People jumped to the conclusion that Konami must’ve pushed out a patch to end the game for good.
Since this initial scare, however, other people have successfully started P.T. It seems like it still works for just about everyone. And if people are encountering errors, it’s possible that it is the result of them changing their names on PlayStation Network. Sony introduced that feature recently, and it warned players that it could break certain games.
Updated on November 2 at 9:45 a.m. with statement from Konami.
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Israel's NSO showcases drone tech, pushes to counter rights abuse allegations
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's NSO Group showcased a new anti-drone defence on Monday, giving the public a rare look at its technology as it seeks to counter allegations that another of its products has aided privacy breaches and political surveillance.
The new system, Eclipse, commandeers intruding drones and, according to NSO, costs "hundreds of thousands of dollars" to provide stadium-sized protection. More than 10 countries have bought it to safeguard sites like energy facilities, NSO said.
The promotion follows controversy for the company around Pegasus, spyware that has drawn a lawsuit by WhatsApp alleging it helped government spies hack the phones of roughly 1,400 users including journalists and dissidents.
Pegasus has been linked to political surveillance in Mexico, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which researches digital surveillance
NSO denies wrongdoing and says it sells only to government agencies, subject to oversight by Israel's Defence Ministry.
On Monday, Chief Executive Shalev Hulio also sought to highlight a heightened transparency drive.
NSO has declined deals worth around $500 million on ethical grounds and, as of next year, will issue annual compliance reports, Hulio told Reuters at an empty soccer stadium where Eclipse, in a test-run, intercepted a drone within seconds.
Like other security exporters, NSO maintains secrecy around its client list and spyware, citing a reluctance to tip off those being tracked. This makes independent verification of its business practices difficult.
"The beauty of this product, unlike other products that we developed, is this is something we can demonstrate," Hulio said of Eclipse.
In November, NSO set up a compliance department which it says brings the company into line with U.N. "guiding principles" on safeguarding against human-rights abuses.
"We always want to be more transparent," Hulio said.
Hulio said NSO had about a dozen products that saved lives. He is also promoting Fleming, an analytics system aimed at mapping the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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It’s time for agencies to get some new ideas.
We all remember the Swedish Bikini Team, Fabio shilling fake butter, and Spuds MacKenzie, the beer-drinking bull terrier no woman could resist. All of these characters were dreamed up by ad execs to create sexy images for their products because, as we all know, sex sells. But a recent study by The Ohio State University contradicts that oft-heard advertising cliché.
A recent a meta-analysis of 53 past experiments involving a total of 8,489 subjects published by the American Psychological Association found that sex and violence in ads doesn’t help sell products. “It never helps to have violence and sex in commercials,” according to Brad Bushman, professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University and co-author of the study. “It either hurts, or has no effect at all.”
The reason that sex and violence aren’t as effective as we thought is not that they fail to grab the public’s attention. In fact, it’s just the opposite. According to the study, images of sex and violence are so intense, they distract the viewer from the most important thing in the ad, the product. The study also found that products advertised during sexual or violent programming do not fare as well either. “Brands advertised in violent contexts will be remembered less often, evaluated less favorably, and less likely to be purchased than brands advertised in nonviolent media,” the study says. “We also suggest that advertising in sexual media may not be as detrimental as advertising in violent media, but does not appear to be a successful strategy either.”
Does this mean that in the future we’ll see fewer scantily clad women in beer ads? Most likely not. Ad agencies can stick their necks out and create new campaigns that don’t rely on sex to sell, but their clients, the big, risk-averse brands, will more than likely balk.


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World Trade Embarks On A Slow Recovery Path
"We see the light at the end of the tunnel and trade promises to be an important part of the recovery. But we must avoid derailing any economic revival through protectionism," said Director-General Pascal Lamy.
While exports from developed countries will increase as well, by 7.5 percent, the figures don't represent a massive rebound scenario. Experts say it will take more time to recover from exports plunging 13.9 percent in the United States, 14.8 percent in Europe and 24.9 percent in Japan.
The economic hurdles in the past few years ignited a 12.2 percent contraction in global trade, the biggest since World War II.
