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Trade side GamesIndustry.biz will drop its requirement for registration this month, and is to relaunch with editorial and sales in both the US and UK.
In addition, Melissa Brown has joined the site as US Sales Manager. Melissa joins from GameSpy Technology and will oversee the site's advertising and sponsorship business for North America.
The new website will, according to Eurogamer, "unite the 90,000 registered industry professionals, freelancers and students who read GamesIndustry.biz with the massive US audience of IndustryGamers.com and attract over 500,000 unique users per month."
Verified industry professionals will be able to use exclusive features on the site, such as industry-only discussion areas and a redeveloped global company directory, but the editorial will be open for all: GI is currently registration-only.
Current GI editor Matt Martin and IG's James Brightman will take on the roles of European Editor and US Editor respectively.
"We're tremendously excited to be relaunching GamesIndustry.biz as a global site with dedicated editorial and sales support in Europe and the US," said Rupert Loman, Eurogamer MD.
"The site has an unrivalled global audience of industry professionals and is the perfect outlet for any business looking to recruit or promote their products or services to the games industry."
Melissa Brown commented: "This is a fantastic opportunity to join an incredible team with a ground-breaking site. I can't wait to help GamesIndustry.biz relaunch and position itself at the core of the US games industry."


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Soon after decreasing taxes on residence and equipment for details facilities, the Virginia Seashore Advancement Authority has taken one more stage to increase the marketplace, awarding Bitcoin mining enterprise BCause LLC a $500,000 grant towards a $65m commercial facility.
The details center will process transactions at a significant scale and make cryptocurrency, which has absent mainstream in the earlier few months, swiftly escalating in benefit.
Fitting out the BCause details center
Source: YouTube/The Virginian Pilot
The Virginian Pilot experiences that at the time operational, the details center will household hundreds of privately owned GPUs as properly as lease machines to individual prospects.
The company guarantees to create 100 total-time jobs, with typical salaries of $sixty,000 a calendar year. The Bitcoin mining components is in the process of remaining installed in a converted warehouse, with operations thanks to launch as early as upcoming week.
Bitcoin is the world’s maximum valued cryptocurrency, but this expansion is mostly fueled by speculative trading, due to the fact methods to use it are still few and considerably in between.
Bitcoin depends on the blockchain know-how an open resource architecture which lets consumers to embed contracts in safe, clear electronic code, encouraging process transactions with no the have to have for a reliable intermediary.
In spite of its confined programs, absence of recognition as lawful tender, and unstable benefit – which peaked at $seventeen,549 on December 11th 2017, up from just $780 on December 12th 2016 – BCause founder Tom Flake believes that “the economic climate is likely to be disrupted in a meaningful way” by the know-how, and that the facility will give the required infrastructure to capitalize on it.
He explained: “These computer systems are incredibly effective, but they make a lot of warmth and they take in a lot of electric power, and so to have a single in your household signifies it’s generally noisy, it’s generally scorching and there is a lot of servicing necessary with it.”
“We take that burden off of the regular buyer, retail shopper, still permit them to participate, still permit them to gain Bitcoin or Bitcoin Money, but we do it in a way exactly where they really do not have to be an IT specialist, a mechanical engineer and a structural engineer all at at the time.”
As for the Virginia Seashore Advancement Authority, it sees the financial investment as a justification of area attempts to appeal to details facilities. Director of financial development Warren Harris explained: “We’re poised to be a hub for details facilities. To reduce that tax has place us in a incredibly, incredibly competitive place.”

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St. John business owners welcomed about 630 passengers of a recently launched high-end cruise ship last month and looked forward to having the vessel in port again on Monday, December 3, and three more times during this high season.
Celebrity Cruise Line’s Miami-based Azamara division was launched just this year and made its first call on St. John on November 17. A similar second vessel, Journey, will be added to the line next year.
On board amenities include reflexology and massage treatments at Sensory Heaven Spa, swimming pools, fitness facilities, internet, gourmet dining and a piano bar.
With a capacity of just more than 700 passengers and a staff of around 350, the upscale, 539-foot Quest is a perfect fit for St. John, explained Edward Thomas, the president and chief executive officer of the West Indies Company Limited (WICO).
Perfect Fit for St. John
“I think it is absolutely a great fit for St. John,” said Thomas. “The ability to have these people with high incomes moving around St. John is going to be great. The last time there were 638 passengers which is a nice size for St. John.”
With stops like Gustavia, St. Barths and Carbrits, Dominica, Quest avoids the usual ports of call, Thomas added.
“These are high-end ships doing special itineraries,” he said. “They don’t go to the big ports or traditional docks. The passengers don’t want to be on the beaten path with everyone else.”
The ship was moored outside of Cruz Bay from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 17, which allowed passengers plenty of time for an excursion in the morning and shopping in the afternoon.
“We understand that things went very well that day,” said Thomas.
Passengers aboard Quest are hopefully seeing St. John for the first, but not the last, time, Thomas explained.
“Everything we do is geared to people returning,” he said. “We hope the guests like what they see on St. John and book a return trip to stay on the island. At the end of the day, a cruise is a familiarization tour.”
Quest will be arriving on St. John from St. Barths on December 3. The ship will remain in port from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. before heading to Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The ship will return on January 10, February 19 and April 3, arriving in port at 7 a.m. and staying until 6 p.m.
WICO representatives are pleased that Quest is calling on St. John, Thomas added.
“We would like to encourage these kinds of visits,” he said. “We have always intended to get those upscale vessels to come to St. John. We work with the cruise lines all the time and we think this is a perfect match.”


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Baidu doubles profit after private investments pay off
Baidu said net profit in the first quarter more than doubled to 5.3 billion yuan (US$852 million) thanks to gains from its investments in private companies.
The Chinese search giant's revenue rose about 24 percent to 20.91 billion yuan thanks to rising advertising income and mobile revenue, representing 78 percent of total income.
The company also continues to invest in artificial intelligence powered businesses, including its autonomous driving vehicle business and smart transportation and urban governance initiatives.
Revenue from its online advertising business grew 23 percent to 17.2 billion yuan, representing 82 percent of total income.
“We continue to execute our strategy to strengthen Baidu's mobile foundation and lead in AI, with our core business also exhibiting robust growth,” Chairman and CEO Robin Li said in a statement.
Research and development costs were up 16 percent in the three months ended March, totaling 3.3 billion yuan.
Its online video streaming affiliate iQiyi, which completed its initial public offering last month, contributed about a quarter of the company’s overall revenue.
Iqiyi’s net loss shrank to 396 million yuan from 1.1 billion yuan in the same period last year.
Baidu expects revenue to be between 24.9 billion yuan and 26.2 billion yuan, compared to analysts’ forecast of about 24 billion yuan.
Shares climbed 4.7 per cent in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday.


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In what could prove to be a pretty big deal, Google’s TV dongle Chromecast finally opened its SDK for general development. After keeping a tight rein on the apps that could throw device and browser experiences to the larger screen, Google announced late yesterday that it was releasing the Chromecast SDK to all developers for connecting their Android and iOS apps to the Chromecast device.
After an initial burst of name brand apps with Chromecast support (Netflix, YouTube, Google Play) upon its release last year, Google allowed in small waves of subsequent apps. Many of the usual connected TV/streaming device suspects are already here: HBO Go, Hulu, Pandora, and Vevo, as well as Red Bull TV and RealPlayer Cloud.
What is interesting about the open SDK for Chromecast is the creative use of the two screens it inspires. Throwing video to the TV from a device is the natural first impulse here. But the Chromecast model allows for developing custom “receiver” app experiences on the TV screen that are more than just mirrors of the device app experience. I presume this is how we will see unique two-screen gaming experiences. The receiver app essentially puts a Web app on the TV.
There is something more than media-throwing at work here. I think. We should start seeing developers play with new concepts of two-screen interactivity and content.
The other interesting aspect of the Chromecast model is how it potentially extends the existing Android ad ecosystem. “As more developers build apps for Chromecast, an influx of connected TV ad inventory will open up,” says Gabriel Cheng, director of strategy at M&C Saatchi Mobile. “I’m sure Google will allow this to be bought programmatically the same way AdWords are.”
The genius of the Google Chromecast model is its dirt-cheap pricing and sheer simplicity. Moving most of the processing and navigation shored for the connected TV experience to the device or browser is a great innovation in dual-screen design. It achieves much of the most important ambitions of the original Google TV vision without the expense and complexity.


