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Everyone in the UK is feeling the pinch from rising prices, but the pain is not being felt evenly.
Women face larger price hikes than men in categories like clothing and toiletries, according to Sky News analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Womenswear prices have increased 37% over the last five years, while menswear has gone up by 25%.
This has far outpaced wages , which are only 20% higher than they were in early 2017.
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What about other womenswear? Bras have gone up in price about as much as wages, but knickers are more expensive, costing on average 37% more than five years ago.
The picture for accessories is mixed. Necklaces are cheaper than they were in 2017, but a handbag is 34% more expensive.
Toiletries traditionally bought by women have also experienced blockbuster inflation. Nail varnish and perfume both cost more than 40% more than they did five years ago.
Are retailers discriminating against women?
Rising material costs and supply chain bottlenecks have pushed up the cost of all clothing . So, why have womenswear prices gone up so much more?
Anita Balchandani, senior partner at consultancy firm McKinsey, says it’s because retailers can increase these prices more without losing customers.
“Womenswear has increased well ahead of menswear potentially [as a] result of expectations around demand resilience in the face of price increases,” she says, adding that trends in women’s fashion tend to move on more rapidly as well.
“Typically the womenswear catalogue has a greater share of newness relative to core continuity lines.”
Kayla Marci, market analyst at retail intelligence platform EDITED, says that customers haven’t been deterred by higher prices yet.
“That could be due to the post-pandemic revenge spending phenomenon where, after being indoors and wearing sweatpants for so long, people are meeting up with friends again and looking to buying new outfits,” she says.
Revenge spending fuels demand for jeans and heels
Jeans are one of the items increasing most in popularity since pandemic restrictions lifted.
Buying non-branded jeans will set you back 79% more than it would in 2017, according to ONS data. Branded jeans have seen more moderate price rises.
Ms Marci says that demand for heels and leather is also on the rise, as people switch lockdown loungewear for more fashionable items.
Premium brands are pushing up prices the most. Inflation in the luxury sector is more than 25 times higher than in the mass market, according to data from EDITED.
“Luxury brands have been lifting their prices to offset price increase in raw materials, to become more exclusive and counterbalance poor results during the pandemic,” says Ms Marci.
But as households are increasingly squeezed by rising fuel and food prices , how will demand hold up?
Ms Balchandani says people buying mass-market brands are disproportionately squeezed by price rises in other sectors.
“In the immediate term demand is likely to hold, but further into the year we expect to see some pressure,” she says.
“Optimism is receding – consumer sentiment in the UK is now down to where we were when at the start lockdown.”
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The highest ever monthly import volumes of mono-ethylene glycol and propylene monomer entered China in January 2014. Imports of ethylene monomer were just below record levels set earlier. Continue reading
The highest import volumes ever recorded for China were in January 2014 for LDPE, HDPE, and polypropylene homo-polymer. Continue reading
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Facebook's response here is pretty galling. They are admitting (barely) they were complicit in crimes against humanity and yet the wording they use and their commitment to action is at about the same level as if they experienced an hour of unintended downtime or used the wrong font for a couple days or something equally trivial.
This right here is a perfect example of the banality of evil. Facebook bears a huge responsibility in helping to facility a horrific crime, and yet they are treating it as some sort of boring bureaucratic snafu. They aren't even accepting responsibility, they are just brushing it off in a typical "mistakes were made" fashion. This is appalling. Facebook should be ashamed. Everybody who works at Facebook or holds Facebook stock should be ashamed.
If violence is organized through a phone call, is that the fault of the phone manufacturer or the phone service provider? If violence is organized through the use of protest signs, is that the fault of cardboard and marker manufacturers? Heck, why not just go a step further and say that it's the fault of "language" and ban all forms of that.
Ironically, when someone goes and shoots up a school... we defend the gun manufacturers as simply producers of a tool. I see, but Facebook, which is clearly just a tool for communication, is surely at fault here. I don't get people.
I hope this is a step in the right direction but the comments from the executive that are quoted in the article suggest that it is not.
He is very stoic about Facebook's role in all of this and describes the platform as "just a product". His claim that, in the absence of Facebook, some other platform would have been used to do the same thing is indefensible. Facebook makes sure that every Android phone in the world comes with Facebook pre-installed and ideally in such a way that it cannot be uninstalled. That is why this happened on Facebook instead of Reddit or any other social platform. Facebook moved fast and helped commit genocide. "Whoops, I guess we'll try to fix it." Is how the company responds to every lapse of judgement and good sense. In the company's view every daily active user is a win for Facebook and the users are not owed anything whatsoever.
My Samsung Galaxy S7 came with Facebook pre-installed. There was a huge story in March about Facebook's Android app collecting call and text information from users and a quick Google search seems to indicate that every Android phone except Pixel and Nexus models come with Facebook installed but I can't find a good source for quick reference.
I am also reminded of the Hacker News guideline against posting "shallow dismissals" in comments. A quick Google search would have told you that Facebook come pre-installed on many Android phones.
Some Indonesian phones are pre-installed with a bunch of third-party apps. I've observed this on Samsung, Oppo, and several other brands. LINE, Instagram, Facebook is the standard trio. Won't be surprised if this is standard procedure in Asia.
My Galaxy S5 came with it and I was only able to remove it by rooting the phone. I wouldn't recommend anyone buy a Samsung phone, as that's not the only piece of bloatware that comes with their crappy modded Android.
I have a Samsung J7+ purchased in Thailand and it has facebook pre-installed. There's not an option to uninstall, only disable (and when I did so it informs me how to re-enable it at any time in settings).