If trade does continue to expand experts say it would take another year for trade volumes to surpass the peak level of 2008.
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March Will Be Test Of US Auto DemandSlow sales caused dealer inventories to rise in January and February, putting pressure on companies to clear their lots.
Car Sales Show Solid October ReboundChrysler sales jump 11 percent. Company expects October annual sales rate of 15.7 million.
GM Boosts Prices As Pickup Truck Battle RagesGeneral Motors is adding a twist to the fight for supremacy in the red-hot U.S. pickup truck market: It's raising prices.
Feds Investigate Nissan Transmission ProblemsU.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints about two Nissan SUV models.
Report: Latest Car Tech Innovations Now Affordable For Most Car Buyers"Automakers are quickly pushing these technologies into high-volume production vehicles, so you don’t have to pay an extreme price tag to get a taste of the latest and greatest innovations."
Survey: Car Quality Dinged By Tech GlitchesJust when automakers had reached their highest-ever levels of quality, technology glitches are dragging their scores down.
Mich. Worker Killed At Nissan's Tenn. PlantNissan officials say an employee of a supplier died in a fatal accident at its vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna.
Japanese, Other Automakers Hit With Air Bag RecallSix automakers are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles worldwide in a massive effort to fix defective air bags made by the same company.
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Nissan Recalls 5 Models For Air Bag ProblemNissan is recalling five of its 2013 models in the U.S. because a faulty sensor can permanently turn off the front-seat passenger air bag.
Union Questions Surround Nissan Plant In MississippiPro-union workers say Nissan has threatened to close its Canton, Mississippi assembly plant if workers vote for the United Auto Workers to represent them.
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U.S. Reduces Staff in Beirut, Turkey Missions
WASHINGTON—The U.S. is reducing its diplomatic presence in two countries bordering Syria amid rising concerns that an attack against President Bashar al-Assad's regime could trigger retaliatory strikes on Americans.
U.S. officials on Friday ordered nonessential staff members and their families at the embassy in Beirut to leave "out of an abundance of caution" as tensions in the region rise, said Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman. Only emergency personnel have been asked to stay in the Lebanese capital.
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Glo, Nigeria’s telecom giant, has announced a deal with Nokia Alcatel-Lucent, a global telecom equipment manufacturing company, to supply, install and integrate a new Sure Pay Intelligent Network platform.
This will substantially enhance Globacom subscribers’ experience, according to Bella Disu, Globacom’s executive vice-chairman, who announced the deal on Monday at the gathering of over 150 global business leaders in France.
At the 2019 Choose France International Business Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, Disu presented a purchasing order to Vocalcom Technology, another French company, to enhance Globacom’s interactive voice response and contact center solutions.
The executives of multinational companies across the world met with the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, at a dinner organised to promote France’s attractiveness as a business environment.
They also used the Summit to publicise major investments and partnerships involving French companies.
“These agreements are geared towards ensuring that Globacom continues to provide first-rate telecommunications services in the countries where we operate,” Disu said.
Also at the summit were Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, and Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings Ltd.
Earlier on Monday, she attended the inaugural meeting of the France-Nigeria Investment Club, which Macron launched during his 2018 visit to Nigeria.
Disu described her engagements with global business leaders in France as “impactful” and “an important platform for exploring collaborations and business development”.
“We have long chosen France, and we welcome every opportunity to expand our interests and alliances here,” she said.
The Mike Adenuga Group is known for its strong ties with France.
Globacom and Conoil Producing Limited have had over a decade of strong business relationships with French companies, including Total and Alcatel, which is now Nokia Alcatel-Lucent.
The group of companies also supports the principal international French cultural organisation, Alliance Francaise, in Lagos.
During his state visit to Nigeria last year, the French president inauguratd the state-of the-art Mike Adenuga Alliance Francaise Centre donated by the Globacom chairman, Mike Adenuga, to promote French and Nigerian cultures in Lagos.


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B&M opened another shop in Bedford last month (20 April) with a brand new B&M store and garden centre on Riverfield Drive and they immediately set about helping Bedford’s community.
