text:
Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler Rail, has selected the 100 South block of 5600 West near the city’s Northwest Quadrant for its first permanent US manufacturing plant. State officials will join company officials for the groundbreaking of its new plant on Friday, October 13.
Since early 2016, the company has operated out of a temporary facility on Warm Springs Road in Salt Lake. The new facility is part of the company’s plans for a 15-year expansion into the US. Company officials estimate that the expansion into Utah will create up to 1,000 jobs over the next 15 years.
The rail manufacturer, based in Bussnang, Switzerland, is one of the several companies expanding operations to the Northwest Quadrant plan area, the area west of Interstate 215 between the Great Salt Lake and State Road 201.
Over the summer, Amazon announced its plans to build a $250-million regional fulfillment center on the 700 North block of 5600 West. The fulfillment center will employ around 1,500 workers.
Amazon’s announcement came just seven months after POST Consumer Brands began construction on a 901,000 square foot facility on California Avenue and 5600 West.
Construction is underway on a new UPS Regional Operations Hub, on the 300 South block of 6400 West, several blocks to the west of the proposed Stadler facility site. The $275 million project will bring 1,500 jobs and consists of a new 840,000 square foot facility that will process an estimated 69,000 packages per hour.
Directly west of the proposed Stadler facility, construction is underway on the 214,391 square foot RWK Legacy Logistics Center, on the 400 South block of 5700 West.
Additionally, companies like RC Willey, Sephora, Costco Wholesale, Dannon and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints already operate distribution centers in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Stadler facility.
Despite the few thousand jobs already in the area, and the more than 3,000 more expected in the area next year, the facilities south of Interstate 80 are unserved by public transit. Of the five projects underway, only the Amazon facility will be in relative proximity to a transit route, Route 551 that connects the airport to the International Center.
According to the officials from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (UGOED), Stadler Rail’s selection of Utah for its permanent location means that the company may earn up to 25 percent of the new state taxes it will pay over the 15-year life of the agreement in the form of a post-performance incentive, not to exceed $10.07 million. The contract also includes both an Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit rebate and an Industrial Assistance Fund (IAF) grant of $500,000. The first half of the IAF grant is for necessary rail-related upgrades, with the other half of the funding available for facility upgrades upon permanent selection of the Utah location. Once Stadler Rail enters a contract with the state, it will be able to earn a portion of the total tax credit rebate each year that it meets the criteria of the contract.
Under an agreement with the state, Stadler will be required to have the total wages in aggregate exceed 110 percent of the county average wage. The projected new state wages over the life of the agreement are then expected to be approximately $575,819,608. Projected new state tax revenues, as a result of corporate, payroll and sales taxes, would be an estimated $40,275,601 over 15 years. The project could generate up to $30 million in capital investment.
Stadler had been considering locations in West Jordan, Layton and Clearfield but opted for the Salt Lake City location for its proximity to the Salt Lake International Airport.


text:
New laws in Scotland are now banning the sale and manufacture of plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
The new law came into law after high concerns about the number of cotton-buds being flushed down the toilets and the number of cotton-buds washing up on beaches.
Months before the ban came into law, major companies that manufacture cotton-buds ended up switching to paper-stemmed cotton buds.
This is not the only law that will be coming into law in the upcoming months.
In the rest of the United Kingdom, plastic straws and stirrers are going to be banned.
The Marine Conservation Society considers plastic-stemmed cotton buds as one of the most forms of beach litter.
In the United Kingdom alone, nearly 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds are sold every year.
2-years-ago, Johnson and Johnson, a pharmaceutical company, was the first major manufacturer to switch to paper-stemmed cotton buds.
All major supermarkets have now pleaded to switch to biodegradable paper.
Fidra, an environmental charity based in Scotland, has been at the forefront of working with the industry to promote more biodegradable alternatives.
Environment activists are calling this law change as“great news” for wildlife and the environment.
Heather McFarlane, the project manager of Fidra, said, “Now we are seeing this ban come into place, that will pick up those last few retailers and manufacturers who haven’t made the switch from plastic to paper. The plastic cotton bids have been washing up on beaches for years and they get into the environment is quite high numbers.”
Heather added, “They are particularly damaging to wildlife. They have been found in our native bird populations and in the intestines of turtles. You can just imagine the damage that can do.”
Kang Banks, the Scotland WWF Director, said, “Cotton buds are some of the most pervasive forms of marine pollution, so a ban is a very welcome step and one that we hope other countries will follow. We know plastic is suffocating our seas and devastating our wildlife with millions of birds, fish, and mammals dying each year because of the plastic in our oceans.”
Kang added, “Plastics are also finding their way into the food we eat and the water we drink, so saving our oceans will require further ambitious action from governments, industry, and consumers.”
This new ban plays a huge role in our current fight with global warming.

domain: news


text:
Regular readers may have noticed there’s a bit of a trend towards making TVs on the curvy side these days, what with brands like Samsung, LG and even China’s Skyworth eagerly showing off the merits of their gorgeous curved OLED tellies at every opportunity they get. Well now, that trend has been confirmed.
Curved televisions are officially making a comeback, and not just with OLED – for the vast majority of consumers who buy them will still be staring at a good old LCD screen.
That prediction comes from TV industry analysts NPD DisplaySearch, whose latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report finds that the trend towards curvy screens is no longer limited to the flashiest of flash TVs. Curved televisions are set to be everywhere in the next few years, with shipments likely to reach 800,000 units by the end of this year, before rocketing to 6 million units by the end of 2017.
This sudden trend for curvier screens comes in response to miserable TV sales over the last few years, with NPD DisplaySearch noting that global TV revenues have slumped dramatically since peaking in 2011. As such, curvy screens are just the latest gimmick by TV makers to try and boost sales, along with the more obvious hi-tech OLED and 4K Ultra HD TV designs that are unfortunately, way too expensive for most of us.
Curved TVs first hit the headlines last year, when LG and Samsung both announced curvy OLEDs, claiming that the design served to improve viewing angles and make the content appear less blurry at the edges of the screen. Those claims are debatable, but that hasn’t stopped TV makers from pursuing this latest gimmick. At CES 2014 back in January, we saw dozens more curved TVs unveiled, by Samsung, LG and a raft of Chinese telly makers, including a bunch of regular LCD models for the first time.
With this sudden explosion of interest in curved screens it’s inevitable that LCDs will soon outsell OLEDs sporting the same design, as NPD DisplaySearch’s estimates reveal. According to the market research firm, they’re expecting around 700,000 curved LCDs to ship by the end of this year, compared to a maximum of just 100,000 OLEDs – which means at least seven times more LCDs than OLEDs.
However, the trend towards curved displays isn’t one that’s likely to last, according to Paul Gray, NPD DisplaySearch’s European TV research director, who noted:
“The novelty of curved screens is expected to wear off with time, leading to shipments peaking and then tailing off.”
“Brands are not staking their futures only in curved screens or any other single feature, but are instead exploring a whole mix of features to attract television buyers.”
One of the reasons curved OLED sales will trail those of LCD models is that manufacturers are still having massive problems making the damn things. NPD DisplaySearch’s report notes that companies like LG and Samsung “still face significant manufacturing problems,” which means we’re unlikely to see a million-plus OLED shipments until 2016 at the earliest.
Source: NPD DisplaySearch


text:
Although many question the need to spend on luxury items,Read More
'Google Assistant' introduces a new interface for phones
Here are a few tips for keeping the mind and body relaxed and stress free.
Researchers have invented a T-shirt to monitor the rate of breathing in humans and detect respiratory illnesses
Vivo has launched a new Vivo V5 Plus IPL Limited Edition Smartphone on April 4th.Read More
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is venturing into Smartphone business by investing in mobile phones called ‘Being Smart’.Read More