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Damien Hirst and HENI launched the burning of The Currency artworks.
By October 30, 4,851 physical pieces will be burned at Newport Street Gallery in London.
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British artist and businessman Damien Hirst and NFT platform HENI launched the burning event of The Currency artworks.
The Currency is a collection of 10,000 NFTs corresponding to 10,000 hand-drawn physical artworks by Damien Hirst. It launched in July 2021, and holders had a year to decide whether to hold the digital non-fungible token versions of the artworks or claim the physical ones. The main idea behind the project is that the IRL paintings that correspond to the NFTs would be destroyed.
Eventually, 5,149 holders opted for the physical artworks, while 4,851 chose the NFTs. Although 1,000 artworks that correspond to NFTs have already been burnt, the remaining 3,851 are currently exhibited at Newport Street Gallery in London.
“Damien Hirst views The Currency as a work of art in which people participate by buying, holding, selling, and exchanging the artworks,” states the project’s website.
The show closes on October 30. By October 28, all the remaining artworks from the collection will be destroyed. The burning will happen daily between 12:30 to 1:30 PM BST every week, from Tuesday to Sunday. Notably, several of The Currency NFT holders have made bookings for the burning of the artworks. October 29 and 30 are reserved for such visitors.
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16 Apr 2021
In order to boost sales this month, Mahindra & Mahindra has offered discounts of up to Rs. 80,800 on some of its popular offerings in India, including the XUV300, Marazzo, Scorpio, and XUV500.
06 Mar 2021
In a bid to boost sales, Mahindra dealerships are offering attractive discounts of up to Rs. 80,800 on popular offerings like the XUV300, Marazzo, Scorpio, and XUV500.
01 Mar 2021
Thanks to increased awareness, safety has become one of the most important factors taken into consideration while buying a new car in India.
09 Feb 2021
With increasing competition in the subcompact SUV space, Mahindra could not have chosen a better time to launch the automatic variant of XUV300 (petrol).
07 Feb 2021
In a bid to increase sales, certain Mahindra dealerships in India are offering great deals on select models such as the XUV300, Marazzo, Scorpio, and the XUV500.
02 Feb 2021
Mahindra has launched its XUV300 petrol SUV with AutoSHIFT transmission in India. Its bookings have commenced and deliveries will start from mid-February.
29 Jan 2021
The Mahindra XUV300 has become the first car in South Africa to be awarded a 5-star safety rating by the Global NCAP. To recall, the model received a similar rating from the agency in India last year.
17 Jan 2021
In an attempt to increase its sales, Mahindra & Mahindra is offering great deals on select cars in India such as the XUV300, Marazzo, Scorpio, and XUV500.
15 Dec 2020
Mahindra has announced that its South Korean unit, Ssangyong Motor Co., has failed to repay a loan worth 60 billion won (approximately $55 million).
13 Dec 2020
In a bid to increase sales this month, Mahindra dealerships in India are offering great deals on select models, including the XUV300, Scorpio, XUV500, and Alturas G4.
16 Nov 2020
In an attempt to boost sales, Mahindra dealerships in India are offering huge discounts across their range this month.
13 Oct 2020
Mahindra & Mahindra is expected to launch its BS6-compliant TUV300 in India later this year. In the latest development, images of a partially-camouflaged test mule of the upcoming compact SUV have surfaced online.
30 Sep 2020
French automaker Renault has reportedly postponed the launch of its HBC subcompact SUV in India to early-2021, due to sustained supply chain disruption issues.
23 Sep 2020
Japanese automaker Toyota has finally launched its Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza-based Urban Cruiser sub-compact SUV in India.
18 Sep 2020
South Korean automaker Kia has launched its much-anticipated Sonet compact SUV in India.
15 Sep 2020
Japanese automaker Toyota has announced that it will launch its Urban Cruiser SUV in India on September 23.
11 Sep 2020
Toyota is expected to launch its Urban Cruiser SUV in India this month.
08 Sep 2020
Ahead of its expected launch in India this month, the variant details of the Toyota Urban Cruiser SUV have been revealed.
28 Aug 2020
Ahead of its launch in India next month, Toyota has revealed the interior details and features of the Urban Cruiser SUV.
28 Aug 2020
Renault's first-ever sub-compact SUV, which is codenamed 'HBC', is likely to be launched in India soon.
22 Aug 2020
Toyota has started accepting pre-orders for its Urban Cruiser in India. Interested customers can book the upcoming sub-compact SUV for a token amount of Rs. 11,000 via the company's online portal or through retail dealerships.
19 Aug 2020
The bookings for the upcoming Toyota Urban Cruiser sub-compact SUV will begin in India on August 22, according to HT Auto. It will be launched sometime in September and will be produced locally by Maruti Suzuki.
12 Aug 2020
In a bid to improve its competitiveness in the compact SUV segment, Mahindra has revised the prices of the XUV300 model in India.
06 Aug 2020
The design details of the Toyota Urban Cruiser have been revealed just weeks ahead of its launch in India in September.
05 Aug 2020
Toyota's upcoming compact SUV in India will be called the Urban Cruiser, the automaker has confirmed through an official teaser. It will be launched in the country sometime in September and will be produced locally by Maruti Suzuki.
28 Jul 2020
The Kia Sonet is set to make its global debut in India on August 7, and the bookings for the sub-compact SUV will also commence from the same date, according to carandbike.
15 Jul 2020
Car safety rating agency Global NCAP has adjudged Mahindra's XUV300 to be the safest car available in India as of now.
12 Jul 2020
In an attempt to boost sales, Mahindra has started offering special benefits of up to Rs. 3.05 lakh on its entire range of SUVs in India.
30 Jun 2020
Honda has announced that it would launch the facelifted version of its WR-V crossover in India on July 2, presumably via an online event.
27 Jun 2020
French automaker Renault's upcoming compact SUV, the Kiger, will be launched in India sometime around October.
26 Jun 2020
Over 1 lakh units of Hyundai's subcompact SUV, the Venue, have been sold since its launch in May 2019.
23 Jun 2020
Renault's upcoming compact SUV, the Kiger, will make its foray into the Indian market in October this year.
05 Jun 2020
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has pegged the fuel-efficiency of the BS6-compliant Mahindra XUV300 diesel-manual variant at 20km/liter.
25 May 2020
The 2020 Honda WR-V (facelift) has been spotted at a dealership stockyard in India, hinting at its imminent launch in the country.
13 May 2020
Mahindra is offering a variety of benefits and discounts on its BS6-compliant SUVs, throughout the month of May.
07 May 2020
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has pegged the fuel efficiency of the Tata Nexon 1.2-liter (petrol, AMT) and 1.5-liter (diesel, AMT) models at 16km/liter and 22.4km/liter, respectively.
16 Apr 2020
To meet the stringent emission norms, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has launched the diesel-powered XUV300 in BS6 avatar.
07 Mar 2020
Mahindra XUV300 Sportz, the performance-oriented compact SUV which made its India debut at the 2020 Auto Expo, is likely to be launched in the country next month.
24 Feb 2020
Maruti Suzuki has launched the 2020 edition of one of its best-selling family cars, the Vitara Brezza, in India.
19 Feb 2020
In an unexpected move, Hyundai has silently revealed the prices of the BS6-compliant Venue.


