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TikTok star Anna Paul’s shock find on supermarket receipt
All the Gold Coast influencer had wanted was to buy some fresh fruit and veg while visiting the US – only to be left stunned by what she found.
One of the highlights of any overseas trip has got to be the cuisine.
But one Aussie traveller was less than impressed by the US supermarkets she visited, lamenting the lack of fresh fruit and veg – before being stunned by how much they cost in another store.
Anna Paul is a Gold Coast TikTok star who has over 922,000 followers on the video sharing app.
The influencer, who is also one of Australia’s top earners on OnlyFans, has travelled to the US with boyfriend Glen Thomson, with the couple documenting their holiday on TikTok.
In one video the couple filmed themselves shopping at Walmart, both “shocked” at the lack of fresh produce in the mega-sized supermarket.
“In this whole store this is the only fruits and vegetables,” Anna revealed, gesturing to a small shelf space with fresh produce in plastic bags.
“I know there are stores where you can buy fruits and veg, but f***ing hell this store is huge and this is all they have.
“That was so crazy the whole shop is fast food … in Australia every single grocery store you go into the first couple of sections is just fruit and veggies and here not at all.”
In another video Anna said she and Glen decided to go to another US supermarket called Whole Foods to stock up on fresh produce.
“This is looking so much better … we’re getting all of the veggies,” she said.
But Anna was stunned after buying just “two bags of food and a bag of drinks”at how much their shop had cost.
“It was $US160 which converts to $230 Australian dollars … you can buy healthy food in America it’s just so f***ing expensive.
“If I did a proper grocery shop that would be like a thousand Australian dollars, because that’s only two bags of food.”
Anna concluded that it was “way cheaper to be unhealthy here” while it was “super, super hard to be really healthy”.
Both videos attracted thousands of comments from Aussies and Americans alike, with many viewers from Australia expressing shock at Anna’s find.
“[I buy] $500 of groceries just for me weekly. It is insanely expensive to eat healthy in America,” one person wrote.
“Just quietly I think Australia has the balance right,” one Aussie said.
“In Australia almost the whole shop is just fruit and vegetables,” another said.
But some Americans defended their supermarket fresh produce, claiming Whole Foods was a “luxury grocery store” and certain Walmarts didn’t stock fruit and vegetables.
“That’s because Walmart is more of a stock up on packaged food kind of store. Americans do eat vegetables lol,” one said.
“Because it’s not a Walmart superstore … you won’t see produce or meat. If you want fruit you need to go to superstore,” another claimed.
“Most Walmarts have way more fruit and vegetables, I don’t know why this one is so empty,” one person commented.


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The Order: 1886 new gameplay video, screenshots
Sony and Ready at Dawn have released a new gameplay trailer as well as a few eye-catching screenshots from their upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive.
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Sony and Guerrilla Games have today released a new live action trailer for their upcoming PlayStation 4 shooter.
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As the launch of Google Pixel is right around the corner, Google posted a video teaser showing one of the Pixel 4 features. This time Google is focussing on the motion-sensing feature. According to Google, this is not just about facial recognition. The motion-sensing feature could better possibilities with “ambient computing”.
The very first feature Google Pixel will feature is the Face unlock feature. From the video above, the Face unlocks feature works seamlessly. You don’t have to use your finger to swipe up. Just by looking at the Pixel 4 the phone unlocks by itself. Google says you can also unlock the Pixel 4 by using your face in any direction. Any direction means even if you put your face upside down, Google is very intelligent to find it is you.
Google is finally realizing Project Soli
Based on the video above also you might have noticed that you can use your hand gesture to interact with the Google Pixel 4. According to Google blog, it is clearly stated that it is using Project Soli for the motion-sensing. Google starts Project Soli five years back under the Advanced Technology and Project team (ATAP). Soli is a motion-sensing radar which is used to detect planes and other large.
Taking a look at the image above, Pixel 4 comes with a motion-sensing feature. Apart from the hand gestures, the Pixel 4 also has the Soli radar chip where you can skip songs or snooze your alarms by simply waving at your phone.
According to Google, all your data is safe. Whenever you unlock your phone with your face, you don’t have to worry about your data privacy. This is because Google is not saving any data in your phone or shares it to other Google services.
In conclusion, Google Pixel event will be happening sometime around October. Previously, we got to know the front design of the Google Pixel 4. Now we can confirm there will be many sensors on the top of the phone.


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Ford’s new marketing chief, Volvo veteran Hans-Olov Olsson, aims to reduce buyer incentives in the United States, he was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview published on Monday, according to Reuters.
“I would rather see the US market have a constant 15-million-unit demand than inject it (with incentives) to 16 million or 17 million,” Olsson reportedly told Automotive News.
According to Reuters, he said the rebate battle in the world’s biggest car market fosters “an unsound business case” and “an unhealthy environment.”
The news agency noted that Olsson, 63, was set to retire from Volvo when he was drafted to help revive the fortunes of the second-biggest U.S. car maker.
“Ford has untapped potential,” Olsson was quoted as saying, according to Reuters. “It has 100 years of customer dedication and loyalty. I need to put myself in the context of globalisation, to see how Ford connects with the market and its customers.”


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Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream (Chill-N), the made-to-order nitrogen ice cream pioneer, announced today that its newest store has opened in Coconut Grove at 3415 Main Highway near Panther Coffee and Books & Books. As the first and largest liquid nitrogen ice cream brand in South Florida, the new Coconut Grove location is part of Chill-N’s new strategic design plan that features a softer color palette, more lighting and a modern edge designed to highlight the ingredients while showcasing the entire nitrogen ice cream process.
“Especially this year, in light of everything we’re going through as a South Florida community, we’re particularly excited to offer local Coconut Grove residents, families and visitors a chance to experience the fun that Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream brings,” said Daniel Golik, founder of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream. “As we navigate COVID-19 together, we know we can still put a smile on people’s faces while keeping our guests and our teams as safe as possible.”
Here’s how Chill-N works: customers choose a portion size, then an ice cream base (milk, yogurt, or alt-milk option – coconut, almond or oat) and then a flavor. Then the fun begins with the addition of premium toppings including candies, cookies and cereal, fresh fruit, sauces, nuts and even Cuban coffee – because, of course, Miami. Each scoop of ice cream is hand-crafted to order and flash frozen on the spot using liquid nitrogen at a startling -320° Fahrenheit. Chill-N’s unique freezing process results in a fresh ice cream that is ridiculously rich and decadently creamy.
“There’s always opportunity in change,” said David Leonardo, CEO of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream. “Ice cream is still a feel-good proposition and our sales have rebounded extremely well since the onset of the pandemic. That’s a testament to our brand, our loyal customer base, and the hard work of our entire team as we pivoted to online and mobile, allowing for quick delivery, pick up and safe in-store ordering. Even at the height of the virus, we were still introducing new products and our branded ‘Quarantine Quarts’ were especially popular. We’re excited to bring that same level of success and local determination to the Grove while establishing ourselves as an important part of that dynamic community.”
As part of its grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 7th from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 8th between 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Chill-N will offer every guest a free 6-oz sample of its signature ice cream. Adhering to local guidelines, Chill-N Coconut Grove will limit the number of guests inside the shop at any given time, enforce social distancing recommendations and observe all COVID-19 regulations, while ensuring that every guest gets to try some ice cream.
Chill-N is a family run nitrogen ice cream business and uses locally sourced products and ingredients. Since its inception in 2012, Chill-N has become famous for its unique flavors and combinations. Furthermore, the brand’s proprietary software, hardware and technology allows Chill-N to rapidly produce large quantities of ice cream without sacrificing consistency or individuality. Currently, Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream has eight locations throughout South Florida.
“The opening of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream on Main Highway in Coconut Grove, which is the newest of the half dozen stores planned throughout the next few years, highlights the momentum we’re now experiencing as a brand,” said Leonardo. “While this year has certainly been like no other, our brand continues to grow and thrive in the neighborhoods we serve because of our community-first approach. That growth, combined with our continued sales increases since the onset of the pandemic, our expansion into Coconut Grove, and our desire to open in Kendall, Doral, Homestead and Pembroke Pines, among other cities, has positioned Chill-N for tremendous growth potential well into the future.”
The new Coconut Grove Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream is located at 3415 Main Highway, Miami, Fla. 33133. The store will be open Monday – Thursday, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday – Sunday from 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. To contact the store visit chilln.com.
Founded in 2012 in Miami, Fla. by South Florida native Daniel Golik, Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream is one of the first liquid nitrogen ice cream concepts in the nation. The first store opened in the Village of Pinecrest and today the brand has nearly 10 locations across the region. Each serving of ice cream is flash frozen before customers eyes while utilizing the brand’s high-output technology, software and hardware to produce a faster and more consistent scoop. The proven business model and investment in automation reduces labor costs and allows owners to focus directly on customer support and community engagement. For more information on franchise ownership or to find the nearest location, visit chilln.com.