text:
Final Edmonton auction of 2015 held Dec. 10-12; 6,000 items sold for CA$98+ million (US$71+ million)
EDMONTON, Dec. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Ritchie Bros., the world's largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than 38,250 equipment items and trucks for CA$731+ million (US$576+ million) in Edmonton, AB in 2015, making it the site's largest year ever. Approximately 55 percent (CA$404+ million or US$317+ million) of the equipment was sold to online buyers. Ritchie Bros. held its sixth and final Edmonton auction of 2015 last week (December 10-12), selling more than 6,000 items for CA$98+ million (US$71+ million). Bids were placed in person, online at rbauction.com and by proxy.
"We would like to thank all the companies and individuals who bought and sold equipment and trucks with us in 2015—we value your trust in us to deliver results regardless of market conditions," said Brian Glenn, Ritchie Bros.' Senior Vice President (Western Canada). "This year we sold more equipment at our Edmonton site than ever before. When you're selling equipment in uncertain local conditions such as these, it becomes even more important to reach buyers from different industry sectors and regions. That's why sellers turned to Ritchie Bros.—and we delivered. We had record-high bidder turnout in Edmonton all year long, with more than 59,000 total bidder registrations—40 percent higher than 2014. Our ability to attract the largest crowds in the equipment auction business helped us achieve strong returns for sellers in 2015."
The December 10-12, 2015 auction was Ritchie Bros.' largest-ever December auction in Canada, attracting 9,150+ bidders from 46 countries, including 6,100+ online bidders. Approximately 51 percent (CA$49+ million or US$36+ million) of the equipment was sold to out-of-province bidders from as far away as Australia, India, and the United Kingdom. U.S. buyers purchased 13 percent of the equipment.
Ritchie Bros. set multiple company and site records in Edmonton in 2015. Most notably, Ritchie Bros. held its largest Canadian auction ever, selling a record-breaking 7,700+ items for CA$215+ million (US$177+ million) in Edmonton (April 28 – May 1). The four-day auction attracted 14,000+ bidders from 55 countries, setting a new company record for bidder registrations, surpassing the previous company record by more than 4,500 bidders. A time lapse video of the April Edmonton auction is available under videos at rbauction.com/aboutus.
Approximately 51 percent (CA$379+ million or US$299+ million) of all the equipment sold in Edmonton in 2015 was sold to Alberta buyers. Out-of-country buyers purchased 13 percent, including 11 percent (CA$84+ million or US$66+ million) purchased by U.S. buyers—which was an increase of four percent over U.S. buyer participation in 2014.
DECEMBER 10-12 EDMONTON AUCTION QUICK FACTS:
- Gross auction proceeds – CA$98+ million (US$71+ million)
- Amount sold to online bidders – CA$60+ million (US$44+ million)
- Total registered bidders (onsite and online) – 9,150+
- Unique registered online bidders – 6,100+
- Number of lots sold – 6,000+
- Number of sellers – 750+
2015 EDMONTON AUCTIONS – QUICK FACTS:
- Six unreserved public auctions
- Total gross auction proceeds - CA$731+ million (US$576+ million)
- Amount sold to online bidders - CA$404+ million (US$317+ million)
- Total bidder registrations (onsite and online) - 59,000+
- Number of lots sold - 38,250+
Ritchie Bros. will conduct 10 more unreserved public auctions in 2015. Visit rbauction.com for a complete list of upcoming auctions.
About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE andTSX: RBA) is the world's largest seller of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agriculture, material handling, energy, mining, forestry, marine and other industries. Ritchie Bros.™ solutions make it easy for the world's builders to buy and sell equipment with confidence, including live unreserved public auctions with on-site and online bidding (rbauction.com), the EquipmentOne™ secure online marketplace (EquipmentOne.com), a professional corporate asset management program, and a range of value-added services, including equipment financing for customers through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (rbauction.com/financing). Ritchie Bros. has operations in 19 countries, including 44 auction sites worldwide. Learn more at RitchieBros.com.
SOURCE Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
For further information: Ian Malinski, Corporate Communications Lead, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Phone: +1.778.331.5432, Email: [email protected]; For investor inquiries, please contact: Jamie Kokoska, Director, Investor Relations, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Phone: 778-331-5219, Email: [email protected]


text:
NASCAR’s Chase Elliott Takes the Wheel as Director of Delivery at Hooters
ATLANTA – March 31, 2017 – Hooters is pleased to announce the appointment of Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet SS and second-generation NASCAR champion, as its new director of delivery. Chase is taking the driver’s seat to hire and train prep crew members and delivery drivers as Hooters readies for Hooters Delivery across locations nationwide. As a day one initiative, Chase and Hooters are also revealing new delivery fire suits for its drivers, designed with a nod to the iconic Hooters Girl uniforms.
Hooters Delivery is taking shape in response to customer feedback and industry data. Tapping into Chase’s expertise in delivery vehicle technology and passion for speedy results, his appointment as director of delivery reinforces the iconic brand’s commitment to bringing Hooters craveable menu items, including its world-famous chicken wings, straight to customers’ doors.
“Being behind the wheel of the No. 24 Hooters car is going to be a lot of fun. Now, off the track, I look forward to steering the brand’s latest great initiative. After all, it combines two of my favorite things – driving and Hooters chicken wings,” said Elliott. “I may not have restaurant experience, but I strive to get ahead of the field in everything I do. Learning from my experience on the track, I’ll treat every task given to me with speed and determination.”
Hooters prep crew members are expected to carry out the nuts and bolts of delivery. Taking a cue from the track, the prep crew will aim to prepare orders and send off drivers within seconds. Delivery drivers must be willing to go the extra mile for customers, even if it means pushing the speed limit.
Hooters is a full season sponsor of the No. 24 team and Chase’s primary sponsor for the races on
May 7 at Talladega Superspeedway, Nov. 5 at Texas Motor Speedway, and Nov. 12 at Phoenix
International Raceway. Chase’s impeccable resume as both a racecar driver and as a Hooters fan made
him the clear candidate to bring delivery nationwide.
To find out when Hooters Delivery is available near you and get $5 off, visit hooters.com/chasedelivers.
About Hooters of America, LLC
Hooters of America, LLC, is the franchisor and operator of more than 425 Hooters restaurants in 42 states and 28 countries. Known for its world famous Hooters Style chicken wings, the first Hooters opened its doors in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. Expectations were so modest at the time that the simple fact the doors opened was deemed worthy of a toast. Since then millions have been liberated from the ordinary at Hooters while enjoying great food, fun and one-of-a-kind hospitality that can only be served up by the Hooters Girls. For more information about Hooters visit www.Hooters.com or follow us at www.Twitter.com/Hooters, www.Facebook.com/Hooters, www.Instagram.com/Hooters or on Snapchat at “hooters.”


text:
Medical Economics published an article reviewing the Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report. The article features the trends related to growth in digital and contactless options due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as consumer demand for those options long into the future of healthcare payments.
Read the full article, What patients want post-pandemic, in Medical Economics. Below is an excerpt from the article.
While the world is ready to return to some semblance of pre-COVID-19 life, patients still want healthcare options implemented in response to the pandemic.
According to a news release, InstaMed’s Trends in Healthcare Payments 11th Annual Report found that 78 percent of patients would like many of the contactless options implemented in an effort to curtail the pandemic such as telehealth and digital payments.


text:
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Money and taxes was once again a main topic during Tuesday's city council work session in Meridian.
The internet sales tax implemented in 2018 says the state collects a 7 percent tax on the sale of most retail items, regardless of whether the item is purchased in a traditional brick and mortar store or via the internet.
Over the past year, the internet tax has brought in $50 million for Mississippi. The first $3 million will be divided evenly among cities in the state. As of this month, Meridian has already received $168,000. Overall, it will receive $336,000 by the end of 2020.
"It's going to allow us to do more infrastructure things, including paving. That is going to be one of our top priorities. You know, we've heard the complaints from the people of Meridian, and we want to make sure we're answering that call. There are some things that we kind of planned to do with the money prior to getting the O.K., and we learned today that there may be some limitations in what we can do,” says council vice-president, Kim Houston.
The funds can only be used for bridges, water systems, sewage, and repairs for existing roads. Tuesday's agenda also called for updates on projects happening across the city in 2020 and discussion of a water meter ordinance change for vacant rental properties. That will be voted on at the next meeting.


text:
Scam artists already are zeroing in on the disaster in Japan as a means to separate consumers from their money, Oregon Attorney General John Kroger warned Tuesday.
Kroger said scammers aren’t just calling people up and asking for money for “disaster relief” — they’re coming up with more sophisticated ways to rip people off and/or steal their personal information.
After last year’s earthquake in Haiti, he said, legitimate charities such as the Red Cross offered text messaging as a quick and convenient way to donate to disaster relief. Scam artists quickly seized on this, sending out fake “charity relief” text messages, asking for would-be donors’ credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
Scammers are now using what they claim is video footage of the disaster in Japan to link to malware and online surveys designed to extract consumers’ personal information.
For example, Kroger said, one scammer linked what purported to be a video from Japan to a Facebook account. Then, when a viewer clicked on the video, the scammer got access to the viewer’s personal information that was on Facebook.
Kroger offered several tips for spotting and avoiding scammers:
Give to established charities that were around before the disaster.
Do not respond to e-mail requests from supposed disaster victims. Be wary of donation requests or videos posted on social media sites by alleged victims or unfamiliar charities.
Do not give out personal information on the phone or in text or e-mails. Don’t send contributions with a “runner,” by wire or overnight parcel pickup service.
Beware of calls, e-mails and texts requesting fast money. If you are unfamiliar with a charity, always ask for written materials.


text:
I don't think I want to forget this new addition to the Christian Dior collection. From Artistic Director Camille Miceli's first full-fledged bag collection, the "Forget-Me-Not" is Dior's new fall bag and could not be more memorable.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
Anne Slowey: Fashion Is a "Felliniesque Circus of Misfits"
ELLE's Fashion News Director dishes on 30 years of parties, shows, glamorous clothes, and muses.


text:
The Associated Press announced today the launch of a unique artificial intelligence-powered search experience on AP Newsroom, the global news agency’s single platform for multimedia content.
The platform also now offers e-commerce capabilities, in addition to serving AP’s member news organizations and customers.
AI-powered search makes it easier for users to find the best photos and videos that meet their search criteria. Rather than a traditional metadata search, the tool understands descriptive language and produces search results based on the description a user provides.
AI-powered search for video is capable of finding individual moments within an entire video clip, regardless of length.
The search is powered by an engine called NOMAD™ from MerlinOne, a software company with expertise in AI applications for visual objects.
“This is a real sea change in finding content within our ever-expanding archives,” said Paul Caluori, AP vice president of global products. “Suddenly we have the ability to find very specific things within images or videos – even if they have never been tagged or captioned. The addition of AI-powered search unlocks AP’s unmatched visual archive, and new e-commerce capabilities make AP Newsroom a seamless experience for non-subscription customers.”
With easy-to-navigate self-serve licensing and pricing models, users can seamlessly license images and video, including for ad hoc usage.
AP Newsroom, which replaces the AP Images and AP Archive platforms, also offers organizational boards to save visual content for later use.
The AI-powered search feature is now available for non-subscription customers and will be available to traditional customers later this month.
AP adds new content every minute of every day from every corner of the world, making it an essential source of over 60 million photos for professional image buyers and commercial customers.
Visit newsroom.ap.org to browse and license AP images and video ranging from breaking news to sports, entertainment and more.
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. Online: www.ap.org
Vice President of Corporate Communications
The Associated Press
Media Relations Manager
The Associated Press