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US stocks little changed as investors eye Fed
Wall Street stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve later in the day.
About 35 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 2.02 points (0.01 percent) to 16,806.47.
The broad-based S&P 500 gained 2.44 (0.13 percent) to 1,944.43, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 2.28 (0.05 percent) at 4,334.95.
The Fed announcement, scheduled for 1800 GMT, is expected to continue a plan to gradually end its stimulus program by further reducing bond purchases, currently at $45 billion a month.
But analysts will scrutinize Fed Chair Janet Yellen's news conference for any hint of changes to the trajectory for interest rates.
The Fed has consistently pointed to the middle of 2015 at the earliest time-frame for raising benchmark rates. But better unemployment and inflation data could challenge that time-frame.
The Dow and S&P 500 stand near record highs as investors juggle better economic data with concerns over worsening violence in Iraq.
Package-delivery company FedEx shot up 5.1 percent as fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $2.46 per share bested expectations by 10 cents. The results were boosted by higher shipping volumes and lower operating expenses.
Software company Adobe jumped 8.9 percent as second-quarter earnings rose 15.7 percent to $88.5 million on higher subscriptions to its "Creative Cloud" service. Revenues of $1.07 billion also exceeded the company's forecast of $1.00-$1.05 billion.
Amazon gained 1.1 percent ahead of its expected launch of its own smartphone. Analysts said the online retail giant's move could shake up the smartphone sector.
ConAgra Foods slumped 6.6 percent after disclosing that second-quarter earnings are expected to be 55 cents per share, below the previous forecast by five cents. The company cited disappointing results in its consumer foods segment, which includes the hot-dog brand Hebrew National and Peter Pan peanut butter.
Air Products & Chemicals, a supplier of industrial gases, rose 6.5 percent following an announcement it named Seifi Ghasemi as chief executive. Ghasemi has held senior posts with a number of industrial companies.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury declined to 2.63 percent from 2.66 percent, while the 30-year dropped to 3.43 percent from 3.45 percent. Bond prices and yields move inversely.


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Since the beginning of the year, Crimean farmers have harvested more than 120 thousand tons of fruits and berries
Since the beginning of the year, Crimean farmers have harvested more than 120 thousand tons of fruit and berry products.
The harvest of harvested blackberries, peaches, plums, cherry plums, apples and pears is approximately thousand tons more compared to the same period 2021 of the year. Let me remind you that Crimean gardeners began to harvest early varieties of peaches in July. Among the most popular are Cardinal, Redhaven and Golden Moscow. Agricultural producers grow high-yielding varieties that have high commercial qualities and are well transported. The fruits of this type of stone fruit were harvested by 300 tons more than last year. Thanks to the state support received by the Crimean agricultural enterprises, the area of this crop is also increasing every year. For example, for laying 72 hectares of peach trees this year issued 19, 5 million rubles, — quotes the press service of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrey Savchuk.
The head of the Crimean Ministry of Agriculture also said that pear, cherry plum, plum and blackberry gave a good harvest this year. Pears harvested 113 tons — 4 times more than in the past. In addition to traditional varieties, this year they also harvested those that our Crimean scientists bred: “Raisin of Crimea” and “Maria”. Such fruits as cherry plums and plums were harvested by the farmers almost three thousand tons, which is 1.5 thousand tons more than last year.
In summer and autumn, about 200 tons of Crimean “hedgehog-berries” were harvested on blackberry plantations, and this is how blackberries have been called since ancient times. Harvest received times more than last year. This is due, among other things, to the increase in the area occupied by this berry. This year it amounted to more than 20 hectares. Traditionally, Crimean farmers prefer one of the most popular thornless varieties — Thornfree. This is a dessert, late-ripening variety with large black berries and thick shoots. In Crimea, berries are grown by both large enterprises and individual entrepreneurs, as well as peasant farms in Sovetsky, Simferopol, Nizhnegorsky, Krasnoperekopsky, Dzhankoysky, Belogorsky and Bakhchisarai regions , Andrey Savchuk notes.
Also, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea added that the orchards are now finishing harvesting winter-ripening apples. The main varieties that are now grown and harvested by our gardeners are: Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Renet Simirenko. Thus, a harvest of about 40 thousand tons of fruits has already been obtained, which also exceeds the figures for last year by 12%. Andriy Savchko recalled that apples of autumn ripening varieties such as Gala, Kandil, Pink Lady began to be harvested in the Crimea in the second half of August. Prior to this, farmers harvested summer varieties — «Geneva Earli», «Piros», «Melba», «Mantet». All products are sold both in the Crimea and on the mainland, in the largest cities.
“I want to note that every year the area of apple orchards on the peninsula is increasing. For example, over the past 5 years, more than 1.5 thousand hectares have been planted. Now the total area of apple orchards in Crimea in agricultural organizations is more than 6,000 hectares, but about 5,000 hectares are in fruit-bearing age,” concluded the head of the Crimean Ministry of Agriculture.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea


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Northbrook Toyota Announces Annual Clearance Event
Situated off I-94 on the shores of Trucks and SUVs like the Highlander, Venza, and more are also offered at discounted prices in the Toyota Annual Clearance Event.
Toyota awarded $4M grant to move 250 jobs to Washtenaw County
The Michigan Strategic Fund awarded Toyota Motor Corp. a $4 million grant Tuesday to move 250 purchasing jobs from Kentucky to its Toyota Technical Center in York Township in Washtenaw County.
The 2014 Toyota Venza deserves more respect than it gets
Toyota recently sent us a brand new 2014 Venza Limited model of their mid-size two-row crossover to test drive.
Toyota delay could have domino effect
Delays in the development of the Toyota New Global Architecture platform may mean several products in the Toyota pipeline could be delayed by as much as six months.


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Six years ago, General Motors' IT was entirely outsourced. This left it burdened with the highest IT costs in the automotive industry, at 2.5% of global sales.
IT spend now, at 1%, is the lowest in the sector, and IT integration is so complete that General Motors' entire business has adopted the global organisational structure of an IT function that had to be built from scratch.
According to Jose Eiras, chief information officer, information systems and services at General Motors Europe, the company is reaping the benefits of transforming to a Web-intensive global digital business.
Speaking at The Economist's CIO and IT Directors Summit last week, Eiras said the vehicle development process timescale has come down from 48 months to 18 months since 1996, enabling a new product to be launched every 27 days.
The company's online sales site receives 1.5 million visits a month, with 40% of sales going to new customers, he said. The company has reduced delivery time from 45 days to 11.
Until 1996, the entire IT function, including 40 different SAP projects, 23 Cad/Cam systems, and 7,000 legacy systems, had been outsourced to EDS, which General Motors then owned.
The outsourcing arrangement with EDS lasts until 2006, but as a result of the negotiations when selling its stake in EDS, the company now has the right to outsource systems to other suppliers.
Following the sale, General Motors built an in-house IT organisation from scratch to manage the function and take it into the digital age.
The IT organisational structure involved a mix of integrated horizontal global functional management with a system of geographically based business unit CIOs.
Eiras said a major factor in its success was the reporting structure of those CIOs. "From the start, all CIOs were part of the boards of their companies and transformation was made easier because they do not report to the financial function," he explained.
There is a weekly, seven-hour, virtual meeting of all senior IT executives, regardless of time zone, to "make things happen", he added.
Eiras now aims to reduce costs further and continue deploying the IT programme. Customer relationship management, standardising on Siebel, is a particular challenge.
"In the automotive business the dealers own the customers, so we need to work on connecting with the dealers," he said.