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Western Digital subsidiary SanDisk Semiconductor Shanghai (SDSS) is entering a phase of new possibilities, with a change in ownership set to breathe new life into the Shanghai flash memory facility after a turbulent few years.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for flash chips slowed, resulting in a supply glut. On top of that, Western Digital’s plans to merge the unit with Japan’s Kioxia last year stalled after two years of talks.
However, in March, Chinese chip assembly and testing firm JCET Group revealed its plans to acquire an 80 percent stake in SDSS for an approximate sum of US$624 million, with the flash memory facility to become a joint venture with Western Digital.
Under the joint venture, Western Digital will remain SDSS’ main customer in order to shore up its operational performance. But JCET predicts that a growth trajectory is on the cards.
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reveal storage chips are the second-largest semiconductor sub-market, with around 28 percent of market share, behind logic chips. The storage chip market is expected to hit US$130 billion in 2024.
Within this expansive market, NAND flash chips stand out, constituting approximately 40 percent of the global storage market, with a projected compound annual growth rate of eight percent to 2027.
It seems only logical that SDSS will play a part in this positive outlook with its hard-working culture, which helped steer it through the pandemic.
Even in the years running up to the pandemic, a series of market challenges prompted SDSS management to pursue a new strategic direction.
A cutting-edge approach to technology was part of this revitalization. AI, 3D printing and big data analytics have been harnessed at SDSS to drive efficiency, enhance competitiveness and build supply chain resilience while protecting the environment in the process.
This transition from a traditional manufacturing model to a more future-ready facility saw SDSS double its petabyte (PB) output between 2017 and 2021. By establishing a powerful data center, it now brings together data from all regions, which it uses to automate its production processes both upstream and downstream in its manufacturing chain.
At the same time, its new data approach has also minimized energy consumption and pollution. Its environmental footprint per PB produced has been reduced, with energy consumption down by 51 percent per PB. The site also features an innovative water recycling system, which has reduced its water consumption by 62 percent per PB.
In recognition of these efforts, the Shanghai facility was named part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network in November 2022, highlighting companies that are facilitating the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Western Digital’s Shanghai and Penang facilities were both designated as a ‘Sustainability Lighthouse’, an accolade given to only a few companies globally in recognition of their exemplary sustainability practices.
The Shanghai facility became the third of Western Digital’s factories to be recognized within the network, a fast-growing community of production sites and value chains.
The Global Lighthouse Network, a World Economic Forum initiative in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, now extends across the globe, with more than 150 member sites across every manufacturing sector just six years after it was first founded.
A 2023 survey undertaken by the initiative highlighted productivity, sustainability and resilience as the top three strategic priorities across all industries and regions. Two-thirds of respondents highlighted the scaling of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as crucial to achieving these priorities.
Investments in new facilities aimed to not only offer reassurance to employees, but also create a homely atmosphere.
To encourage even greater engagement, SDSS installed an Industry 4.0 Innovation Studio with 3D printing capabilities, robotics, computer vision, a sensor suite and augmented reality and virtual reality kits. It was designed to help employees collaborate and explore new ideas, finding ways to turn them into reality.
It’s a commitment that has meant that staff generally stay on board for the journey, with such loyalty also inspired by the company’s commitment to innovation.
Indeed, automation continues to be at the top of the SDSS agenda, with the focus turning to different areas of its operations such as transportation and process control. Digitization is expected to transform every aspect of the company’s day-to-day running.
In June last year, Western Digital unveiled daring new sustainability targets that aim to help tackle climate change.
Among its main goals were powering the company with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions in the company’s operations by 2032. It also set out its intention to reduce water withdrawals by 20 percent by 2030 and to divert more than 95 percent of its operational waste away from landfills by 2030.
“Committing to these new, aggressive sustainability targets furthers Western Digital’s priority to be a good environmental steward and put forth data-driven goals and metrics to hold our organization accountable for mitigating the impacts of climate change,” said Irving Tan, Executive Vice President of Global Operations.
“We have already made significant progress undertaking measures to reduce emissions, water and waste, to leverage renewable energy as well as low-carbon product design and packaging. These new targets reiterate our commitment to be an industry leader in sustainability.”
Supply chain and inventory management are other areas that require great attention, particularly in light of the disruptions that continue to spill over from the pandemic period. Ensuring SDSS has first call on supplies in China is a priority, as is putting in place secondary sources outside the country.
While the majority of the supply chain currently comes from China, this is starting to shift post-pandemic with many players moving instead into Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
Partnerships will be crucial to the ongoing success of SDSS, specifically its excellent relationships with industry players such as Jipal Corporation, Shanghai Yoube Automation Technology, Suzhou Mica Technology, Muzhe Automation Technology Co and Ningbo Micro Vision Intelligent Technology.
Meanwhile, the SanDisk brand continues to evolve and grow, with Western Digital recently announcing a range of new solutions designed to cater to the fast-shifting needs of consumers.
With additional storage space required by spiraling digital use worldwide, the company has launched 1.5 terabyte Ultra microSD UHS-I cards, touted as the world’s fastest, as well as the Pro-Cinema CFexpress Type B card, which offers Hollywood-quality memory.
It has also unveiled Outdoors SD and microSD UHS-I cards designed for trail cameras and other outdoor devices, along with a revamped range of USB flash drives in bright colors.
“We understand that people’s storage needs continuously evolve, from personal photos, videos and files to professional content, which is what pushes us to redefine the limits of what’s possible,” Western Digital Vice President Consumer Solutions Susan Park said upon the release.
“Our goal is to continue creating easy-to-use, trusted solutions that people rely on today and tomorrow, and we hope the solutions we are launching today inspire people to keep creating.”


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Granddaughter accused of credit card fraud
A Bloomington woman accused of memorizing and using her grandmother’s credit card number is facing preliminary charges of credit card fraud. The amount spent was about $2,200.
Anna Stephenson, 21, 800 block of North Smith Road, told officers she memorized her grandmother’s credit card number because she has been having “a rough time,” police records said.
Police responded to a call Dec. 8 at the 1100 block of East Buckingham Street regarding a credit card fraud investigation.
The complainant is the grandmother’s brother, who helps care for his 78-year-old sister and has power of attorney for her, police said. About $2,200 in billed charges from Amazon, Apple and State Farm Insurance are at issue.
The most recent charge on the card occurred Dec. 4, before the complainant shut the card down. According to police records, 24 charges were made through Amazon, three charges through Apple and one through State Farm.
A second report was made Dec. 15, regarding checks being used from the grandmother’s Fifth Third Bank account. The complainant told police that Stephenson visits her grandmother’s home frequently and has access to her information.
Police contacted Stephenson Wednesday and reported she told them she was responsible for the transactions. Stephenson did not steal the physical card, but reportedly told police she memorized the card number.


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‘Eterna Oil’s revenue rose to N106 billion in 2016’
The Eterna Oil’s revenue from 2016 operations increased from N92.06 billion it recorded in 2015 to N106.9 billion.The company’s gross profit also increased from N3 billion in 2015 to N8.6 billion in 2016.
Its profit before taxation rose by 84 per cent in 2016 to N2.4 billion from N1.3 billion in 2015. The Chairman, Lamis Shehu Dikko, who disclosed this on Wednesday during the company’s yearly general meeting, said: “We achieved 221 per cent increase in operating profits despite 16 per cent increase in our turnover and 178 per cent increase in gross profit.”
Dikko, who attributed the company’s performance to the adoption of efficient process in delivering its products and services and ability to control costs despite the high levels of inflation prevalent in the country, said the firm’s net assets had continued to grow year-on-year as a result of shareholders’ funds, which he said, increased from N9.68 billion in 2015 to N10.82 billion in 2016.
He hinted that its lubricant blending plant located in Sagamu, Ogun State, witnessed a tremendous upgrade in the year under review. “We have also executed toll blending agreements with reputable companies to improve our capacity utilisation and reduce operating costs.
“Our after sales services and other quality control measures improved tremendously in the year under review. We invested in cutting-edge technology to provide assurance to our end-users and align our production and after sales services with international best practices.
“Eterna Oil places significant emphasis on optimising its assets and efficient management of available resources. In the year under review, we embarked on meaningful maintenance and asset upgrade.”
The firm’s boss disclosed that the company had deployed state-of-the-art equipment at its petroleum products’ retail outlets and conducting general renovation to ensure that its customers receive value for their money in a conducive and safe environment.
He said: “We are confident that the future ahead of us is bright. This is because we have established tested processes and procedures across our activities. We have put adequate control in place and we measure our performance constantly.
“I want to assure you that our company did not receive any illegal benefits from subsidy claims and we remain resolute in our defence of the company’s actions and those of select members of our members of staff in this regard.”
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SEAT the beleaguered Spanish brand are set to expand with the launch of four new cars in 2012 as things are looking up with encouraging first two months sales figures for 2011. The shifting of over 51,000 cars in January and February was up 1,3% and sales are up almost 12% outside of its home market of Spain.
Parent company VW shifted Audi’s Q3 SUV production to Martorell, close to Barcelona to make use of space with capacity for 500,000 cars per year, after SEAT lost €311 million in 2010. James Muir, SEAT’s boss confident the upward trend will continue in the firm as he confirmed the 2012 launching of four new cars.
The launching means more jobs ensuring that over 1,200 new jobs will be created to build both SEAT’s new cars and the Audo model. They are launching a brand in China in 2012 and will exhibit the brand at the Shanghai Auto Show next month which they hope will lead to growing interest in their vehicles for when sales start later in the year.
In China there could be the likes of many of the brands. The new sedan Muir is talked of being aimed at the Chinese market along with Audi’s new A3 saloon and the new Jetta from VW and the brand hopes to sell Leon Cupra models and Ibiza in China as well.
SEAT’s version of the VW Up will be the entry-level model and will be the effective successor to the Arosa.
The investment in Martotrell thanks to AUDI has given SEAT the ability of also adding a production version of the IBX crossover for 2013 also being the year that the company has projected to return to profitability increasing its ranges to seven models.