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Buying a vehicle is one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make in your life, and an article from insideline.com shows that 1 in 10 U.S. car shoppers skip a test drive.
Knowing how much PowerBlockfans appreciate everything about what a car, truck, hotrod or off-road buggy has to offer, from the way it drives to what gives it power, we would think that this is the last mistake the typical gearhead would make.
According to the article, not only are car buyers skipping the test drive, they’re buying a car without checking the ride. And 78% of people are saying they used the Internet, as well as previous experiences with a car, to help them make a decision.
But for those of you who work on cars regularly, you know that many vehicles change from year to year.
The article says it’s a troubling trend for dealers because the study conducted by Maritz Research revealed that 52% of those who take a test drive say the experience if very influential in their purchase. However, the study also showed that the aversion to test drives may be rooted in the experience a customer has at a dealership.
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Canadian plasma specialist PyroGenesis (OTCQB: PYRNF) has announced a new 3D printer materials division under the name PyroGenesis Additive. First proposed in 2016, the launch has been timed strategically after assessing the market, and receiving significant interest in the company’s specific method of metal powder production.
From the inventors of the plasma atomization process
PyroGenesis’ materials for metal additive manufacturing are produced using the company’s proprietary plasma atomization process, patented in 2015. The process works by firing a metal alloy through heated jets of plasma (energized gas molecules) which turns it into spherical particles.
Up until 2012, materials producer AP&C, acquired by GE as part of its $1.4 billion takeover of Arcam and Concept Laser, was in an agreement with PyroGenesis allowing both companies to use the same plasma process. Addressing this competition, P. Peter Pascali, President and CEO of PyroGenesis, says,
GE’s acquisition of Arcam, and by extension of AP&C, has effectively disrupted the supply chain of speciality powders in the AM Industry which has caused end users of such powders to re-examine their access to them, all while PyroGenesis is re-entering the market as a supplier of such powders.
This, in part, is why the company have waited until now to launch the additive branch. Pascali also stipulates that,
We have definitely underestimated the interest in our production and it has become apparent that we need to expand our capacity faster than originally planned. We currently have plans to order the long lead items for 3 more systems in anticipation of having to address this need.
Progress faster than expected
PyroGenesis’ first successful powder run was completed March 2017. Since then, the company have received a second order for titanium alloy powder from a client based in the United States. Pascali also intimates that the company has applied the plasma atomization process to aerospace-grade superalloy Inconel, as used in research for NASA and a collaboration between SPbPU and TU Delft.
Adapting the process for the new material, Pascali comments,
…the powder production rate was far greater than that for Titanium and the Inconel powder was of exceptional quality; proving, amongst other things, the flexibility of our Plasma Atomization System and how quickly we can “pivot”.
“Making great strides”
In line with the launch, the company has also announced the expansion of its ISO 9001:2008 quality control certification to incorporate more additive manufacturing specific protocols.
Closing the announcement, Pascali states,
…our goal is not only to become a significant producer of metal powders to the AM Industry, but to bring the technology to a new level and enable 3D printing to reach new heights by effectively making our old technology, the gold standard, obsolete. We are making great strides on both fronts, and we have only been up and running for less than 3 months.
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Cinema camera company RED’s first smartphone has been promising big features since last summer, but despite pre-orders already being underway, few official details have been available on the smartphone outside of the holographic display.
More details are starting to emerge. We spent some time with the phone, checking out its unique 3D display and spatial audio, and you can read more in our Hydrogen One hands-on preview. We also know the phone was slated to be available this August from AT&T and Verizon, but after more delays, it may not be released until October or November. On top of that, the company has launched the Houdini program for those that want to get their phone as soon as possible and don’t mind using a slightly unfinished device. YouTuber MKBHD has published an unboxing of that device, which you can see below.
Instead of releasing the actual phone, Red also shared some press images of the device. You can check those out for yourself below.
We also know that RED and Lucid are also working together to design a camera that shoots 4V content in real time, using the smartphone as a viewfinder. That camera will be able to share 4V to Facebook and YouTube, suggesting the networks will soon offer 4V support.
Company founder Jim Jannard has also shared some additional specs for the RED Hydrogen One — as he uses the Hydrogen One with the serial number 0001. According to Jannard, the phone has a 2560 x 1440 screen resolution in 2D mode. The four-view matches the same resolution, but those pixels appear on multiple layers rather than a flat screen so while the numbers are the same, the 4V won’t appear exactly the same. He says that in the 4V holographic mode, the screen dims a little and then displays a “better than 3D” view.
Jannard says that both the holographic screen and multichannel spatial sound is something that is difficult to describe and something that users will have to see or hear to fully appreciate.
The modular system previously alluded to (and supported by patent documents) will have at least a “cinema-grade” camera module and an additional battery, according to Jannard. The modular concept uses pogo pins at the back of the phone to add-on accessories, allowing the add-ons to share power and data through the pin connection. The add-on battery will support the large 4,500mAh battery already built inside.
Users won’t need the modular add-on in order to shoot 3D and 4V content for playback on that holographic screen either. Jannard says the smartphone’s built-in camera will support the feature in both the rear and front cameras. The smartphone will also automatically save a 2D file as well. Along with building a Hydrogen One network for sharing the content type, Jannard says the company is working with some “big dogs” social media networks in order to enable sharing the 4V content. When the company announced the development of a 4V camera, it said the content can be shared to Facebook and YouTube.
While the smartphone itself will shoot 4V, the company is also working on a prosumer level 4V camera expected out before the end of the year. The unnamed camera is expected to shoot 8K 3D or 4V content at a prosumer level. But, like the smartphone, there aren’t many details yet, including how much the prosumer camera will cost.
The Android smartphone will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. The phone was available for pre-order on the Hydrogen website for a short period. The black aluminum model will sell for $1,300 with pre-orders starting to ship on October 9. The same version will be on sale in AT&T and Verizon stores starting on November 2.
If you are holding out for the Titanium version, you’ll have to wait a little longer. The company announced the titanium model will sell for $1,600, but shipping will not begin until 2019.
As for the more industrial design, Jannard says the scallops on the exterior aren’t just for looks but make the phone easier to dig out of your pocket. The RED One will use dual SIM slots, which will allow for either two phone numbers or one SIM card and a MicroSD for storing content. The RED One isn’t ditching the headphone jack and a USB-C port will also be included. As for size, Jannard says it’s about two ounces heavier than most other smartphones, with a 5.7-inch size, a few millimeters larger, and “just a tad thicker.”
Updated on August 31: MKBHD shares unboxing of Red Hydrogen One.
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By Faith Hope Consolo, chairman, The Retail Group,
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
The tech giants are coming. Within less than two weeks, Microsoft announced that it would open a Fifth Avenue flagship store just blocks from Apple’s iconic location on the avenue, and Amazon said it would open a pop-up shop on West 34th Street, steps from Herald Square and the Empire State Building.
Microsoft has been opening stores around the country (it should have nearly 125 by year-end), so it was simply a matter of time before it found the right location to make a New York City statement.
And a four-level, 5,000 s/f space with 50 feet of frontage at 677 Fifth Avenue certainly is a statement.
Microsoft says it will use the space for more than selling tablets and software, and will seek to engage with shoppers and partners. We’ll see if it evolves into the same kind of “place to be seen” that Apple has become. The store certainly continues the trend of the world’s great brands occupying the most famous shopping street in the world.
Amazon, on the other hand, is launching a brick-and-mortar presence here, opening its first physical store for the holidays at 7 West 34th Street.
At this writing, it’s still unclear how long the lease is, and how much merchandise will be on display, versus the store serving as a place to pick up items ordered online (known as click-and-collect in the industry).
This may be Amazon’s ploy to neutralize brick-and-mortar stores’ chief advantage, particularly at the holidays: immediate delivery.
Recent years have seen well-publicized problems with getting packages to the recipients in time, and it’s not unreasonable that shoppers might be a bit distrustful of online retailers.
Providing a well-located store where items ordered online can be picked up — and where the shopper might also be inspired to make an additional impulse purchase — puts Amazon right back in that game.
If successful, this could have a far-reaching effect on retail around the city, and the world.
Traditional retail continues to expand. Brora, a Scottish knitwear company, is coming to 1200 Madison Avenue; joining it at that address will be a new outpost for bluemercury.
Rumor has it that the long-awaited COS store will open on December 8. The Lodge, an e-tailer focusing on interesting items for men, has opened its second physical store at 220 East 10th Street.
Jill Stuart has debuted at 466 Broome Street. Tory Burch will have her fourth store in the city at Brookfield Place. Paintbox, a nail salon that offers a designer lookbook of art for our fingers and toes, has come to 17 Crosby Street.
Nordstrom Rack is now at 550 Gateway Drive in Brooklyn. Crunch Gym will come to 1034 Flatbush Avenue late next year. The newly renovated H&M at 111 Fifth Avenue has reopened. Vendome Macaron will make Brooklyn Heights sweeter at 360 Furman Street.
The calendar gets ever busier as the year comes to a conclusion. My friends at NYCREW will host a special focus on “Facilities Management Today: Trends and Challenges,” on Tuesday, November 18 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Pratt Institute, 144 West 14th Street.
Moderators Audrey Shultz of Pratt Institute and Amelia Janisz of EZ Building EHS will host a panel discussion on the latest property facility management trends, joined by speakers Michael Aisner, RXR Realty Trust; Paul Magda of ABM Facility Services; and Patricia Revellese of SL Green Realty Corp.
And save the date for our Holiday Gala and Empire Award presentation, to be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Columbus Citizens Foundation Townhouse, 8 East 69th Street.
We’ll honor the achievements of 2014, look forward to 2015, and celebrate NYCREW’s unique camaraderie! For more information, visit www.nycrew.org.