text:
• Project made possible with grant funding support from Walmart Foundation; represented by Flipkart
• Secondary Processing Unit in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh inaugurated by Minister for Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh Shri Kakani Govardhan Reddy
ANANTAPUR, India, Aug. 10, 2022: Strengthening its efforts to enhance livelihoods of farmer producers, Walmart Foundation and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics (ICRISAT), today announced the launch of a Secondary Processing Unit (SPU) at Muddalapuram village in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The facility was inaugurated today by the Minister for Agriculture & Cooperation, Marketing, Food Processing, Government of Andhra Pradesh Shri Kakani Govardhan Reddy. This unit will support farmers from the district with new livelihood and market access opportunities through value-added groundnut, millet, and other nutritious products.
ICRISAT has been working along with its project implementation partner, Accion Fraterna Ecology Centre (AFEC), to accelerate Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and smallholder member-farmers benefits, through interventions at various levels in the agricultural value chain. These efforts are in line with ICRISAT’s aim to turn dryland farming into a profitable enterprise through improved crop practices, post-harvest management and new food processing opportunities for smallholder farmers.
The SPU launched today is expected to benefit over 6,000 smallholder farmers in Anantapur district. The facility which has a built-up area of 1,000 square metres, is operated by women-led Rythu Nestham Food Producer Company Ltd (RNFPCL). RNFPCL was established with support from ICRISAT and AFEC and formed by including farmers from nine FPOs across the eight mandals of Anantapur district. The facility is equipped with five processing lines, which will produce highly nutritious millet and pulse based ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat formulations such as traditional khichdi and upma mixes, high oleic groundnut products – nutrition bars (chikki), cookies, snacks and savouries, and healthy cold pressed groundnut oil.
Walmart Foundation has a long-term commitment to support FPO’s capacity building and farmer livelihoods by enhancing yields which is achieved through improved farm practices, formal markets linkages, and overall support for FPOs in their sustainability journeys. The grant to ICRISAT aligns well with this mission and focus.
While launching the facility, Shri Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Minister for Agriculture & Cooperation, Marketing, Food Processing, Government of Andhra Pradesh, said, “Our government has prioritized making agriculture more viable and profitable for farming communities and has introduced key initiatives such as the development of community-managed sustainable farming initiatives. This women-led food processing unit will boost sustainable farming and market access for local agricultural communities, provide employment to women and youth and create new opportunities for community-managed industry through the development of more food processing units. We congratulate Walmart Foundation, Flipkart, ICRISAT and AFEC on this initiative, and look forward to more such collaborations in the future.”
Ms. Nagalakshmi.S. IAS, Collector and District Magistrate Ananthapuramu, Government of Andhra Pradesh, said, “The entire infrastructure of the unit will ensure improved livelihoods and better opportunities for smallholder farmers. We congratulate Walmart Foundation, ICRISAT, AFEC and Flipkart on the launch of this SPU in the district that will bring synergy between agriculture and food processing industry.”
Julie Gehrki, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Walmart Foundation, said, “We are constantly looking for ways to empower our communities. Walmart Foundation’s grant to ICRISAT aims to better support farmers’ incomes while strengthening and diversifying the services of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to deliver benefits to their members. It aligns well with our efforts in India to provide grant support to programs expected to benefit and improve livelihoods by enhancing opportunities for smallholder farmers in the country.”
Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Flipkart, said, “Beyond Walmart Foundation’s philanthropic programs in India, Flipkart’s association with FPOs will deepen our commitment to creating shared value across our supply chain and communities, including creating newer avenues toward increasing farmer incomes and helping expand the reach of their products to consumers nationwide. As we continue to engage with diverse stakeholders to enable transformational development work for society and the economy, Flipkart is committed to continue strengthening our partnerships with a wider set of FPOs in the state of Andhra Pradesh to expand access to e-commerce.”
Dr Jaqueline d’Arros Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT said, “ICRISAT fosters entrepreneurship by opening new avenues for dryland farmers, particularly women. In partnership with the Walmart Foundation, ICRISAT is helping small-holder farming communities in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh to adopt sustainable farming practices. This will help them move out of subsistence farming to produce surpluses that can be sold in markets, paving the way for prosperity in the drylands. This processing unit, approved by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), will provide employment, reduce food wastages and promote food & nutritional security, for the smallholder farmers. It will empower farmers from remote geographies to access fair commodity value chains and improve livelihoods”.
Dr. Y.V. Malla Reddy, Director, Accion Fraterna Ecology Centre (AFEC) said, “The successful establishment of the secondary processing unit compliments our efforts towards ensuring sustainable livelihoods of the drought affected farming communities in Anantapur through introduction of climate resilient cropping systems such as intercropping and mixed cropping, where the risk of drought is minimised and further facilitates market access”.
About philanthropy at Walmart
Walmart.org represents the philanthropic efforts of Walmart and the Walmart Foundation. By focusing where the business has unique strengths, Walmart.org works to tackle key social and environmental issues and collaborate with others to spark long-lasting systemic change. Walmart has stores in 24 countries, employs more than 2.2 million associates and does business with thousands of suppliers who, in turn, employ millions of people. Walmart.org is helping people live better by supporting programs to accelerate upward job mobility for frontline workers, advance equity, address hunger, build inclusive economic opportunity for people in supply chains, protect and restore nature, reduce waste and emissions, and build strong communities where Walmart operates. To learn more, visit www.walmart.org or connect on Twitter @Walmartorg.
About the Flipkart Group
The Flipkart Group is one of India’s leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, Flipkart Wholesale, Flipkart Health+ and Cleartrip. The Group is also a majority shareholder in PhonePe, one of the leading Payments Apps in India. Started in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of consumers, sellers, merchants, and small businesses to be a part of India’s digital commerce revolution, with a registered customer base of more than 400 million, offering over 150 million products across 80+ categories. Our efforts to democratize commerce in India, drive access and affordability, delight customers, create lakhs of jobs in the ecosystem, and empower generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs have inspired us to innovate on many industry firsts. Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns – customer-centric innovations have made online shopping more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians. Together with its group companies, Flipkart is committed to transforming commerce in India through technology.
For more information, please write to email@example.com
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a pioneering, international scientific research for development organization, specializing in improving dryland farming and agri-food systems. The Institute was established in 1972, by a consortium led by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundation and with support from the Government of India. ICRISAT works with global partners to develop innovative science-backed solutions to overcoming hunger, malnutrition, poverty and environmental degradation on behalf of the 2.1 billion people who reside in the drylands of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Asia: India (Headquarters – Hyderabad)
Eastern and Southern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
West and Central Africa: Mali, Niger, Nigeria
For all media inquiries, please email: firstname.lastname@example.org


text:
Tools | Quinn Bowman
Now that the Internet has become an omnipresent factor in daily life for most Americans, there’s no doubt it will continue to change how restaurant goers interact with quick-serve and fast-casual locations. As the online world changes how voters learn about presidential candidates and communicate with friends and loved ones, it will also change how hungry people order food from their favorite restaurants.
Already a number of quick-serve and fast-casual chains are allowing customers to place pickup and delivery orders over the Internet. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2007 Restaurant Industry Forecast 13 percent of consumers have placed an online order. Yet an industry researcher gives a cautious take on the implications of increased online ordering numbers.
Harry Balzer, vice president of NPD, a consumer marketing research firm, believes the perceived growth in online ordering trends can be attributed to the fact that the market was so small to begin with. “When you have one order and all of a sudden you have two, that’s 100 percent growth,” he says.
Balzar’s most recent numbers on online ordering show that only 0.2 percent of all restaurant orders were made over the Internet, while 10 percent were made over the telephone. Four years ago, 10.9 percent of orders came over the telephone and 0.1 percent over the net.
Balzer isn’t completely convinced online ordering will grow in the future either. “Everything is possible, the real question is: Does it make life easier,” he says. He says that picking up a phone and ordering is still easier than firing up a computer and ordering food with a mouse.
One online ordering provider, Big Holler, is far more optimistic about the future of the Internet trend. The company cites the ability to build a customer database, reduce labor costs, and improve order accuracy as some of the benefits of starting an online ordering operation.
Some of the company’s clients feel the same way.
“Online ordering is just another one of those conveniences that people have grown to expect,” says Tony Marsters, IT director for Pita Pit. “As people become more familiar with these types of systems, they begin to feel more comfortable looking at the order they are placing as opposed to simply listing off an order to someone on the other end of the phone.”
The process for implementing online ordering capabilities into a modern restaurant, that is at least equipped with an electronic point-of-sale system, is simple.
Big Holler, for example, creates an ordering solution through new or existing restaurant Web sites. The company can create a branded menu and back-end order system and has been offering its current service for about a year. Big Holler Sales Director Mark Dineen says his employees can create a simple or elaborate online ordering face for a restaurant. Big Holler also provides online reporting features so managers can monitor the flow of orders. In addition, the company offers clients tools that allow managers to change menu details and inform customers of store closings without working through a Web master. The company counts Planet Pizza, Thunder Cloud, Wings To Go, The Original Soup Man, Dino’s Gyro, Mission Bay, and Chappy’s among its clients.