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Shortcut in the Way Self-Driving Cars Are Tested Could Bring Them to the Road Quicker
【Summary】According to researchers at the University of Michigan, a shortcut in the way autonomous cars are evaluated, could allow companies and automakers to get self-driving vehicles on the road quicker and cheaper.
Companies and automakers are all looking towards the future, mainly 2020, as the date to release autonomous cars. The major thing that's holding everyone back is getting self-driving cars tested. The automotive world may have the necessary hardware and software to put driverless vehicles on the road, but testing the cars and ensuring that they can operate properly alongside regular cars on the road takes a large amount of time.
Automakers and tech companies are evaluating their self-driving vehicles over hundreds of thousands of miles. This process is not only lengthy, but also extremely expensive. But according to a report by Automotive News, a new shortcut could get driverless cars on the road sooner.
Cut Costs And Reduce Times
According to mobility researchers at the University of Michigan, cites Automotive News, a shortcut could allow automakers to skip testing vehicles for millions of miles and save "99.9 percent in time and costs."
The report claims that Mcity researchers reviewed data from more than 25 million miles of real-world driving and developed a process where situations from real-life driving can be tested repeatedly. The process, as the report indicates, puts self-driving vehicles through a concentrated group of driving tests.
The process, which is referred to as "accelerated evaluation," has researchers taking data from real-life driving situations and creating hundreds of thousands of various test situations, claims Automotive News. Putting driverless vehicles through all of the tests will help companies and automakers test autonomous cars safely, while getting them onto the road faster.
By using this method, companies and automakers can cover between 300,000 to 100 million miles of real-world testing, while only covering 1,000 miles, claims the report. As Automotive News claims, the process "eliminates the many miles of uneventful driving activity to filter out only the potentially dangerous driving situations where an automated vehicle needs to respond." This makes testing much quicker.
Quicker But Just As Extensive
While the process may be quicker, and more cost effective, it doesn't cut any corners. The researchers, Ding Zhao and Huei Peng, claim that true safety tests for self-driving cars must require them to "recognize and process variables of traffic and road conditions," reports Automotive News. To that end, the safety tests will also put autonomous cars through trials in different times of the day and ensure that regular drivers' unpredictable actions are included.
As Automotive News reports, this new form of testing will streamline getting self-driving cars on the road, as companies and automakers that are looking to reach the benchmark of 80 percent confidence that driverless vehicles are 90 percent safer than regular human drivers will need to travel 11 billion miles.
That's insane, as the outlet claims that just reaching 2 million miles in an urban environment would take approximately 10 years and cost millions of dollars. The new testing process, then, would ensure that driverless cars are safer than regular cars on the road, while making this easier and cheaper for tech companies and automakers.
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Vineeth Joel Patel
Joel Patel has been covering all aspects of the automotive industry for four years as an editor and freelance writer for various websites. When it comes to cars, he enjoys covering the merger between technology and cars. In his spare time, Joel likes to watch baseball, work on his car, and try new foods
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Tecno Mobile is set to unveil a new smartphone, with the (currently known) highlights of the device being: a special type of high-quality selfie camera and the Face ID facial recognition unlock technology. At this point, no codename can be confidently attached to the upcoming smartphone, but as expected, TECNO mobile has started teasing its fans with some expected specifications via its social media handle.
And so far, we noticed that on the soon-to-be-launched device, TECNO Mobile is:
Sticking to industry’s latest innovation
The TECNO Camon CM (otherwise called Camon CMore) was TECNO Mobile’s first device of the 2018 business year, and it came in an 18:9 aspect ratio — one of the phone industry’s latest design trend. The 18:9 aspect ratio allows for bigger screens on smartphones without unnecessarily interfering with the overall phone size.
The Camon CMore was super sleek (as evidenced in this review), it is also expected that the upcoming Tecno smartphone will also come in the full-view, bezel-less 18:9 aspect ratio.
Bringing new tech onboard — with Facial Recognition
On this unnamed device, TECNO Mobile has teased the facial recognition feature. Popularly know as Face ID, the video below —as shared by the OEM— reveals that TECNO mystery device will have the facial recognition feature which will take device unlock to a whole new level. “Unlock at a glance!”, the OEM says.Smart selfie camera
The lens size, megapixels, aperture and other parameters of the front-facing camera remains unknown but what we know that on the upcoming TECNO smartphone, taking a selfie just got easier. Save yourself the energy of clicking the shutter icon and just say the alphabet “X” – BOOM! Your selfie will be captured.
Quick Focus on selfie
Asides the quick and easy selfie capture property of this upcoming TECNO smartphone, the front-facing camera will likewise exert more detailed focus on subjects to be captured.
Android Oreo out-of-the-box
Similar to what Infinix is trying to achieve with the Infinix Hot S3, TECNO Mobile’s upcoming TECNO Camon X will come running the Android v8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box. This will position the device as the first smartphone from the OEM to run such OS straight out of the factory.
A cooling mechanism
You know how phones get really warmed up during intense usage? Well, that doesn’t seem like something you’d experience on the new device to be launched soon by TECNO Mobile. While information on this feature is still pretty much vague, it is believed that there is some sort of “fridge-like” cooling mechanism that will keep the device at ambient temperature and enhance smooth running of processes on the device.
We guess that the device will most likely be codenamed the “TECNO X” or “TECNO Camon X” and from the above details, it is evident the upcoming device will have a very powerful front-facing camera which will have the function of taking high quality and well-focused selfies, and likewise device unlock via facial recognition.
The device will be launched on April 5th, 2018 and rumours have it that the TECNO Camon X (my bets —and intuition— are on this codename) will be yet another addition to the “Camon” series in 2018, following the Camon CM.
Before the official launch date, we expect TECNO Mobile to churn out more details, teasers, features about the TECNO Camon X or TECNO X. Or perhaps image leaks. Any info the device we get hold of, we will update here ASAP.


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United States seeks targeted commitments from China on market access
Jul 20 2017
"Dialogue can not immediately address all differences, but confrontation will immediately damage the interests of both", Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said as the China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue got underway.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he hopes China will lift foreign ownership restrictions in its financial services sector to allow more USA participation, and remove barriers to trade in its information and communication technology sector, Reuters reports.
Leaders of the USA and China, the world's two largest economies, will sit down on Wednesday to talk about trade, markets and finance.
"Unfortunately, American businesses have not had their fair share of the "cake" due to outdated US regulations on export control", he told a luncheon attended by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and hundreds of Chinese and US business leaders.
The business lunch attended by US and Chinese business leaders comes as the USA considers new tariffs on Chinese steel and new calls for the Chinese government to put pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, meanwhile, said some initial deals announced in April, as part of a 100-day economic plan aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit with China, were a "good start". But only 4 percent of China's IC imports came from the US. "It should be cooperation-oriented, and to get the things hanging over China-U.S. relations done one by one".
In remarks to a business lunch, he said such Chinese purchases would reduce the US trade deficit, noting that China imported $227 billion worth of integrated circuits past year, but only 4 percent of that came from the United States.
China trade experts said they expect new announcements on small openings of China's markets or specific purchases of US goods, but these will not substantially alter the bilateral economic relationship. Mnuchin on Tuesday said the US wants to use the discussions to push China on lifting foreign ownership restrictions on the financial services industry and remove hurdles for information and technology sectors. "We still have work to do with China to achieve a balanced relationship" based on reciprocity. "We haven't seen any significant opening up of the Chinese economy for years".
"China is ready to work together", Mr Wang added.
Xi said China is going to open up more to foreign investors in a meeting with his financial lieutenants on Monday, according to national broadcaster China Central Television.
The Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, administration sources said last week. -China relationship is better today than in many decades and the countries have "fundamentally shared objectives".


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Earlier this week, videos and photos of MSCHF’s cartoonish new big red boots began circulating online, and it wasn’t long before videos and photos of people getting stuck in them were doing the rounds as well.
The boots, which appear to be inspired by Astro Boy, are out next week and retail for $350. In a statement sent to the media, MSCHF explains: “You never design shoes to be shaped like feet. Big Red Boots are NOT REALLY shaped like feet, but they are EXTREMELY shaped like boots.”
Opinions still differ on whether the MSCHF boots are cool or tragic. Styling will be important here, so there were helpful suggestions on how to do that too. And the boots quickly became a meme.
And then videos surfaced of people trying on the boots and then getting stuck in them. On TikTok, people getting stuck in them seemed to make people want them even more. Apparently there are fakes out there.
Try @lilap3 at your own risk 😂 😂 #mischief #mischiefbox #nyc #mschf #boweryshowroom ♬ Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
@offwhitehoodie It took us 30 minutes to save bro #fashiontiktok #mschf #bigredboots ♬ Super Mario Bros Main Theme – Geek Music
The big red boots seem to be part of a larger trend cartoon fashion, but this isn’t MSCHF’s first viral shoe. In 2019, it released “Jesus Shoes,” a Nike Air Max 97 sneaker said to be infused with holy water from the Jordan River, which Nike had no involvement with. Then in 2021, it collaborated with Lil Nas X on the similarly unauthorized “Satan Shoes,” which featured the same Nike sneaker, albeit with a drop of human blood. Only because of the latter, Nike sued MSCHF.
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Hooper was speaking yesterday (5 October) during a panel discussion, along with John Hays, managing director of Hays Travel, who said that recessions caused "game-changing" shifts in market shares in the travel industry, which created "big winners and big losers".
According to Hooper, travel brands had to decide what their brand values were. She said that Saga "rests on trust".
Speaking on the panel, Andy Cooper, director of government affairs at Thomas Cook, said he believed the tour operator put out a "clear message" to consumers that the brand was striving to protect them.
He cited the tour operator's handling of crises such as 2010's volcanic ash cloud and his company's efforts to return people to their homes.
Cooper said:"The strength of our offer is that the customer will always be looked after".
Thomas Cook has yet to name a new chief executive following the exit of Manny Fontenla-Novoa in August.
The tour operator parted company with Fontenla-Novoa in the midst of a restructure of its UK business and after three profit warnings had been issued since the start of the year.


