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10 Recent Farm Bill Updates You Should Know About
It has been nearly two years since the Agricultural Act of 2018 was passed into law, and this landmark piece of legislation has instigated a variety of changes within the world of CBD. Here are the 10 most important updates to the 2018 Farm Bill that you should know about:
1. The 2018 Farm Bill led to an unprecedented hemp boom
Practically overnight, thousands of hemp entrepreneurs and conventional farmers embraced the results of the 2018 Farm Bill by turning to the nation’s newest cash crop. Demand for CBD-rich hemp genetics went through the roof, and farmers across the country dumped the crops they intended to grow in 2019 in favor of CBD-rich hemp. As a result, hemp farming quadrupled in 2019, and at its peak, hemp biomass fetched over $40/pound.
2. Practically overnight, supply utterly overshadowed demand
As should have been expected, this massive, unprecedented investment in the US hemp industry was almost immediately followed by massive oversupply. By early 2020, the price of hemp biomass had fallen to $10/lb., significantly reducing the profitability of this crop. Some farmers decided to stick by their choices and continue growing hemp, but it’s clear that the hemp boom that began after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill is officially over.
3. The TSA cleared CBD products in response to the Farm Bill
The Farm Bill has had a wide variety of long-lasting impacts. In May of 2019, for instance, the United States Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) cleared certain CBD products for domestic flights. While you still can’t carry a CBD joint on the plane and start smoking it, CBD tinctures and topicals are now very likely to make it through security stashed away within your carry-on luggage.
4. States have fully legalized CBD
Certain states decided to take the 2018 Farm Bill and push the implications of this law even further. While some states, such as Indiana, had gone so far as to legalize CBD prior to the Farm Bill, it wasn’t until after December 2018 that Kansas, Florida, Texas, and a wide variety of other states decided to take the plunge by fully legitimizing CBD commerce within their borders.
5. The FDA heard from stakeholders following the Farm Bill’s passage
As a sign that this federal agency was taking the impact of the 2018 Farm Bill seriously, the FDA held a public hearing in May of 2019 to get an idea of where stakeholders stood on the CBD issue. Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the FDA at that time, did not provide very much information regarding his agency’s stance on CBD. However, dozens of individuals had the chance to either advocate for the benefits of CBD or, in some cases, ignorantly conflate this cannabinoid with marijuana.
6. The FDA continues to crack down on non-compliant companies
Just because CBD-rich hemp products containing less than 0.3% THC are now (for all intents and purposes) legal in the United States doesn’t mean that the FDA is going to turn a blind eye toward abuses within the industry. This federal agency hasn’t made any moves to provide clear, coherent guidance regarding CBD, but FDA agents continue to send warning letters to companies that have been caught advertising their products using illegal verbiage. It’s clear that the FDA wants CBD companies to know that it’s watching the industry closely in preparation for upcoming regulation.
7. The FDA admits that taking CBD away would be a “fool’s errand”
CBD consumers with worries over confiscation of their favorite hemp products at the hands of the FDA should put their fears to rest. At a recent National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting, the FDA’s new commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn admitted that it would be a “fool’s errand” to “say you can’t use [CBD] products.” While the FDA might get stricter on CBD producers in the coming years, the results of the 2018 Farm Bill have clearly demonstrated that CBD will remain an integral part of American life for decades to come.
8. Gender differences between hemp effects are being considered
The FDA continues to take a rigorous, science-based approach to the regulation of CBD. Recently, this federal agency announced that it will begin exploring the differences between how CBD affects women and men. The FDA will place particular focus on the use of CBD during pregnancy, and this federal research will primarily center around the effects of CBD on women. Why? Because, more often than not, CBD products are aimed at women, and women are more likely than men to use conventional CBD products like capsules, tinctures, and edibles.
9. The FDA will release new guidance for streamlining CBD product approvals
In September of 2020, the FDA announced that it will soon release definitive guidance regarding the approval process for CBD products. Currently, the steps required to gain FDA approval for CBD products are unclear, and the FDA wants to make approval as easy as possible once this agency starts regulating the CBD industry in earnest. The open comment period for this guidance lasts until November 23rd, at which point the FDA will produce a final version of its CBD approval process. This news comes on the heels of an FDA proposal on CBD enforcement that was submitted to the White House in July and a Congressional spending bill that allocated funds for developing CBD regulation policies.
10. The government’s position on CBD is unlikely to get clearer anytime soon
Even with all of these major developments that have followed the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, it seems like we aren’t much closer to FDA regulation and the full mainstreaming of the CBD industry. Industry experts are split on the matter of whether comprehensive CBD regulation will arrive in 2021 or 2022, and even once the FDA makes a major move on CBD, it will likely be some time until new enforcement measures significantly impact the industry. In the meantime, we have another Farm Bill to look forward to as 2020 winds to a close, and everyone’s eyes are on early 2021 as the industry anticipates the next major wave of changes set to disrupt the domestic hemp industry.


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AUBURN, AL (WSFA) - A new food delivery service is expanding to the Plains.
After hearing about a high demand in the area, Waitr, a food delivery service, is now serving Auburn and Opelika.
"You just go to your App Store or your Google Play Store, you download the app on your phone. You open it up and it has beautiful full-color images from all of our restaurants," said Waitr Mobile Restaurant Success Manager Chris Moore. "You select the restaurant you would like to peruse the menu, you look at the menu and select the items you want. You complete the transaction, all transactions are completed electronically, there's no cash passed between you and our drivers or the partner restaurants, and our drivers come to pick up the food and bring it to you."
Officials say that, right now, they have about 20 partnered restaurants in the area. They're also looking to employ drivers to meet the upcoming high demand.
"We are looking for 50 to 100 drivers in the area. They have to be 18 years of age, have good insurance, a dependable vehicle, and the smart phone, and be able to pass a pretty strict background check." said Moore.
Waitr is offering a special through Aug. 19 to celebrate their debut in Auburn and Opelika. Enter the promo code 'THEPLAINS' at checkout to wave the $5 delivery fee.

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Scott Honda finalized a deal yesterday to add Verizon FiOS to it's television advertising lineup. Together with Comcast Cable, Scott Honda will now reach over 375,000 viewers in the Delaware Valley.
"We've been watching FiOS's growth and we know how many households they've added in recent months," says Vice President, Duke Scott. "We think now is the perfect time to add FiOS as we move into the 4th quarter."
In June Comcast Spotlight announced it was taking over FIOS advertising sales in the region. Scott Honda has worked with Comcast Spotlight for years and both parties believe that relationship will help maximize the new advertising resource.
"We're thrilled to add Scott Honda's great new commercials to Verizon FiOS's advertising," says Comcast Spotlight Account Executive, Tim Sherry. "It's important to add FiOS because you're able to reach over 48,000 additional viewers in your backyard, in homes that don't have Comcast cable. As a bonus they're reaching another 200,000 viewers throughout the tri-state area."
In the fourth quarter Scott Honda will be running over 60 spots a month with FiOS on ESPN, E!, FX, Discovery and Comedy Central. Comcast cable we will continue to be where the majority of the television advertising goes, with over 265 ads a month running on ESPN, E!, FX, Discovery, Comedy Central, SyFy, VH1, USA, TNT and Comcast Sportsnet.
"I'm very exited that we've added FiOS," says marketing Manager, Douglas P. Scott. "This will put our name and our brand in the living rooms of 1000's of future customers."
Are we missing your demographic in our ad placement? Let Sconda Blog know what channels you watch that we're not advertising on and maybe we'll make a change.


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Amid the rising popularity of Pokémon Sun and Moon which was just released on Nintendo 3DS, the hype continues with Pokémon GO as Niantic has been reported to brew the Thanksgiving event for the game. The latest update however is not about the much-anticipated event before this month ends, but a revelation that Golbat secretly evolves to Crobat after the 100 km walk. Figure out the veracity of this evolution as tested by one trainer.
Pokémon GO - Golbat Secretly Evolves After 100KM Walk?
Since Niantic launched Pokémon GO a few months ago, there was no single person who was able to achieve Golbat evolving to Crobat. In one of the developer's recent announcements, Crobat had been confirmed to appear in Pokémon GO Gen 2. Much to his curiosity, one Trainer wondered why Crobat is not available when in fact there's a lot of Zubats; Niantic could be hiding something.
On Reddit, The Silph Road disclosed that one Trainer named Kami_Ouija on said site set off on an off-the-beaten adventure on Pokémon Go and walked for 100 kilometers with his Golbat buddy Pokémon to find out whether or not he can mysteriously unlock Crobat.
Pokémon GO - The Much-Anticipated Result
Many of you must be excited whether or not the Trainer was able to see a Crobat during that strenuous activity. Unfortunately, the answer is a huge no. If many of you are wondering where he got such an idea, Golbat would only evolve into Crobat if it has maxed out the level of happiness. Besides, walking with a Pokémon helps to level up and increase happiness. In the meantime, players have to wait for the next generation Pokémon GO to unlock Crobat.
On other news, leaked details have pointed out that Niantic could be preparing for the Thanksgiving event for Pokémon GO which may fall on Nov. 23. However, the developer hasn't confirmed this until now.