New store staff nominated FACES to take centre stage and officially unveil the new store and enjoy some VIP treatment as a thank you for all the work they do.
FACES offers practical and emotional support to local children and families faced with difficult issues such as; mental and physical health, domestic abuse, poverty, child sexual exploitation and behavioural issues.
As well as opening the new store, the charity also received £250 from the store.
Store manager, David Childs, said: “The new store has been really busy since the doors first opened on Saturday and feedback from customers has been great so far.
“A huge thank you to FACES who helped us open the store, we hope that our donation can help them continue the outstanding work they do for the local community.”
The former Homebase store has had a complete internal and external refurbishment and the opening has created more than 60 new jobs for local people.
As well as an extensive DIY, decorating and furniture range the shop will stock a variety of branded products including toys, food & drink, home ware, pet products, health & beauty and a seasonal range.
The store boasts its own garden centre, with everything from seeds to pots and hundreds of plant varieties delivered fresh to store throughout the season.
B&M is one of the UK’s fastest growing retailers and is also due to open a distribution centre in Bedford later this year with another 1000 jobs being created.


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New smartphone selfie app to help keep track of your cholesterol level
Washington: Engineers have invented a new lifesaving smartphone app that will help the user keep an eye on his or her cholesterol levels with just a selfie.
The Smartphone Cholesterol Application for Rapid Diagnostics, or "smartCARD," reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.
David Erickson, Cornell associate professor of mechanical engineering and senior author on a new peer-reviewed study, said that smartphones have the potential to address health issues by eliminating the need for specialized equipment.
Thanks to advanced, sophisticated camera technology, Erickson and his colleagues have created a smartphone accessory that optically detects biomarkers in a drop of blood, sweat or saliva. The new application then discerns the results using color analysis.
When a user puts a drop of blood on the cholesterol test strip, it processes the blood through separation steps and chemical reactions. The strip is then ready for colorimetric analysis by the smartphone application.
The smartCARD accessory, which looks somewhat like a smartphone credit card reader, clamps over the phone`s camera. Its built-in flash provides uniform, diffused light to illuminate the test strip that fits into the smartCARD reader.
The application in the phone calibrates the hue saturation to the image`s color values on the cholesterol test strip, and the results appear on your phone.
Erickson added that although smartCARD is ready to be brought to market immediately, he is optimistic that it will have even more its advanced capabilities in less than a year.
The study is published online in the journal Lab on a Chip.
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Last week, Square Enix released the third Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE digital stream. The stream provided an in-depth look at the game ahead of its launch. Kicking things off, viewers who watched the Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE live via the official website, were the first to get details about the game’s daily and weekly missions. Four new high-level mission types were revealed as well: AIM’s Secret Lab, SHIELD Vaults, Mega Hives and Villain Sectors.
Villain Sectors are special missions that provide epic showdowns with powerful bosses when the player’s heroes get closer to the game’s power-level cap of 150. SHIELD Vaults are treasure troves of resources, gear, and gaming secrets that the player must find and unlock.
Players team up with three friends to tackle AIM’s Secret Lab, which is a mission that is only accessible by reaching the game’s higher levels. Mega Hives puts players’ entire roster of superheroes to the test, as they fight through floors packed with enemies.
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IoT products offer increased functionality, share data, and black market prices for drugs interact with each other. This week’s Guardian Tech Weekly podcast covers the topic of Google Maps’ how to get on darknet market 10 year anniversary. Union Pacific is accepting applications for positions in several locations throughout its 23 state territory. Often irreverent, always informative, BitcoinerX brings you the latest bitcoin news and information on the cryptocurrency market, blockchain technology, price analysis, and more. It shut down the website, seized its assets, including 26,000 bitcoins worth about $4 million, and arrested Ross Ulbricht, the alleged operator, in San Francisco on Oct. Gozzi N, Tizzani M, Starnini M, Ciulla F, Paolotti D, Panisson A, Perra N (2020) Collective response to media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic on Reddit and Wikipedia: mixed-methods analysis. The not so dark side of the darknet: A qualitative study. Van Wegberg R, Tajalizadehkhoob S, Soska K, Akyazi U, Ganan CH, Klievink B, Christin N, van Eeten M. DDW’s shutdown came as part of a wider action against dark web marketplaces that also saw popular darknet trade site Wall Street Market go down. This has led to a proliferation of scam sales and marketplace hacks.