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Blockpass enters Hong Kong broker market with 2GoTrade
Digital identity verification provider Blockpass is entering the Hong Kong broker market for the first time via an integration with broker technology platform 2GoTrade, reports Jane Connolly.
2GoTrade takes care of software applications, infrastructure and hardware, networks and command control systems and processes. The platform supports Hong Kong Exchange, global equity products and China A/B shares for retail and institutional brokers.
Blockpass’s Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) verification services will enable to 2GoTrade’s 100 Hong Kong-based clients to onboard new retail customers with just one click.
Through its network of partners, Blockpass is creating an ecosystem of pre-verified customers. Its portfolio of KYC Connect products allows businesses to implement solutions through an API.
“This is a particularly exciting integration of the Blockpass KYC Connect solution,” says Blockpass CEO, Adam Vaziri. “By partnering with 2GoTrade, we are showcasing another unique and innovative use of our technology and furthering the development of our ever-growing Blockpass ecosystem of customers and merchants.”
“Blockpass KYC Connect is an ultimate onboarding solution for financial institutions in Hong Kong and resonates well with the latest SFC announcement on remote onboarding of overseas individual clients,” adds 2GoTrade’s CEO, Jay Law.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Blockpass in bringing cutting edge KYC technology to our broker clients for onboarding new retail customers, especially those from the mainland China.”
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Experts are urging hospitality operators to keep their eyes trained on Vietnam, as GlobalData predicts tourism to reach 13.4 million by 2021, reports Emily Lewis
Vietnam, long disregarded as Thailand’s less trendy younger sibling, has experienced a surge in recognition. In 2017 alone, the country welcomed in 10mil international arrivals, and this figure is only expected to rise.
“This year will see Vietnam continue to be one of the preferred destinations for Western tourists,” says Brandon Kua FCSI of Malaysia-based Citrus Consult. Kua believes the region to be a land of promise for the hospitality industry, “Given that there is still demand for hotels and hospitality services in the country, operators have a lot they can offer.”
Room to grow
Vietnam originally entered the destination hot-list as a backpacker’s paradise. The country itself borders both Cambodia and Laos, with easy access to Thailand and Malaysia – making it an obvious addition to the traditional travellers’ route. More than just geographical convenience, Vietnam has also been known for its promises of cheap accommodation and even cheaper food.
More recently however, the coastal country has been the beneficiary of numerous investments and developments. No longer just a tick off the gap-year bucket list, Vietnam has become associated with luxury vacations.
Spurring these changes in perception are projects such as the Mui Dinh eco-resort, which Kua notes is one to look out for. “I believe that it will be an amazing eco-tourism project once completed,” he says. Set to include 7,000 rooms within seven hotels, the eco-resort has won the recent approval of the Vietnam government.
This is just one of the 92 projects that are currently underway within the country, with 43% of these scheduled for completion in 2018. Among the developments are hotels such as the Wyndham Soleil Danang and the 5-star Viceroy Da Nang. Both are planned to have around 700 rooms, with the former set within a four-tower complex comprised of 3,200 apartments.
The ‘it’ factor
So, just why is it that Vietnam has grown so significantly in popularity?
“The exotic nature, culture, history and cuisine are the key reasons that attract tourists to the Asia Pacific,” says Konstantina Boutsioukou of leading foodservice sector analyst GlobalData. “Travellers can immerse themselves in local culture and discover new ‘truths’, religions and values while escaping from their hectic, Western lifestyles.”
Sara Grady from GlobalData points out that Vietnam offers what other destinations may lack: variety.
“Vietnam has a hugely varied landscape, so it can offer tourists trekking, beach holidays or a city break all at once,” explains Grady.
A win-win industry
While Vietnam provides a slice of paradise for holidaymakers from across the globe, these tourists are also able to give a little bit back.
“The surge in the tourist industry in recent years has been of great importance to the economies of this region,” says Boutsioukou. “Many of the countries in the region face high levels of poverty, unemployment and low living standards. The development of the travel industry generated employment opportunities and boosted incomes.”
While tourism accounts for over a quarter of the GDP of countries such as Cambodia, Boutsioukou points out that country officials still need to be wary towards the industry.
“Local authorities should ensure that the high volume of tourists do not threaten local culture and traditions, as is the case with Thailand,” says Boutsioukou, before highlighting the importance of sustainable tourism and maintenance of cultural authenticity.
The wider region
While Vietnam has been designated as the one to watch for 2018, this shouldn’t distract from the success of the Asia Pacific region as a whole in the tourist industry.
Boutsioukou ascribes this fascination with the Eastern hemisphere to a millennial fixation on new experiences.
“A growing number of consumers, especially millennials, are shifting away from owning ‘stuff’ to seeking out new experiences,” explains Boutsioukou, “and the travel sector is expected to benefit greatly.”
She continues: “Destinations in Asia Pacific are widely perceived as offering transformative experiences. This is a key reason why Asia Pacific is becoming a hot destination.”
Kua also testifies to the magnetism of the region, “Given the mysticism, natural beauty and warm hospitality of Asia, it will continue to attract interests for tourists to travel and explore in the region.”
Picture: International architects Chapman Taylor’s Mui Dinh eco-park, planned to encompass six resorts, 7,000 rooms and 500 villas


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Moon Phase reports that the March 2008 issue (the first of a series of 20th anniversary commemoration issues) of Fujimi Shobo's monthly light novel magazine Dragon Magazine marks the magazine's 20th anniversary. An important Slayers announcement will be made in the April 2008 issue.
Also, Dragon Magazine will become a bi-monthly magazine starting with the May 2008 issue.
Kodansha's Kiss editorial department will be launching a special issue of Kiss titled Kiss PLUS. The first issue of the new magazine will be released on February 8th, 2008, and will be published on a bi-monthly basis. Kiss PLUS, like Kiss, will aim at female readers in their twenties and thirties.
Manga publisher Ichijinsha will launch a new 4-koma (4-panel) manga magazine titled Manga 4Koma KINGS Palette Lite, a sister publication to Ichijinsha's other 4-koma magazine, Manga 4Koma KINGS Palette. The new magazine will be published on a monthly basis, with the first issue scheduled to be released on March 1st, 2008.
Featuring A Reader's Choice Vote And Exciting Contest In Partnership With MYX!
San Francisco, CA, January 24, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced that its Third Annual SHOJO BEAT Music Awards Issue features a reader's choice vote and a new, exclusive contest in conjunction with MYX, the first and only music lifestyle channel focused on the Asian American market. The February issue, on sale at retail outlets now, offers a host of new surprises and exciting editorial content sure to delight even the most discriminating fan.
ANN reports that Kodansha has announced its plan to to print 300,000 copies of its upcoming magazine Monthly Shonen Rival, and has spent over 250 million yen ($2.3 million) on advertising for the magazine's April 4th debut.
Also announced are the winners of the 1st Shonen Rival Comic Grand Prix:
MediaWorks will release a special issue of Dengeki G's Festival! titled Dengeki G's Festival! ANIME. The first issue of Dengeki G's Festival! ANIME will be released on February 9th. Each issue of the magazine will run a feature on a specific anime, the series covered in the first issue will be Shakugan no Shana II. The magazine will also come with various Shakugan no Shana merchandises, including a Shana figurine, a Fumina Konoe figurine, and playing cards.
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XinGanXian (literally New Front), one of the most popular Chinese anime & manga magazine, was suspended a few years ago due to a variety of reasons. Recently, an announcement was sent out by the old staff of XinGanXian, stating that the magazine will be revived under the name XinGanXian - Light Novel.
According to the announcement, the content of the new magazine will be centered around light novel and information related to anime and manga. Also included will be serializations of short original Chinese manga, stories, and other special features.
Global fans stampede YaoiMagazine.com to order Vol. 1 Issue 1 of Yaoi Magazine!
York, Penn. - January 18, 2008 The first issue of Yaoi Magazine was made available for purchase on the YaoiMagazine.com website as well as on Amazon.com January 15, 2008. In the first day alone, sales exceeded S. A. Payne's (publisher) original expectation. "In just a few days orders have surpassed our original expectations by over 300%," said Payne. "We knew the market was out there, but I'm shocked to see how many orders are coming in, some for multiple copies! We've had orders placed from four countries outside of the U.S. as well."