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The bilateral trade volume over this period exceeded $6.7 billion, NBU said.
According to the bank, Russia’s share in the total trade turnover of Ukraine in the first quarter reached 21.7%, while the share of China was a mere 6.8% and Germany’s share - 4.9% Ukraine’s imports from Russia accounted for more than four billion dollars and exports - $2.7 billion dollars.
Ukraine’s exports to Russia in the first quarter dropped by almost one-fourth, compared with the same figure in 2013, but all the same reached 18.7% of Ukraine’s total exports. Ukrainian imports from Russia also decreased by 26% and reached 24% of Ukraine’s total imports.
The prevailing items among the exports to the CIS are machine building products (56.8%), chemical industry products (53.4%) and wood processing products (49.7%). Europe buys from Ukraine mineral products (salt, sulphur, graphite, etc. - 43.4%), manufactured goods (55.8%), ferrous and non-ferrous metals (32.7%).
Ukraine’s export to the United States, though, accounted for just 425 million dollars, an almost 20% decline from the 2013 figure.


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Peloton, the technology company that is revolutionizing the fitness industry through its indoor cycling bike and studio content, is celebrating the opening of its first Twin Cities -area showroom. The showroom will officially open on Thursday, October 26. The celebration will take place on-site at the highly anticipated Mall of America showroom on Thursday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Throughout the day, guests will be able to meet Peloton instructor Hannah Marie Corbin, try the Peloton bike for themselves, shop Peloton Boutique apparel, mingle with local home riders and receive a special offer with purchase of the bike. Complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.


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The average loan term, average monthly payment and average amount financed for a new light-vehicle hit record highs in the first quarter, signaling U.S. consumers continue to extend themselves to afford pricier cars, Experian Automotive reported today.
Lease penetration also hit a record high in the same period in another sign consumers are willing to leverage their spending power to afford more expensive vehicles.
"As the cost of purchasing a new vehicle continues to rise, consumers clearly are stretching the loan term to help lower monthly payments, keeping them at a manageable level," Melinda Zabritski, senior director of automotive credit for Experian Automotive, said in a statement.
By the numbers
Experian Automotive said the average new-vehicle loan term reached 66 months in the first three months of the year, up from 65 months a year earlier. And the average used-vehicle loan term was 61 months, up from 60 months in the first quarter of 2013.
The average monthly new-vehicle payment was $474 in the first quarter, up 3.3 percent from a year ago. The average monthly used-vehicle payment was $352, up 1.1 percent, Experian Automotive said.
Also in the first quarter, the average amount financed on a new-vehicle loan was $27,612, an increase of $964, or 3.6 percent. For used vehicles, the average amount financed was $17,927, up $395 or 2.3 percent.
At the same time, Experian Automotive said leasing hit a record 25.6 percent of all new-vehicle sales volume in the first quarter, up from a previous high of 24.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. It was the first time leasing topped 25 percent of new-vehicle sales volume since Experian began tracking it in 2006. In the first quarter of 2013, leasing accounted for 24.2 percent of all new-vehicle sales.
The average monthly, new-vehicle lease payment was $412 in the first quarter, down slightly from $414 a year earlier, which also helps explain the growing attractiveness of leasing.
"Over the last several quarters," Zabritski said, "leasing has come back as a very desirable option for consumers."


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The digital wallet company would be offering the service free of cost to the users, reported the Livemint.
“Customers using Paytm wallet will be insured up to Rs 20,000 or the last recorded balance in their wallet, whichever is lower,” the company said.
“Paytm will refund money the user claims to be unlawfully debited from his or her e-wallet as a result of theft, burglary, loss of device or unauthorised access of Paytm account,” the company added.
“Our latest wallet insurance scheme will maintain our seamless payment experience while ensuring greater peace of mind for millions of consumers and merchants who have embraced Paytm in their daily lives,” Krishna Hegde, vice-president, Paytm.
“Paytm has over 200 million wallet users doing about 8.5 million transactions every day,” said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chief executive officer, One97 Communications tweeted last month.