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Barneys New York to expand San Francisco location
Barneys New York on Monday announced that it would begin its multi-year expansion and renovation of its San Francisco store this July. Construction should be completed by 2017.
The San Francisco store at Union Square currently spans 60,000-square-feet and will amass 19,000 additional square feet after it completes construction on its freestanding men’s store. The men’s store will be divided into a street level, which will house accessories, and a lower level that will contain ready-to-wear and shoes from brands Balmain, Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Thom Browne and Valentino, to name a few. The store is slated to open in spring 2016.
The store’s fifth and sixth floors, which used to be occupied by men’s ready-to-wear and accessories, will be occupied by women’s shoes and accessories and a Freds restaurant, respectively, that will open by the end of 2017. Renovations of the women’s store will continue through 2016 and 2017.
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SECAUCUS — A beer garden, a snowball fight arena and more than 10 food trucks were just a few of the attractions that drew hundreds of people Saturday to the third day of the town’s pre-Super Bowl Winter Blast.
The festival also featured the world’s biggest mozzarella football, free coffee samples from Dunkin’ Donuts and a meet-and-greet with New Jersey Devils player Travis Zajac.
“It’s a good thing to do before the Super Bowl,” Keith McNie, 38, of Lyndhurst, said while watching his 10- and 12-year-old sons join in the snowball fight. “We’ve got a good crowd here so far.”
Over by the food trucks, Hopatcong residents Chrissy Prince, 31, and her husband, James, 32, chowed down on disco fries from El Lechon de Negron.
“I came for the food,” Prince said, adding that on a scale of 1 to 10, the disco fries, which came topped with pulled pork, were a “15.”
Meanwhile, lines went out the door for the Winter Blast’s beer garden, which was housed in large, white tents and included live band performances.
A security guard checked driver’s licenses and bags at the door and gave green Heineken wristbands to those entering.
“New Jersey is where it’s happening,” Jennifer Williams, 53, of Rutherford, said near the beer garden tent.
Williams had been to Super Bowl Boulevard in Times Square but was still loyal to New Jersey.
“It’s just more authentic here,” she said. “New York, you’ve got to see it to believe it, but New Jersey is real.”


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It appears 2023 could be the year where we could see a foldable iPhone come to light.
According to a report by MacRumors, analysts Ming-Chi Kuo has said that Apple is working on a foldable iPhone offering an 8-inch display. The resolution of the screen is said to be QHD+ and it is expected to be an OLED display.
Not only that, Kuo also said that in its first year itself, Apple is expected to ship 15-20 million units of this first of a kind iPhone.
“Based on our latest industry survey, we forecast that Apple will likely launch a foldable iPhone with an 8-inch QHD+ flexible OLED display in 2023, with SDC as the exclusive display supplier and Samsung Foundry as the exclusive DDI foundry provider. Based on Apple's requested capacity plan, we predict that the foldable iPhone shipments will reach 15-20 million units in 2023. We expect that the foldable iPhone will adopt TPK's silver nanowire touch solution because of its several advantages over SDC's Y-Octa technology,” said Kuo.
This is not the first time Kuo has speculated this timeline for a foldable phone from Apple. Back in Marc, Kuo had said that the foldable iPhone could launch in 2023 sporting a main display between 7.5 to 8-inches.
However, back then Kuo had also added that the product has "not yet officially kicked off". This means that it is still in the research stage.


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In the United States, summer camps are popular for children. But recently a five-day summer camp took place for adults with a unique twist — it was just for nerds. Mocked for decades in popular culture, nerds are sometimes described as overly studious, socially awkward, and passionate about the arcane. VOA's Deborah Block visited Epic Nerd Camp in Maryland.
In the United States, dog owners often treat their pets like family. When people go on vacation, they may not take their dogs with them but want them to be well taken care of while they are gone. Doggie boarding facilities are popular alternatives where pets can stay overnight or even longer. Some pet parents even take their dog to a fancy pet resort for top notch services. VOA's Deborah Block shows us a luxury pet resort in Virginia.
Museums across the United States are striving to be more accessible to everyone. That includes touchable versions of photographs and paintings for people who may not be able to see them. At a recent expo by the American Alliance of Museums in New Orleans, new technology was used to help the visually impaired “see” art and pictures. VOA’s Deborah Block tells us more.


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The true cost of Wal-Mart and more!
Louisville, KY – The true cost of Wal-Mart to the taxpayer may be growing. Many know that Wal-Mart has become one of the nation’s largest corporate welfare companies but now they have decided to go even further thanks to Obamacare. Wal-Mart has announced that they will stop offering healthcare plans to new hires. The cost to the taxpayer?
$1.5 Billion annually.
While there have been many other businesses who have announced the same intent Wal-Mart clearly is the largest and will cost the most to each of us.
Why is this so hard to swallow?
Perhaps because the Walton family is worth an estimated $102 Billion. maybe it is because last year Wal-Mart made a profit of over $13 Billion for their shareholders.
Whatever the reason Wal-Mart can clearly afford to do better for their employees instead of forcing the taxpayers to foot the bill for their profits. But Wal-Mart is not to blame here overall.
Wal-Mart reaps profits of approximately $50 million each day and would rank among the world’s 25 largest economies if it were a country.
Welcome to the true cost of Obamacare on we the people. Stay tuned…
Cold and flu season is here
Think the flu shot is safe? Think again.
While many are rushing to get their annual flu shot in the hopes that they will be protected many more need to be concerned.
According to Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, Head of Health of the Council of Europe and an eminent epidemiologist, the Swine Flu is “a false pandemic to sell vaccines” as well as ”one of the greatest medical scandals of the century”.
pregnant women take notice. Science has now confirmed that getting the Swine Flu (H1N1) vaccine when you are pregnant is dangerous for the fetus in many cases causing spontaneous abortion.
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year.
WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000ft2. The additional building, due to commence operations in October, features eight landside doors for cargo deliveries and collections, and a 20ft truck dock. As well as caster deck storage for loaded pallets and containers, WFS also plans to install a 7,000ft2 area for ambient shipments and dedicated storage for temperature-controlled cargo requiring a 2-8°C environment.
The new facility will give WFS a total cargo handling space at Heathrow of almost 350,000ft2. This latest expansion is designed to support existing airline customers – including new contracts gained in the past 12 months with Sri Lankan Airlines, Gulf Air and All Nippon Airways. The additional building will also provide growth capacity.
“After strong growth in our tonnage throughput in 2021, and with cargo volumes expected to increase by a further 25% this year, it’s important that we are proactive in ensuring we have the capacity and infrastructure our current airline customers need to support their products and services.
“A key focus for Building 578 is to expand our perishables handling capabilities. This investment also gives us more space to welcome new carriers, which we expect to do by the end of the year,” said Paul Carmody, WFS’ managing director – UK Cargo.
WFS currently provides cargo handling services for 16 international airlines at Heathrow, handling over 425,000 tonnes of freight, air mail and express shipments through seven warehouse facilities.