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dnata’s UK business will provide Qantas Freight with cargo ground handling at London’s Heathrow airport. Qantas Freight will relocate its UK office and all operations to dnata City, a purpose-built cargo logistics center at Heathrow.
The long-term partnership agreement, which was announced Wednesday, will see dnata manage all aspects of freight handling for Qantas, which flies twice-daily A380 operations to Heathrow.
“Our team at dnata City will handle all cargo requirements for Qantas Freight, ensuring the smooth flow of freight in and out of Heathrow,” said Mohammed Akhlaq, business development director, cargo, for dnata’s business in the UK.
“We are delighted that Qantas has made the commitment to join this development, and our team looks forward to providing Qantas Freight’s customers a unique cargo handling experience at Heathrow.”
In total, the dnata City project comprises a 20-acre cargo complex centered around five airfreight warehouses, a transportation facility and a yard for airside operations enclosed in a security-fenced area.
“Qantas Freight strives to be known for excellence in airfreight services, and we are confident that dnata City’s world leading facility and service commitment will help us deliver on this vision,” said Mitch Wild, head of sales and service, Qantas Freight.
Three brand new facilities at dnata City will provide 206,000 square feet (19,138 square meters) of new cargo space. In addition to these, the development will also encompass two existing buildings: Cargo Point and West Point.
When complete, the complex will also encompass dnata’s existing self-contained transport yard, where it has a fleet of 85 trucks.


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Exploring the Growth of the Indian Fintech Market
- March 17, 2023
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The Indian fintech market has seen tremendous growth in recent years, thanks to the government’s push towards digitalization and the increasing adoption of smartphones and mobile internet.


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Decades ago, a society where driverless cars are a part of everyday life was the stuff confined to TV shows like Futurama. It seemed almost impossible to envisage a world where vehicles guide themselves – and their human cargo – to their destination. Then again, maybe those who have been here to witness Dubai boom over the last 25 years probably aren’t at all surprised at their impending arrival.
Boston Consulting Group has predicted that the self-driving car market will be worth $77 billion by 2035, and Infor’s general manager for the India, Middle East and Africa region, Tarik Taman, believes that could be a realistic target based on shorter-term predictions. “The market for driverless – i.e. level 5, fully autonomous vehicles – will remain a very small percentage (1-2 percent) of total vehicle sales until 2025, with the overwhelming majority of these vehicles used for commercial use in controlled environments,” he says.
It’s been rumoured that world-renowned electric and self-driving car manufacturer Tesla is close to announcing its Middle East launch. The firm’s CEO Elon Musk has said he wants the company to have a fully autonomous vehicle on the road by next year, with autonomous hardware first being introduced to its cars a few months ago.
The novelty of Tesla’s products would surely be a hit in the region, with high-net-worth individuals queuing up to get their taste of the futuristic technology. The Middle East’s top cities are increasingly becoming vehicles for international business, and in a world where time is money, driverless cars are sure to be worth considering for the region’s top businesspeople.
“Automakers – including new entrants like Google and Apple – are largely divided into two camps when it comes to their vision for deploying fully autonomous vehicles,” Taman says. “On one side, you have companies that see a gradual adoption of fully autonomous vehicles. These companies are more focused on developing vehicles with increasingly more automated capabilities (levels 3 and 4) but believe a driver will need to be behind the wheel and fully engaged – at least for the short term. Other companies are taking a more “big bang” approach; proceeding directly to level 5 as quickly as possible.” However, if when it comes to the latter approach, if adoption takes longer than expected, these products could well fall flat before they have even really hit the road.
Are they safe?
Questions will inevitably be asked regarding the safety of driverless cars. The first fatality of a Tesla driver in autopilot mode came in May 2016, but its autopilot system has also prevented crashes in several cases.
“The current limitations of today’s cameras, radar and sensors means that a vehicle can fail to detect objects under certain conditions, and if a driver is not prepared to take over control of the vehicle immediately, bad things can happen,” Taman says. “This presents a public perception problem because the primary selling point of an autonomous vehicle is that the driver shouldn’t have to be fully engaged. If the driver must have both hands on the wheel and be prepared to take over control of the vehicle in a split second, they might as well be driving a non-or semi-autonomous vehicle.”


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Huawei’s latest patent application shows that they are building a more stunning new machine, which may be full of screens, according to the latest revelations from LetsGoDigital. From the patent image, the patent China for the front of the new machine has two versions, one is punching screen used to place the front camera, and the other is a full screen, should be the camera is placed under the screen, its screen proportion looks very high.
In order to make the full touch screen more in place, the patent also shows that Huawei has prepared a side-screen touch scheme that covers the parameter settings, flash, white balance, and flip camera icons, with the far right as a virtual shutter button.
Another scenario starts with the parameter settings and icons, followed by HDR, flash, white balance, and PIC gallery icons.
As for the back design of the new machine, it’s not clear, but what should it be to continue the current Mate 30 program?
It is worth mentioning that a recent report released by market research firm Counterpoint showed that global smartphone shipments in April were 69.37 million units, down 41% year-on-year, with Samsung’s mobile phone market share of about 19.1% and Huawei’s 21.4%, the first time in Huawei’s history that It surpassed Samsung to become the world’s no.1.
For this time the first, there is an analysis that Samsung occupies a large market in India due to health events caused Samsung phone sales in India plummeted, as to whether it is, but also to see the next change.


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Cisco achieved a milestone in its most recent fiscal quarter, one with profound implications for the future of the company: Cisco made more money from its new products and services than it did from routers and switches.
The head of Alibaba.com, a top e-commerce operator in China, has resigned following an internal investigation that found an increase in fraudulent transactions at the company.
Over a dozen companies banded together with an online job service in Taipei over the weekend to seek people for the island's computer and online game industries. Some of the jobs even pay gamers to play full-time.
We know that Apple’s mobile application subscription scheme is unpopular with publishers, but now analyst firm Forrester’s CEO is panning it too.
Chinese network equipment supplier Huawei has reversed its stance and has accepted a U.S. panel's recommendation to voluntarily divest from a business acquisition that had drawn national security concerns.
Intel will hire 4,000 workers in the U.S. this year, primarily in product development and research and development, the company said on Friday.
Google's decision this week to ask the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to re-examine a number of the Oracle patents at issue in the companies' ongoing intellectual-property case could have a significant effect on how the dispute plays out.
Tech vendor results this week reinforced the perception that business spending would fuel IT sales this year, and helped indexes head for a third straight week of gains.
Novell's shareholders have approved the sale of the company to Attachmate for about US$2.2 billion, although the deal depends on Novell getting approval to sell hundreds of patents to a consortium led by Microsoft.
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Minnesota Becomes 23rd State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is set to become the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis after the state legislature passed a bill on Thursday, which is now awaiting Governor Tim Walz’s signature. The move comes after years of debate and activism by advocates, who argue that legalizing cannabis could bring significant economic benefits and reduce criminalization of communities of color.
Under the new law, adults 21 and older will be able to purchase and possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis, and grow up to eight plants per household, with no more than four being mature. The law also includes provisions for expunging certain cannabis-related criminal records and investing in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.
Governor Walz, who has been a vocal supporter of cannabis legalization, is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days. In a statement released on Thursday, he said, “This legislation takes a critical step forward in addressing the equity and criminal justice reforms needed to build a more equitable and inclusive Minnesota.”
Tim Walz (center) Democratic Governor of Minnesota surrounded by supporters.
The legalization of cannabis in Minnesota has been a long time coming. Advocates have been pushing for legalization for years, arguing that it would create new jobs, generate tax revenue, and reduce unnecessary arrests and incarceration of people of color. According to a report by the Minnesota House of Representatives, legalizing cannabis could bring in up to $300 million in annual tax revenue.
Opponents of the bill, however, have raised concerns about the potential risks of cannabis use, particularly for young people. Some have also argued that legalization could lead to an increase in impaired driving and other public health and safety risks.
Despite these concerns, supporters of the bill say that legalization will ultimately benefit Minnesota’s economy and communities. “This is a win for all Minnesotans, but especially for Black and Brown communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the criminalization of cannabis,” said Rep. Ryan Winkler, one of the bill’s sponsors.
The new law will also create a regulatory framework for the production and sale of cannabis products, including rules for licensing and testing. It will also establish a Cannabis Management Board to oversee the implementation of the law and ensure that it is being carried out in a responsible and equitable manner.
Minnesota joins a growing number of states that have legalized adult-use cannabis, including Colorado, California, and Massachusetts. As more and more states move towards legalization, advocates are hopeful that the federal government will eventually follow suit.
In a statement released on Thursday, Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Steve Hawkins said, “Minnesota’s decision to legalize cannabis reflects the overwhelming public support for ending prohibition and demonstrates that states can and will continue to take action in the absence of federal leadership. We hope this will encourage Congress to take action to end federal prohibition and allow states to determine their own cannabis policies.”
The legalization of cannabis in Minnesota marks a significant milestone for the state and for the broader cannabis legalization movement. As the industry continues to grow and evolve, advocates are optimistic about the potential benefits that legalization can bring, both for individuals and for society as a whole.
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Currently, the only way to obtain Mortal Kombat 11‘s newest roster additions is by picking up paid DLC expansion Aftermath. But a recent update on the Steam database seems to suggest that these characters will be made available for individual purchase later this month.
As noted by EventHubs, yesterday’s Steam update added Sheeva, RoboCop, and Fujin to the SteamDB as three individual purchases, complete with a release date of June 16. As of this writing, neither Warner Bros. Interactive or NetherRealm Studios have announced that the kombatants are to be sold individually, but these SteamDB entries all but confirm just that.
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath launched on May 26 on all platforms. The expansion includes the three aforementioned new characters along with a five-chapter story mode, serving as an epilogue to the events of the base game and apparent closure to the reboot trilogy.
Aftermath’s $40 price-tag has been a controversial topic among MK fans. Some feel that the price is acceptable, given the time and effort that has gone into the story expansion, while others feel exploited, having spent $60 at launch and a further $20 on the initial Kombat Pack DLC. Strong rumours suggest NRS is not done with MK 11 yet, with further DLC characters expected down the line. Personally, I strongly believe another Kombat Pack will be announced later this year.
Mortal Kombat 11 is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.