text:
Dubai EXPO 2021
Being the world’s first expo in the middle east, south Asia, and Africa, and hence the whole world is looking forward as to what this expo will bring to the legacy of Dubai. This platform considered to give massive exposure to the economy of Dubai, along with fostering creativity and encourage innovations.
What is EXPO?
This is an event for expanding information about the world’s latest innovations. It is organized every five years for six months showcasing the inventions from the industrial revolution.
The last expo was held in Milan in 2015, with the theme of “ Feeding the planet energy of life” with a focus on using solar trees and energy-saving elevators, which seems to be beneficial for high rise buildings, especially in countries like UAE.
Role Of Dubai
Dubai won the hosting with two years of continuous efforts and hard work. It will host the event with the theme named “Connecting minds, Creating the Future” to produce solutions to the global issues which demand worldwide cooperation.
Location of EXPO
It will be held in the area of Dubai south near Al. Maktoum International Airport.
What will be the legacy of this event
1. This will add approximately $23 billion, which amounts to around 24% of the GDP and 277,000 jobs generation.
2. Development in Dubai economy with specialized technologies, industries, and others
3. Siemens has already announced to set up global logistic space at the location of the expo site from 2021.
4. UBER has announced the testing of flying cars in EXPO 2021 and got into an agreement with Dubai roads and transport authority.
Effects after business setup
1. As residential and commercial real estate prices expected to shoot up before 2021 expo, this would be of great advantage for business setup in Dubai.
2. Expo 2021 will give extraordinary changes to the infrastructure industry. This will eventually be beneficial for long term economic development.
3. This will give a clear picture of the long term goals of the Dubai economy.
4. The Expo event, even after its closing, will ensure continuous economic and infrastructure growth along with foreign investments.
Hence, one must move ahead with the plans of business setup in Dubai which will be fruitful in the coming years.


text:
The Samsung Galaxy A82 may be equipped with a 64-megapixel main rear camera sensor, according to a report. The smartphone, which is considered a successor to the Galaxy A80, says it could be the Sony IMX686 sensor and not Samsung’s ISOCELL GW1 sensor. There is no information if the smartphone will have the same pivot mechanism for its camera as the Galaxy A80. This development comes days after the alleged 5G version of the supposed smartphone was spotted on Bluetooth SIG and Geekbench websites.
Along with the camera information, the Galaxy Club report also claims that the rumored Galaxy A82 is apparently not intended for the European market, but Samsung’s home soil South Korea. In addition, the phone is said to have a QRNG (Quantum Random Number Generator) chip to increase data encryption on the device. It’s unclear if this will be an additional layer of security outside of the Samsung Knox system.
Additionally, there’s no telling whether the Galaxy A82 will have the same design as the Galaxy A80, which has a swivel mechanism in order to use the same set of cameras on the front and back.
Other information available on the internet has already given an idea of what to expect from the rumored smartphone. A Geekbench listing revealed that the purported Galaxy A82 5G carries the model number SM-A826S and will run Android 11.
The processor is shown to be codenamed “msmnile”, which was associated with the launched Snapdragon 855+ SoC. end of 2018. The SoC will be associated with 6 GB of RAM. The phone achieves a single-core score of 755 and a multi-core score of 2630 points on Geekbench. The Bluetooth SIG listing for a phone with the model number SM-826S, the same as found on Geekbench, showed support for Bluetooth v5.


text:
BANGKOK — Celebrate the Year of Rooster at events traditional, festive and outrageous this week.
Due to the mourning period for the late King Bhumibol, Bangkok’s Chinese New Year will be toned down this year, and the usual Chinatown street festival has been canceled.
But not to worry, as Chinese performances, food, calligraphy workshops, promotions and parties can be found all around town.
The capital city’s central park is the alternative venue for the usual iconic celebration which happens every year on Yaowarat Road in Chinatown. From 2pm to 10pm today through Sunday, visitors can find traditional Chinese performances, Chinese dishes while paying respect to revered Chinese gods.
2 Make Stuff
Beginner workshops on Chinese calligraphy and watercolor painting will be held at 2pm and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday at Think Space B2S in CentralFestival EastVille in the Lat Phrao district. Spend at least 300 baht in the shop to participate.
3Catch a Movie
Dress Chinese, watch a free film. Major Cineplex is offering free tickets nationwide to the first 30,000 people who show up to the box office in Chinese costumes and post their photos to Instagram. The giveaway is only available Saturday.
Some pubs and bars are throwing events under a Chinese New Year theme but the connection may not be much.
Enter the period, Shanghai underground cabaret of Maggie Choo’s to see drag performer Pangina Heals’s 9pm performance on Sunday, followed by music from DJs Yui Truluv and Steven G. Drink excessively from 7pm to 9pm at a free-flow price of 500 baht for joining the event page.
The retro Chinois decor of Sing Sing Theater will supply the vibes and Alex Fischer, LazyKay and Antonio Sax the music Saturday night starting at 9pm. Partygoers will be surprised with red gift envelopes.
Despite being a Cuban-style cocktail pub, Revolucion Cocktail Bangkok in Soi Sathorn 10 will turn Chinese and pack in people dressed in Chinese glamor starting at 6pm on Friday and Saturday.
Admission is free. Red envelopes and other surprises will be on the house.
For the family, the Neilson Hays Library will host a children’s party 10:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday. Storytelling, arts and crafts, lion dancers and more will be there along with snacks and drinks. Members can pay 100 baht per child, while tickets for non-members’ children are 200 baht.
5Shop up a Storm
Splash out at several shops and department stores where discounts and vouchers are available for big spenders.
Apart from traditional performances, CentralWorld will host a themed retro market in the front court filled with fashion stalls, vintage toy vendors and food sellers in a retro restaurant environment. Shopping commences Friday through Sunday.
In EmQuartier’s Quartier Park, dragon performances will be staged at 7pm and 8pm each evening.
Enter a 5K or 11K race on the morning of Feb. 12 from National Stadium to Yaowarat Road for not only good health but a chance to go to China.
Registration fees are 470 baht to 520 baht and can be made online until Tuesday.
Chinese New Year to Skip Chinatown


text:
You may have passed dried beans in the bulk section at the store or pre-bagged and ready for sale with other dry goods without a thought, but they actually have a lot of uses, and not just edible ones.
A passenger van from a Mississippi community college crashed on I-12 near Robert, La. Investigators believe poor tire condition may have caused the crash, and officials with the college say a full investigation will be launched.
Sports Illustrated Senior Writers Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel get inside the world of former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, one of college football’s most exciting players last season who was kicked off the team in August for multipl
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but unfortunately, the standard celebrations are often out of line with my ethics. For example, almost everything associated with Halloween is disposable, single-serving, or synthetic. Eek!


text:
The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Nestle have been accused of making “zero progress” in tackling plastic pollution, after being ranked the world’s top plastic polluters for the third year in a row.
Coca-Cola was ranked the worst offender of 2020 by Break Free From Plastic, in its report, ‘BRANDED Vol III: Demanding Corporate Accountability for Plastic Pollution’, with the company’s plastic bottles the most found globally by Break Free’s members, allies and 14,734 volunteers.
This year, Break Free From Plastic’s brand audit collected 346,494 pieces of plastic from 55 countries.
In addition, this year’s brand audit takes a special look at the essential work of informal waste pickers, predominantly in the Global South, and the impact low value single-use plastic has on their livelihoods.
“It’s not surprising to see the same big brands on the podium as the world’s top plastic polluters for three years in a row,” Abigail Aguilar, Plastics Campaign regional coordinator, Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
“These companies claim to be addressing the plastic crisis yet they continue to invest in false solutions while teaming up with oil companies to produce even more plastic. To stop this mess and combat climate change, multinationals like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé must end their addiction to single-use plastic packaging and move away from fossil fuels.”
In the latest report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Break Free said it was made clear that these corporations “have made zero progress in addressing the plastic pollution crisis”.
Single-use plastic has devastating effects not only on our earth but for frontline communities around the world. Waste pickers and community members in the Global South are witnessing the rapid escalation of low-grade single-use plastic packaging being aggressively placed in the market by major multinational corporations.
“Corporations rely on informal waste workers to collect their packaging, allowing them to meet sustainability commitments and justify their use of high quantities of single-use plastic packaging,” Lakshmi Narayan, co-founder of SWaCH Waste Picker Cooperative in Pune, India, said.
“Yet the current shift to lower value plastic packaging is threatening the livelihoods of the waste pickers, who cannot resell such low-grade items. The systems that waste pickers operate in must change.”
Break Free said multinational corporations need to take full responsibility for the externalised cost of their single-use plastic products, such as the costs of waste collection, treatment and the environmental damage caused by them.
“If business as usual continues, plastic production could double by 2030 and even triple by 2050. Time is running out,” Break Free said in a statement.
“Top polluters are complicit in damaging frontline communities and continuing to pump out packaging that damages people’s health, wealth and environment. We need a just transition off of fossil fuels, and towards a circular economy,” Anna Cummins, co-founder of 5 Gyres, said.
“The world’s top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution, but instead they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging,” Emma Priestland, global corporate campaigns coordinator, Break Free From Plastic, said.
“We need to stop plastic production, phase out single-use and implement robust, standardised reuse systems. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé should be leading the way in finding real solutions.”
In a statement to The Guardian, Coca-Cola said it was working to address packaging waste, in partnership with others, and disputed the claim that it was not making progress.
“Globally, we have a commitment to get every bottle back by 2030, so that none of it ends up as litter or in the oceans, and the plastic can be recycled into new bottles,” a spokesperson told The Guardian.
“Bottles with 100 per cent recycled plastic are now available in 18 markets around the world, and this is continually growing.”
The spokesperson added that Coca-Cola had also reduced plastic use in secondary packaging and that globally “more than 20 per cent of our portfolio comes in refillable or fountain packaging”.
A spokesperson for told The Guardian that the company was taking action to tackle packaging through “partnership, innovation and investments”.
They said it has set plastic reduction goals “including decreasing virgin plastic in our beverage business by 35 per cent by 2025”. The spokesperson added that it was “growing refill and reuse through businesses like SodaStream and SodaStream Professional, which we expect will avoid 67bn single-use plastic bottles through 2025”.
The company was also investing in partnerships to increase recycling infrastructure and collection, pledging more than US$65 million since 2018, the spokesperson told The Guardian.
Nestle told The Guardian that the company was making “meaningful progress” in sustainable packaging, but recognised more was needed.
“We are intensifying our actions to make 100 per cent of our packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and to reduce our use of virgin plastics by one-third in the same period,” a statement to The Guardian read.
“So far, 87 per cent of our total packaging and 66 per cent of our plastic packaging is recyclable or reusable.”
Pinterest has introduced a new suite of creator and Pinner products and experiences globally, as the platform continues to evolve to become home for the next generation of creators. At its second annual Pinterest Creators Festival, featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Storm Reid. Pinterest creators Kerin Rose Gold, Wendy’s World, Henri Purnell, Carolina Gelen and […]
Agency Digitas ANZ has developed its own unique brew of beer, galvanizing the team to channel its expertise in data, technology, digital media and creative. The brainchild of senior creative at Digitas, Nick Duron – Digitas’ ‘Unicorn Punch’ comes in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties and was created as a means of making Australian and New […]
As Australia prepares to hit its 70 per cent nationwide double vaccination milestone, a new study from Afterpay reveals how Gen Z and Millennials are ready to Press Play on their lives, after 9 in 10 (88 per cent) missed key life events through lockdowns. From hitting restaurants, cafés and pubs and jetting off overseas, […]
New data from Hootsuite and We Are Social reveals that as of June, social media user numbers have jumped by 13 per cent since the same time last year, with the latest data showing an increase of more than half a billion users in just 12 months. The Digital 2021: July Global Statshot report revealed key findings […]
Producers Rodney Rigby and Junkyard Dog Productions have announced that the worldwide smash hit, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, has reopened at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The pandemic led to all theatre shows closing curtains in Sydney, however, with vaccinations rates soaring and restrictions easing, the theatre is back and Sydney […]
Former PMs, high-ranking politicians and climate experts blow the whistle on how Australia became an international climate change pariah in the new Guardian Australia podcast series, Australia v the climate. Guardian Australia will release a special investigative podcast series ahead of the Cop26 global climate summit, scrutinising Australia’s role in the climate crisis over more […]
TBWA\Sydney Group has announced two new key promotions of Nitsa Lotus to chief growth officer and Tanya Vragalis to managing director. In her new role, Lotus will be focused on leading growth initiatives and innovation across each of the agencies within the TBWA\Sydney Group – TBWA, Eleven, Fleishman Hillard, Fabric and Bolt – as well […]
The beauty industry needs to reflect greater diversity both in front and behind the camera, as consumers increasingly align with brands that share their values, according to a panel of leading experts speaking at Are Media’s latest insight series TRENDtalks: Beauty. Hosted by leading Australian beauty expert and presenter Michael Brown, TRENDtalks: Beauty also highlighted […]
Findings from the latest Podsights Benchmark Australian Report shows ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network is a market leader in advertising effectiveness and continues to perform well above global benchmarks. Through its partnership with Podsights, ARN is setting the standard for podcast advertising measurement, providing commercial partners with data-led insights to ensure maximum engagement and conversion with iHeartPodcast […]
Advertising revenue for metropolitan commercial radio stations reached $53.149 million in September, reflecting a year on year rise of 12.7 per cent, according to data compiled by Milton Data and released by industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA). September quarter ad revenue totalled $151.373 million, up 16.1 per cent from the corresponding period a year […]
GAMURS Group, the esports and entertainment media network that reaches more than 100 million passionate gamers globally per month, has announced the appointment of Alex Walker as its vice president of content for the Asia Pacific region. Walker joins GAMURS after more than six years at Allure Media and Nine’s Pedestrian Group, where he was […]