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Cam's confession of love following a stunning day out with Jules
Cam and Jules' love continues to grow, and after a day out in Sydney, Cam had an epiphany, revealing he's "So grateful and loves everything about Jules."
He admitted he found it a "little bit scary."
Watch the full exclusive in the top video player for the full heart-warming confession.
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US FDA Board Formed To Manage Increasingly Complex Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Oversight
High-level board will bring together information from across FDA drug center and work to increase supply chain transparency, says CDER’s Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay.
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Many people travel to gorgeous Munising, Michigan, in the state’s Upper Peninsula to experience the beauty of the infamous sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks off the shore of Lake Superior. Whether by boat or kayak, people bring their cameras and smartphones to snap a shot of the remarkable natural wonder.
Then there are those who travel to Munising, Michigan, to capture an experience in an entirely unexpected way.
From Feb. 9–13, Michigan Ice Fest will be celebrating its belated 30th anniversary (due to COVID-19) with its weeklong ice climbing event that brings famed ice climbers as well as curious newcomers from all over the country and the world. Ice climbing may seem like something reserved for rugged mountaineers among arctic landscapes in faraway lands, but the Munising ice festival mixes awe-inspiring terrain with a tight-knit community feel that is nothing short of Pure Michigan.
“For over 30 years, people have been coming to the festival,” said Bill Thompson, one of the organizers of Michigan Ice Fest. “And every year, there are people who walked away shocked that we have some of the best ice climbing in the lower 48. They come in wary and walk away family.”
Michigan Ice Fest, which claims to be the oldest ice festival in the country, started with Mark Riesch, an ice climber out of Kalamazoo who returned from a festival in Canada and wanted to recreate something like it in Munising. Riesch passed out a homemade flier inviting folks to join in and managed to wrangle up a whopping 20 or so people the first year. Among them was Bill Thompson. As a new guard took over the event, it gained interest and grew. In 2019, the event drew over 1,600 climbers from seven different countries, and anyone who has attended Michigan Ice Fest will tell you there is something particularly magical about the Munising event.
“Michigan might not seem like the obvious spot for ice climbing,” said Thompson. “But there’s nowhere else where you can climb 160 feet with open waves thundering below you that are biting at your feet. Exciting is an understatement.”
This unique atmosphere has led to considerable interest from the climbing community. The event itself has grown over the years, now offering presentations and clinics led by world-class, professional climbers, book signings, and coffee talks in the mornings, as well as lots and lots of climbing. While the pros and hardcore climbers enjoy some of the finest ice climbing in the country,
the festival still puts a lot of focus on the novice climber, offering free gear and instruction as part of the price of admission. Not to mention an opportunity to watch and learn from some of the best ice climbers in the world.
“It’s like if you went to a basketball clinic and Michael Jordan was there giving you tips,” said Thompson. “And then later, you see him around town and get to have a beer with him. That’s how casual and inclusive this event is.”
The coziness of Munising seems in complete contrast to the adrenaline-heavy activity that brings everyone to town, but the city offers that perfect setting for what Anderson describes as an annual family reunion.
“It’s a tight community. When you come to the event, it’s like being with family,” said Thompson. “Our pro athletes have climbed all over the world, but feel something different and refreshing at our event. Our new climbers feel like they’re a part of the group from day one. It’s hard to explain, but it’s like going home.”
While a mammoth ledge of ice might not seem like an obvious homecoming spot, Thompson assures those with even the slightest interest that the event aims to bring people in slowly.
“It’s a chance to do something that not many people get to experience,” said Thompson. “As an ice climber, you’re definitely in a minority of folks in the world. But when you hear the axe bite in, and you kick into the ice with the sound of water running behind it—all I can say is you just can’t know how special it is until you try it.”
Visit michiganicefest.com for information on registration fees, event times, clinics, and more, as well as a list of available scholarships, grants, and contests.


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Snapchat’s Snap Map plots Stories by location but not ads (yet)
Snapchat users can browse Stories by location, which could eventually put the app more prominently on the map with location-minded marketers.
Snapchat is giving people a better look at what’s going on in the world but is not including a place for advertisers (at least not yet).
On Wednesday, Snapchat rolled out Snap Map, which plots people’s publicly posted Stories by location on a map so that others can see what photos and videos people are sharing from a specific location.
People can pinch on the app’s main screen to pull up a normal-looking map that places heat maps around places where a lot of people are posting Stories, as well as around location-based events, like concerts and sporting events. And people can choose to have their own location appear on the map — either to everyone who follows them or only to certain friends — so that friends can see where they are and send them a message through Snapchat to meet up; if that sounds creepy or you’re not tight enough with anyone to constantly ping your location like a tagged endangered animal, you can go into Ghost Mode so that your location won’t be shared with anyone.
While Snap Map could pave a path for Snapchat to boost its position among location-minded marketers, Snapchat will not be running ads alongside Stories access through Snap Map or selling a way for brands to place a promoted Story or location on people’s maps, according to a spokesperson for Snapchat’s parent company, Snap.
It’s easy to see how Snapchat eventually would want to extend its ad business to Snap Map, though.
For starters, Snapchat could simply run location-targeted ads against Snap Map’s location-related Stories. If someone is viewing Stories about someplace in Los Angeles — either because they live there or are a visiting tourist looking for something to do — Snapchat could show those people ads from brands looking to reach people in Los Angeles, the same ads that would otherwise appear between people’s Stories, within Snapchat’s Our Stories collections or in Discover channels’ Publisher Stories.
But the real opportunity with Snap Maps is taking advantage of the context. According to Snap’s company blog post announcing Snap Maps, the feature is meant for people to “see what’s happening, find your friends, and get inspired to go on an adventure!”
That means ads within Snap Maps could be better positioned to get people to go to a brand-related location than ads placed elsewhere in Snapchat. A retailer running a sale could target Snap Map Story viewers because those people may be looking for something to do in a city, as opposed to people browsing their normal Stories feed who are more likely just looking for something to watch. Same goes for a brand hosting an event in a city, like a pop-up shop or meet-and-greet with a celebrity spokesperson.
And Snapchat’s opportunity isn’t limited to extending standard Snap Ads to Snap Maps. In the same way that Snapchat is placing event-related Our Stories within Snap Maps that, unlike the heat maps, carry a label to give them more prominence and pique people’s interest, Snapchat could have brands pay to place promoted Stories on locations within a Snap Map, similar to the ads Google slots within Google Maps. That way, the brand hosting a celebrity meet-and-greet at a new store’s grand opening could produce a Story with the celebrity touring the store, and that Story would appear within a Snap Map where the store is physically located and potentially include a way for people to swipe up on the Story to get directions to the store.
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(NEW YORK) Today, the fashion conglomerate formerly known as PPR has officially become Kering. The news was announced at the company's annual meeting. PPR stood for Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, and the company has announced that they plan to sell of their final retail business, La Redoute, by the end of the year as they become solely focused on their ownership of several fashion and lifestyle brands like Gucci and Puma. Francois-Henri Pinault has said that its new name, Kering (which sounds like "caring") is a reflection of the company's mission and values, a fresh slogan has been selected ("empowering imagination), and their new symbol is an owl. We imagine it will take awhile before mention of Kering isn't perpetually followed by the phrase "formerly known as PPR", non?
Chanel is taking quite a trip for its next showing: Karl Lagerfeld's latest Cruise collection will be trotted out in Dubai on May 13. The show will be staged on an island off the city...
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From digital payments to lending technology, here’s everything you need to know about fintech investing and why it may be right for you.
Fintech is taking the world by storm, and many market participants have begun their investment in fintech. In H1 2019, global investment in fintech totaled US$37.9 billion, according to KPMG.
Overall investment is also up substantially on earlier years. For instance, in 2013, the fintech market only saw US$4.05 billion in investment. While there was a dip in funding in 2016, it is expected that the global market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 54.83 percent between 2016 and the end of 2020.
Growth in venture capital investment, investor interest and private equity investment have all helped fuel innovation and investment in fintech. Read on to learn more about this flourishing market.
This article continues below the Fintech Investing Table of Contents.
Fintech Investing Table of Contents
The articles listed below provide an overview of investing in fintech from Fintech Investing News.
Start Here — Investing in Fintech
- What is Fintech?
- Why Consider Fintech Investing?
- Fintech Investing Facts
- Fintech Stocks in Canada
- 4 Fintech Companies for Savvy Investors to Watch
Investment in fintech: Global market breakdown
As KPMG explains, 2018 was a banner year for fintech. It was marked by a number of major fintech deals that were characterized by their size and geographic diversity.
Many private equity firms took notice during this time and placed their money into fintech. Among others, Blackstone invested US$17 billion in Refinitiv, while P2 Partners and Silver Lake, a global financial technology business, acquired Blackhawk Network for US$3.5 billion.
“Fintech start-ups in markets as diverse as Germany and Brazil are attracting larger and later stage rounds, while the more established fintech leaders in the US, UK and Asia are making their own investments and acquisitions in order to expand their product and geographic reach,” Ian Pollari, global co-lead of KPMG’s fintech division, states in a report from the firm.
In the US alone, investment in fintech rose to US$54.5 billion in 2018. This marked a significant increase from US$29 billion in 2017. KPMG highlights that the overall increase in investment came from an uptick in mergers and acquisitions (M&A); in fact, cross-border M&A deals brought in US$28 billion.
“The growing deal sizes, higher levels of M&A activity and the geographic spread of deals all highlight the increasing maturation of the fintech sector on a global scale,” said Pollari.
In 2018, the US, Asia and Europe all reported record financing levels in the sector. Canada and Brazil also reported notable gains in the industry, with 28 and 119 fintech deals taking place, respectively.
Fintech deals in Asia were also on the rise in 2018, reaching US$22.7 billion compared to US$12.5 billion in 2017. Fueling that growth in part was Ant Financial’s US$15 billion deal in the second quarter of 2018.
In Europe, fintech investment saw record growth in 2018, with US$34.2 billion invested in 536 deals.
KPMG highlights in its report that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are subsectors of the fintech industry with anticipated growth in 2019 that did ultimately come to fruition.
As of the third quarter of 2018, there were 995 fintech companies in Canada, and over 70 percent of fintech firms in Canada were small businesses, meaning they had less than 50 employees.
Investment in fintech: Current market status
As the sector continues to mature, a number of trends are characterizing the fintech industry.
According to the Fintech Growth Syndicate, paytech accounts for the largest segment of the Canadian fintech ecosystem, standing at 25 percent of the industry. A paytech company is defined by Payments Canada as a company that uses technology to enable the electronic transfer of value.
Globally, 41 fintech unicorns were reported as of the first quarter of 2019, as per CB Insights, and they were cumulatively valued at US$154.1 billion. McKinsey states that four trends are shaping the capital markets infrastructure side of fintech: distributed ledger technology, AI and advanced analytics, quantum computing and post-trade products.
The financial technology sector is advancing in many ways, both locally and internationally, in areas like real estate, peer-to-peer lending, cross-border payments and general lending. Both the wealth management sector and portfolio companies are recognizing the benefits of fintech.
Most recently, S&P Global reported that by the end of 2019, 276 fintech deals were completed for a total deal value of US$127.99 billion.
Interestingly, the report notes that in May of last year, the total deal value for 2019 passed that of 2018 on the heels of the announcement that Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) planned to acquire Total System Services (NYSE:TSS) for US$22.15 billion.
Despite the fact that the number of global fintech deals have decreased since 2018, deal values increased in 2019, proving that the market continues to do well.
Investment in fintech: How to start
If you’re serious about making an investment in fintech, there are a number of ways to step into the sector, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks.
- Fintech ETFs:
- The Global X FinTech Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:FINX) was launched in September 2016; contrary to its name, it is primarily focused on US companies.
- The Tortoise Digital Payments Infrastructure Fund (CBOE:TPAY) began trading in February 2019 and contains companies that are focused on the digital payment sector. It tracks the Tortoise Global Digital Payments Infrastructure Index.
- Fintech stocks:
The fintech sector has grown considerably in recent years as more private equity and fintech investors enter the space. Companies continue to innovate in finance, the financial industry, fintech trends and, ultimately, capital markets. The industry looks likely to keep growing in the future.
This is an updated version of an article originally published by the Investing News Network in 2016.
Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Technology for real-time news updates!
Securities Disclosure: I, Nicole Rashotte, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.