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The red carpet's going strong.
Plus, the survival of Georgina Chapman and Marchesa.
Plus, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick shares how she brought Elle Fanning's updated Sleeping Beauty dress to life.
No quiet fashion here.
Stars Brie Larson, Gemma Chan and Lashana Lynch consistently wowed on the red carpet.
You know, just a casual weeknight look.
As the age-old saying goes, after the party it's the after-party.
We asked the insiders at Bridal Week for their predictions on both the dress designer and style.
And carried white roses in support of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
Are you ready to swoon?
Plus, it looks like Kate Middleton is Gucci's newest fan.
And so are we.
Angelina Jolie's recent series of red carpet appearances would be notable even if she hadn't just revealed in a shocking Times op-ed that she'd recently completed a preventative double mastectomy--any time a movie star of Jolie's caliber steps out looking this good, it's newsworthy. But that these appearances follow her disclosure sends an even more powerful message: that she's still a sex symbol and brave as hell.


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Aces of Trades: Buckeye Toyota GM Sean Kenney began his career in the financial world
LANCASTER — There is a perception that auto sales is a stressful business. But Buckeye Toyota General Manager Sean Kenney said it may not as stressful as people may think.
"No more stressful than any other business that you're trying to run," the Boston native and Notre Dame graduate said. "It is a month-by-month, day-by-day business and with the seasonality thrown in, I guess it can be as stressful as you want to make it. I try to focus on what I can control and not focusing on what I don't control."
Kenney has held his current position since 2015. He started at the company 21 years ago as the finance manager. Buckeye Toyota started opened 10 years, but Kenney previously spent time at the family-owned business in its local Honda store and its Nissan store in Hilliard.
"My background before marrying into the car business, I was a lender for National City," Kenney said. "I had the finance background so I came in kind of one step up."
Oddly enough, Kenney said he's not a car guy.
"If you'd had told me 25 years ago that I was going to end up in the car business I would have looked at you and said that I think you're crazy," he said. "But I do love the car business now. The reason I love it is not because of the cars but because of the people.
"I love the people that work for us. I love the people that purchase and service with us, our customers. This business really allows us to help people grow, which is a fascinating aspect of the car business that people don't think of."
The COVID-19 pandemic affected many businesses and industries, including auto sales. Kenney said it actually changed his business.
"It's added the stress of inventory concerns," he said. "But it's eliminated the stress of all the crazy negotiation tactics back and forth and all that. I really think it's helped us be better stewards and better agents for our customers to help them get the cars that they want and the cars that they need."
Regarding the negotiation tactics, Kenney said vehicles now pretty much sell for what the sticker price says.
However, Kenney said the dealership cannot always deliver the vehicle to the customer in 24 hours. He said sometimes customers must now wait three months for delivery.
"It's added a neat little mix," Kenney said of the pandemic.
He said the current situation with auto sales will probably last another 18 months.
"We keep hitting one roadblock after another," Kenney said. "If we can get the manufacturer to build more than we're selling, then that's going to allow us to get some inventory back on the ground. That's when, I think, the consumer and all of us will feel as though we're back to pre-COVID normal."
Away from work, Kenney and his wife, Traci, have three children and spend time watching their sporting events at Fisher Catholic. He is also active with the school and St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church.
Kenney also enjoys riding jet skis, biking, golfing and walking in the woods.


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Beijing is the driving force behind China leading the global electric vehicle (EV) market, new research has found.
This is according to The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, which has projected the expansion of Beijing’s EV market as the city targets 400,000 EV sales next year.
The centre says that the growth of the EV market could significantly lower China’s emissions from automobiles, which in 2017 reached 436 million tonnes and contributed between an eighth to half of the pollutants in cities like Beijing.
‘Introducing electric vehicles appears to benefit the environment, though the benefit is marginal compared to the total amount of vehicular emissions,’ said Chengxiang Zhuge, researcher at the Tyndall Centre.
‘However, with the widespread adoption of EVs, the environmental benefits could become significant,’ he added.
17,000 BEVs were sold in Beijing in 2018, raising the number of battery electric vehicles in the capital to 188,000.
According to Zhuge’s research, CO2 emissions in Beijing could decrease to 38,280 tonnes on one weekday if battery electric vehicles (BEVs) reach 40,000 sales in the city by 2020.
Beijing had 130,000 charging points in 2018 with 93,000 of them privately installed for home use, while private charging demand is expected to reach 4% of total domestic energy consumption in 2020.
The centre’s research suggests that Beijing’s expanding EV market could lead to the rapid addition of further facilities to support EVs such as parking lots, refuelling stations and charging points.
Beijing currently plans to reach its target of 400,000 BEVs by 2020 by increasing EVs in taxis, public transport and logistics, while continuing to promote the electrification of buses and vehicles for its postal services.
Beijing’s target may have been put in doubt by China’s announcement earlier this year that it will be cutting subsidies in EVs with a range below 250km, with more expensive EVs set to see their subsidies cut by as much as 60%.
Instead, China will begin shifting its focus to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles which have a longer range than plug-in electric vehicles.
China has also banned companies from building BEV plants unless they have a minimum capacity of 100,000 units, which will inhibit smaller EV companies.
Despite this, China’s EV market is not expected to slow down, with China still expected to produce 20 million EVs next year.


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Wages and benefits rise 1.5 percent
Wages and benefits paid to U.S. workers posted a modest gain in the fourth quarter, ending a year in which recession-battered workers saw their compensation rise by the smallest amount on records going back more than a quarter-century. The anemic gains have raised concerns about the durability of the economic recovery. The fear is that consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, could falter if households do not have the income growth to support their spending. The Labor Department said wages and benefits rose by 0.5 percent in the three months ending in December. For the entire year, wages and benefits were up 1.5 percent, the weakest showing on records that go back to 1982.
Verdict in favor of Vivendi investors
A jury decided in favor of U.S. and European shareholders who said the Vivendi media group lied to the public about its shaky finances. The company was found liable, but not its executives. Vivendi said it will appeal. The jury deliberated 14 days before reaching its verdict. Thousands of investors from the United States, France, England and the Netherlands said Vivendi covered up its troubles in 2001 and 2002. The company flirted with bankruptcy before reorganizing successfully. Jean-Marie Messier was forced out as CEO in July 2002, when the company was known as Vivendi Universal. Defendants in the trial were Vivendi, Messier and former chief financial officer, Guillaume Hannezo.
NASA booster firm lays off 420 in Utah
The Utah company that builds booster rockets for the space shuttle is laying off an additional 420 workers. ATK Space Systems cited the phase-out of the space shuttle and Minuteman III ballistic missile program. That is the same reason it gave for laying off 550 of its 4,450 Utah workers in October. A spokesman says the layoffs hit factory workers, engineers and administrative workers at a plant in Clearfield that refurbishes spent booster rockets, a manufacturing and test facility in Promontory, and a factory in Magna that made Minuteman missiles.
Miramax offices close but the brand lives
The offices of award-winning Miramax Films were closing, but the brand will continue to exist for at least two years. The closures were in line with plans announced in October to slash Miramax's movie production to three per year, down from six to eight. Miramax owner Walt Disney Co. also announced then that Miramax president Daniel Battsek was leaving the company this month.