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Maersk and Other Danish Firms Partner for Sustainable Fuels Project
A group of Danish transportation and energy companies including shipping giant A.P. Moller - Maersk have teamed up to develop an industrial-scale production facility to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the Copenhagen area.Maersk is joined in the project by DFDS, Ørsted, Copenhagen Airports, SAS and DSV Panalpina, who have brought together the demand and supply side of sustainable fuels to develop a new hydrogen and e-fuel production facility as soon as 2023.
Tech Talk: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Puts Hull Grooming to the Test
Even as shipowners enjoy record low bunker fuel pricing, the search for hull cleaning and fuel-saving optimization continues. Jotun, which recently launched 'hull skater' hull grooming, found a willing partner in Wallenius Wilhelmsen -- an operator of a fleet of 126 RoRo vessels, 11 marine terminals and 71 processing centers globally -- to put the hull skater to the test.For the past decade, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has produced an annual Sustainability Report, describing initiatives undertaken to reduce the company’s emissions and safeguard life below the water line, among other target areas.
Hapag-Lloyd Keeps 2020 Guidance
German container liner Hapag-Lloyd on Friday stuck with its full-year earnings guidance but warned that supply disruptions and weaker demand due to the coronavirus crisis may lead to a revision of its forecast in the second half of 2020.The number five in worldwide container shipping, Hapag-Lloyd reported lower core profits in the first quarter on higher fuel costs and a devaluation of bunker stocks at the end of the period, when oil prices began to fall in a demand slump.The developments masked a positive impact from higher transport volumes - which increased by 4.3% to over 3 million 20-foot
CMA CGM Takes $1.1 Bln Loan
Shipping group CMA CGM has obtained a 1.05 billion euro ($1.1 billion) loan to be 70% guaranteed by the French government as it seeks to bolster its cash position during the coronavirus pandemic, which has hammered international trade.The loan, secured from a consortium of banks comprising BNP Paribas, HSBC and Société Générale, has an initial one-year maturity and an extension option of up to five years, Marseille-based CMA CGM said in a statement on Wednesday.France is offering guarantees to support billions of euros in loans for French companies to help them survive the economic fallout fro
Maersk Profits Up 23%, Demand Slowdown Expected
Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk warned of a sharp drop in global container volumes due to the coronavirus pandemic, with weaker retail sales and depressed car production dampening demand.The crisis has thrown the container shipping trade off balance as supply chains have been upended and businesses and factory activity in China and later across the world was disrupted.Maersk, which also reported a 23% rise in first-quarter core profits on Wednesday, now expects global container demand to contract this year…
Port of Los Angeles 2020 Cargo Volume Down 15.5%
Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles is down 15.5% so far this year as the novel coronavirus upends economies around the globe, Gene Seroka, executive director of the busiest U.S. seaport, said on a webcast on Wednesday.April volume was down 6.5% year-over-year as the financial and human toll of the pandemic come into focus in the United States and around the globe.Consumer demand for non-essential items has fallen off the cliff in the United States - where the pandemic is blamed for more than 71…
Operators Warn of Congestion at Indian Ports
Singapore's PSA International and Indian container freight operators have warned the Indian government that its order to waive container storage charges during the coronavirus lockdown could lead to port congestion, letters seen by Reuters showed.India's Ministry of Shipping asked ports to allow free storage of containers as part of relief measures to ease pressure on companies hit by logistics restrictions because of India's nationwide lockdown.PSA's local unit in a letter to the government on April 24 said importers might not remove their containers from ports due to free storage…
Interview: A Return to Wind Power with Tuomas Riski & Norsepower
Norsepower CEO and co-founder Tuomas Riski has put a new spin on some established technology, bringing wind power back to shipping in an undeniably eye-catching manner. Here Nor-Shipping’s latest ‘Ocean Action Hero’ explains the benefits of his firm’s unique technology, his plans for building global market presence, and the key role Norsepower’s sails can play in enabling a more sustainable shipping industry. “But isn’t there a problem that some people think it looks, you know… a bit odd?” Tuomas Riski laughs at a question that you quickly get the feeling he’s dealt with before.
Henningsen Named CFO at Hamburg Süd
Lasse Carøe Henningsen, 46, will become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd, succeeding Jakob Wegge-Larsen, who has held this position since December 2017 and will be returning to Maersk in Copenhagen at the end of June. Already at the end of February 2020, he in parallel assumed the position of CFO of the Maersk division Ocean & Logistics there. When Henningsen starts at Hamburg Süd on June 1, he will be in charge of the Business Finance and Accounting divisions as well as the important SAP project. He and Dr.
Suez Canal Zone Announces Deal to Boost Competitiveness, Investment
Egypt's Suez Canal Zone and its Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) announced an agreement on Tuesday committing to $50 million of investments that they said would help boost competitiveness at Port Said East port.SCCT opened in 2004 and is operated by majority shareholder APM Terminals, part of Denmark's A.P.Moller-Maersk. It has struggled to attract container and transshipment business in recent years.(Reporting by Patrick Werr Writing by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Golden Ocean Names Andersen CEO
Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group said its board has appointed Ulrik Uhrenfeldt Andersen as the new Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS with effect from Tuesday April 14, 2020.Andersen comes from a position as Chief Executive Officer of Avance Gas AS and previously worked as Head of Shipping for Petredec, Managing Director for Neu Gas Shipping and Head of the Maersk VLGC Pool.
Maersk Leverages Digitial Tech to Keep Cargo Moving
While movers of global cargo is traditionally not a "stay at home" work scenario, one of the world's largest movers of containers increasingly leverages digital solutions and helps to maintain 'social distancing' to keep goods on the move globally.In any crisis there always emerges a silver lining, and while difficult to see at the moment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a likely long-term ramification for maritime and the whole of the logistics chain is increased penetration of digital solutions in the efficient movement of cargo globally.Maersk…
Container Shipping Firms Brace for Coronavirus Hit
Leading container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk scrapped its 2020 earnings forecast on Friday, while rival Hapag-Lloyd warned of slowing growth until at least June, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a heavy toll on global tradeThe container shipping industry, a bellwether for international trade, has been blown off course by the new virus, which brought parts of China to a standstill before spreading around the world, leading container lines to re-route cargoes and reduce calls to Chinese ports.Despite lower volume growth…
CMA CGM: Virus Impact Limited as China Activity Resumes
French shipping group CMA CGM said its operations in China were returning to normal after the coronavirus outbreak crippled traffic last month, forecasting the health emergency would have a limited impact on its results this year.CMA CGM, the world's fourth-largest container shipping firm, expects to return to normal fleet capacity in China from mid-March after seeing signs of industrial production picking up as of late February, it said in a results statement on Friday.The new coronavirus…
ONE, Maersk, MSC Suspend China-Australia Service
Container shipping companies Ocean Network Express (ONE), Maersk and MSC will suspend their jointly operated China Australia service (CAE) until at least the second quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The last CAE sailing before the suspension will be scheduled to depart Xiamen April 22. The CAE port rotation is as follows: Xiamen – Nansha - Hong Kong – Yantian – Melbourne – Sydney – Brisbane – Xiamen.Alternate coverage will be provided by the North East Asia Australia (AUN) Service…
‘Hull Skate’ Your Way to Cleaner Hulls, Better Fuel Efficiency
When it come to ship efficiency and emission reduction, the next frontier is devising better means to keep hulls clean from biofouling in the five years between dry dockings. Finding best solutions on hull coating and cleaning is major point of focus among shipping majors globally.Last month in a feature interview in Maritime Reporter & Engineering News with Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) Anshul Tuteja, Associate VP Global Fleet Optimization, it was made clear that coatings used on the RCCL fleet is a point of intense focus…
Svitzer Gets 10-Year Contract Extension with Sakhalin Energy Investment
Svitzer, the towage operator that is part of Maersk, announced a 10-year extension of its marine service contract with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., a consortium set up to develop and manage the Sakhalin-II project, aimed at producing and exporting oil and liquefied gas.Svitzer has been providing towage services to the Sakhalin-II project since 2007, and the extension comes into effect in November 2022 to support the mooring of more than 1,800 gas carriers with a vessel fleet of four Robert Allen ice-breaking tugs and two mooring boats.
US Retailers Face $700 Mln Hit as Virus Disrupts Shipping
U.S. retailers face an estimated $700 million sales hit from the coronavirus and some shipping lines are sending vessels to retrieve empty cargo containers from Los Angeles to prevent further supply disruptions.The extended shutdown of factories in China caused by the virus, travel restrictions on workers and canceled sailings by shipping lines have thrown off the movement of containers, resulting in a surplus at the Port of Los Angeles and a shortage in Germany.U.S. retailers'…
Hapag-Lloyd Advises that Coronavirus to Slow Growth through H1
German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Friday said the coronavirus outbreak would curb business growth at least until mid-year after reporting a jump in 2019 profit and proposing a higher dividend.Larger rival Maersk on Friday also warned of a first-quarter hit from the outbreak and suspended its 2020 earnings outlook.Hapag CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said that impact from the coronavirus was impossible to determine for the time being, but the company was preparing for a blow to trade."Transport…
Ransomware: The IT Danger on the Horizon
Two decades into the 21st century, we’re seeing a growing and pernicious threat to global information security: ransomware. Even non-technical folk have loosely heard of it, but the broader implications haven’t yet penetrated the public consciousness. In different industries, that general lack of awareness could be a big problem—and the maritime sector is a good example.Ransomware hits at the confluence of two critical trends in modern technology: the ever-increasing integration of IT systems into daily life, and the interconnectedness of those IT systems.
Maersk Moves Indian Grapes to Europe
The global container company A.P. Moller – Maersk has started end-to-end cold chain logistics solution for its customers exporting grapes from Nashik and Sangli in India to North Europe.With this new offering, Maersk is enabling the exporters from the region to supply high quality Indian grapes to global market and helping fetch higher returns for the farmer community in and around the Nashik district. Leveraging its variety of services throughout the supply chain, Maersk is improving…
P&O Maritime Logistics Names Helweg CEO
Marine solutions and logistics company P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) said it has appointed Martin Helweg as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will report to Mike Bhaskaran, DP World’s Chief Operating Officer for Logistics and Technology.For the past three years, Helweg has been responsible for P&O Maritime Logistics’ global operations. Earlier, Martin spent over 15 years in marine service solutions working for Svitzer, an A.P. Moller-Maersk Company in regional CFO and CEO roles across the Americas…
Maersk Records Strong Q1, but Suspends 2020 Outlook on Coronavirus Uncertainty
Cost-cutting and price rises will help Maersk deliver higher first-quarter earnings than a year ago, the shipping giant said on Friday, though it scrapped its full-year forecast due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The Danish company said its guidance on earnings before interest, tax and amortization (EBITDA), previously $5.5 billion for the year, was suspended until further notice.Preliminary results showed it made first-quarter EBITDA of around $1.4 billion.Despite lower volume growth…
Maersk Launches Door-to-door Cargo Insurance
A.P. Moller - Maersk said it has teamed up with Zurich Insurance Plc (Zurich) to bring Maersk Cargo Insurance, a product to protect customers goods against physical loss or damage from the time they are first moved for loading until the completion of unloading at destination, from and to almost every country in the world. “In line with our vision to become the global integrated container logistics company, we aim to provide our customers with a variety of solutions related to their supply chain.
Maersk Suspends Crew Changes
The widespread coronavirus outbreak has led the world's largest container carrier to suspend crew changes aboard its entire fleet of operated vessels until April 14, a Maersk spokesperson confirmed to MarineLink.The full statement from A.P. Moller - Maersk is below:With the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinarily fast-paced closing of borders and cancellations of airline services, today (March 17, 2020) we have decided to suspend all crew changes for Maersk-operated container vessels effective immediately and for four weeks until April 14, 2020.
Contracted Rates to Fall Long-term Due to Conoravirus -Xeneta
The container shipping segment appears to have caught coronavirus, with the industry suffering its first monthly fall in long-term contracted ocean freight rates since October 2019. According to the latest XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta, March 2020 saw a small dip of 0.5% in rates after a sustained period of growth. Although these symptoms look mild, the future is characterized by growing uncertainty, with widespread economic disruption and looming global recession likely…


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Style + Design
You probably haven’t heard of him—yet. But we’re convinced Christopher Collins will be a designer to watch in SF’s growing fashion circle. On Tuesday, Collins presented his sophomore Spring 2009 collection before a packed invite-only crowd at Deep Down Sound in SoMa. Co-produced by Elise Friedman, Phoebe Rubin, Rachel Esterline and Julianne Moeller, the energetic shindig attracted a smattering of social butterflies, fashiony hipsters and curious media, who gathered for a flash of fashion and post-work mingling over sushi, cupcakes and glasses of sparkling rosé.
We were definitely a little sad a few months ago when we discovered (quietly) that SF Fashion Week was no longer. It was a valiant effort, which began in 2005, on the part of local events producer Erika Gessin to create a cohesive fashion event for Bay Area designers held every August. But with its rumored organizational problems and, now, the depressed state of the economy, we weren’t terribly surprised the local fashion shows eventually tapped out. It’s still yet to be seen whether the relatively new Innovative Fashion Council of San Francisco will be able to eventually get the support and funding needed to launch The Fashion Event the city so craves.
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What: Goldenbleu Warehouse Sale
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11
Where: Goldenbleu warehouse, 2963 Mission St., firstname.lastname@example.org
Why: Score Italian-leather kicks and purses from one of SF’s own at wholesale prices. Select styles start at $30. Get a free bag with a purchase of $200 or more.
Fresh off of New York Fashion Week, the genius boys behind Proenza Schouler (a.k.a. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez) breezed through San Francisco recently for a private trunk show and cocktail party at Neiman Marcus and, of course, a gab fest with 7x7. With leather gloves, sleek jumpsuits and zippered pencil skirts from their Spring 2009 collection in tow, the playful Manhattan-based duo shared their thoughts on diving into accessory design, getting inspired, and dressing their mothers.
To the surprise of many, this look isn’t as new as it seems. Besides the fact that it was the norm for American housewives and teenage girls in the ’40s, pairing thigh-baring hosiery with heels has been popular amongst Harajuku girls in Japan for years. In recent seasons, the trend has been spotted all over the runways of such designers as Miu Miu, Wunderkind and Peter Jensen.