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Ivan on Tech Academy provides latest insights and reports about the blockchain industry.
If you are questioning what cryptocurrency is all about and feeling unsure as to what actually makes Bitcoin valuable, you have come to the right place! In this article, we will explore some of the different reasons people attribute value to this piece of code, why we have currencies to begin with, examine the blockchain technology that underpins Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin’s properties compare to gold.
Bitcoin is a digital currency and store of wealth, created by the pseudonymous developer(s) Satoshi Nakomoto as a solution to dwindling fiat currencies following the stock market crash and economic crisis of 2008. Put simply, Bitcoin was born out of the failings of traditional financial markets and fiat currencies.
Back in 2009, the original Bitcoin blockchain was launched. Along with its launch came the birth of a new technology that would be adopted by thousands of businesses and millions of humans around the globe.


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Xperia XZ4 is the presumed name for the XZ3’s successor and has been heavily rumoured to tout a number of noticeable upgrades for Android fans to look forward to.
The handset has been suggested to arrive with a 6.5-inch OLED display that has a rather unique aspect ratio of 21:9.
This means the device could have a panel that is much taller than its competitors.
In fact, renowned leaker Ice Universe has previously showcased an alleged screen protector for the device and compared it to the real estate offered by the iPhone Xs Max.
He said: “I received the tempered film of the Sony Xperia XZ4. This phone is too long.
“After measuring, the length of the XZ4 screen is 15.2cm, which is similar to the length of the iPhone Xs Max.”
Xperia XZ4 is expected to be powered by Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 855 processor, have a giant 4,400mAh battery and a 52-megapixel main camera sensor.
This lens in particular has been rumoured to be accompanied by a 16-megapixel telephoto unit and a 0.3-megapixel time-of-flight system.
Sony will take to the stage at MWC in Barcelona on Monday, February 25, at 7.30am GMT and is anticipated to detail the XZ4 in full.
However, it appears the flagship may not be the only smartphone to debut from the firm on the day.
Last week WinFuture showed off alleged images of what it dubbed the Xperia “XA3” that appeared to be a more affordable offering from Sony.
The handset was claimed to arrive with the same 21:9 aspect ratio as the more premium XZ4.
However, unlike the XZ4, the supposed XA3 had a noticeable bezel above its panel.
In comparison, the Xperia XZ4 is expected to come with minimal borders on its top and bottom.
Since the initial publication of the leak, WinFuture has updated it and claimed the XZ3 will come in two models with one offering a 6.5-inch display and the other a 5.9-inch screen.
It was also stated the larger version of the two products will have “Plus” branding in its name.
Since the supposed outing from the German site, leaker Ishan Agarwal has insisted the two devices will not be called the XA3.
Instead he declared the duo will be called the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus.
The claimed Xperia 10 and 10 Plus are rumoured to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor.
Moreover, WinFuture has also said the hardware will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
Both versions of the device were showcased with a dual camera system on their rear.
While the new leak could suggest Sony is preparing to show off multiple phones at MWC, nothing has been officially confirmed by the company on the matter.


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The daily Davis Index for Turkish imports of US-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) was unchanged at $450.50/mt cfr on Thursday due to a lack of transactions.
Negotiations remain slow in the imported ferrous scrap market, though some Turkish mills are mulling booking at around $450/mt cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the USA or the Baltic region for September and October shipment. Still, only a few cargoes are available now since most suppliers have sold most of their material in recent weeks. An exporter from Russia was heard to be offering a deep-sea cargo of HMS 1&2 (95:5) at $475/mt cfr Turkey.
Spot rebar prices in the Turkish domestic market decreased by TRY30-100/mt to TRY6,500-6,700/mt ex-works, including 18pc VAT, on Thursday following slow trade. A Turkish mill was heard to have sold 45,000-50,000mt of rebar after providing a significant discount.