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Yamaha Corporation of America announced it has begun shipment of the company’s TransAcoustic Guitar, a new model that recreates the experience of playing in a rich, live room without needing any...
Guitar Nerds has put together a list of the top five pedals for someone who’s just getting started building their pedal board.
Several Johnny Winter guitars will be among the more than 400 rarities from the guitarist’s collection that head to Guernsey’s auction block September 30 and October 1.
Way back in January, PRS Guitars unveiled the return of a classic: the CE 24 Bolt-On.
FU-Tone, a company that specializes in high-performance guitar parts with an emphasis on bridges and tremolos, has introduced its new locking nut.
Ovation—the company that pioneered the modern acoustic-electric guitar and popularized the use of composite materials for acoustic guitar construction—celebrated its 50th anniversary this year in a...
Line 6 has announced its new Spider V guitar amp series.
Mitchell Guitars recently debuted its line of premium electric guitars and basses, entering the high-performance gear market in a big way.
“Live in the now!” is the sage advice Garth yelled from his AMC Pacer in Wayne’s World. While no one can blame Wayne for lusting over an iconic ‘64 Fender Strat, sometimes guitar players need an...
Looking for an affordable, high-quality, humbucker-equipped guitar? Check out this comparison between an Epiphone Les Paul Standard and a PRS Singlecut SE.
Boss has announced a new lineup for its Katana amp series featuring refined rock tones and built-in Boss effects.
Several months ago, Olaf Diegel, a professor from Sweden's University of Lund, debuted his incredible 3D-printed aluminum guitar.


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Obsidian is doing an South Park RPG
That is correct. Obsidian, the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and Alpha Protocol are now working on a South Park RPG.
The South Park RPG is being published by THQ and is being developed in collaboration with series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Danny Bilson said: "Our goal is simple: to put creative talent first. Matt and Trey are arguably two of the most important comedic talents of their generation. Bringing their vision of South Park to the interactive space is a dream-come-true."
Not much else is known about the game just now although it is development on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Lets just hope it doesn't go the way of Obsidian's Aliens RPG.
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Price of bitcoin twitter
Does it feel like the only time you hear about Bitcoin is when the price is either.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pulled an about-face this week and resurrected the rejected Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF COIN.However, a set of global events began a downward trend with the price.
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“Some critics believe Android is the new Windows, believing Google has tapped into the consumer herd, destined to repeat Windows victory over the Mac in the mobile space,” Mark Reschke writes for T-GAAP.
“Like Microsoft’s PC conquest, Android is making that familiar push to the lowest common denominator, bolted on everything from cheap phones, eBook readers, to lousy resistive touch tablets,” Reschke writes. “It’s banter that sounds good, but this shallow and dated analysis isn’t accurate.”
Whirly-pop-Apple isn’t going anywhere, not this time around, and there are three major factors as to why:
• Noise (too many players)
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UK-based indie media company and rights owner Coolabi Group has appointed two European licensing agents for children’s fantasy book series Beast Quest, marking the IP’s first foray into the region’s licensing realm.
M.J.A. Licensing will rep the property in France and Belgium, while The Evolution of Licensing is now looking after Italy. Both agents plan to develop partnerships with licensees and retailers across all categories, and will look to capitalize on the brand’s global recognition.
TheBeast Quest book series, which consists of more than 100 titles from author Adam Blade, is published by Orchard Books and has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Additionally, the Beast Quest app, launched in March 2014 by Coolabi Group and free online games platform Miniclip, currently has more than six million downloads.
Coolabi Group also recently signed a co-development deal with Zodiak Kids Studios for a spinoff CGI-animated action/adventure series called Sea Quest (26 x 22 minutes), which is aimed at kids six to 11.


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A must-attend event for practising professionals operating within the electronic fire safety and security industries was the Euralarm Symposium 2016, which took place on 9 May in Lisbon, Portugal. The day focused on challenges and opportunities for businesses due to the impact of new technological developments.
Each year, the Euralarm Symposium examines state-of-the-art developments in a business area of particular interest to the European electronic fire safety and security industries. This year was no exception, with topics discussed ranging from the influence of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on building conception and maintenance through to the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) as an enabler for safety and security products and its consequences in terms of cyber security.
The event demonstrated the potential business and regulatory impacts of these new technological trends on the industry, and on the safety and security of European citizens in general.
BIM: Redesign of building processes leaves open questions
The subject of BIM, a new process set to revolutionise the construction industry, was presented by António Frade Pina (founder of Concepsys BIM) and Alan Baikie, managing director at BIMObject UK. Frade Pina described BIM as “not a software but […] a collaborative platform that consists of a 3D model of a building with information in it.” He gave the example of a door as a BIM object where, beyond design and architectural details, information on the door’s fire resistance is also provided.
Noting the novelty of the technology behind BIM, Frade Pina mentioned that it’s already widespread in many countries (including the UK).
British BIM expert Alan Baikie underlined that there’s no current definition of what it is to be “BIM compliant”, but pointed the audience towards a document published last month by the BIM Task Group, which is a UK Government initiative. Baikie mentioned that the publication has received a very good reception from CEN, the Brussels-based European Committee for Standardisation.
Among the advantages BIM offers to the electronic safety and security industries, speakers mentioned the potential of BIM as a marketing tool, its capacity to allow better system design while better planning for potential problems during construction and saving on future maintenance costs.
An open debate involving members of the audience revealed the industry’s fundamental questions about BIM, a topic which Euralarm will be closely monitoring in the coming years.
Questions on European harmonisation, the shift on early project planning that BIM implies and the existence of several competing BIM platforms emanated from attendees at the Symposium.
IoT: Connected safety and security devices bring opportunities and threats
Theresa Bui Revon, head of product marketing for the Cisco IoT Cloud for Enterprises, presented Case Studies from four US companies who have developed their safety and security offer thanks to the possibilities unleashed over the past decade by the IoT and cloud computing.
She noted that safety and security represent about 20% of all connected devices, and that this is one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of device proliferation.
“For security companies,” urged Bui Revon, “the IoT offers an opportunity to develop the service aspect of their business” and “to go from offering one service to several services in different areas.”
Quoting IBM’s Paul Ionescu, cyber security expert Nick Podd stated: “If compromised, smart building devices could have a profound impact on our physical surroundings and allow a malicious actor to cause damage without any physical access to the building.”
With the help of real-life examples, Podd demonstrated that cyber security is a key issue within the manufacturing and installation processes and proposed a few solutions.
He urged the electronic safety and security industries to implement “security by design” in its connected devices, rather than to “graft on” cyber security measures as an afterthought.
New challenges for Euralarm and businesses
Roger de Grave from Belgian SME De Grave Electro, a provider of electronic safety and security solutions, reacted to the debates on the IoT and cyber security.
“Frankly,” he stated, “I was surprised by the reports provided during the Symposium about recent developments in this area. It was an eye opener in terms of the opportunities opened to companies like mine in relation to business, even though the demonstration of existing issues with cyber security has tempered my excitement.”
Lance Rütimann of Siemens (Euralarm’s chairman for advocacy and organiser of the 2016 Symposium) commented: “When choosing the topics for the Euralarm Symposium 2016, it was BIM, the IoT and cyber security that clearly stood out. These topics are changing how the fire safety and security industries provide products, systems and services as well as interact with the diverse stakeholders during and after a project.”
Rütimann continued: “The presentations from our speakers and the panel discussion made it crystal clear that these industries must engage now in such developments. I sincerely hope that the sense of urgency was understood. Euralarm will need to discuss how it could provide some form of guidance on BIM, the IoT and cyber security with their challenges and opportunities they pose.”
*The 2017 Euralarm Symposium will take place in London next May
Euralarm represents the electronic fire and security industry, providing leadership and expertise for industry, market, policy-makers and standards bodies.
Its members make society safer and secure through systems and services for fire detection, intrusion detection, access control, video monitoring and alarm transmission.
Founded in 1970, Euralarm represents over 5,000 companies within the fire safety and security industry valued at €67 billion. Euralarm members are both national associations and individual companies from across Europe.