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Transport & Shipping
September 6, 2011
Since the DTM had never before raced at Brands Hatch on a wet track the teams and drivers were faced with a tricky task, which the Audi squad handled perfectly.
Audi will present its new S models for the first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA).
September 5, 2011
Air Arabia, announced today the introduction of a new flight destination in Saudi Arabia, from the carrier’s primary hub in Sharjah, UAE.
September 4, 2011
Ongoing environmental projects that are looking for funding have until September 10, 2011, to submit their entry to the Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants.
The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, announced today the introduction of new safety courses to the centre’s popular Programs in Health, Safety & environment.
Following the recent successful launch of its Navigator iPhone app, the Star Alliance network has now become the first airline alliance to introduce an easy and simple to use fare finder mobile application.
Nuqul Automotive the sole dealer for Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen and Skoda recently announced its support to the “Green Wire Cars competition” in South Ghor in collaboration with Zikra initiative.
September 3, 2011
The Webb Ellis Cup arrived in style in Auckland on board an Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo to an unforgettable welcome.
August 29, 2011
Alfardan Premier Motors, the exclusive importer of Land Rover in Qatar, unveils a unique installation in the form of the Evoque ‘wireframe’, a life sized replica of the new Range Rover Evoque.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777 Freighter, the most modern, technologically advanced large freighter available.
UAE student Marzouk Abu Madi’s wish to drive a brand new Mercedes-Benz C-Class for a month was granted last week, thanks to his @MercedesBenzME Twitter competition winning tweet.
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won contracts to supply Syncrolift ship lifts to two shipyards in the Middle East.
August 28, 2011
General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work.
Central Trade and Auto Company the exclusive dealer for Toyota, Lexus and Hino vehicles in the Kingdom, recently launched the new Toyota Yaris hatchback in the Jordanian market.
August 25, 2011
It was a distinctive sporty night for the crowd who watched the final match of Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Manchester United at Jeddah Starvin Lounge & café.ai.


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Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that CC stands for both "Colorful and Creative", as well as for it being developed by the Chic & Cool 90 team.
Apple is still at the top, this time around, selling 12.8 million units of its wearable Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats headphones, for a 49.5% YoY growth.
The Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro are now official, and they both bring great specs, exceptional looks, and attractive price tags.
Ahead of its imminent launch, the Redmi K20 Pro is unveiling some of its secrets thanks to a leak of its retail packaging.
The Redmi K20 battery will be one of 4,000mAh. The information has been officially unveiled by the company on its Weibo page.
A recent report details how Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO and Xiaomi are facing competition from their own sub-brands, Realme and Redmi.
The smartphone market is very rich in innovation, data, and services. The Western hemisphere craves flagships while the Eastern has more people to serve
A recently uncovered patent application describes a double-folding Samsung phone, pretty much along the lines of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Fold.
The upcoming Xiaomi Mi Fold double-folding smartphone is being teased again in a short video showing how it converts from tablet to phone form factor.
Check out this incredible video showing off Xiaomi's insane Super Charge Turbo technology that puts OPPO's SuperVOOC to shame.
Two Xiaomi Android One phones are being developed by the Chinese phone-maker, and report has it that they might feature in-display fingerprint scanners.
Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Google announces Stadia, New iPads and even new iMacs released along with updates & more
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has been announced and, as we expected, it's a real beast. Its top configuration is available with 12GB of RAM.
Xiaomi's global sub-brand only has one phone out at the moment. Maybe the next one will be a lighter, cheaper version of its original?
The phone is set to come out on Monday, March 18, and there's all the hype to let out on social media before the Black Shark 2 becomes official.
Xiaomi phones will likely be more expensive in the future. The company wants a paradigm shift and move away from its current reputation of cheap hardware.
The full-on follow-up to the original XIaomi gaming phone is due out in just over a week and we have very little idea on what to expect.
The latest IDC numbers for the wearable market are in, and Apple is sitting comfortably on the first place, with Samsung closing the top 5.
In this Xiaomi Redmi 7 leak we not only get a full hands-on treatment with the phone weeks ahead of launch, but we get the full spec sheet as well.
The Snapdragon 855 phones are starting to dominate the benchmark score charts and their performance is strikingly powerful.
We expect the Xiaomi Redmi 7 to become official at the upcoming March 18 special event. Until then, TENAA tells us about the specs.
Foldable smartphones, as a new device category, have created a new niche, and PCB manufacturers are looking forward to adapting. And to orders!
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G officially debuted in Barcelona. It's the same phone we've seen in October, but with a different chipset that enables 5G.


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More than 20 Chinese cat buyers were sent dead or sick rural kittens instead of the expensive cat breeds they had paid for online.
One of these buyers, a woman surnamed Wang, purchased an American shorthair kitten for 5,500 yuan ($848) from an online seller but was delivered a dead Chinese rural kitten instead, according to the South China Morning Post.
It was last month when Wang, from Huaian, Jiangsu Province, found the white American shorthair cat on 58.com and messaged the seller, who used the name “Love life, love pets,” on her WeChat account.
After being sent a video and photos of the kitten, Wang paid the 5,500 yuan purchase price, plus an extra 530 yuan ($81) for a vet check-up, through WeChat.
Wang was shocked when she found a dead Chinese rural kitten who had been without food and water for two days during shipping delivered at her home.
When contacted, the seller claimed the delivery company had made an error and said they would issue Wang a refund.
After 10 days without the promised reimbursement, she found the seller had blocked her on WeChat and was no longer reachable.
It was only by carrying out an investigation on the internet that Wang found she was only one of more than 20 buyers who had received dead or diseased kittens from a Shanghai-based seller instead of the expensive cat breeds they paid for.
Although the seller was reported to the police by Wang and the other victims, the authorities say they have not acted because the seller had not committed a crime because a cat was actually sent out in each case. Since the breed of cat is then at dispute, it is considered a civil matter and out of authorities’ hands.


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GM asks feds to exclude Buick Envision SUV from Chinese tariffs
The company claims its sales volume cannot support local manufacture.
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sold in the US is made in China, which is why GM petitioned the federal government to exclude that vehicle from tariffs levied against Chinese-built goods.
has formally petitioned the US government to exclude the Buick Envision SUV from Section 301 tariffs. And it's basing its stance on some pretty solid logic.
The letter, which is posted on the regulation.gov website, lays out the case to prevent
mid-size SUV from being slapped with tariffs that would make it much harder to sell. Price is a major factor -- the letter states that if the Envision were hit with a 25 percent duty, GM might nix the Envision's US presence altogether, otherwise it would be importing the vehicles at a loss.
You might ask, "So why don't they just make them here?" GM hits on that point, too, saying that the Envision's stateside sales volume does not justify moving production to the US. In addition, the Envision's lifecycle will end before the company could get things together to shift production from China to the US. The Envision is much more popular overseas -- in 2017, Buick sold approximately 41,000 Envisions in the US, while it sold about 210,000 in China.
GM isn't limiting its argument to numbers, either. It brings up an important point regarding competition. Its major competitors like
all have mid-size luxury
in the US, and forcing GM to shutter Envision imports would put the domestic automaker at a distinct disadvantage in the face of some strong foreign competition.
The letter points out that the tariffs are mainly targeting China's "Made in China 2025" strategy, which in terms of vehicles focuses on alternative-energy and autonomous vehicles. GM kindly reminds the government that the Envision incorporates neither of those technologies. In fact, money from the Envision sales directly benefits US operations and jobs, many of which are higher-paid technical positions.