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Brightcove Mobile Experience
February 16, 2010
Brightcove, the online video platform, has unveiled the Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1, enabling organisations to deliver an optimised video viewing experience across smartphone platforms running Flash Player 10.1 when it is available, including Google Android, Symbian S60, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile and Research in Motion BlackBerry. The solution makes it possible to deploy video that adapts on demand to the playback environment to deliver a superior experience across desktops and mobile devices.
Customers already taking advantage of the Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 include AOL, Atlantic Records, La Vanguardia, National Geographic, The New York Times, STV, Sun Media and The Weinstein Company.


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On Sunday, April 19 garage doors opened up and engines rumbled to life. First gear was selected in gearboxes and tires turned.
Cruising season is officially here — and hotrodders and auto enthusiasts embraced the warm(er) weather by showing off their rides at the 24th annual Spring Thaw show and shine at Deerfoot Mall. Hosted by the Nifty Fifty’s Ford Club, this year’s Spring Thaw was blessed with dry roads and downright balmy temps, compared to what enthusiasts have had to endure at past events. Vehicles — 538 of them, in fact — were on site, and that was an increase of more than 100 from the year before.
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“What recession?” joked Dick Wallace of the Nifty Fifty’s Ford Club. “Seriously, the winter was so long and dreary, people were antsy to get their vehicles out.”
(Click here to view the Calgary Herald’s Photo Gallery of Spring Thaw.)
While auto enthusiasts welcome spring, I’d like to take the opportunity to welcome readers to Drive By Wire, the Herald’s new auto, truck and motorcycle blog. I’ve been writing the On the Road column for the Driving section for more than 10 years, sharing local, national and international automotive news and stories.
In the past, I’ve had to ignore some of the news that’s crossed my desk, simply due to print deadlines. Now, with Drive By Wire, I have the opportunity to share some of that news in a much more timely manner. And, I look forward to hearing the voices of Calgary’s auto buffs through this blog.
Did you attend the first show and shine of the season at Deerfoot Mall? Did you like what you saw? Got something to say? Go ahead, rev it up — whether it has one-cylinder or 12 — drop the clutch, and burn up the keyboard.
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St. Petersburg, Florida--This Valentine's Day you may want to pass on the ruby red lipstick.
Consumer advocacy groups and U-S Senators have been pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to release government lead in lipstick test results since 2007.
The results reportedly take 10 days to complete.
In October 2007, non-profit, consumer advocacy group, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reported an independent lab found 20 out of 33 random red lipsticks tested positive for lead.
According to CSC, the top brands that tested positive for lead in 2007 include:
L'Oreal Colour Riche "True Red"
L'Oreal Colour Riche "Classic Wine"
Cover Girl Incredifull Lipcolor "Maximum Red"
Christian Dior Addict "Positive Red"
An industry representative told CNN the products tested by the CSC meet FDA standards.
Read CNN's story about lead found in red lipstick back in 2007.
You can tell the FDA to get lead out of lipstick by clicking here.
Read FAQ about lead in lipstick.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics does not believe lead belongs in cosmetics. They say some U.S. companies even reformulate cosmetics and remove chemicals so the products can be sold in Europe where there are tighter regulations.
According to Stacy Malkan/Campaign for Safe Cosmetic, "The typical turnaround time in a laboratory for lead tests is 10 days. There's no reason for FDA to sit on its lead-in-lipstick research for over a year."
"The scientific data is conclusive: Lead in any amount is a health concern. Lead is a proven neurotoxin that can cause learning and behavioral problems, and pregnant women and children are particularly vulnerable."
Heather Van Nest, 10 Connects News


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US baby meal delivery startup Raised Real has received a US$5m cash injection from Schwan’s Company and will use the funds to boost growth and expand national distribution by the end of the year.
Raised Real was founded by Santiago Merea, the former CEO of Orange Chef, and Steven Kontz, who was CFO at the same firm, along with Michelle Davenport. The company takes the stress away from parents having to prepare homemade meals, and uses plant-based ingredients sourced from organically-certified farms, according to a statement on 12 September.
Each recipe is crafted by Davenport and aims to use fruits, vegetables and micro-nutrients that are beneficial to children in their early development.
Subscription-based Raised Real is focused on the growth of its in-house team and overall reach in its “first year of business”. It delivers nutritious and organic baby food on the West Coast to five states and wants to expand further.
Schwan’s CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios said in relation to Raised Real, that “we believe in their vision of delivering the best in homemade baby food, as we were the pioneers of direct-to-consumer food delivery when Schwan’s got its start in 1952”.
“Partnering with Schwan’s will help reach that goals much faster,” said Davenport. “Schwan’s trusted expertise and supply chain will be very instrumental as we scale our company.”


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(Reuters) – Nordic technology investor Northzone, an early Spotify investor and its biggest shareholder after the founders, would like to see the online music streaming service gain a stock market listing in the next few years.
Spotify has 20 million active users worldwide – up 33 percent in less than six months – and counts 5 million users among subscribers who pay to listen to its music without commercial breaks.
“We, meaning Northzone, would assume the most logical way of building for the long term would be to IPO the company in a few years time or so,” Par-Jorgen Parson, a Northzone general partner and Spotify board member, told Reuters.
“But, at the end of the day, it is primarily up to the founders to decide how to best build the company for the long haul,” he added.
Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek, a 29-year-old Swedish entrepreneur who founded the firm in 2006 with Martin Lorentzon, said earlier this year he was ruling out going public.
Northzone, whose investment portfolio of more than 60 companies also includes lastminute.com, PriceRunner and mobile payments firm iZettle, does not detail how much of Spotify it owns but says it is the biggest owner after the two founders.
Start-ups like Spotify initially struggled to secure the support of the record labels and compete with the might of Apple Inc’s iTunes.
But more than a decade on, groups such as Shazam, Rhapsody, Pandora Media Inc and Spotify have become well established, delivering tunes to a global audience and helping grow revenues for once-wary labels.
Spotify, which cuts royalty deals with record labels, said recently it had paid more than $500 million to the music industry since its launch – an amount that has more than doubled in the past nine months.
“It took a long time for the company to be fully accepted by the labels because they were initially very small and offered a novel, untested business model,” Parson said.
“But now it’s been widely published that Spotify represents the second-largest revenue source on a global scale for the recording industry … I would envision them to become the biggest already in a couple of years,” Parson added.
Recent media reports have said Spotify is in the middle of a $100 million financing round that could value the company at just over $3 billion, which Parson declined to comment on.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Accel Partners, DST, Wellington and Horizons Ventures have also invested in the company in prior financing rounds.
(By Mia Shanley; editing by David Holmes)
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Remake, remodel, and (Re)Set at Ermenegildo Zegna, which Friday afternoon opened the Milan menswear fashion week for the winter 2021 season in a stylish reinterpretation of the contemporary man’s wardrobe.
Milan Fashion Week Men's runs from 15 to 19 January, with an exclusively online and severely reduced calendar. Deprived of the majority of its stars, the event has bet on young talent and is introducing 10 new labels.
The label led by Glenn Martens, who recently took over as creative director at Diesel, is fusing its men's and womenswear into a single collection, which will show in January and June, during Paris Fashion Week Men's.
As Denmark transitions to its highest Covid-19 alert level, Copenhagen Fashion Week has announced that this February’s edition will be a fully digital event, while the CIFF and Revolver trade fairs have been cancelled.
The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), French fashion’s governing body, has released the show calendar for the next haute couture season in Paris, and despite the pandemic it’s going to be a busy week.
The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), French fashion’s governing body, has unveiled the menswear show calendar for January, and in a major coup it again includes Milan-based Jil Sander.


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NorthOne SME banking app ends overdraft fees
NorthOne has eliminated all insufficient funds and overdraft fees for its clients, the small business banking app announced on Tuesday (June 29th).
âCharges like NSFs and overdrafts started a long time ago as a deterrent and cost recovery mechanism, but have since grown into a separate industry and profit center for many traditional banks,â said Eytan Bensoussan, CEO and co-founder of NorthOne, in a statement. Release. âIt’s not fair. And it can be particularly painful for many small businesses. We’re excited to eliminate non-payment and overdraft fees for NorthOne customers and make our pricing even more transparent and straightforward. .
“NorthOne is a financial technology provider, not a bank. Banking services are provided by the FDIC-backed Bancorp Bank,” the statement said.
NorthOne noted that small businesses can lose an expensive percentage of their income because of these fees, while large businesses may never notice. U.S. banks levied $ 11 billion in overdraft fees from businesses and consumers in 2019. Even after federal regulators decided to encourage banks to waive these fees, the average penalty was still $ 33.47 , a record.
That’s not to say that financial institutions (FIs) let overdraft fees run wild. As PYMNTS reported earlier this month, Reg E now requires consumers to apply overdraft protection for debit card, ATM and check transactions. Other banks have limited the number of overdrafts allowed in a day and have started exploring options that provide a free grace period for customers to reset their accounts when they are overdrawn.
Under NorthOne’s new arrangement, customers will pay a monthly fee of $ 10 for their account and $ 15 each time they send or receive domestic electronic payments. If a business owner using NorthOne tries to withdraw more than what they have in their account, they will simply have their transactions rejected.
âWe believe NorthOne should be successful when our customers are successful, not when they stumble,â said Bensoussan.