text:
Irish consumer sentiment has risen to its highest level since March after improving for the second consecutive month in December on the back of positive vaccine news, easing restrictions and strong economic data.
The KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment index shows that shoppers are less fearful but still cautious amid the pandemic, meaning Christmas spending is likely to be reduced, although lower entertainment spend could be offset by higher spend on presents.
Today's top videos
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
The index increased to 74.6 in December from 65.5 in November, the strongest reading since March and far higher than the low point seen in April (42.6).
Fluctuations in consumer sentiment have tended to move in step with the trend in COVID cases in Ireland, but the December survey might suggest that Irish people believe the worst of the pandemic is behind them.
'Our sense is that these numbers will translate to solid if unspectacular Christmas period in terms of consumer spending,' KBC chief economist Austin Hughes said.
'Although we think that returning confidence will support consumer spending, it should be noted that the strongest improvements in the December survey came in relation to prospects for jobs and the general economic outlook rather than any dramatic uplift in household financial circumstances.'
The outlook for spending in the near future is likely to be determined by the release of pent-up demand and the persistence of precautionary savings.
'The December sentiment survey suggests that even though they are less fearful now than previously, Irish consumers are still overwhelmingly cautious about the outlook for their household finances in the year ahead,' Mr Hughes added.
'Some 11% expect they will be better off in 2021 whereas 21% think they could be worse off.'


text:
Paan shops on a high with sale of banned tobacco
Sleuths of the narcotics department on Tuesday raided a paan shop in the posh Galleria Market in DLF City and recovered a huge cache of molasses tobacco pouches.Updated: Jan 11, 2012 01:51 IST
Sleuths of the narcotics department on Tuesday raided a paan shop in the posh Galleria Market in DLF City and recovered a huge cache of molasses tobacco pouches.
The Haryana government has banned the consumption of molasses tobacco products due to high nicotine content in them.
In the wake of reports that people were using hookahs within the confines of their homes after a ban was clamped on hookah bars and molasses tobacco products were available at paan shops, a team led by inspector Naripan Goyal raided Sanjay Paan Shop in Galleria Market on Tuesday.
"We recovered 120 packets of 50 gm each containing molasses tobacco in three flavours — mint, green mango and brain freezer — from the shop,” Goyal said.
“We have sent the samples to the laboratory in Panchkula to test the nicotine level. These packets were marked as 'Made in India'.”
“Since the paan shop owner did not procure a licence under the Haryana Drugs and Cosmetics Act, we booked him under Section 18(C),” Goyal added.
Asked whether the contraband was available at hookah bars, Goyal claimed, “We sent decoy customers to hookah bars, but none of them was found offering hookahs.”
In November, the Gurgaon administration had invoked Section 144 of the CrPC to ban the functioning of Hookah bars in the district.
The orders stated that Hooka bars were serving tobacco molasses containing nicotine, which was injurious to health of the people, especially college students and youth.
Taking the health hazards of tobacco and nicotine into account, the operation of Hookah Bars were prohibited in the entire district.
Meanwhile, the orders were also sent to the district police and health authorities for strict compliance for initiating action against those violating the orders under Section 188, IPC.
First Published: Jan 11, 2012 01:50 IST


text:
Many tech giants believe that the war of digital assistant is just getting started and it doesn’t matter if you come late to the war zone. Samsung is one such company that came late in the party with its digital voice assistant Bixby. Despite knowing the fact that Google Assistant is way ahead than Bixby, Samsung keeps pushing its digital assistant with various new and unique features. Unfortunately, none of its efforts played out well.
Samsung is still adamant that it can climb the ladder. The company today at the Galaxy S10 China conference has announced that users will soon have the ability to customize Bixby wake-up command. Prior to this, Bixby responded only to ‘Hi Bixby’. This means you can go ahead and say ‘Hey Cortana’ or ‘OK Google’ (or “wake up John”) to wake Bixby up on your Galaxy S and Note series. Needless to say, you need to tweak the Bixby setting to make this happen. However, we are yet to see this feature in action.
This is in no way a game-changing moment for Samsung but it’s fun and definitely going to give Bixby some much-needed mindshare and creds assuming Galaxy S and Galaxy Note users care about the digital assistant.
Source: Ice universe


text:
Apple Patents Keyboard That Switches iPad to a MacOS-Like Interface
Attention all Apple enthusiasts! If you’re tired of constantly switching between your iPad and Macbook for work, we have some game-changing news to share. That’s right, and Apple has just patented a keyboard that seamlessly switches your iPad into a MacOS-like interface. Imagine the convenience of having two devices in one without any hassle or fuss. Trust us when we say this will revolutionize how you work on your device. So, keep reading to find out how this innovative technology works and what it means for the future of Apple products.
How does the new keyboard work?
Apple has patented a new keyboard that switches the iPad to a MacOS-like interface. The new iPad air keyboard would have a dedicated key for switching between the two interfaces.
The new keyboard would make it easier for users to switch between the iPad and MacOS interfaces. It also makes using the iPad to replace a laptop or desktop computer possible.
What are the benefits of the new keyboard?
The new keyboard would offer several benefits over the current iPad keyboard, including:
- A more traditional MacOS-like interface makes switching between the two platforms easier.
- A physical escape key for quickly exiting out of apps or menus.
- A function row with dedicated keys for common tasks such as volume control and brightness adjustment.
- Dedicated keys for opening the notification and control centers.
- A Touch Bar with customizable shortcuts for frequently used commands.
When will the new keyboard be available?
According to the patent filing, the new keyboard would include a dedicated key for switching between iOS and macOS. The key is likely located in the top row of keys, similar to the existing function keys on Apple’s keyboards.
The ability to switch between iOS and macOS on the same device has been rumoured for years, and it seems that Apple is finally ready to make it a reality. The company has been working to bridge the gap between its mobile and desktop operating systems, and this keyboard could be a big step in that direction.
There’s no word on when the new ipad pro 12.9 keyboard case will be available, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
How much will the new keyboard cost?
When Apple released the iPad Pro with a detachable keyboard, many users were excited to use the device as a laptop replacement. However, the cost of the keyboard was a deterrent for many people. Now, it looks like Apple may be working on a more affordable keyboard for the iPad.
A recent patent filing from the company shows a design for a keyboard that would attach to the iPad and provide a similar experience to using a MacOS-based computer. The keyboard would have a trackpad and function keys, making it more like a traditional laptop.
The cost of the new keyboard is not yet known, but it is likely to be less expensive than the current model. This would make the iPad Pro more appealing to users who want a laptop alternative but don’t want to spend over $1,000 for the privilege.
Apple is known for pushing boundaries. Their latest patent, allowing iPad users to switch the device’s interface to a MacOS-like one, shows their dedication to creating innovative products. This new technology could be revolutionary for iPad users who want access to all of the features MacOS offers without buying an expensive laptop or desktop computer. It remains to be seen if this patent will become a reality, but the future of computing is bright!