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Backed by True Ventures and Ubiquity Ventures, the Austin-based robotics company is announcing its first full-time hospital customer implementing the robot full-time
XPRIZE and California Governor Gavin Newsom Partner To Design an Incentive Prize For Innovation To Battle Wildfires
This competition hopes to leverage cutting edge sensors, networks, artificial intelligence, robotics and material sciences to both detect wildfires at their earliest inception and extinguish them before they spread.
Cross-country expansion kicks off at the Beverly Hills branch, introducing the social, humanoid robot Pepper for an enhanced customer experience in the Los Angeles area
Autonomous robot showcases contextual awareness and next-generation natural UI
The company is expected to dissolve the project later this year and relocate employees involved in development to other departments within Alphabet or help them find jobs elsewhere.
The South Korean tech giant said the robot will be developed by its research lab, which has been releasing various robots under the CLOi brand.
Industrial inspections, regardless of the reason for inspection, can be a very dirty and dangerous job. While not necessarily dull, industrial inspections definitely cover two of the three Ds of robotics deployment (dull, dirty, and dangerous).
The traditional industrial robots, engineered with advanced sensors and AI, have found several applications in manufacturing and electronics, which boosted the growth of the service robotics market.
A recent report from QY Research looked at the global construction robots sales market and forecasted that the market would hit $420 million by 2025.
The Spraybot delivered inch-accurate positioning and instantaneous heading. Its autonomous navigation had built-in obstacle selection and avoidance. It was designed to both detect and identify plants and rows and deliver spot spraying.
Simbe Robotics and Advantage Solutions Partner to Bring In-Store Visibility to Leading Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Pilot program empowers global companies with shelf data to uncover in-store opportunities.
The software was created as a solution for companies, hotels, hospitals and all facilities that handle personal customer service. Robot-the receptionist welcomes and says goodbye to customers and provides all essential information.
With this new application in mobile robotics, the company plans to use its Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology combined with deep learning and to pioneer in a new generation of robots.
Loomo can follow the rider autonomously as a robot sidekick, and also has a playful personality. Loomo also comes with a free Android-based SDK for professional developers and enthusiasts alike to build on top of Segway's mobility + AI platform.
Hydro-Qu©bec has developed a robot to inspect transmission line conductor bundles. This world first is a product of the inspection and maintenance robotics team that works out of the companys research centre, IREQ.
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Schmalz Technology Development - Vacuum Generation without Compressed Air - Flexible and Intelligent
â€¢ Vacuum generation that's 100% electrical; â€¢ Integrated intelligence for energy and process control; â€¢ Extensive communication options through IO-Link interface; Schmalz already offers a large range of solutions that can optimize handling process from single components such as vacuum generators to complete gripping systems. Particularly when used in autonomous warehouse, conventional vacuum generation with compressed air reaches its limits. Compressed air often is unavailable in warehouses. Schmalz therefore is introducing a new technology development: a gripper with vacuum generation that does not use compressed air. The vacuum is generated 100% electrically. This makes the gripper both energy efficient and mobile. At the same time, warehouses need systems with integrated intelligence to deliver information and learn. This enables the use of mobile and self-sufficient robots, which pick production order at various locations in the warehouse. Furthermore, Schmalz provides various modular connection options from its wide range of end effectors in order to handle different products reliably and safely.


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Fifteen finalists for the 2014 MBiz Awards have been announced by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.
“The strength and depth of the Manitoba community is reflected in this year’s finalists,” said Chamber president and CEO Chuck Davidson. “Each of these companies are focused on helping Manitobans and creating a business climate that will strengthen our economy and province.”
This year’s finalists are:
Outstanding Small Business
Kinetic Machine Works Ltd.
Talbot & Associates Professional Corporation
The Paw Resort & Wellness Centre
Outstanding Medium Business
Gislason Targownik Peters
Think Shift Advertising Inc.
Outstanding Large Business
National Leasing Group
WOW! Hospitality Concepts
Long Term Achievement Business — Rural
BEHLEN Industries Inc.
Border View Electric Ltd.
Samantha Klassen Dental Corp o/a Winkler Dental Clinic
Long Term Achievement Business — Winnipeg
Arctic Co-operative Ltd.
The MBiz Awards will be handed out on Wednesday October 29 at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre.


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A new scheme to help aspiring entrepreneurs is being launched in Cornwall.
The Enterprise Club is for people who are 16 years or older and who are currently unemployed, or employed for less than 16 hours a week, and interested in becoming self employed.
The club will give people who want to set up their own businesses the chance to access professional advice that they might not otherwise be able to afford. The Enterprise Club will also assist those people who have just started their own small business.
Cynthia Thomas, the training partnerships manager for ReZolve Skills, who set up the scheme, said: “New businesses represent the future of our economy, so we need to make sure that unemployed people with a good idea get the support they need to move into self-employment.
“New entrepreneurs and small business owners in Cornwall will be able to swap ideas and talk to guest speakers including people from successful local businesses.”
The clubs will be held in various locations across Cornwall. For more information, contact Dianne Allard on 01208 265934 or email.


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Bling Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs apologized and offered $100 credits Thursday to customers who shelled out $599 for the most advanced model of the iPhone, only to have the company unexpectedly slash the price $200 in a push to boost holiday sales.In a letter on the company's Web site, Jobs acknowledged that Apple disappointed some of its customers by cutting the price of the iPhone's 8-gigabyte model and said he has received hundreds of e-mails complaining about the price cut.But Jobs added that "the technology road is bumpy," and there will always be people who pay top dollar for the latest electronics but get angry later when the price drops."This is life in the technology lane," Jobs said.Immediately after the cuts were announced Wednesday, Jobs' tone was less conciliatory. He tartly rebuffed criticism about whether some of Apple's most die-hard fans would be miffed by the company's latest actions.IPhone owners who bought their device that morning, he said an interview with USA Today, "should go back to where they bought it and talk to them. If they bought it a month ago, well, that's what happens in technology."Jobs then apparently had a change of heart. The company is making the right decision by lowering the iPhone price, he said in his letter, but needs to "do the right thing for our valued iPhone customers.""(W)e need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price," he said. "Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these."Jobs said Apple will hand out $100 credits for Apple's retail and online stores to iPhone customers who aren't eligible for a rebate.An Apple spokeswoman said the company did not have an estimate of how much the credits would cost Apple.Under Apple's refund policy, customers who bought an iPhone within 14 days of the price cut can get a refund of the price difference if they have the original receipt.The price cut - and the phaseout of the 4-gigabyte iPhone, which retailed for $499 - came less than 10 weeks after the two products hit the market June 29 and angered some early iPhone users, who were startled to have their prized gadgets plummet in value.Investors were also rattled by the news, sending Apple's shares down a total of more than 6 percent over the past two days, a drop that has wiped out about $8 billion in shareholder wealth.Some worry that Apple is cutting the price to make up for waning demand, a concern Apple countered by saying the device is now affordable to more people and has the potential to be a blowout seller this holiday season.Apple has said it's on track to sell 1 million iPhones by the end of the current quarter.Apple's stock, after falling 5 percent on the news of Wednesday's announcements, fell another 1.3 percent Thursday to close at $135.01, or $1.75 lower than Wednesday's close. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070906/D8RG7O7G0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ComScore Data and the Mobile RevolutionHeather Green
I covered the wireless media market in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the last promised revolution was supposed to happen. You know, we were going to get location-based advertising, stocks, videos and weather updates on your phone. Never happened. And the hype was so high that it’s been best to be skeptical since then. But ComScore’s numbers about the mobile Internet paint a compelling picture that the mobile Internet is for more than just early adopters and is truly part of a pattern of changing behavior.
According to ComScore, the number of people using their mobile devices to get news and information daily from the Internet doubled to 22.4 million from a year ago. Now that’s interesting and shows that the devices and the networks are living up to their billing as a way to get mobile data for more people. But what’s just as interesting is that the number of people who used their devices for social networking and blogging jumped to 9 million, from 1.8 million. Because mobile devices are inherently social and if anything will drive their success long term, it’s the ability to stay in touch with other folks in new ways.