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Better Choice and its portfolio brand, Halo, exhibits at Global Pet Expo
Better Choice Company, an animal health and wellness company, will exhibit at the Global Pet Expo hosted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from Feb. 26-28, 2020.
The Global Pet Expo is the pet industry’s largest annual trade event recognizing the most creative products in the sector and providing attendees with the opportunity to showcase their new brands and products. Attendees include independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers and other professionals relevant to the pet product space. Last year the expo featured product launches from over 1,000 of the most innovative companies in the pet industry internationally.
“Our team is pleased to showcase our mission and product portfolio at the largest annual event in the pet industry. These experiential opportunities to highlight our products are valuable in expanding our market share through our unique product offering and building new consumer and strategic relationships,” commented Werner von Pein, CEO of Better Choice.
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Toyota Motor Corp. has told North American dealers to stop selling eight models equipped with seat heaters made since August 2012 after being alerted by South Korean safety officials that material in the part did not meet fire retardation standards also used in the United States.
The automaker said the affected vehicles are certain 2013 and 2014 Camry sedan, Camry hybrid, Avalon sedan, Avalon hybrid, Corolla subcompact, Sienna minivan and Tundra and Tacoma pickup trucks equipped with seat heaters that were sold since August 2012, when the fabric supplier was changed, the company said.
The models are among the company's most popular cars and light trucks sold in the United States, but only about 8 percent of 2013-2014 Toyota vehicles in the U.S. have heated seats, according to Kelly Blue Book figures. All Toyota Avalons in the U.S. have heated seats, Kelly Blue Book said.
The number of vehicles in U.S. dealer stocks subject to the stop sale order is approximately 36,000, according to a document Toyota distributed to dealers and obtained by Automotive News.
Some 13,850 Avalon sedan models from 2013 and 2014, and 10,100 Sienna minivans from 2013 and 2014, in dealer inventory are subject to the stop sale order, the document shows.
Toyota said some vehicles in transit to dealerships may also be covered by the order.
Toyota said it has alerted U.S. safety officials about the seating problem, which could result in a recall depending on what the safety agency decides.
Toyota spokesman John Hanson said the company informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the issue and would file an official report outlining the non-compliance with the standard. He added that Toyota did not feel a recall was necessary.
"We don't believe that it is a defect issue or a safety-related issue because there has been no occurrence of any problems out in the real world," Hanson said.
There have been no reports of accidents, fires or injuries related to the issue in the affected vehicles in the United States, Canada or Mexico, he said.


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The Buzz on Usda Organic Cbd Oil – Full-spectrum – Vitality Cbd, Inc.
Scientists believe that CBD’s ability to act upon the endocannabinoid system and other brain signaling systems might offer advantages for those with neurological conditions. In truth, one of the most studied uses for CBD remains in dealing with neurological conditions like epilepsy and several sclerosis.cbd rich hemp oil online Though research in this location is still fairly brand-new, several studies have shown appealing outcomes.
One research study found that Sativex decreased convulsions in 75% of 276 people with multiple sclerosis who were experiencing muscle spasticity that was resistant to medications (). Another research study provided 214 individuals with severe epilepsy 0. 92. 3 grams of CBD oil per pound (25 g/kg) of body weight. Their seizures minimized by a mean of 36.
Another research study found that CBD oil considerably minimized seizure activity in kids with Dravet syndrome, an intricate youth epilepsy condition, compared to a placebo (). However, it is essential to keep in mind that some individuals in both these research studies experienced negative responses connected with CBD treatment, such as convulsions, fever and tiredness.
For instance, a number of studies have actually shown that treatment with CBD improved lifestyle and sleep quality for people with Parkinson’s illness (, ). In addition, animal and test-tube research studies have shown that CBD might reduce swelling and aid avoid the neurodegeneration related to Alzheimer’s disease (). In one long-lasting study, researchers offered CBD to mice genetically inclined to Alzheimer’s illness, finding that it helped avoid cognitive decline ().
By Dennis ThompsonMONDAY, Might 7, 2018 (HealthDay News)– Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has ended up being the hot new item in states that have actually legislated medical cannabis. The non-intoxicating cannabis extract is being credited with assisting deal with a host of medical problems– everything from epileptic seizures to stress and anxiety to inflammation to sleeplessness.
Worse, CBD is being produced without any guideline, leading to items that vary widely in quality, stated Marcel Bonn-Miller, an adjunct assistant teacher of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.” It actually is the Wild West,” Bonn-Miller stated. “Joe Bob who launches a CBD company might say whatever the hell he wants on a label and offer it to individuals.” Cannabidiol is drawn out from the flowers and buds of cannabis or hemp plants.
Getting The What Is Cbd Oil And How Can It Help You…[in Quarantine] To Work
CBD oil is legal in 30 states where medical and/or recreational marijuana is legal, according to Governing publication (how to use cbd oil for crohn’s disease). Seventeen additional states have CBD-specific laws on the books, according to Avoidance publication. Those are Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Last month, a U.S. Fda advisory panel unanimously suggested approval of the CBD medication Epidiolex to deal with 2 uncommon forms of childhood epilepsy.” That’s truly the only area where the evidence has actually increased to the point where the FDA has actually said this is acceptable to authorize a new drug,” stated Timothy Welty, chair of the department of medical sciences at Drake University’s College of Drug store and Health Sciences, in Des Moines, Iowa.
For example, some human scientific trials suggest that CBD could be effective in dealing with symptoms of stress and anxiety, especially social stress and anxiety, Bonn-Miller said. This is the prospective usage for CBD with the most evidence after effectiveness in epilepsy, however “there’s a decent gap in between those two,” he stated.” There have actually been scientific trials in adults, however a lot smaller than the epilepsy research studies that have been done in kids,” Bonn-Miller stated.
The remainder of the possible usages– as an antipsychotic, antidepressant or sleep help “have actually all been studied in animals, with just one or 2 examples of research studies in human beings,” Bonn-Miller said. And Welty said the research studies that have included humans for these other CBD uses have actually either been case reports or research studies that did not compare results against a control group that did not utilize the oil. how to use cbd oil for crohn’s disease.” There’s no control, so it’s essentially how do you know if we’re handling the true impact of the drug or just simply a placebo result since someone believes they’ve been offered a drug that will be beneficial?” Welty stated.
LBecause of the legally dirty nature of cannabis, the FDA has not stepped in to regulate items like CBD oil, Bonn-Miller stated. States are having a hard time to put regulations in location, however they do not have the deep pockets of the federal government. On the other hand, a 2017 research study led by Bonn-Miller found that almost 7 of 10 CBD products didn’t contain the quantity of cannabis extract promised on the label.
” Less than 20 percent of the drug is soaked up orally. If it isn’t made in the proper way, you might not be getting much drug into your systemic flow.” Worse, about 1 in 5 CBD products contained the envigorating pot chemical THC, Bonn-Miller and his associates found. “That’s an issue because THC can increase anxiety.