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Retail giants to co-opt mom and pop stores
Instead of posing threat to traditional retailers, retail giants are going to co-opt them.
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Instead of posing threat to traditional retailers, retail giants such as Reliance Retail, Subhiksha, Landmark, Fab India and Select Citywalk are going to co-opt them. Bijou Kurien, President and CEO of Reliance Retail (lifestyle) expressed his hope at a panel discussion on ‘Retail – Then and Now’, organized by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) that there is enough scope to grow for both the large and small formats by absorbing traditional retailers through franchise and in supply chain, and by direct linkage with agricultural sector and Small and Medium Enterprises. The industry experts expressed their believe that co-option will add value addition to retail growth instead of competition. In 2007 traditional retail business was $330 billion and modern retail was $13 billion, and by 2015, these figures are going to touch $530 billion and $130 billion respectively.
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- Simon Carter to launch 3 new Indian franchise stores
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- V-Mart eyes tier 3 & 4 cities for expansion
- 7-Eleven eyes entering India with Future Group
- Bharti Airtel opens its 100th Next-Gen store
- WoodenStreet plans to launch 15 stores by 2019-end
- Skechers acquires Future Group's 49% stake in joint venture
- Bata reports 16% growth in net sales at Rs 7,787 mn


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You might not have heard of Fresh Start Bakeries, but they make hamburger buns and other sandwich breads for McDonald's and Burger King.
The company says it is closing its bakery in Waipahu next month. The company also owns bakeries on the West Coast.
Those goods will have to be shipped here regularly, and we have yet to see if there will awaipauh any difference in the taste. Fresh Start Bakeries is in a massive warehouse in Waipahu with a secured gate.
We were hoping to go inside to Milfs in Richmond Virginia sc a look at the operations, and at least get answers on why it's closing.
She awaioahu the closing is a result of a business decision, and she would not elaborate. As far as how many workers, she said it's Looking for bk in awaipahu policy not to discuss it in detail. The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations says it ib notified, and the bakery has fewer than 50 workers.
He says the buns will be shipped here from a California bakery, frozen to preserve the shelf life. So yes, the buns on your quarter-pounder with cheese will be shipped here frozen from the mainland.
But McDonald's says that doesn't really change anything, because they're frozen anyway, even when they're made here before they're sent to the stores. Lim says McDonald's started phasing out preservatives and artificial ingredients last year, and because of that, buns had to be frozen even when they Lookinf baked locally.
I think it'll be the same," said Linda Wong. But will it cost more now that the buns are shipped here?
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The Kardashians star Kim Kardashian has been on 100s of magazine covers but gracing the pages of TIME Magazine is a HUGE accomplishment.
See her SKIMS cover story here, and why she’s one of the most “influential” companies of 2023…
Kim Kardashian has been a star since an unfortunate tape starring her and singer Ray J went viral after being leaked by an anonymous source.
When Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered in 2007, Kim became the breakout star and has been an influencer ever since.
Known for her bodacious curves and sassy attitude, the Kardashian has made a name for herself way beyond reality television – though she is still the star of the new reality series The Kardashians on Hulu which is currently airing season 3.
Kim Kardashian has been on the cover of 100’s of magazines, including big names like Playboy and Vouge. In fact, she was part of the first interracial couple featured on the cover of Vogue when she posed with then husband Kanye West.
One of Kim’s biggest products to date is SKIMS, the shapewear company she founded in 2019. After years of cutting and custom dyeing her own undergarments, she launched the size-inclusive brand which has undoubtedly changed the shapewear game.
SKIMS focuses on body positivity and was co-founded by creators Emma Grede and Jens Grede.
The SKIMS brand includes more than just underwear. Since its conception it has expanded to include loungewear, swimwear, sleepwear and more.
The entire Kardashian family promotes SKIMS by frequently wearing it on social media.
Time Magazine 100 Most Influential Companies
Time Magazine just released their “100 Most Influential Companies” issue for 2023, and the cover girl was none other than Kim Kardashian, making this one of her biggest magazine covers to date.
SKIMS was valued at over $3.2 billion in January 2022, leading it to be recognized as one of the biggest fashion brands currently on the market.
Kim doesn’t just use her face to promote the product, according to the cover story, she is fully invested in the entire product from conception to sales:
Kardashian has put her own money into SKIMS and is the biggest shareholder. She’s also usually the fit model, which can mean hours of trying on tight underwear every week. She estimates she has tried on north of 7,000 items.
Sizes range from XXS through 5XL in a multitude of skin tones, and while this sort of inclusivity is becoming more common in the market, Kardashian is recognized as a pioneer for making the range available to the masses.
Ashley Marie is a writer for Starcasm and the personality behind Twitter’s @RealityByAshley. You can contact Ashley via Twitter or email at realitybyashley(at)gmail.com


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UNICEF and ACIS promote corporate social responsibility at Business Link 2012
Maputo, 9 October 2012 – The United Nations Children’s Fund for (UNICEF) joins the Business Link 2012 trade fair this year. The fair is taking place on 11th of October 2012, from 9:00 to 18:30 at the Indy Village in Maputo.
The fair aims to promote business exchange, and UNICEF is participating in the event as part of a collaboration and commitment of the Association of Commerce and Industry (ACIS) - the organizer of the fair - to raise awareness and advocate for Child-Focused Corporate Social Responsibility policies.
A set of ten key recommendations for companies have been summarized in the publication Child Rights and Business Principles, launched globally by UNICEF, Save the Children and UN Global Compact.
The UNICEF stand at Business Link 2012 will provide information and advice about the importance and benefits of implementing these principles, about the areas where the intervention of the private sector may have a more positive impact on children in Mozambique, and how companies can best contribute to the protection of human rights of children in their policies, operations, products, services, initiatives and activities.
Over 200 leading companies are expected to participate in the fair as exhibitors, in addition to thousands of visitors.
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Ever since LeslieJane opened its doors in Ambleside more than four decades ago, the women’s clothing boutique has prided itself on its eco-friendly ethos at the heart of high-end design. Founder Leslie Jane Tyrell, a painter and fashion illustrator, was ahead of her time. With the rise of “fast fashion”, environmental awareness and ethical consciousness have never been more vital.
Mass-produced clothing may be cheap and in keeping with runway trends, but there’s more to fast fashion than bargain prices and ever-changing looks.
The clothing industry is a major producer of greenhouse-gas emissions. In fact, it’s one of the top five most polluting industries in the world, alongside coal and oil. The sector is also known for having poor working conditions, with many labourers, mostly women, living in poverty.
Initiatives like Fashion Revolution—which came up with last year’s “I made your clothes” campaign—are raising awareness of disposable clothing’s detrimental effects.


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MG officially confirms Comet EV
MG Motor India has officially revealed the name of its upcoming electric vehicle (EV), called the Comet, ahead of its launch soon. The brand says that this moniker draws inspiration from the iconic 1934 British aeroplane, which participated in the England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race.
The Comet EV is said to be the rebadged version of the Wulling Air EV. While it has been spied testing in India on multiple occasions, MG did not showcase the EV at the 2023 Auto Expo. The highlights of the Comet are likely to be LED headlights, a full-length light bar at the front, a dual-screen setup comprising a digital instrument cluster and touchscreen infotainment system, air conditioning, and a multifunctional steering wheel, among others. Meanwhile, the Comet EV is expected to be powered by a 20kWh-25kWh battery pack. It could have a range between 200km and 300km.
A statement released by MG Motor India stated the Comet is here at a time when driving in congested urban cities is becoming a stressful chore that calls for an urgent need for agile and futuristic solutions amidst skyrocketing fuel costs, sparse parking spaces, and increasing pollution.
Commenting on the occasion, Rajeev Chaba, President and MD, MG Motor India, "Urban mobility is at a point of inflexion where New Age solutions are needed to address both the current as well the forthcoming challenges. As we move further into the digital age, we will witness an exceedingly large number of innovations that could range from futuristic technologies to unique designs to clean mobility and many others. We at MG, through the Comet, intend to take the needed decisive steps and a leap of faith in the direction of creating solutions for a better future for each one of us."
It is interesting to note that the Hector was named after a World War II fighter British biplane built in late 1930. Likewise, the Gloster was also named after a made-in-Britain jet-engine aircraft prototype, which took off for the first time in 1941.