text:
Classic cars and motorcycles headed to the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs
Vintage style is everywhere in Palm Springs. And look for more of it on the weekend of Jan. 14 and 15 at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club when dozens of classic cars and motorcycles rumble in town.
The hotel is hosting Paradise Road, a two-day hot-rod and motorcycle show featuring a collection of gorgeous gas-guzzlers in all shapes and sizes. Easy Riders welcome.
Paradise Road is the creative effort of Adri Law, Chase Stopnik, and Lanakila MacNaughton, aiming to bring back the nostalgia of classic Americana, focusing on the 1940s, '50s, and '60s.
So get ready to see some classic cars, hot-rods, and choppers – oh and also a pie-eating contest.
And of course, this being the Ace, there will also be live music and a pool party.
Admission to Paradise Road is free, and the hotel has rolled out a discounted rate. Book a room Jan. 13 through Jan. 16 using the rate code PARADISE and get 15 percent off your stay. A review of room rates during the weekend of Paradise Road shows rooms starting at about $289 a night.
There's plenty to lure visitors to the desert that weekend. For starters, it's a three-day weekend to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. Also, the weekend wraps up the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which attracts thousands to the desert.
The weekend is also a great opportunity for golf-lovers to get into town early to get a few rounds in before the opening of the CareerBuilder Challenge Jan. 18 to 22 in La Quinta. The PGA Tournament is set to attract 156 professional golfers to this long-running tournament known for being peppered with celebrities like Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Andy Williams, Lawrence Welk, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jackie Gleason and Dean Martin.
Skip Descant is The Desert Sun’s tourism reporter. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org and @TDSskip


text:
After all the stock market's twists and turns in recent years, investors may have been hoping for a calmer start to 2022. That hasn't exactly panned out. The market is off to a volatile start this year, and many growth-dependent stocks have been particularly hard hit. As a result, you may be wondering what comes next.
In order to help take some of the edge off and put you on to some quality stocks, three Motley Fool contributors profiled one of their favorite sturdy dividend plays. Read on to see why they think that investing in MetLife (MET 1.68%), Hanesbrands (HBI -0.73%), and UPS (UPS 0.50%) can help shore up your financial future and put you at ease in 2022.
Insurance was, is, and will be a reliable business
James Brumley (MetLife): The insurance industry is still shaking off the volatility created by the pandemic. Likewise, investors are trying to figure out how these companies should be priced.
MetLife is no exception to this dynamic. The stock's been all over the map for the past year, and right now, it's back to all-time highs.
Investors who can see past the fog are noticing that not much has changed for the company's life insurance and annuity businesses. People continue to need this sort of protection, and companies need to offer retirement benefits to employees. MetLife offers a wide array of both.
We do know that earnings are poised to fall a fair amount in fiscal 2022 on the heels of a slight lull in revenue. I suspect that's why the market's been hesitant to bid it up any higher than it has -- because people are worried it's a sign of a bigger headwind.
What's not being fully appreciated about that expected earnings lull, however, is that it's being compared to an unusually profitable 2021. The long-term growth trend is still intact, even if it's slow moving, and analysts are looking for more of the same sort of growth beyond 2022.
What shocks me is that many investors seem not to have connected these dots yet. You can step into Metlife here while the dividend yield's at nearly 3% and the stock's priced at only around nine times this-year's projected per-share profits.
This underappreciated stock could be a champion
Keith Noonan (Hanesbrands): While Hanesbrands probably won't win any awards for being exciting, there's actually a lot to like about the business, and its stock looks very attractively valued at current prices. Shares trade at less than nine times this-year's expected earnings and roughly 85% of expected annual sales, which is quite inexpensive. They also sport a dividend yield of roughly 3.5%.
The company's Hanes namesake is a top brand in socks, underwear, and shirts. These might not be the flashiest product categories under the sun, but they're dependable staples, and the company's performance has held up pretty well, even amid competition and commodification.
Founded all the way back in 1901, Hanesbrands is still a well-managed company today and has proven surprisingly adept and versatile amid the challenges created in the pandemic era. The company quickly pivoted to the production of masks and personal-protective equipment, helping to offset the very difficult retail climate. In the company's most recent quarter, sales grew 6% year over year, or 18% on a comparable basis after factoring out the contribution from the PPE production it's no longer involved with.
The company also has some divisions and products that could help deliver better-than-expected growth, most notably, its Champion clothing brand -- which grew sales 33% year over year and 20% compared to Q3 in 2019. The company's hottest growth driver is back to posting best-ever quarterly performance. It seems clear at this point that Champion has long-term staying power and expansion potential.
With its substantial dividend yield, low price-to-earnings multiple, and solid underlying business, Hanesbrand is a worthwhile value stock that looks well-positioned to weather volatility and outperform the market's expectations.
Carrying forward the momentum to 2022
Daniel Foelber (UPS): We're only a week into 2022, and the stock market is already feeling like a roller coaster. After doubling in the last three years, the S&P 500 may have a tough time keeping up its torrid growth rate amid higher interest rates, inflation, the omicron COVID-19 variant, and valuation concerns.
UPS is one company that continues to show its strength. In fact, its stock price is now within just a couple of percentage points of its all-time high.
The company will report its Q4 2021 and full-year results on Feb. 1. It's a highly anticipated report, as UPS will have to lap its record-high 2020 performance.
A big difference between UPS and the majority of industrial stocks is that its business has thrived since the onset of the pandemic. The company surprised Wall Street when it proved it could more than offset declines from its business-to-business segment with gains from its residential business, international segment, and freight.
UPS carried forward that momentum into 2021. In the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, UPS generated $69.52 billion in revenue, up 16.4%, compared to the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2020. It also booked $8.92 billion in operating profit and $9.20 billion in free cash flow, up 57.9% and 51.7%, respectively, from the comparable period.
What really has investors excited about UPS is that it's guiding for a 2021 full-year 13% consolidated adjusted operating margin. Put another way, UPS is now growing its top line at a breakneck pace, while also improving its profitability, giving it both growth and value.
The company's efficient business underpins the future of e-commerce. UPS is in its best shape ever, the industry-leading package-delivery company, and sports a 1.9% dividend yield. Investors could do well to consider UPS in 2022 and beyond.


text:
Insulating Concrete Kinds, also called ICF construction, is a concrete building system that gives superior energy, power effectivity, durability and comfort in comparison with traditional development methods. Other companies embrace PCB design, digital electronics, analogue electronics, information-logging, bespoke instrumentation, wi-fi communications, embedded software program and testing for regulatory requirements. Programs in pc engineering are designed to construct and operate software and hardware for computers used in on a regular basis life in addition to the supercomputers, utilized by scientists. The scientists use them to resolve refined and complex problems associated to their studies. Computer engineering training also supplies info on laptop community, Internet, distributed and internet computing. The primary proposed application got here again in 1879 when the Lancet recommended leveraging new-fangled telephones to reduce the variety of essential physician’s office visits Today, telehealth is utilized in the whole lot from radiology, dermatology, and dentistry to ophthalmology, optometry, and psychology. It’s been a boon to rural communities and different underserved populations, enabling them entry to medical care with out the necessity to drive for hours – assuming they have access to a related gadget. And within the age of COVID-19, telehealth is as soon as once more proving its worth. Aside from 27 patientsÂ who have died from COVID-19Â problems ,Â 15 others who tested optimistic for the virus were decided to have diedÂ from unrelated causes, includingÂ three whose deaths had been attributed to a heart assault and one other four, whose deaths had been attributed to coronary heart illness. Other corporations are sending combined messages. Qualcomm’s Mirasol technology shipped in valuable few gadgets earlier than the company put a lid on manufacturing final summer , but it continues to reveal new and intriguing prototypes At SID 2013, as an example, the corporate trotted out a smartphone with a reflective 5.1-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 display and a 1.5-inch smartwatch, teasing a way forward for coloration e-paper-geared up hardware. The corporate was fast to level out that the gadgets have been mere mock-ups, however the same watch surfaced at the firm’s Uplinq developer conference earlier this week, taking the identify of Toq. The smartphone display continues to be missing in motion, nevertheless, and Qualcomm says it will need just a few more years in R&D earlier than it is ready for market. When we requested the corporate if it was still creating screens for color digital readers, Qualcomm representatives could solely tell us that they’d nothing new to announce. Clearly the corporate’s Mirasol technology remains to be moving ahead, however the firm appears centered on smaller units. In addition to working with codes and certified consultants, medical billing software program, medical declare software program, and digital declare processing combine their technology as a way to manage all claims and billing, including Medicare billing. However, medical office software program packages additionally remember to include entry and management of every medical transcription job created on a transcription machine. However the company hopes to finally automate three-fourths of its work as it expands the vary of tasks robots carry out, stated Masahiro Indo, general supervisor of its construction know-how division. SHENZHEN, China (AP) â€” Lengthy before President Donald Trump threatened to chop off Huawei’s access to U.S. know-how, the Chinese language telecom tools maker was pouring money into analysis that reduces its want for American suppliers. When the business was first getting together to come up with the 5G normal, the goal date for the rollout was initially set for 2020 And yet, because carriers could not help attempting to one-up each other, 5G turned the victim of confusion and customer fatigue in 2019. We kicked the yr off with AT&T’s 5GE debacle, the place the carrier determined to roll out the confusing label for its prospects regardless of not having activated technologies that have been part of the standard. This prompted Verizon (Engadget’s dad or mum firm) to put in writing a stern letter to its competitor, while T-Cellular took to Twitter to mock the move. Sprint determined to take things further and sue AT&T over the branding, and the two companies ultimately settled out of court.
In education , multimedia is used to supply pc-based mostly training courses (popularly referred to as CBTs) and reference books like encyclopedia and almanacs. A CBT lets the user go through a sequence of displays, text a couple of particular matter, and associated illustrations in various info formats. Edutainment is the mix of schooling with entertainment, particularly multimedia leisure. One essential way through which info expertise is affecting work is by decreasing the significance of distance. In many industries, the geographic distribution of labor is changing significantly. As an example, some software program corporations have discovered that they’ll overcome the tight local marketplace for software program engineers by sending tasks to India or different nations where the wages are much decrease. Moreover, such arrangements can take advantage of the time differences so that vital projects will be worked on almost around the clock. Corporations can outsource their manufacturing to other nations and rely on telecommunications to keep advertising and marketing, R&D, and distribution groups in close contact with the manufacturing teams. Thus the technology can enable a finer division of labour among countries, which in turn impacts the relative demand for varied skills in each nation. The expertise allows varied sorts of work and employment to be decoupled from one another. Corporations have greater freedom to find their financial activities, creating larger competition among areas in infrastructure, labour, capital, and different resource markets. It also opens the door for regulatory arbitrage: firms can increasingly select which tax authority and different laws apply. ICF development technology just isn’t smoke and mirrors. It’s a very confirmed product in a new package deal. Merely put, it’s a bolstered concrete wall similar to those which have been designed for years as basements, foundations and retaining walls. The benefit is that the forming system could be very light-weight, has high insulation properties and doesn’t require elimination. The completed wall usually incorporates integral attachment factors for inside and exterior finishes. In the meantime the US federal government chose Peter Thiel and Palantir to create the HHS Defend Now single sourceâ€ COVID-19 information tracking platform. Defend Now integrates 187 Palantir information sources, which in accordance with press contains hospital capacity and inventories, supply chain knowledge from the federal government and trade, diagnostic and geographic testing data.â€ A government spokesperson told Daily Beast HHS was also relying on non-public sector partner contributions of information.â€ Yeah, as a result of seamless knowledge sharing between authorities and personal companies at all times ends nicely. Jul-2020: Amdocs signed a definitive agreement to amass Openet, a world-main provider of 5G charging, policy, and cloud technologies. The acquisition would deliver world-class cloud-native capabilities, community pedigree, and deep 5G charging, policy, and information management expertise to Amdocs. Moreover, its options would complement Amdocs’ portfolio. The digital trend runway is taking on a distinctive look with wearable device statements which might be purposeful and in vogue. Right this moment’s digital panorama is taking on a brand new social trend in the world of trendy equipment. The future of wearables allows the person to take their technology with them for connecting to their every day lives, from devices for fitness and private communications to infotainment (data-entertainment). How efficient these units are relies upon largely on connectivity, in addition to convenience. Trade influencers are competing with a variety of wearable accessories that embrace smart watches, sensible eyewear, good trackers, smart sport equipment, wearable cameras, good bracelets, healthcare gadgets, activity trackers, leisure devices, operating watches and devices for teenagers and pets.