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Published last year, the Cochrane Review pooled data from 43 clinical trials including 9,110 people receiving chondroitin sulfate (CS) supplements indicated that, not only did the supplement produce ‘small to moderate’ benefits for people with osteoarthritis, but the risk of adverse events was also lower than in the control groups.
“Although it is well established all qualified clinical studies on chondroitin efficacy have been performed on preparations containing 800mg or more per serving of chondroitin mass delivered, there remains a lack of interest on the part of many manufacturers to re-emphasize chondroitin and to use efficacious amounts in their supplements,” said Weiguo Zhang, President and CEO, Synutra Pure, Ltd.
Another issue for the category is that many companies continue to avoid clear disclosure of chondroitin sulfate amounts used in their proprietary blends, said Zhang, and more are using botanicals with anti-inflammatory activities to achieve temporary pain relief in lieu of joint structure and function ingredient like chondroitin.
“It is understandable economics could speak loader than clinical evidence when it comes to chondroitin as a dietary ingredient,” he said. “Until market dynamics change and consumers recognize benefits and value of adequate chondroitin supplementation, we will have to continue spreading the word: It's all about Chondroitin!”
Chondroitin sulfate is extracted from animal cartilage. In dietary supplements the compound is often formulated in combination with glucosamine.
All of the chondroitin sold in the US is from overseas.
This move to alternate ingredients and using lower than efficacious doses in products is producing a shrinking chondroitin market, and Zhang feels that levels in 2015-16 are lower than in previous years. (In 2013 the total CS raw material shipments were valued at about $87 million).
“It is noteworthy that this declining trend of CS supply continued despite the joint health market has been on an upswing and as compelling research continue to support chondroitin efficacy and safety,” he said.
“Reasons behind this apparent shrinkage in CS raw material shipments include formulation changes in joint health supplements that use less or none of the material due to its relative high cost and introduction of various new ingredients that may or may not possess joint health benefits.”
Supply chain concerns
Synutra has been incredibly active in cleaning up the chondroitin sector, which has been plagued by quality concerns and, more recently, potential adulteration: In 2014, a team of industry and analytical experts convened by Synutra identified an adulterant in chondroitin sulfate as sodium hexametaphosphate, a compound used in Calgon.
In addition to identifying the adulterant, the team also developed a method to test the ingredient. The most commonly used chondroitin assay method, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) titration, can be fooled by various known adulterants. Utilizing cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis (CAME) before CPC can weed out any adulterated product, however. Electrophoresis is a method that uses an electric field to separate substances – the substances move by different amounts when in a colloidal suspension.
CAME, which has been in the USP monograph for chondroitin sulfate for years, is an inexpensive (as little as $190 per sample), simple, and effective procedure that can be used as a qualitative raw material screening tool before running quantitative methods such as CPC or other specific methods such as enzymatic HPLC.
The research group’s method was published in the Journal of AOAC International.
“It is my understanding most of larger brand-owners of joint health supplements are aware of the importance of running CAME alongside CPC titration in qualifying chondroitin sulfate materials,” said Zhang. “The fact that these methods are used on a routine basis provides a formidable deterrence to economically motivated adulteration.
“In addition to sodium hexametaphosphate and alginic sodium di-ester, a seaweed extract, we have used the CAME and CPC combo to screen out 2 newly found non-CS sulfated materials that masquerade as CS and that are yet to be identified.”
Zhang said that as soon as one defense is erected, people will look for ways to circumvent it. “Although it is difficult to measure the effectiveness of our work spreading the methods to fight known adulterants, we at Synutra Pure continue to take pride in leading the industry in remaining vigilant against emerging adulterants,” he said.
Offsetting the testing costs
Quality initiatives have also been affected by the cost of raw materials, explained Zhang.
“Quality practices are more driven by needs to comply with customer requirements and by pricing pressure from buyers,” he said. “Relatively higher sourcing price in the 2014-2015 market cycle may have helped suppliers to offset cost increases in more testing done at buyers' requests.
“But when faced with tighter margin and short-term order prospects as demand weakens, suppliers, especially traders and small plant operators, have little incentive to institute lasting quality initiatives that Synutra Pure and its long-time CS manufacturing partner Meitek Technology develop and uphold.”
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By David Rowley
Sir Bob Geldof has warned UK pension funds they are missing out on the “last great investment opportunity left” by not placing money in Africa.
Sir Bob, who has campaigned on Africa for the past 25 years, made the remarks at an event organised by CDC, a government backed institution that makes private equity investments in sub-Saharan Africa.
He said investors had five to 10 years left to grab the best opportunities, many of which were being snapped up by Chinese investors.
Asked specifically about UK pension funds, he said they were “behind the curve. There are pension funds around the world that have got stuck into this.
“Where is your money safest? Africa – that’s the truth. The fundamentals are staring you in the face.”
These include 200m new consumers emerging over the next five years; 25 per cent of the world’s available arable land at a time of looming food shortages; and a potential £24,000bn (€28,703bn, $35,546bn) worth of mineral deposits in the Congo.“Infrastructure, mobile phones, consumer goods, it’s all growth,” said Sir Bob. “There is a massive amount of investment going in there because of extractive industries and this will flow into other areas,” he added.


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The iPhone 6S rumours have started flowing a bit faster now (of course – we’re a mere seven months from launch), and the latest one to spread across the net is that the handset will boast “3D Touch” technology.
What now? Basically, this is a concept similar to the Apple Watch and its Force Touch, according to those who are peddling this rumour – namely the Taiwanese Economic Daily News, via G for Games.
Force Touch, in case you’ve forgotten, allows the display to detect different levels of press from the user, expanding the scope of the UI considerably – a light touch could trigger something different to a heavy, solid press of an icon.
That’s more important to a device with a very small screen like the Apple Watch, with limited space for the UI elements, but it could still obviously be very useful for a smartphone, and there’s no reason why Apple shouldn’t bring the technology to the iPhone 6S – assuming it scales up to a 5in or so screen with no problems.
It would certainly be a new feature to crow about come iPhone launch time in the autumn. In its Apple Watch spiel, Cupertino boasts that Force Touch is “the most significant new sensing capability since Multi‑Touch.”
Apparently Avago Tech will be supplying the tech for this 3D Touch malarkey, a US-based outfit that worked on the Wii gesture sensors.


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The tech giant said it has made the new Cloud region compliant with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in the country and has started the process to get it certified as well, like its first Cloud region in Mumbai that was launched in 2017.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Internet creates and empower more businesses through technology and Google Cloud embarked on a new 5G partnership with Reliance Jio last month which aims to help people access a better, faster Internet.
“We are proud to launch our Delhi-NCR Cloud region. This is our second Cloud region in India. It will help businesses of all sizes solve complex challenges while using reliable and secure cloud technology even closer to home,” Pichai said in his keynote during a virtual launch event.
“That includes companies such as HDFC Bank which is using Google Cloud for scale and operational resilience, and ShareChat (vernacular social media platform) which is harnessing Google Cloud to better serve their customers across 15 different Indian languages,” Pichai informed.


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Food waste recycler, ReFood, has awarded student Ronan Keane a ‘sustainable visionary scholarship’.
Ronan Keane, a logistics and supply chain management student from Huddersfield University, has been awarded the title ‘2015 sustainable visionary’ by food waste recycling company, ReFood.
This award follows a six month judging process. Keane will receive 12 months of intensive mentoring within the industry and a £5,000 bursary to further progress his studies.
Judges said Keane’s ideas and industry knowledge, regarding the integration and implementation of sustainability into the food waste and recycling logistics process was “highly creative”.
Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, said Keane “demonstrates exactly why we launched the competition - to find a highly talented student who could fly the flag for sustainability; not just for today but for the future”.
The sustainable visionaries scholarship programme is part of ReFood’s ongoing initiative to inspire the food waste champions of tomorrow and eradicate food waste to landfill by 2020.
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After having the specs leaked online, the Moto X is back, this time with a camera sample from its 10MP shooter. LG and Qualcomm announce the followup to the LG Optimus G will be powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor. With Google Reader officially biting the dust on July 1st, many of you have turned to Feedly for your RSS needs. Aviary has received a huge update in the Google Play Store bringing an entirely new UI, while adding new features, filters, sticker packs and more. Minuum is yet another keyboard application for Android that successfully gained funding as an Indiegogo project. Some more "Google Reader is about to die" related news for you guys today. Feedly, perhaps one of the biggest to step up to the plate and take the torch from Google in the online RSS reader front, has announced availability of Feedly Cloud. Feedly isn't the only one out there looking to rope in a new customer base thanks to Google's termination of the popular feed reading service. AT&T has announced that it has teamed up with NEC to bring folks a super rugged smartphone that doesn't seem to be half bad in the specs department. It's starting to look like AT&T is right in the thick of things with its 4G LTE rollout. The company has been on a rollout pace we've never even seen Verizon reach, with sizable lists of new cities being added nearly every week. One of the original third-party Android browsers, Dolphin Browser, has hit version 10. You're probably expecting huge changes to go along with such a major milestone, and you'd be expecting right -- this update is rather huge.