In the exported rebar market, prices dropped by $5-10/mt to $680-690/mt fob actual weight. Still, only small cargoes were sold to the Middle East and North Africa region.


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Motor Mfg. North America Inc. will eliminate all 200 of its temporary workers at its San Antonio assembly plant as the auto maker slows production of its largest U.S. models in the face of falling consumer demand.
“We’re keeping all of our regularteam members, but we have to release about 200 people from the variable workforce in Texas,” Toyota manufacturing spokesman Mike Goss tells Ward’s.
San Antonio builds the Tundra fullsize pickup truck, which Xavier Dominicis, spokesman for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. says had a 116 days’ supply as of yesterday, up significantly from the level of stock year-ago.
Toyota earlier eliminated all temporary workers at its Princeton, IN, plant, which also produces the Tundra.
“We’re trying to keep our plants open as much as possible and keep our team members employed and weather the storm,” Goss says of falling demand for large vehicles as gas prices hit record highs.
The Ward’s Large Pickup segment posted a 39.1% sales decline in May, while deliveries of models in the Large SUV group tumbled 41.9%.
In addition to the job cuts at San Antonio, production at the plant will be down for 14 non-consecutive days between now and the end of October to reduce Tundra stocks, Goss says.
The Princeton facility, which also builds the Sienna minivan and Sequoia fullsize SUV, will eliminate six build days between now and the end of August, although Goss says further downtime in September and October is expected.
Goss says Toyota is “seeing less and less demand for Tundra and Sequoia,” which share a platform.
The production cuts also will have a ripple affect on Toyota’s Huntsville, AL, engine plant, which makes the 5.7L V-8 used in the Tundra and Sequoia.
“They’re trying to figure out what they’re going to do,” Goss says of Alabama downtime.
He notes the onsite suppliers at the San Antonio plant also will need to adjust production volumes. Besides cutting production days, the line will be slowed to build a specified number of Tundras per shift, Goss says, without providing a number.
“If they hit the number before eight hours, we’ll just stop,” Goss elaborates, adding workers will have the option of remaining at the plant to under go training for the final hour of their shift.
On the 14 days the line is down, workers will be paid to receive extra training or participate in plant-improvement activities. Or they can choose to take unpaid time off, Goss says.
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Juneyao Airlines owner branching out into electric vehicles
The parent company of Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines is diversifying beyond its Covid-ravaged aviation business.
Juneyao Group has set up a unit for the electric vehicles (EV) market.
Juneyao, which is owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Junjin, hasn’t shared any details but sources said it is exploring EV manufacturing.
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Sellout? Jamboree ticket sales on record pace
January 23, 2019
Oregon Jamboree ticket sales are strong and could set records for the event.
"Ticket sales are up over last year close to 15 percent now," said Robert Shamek, festival director. The Jamboree has booked all of its main stage talent for 2019 and actually has made offers to artists already for the 2020 festival.
The sales figure works out to some 1,000 more tickets sold right now, said SHEDG President Ron Moore during the Sweet Home Economic Development Group's regular meeting on Jan. 16. That could put the Jamboree into the 14,000 to 15,000 range for attendance, a point at which the organiz...


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Super Bowl is known for big-budget ads and companies who splash millions on the longest spot. But this year, Reddit cut through the noise. Created by R/GA, the ad was made in a few days and only lasted 5 seconds, yet it became one of the most searched ads that night.
An entire screen of text on one of the shortest ads shouldn’t work, but it does for that exact reason. Ambitious, attention-grabbing, and rebellious, it cleverly nods to their users who recently spearheaded the stock market trading frenzy, sending a message to Wall Street. Proving for a good idea to make an impact, you don’t need time or an extravagant budget, sometimes 5 seconds is enough. – Sophie, Content Creative.


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The three-day meeting will bring together members of the Tracking Protection Working Group that includes lawyers and academics along with representatives from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, AT&T, the FTC, and invited experts from privacy groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Digital Democracy.