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With #TrumpRecession trending on Twitter, a source close to President Trump told Axios, “I’m very worried about the latest economic data. A lot of us are concerned. Without the narrative on the economy, he can’t win.”
The big picture: A senior administration official said the administration was getting a lot of blowback from retailers who were worried about the China tariffs coming in September. The delay until Dec. 15, announced this week, was to stave of these concerns, the source said.
When Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on CNBC it was to help consumers for Christmas, he let the cat out of the bag: Tariffs hurt consumers.
If Trump were correct that China pays the entirety of his tariffs, as he has repeatedly claimed, why would the commerce secretary say the decision to delay tariffs was made to protect U.S. consumers for holiday shopping?


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Closed beta testing of MechWarrior Tactics has officially commenced, and North American gamers are being offered the opportunity to participate in vetting the online strategy title by purchasing one of three different Founder's packages."MechWarrior Tactics is a game deeply rooted and inspired by the original and cherished BattleTech tabletop games. It’s important for us to bring to life the essence of the BattleTech experience for fans and we’re looking forward to their valuable feedback," says Chris Cleroux, Game Director, Roadhouse Interactive. "This is truly a project where the Closed Beta will be one, long conversation with the fanbase ensuring that we are creating an experience which captures the magic, excitement and flavor of the BattleTech universe."
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The believers always knew this would happen. The naysayers had talked up the case of smartphones and tablets as replacements. The debate that’s been raging for years, about whether laptops and PCs were no longer essential as before, has been turned on its head. The last 12 months and a bit more, as the world struggled to come to terms with the Coronavirus pandemic, have given PCs and laptops their rightful place in the hierarchy of computing devices. No longer, and most of us realize it to the fullest, can we manage with a tablet that has a bolted-on keyboard or a smartphone when the serious work comes around. The numbers more than confirm that, and the momentum is continuing. A laptop or desktop has effectively shut down the fantasy of phones and tablets replacing proper computing devices, and PC makers including HP India have taken full advantage.
The data from research firm IDC suggests that shipments for tradition PC form factors increased 73.1% year-in year in Q1 2021 compared with Q1 2020. A total of 3.1 million units were shipped with HP sitting pretty at the top of the charts with a market share of 32.9% ahead of Dell which has a 21.8% market share. News18 spoke with Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems at HP India to understand the PC landscape as it is unfolding, what sort of user preferences are coming to the fore and how businesses as well as consumers are coming to terms with a changing environment where hybrid work models are expected to be the norm in the times to come. Bedi points out that from a time where one PC per home was common, we have evolved into a scenario where one PC per individual is the only way to get work and virtual classrooms ticked off on a daily basis. Edited excerpts here.
Q: One of the few bright spots from last year has to be the fillip in sales of laptops and PCs as people scrambled to work from home. In your opinion, what would be the key takeaways from how people purchased laptops and PCs last year?
Over the last year, the world that we knew has changed. From working and learning remotely to finding new ways to entertain ourselves, things have changed dramatically. The PC is at the heart of this transformation, for it has proven to be the only device that has been capable to perform any role demanded of it in the new normal. As a result, we are now looking at a One PC per Individual scenario rather than one PC per family.
This shift has been led by the transition to the ‘stay at home economy’. From ensuring business continuity management and digitalising SMBs to supporting online learning and gaming culture, consumers are now more attentive about the products they invest in. Thus, our innovation led approach brings devices tailor-made for specific requirements of our end-users. With people connecting remotely, security, mobility, and collaboration are playing a key role in influencing the purchase decision of the end users, rather than price.
Q: Were there any interesting buying trends or demographics that were noticed? Were there any specific devices or price bands that saw most traction?
Customers have dramatically altered how they research and buy technology and how they engage with brands. Buying more products and services through digital channels, such as e-commerce, partner portals and marketplaces has evolved drastically. At the same time, technology and digital transformation are advancing at an astounding pace. As a result, business models are shifting from simple transactions focused on selling products, to contractual relationships. Today’s buyer expects streamlined, automated and personalized experiences. To thrive in this changing environment – we are working with data as the new currency. This also requires a shift in our approach to our customers as individuals, not markets. Trends show that businesses are increasingly embracing service-led and managed services rather than static transactional product purchases. Customers are placing a greater value on technology vendors and partners that can anticipate their needs and provide holistic solutions.
Q: With classes going online, what sort of laptops and PCs were parents considering and demanding the most?
The ongoing situation has brought in a significant change in the way families use PCs. E-learning and digital education will now become a part of our education system, even after schools and colleges re-open. As a result, educators, educational institutes, and students will adopt technology to ensure uninterrupted learning.
With virtual classrooms and learning from home, we are seeing enhanced demand across segments to support diverse learning needs. Apart from devices, there will also be a need for curriculum delivery and learning management systems to truly transition towards new age smart classroom solutions to support fluid or hybrid learning models. HP is working with its partners to bring these solutions to India that have the potential to transform the education sector in the country.
Q: Do the sales figures indicate more of a trend of adding another laptop to the existing arsenal at home or one laptop that would serve multiple tasks and be shared among family members?
The current situation has established PCs as essential devices. While the severity of the pandemic will vary in different parts of the world, we feel that the hybrid mode of working and learning remotely will be the future. We are also noticing consumers are now adding bigger displays and desktops in their home set up as they offer better ergonomic benefits. Last year, the demand was largely from commercial segment but demand from individual buyers has picked up significantly. The biggest contributor to this demand from individual consumer is led by online learning as millions of young students are continuing their education remotely.
Q: Please tell us about HP’s initiatives for the virtual classrooms and the digital education patterns that we will see in the coming months and years. What are and will be the big challenges?
The PC has never been more essential in education especially with blended learning becoming the norm after the pandemic. Educators and parents are looking for devices that are flexible and powerful for creating and collaborating anywhere. E-learning and digital education will now become a part of our education system, even after schools and colleges re-open. As a result, educators, educational institutes, and students will adopt technology to ensure uninterrupted learning.
At HP, we believe in building a dynamic, engaging and inclusive ecosystem of learning. We want to prepare the next generation for the future of work and set them on a new course for lifelong learning. HP is delivering technology solutions aimed at fostering connectivity and collaboration, allowing teachers to discover innovative ways of engaging their students and them enjoying a more meaningful and comprehensive learning experience. This sudden demand for a sustained period has put some pressure on supply chain operations across the world. Additionally, the second wave has triggered some distribution and availability issues due to movement restrictions being imposed in the country.
Q: Building on a strong 2020, what will be HP’s focus this year?
HP has always believed in ‘insight-based innovation’, where we try and understand our customers as best as they can country by country, city by city. We study customers and markets to understand how they are using technology, what pain points do they have, and which technology can solve. These insights allow us to map their needs and then converting those insights into products and features. Our recent line up of product launches has been reflective of this. Our strong consumer business is a clear advantage for us, as the shift to remote work and school continues to create momentum. The PC is more essential to daily life than ever before, and demand for our innovation remains strong.
Among corporates, more people will work from home permanently. A majority of businesses will gravitate to the hybrid model. Mobility is critical, even if you work from home. People work from an average of 2 or more locations at home, as they roam around to find scarce resources – bandwidth and peace from distraction, whether be it pets or children. As we continue working from home, having an in-built data connection became a necessity as it eliminates the need to rely on unsecure Wi-Fi or hotspots, while making the PCs more secure. Keeping this in mind we introduced the HP 14s notebook with an embedded 4G LTE module, which lets consumers enjoy faster internet and thereby increased productivity.
Q: Will this be a year of consolidation or simply to strike while the iron is hot and introduce revolutionary computing devices and form factors?
We expect to see continued PC unit growth in 2021, driven primarily by education, gig workers and gaming segment. This demand which we anticipate will create additional opportunities for us to drive profitable growth, as well as grow the lifetime value of our installed base by broadening our ecosystem of peripherals and services.
Q: Which product lines and genres will HP focus most on this year? How important will be the price vs specs debate with these?
Our key focus for 2021 will be on education, gaming and creators’ segment as we foresee a strong growth in these areas. In addition, many conversations with our customers are around wellness now. They need PCs to be lighter so they can move with their PC around their homes. As the workforce transit to working from home, from planes, from cafés, we need more mobility, as we move through 2021. Security, mobility, and collaboration are now playing a key role in influencing the purchase decision of the end users, rather than price.
Q: The Chromebook line-up is something HP has focused on consistently, unlike a lot of the rival brands? How as the consumer response been to these laptops?
HP is the number one Chromebook vendor in the world. Catering to the early learners from class 2-7, HP’s new family of education edition Chromebooks are simple, secure and shareable devices that enable schools and educators to empower the next generation with skills to master creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. While we don’t give break ups of individual category, but we can share that the demand for Chromebook devices has been extremely strong and that has led us to diversify our Chromebook portfolio to cater to new user segments.
Q: Has the semiconductor shortage in any way impacted the production lines, and do you see that impacting availability of laptops in the coming months?
While the chipset shortage is impacting several sectors including PCs we are constantly working on ways to ensure smooth supply of products and devices to our end users.