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- Moma Protocol has announced a successful funding round that has seen the project raise $2.25 million from reputable VCs and investors.
- The funds are set to create infinite liquidity for long-tail DeFi lending markets with the project set for an official version launch in Q2.
Led by Fundamental Labs and SevenX Ventures, Moma Protocol has successfully raised $2.25 million. According to a release shared with CNF, these funds will be used to create infinite liquidity for long-tail DeFi Lending Markets. The platform is able to meet users demand in scalability, liquidity and speculation in DeFi markets.
Lending has become one of the most critical elements of the DeFi industry. As such, the Moma Protocol will play a key role as the DeFi market grows. The platform will primarily open new lending markets for long-tail digital assets. Over the years, failed long-tail digital assets have been abandoned but with the Moma Protocol’s approach, they can be supported and given another chance.
The long-tail concept is already popular in centralized businesses but relatively new in the crypto industry. In traditional business, companies opt to sell low volumes of unique items to many customers to turn a profit. This is contrary to selling large volumes of a reduced number of popular items.
Moma Protocol aims to create, manage, accelerate, and aggregate lending markets to achieve infinite expansion in liquidity and diversity. With its unique approach, it could be a pioneer project, setting the standard for others to follow.
While the official version of the platform is still unavailable, the beta version is online and has shown promise. The project expects to launch the official version in Q2 of 2021.
The $2.25 million funding round
In the latest round of funding, the project has attracted some notable names including Consensus Investment, DFG Capital, and Fundamental Labs. Other investors are AU21 Capital, Blocksync Ventures, BuildingBlocks, Coins Group, FBG Capital, Finlink Capital, Lotus Capital, Magnus Capital, Moonrock Capital, Moonwhale Ventures, Oasis Capital, Spark Digital Capital, Waterdrip Capital, X21 Digital and Zee Prime Capital.
At the start, the project was incubated by Lichang – a community app with over 1 million users. It has since grabbed the attention of major VCs and investors. Their involvement with the project is set to see it make headlines as well as gain awareness in the crypto community.
Moma Protocol’s Founder and CEO, Ocean Liao commented:
I believe that the goal that Moma Protocol wants to achieve is to create an expandable, scalable and flexible infrastructure for the DeFi world in 5-10 years, in a way that everyone can freely participate. I am optimistic about the DeFi ecology and the lending scenario, and I am happy to be able to drive Moma Protocol to explore the future with the infinite liquidity-generating factory model that fascinates me the most. We are ready to set sail!
With the latest funding, the project will be able to expand and innovate ahead of the official launch later in the year.


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Inflation data released on Wednesday showed a pronounced cooling and offered some of the most hopeful news since the Federal Reserve began trying to tame runaway inflation 16 months ago.
The Consumer Price Index climbed 3 percent in the year to June, less than the 4 percent increase in the year to May and just a third of its roughly 9 percent peak last summer.
That general metric captures large declines gas prices and some other products that could turn out to be ephemeral, so politicians are looking closely at another measure: the change in prices after removing food and fuel costs. That measure, known as the core index, offered news that was even better than what economists had expected, sending stocks higher as investors bet that the news would allow the Fed to raise interest rates less than they otherwise might have.
The core index climbed 4.8 percent compared to the previous year, down from 5.3 percent in the year to May. Economists had predicted 5 percent growth. And on a monthly basis, the core index climbed at the slowest pace since August 2021.
“This is very promising news,” said Laura Rosner-Warburton, senior economist and founding partner at MacroPolicy Perspectives. “The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together. But it’s just one report, and the Fed has been burned by inflation before.”
Slower inflation is definitely good news because it allows consumer wages to stretch further and less pain at the gas pump and in the grocery aisle. But Federal Reserve officials are still trying to gauge whether the cooling is likely to be quick and complete. They don’t want to allow price increases to remain at slightly high levels for too long, because if they do, consumers and businesses might adjust their behavior in ways that make faster inflation a permanent feature of the economy.
With that in mind, they can be cautious in interpreting the news. Officials have signaled in recent weeks that they are likely to raise interest rates at their July 25-26 meeting.
Ms Rosner-Warburton said she thought a July move was still likely, but that the fresh inflation data could set the stage for a “more extended pause” later. She added that cooling car prices and slower rent increases should keep inflation subdued, and she predicted the Fed would not raise interest rates this year after the July change.
June’s slowdown in inflation came as some key products and services posted steep price increases. Airfare fell 8.1 percent compared to the previous month, and used cars and trucks were down 0.5 percent. New vehicle prices were flat compared to May.
Not all of those changes will necessarily last: Airfare, for example, is not expected to continue to decline as sharply as it did in this report. But for the Fed, there were other encouraging signs that the cooling is broad enough to prove sustainable.
First, the cost of housing as measured by the Consumer Price Index – which depends on rental prices – is falling sharply. This is expected to continue in coming months. An index tracking rents for primary residences slowed to a 0.46 percent change in June, the weakest growth from March 2022.
Car prices are also cooling. After years in which semiconductor shortages and other parts problems limited supply, making it difficult to meet growing demand, discounting is back on auto dealers. Inventories are rebounding, and consumers have a less voracious appetite for new cars in particular.
“It’s different from the past two years, and even different from the fall,” said Beth Weaver, who runs a Buick GMC dealership in Erie, Pa. “Interest rates have definitely weighed on demand.”
And more broadly, price increases for a basket of services excluding energy, food and housing — a metric the Fed watches very closely — continued to slow in June.
But despite all of the recent progress, inflation remains above the rate of increase normal before the 2020 pandemic. And the economy still maintains momentum, with strong job and wage growth, which could give companies the wherewithal to keep raising prices. That’s why Fed officials are hesitant to say they’ve won the fight against inflation.
“It would be a mistake” to “declare victory” too soon, Loretta Mester, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said on a call with reporters this week.
The Fed officially targets 2 percent inflation on average over time, although it defines that target using a separate inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditure index. That gauge is also slowing notably, and its June reading is scheduled for release July 28th.
Even though central bankers are likely to interpret the slowdown cautiously — aware that price increases have slowed and then accelerated again before — many commentators welcomed the fresh data point as the latest sign that the economy may be slowing gently.
Officials at the Fed have tried to engineer a “soft landing” in which inflation slows gradually and without requiring a big jump in the unemployment rate. Interest rate increases work in part by slowing the labor market and cooling wage increases, so the Fed’s fight against inflation and the strength of the labor market are closely linked.
“The continued decline in inflation is encouraging news for the US labor market outlook,” wrote Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, in response to the recent release. “It increases the likelihood that the Fed will be able to pause rate hikes after one final July hike, and gradually cut rates through 2024.”