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The Gamecube is one of the better systems released by Nintendo–it wasn’t full of shovelware and the games were accessible to almost everyone. In my humble opinion: GameCube was the second best system around, after the Super Nintendo. But, yet, the virtual consoles lacks any GameCube games, which to many fans is a huge disappointment. If you had an earlier version of the Wii; you cou...[Read More]
Do you like fighting games? Do you like Indie game? Well, then, there is a game being funded just for you! And it’s on the way to being funded. The name of this masterpiece? Bounty Battle.
Great news for Star Trek Online players, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Worlds Studios announced: Levar Burton will be reprising his role of Geordi LaForge for the newest season of Star Trek Online.
TellTale Games released gameplay footage of their upcoming Batman: Enemy Within via IGN. And it looks frightening!
Square Enix made an exciting announcement for RPG players in the West. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is heading westward in 2018!
The Shiny version of Tapu Koko is now available in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, Trainers! Starting today, the Legendary Pokémon native to the Alola Region is available via Nintendo Network until August 14.
Rejoice fellow gamers! Pax South badges will be going on sale this Tuesday, July 18th! PAX South will be taking place Jan. 12-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, and tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, July 18 at 3 PM EDT. The tickets will be available on the PAX South Website. Single-day tickets can be acquired for $40, while three-day badges cost $80. For the firs...[Read More]
2K Games and Hangar 13 announced the next expansion for Mafia III, which will be titled Sign of the Times and will be released on July 25th. Lincoln Clay will face a new threat to New Bordeaux, a violent group of cultists called The Ensanglante, who are hell-bent on restoring righteousness and order to New Bordeaux through violent rituals. The new content will have a few new features and weapons t...[Read More]
Square Enix and Disney are set to announce some new information about Kingdom Hearts III at this year’s D23 Expo. Every ounce of Kingdom Hearts III news is worth its weight in platinum, so fans should be overjoyed to know there is a surprise in store. GamerPage has reported that there will be something coming and even pointed out an interesting piece from a Square Enix press release.
Fan’s can rejoice! The next installment of the Layton series is nearly upon us! Layton’s Mystery Journey releases July 20th for Android and IOS, and Level 5 has released a new trailer to get fans excited for the release.
Aspyr Media and Digital Continue, announce Next Up Hero for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo switch.
If you’re a fan of games like Limbo and Badlands, you’ll be happy to know, Toby: The Secret Mine is waiting for you on PSN, right now. Toby: The Secret Mine is an otherworldly platforming puzzle game; where you play as Toby, whose friends, and fellow residents have been kidnapped, and you must help Toby journey through a dangerous world to help save your friends.


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General Motors Europe president Nick Reilly recently fretted that Asian suppliers would dominate the market when it comes to supplying electric vehicles. Perhaps, but it won’t happen without help from foreign technology.
A few weeks ago I met Andy Burke, a professor at the University of California Davis, at the Electric Vehicle Consumer Adoption Summit in San Francisco. Burke is connected to the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and specializes in hybrid vehicle technology.
He visits China often, and the Institute of Transportation collaborates with Chinese universities. http://chinacenter.its.ucdavis.edu/activity.html
Burke says he is amazed at the poor quality of some Chinese EV batteries. “They’re useless for hybrid electric vehicles,” says Burke. Chinese batteries tend to be high resistance batteries with relatively low power, he says. They are designed for the kind of electric vehicles China has a lot of—low performance, neighborhood EV types.
Well, despite all the talk about pure electric vehicles, just about everyone thinks that hybrid vehicles will account for the bulk of electric vehicle sales, at least in the medium term.
So, Chinese suppliers will miss the boat, right?
No. Because they are acquiring the technology to build better batteries for all types of electric vehicles, hybrid and otherwise, Foreign companies are giving it to China through their collaboration with Chinese companies.
Take Maxwell Technologies Inc. of San Diego. Maxwell makes ultra-capacitors, which allow a battery to charge and recharge very quickly without wearing out. In 2007, it began cooperating with Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint Stock Co. Ltd. to develop applications combining Maxwell’s ultra-capacitors and Lishen’s lithium ion batteries for hybrid vehicles. (This is the same Tianjin Lishen that recently formed a joint venture with Coda Automotive to manufacture lithium-ion batteries). Lishen also assembles ultra-capacitor products for Maxwell.
Lishen produces lithium ion batteries for consumer electronics for Apple and Motorola. But the state-owned company is “very focused on automotive now,” says Mike Sund, vice president of investor relations and communications at Maxwell.
Maxwell has proprietary electrode technology. Maxwell president David Schramm assured investors in an earnings call in February of 2010 that fabrication of Maxwell’s proprietary electrode material “remains under lock-and-key inside Maxwell and won’t be going offshore.” Precautions aside, however, as Maxwell deepens its cooperation with Lishen some tech transfer is bound to occur, admits Maxwell.
Producing in China does save money, and the supply chain in China for batteries of all kinds is very well developed. But it also comes with the hidden cost of creating your future competitors.
So Nick Reilly’s fears aren’t unfounded. Asian suppliers may dominate some sectors of the EV supply chain. But foreign firms will be complicit in that process.


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Valve has officially confirmed that Steam was successfully taken offline this holiday, due to a Distributed Denial of Service attack. This lead to the caching errors that displayed personal data.
Windows 11 Beta Channel gets Taskbar, File Explorer improvements, and ISOs
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Valve's Steam game download service saw its concurrent users surge up to a new record of over 7 million accounts earlier today, a few weeks after revealing it now has 65 million total accounts.
iBuyPower has confirmed that it will be one of the companies that will release a Steam Machine, using Valve's SteamOS, and has shown off images of one of their prototypes.


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According to a report published by DataReportal, the social media platform Youtube ranked first among the leading social media networks in Thailand as of January 2021, with the penetration rate of around 94.2 percent. This was followed closely by Facebook, having about 26 million users.
According to DataReportal, as of January 2021, YouTube ranked first among the leading social media platforms in Thailand, with a penetration rate of 94.2%. Facebook followed closely at 93.3%, having about 53 million users. Thailand is definitely among the leading social media countries in Southeast Asia.
How many people are online in Thailand?
In 2020, approximately 53.62 million people had access to the internet in Thailand. This figure is projected to grow to almost 60 million in 2026. As the figures suggest, the number of internet users has been gradually increasing since 2017.
Thai cybernauts spend an average of 3 hours and 11 minutes using social media each day. Much of this time may indeed be for purposes other than socializing; Hootsuite’s survey revealed that 34% of the country’s netizens use social media for work purposes.
Is Instagram big in Thailand?
With stellar growth in Thailand in the past year, Instagram is now up to 600,000 users in the country, up from 150,000 this time last year.
Is WhatsApp popular in Thailand?
1 on the list of most popular messengers, WhatsApp is only on the 3rd position in Thailand.
Is WeChat popular in Thailand?
As of July 2020, the average number of WeChat app users per day on the Dtac mobile network in Thailand amounted to around 21.78 thousand, increasing from the previous months. WeChat is a popular chatting app that originated from China. The usage of WeChat in Thailand is dominated by Chinese tourists.
What percentage of Thailand has access to the Internet?
In 2020, the internet user penetration in Thailand amounted to around 76 percent. This number is forecast to reach around 84 percent by 2026. The internet accessibility in the country has been developing steadily every year.
Does Thailand have internet?
Thailand obtained internet access in 1996, the third country in Southeast Asia to do so. In 2019, About 50,9% of the population has access to the internet. … The majority of broadband internet access uses Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) and VDSL.
What do you think Thai people use the Internet for mostly?
Thai people use internet in Thailand for several purposes such as for professional operations and personal use like social networks. … With that being said, the leading social media networks in Thailand are Facebook, Youtube, Line, Instagram, and Twitter.


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A local business is holding a contest to see who can come up with the best design for a plane that will be raffled off at next year’s Alaska Airmen’s conference. Above Alaska Aviation was chosen to build next year’s plane, and the proceeds from the raffle will go to the association.
Drew Haag, owner of Above Alaska, says that he and his crew decided to build a plane that has proven very popular in the state.
“We are building them a PA-18 Super Cub. The main reason we chose that airplane to bid is everyone in Alaska wants a Super Cub, and that’s what sells tickets. Every time they have a Super Cub to raffle, they usually sell out on their tickets.” (more…)


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Do you own a local mobile application? Does your application, website or other digital platform reach its maximum intended customer base?
Housing Development Corporation (HDC)’s smart city brand, SmartCom is hosting the very first SmartCom Fair in Hulhumalé pooling up all the local mobile service brands and seeking out partners for the event. This is a golden opportunity for the service providers where they will be presented with the opportunity to directly interact with the public and provide more information on the applications and how to use those.
SmartCom Fair is going to be a joint effort in improving the digital literacy and building smart citizens for a smart city. Furthermore, at a time where many people are falling victim to online cyber scams and fraud, this would be a great platform to give back to the community by raising awareness. Furthermore, the event will also include presentations where useful insights on the benefits of smart city solutions, other digital services, and digital safety areas will be addressed.
Participating service providers will be given stalls where they can interact with visitors and pass on the relevant information. Interested parties can submit the form (https://bit.ly/3SVURYo)
HDC has been undertaking a series of community related activities to celebrate the one-year anniversary of HDC’s Open Access Network (OAN) services and SmartCom- the dedicated smart city brand of the corporation. Among these, the SmartCom Fair is planned for 19th November 2022 in Hulhumalé, bringing together SOE’s, government Institutions and private companies in an effort to improve digital literacy of the public. The main objective of the event is to assist our residential communities to familiarize themselves with the various digital platforms that can enhance or create convenience in their everyday lives.
To join the event or for further information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org.