One, Kyle Goodwin, is seeking the return of data. Goodwin, who reports on high school sports in Ohio, stored videos through Megaupload, according to the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. Goodwin's own servers crashed recently, leaving him with no files other than those he sent to Megaupload, says EFF, which is representing Goodwin.
“It’s a little piece of SOPA wrapped up in a bill that’s supposedly designed to facilitate detection of and defense against cybersecurity threats,” the EFF writes.
Big dogs like Google, Facebook, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and now the Motion Picture Association of America have all filed briefs in an obscure copyright case currently being heard by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. At stake: what does a service have to do when a takedown notice is filed, and should that site have an additional burden to block repeat offenders?
Some digital rights groups, including the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have raised privacy and civil liberties concerns about CISPA.
Privacy and online speech advocate Electronic Frontier Foundation attacked the proposed bill last month, claiming that it unfairly targets anti-government whistleblower sites. “The language is so broad it could be used as a blunt instrument to attack Websites like The Pirate Bay or WikiLeaks,” wrote EFF’s Rainey Reitman.
Rainey Reitman and Lee Tien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation released a statement outlining their concerns about the inclusion of intellectual property in CISPA.
Jillian C York is director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco. Here she writes about " Fighting online censorship when legal action fails".
According to the EFF, the language in CISPA is worded so broadly that it could be interpreted to allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and companies such as Google and Facebook to intercept your messages and transmit them to the government.
''You wouldn't intentionally store sensitive data on a console,'' Parker Higgins, a spokesman for the online privacy group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says. ''But I can think of things like connection logs and conversation logs that are incidentally stored data. And it's even more alarming because users might not know that the data is created.


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Before we compare GM’s handling of Saab to Ford’s handling of Volvo, we must first understand the dynamics of the partnership between the General and the Swedes.
When General Motors originally made a deal with SAAB-Scania in 1989, it agreed to purchase 50 percent of the newly formed Saab Automobile AB company for $500 million, in addition to a commitment of $100 million which would cover immediate operating costs. The contract also stipulated that GM had the option to purchase the other 50 percent of Saab after 10 years. GM agreed to the partnership despite the fact that Saab had lost $188 million during the first eight months of the year.
Why would GM take on such a risky deal? Well, the company needed to grow its European presence, and it needed products that could compete with the Euro elites, like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. GM figured that it was a win-win situation: Saab would get the funding it needed, and GM didn’t have to spend the time and resources on developing another entire product line.
Prior to the agreement, a struggling Saab brand had spend months searching for a new partnership. Saab reportedly turned down an offer made by Ford, and circulating rumors hinted at a potential partnership between Saab and Fiat. Saab eventually approached GM a short time after Ford outbid the General for the ownership of Jaguar P.L.C, which Ford bought for $2.38 billion.
So, in the beginning, GM was akin to a caped hero swooping in to save the day. But the honeymoon period wouldn’t last long. In the words of James D. Sapienza of CheatSheet.com:
It became clear almost from the beginning that GM was ill-equipped to handle Saab’s idiosyncratic approach to car building. For a corporation that defined a top-down management style, Saab bristled against GM’s orders from Detroit, and struggled to make cars the way it always had. Instead of treating Saab like a separate entity, GM pressured the company to begin badge-engineering already existing European GM cars for future models… GM wanted future Saabs to be little more than rebadged German Opels.
When the original deal was made back in ’89, market analysts agreed that GM would take a hit financially. The disagreement was in whether or not the sacrifice would be worth having more manufacturing plants in Europe, as the purchasing of Saab included three more sites. Some argued that Opel already made vehicles that were a lot like the ones Saab made, while others argued that GM could make Saab profitable within the first two years if “the currency situation is favorable, if “component costs are saved, and if costs at Saab’s plants are cut.”
Kai Hammerich, an executive vice president with Saab-Scania in Sweden at the time of the agreement, told reporters that, “With a strong partner, we can get the resources to expand our business,” Mr. Hammerich said, adding that Saab expected to increase production and broaden its product line.” From the get-go there was a tension between GM’s expectation, which was to reform Saab’s operations in order to make money, and Saab’s expectation, which was to receive funding in order to maintain its operations as they were.