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Net-a-Porter’s latest initiative is a mentorship scheme dedicated to nurturing new fashion talent
You're probably already aware that keeping up with fashion trends is a tough gig. Having a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the world's latest drop of ugly sneakers or top-handle bags, and being able to name drop new designers, is true dedication to the field. While avenues for accumulating this information are aplenty, Net-a-Porter's keen eye for the fashion stratosphere makes it a go-to for most when it comes to adopting newfangled looks and discovering collections from emerging fashion labels. And now, leveraging on that expertise in scouting, cultivating and promoting new brands, Net-a-Porter has launched The Vanguard, a program that acts as an incubator and accelerator for fresh fashion talent.
Providing mentorship, advice and marketing support to give these talents long-term success, brands will graduate from the program once their businesses have matured after a few seasons on the site.
"Net-a-Porter has always taken a long-term approach to nurturing new designers, and I see The Vanguard as formalising this commitment in a way that will make a real difference to young brands. As a business, we have so much to offer by way of expertise, not to mention the invaluable exposure to our global audience. It will be a delight to see more talent flourish through this exciting program," said Alison Loehnis, president of Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter.
What does this mean for us as consumers? The sheer joy of discovering four new designers each season, and adding their pieces to our burgeoning wardrobe. For this fall/winter season, the inaugural batch is made up of Les Rêveries, RÜH, Gu_de and Souliers Martinez. Here's a sneak peek of what to expect from the class of 2018.
Founded by Sonia Trehan, RÜH is all about refined silhouettes with a grown-up elegance to it — however, its Instagram account is private and its website requires a membership. To create a sense of community and networking, private weekly salons will be held at its New York townhouse from November.
2. LÊS REVERIES
Lês Reveries is a New York-based label designed by sister duo Ai Ly and Wayne Lee — Ly was a designer at Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren; Lee worked as a buyer at Barneys New York. Designed for the modern woman who still daydreams and loves wearing romantic dresses and cosy knits, expect beautiful ruffles, soft florals and backless details.
For timeless, understated bags, look to Korean brand Gu_de — inspired by the '70s, the brand's name is taken from an antiquarian Scottish pronunciation of "good". We love its sculptural shapes, especially those in glossy croc-embossed leather which creates a seamless combination of vintage and luxury.
4. SOULIERS MARTINEZ
Souliers Martinez launched last year, combining classic craftsmanship and modern colours with a tapered toe which instantly elongates the appearance of your legs. Each shoe is made by Spanish artisans using hand-lacing techniques — a traditional skill that is usually passed down from mother to daughter. The intricate weaving process can take up to three days for a pair of thigh high boots.
Shop these emerging labels at Net-a-Porter.


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14 October 2020
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (Amatil NZ) is the only organisation to receive the Best Employer accreditation for five consecutive years in an announcement by Kincentric.
03 September 2020
Coca-Cola Amatil NZ is proud to announce it has won the prestigious gold medal in the Employees category at the HRD Employer of Choice Awards.
01 April 2020
COVID-19: Protecting Our Front Line Staff And Minimising Risks of Transmission
20 November 2019
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (Amatil NZ) has won the prestigious gold medal in the 500+ Employees category at the HRD Employer of Choice Awards 2019.
22 July 2019
Coca-Cola Amatil NZ recognised as one of New Zealand’s Best Employers four years running.
18 July 2019
We’re proud to be re-accredited with the Rainbow Tick in 2019 – this represents FIVE consecutive years of demonstrating the value we place on Diversity & Inclusion and our Rainbow Community.
30 May 2019
Humans are not naturally nocturnal; adjusting sleeping patterns can be hard and can leave the body feeling tired.
15 May 2019
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand has been named a finalist in the inaugural Rainbow Excellence Awards 2019.
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The Wellington Pride Parade took over the central streets of Wellington city on Saturday, 11 May.


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Thieves lured by remote controlled vehicles helped themselves to numerous items at a Plantation hobby store.
Twenty-four hours after 46-year-old Paul Barrow was gunned down outside of his Miami tire shop, police are still looking for what caused the deadly shooting.
Stunned customers and employees gathered outside a Miami tire shop after the owner was found shot in the head at the store Thursday.
What comes between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Small Business Saturday is now hoping to become a staple in the big launch to the holiday shopping season.
(CBS4) — Law enforcement officials say they often see an increase in crime at shopping malls during the holiday season by people who see the season as an invitation to prey on others. Here are […]
(CBS4) — Before you log on and let your fingers do the shopping, the American Bar Association’s Safeshopping.org reminds everyone that there a number of safety rules to follow. Make Sure The Website You Are Shopping […]


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Itch.io, the open marketplace for independent video games creators, has launched a fundraiser to raise funds for two humanitarian organisations aiding civilians in Ukraine. Hosting the fundraiser is Necrosoft Games.
Titled Bundle for Ukraine, the bundle offers a collection of 991 indie games, soundtracks, books, comics, tabletop RPGs and gaming tools (worth US$6,500) for a minimum donation of US$10. All proceeds will go to Necrosoft’s chosen organisations: International Medical Corps and Voices of Children. Whilst donations start from US$10, Necrosoft urges that gamers donate more if they have the means to.
Out of the nearly 1000 products in the bundle, more than 600 have never been in a major bundle before. All of the products in the bundle are also paid products, and are created by several prominent developers and publishers.
Some of the games in the bundle include acclaimed and fan-favourite game such as CrossCode, Wandersong, Superhot, Baba Is You, Celeste, Skatebird, Towerfall Ascension and Minit.
With a goal of US$1 million to meet, the fundraiser has managed to raise approximately US$388,000 so far. As of today, the fundraiser has about 9 days left to meet their goal.
Interested games can check out which games are available and make their donation on the official fundraiser page on Itch.io. Not a big gamer? Readers who are keen to donate and support Ukrainians affected by the war can do so by donating to humanitarian aid organisations such as Save the Children, UNICEF, Project HOPE, Direct Relief, Voices of Children, International Rescue Committee.


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A couple of weeks ago we reported that Samsung is conducting intensive testing on the Snapdragon 820 but the latest from Weibo suggests that Samsung is not only doing that, but it is apparently the first in doing so. While the tech company used Exynos 7420 for its last generation of flagship devices it is rumored that the next one might arrive in two versions: one with an Exynos chipset and one with a Snapdragon 820 SoC instead. It also seems that Samsung has expanded the team working on testing and optimizing mobile chipsets for its flagship devices to ensure that the next generation is absolutely top-notch.
Will the Snapdragon 820 meet the industry demands though? The last chipset from Qualcomm wasn't too great as it presented overheating issues on many devices, but Qualcomm seems to be putting a lot of effort into the Snapdragon 820. The new processor should offer better performance overall and it should have a much smaller energy consumption. It's going to be interesting to see Samsung partner up with Qualcomm for the next generation's Galaxy S7 if that's really what it decides to do in the end.