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A recent CNBC interview with Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess revealed where he sees the company's place in the electric vehicles market going.
Diess spoke to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24th, claiming that once Volkswagen has addressed global supply chain constraints due to the war in Ukraine and semiconductor supplies issues. The global semiconductor has impacted a vast number of industries, including the automotive industry, restricting the number of vehicles they can produce.
Diess expects that semiconductor supply issues will alleviate as the year goes on, and Volkswagen's production can bounce back. Though Tesla had the highest market share for all-electric cars sold worldwide in 2021 at 21 percent, Volkswagen is starting to catch up with 10 percent market share. Tesla sold 936,000, while Volkswagen sold 451,000, so they still have a ways to go.
"Tesla currently is in the lead when it comes to EVs, probably also it is the most digital car company already and they have some advantages. We are still aiming at keeping up and probably overtaking by 2025 when it comes to sales," Diess said.
"I think for Tesla, also, ramping up now will probably be a bit more challenging. They are opening up new plants and we are trying to keep up speed. We think in the second half of the year, we are going to create some momentum," Diess continued.
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The world’s leading athletics brand has revolutionized sustainable innovation.
As part of its mission to serve the future of athletes and sport, Nike has been infusing sustainable practices into its operations and products for more than 30 years. Innovations such as Nike Air, Flyknit, Flyleather, Space Hippie and Next Nature each set new aesthetic and performance standards for sustainable design and became icons in their own right.
But this September, the world’s biggest athletics brand is taking its sustainability efforts to new heights with Forward – arguably its most significant wearable innovation in 30 years – which Nike says will change the future of design. and garment production.
For more fashion news, shoots, articles and reports, visit our Fashion section.
So what exactly is Nike Striker? It is not a specific product, but rather a revolutionary material and an innovation platform that connects several thin layers of textiles using a needling process that tangles them to create a final textile. Drawing on more than five years of research and development, Nike Forward has been specifically designed to promote circularity and reduce environmental impact.
In fact, due to the use of recycled materials, reduced energy consumption and lower material density, the Nike Forward material reduces the carbon footprint by an average of 75% when used. in place of traditional fleece material to make a wearable product.*
The manufacturing process also requires fewer steps than that of traditional knitted or woven materials. The result? A lightweight and breathable hoodie that will always keep you warm on a freezing winter walk.
The first iteration of products made with Forward features two timeless pieces in a classic gray hue – a lightweight yet warm sweater and hoodie that are sure to serve as staples in your wardrobe.
Plus, both are made without water in the dyeing or finishing process. The first products using this innovative new material are also made with at least 70% recycled content (we love to see it).
But, as we all know, the environmental impact of our fashion choices extends beyond the store where we buy them. Overwashing our clothes can increase our carbon footprint, and neglecting them can lead to more clothes ending up in the landfill after pilling or losing their shape.
That’s why Nike recommends washing your Nike Forward or Crew Hoodie every fifth wear (yes, it’s not a wear-and-wash type sweater), washing it only in cold water, and hang it to air dry. Sticking to this will minimize your impact on the environment and ensure that your beloved new item is kept in pristine condition for years to come. It may also be beneficial to invest in a cloth razor in case of pilling.
As with other Nike innovations, the first Forward pieces were carefully designed to be stylish, durable and, above all, comfortable. It’s not bulky and takes time to break in, like any good pair of shoes or a stiff new shirt. But once that’s done, expect a sculptural (almost) seamless fit with raw-cut pockets.
While Forward comes in the form of a hoodie and crew today, it has the ability to gain a broader presence across the brand in the future as part of Nike’s will. to serve the future of athletes, sport and the planet. It serves as a real sportswear uniform and is already expected to become a staple among athletes and regular shoppers around the world.
*The carbon footprint of the Nike Forward material is based on a cradle-to-gate assessment reviewed by PRé Sustainability BV. Trims and other minor components are excluded from the results.
The Nike Forward Hoodie and Nike Forward Crew are available now at Nike.com.au, starting at $150-$170 AUD. To learn more about Nike’s sustainability initiatives, visit here.


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Ensuring Black Friday doesn’t accidentally put your business in the ‘red’
Opinion piece: by Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO)
Black Friday has become a global shopping phenomenon, characterised by an annual spending spree by shoppers on the fourth Friday of November, with some retailers extending to Cyber Monday, and others even running month-long special deals. While physical brick-and-mortar and eCommerce stores are considered ‘front-end’ for shoppers, there’s a frenzy of back-end activities that need to take place in order to meet the surge in consumer demand accurately, timeously and efficiently.
For South African businesses to truly take advantage of the shopping frenzy and make a success of the event, they need to ensure that their entire supply chain is geared to handle the seasonal spike. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) can be the answer. A BPO model is accessible to businesses large and small. It is a cost-effective and scalable means of guaranteeing the necessary behind-the-scenes service and productivity to ensure an experience that meets customer expectations while increasing loyalty and keeping businesses in the black.
From the US to SA – Taking place the day after Thanksgiving in the USA, Black Friday was conceptualised to give businesses the chance to move “out of the red” and “into the black” – to turn a profit. Many other countries followed America’s example, launching their own Black Friday sales. According to a GeoPoll survey, 76% of South Africans reported participating in Black Friday shopping in 2019, which jumped from 64% the year before. 2019 also saw a number of SA retailers promoting not just Black Friday, but a week or even a full month of “Black November” specials.
In 2020, the pandemic interrupted every aspect of life as we knew it, and Black Friday spending was, accordingly, very lowkey. However, in 2021, Black Friday sales showed promising signs of recovery. Despite a lockdown still being in effect, there was a 120% increase in spend on electronics, with banking giant FNB reporting that its cardholders spent a whopping R2.5 billion on the day, and payment gateway PayFast reporting a 34% increase in transactions.
South African reality – Practically speaking, Black Friday is the start of the year-end festive buying, as many consumers start shopping for holiday gifts in November. As much as businesses want to jump on the Black Friday/Cyber Monday bandwagon, a fine balancing act needs to be achieved. While it might be great to sell out in November, it’s important for businesses to have stock that can carry them through the Christmas rush and Back to School periods. No use selling out at discounted prices in November and not being able to turn a profit for the rest of the year.
Underprepared and overwhelmed – Many South African businesses that choose to participate in the Black Friday/Cyber Monday period underestimate the massive shift in buying behaviour that takes place. It requires a massive increase in productivity and performance, which entails additional resources to cope with the extra load. All of which is a massive ask for the management team of any business, who then has to ready an additional staffing complement and train them up to the required standard. Needing more hands-on deck then puts additional strain on other aspects of the business – from HR to finance. Every department or business function of the organisation is impacted.
Think carefully and be realistic – The decision to partake in Black Friday/Cyber Monday is not one that should be taken lightly. Businesses need to ask themselves “What’s the worst that can happen?” and then take those scenarios seriously. The worst that can happen is that staff cannot cope with meeting the additional demand. From there, it’s all a ripple effect. If customers experience any delay in their orders, there is the risk of reputational harm. An increase in pressure and stress for staff leads to an increase in absenteeism, which further negatively affects operations.
It’s also important for businesses to be realistic in what they can expect from their own staff, and what is achievable given their own infrastructure. For example, in a warehouse with only 20 confirmation tables – the physical space where orders go to be checked before they’re sent out to customers, it is only physically possible to confirm 20 orders at any given time, which can lead to a backlog in tasks, which then affects the remainder of the productivity chain and then compounds as tomorrow’s problem.
Outsourcing for success – This is where a BPO partner can make the difference between a business being in the black or plummeting into the red. Wherever the business requires additional resources, a BPO provider has access to a wide pool of fully trained workers across the entire value chain, that can step in and augment any given business process in the commerce space. These can be allocated and deployed into the business as needed, and because they’re paid on a per-unit basis, their productivity is guaranteed for the period that they are required. There is no productivity lost in training, nor is there any additional strain on any other business function, as the BPO provider handles payroll, human resources, industrial relations and all aspects of employment relating to the workers required to meet fluctuating customer demands.
It’s not just about increasing headcount to handle the extra load. It’s about having properly trained resources available to boost productivity and meet customer demands. This contributes to a consistent customer experience that fosters brand credibility and customer loyalty. BPO assists in improving efficiencies and effectiveness through reducing and eliminating waste, decreasing operational costs and most importantly increasing profits. For this to happen, businesses must choose their partner carefully – only a compliant, results-driven BPO partner whose focus is on boosting productivity and streamlining operations can give retail and ecommerce businesses the flexibility and performance they need to come out tops this Black Friday.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - A very slow economy is the best the United States can hope for over the next year, an economist at the Conference Board said Thursday.
The index of leading economic indicators fell 0.5% in August after sinking 0.7% in July, the Conference Board said Thursday.
"The indicators show little reason to expect better economic conditions over the next few months," said Ken Goldstein, economist for the private research group. "We may not see any signs of improvement until well into the second half of 2009. Until then, a very slow economy is the most positive expectation."
"The good news on lower gas prices is more than offset by renewed, even intensified, financial market turmoil," Goldstein said. "The economy right now is so slow that it doesn't have much cushion for shocks like the recent bailouts and bankruptcies."
Six of the 10 leading indicators fell in August: vendor performance, building permits, jobless claims, the factory workweek, capital goods orders and the money supply. Four indicators rose: the interest rate spread, consumer expectations, stock prices and consumer goods orders.
The leading index is down 2.7% from a year ago. The index is designed for forecast turning points in the economy six to nine months ahead.
In the past six months, the index is down at a 2% annual rate, with two of 10 indicators rising.
The coincident index fell 0.1% in August. The lagging index rose 0.4%.