Brand loyalists were bitterly disappointed when the second-generation Saab 900, or 900NG, hit the scene in 1993, as it seemed to have lost some of it’s Swedish flare, and was perceived as being a spruced up Opel Vectra. This is despite the fact that Saab hadn’t rolled over without a fight, and ended up modifying two-thirds of the 900. For those who might not know, the 900NG would eventually be renamed the 9-3 for the US market in 1999.
The same tension arose when the 9-3 was released, as GM wanted the 9-3 to have the same dimensions as the Chevrolet Cobalt, which rides on the Delta platform. Instead, the 9-3 utilizes the Epsilon platform, which underpinned the Saab 9-5 and Chevy Malibu. [Edit: at the time, the 9-5 actually did NOT utilize the Epsilon platform, but the 2010+ 9-5 did use the Epislon II platform.] You can read more about the similarities and differences here, but to drive home the point, when a GM accountant traveled to Sweden to investigate why Saab was spending so much money, he found that it had developed its own navigation system rather than using one from the GM parts bin.
During the first four years of the partnership, Saab cut its number of employees by 50 percent, and its sales dipped so low that it became a liability rather than an asset, with total units sold per year fell from 130,000 to 80,0001. During the sales slump, North American leaders of Saab requested that they offer a six-cylinder model, which GM provided. Product planners also wanted convertible options, brighter colors, quirky wheel designs, a better sound system, and, of course, cup holders, to which the Swedes begrudgingly obliged. For the record: Saab went on to develop one of the greatest cup-holders of all time, which you can see a demo of in the video shown below.
Now that we’ve taken a deeper look at the relationship between GM and Saab, we can move on to answering our original question: could GM have found a symbiotic solution to dissolving Saab? Next time around we’ll take a look at the Swedish government’s response to GM back in 2009, and GM’s pattern of using employment and economic wellness as leverage against governments around the world. We’ll also examine the differences and similarities between the GM-Saab and Ford-Volvo partnership’s, and finally determine (at least for ourselves) if GM did in fact act with malice when it blocked the sale of Saab to Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. For a better understanding of what ultimately happened to Saab Automobile AB, click here.
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H&M has named Moschino as its next designer collaborator. The Swedish fast fashion company and Moschino Creative Director Jeremy Scott confirmed the news over the weekend at the Coachella music festival in California.
The collaboration collection, which is slated to launch on November 8, will follow H&M’s collection with Erdem in 2017, as well as collections with Kenzo, Balmain, Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Maison Margiela, and Versace. The Swedish company said the collection is comprised of accessories, “extra surprises,” and “playfulness and humor” much like Moschino’s collections.
In addition, Scott announced the news via a call with model Gigi Hadid that was projected on screens at a Moschino party.
“I am so excited about MOSCHINO [tv] H&M,” said Scott. “My life’s work has been to connect with people through fashion, and with this collaboration I’ll be able to reach more of my fans than I’ve ever had the ability to do.”
H&M rarely misses when it comes to its designer collaborations, and Moschino is the right brand to keep the win streak going. Since Scott took over at Moschino, the Italian fashion brand has been youthful, humorous, and fun, producing collections with references to McDonald’s, Super Mario, SpongeBob Squarepants, and Looney Tunes.
We can’t expect cartoon character cameos in the collaboration collection, but we can expect a proper collection sell-through. Moschino in 2017 helped drive its parent company, Aeffe’s, growth by 12% due in part to achieving a 144% increase in net income in the first nine months of the year.
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Most of us don’t always consult a pharmacist when we shop at a drug store. But when Afternoon Live viewers go into their local Walgreens or Bartell Drugs seeking help for snoring, they’ll already have a top pharmacist’s advice. They’ll head right for the Mute display. That’s because when well-known holistic pharmacist Sherry Torkos appeared on Portland, Oregon’s popular midday TV show, she explained that Mute opens the airway to curb snoring.
Torkos told host Kara Mack that Mute is, “something for snoring that’s going to benefit the snorer and also their partner. … Let’s face it: It’s not just the person snoring that’s impacted by what’s happening in the night. It’s also their partner. And I know, from living with a snorer.”