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Countries around the world are fully focusing on discovering startups to create new industries that will lead to future economic growth. Innovative ideas and new technologies in Industry 4.0 and biotechnology are born every day, and with the development of information and communication, they are commercialized in markets all over the world the next day.
Accordingly, the Center for Creative Economy Innovation in Korea, Chungbuk (Chungbuk CCEI) announced, “We will contribute to the creation of quality jobs by responding to the exponential changes occurring inside and outside and fostering promising startups with global competitiveness.”
3D Pia (CEO Jeong Jun-young), one of the companies fostered by Chungbuk CCEI, has developed a disposable safety syringe, and it has created a new product by using the material applied to the syringe, It has launched a one-touch portable bio-sanitary toilet cover OLIVA especially for infants, toddlers, and women. It solves the problems that arise from using public toilets such as unsanitary environments, contacting harmful bacteria in the toilet by skin, and inconvenience of use.
By using the syringe making materials antibacterial PP and medical silicone and eco-friendly TPE, and non-bonding manufacturing process, it has blocked the discharge of harmful substances at the source. Moreover, this product has an ergonomic design that can be used by children and women. On top of this, it boasts easy usage and portable with a one-touch portable function, and it comes with its own storage pouch.
It blocks the contact of harmful bacteria in the restroom and prevents the spread of harmful bacteria outside by storing a double antibacterial zipper bag. This is a part of a remarkable improvement in the storage method that was a problem in previous products. It obtained KCL’s antibacterial test and KC certification.
CEO Jung of 3D Pia said, “Due to the nature of the genital structure of women and the vulnerability of infants and toddlers, they are prone to the harmful bacteria from the toilet, and this may lead to various diseases, requiring extreme care. Like how we are protecting ourselves from COVID-19 this year, blocking and preventing germs that can spread through toilets and urine is also the way to stay healthy.”
He then continued, “In the future, we will focus more on environmental issues in toilets and grow into a company that solves social problems by upgrading related products and developing and launching new products. With this, we will show our ambition to grow into a specialist by focusing on the development of syringe-related medical systems and mask disposal machines.”
3D Pia has launched its products first through overseas trade shows and exhibitions, and it has exhibited buyer negotiations and export achievements while promoting product excellence. It was launched in Korea in March, and the price of the one-touch portable bio sanitary toilet cover OLIVA is 26,000 won. For more information, check the company website.


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Harris’ new album was released June 30 through Fly Eye/Columbia Records and is the superstar DJ/producer’s fifth full-length studio album. His last studio effort, 2014’s Motion, debuted and peaked at No. 5.
As for DJ Khaled’s Grateful, released through We the Best/Epic Records, the set launched at No. 1 with 149,000 units earned in the week ending June 29, according to Nielsen Music.
One album that’s not in the hunt for No. 1 on next week’s chart is JAY-Z’s 4:44. The album was released June 30 through Roc Nation and was exclusively available for its first week through Tidal and its streaming service. However, Tidal will not be reporting any streaming data for 4:44 to Nielsen Music for the week ending July 6. Thus, the set is anticipated to bow on the July 22-dated chart, following the set’s wide release to most streamers and retailers on Friday (July 7).
4:44 was initially exclusively available to stream for existing customers of Tidal and Sprint (it later became available to new customers of both services). By July 2, the album was offered as a free download -- sponsored by Sprint -- via the website 444.tidal.com. Customers who wanted to download the album were required to submit an email address and use the promotional code “SPRINT” in order to receive the album
For Billboard charting purposes, as per the current pricing policy, the Sprint-promoted downloads would not count toward 4:44’s chart ranking. 4:44 could have debuted solely from streams (like Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book) in its Tidal-exclusive premiere week, had Tidal opted to report data to Nielsen Music.


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October 21, 2013 – News app „Simply News“ offers important enhancements and additional content categories.
User can get breaking news through push notifications that Simply derives from analyzing thousands of sources.
Simply users can now also actively participate in polls that are offered for popular news themes. Given Simply’s large user base, results are available in a statistically meaningful way, often much earlier than from traditional survey sources.
Simply offers additional content in various lifestyle categories that get rolled out internationally. This includes categories such as „Digital“, „People“, „Movies&TV“, „Cars“ and „Knowledge“. Local news are available for a growing number of locations, in some countries about 2,000 localities are already supported. User-defined keyword searches access a news pool of more than 1 million articles per month and support discovery of many interesting articles.
Pylba Inc, an international startup with headquarters in California and strong engineering in Germany, creates new services that enable news consumption on mobile devices in unique ways. The mobile app „Simply“ aims to become the standard for quickly getting an informed overview on what is relevant and new. Pylba has secured investments from HTGF, strategic partners and business angels. For more information about Pylba, please visit: http://www.pylba.com
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Campaign To Limit Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Gathers Momentum In Senate
WASHINGTON—Republican Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mike Braun of Indiana are proposing to limit the federal tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) to those costing $45,000 or less and end the subsidy entirely for affluent buyers.
Depending on the price of the EV purchased, the tax credit allows buyers to deduct between $2,500 and $7,500 from their federal taxes. The credit first went into effect in 2011.
“Iowa taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for millionaires to get a discount on luxury cars. That’s why I’ve been working hard to get the EV tax credit off the books,” Ernst said in a March 4 statement announcing the proposal.
“With its history of systemic problems and fraud, this program needs to be scrutinized, which is why I’ve urged the IRS to take a closer look at its issues. I’m building on that effort by joining these two additional measures that will eliminate this incentive for wealthy coastal elites,” she said.
“As co-founder of the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, I know we need to promote vehicles that reduce our carbon footprint, but it doesn’t need to be in the form of tax breaks for the wealthy and their luxury vehicles,” Braun said in the same statement.
“These two bills should be a slam-dunk for legislators who want to protect the environment, while limiting tax breaks for the super wealthy,” Braun added.
The Ernst/Braun proposal includes two separate measures. The “Ending the Electric Vehicle Entitlement for the Wealthy Act” would terminate the existing tax credit for joint returns representing joint annual incomes of $326,000 or more and for individual returns representing incomes of at least $163,300 a year.
The “Affordable Electric Vehicle Credit Act of 2020” would only be available to buyers of EVs costing $45,000 or less. That ceiling would eliminate the credit for buyers of luxury EVs like the Tesla Model S sports sedan and Tesla Model X sport-utility vehicle.
The credit would still be available for the BMW i3, Chevrolet Bolt EV, Honda Clarity Electric, Hyundai Ionig Electric, Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, Mini Cooper SE, Nissan Leaf Plus, Tesla Model 3, and the VW E-Golf.
Ernst and Braun cited data from the Department of Energy indicating 42 percent of EV buyers who claimed the credit had annual incomes of more than $150,000.
Between 2011 and 2017, the department estimated the EV tax credit represented $2.2 billion in purchase incentives for customers. With EV acceptance in the market growing steadily, the value of the credit is expected to reach $7.5 billion between 2018 and 2022.
The Ernst/Braun proposals come as congressional Democrats renew their efforts to extend the EV tax credit and the American Energy Alliance (AEA), which opposes it, launches a new social media advertising campaign with messages similar to the arguments made by the two senators.
“The AEA has also done extensive public polling on EV subsidies and identified a clear theme—a majority of Americans don’t believe taxpayers’ money should go towards paying for other peoples’ cars.
“Voters’ sentiments against paying for other’s electric vehicles especially sharpen when they learn nearly 50 percent of all subsidies are going to California,” the statement said.
A spokesman for the Electric Vehicles Association of America did not respond to a request for comment.
The Senate is currently considering “The American Energy Innovation Act,” which extends the EV tax credit. It is co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Murkowski is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, while Manchin is the ranking Democrat on the panel.
Advocates of expanding the EV tax credit are expected to seek to amend the 550+ page draft bill to extend the credit’s duration and to expand the number of eligible vehicles manufacturers can build.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced an amendment to the bill last week that would increase the manufacturers limit from the current 200,000 to 600,000. Tesla and General Motors would be the biggest beneficiaries of such an extension.
“The Senate should not advance an energy package without addressing languishing energy tax policies, many of which have bipartisan support,” Wyden said in a March 3 announcement.
“We’re facing a climate emergency … My amendment would help reduce carbon emissions, lower electricity bills for American families and advance us down the path toward a clean energy future,” he said.
But AEA claimed more government spending and regulation in the energy field is the wrong approach.
“The measure confuses bureaucratic activity for innovation and ignores one of the most basic lessons of history: people innovate, government regulates. Innovation springs from reduced government interference and micromanaging, not from sprinkling billions of dollars at new research offices within various cabinet departments,” the AEA said.
Contact Mark Tapscott at [email protected]