text:
V-Mart-Retail Ltd. announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2017. For the period ending nine months FY 18, V-Mart reported an increase in revenue from operation by 23 percent to Rs 9,250 million, EBIDTA by 57 percent to Rs 1,097 million, PAT by 65 percent to Rs 618 million and same store sales growth (apparel) of 10 percent.
During Q3FY18, V-Mart reported an increase in revenue from operations by 13 percent to Rs 3,680 million, EBITDA by 30 percent to Rs 640 million, and PAT by 27 percent to Rs 367 million over the corresponding period last year. Same store sales growth for the quarter remained flat over a high base of 17 percent in Q3 of FY17.
The company opened 10 new stores in the quarter, with 4 additions in Uttar Pradesh, 2 in Jharkhand, 2 in Bihar, 1 in Uttarakhand and 1 in Odisha taking the total retail area under operations to 14 lakh sq.ft.
Speaking on the occasion, Lalit Agarwal, CMD said, “The company is also launching special merchandise for summers at very reasonable prices. New and summer friendly fabrics are also being launched in t-shirts with attractive cool summer colours with major focus on 100 percent premium cotton company is also launching ‘liva” fabric in women ethnic wear for the first time.”


text:
QUINCY, Wash. — Adam Weber and his family last week started harvesting potatoes from the edges of their fields.
Those potatoes will go directly to one of the region’s processing plants to make dehydrated products.
“It’s just a good way to get harvest rolling,” Weber said. “It keeps the lesser-quality spuds from getting into storages. We want to put quality spuds into storage.”
Weber farms 3,500 to 4,000 acres near Quincy, Wash., with his father, uncle, brother and cousin.
At the height of harvest, Weber Farms will have 35 trucks and six diggers running in six locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Weber said.
Click here for the full story from the Capital Press.


text:
KIA and Hyundai ordered to recall nearly half a million vehicles. A thorough check will affect half a million cars: Sportage 2014-2016, as well as KIA K900 and Hyundai Santa Fe.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine Auto with reference to NHTSA.
All cars that fall under the recall campaign were sold between 2016 and 2018. The reason for the recall was a malfunction of the ABS unit. It turns out that two models of crossovers and a sedan can catch fire, even if the engine is turned off. The cause of the fires has not yet been precisely established, but with a greater degree of probability, its source lies in the anti-lock braking system control unit.
A short circuit occurs in it, which leads to a fire. But the cause of the short circuit has yet to be figured out by automotive engineers. About a year ago, the “Koreans” already had a recall campaign related to the brakes. At the end of 2020, KIA Optima, Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe were leaking brake fluid, which threatened to ignite the engine.


text:
Tech News Summary:
– Meituan, the Chinese food delivery company, has seen a significant 30% drop in shares, indicating deepening problems and intense competition from rival ByteDance.
– ByteDance is using its platform Douyin to encroach on Meituan’s retail and food delivery sectors, posing a serious threat to Meituan’s market share.
– Meituan must devise innovative strategies to counter ByteDance’s advances and adapt to the changing landscape to stay competitive in the Chinese market.
Meituan vs ByteDance: The Ultimate Showdown for Share Revival – Tech Watch
In a battle for supremacy in the Chinese tech industry, Meituan and ByteDance are gearing up for an ultimate showdown as they fight to revive their shares amidst increasing competition and shifting market dynamics.
Meituan, the food delivery and daily deals giant, has enjoyed a dominant position in the Chinese market for years. However, the rise of rival platforms such as Ele.me and Tencent-backed Dianping has posed a significant threat to Meituan’s market share. With aggressive expansion plans and a diverse array of services, Meituan has managed to stay ahead of the pack so far, but it is facing some of its toughest challenges to date.
On the other hand, ByteDance, the company behind popular social media platforms such as TikTok and Douyin, has been making waves with its rapid growth and innovative product offerings. ByteDance has successfully tapped into the younger demographic, especially in China, and its user base continues to skyrocket. This has attracted significant attention from investors, leading ByteDance to achieve a mind-boggling $75 billion valuation in its latest funding round.
The battle between Meituan and ByteDance is not just limited to their core businesses. Both companies have been expanding into new territories, trying to diversify their revenue streams and gain a competitive edge. Meituan has ventured into ride-hailing services, bike-sharing, and hotel bookings, while ByteDance has recently launched its own search engine and is reportedly eying a move into the e-commerce space.
The intense competition between the two tech giants has fueled speculation about a potential merger or partnership. Rumors of acquisition talks have been circulating, with analysts predicting that a strategic alliance between Meituan and ByteDance would create a formidable force capable of dominating the Chinese market.
Investors and industry observers are eagerly watching these developments, as the outcome of the Meituan vs ByteDance showdown could dictate the future direction of the Chinese tech landscape. Both companies are vying to win over users, investors, and advertisers, which means they will need to continuously innovate, improve their services, and expand their offerings.
As the battle rages on, shareholders of Meituan and ByteDance are anxiously waiting for their investments to rebound. The stock prices of both companies have fluctuated in recent months, reflecting investors’ uncertainty about the outcome. The ultimate winner of this showdown will not only secure its place at the top of the Chinese tech scene but also likely see a revival in its shares, rewarding patient investors who have stood by their side during this turbulent period.
While it remains to be seen who will come out on top in the battle for market dominance, one thing is certain: Meituan vs ByteDance is the ultimate showdown that will define the future of the Chinese tech industry.