We were pleased that Torkos explained why Mute is unique. “It’s the latest in breathing technology,” she said. Mute is a nasal dilator, like a stent, that comfortably opens the nasal passages. “You put [Mute] in and you instantly get a rush of air. It helps with breathing.”
When snoring is caused by an obstruction such as congestion or a deviated septum, using Mute may quiet the noise so both partners awaken more refreshed. “It helps improve sleep…,[and] may help reduce snoring…, which is just so important,” Torkos confirmed. She added that with Mute, upper airway snorers are less likely to be awakened by middle-of-the-night elbowing or kicks delivered by a frustrated partner.
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Green healthy leaves are always a great sign
Unfortunately, they don’t all match (for example some growers say to harvest in the morning, while others believe you get more THC if you harvest during the plant’s dark period), but these are the most common flushing techniques that I’ve heard to increase THC levels right before harvest.
Learn more about when to harvest cannabis (with lots more pics!) Get the effects you’re looking for.
These Mandarin Cookies buds were listed as producing 25% THC. They and produced about that under HID grow lights but tested at 27% THC under the HLG 300. Several other clones from the grow also tested at higher THC than expected. This was only one grow comparison but so far the HLG seems to be the most “THC-increasing” grow light I’ve tried.
I don’t think anyone has yet discovered the “perfect spectrum” but some LEDs are certainly getting better bud quality than others.
“Because of the federal strictures, there weren’t any standardized methods. Labs had to validate everything themselves,” Brauninger says. “It’s difficult to bring in expertise when there isn’t a wealth of information available, and no trade association to help share techniques.”
“For a product to be sold in most US states, it has to be tested externally,” says Jahan Marcu, director of experimental pharmacology and behavioral research at the International Research Center on Cannabis and Mental Health in New York City.
A student inspects a cannabis plant at Niagara College Canada’s teaching laboratory in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. Credit: Niagara College
A2LA is also helping labs to attain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, the main international standard for testing and calibration labs. It covers all phases of lab operation, including staff training, data protection and dealing with conflicts of interest.
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Besides the challenges of growing a sufficient amount of high-quality cannabis for a rapidly growing market, cannabis companies have to deal with something that illegal growers do not — government regulation.
“As the industry has gotten bigger, they realized they must transition to use modern horticultural science,” says Youbin Zheng, a horticulture researcher at the University of Guelph, Canada, who works with cannabis companies.
Such labs are beginning to adopt standardized tests for potency and purity using gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. They are also developing methods to identify and measure levels of THC and other cannabinoids, as well as contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticide residues. “These aren’t necessarily new tests that have been created for this industry, but the type that had to be applied for this product,” says Brauninger.


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Senior Vice President, Nissan Sales & Marketing and Operations, Nissan North America, Inc.; and Chairman, Nissan Canada
Today, at the Montreal Auto Show, Christian Meunier, president of Nissan Canada, debuted the car that will mark a new era of unbeatable value for Canadians when it arrives this spring - the all-new 2015 Nissan Micra.
“Tonight, at a media event in Montreal, Christian Meunier, president of Nissan Canada, announced that the Nissan Micra will return to Canada this year.”
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SodaStream Q4 Net Falls 91 Percent
February 26, 2014,
AIRPORT CITY, Israel-Although sales made a significant gain in the quarter, SodaStream's fourth-quarter net income fell 91 percent to $681,000.
For the fiscal year ending on Dec. 31, net income totaled $42 million, down 4.2 percent from the prior year. The fourth-quarter bottom was hurt by a 1,060 basis-point drop in gross margin, which finished the quarter at 42.4 percent. Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 9.7 percent in dollars, although SG&A did fall 625 basis points as a percentage of sales to 40.9 percent.
Net sales in the quarter gained 26.4 percent to $168.1 million, bringing the top-line total for the year to $562.7 million, up 29 percent. SodaStream reported major increases in sales of soda maker starter kits, consumables and its "other" category in the quarter. For the year, SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum noted that the company sold a record 4.4 million soda makers and increased gas refill unit sales by 30 percent, to a record 21.5 million.
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