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HK/Dematic acquisition is complete
Dematic NA’s chief outlines customer benefits of newly merged companies at logistics conference.
Latest NewsState of Logistics 2016: Pursue mutual benefit Florida East Coast Railway to be acquired by Grupo Mexico Cat Lift Trucks awards $5,000 scholarship to high school student Survey: CFOs setting more strategy, crunching fewer numbers U.S. ports given “stable” rating by Fitch More News
Latest ResourceThe View from the New “Single Window” The single window, officially known as the "International Trade Data System," operates via the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) platform, and serves as a single point of contact for all trade filings.
John Baysore, president and CEO of Dematic North America, described part of the thinking behind the acquisition as well as some of the potential benefits for end users during remarks on Tuesday morning.
The genesis of the acquisition came out of a series of off-site strategic planning sessions last year. At those sessions, Dematic developed an approach to the market it has dubbed 4 walls and 2 windows. The concept is that Dematic solutions can control the material handling activities within the four walls of the plant, warehouse or distribution center; those systems will also have visibility through two windows into the supply chain of upstream and downstream activities, such as transportation events or customer demand, that will impact the processes inside a facility.
“We want to be able to do everything that goes on inside a facility,” Baysore said. “At the same time, we identified our shortcomings as a solution provider and asked how can we add the products we need to get to where we want to be. That led us to HK.”
As Baysore explained, HK Systems was a company with best-in-class solutions for the inbound and pallet handling window while Dematic had best-in-class solutions for the outbound case, tote and piece handling side of the window. Both companies had strong software offerings. “We believe our innovative products and solutions will be stronger,” he said.
Going forward, Baysore said that Dematic will continue to invest significant R&D resources into the after-market, developing maintenance and parts solutions that will make existing products last longer.
In addition, service parts for both companies will be shipped out of logistics hub in Memphis. The combined companies will also now have regional and resident service coverage to 55 cities, which allows quick response to some 1,800 installed systems.
“In this instance, we believe that one plus one will equal more than two for our customers,” he said.
About the AuthorBob Trebilcock Bob Trebilcock, editorial director, has covered materials handling, technology, logistics and supply chain topics for nearly 30 years. In addition to Supply Chain Management Review, he is also Executive Editor of Modern Materials Handling. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Trebilcock lives in Keene, NH. He can be reached at 603-357-0484.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world, and he has the mammoth online retailer he founded to thank for his fortune.
Bezos’ net worth soared to $90 billion Friday after Amazon’s stock went up 12.5 percent, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and calculations from CNBC. Amazon’s share price was at $1,096 as of Friday afternoon, boosting Bezos’ fortune by $7 billion overnight.
Bezos surpassed fellow billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates by $500 million, Forbes reported. Last year, Amancio Ortega, retail giant and founder of Zara, briefly beat out Gates for just two days.
Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 from his Seattle garage as an online bookstore. It is now one of the largest online retailers in the world.
Bezos has become the seventh person and third American — other than Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett — to hold the title of world’s richest person, according to Forbes.
Had Gates not given so much of his wealth away to charity, Bezos would not be near the top ranking, according to Forbes. Gates and Buffet have committed to donate at least half of their fortunes to charity and created the Giving Pledge to encourage other billionaires to do the same.
Bezos has not yet made the pledge, but he has asked his Twitter followers in the past for ideas on how he should donate some of his money.
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Madiad proves to be a top choice for both Vietnamese blockchain enterprises and foreign businesses desiring to penetrate into Vietnam’s market.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA, USA, October 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Vietnam’s blockchain market is forecast to flourish in the upcoming months, driven by government backing, the business community’s interest, and the technology’s broad applicability. According to Infinity Blockchain Labs (IBL), blockchain is being widely applied in major areas in Vietnam including financial services (83%), supply chains (40%) and public services (30%). Vietnam is ranked 9th on Triple A’s ranking of countries with the highest percentage of users holding cryptocurrency in the world. Moreover, experts say that the potential of blockchain in Vietnam is most evidently shown by the rate of Vietnamese adoption of blockchain products such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Specifically, Vietnam ranks first out of 146 countries and territories in terms of cryptocurrency adoption, followed by India, Pakistan, and Ukraine, according to analytics firm Chainalysis. With a young population who are active adopters of new technology, Vietnam is one of the largest markets for digital products and services in Southeast Asia. Hence, this seems to be a promising destination for foreign blockchain businesses eager to enter the country’s market.
Realizing the power of blockchain, a lot of companies in Vietnam are looking to integrate this kind of technology into their products or services, which requires them to struggle to convince and educate traditional customers. The catch is that, however, blockchain is still a novel term to the public, and most people often confuse blockchain with cryptocurrency. As a result, customers remain afraid to accept this technology regardless of its useful applications. This leads to a need for a branding and marketing agency to help businesses build their brands, approach customers, and expand their market.
The number of brand communication companies in Vietnam is countless, but there are few organizations specializing in brand building for blockchain-based enterprises. Fortunately, they have a “savior”. Madiad is a media agency in the Mekong Delta that actively supports blockchain companies to make brand awareness by offering ample services such as social media marketing, livestream & AMA, media production, community management, etc. The Madiad team consists of young, dynamic and creative members with different expertise and skills, especially deep knowledge and practical experience in the blockchain market. Having cooperated and worked with various technology companies and global projects, the team can delve into customer psychology as well as orient new blockchain users and stimulate customers’ demand.
Despite being recently founded, Madiad has built a large network of customers and partners thanks to its dedication, professionalism, and high-quality services. The company has established cooperative relations with numerous technology businesses, organizations, and investment funds such as Delta Labs Technology Joint Stock Company, Digital Asset Management Center (TSS), FundGo Startup & Innovation Fund, Jade Forest Capital, etc. The agency also provides effective communication campaigns for over 20 projects and a range of launch ceremonies, events, activities and competitions in the region, connecting the projects and enterprises with millions of institutional and individual customers and investors.
Aiming to become a leading blockchain media agency in Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia in general, Madiad is constantly reinforcing its service quality, working processes, and human resources to help more blockchain startups and businesses stand out in the market.
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High prices push Louisiana to export record
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NEW ORLEANS — High prices for oil and grain during much of 2008 pushed the value of Louisiana's merchandise exports to a record last year.
Although petroleum prices took a near freefall during the fall, the value of the state's exports still totaled $41.9 billion, up from $30.3 billion in 2007. That's according to the World Trade Center of New Orleans.
Agricultural products, petroleum and coal, chemicals, processed food and machinery were the top five export sectors — all registering value gains of at least 25 percent.
The largest export markets were Mexico, China, Japan, the Netherlands and Canada.
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