text:
Ask buyers of the redesigned 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, 2019 GMC Sierra or 2019 Ram pickups what makes them so cool, and one answer will be the added storage.
From snug, hidden cubbyholes inside the pickups to extended boxes and beds outside, designers did not let an inch of space go to waste. That means these redesigned pickups can haul a lot without ever hitching up a trailer.
“You’re using your vehicle as more than just a car, you’re putting a lot of things in it and not just going from point A to B. You’re living in it,” said Ryan Nagode, chief designer for Ram performance car and Dodge interiors.
When it comes to utility, most people think of the bed or the pickup’s towing capacity or the ability to drive off-road, Nagode said. But designers didn’t want to ignore the utility in the interiors for storage.
“We didn’t want any dead air in the cabin,” he said. “We utilized every part of it for storage.”
Nagode and his team grew the cabin in the redesigned 2019 Ram by 4 inches. Most of that room can be felt in the second row of seats. There, a person can raise the seats and create more flat floor space to easily load and unload large boxes. Ram engineers added some tie-downs on the floor to help hold those items in place during transport.
Ram center console
The 2019 Ram’s front-row center console is bigger and offers multiple ways to configure it for daily use compared with the outgoing Ram, which had one configuration and held 23 liters. The console in the 2019 Ram holds up to 39 liters and has 12 configurations, Nagode said.
“We wanted to make sure we can use larger phones or an iPad in the cellphone holder area, and it’s wireless so your phone can be charging,” he said. “We have a center console that can be maneuvered so you can put a purse in there, a gallon of milk … it’s flexible storage so if you want your cup holders there you can have them, or tuck those away and use the console storage.”
Source: Read Full Article


text:
Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 30% on Thursday after it issued a trading update for the six months ended September 30, 2020, saying it expects revenue for the period to rise about 57% to £715 million.
“In our UK retail business, the sales momentum continued from Q1 throughout Q2 despite the reopening of competitor bricks and mortar stores,” said AO World.
“We believe we have seen a lasting step change in online penetration.”
AO World shares have soared about 335% in the past 12 months to give the firm a current stock market value of around £1.4 billion.
AO founder CEO John Roberts said: “The last six months of trading have been like no other during my two decades in the business.
“AO was in good shape coming into this financial year and the global, structural shift in customer behaviour to online, accelerated by Covid, emphasised our strengths.
“The progress that we’ve made in Germany gives us the platform and confidence to grow.
“We remain excited by the opportunities ahead and ambitious to realise them …
“Whilst we remain mindful of the uncertain economic climate caused by the pandemic and Brexit, we are on track with plans and well set for our biggest ever peak trading period in the UK and Germany.”


text:
Mobile apps are likely to become a more attractive target for cyber criminals
Securing mobile applications should be a top priority for businesses, as digital interaction with consumers increasingly runs via mobile devices.
This is the view of Phillippe Vallee, chief executive of Gemalto, who was a panellist at yesterday’s plenary session on ‘Technological and value-chain usage transformation: what are the risks?’
Speaking to StrategicRISK ahead of yesterday’s session, Vallee said digital interaction between customers and suppliers is increasing and often take place via mobile devices. “The mobile environment will become an important target for cyber attacks, so mobile apps needs to be more and more secure. Companies need to ensure they have the proper expertise whenever they develop a mobile app, to make sure that the application is securely run within the mobile device.”
To minimise the risk of a cyber attack, it is important for companies to properly check new customers to verify their identity. Once this step has been completed, customers need to be authenticated on a regular basis to ensure that the person the company is dealing with is indeed the person on the other side of the network.
“We all think cyber security is very technical and sophisticated, but even the basics are not being done properly today,” Vallee said. “You need to regularly authenticate your customers and employees. You need to know or have a good probability to know who is going to come on your network. It is also very important to authenticate the equipment.”
He added that a further vital step is encryption. “Companies need to ensure both company data and customer data are encrypted during their full life cycle. One of our recent surveys found that only 30% of costumers believe that the companies they are dealing with are taking their personal data protection seriously. Another key finding is that 58% of consumers fear they will be the victims of an online data breach. So it is very important that the encryption is done properly.”
Lastly, Vallee recommends to nominate an employee, a so-called Mr or Mrs Security within the organisation, who can manage all the procedures, the keys and the processes, train the workforce, and make sure that cyber security becomes good practice across the company.
No comments yet


text:
Ford has changed almost everything about the Sport Trac for 2007.
Essentially, a Ford Explorer with a pickup bed, the Sport...
With its recent string of successes, it's getting hard to remember the bad ol' days of the Ford Motor Company, when financial bloodletting was all in a good day's work.
Read This Article
If it's not broke, don't fix it.
There's no need to spend vast sums of money to get a safe new car.
Anyone looking for an adrenaline boost need look no further than the 2013 Ford Mustang GT.


text:
Here's a snippet:Welcome the new, citizen-based Gestapo to the 21st Century!
The service works by employing an army of registered armchair snoopers who watch hours of CCTV footage from cameras in stores and high street venues across the country.
Viewers can win up to 1,000 pounds ($1,600) in cash a month from Devon-based firm Internet Eyes, which distributes the streaming footage, when offenders are caught in the act.
The scheme immediately drew criticism from civil liberties campaigners who say it is more evidence that Britain has become a "Big Brother" surveillance society with CCTV on every corner.
Participants, who pay a fee to subscribe, press an "alert" button which relays an instant text message notifying a shop keeper of suspicious behavior. The SMS is followed up with a photographic image of the potential crime.
Founder of Internet Eyes, Tony Morgan, says the scheme puts shop owners back in control of security and allows local communities to tackle crime and anti-social behavior.
I was thinking about this more and was just wondering how long it will take criminals to pay for this service and use it case businesses, use as a "lookout" tool for their crimes, or obtain personal information for identity theft, or stalk people in their own neighborhoods.
If I can think of all the criminal ways that this could be put to use, imagine what a really ingenious criminal could do with this information.


text:
Samsung's Galaxy Watch3 is one of the best Android wearables on the market today, but it launched with a sky-high MSRP. That's especially true of the fancier versions, like the 45-millimeter LTE model. Six months ago, you would've had to shell out a staggering $480 to get your hands one one. Today, though, you can pick one up for $309, $70 off its street price in recent months.
Samsung stopped making Android smartwatches a while ago, the last one being the Gear Live announced in 2014 — back when Wear OS was called Android Wear. It then turned towards its in-house Tizen OS and hasn't looked back since. However, this may be changing as the next smartwatches from the South Korean company are rumored to run either Google's Wear OS or its own UI based on Android.
Samsung released its latest Galaxy Watch3 smartwatch late last year. We think it's a pretty solid smartwatch as long as you don't pay full retail price for it. Luckily, Samsung is offering some nifty discounts on its latest wearable right now — and if you trade in the right device, a Galaxy Watch3 can be yours starting at just $139.99.
There are a lot of solid smartwatch options on the market these days, but Samsung's offerings are some of the best options for Android users. The Galaxy Watch3 is the company's newest product, complete with a sleek design, wireless charging, and an ECG sensor. And right now, every model of the wearable is on sale for $110 off on Amazon, with prices starting at $289.99 for the 41mm version.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch3 offers a stylish design, polished software, and plenty of health tracking features. When we reviewed it earlier this year, we called it "the best smartwatch Samsung has made yet." And right now, the watch is discounted a full $100 off both the 41mm and 45mm models — and if you have an Amazon Prime Card, you can save even more.
Samsung released the Galaxy Watch in 2018, a sequel to the earlier Gear S3, for everyone who wanted a smartwatch resembling a traditional timepiece. It was followed up by the sporty Watch Active and Watch Active2, but some fans were left disappointing by the more modern design. At long last, the Galaxy Watch3 is here — no, you didn't miss anything, Samsung skipped #2.
The Galaxy Watch3 is the best smartwatch Samsung has made yet, and as a result, it's probably the best smartwatch you can pair with an Android phone. However, the $400 starting price is laughable, considering the smallest Watch Active2 costs $230 right now, and many of the unique health features don't work in the United States.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 included hardware support for electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring when it was released late last year, as did this year's Galaxy Watch3. The feature couldn't be enabled in the United States until it received FDA approval, leading to one of the watches' main selling points not (officially) working in America. At long last, Samsung has received the FDA's blessing, and ECG support is rolling out to both models. These features will also be coming to Galaxy Watches in the UK from February 22.
Samsung's new smartwatch on the block is the Galaxy Watch3, featuring the company's latest hardware and software packed into a traditional-looking watch. However, at a starting price of $400 (with configurations that make it almost $500), it's not an impulse purchase. There's also the competition to consider, namely the Fossil Gen 5.
Samsung's latest smartwatch has been leaked countless times already, and hands-on videos were even floating around the web before Samsung acknowledged the watch's existence. The Galaxy Watch3 was finally officially announced on August 5th, and now you can buy one from several retailers across the United States.
Samsung's latest smartwatch has been leaked countless times already, and hands-on videos were even floating around the web this past weekend. Samsung finally acknowledged the watch's existence today, officially revealing the Galaxy Watch3. It's a cross between the fitness-oriented Watch Active2 and the 2018 Galaxy Watch, and it has an incredibly high price tag.


text:
In its own words, Lightyear has chosen the Finnish Valmet Automotive as production partner after a careful selection process. Never heard of it? Nevertheless, Valmet has been active in the automotive industry for 50 years. For example, the Finnish company has built the Porsche Boxster, the Mercedes SLK and the Saab convertible models. In addition, the car manufacturer in Uusikaupunki has been involved in technology for electric cars for years. It even has its own production line for batteries for EVs.
According to Lex Hoefsloot, CEO and co-founder of Lightyear, Valmet Automotive is a great partner: “It has a proven track record and more than a decade of experience in the production of electric vehicles. Moreover, there is a good cultural match with us company.”
Lightyear One drives 710 km on battery charge
Incidentally, that was not the only positive news about Lightyear. The company recently reached an important milestone with a prototype of the Lightyear One. On a test track in Germany, it drove 710 kilometers on one battery charge. Impressive, especially because of the not overly large battery pack of 60 kWh. Almost all existing electric cars can suck a point there.
However, with this fantastic range we have to make a caveat. The car drove for nine hours at an average speed of 85 km/h. We are more curious about the range at 100 and 130 km/h. After all, those are the circumstances under which you want to use a large EV. Moreover, Lightyear itself wants to realize a WLTP range of 722 kilometers. The solar panels in the roof must make an important contribution to this.
Price Lightyear One
Lightyear still has about a year to grind the car fine. Valmet will build a first series of prototypes in January 2022. In total, more than 900 cars have to leave the production line in Uusikaupunki. If everything goes according to plan, the first production models will be available in the summer of 2022. The Dutch Tesla competitor is not going to be cheap: the expected starting price is 119,000 euros. Not surprising when you consider that the body is largely made of light, but expensive carbon fiber. But there is hope: Lightyear also wants to produce smaller and more affordable electric cars in the near future.