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TEHRAN (IP) -- A knowledge-based company active in the health sector in Shiraz industrial town, the capital of Fars province, is engaged in diversifying national production by applying new technology.
Mojtaba Nazemi, one of the managers of the production department of this knowledge-based company has told reporters that the company produces orthopedic products, sports medicine, etc.
He noted that this company’s products are made of medical titanium material and can compete with the world’s leading brands.
This knowledge-based company, with 80 active workers, currently supplies 15% of domestic needs and is going to supply 30% of Iran’s medical products in the next step.
Knowledge-based companies play a prominent role in meeting the needs of the medical industry, and during the COVID outbreak, most of the medical and health products needed to deal with the virus were designed and manufactured inside Iran with the activities of knowledge-based companies.


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After 25 Years, Auto Express KIA Moves to Its New Home on Upper Peach Street in Erie.
Erie, PA – This summer, the ever-growing Auto Express KIA Superstore moved from its 25-year home on Route 8, to a newly-constructed building on upper Peach Street.
Auto Express first opened on Route 8 in 1994. At first, it was a used car dealership operating out of a trailer with a gravel lot. Over the years, however, Auto Express expanded so much that the company nearly out-grew the Route 8 location, prompting the consideration of a new building.
“We wanted to build a new facility that would enable us to continue to grow the KIA brand,” explains Vice President, Joe Askins, “as well as our Resale Center and our Service Center.”
The new KIA dealership and KIA Service Center boast of 20,000 square feet, with enough room for 400 vehicles on its 25 acres. “The lot size is nearly three times larger than our previous KIA dealership,” says Askins, “which allows us to display more vehicles and house more inventory.”
The new Auto Express KIA Service Center is also more than double the size of the previous KIA site, and the KIA technicians now have 16 service bays with all new state of the art equipment—including the area’s newest alignment machine.
The new service center also offers a more convenient drive-thru, indoor drop-off and pick-up, while the new customer service area offers a more comfortable customer wait. “The service lounge is very spacious,” Askins explains, “with leather chairs, a large TV, free WIFI, a coffee bar with amenities, and an internet café with workstations.”
While it is a sight to behold now, the new KIA home was not erected overnight. “This took more than four years,” says Askins, “from concept, engineering, permitting, to completion. We really wanted to make sure it would have all the conveniences our customers and employees would want. And that it would accommodate our future growth.”
Auto Express KIA also wanted to make sure they used all local companies for the project. The local contractors who helped them were Frontier Construction, John Laird engineering, architect Mike Grab, Lathrop Electric, Plyler Door Systems, Rathman Plumbing, Agnello Heating , Schaal Glass, Afton Excavating and Paving, Carrera Steel, Anthony Concrete, Landers Flooring, and Danylko Landscape.
Auto Express will continue to operate out of the Route 8 location, offering pre-owned vehicles. And the company looks forward to future growth in all of its endeavors.
“We are very proud to have built the last two ground-up dealerships in Erie county,” says Askins. “We completed the FIAT/Alfa Romeo dealership in the fall of 2015 and now our new KIA dealership this summer. I think it is very important to continue to invest our businesses in Erie County and we are proud to be able to do so.”


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Published 5:30 am, Thursday, September 23, 2004
Big problems found at Fannie MaeWASHINGTON - Regulators have discovered serious accounting problems at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, prompting an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission and calling into question its financial soundness, the company disclosed Wednesday.
The board of the government-sponsored company has named a special committee of outside directors to respond to the crisis at the second-largest U.S. financial institution behind Citigroup.
In at least one instance, the regulators found, it appeared that Fannie Mae's accounting for expenses was put off to a future reporting period in order to meet earnings targets that brought bonuses for executives.
Luxury automaker may shoot lower
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is considering building at least one less expensive model than the $320,000 Phantom to broaden the brand's appeal.
The company already plans to produce a convertible version of the Phantom and may build other cars to appeal to buyers with a net worth of at least $10 million, CEO Karl-Heinz Kalbfell said. "We could consider a corridor of $200,000 and upwards," Kalbfell said.
Kodak develops more optimismNEW YORK - Eastman Kodak on Wednesday raised its growth forecast on digital products and services, the areas the photography company is depending on to offset a rapid decline in traditional film.
Kodak, whose shares were up 3.5 percent, said digital products will account for more than half of its total sales next year. The forecast comes one year after the company disclosed a plan to slash investment in film products.
Reuters News Service
Watch what you put on that stampLOS ANGELES - Stamps.com, the company that began offering people the opportunity last month to put pictures of themselves on postage stamps, has suddenly declared photos of adults and teenagers off-limits.
Company officials could not be reached for comment. But pranksters at the Smoking Gun Web site have claimed some success in getting pictures of notorious adults past the company's censors.
The result has been a stamp rogues gallery that includes Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, and spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The dress former White House intern Monica Lewinsky made famous also got by, Smoking Gun said.
When Stamps.com began offering sheets of 20 stamps for $16.99 last month, it banned anything its censors considered political, offensive or pornographic. Still allowed are images of babies, preteens, pets, landscapes, wildlife, vehicles and graphics for businesses or charities.


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Only one week after launching Bing on mobile devices, Microsoft integrated its AI-powered Bing into the taskbar.
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveils a windows update stating that they will be integrating their new AI-powered Bing Chat into the search box of Windows 11 with the latest Windows feature update. According to Panos Panay, the EVP & Chief Product Officer of Microsoft, this move is a major step forward in providing the next era of computing for hundreds of millions of Windows 11 users. He further added that this integration combines the ease of use and breadth of the Windows PC with the incredible power of the new AI-enhanced Bing.
As OpenAI’s language model was incorporated into Bing search, it was expected that Microsoft would eventually add these features to Windows. Bing has been integrated with Windows’ search engine as of the introduction of the Windows 11 Moment 2 release, allowing users to do online searches without having to open each search result separately. Nevertheless, at the moment, the new Bing is only accessible to a select bunch of people who are accepted into the project. In light of this, it might take some time before the new search experience rolls out to all Windows-based devices.
In addition to integrating an Artificial Intelligence enabled chatbot, Microsoft has also introduced several new features in Windows 11. These include an improved video calling experience, enhanced connectivity options, and an improved touchscreen interface. These features are now available to all Windows 11 users, as they were released today. If your device is qualified to run Windows 11, version 22H2, you can go to the Windows Update settings (Settings > Windows Update) and choose “Check for updates” to obtain the most recent features.


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AMD to Cut More Than 400 Jobs
May 11, 2007 4:52 PM
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AMD announces the job cuts after a brutal Q1 earnings announcement
After confirming it had to reduce expenses, AMD recently announced that it will cut 430 jobs worldwide, which is 2.6% of its workforce. Around 40 jobs will be cut in AMD's Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, CA offices; 80 jobs in Austin, TX; around 12 in Boston, MA; and 50 in Markham, Ontario. No workers in Dresden, Germany, location of AMD chip-making facilities, will be laid off.
The remainder of the job cuts will be spread throughout AMD offices and manufacturing locations around the world. Most of the jobs will be from marketing, sales and administration, but
several engineering jobs will also be cut
The announcement comes after AMD Chief Executive Hector Ruiz described AMD's recent performance as "unacceptable." Ruiz said that as many as 800 jobs, the equivalent of 5% of AMD's workforce, would face possible elimination.
"There is no way to sugarcoat our performance in the first quarter," after the company
posted a $611 million loss
, said Ruiz.
Industry analysts are unsure if AMD will have to cut more jobs in the near future. "I'm surprised the number is as small as what it is," said Brian Piccioni, a BMO Capital Markets analyst.
American Technology Research analyst Doug Freedman believes the job cuts could "save the company about $40 million per annum in operating expenses and add 8 cents to the bottom-line."
detailed its desktop plans for the next year
, which the company hopes will help it regain footing in the CPU market. It recently unveiled
, a quad-core desktop CPU, and plans on unveiling
The company remains engaged in a brutal price cut war with Intel. Intel
slashed prices on the Core 2-family
late last month, with deeper price cuts expected this summer. In addition, Intel was able to neutralize an
entire year of AMD marketshare gains in one quarter
While Intel released the Core 2 Duo chip last year, AMD believes its
technology will offer better performance since it has four cores on a single die.
Intel recently also announced that it will
cut another 1,000 employees
at a plant where some employees worked on 200mm silicon wafers.
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RE: Core 2 + the ATI purchase
5/12/2007 12:03:29 PM
From this it appears to support SSE4a.
This has differences from SSE4.1 and SSE4.2 which intel are going to introduce. What the differences are I am not sure.
RE: Core 2 + the ATI purchase
5/12/2007 1:38:37 PM
The difference is huge. Your link showed that SSE4a includes only 4 new instructions: "MOVNTSS, MOVNTSD, EXTRQ, INSERTQ".
Intel's SSE4.1 includes 47 instructions and SSE4.2 includes 7 additional instructions.
Thus SSE4a will not make much difference in media encoding.
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