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Yanzhi, a men's skincare company, has completed its angel round funding, led by Hantan Capital. The money will go toward R&D, as well as expanding distribution channels and teams.
As the key opinion leader (KOL) and influencer economy have significantly changed consumers' shopping habits, and more and more Gen-Z men have become open and comfortable with skincare, the male skincare market has grown in popularity.
Male cosmetic customers, unlike female customers, prefer products that can be used every day, such as concealer, which can hide dark circles and age spots. BB cream, cream foundation, brow pencils, and lipstick have become their go-to items.
According to Kaola, the growth of Gen-Z men’s cosmetics consumption has outgrown that of women. Particularly, the growth of male consumers' consumption on foundation has doubled the growth of female consumers' consumption on foundation. For the eyeliner, the growth of male consumers' consumption has quadrupled the growth of female consumers'. According to Tmall and Cainiao's data, the number of stock for international cosmetics products increased by 3000% from year to year, during the 2020 Singles' Day (Double 11-day) period.
Yanzhi focuses on making skincare products for men that are more affordable, easy to use, and tailored to their specific needs. The company has expanded its sales channels on Taobao, Tmall, JD, Pinduoduo, and Douyin, as well as created brand personification and NFT, to engage more customers.
The male skincare market, according to Hantan Capital partner Richuan Xu, has a lot of potentials, and Yanzhi is doing well in the market with their specialized product, and investors are impressed with their team.


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Harrison Kenney from Cantina OK! has been crowned the winner of the 2020/21 Patrón Perfectionists Cocktail Competition Australia final with his exceptional cocktail, TEAL.
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The Australian Top 30 finalists in the highly-esteemed PATRÓN Perfectionists Cocktail Competition have been announced, and for the first time ever, consumers can play a part in voting online via Patron Perfectionists.
Congratulations to Matt Bodycote from Baxter Supper Club in Perth for winning this year’s special edition of Patrón Perfectionists Australia
The world’s leading tequila program will mix things up this year, with bartenders’ handmade cocktail vessels, perfect drinks creations and the possibility to win a five star staycation.
Julio Bermejo is known throughout the bartending world for his hospitality, his passion for tequila, and his warm welcome to guests.


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Last month we have introduced the factory unlocked HTC One X+ that was available for pre-order in the US via Expansys online store. Today the retailer confirmed that the HTC’s flagship phone is now in stock and ready to ship. Also pricing details are now available.
The HTC One X+ loaded with an impressive 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 screen, monster quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, 64GB internal memory and the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is on sale for $699 without contract. The phone is factory unlocked and is compatible with any GSM service provider. According to the retailer’s site each order is being shipped within four days.
Wanna buy the unlocked HTC One X+ cheaper?
If you believe that the cost for the latest and the most powerful HTC smartphone today is too high we may have some good news for you. It is very likely that the price for the most powerful Android smartphone will drop once holiday fever and sales began. We recommend to check us on Black Friday – November 23, and Cyber Monday – November 26 when the best sales and discounts have place. Also, the price for the HTC One X+ will be corrected once the US carriers will announce availability the phone on their network. Unfortunately, none of the carriers have yet confirmed if the model will be available this year.


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Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager is not currently working on Dead Island 2, publisher Deep Silver has asserted.
Square Enix has taken the Game Development Contest India 2012 on the road.
The management team at Version2Games, including its president Rajat Ojha, has left the company to form The Awesome Game Studio.
According to the FICCI-KPMG Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2012, the Indian games business was valued at 13bn Rupees ($259m) in 2011 – up 30 per cent.
Consumers who were left disappointed by the apparent news of the cancellation of Bayonetta 2 have been thrown a lifeline by the first game’s creator.
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced long term plans for India with a primary focus on game development on mobile and social platforms.
Valve has remained silent about the Half-Life 3 project due to significant unexpected occurrences during the game’s development, the company’s managing director Gabe Newell has explained.
Prey 2 remains in development, publisher Bethesda has confirmed.
The games industry’s biggest names are currently plotting a path into one of the fastest growing regions in the world of modern gaming.
The Indian games industry is expected to grow by 38 per cent to Rs 18 billion ($359m) in 2012 and to a staggering Rs 46 billion ($917m) by 2016.
The FIFA Interactive World Cup Qualifiers took place this week, the ACT begins work implementing the R18+ rating and more.
The days of the triple-A blockbuster are over, for today the games industry worships a new goal – the quadruple-A title.
Hansoft has announced that a start-up license for up to nine users is now available at no cost, making it possible for small teams to get access to project management ...
The popular series of iOS games, Dark Nebula, has been acquired by Gothenburg-based outfit Free Lunch Design.
Dataspelsgalan 2012 has been delayed until late March/early April, but the voting for the people’s choice award is still open.
Paradox Interactive, Sweden's most indie-friendly big publisher, today announced three new games for its 2012 lineup, one of which is created by Magicka developer, Arrowhead.
EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on “developing new generations of games, and the engine ...
Finland is not just the home of Angry Birds developers Rovio; soon it will also have its very own Angry Birds amusement park.
Interactive design school Hyper Island is opening the doors to prospective students on Thursday, March 8th between 17:30 and 19:00.
Sony has sent in its Western studios to help tackle the troubled development of Team Ico’s The Last Guardian, Sony’s game design chief has revealed.


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Fuel & Freight Update | COVID-19 Improvements Lead to Slow Market Recovery
May 18, 2020
Wholesale diesel prices have staged a tentative comeback since bottoming out at $1.32 per gallon on April 28. This newfound price stability is tied to energy demand slowly returning because countries around the world have started lifting COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Meanwhile, crude oil and refined product supply continues to tighten from voluntary and involuntary production cuts. The gradual restoration of market balance has pushed benchmark WTI crude oil prices above $30 per barrel for the first time since mid-March. Similarly, national wholesale diesel prices have increased to their highest levels in about a month at around $1.60 per gallon. The gap between the DOE retail index and the wholesale market remains remarkably wide.
The global outlook mildly improved after demand showed a bit more strength than what was previously projected. The slow return to normal encouraged the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other outlets to boost Q2 demand forecasts in their most recent report. However, the IEA still expects year-over-year consumption to fall about 20 percent this quarter. The agency also estimates a slight demand boost in 2020 on average, albeit still thinks consumption is on track for an annual decline of 9 percent. Demand improvements come simultaneously with world production that is on track to dip to its lowest level in nine years. The OPEC+ alliance is leading this charge after the imposition of its record production cuts on May 1, while supply restraints outside the OPEC+ group have materialized quicker than anticipated. Ongoing supply adjustments and the progressive re-opening of economies will see the supply-demand gap narrow in the months ahead. This will support wholesale diesel prices through the second half of 2020 and into 2021. The energy market’s path to a full-blown recovery, however, will be long, uncertain, and heavily dependent on the longevity of COVID-19.
Freight demand in the Breakthrough Network maintained strength in April despite numerous industry reports of opposite behavior. Breakthrough’s freight demand stability is mainly attributed to sustained demand for nondurable goods, regardless of the economic upheaval.
The labor market’s health and consumer sentiment are key freight demand indicators. Regions with the highest freight demand in March trended with COVID-19 cases but have recently trended more in line with jobless claims. The more populous states with a relatively low number of jobless claims since March 15 as a percentage of the state’s labor force—including Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio—saw higher freight demand.
As economies start to reopen, consumer sentiment will be another key metric to track. By June, nearly every state will make significant progress toward reopening nonessential businesses and limitations on the size of public gatherings will be reduced. The mood of consumers in a less-regulated environment will drive the summer freight market. Current trends in freight demand will linger as consumers remain reluctant to change behavior despite restrictions being lifted.


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After a year in the doldrums, ad spending in Europe’s strongest economy is finally heading up. Germany’s Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft (ZAW) forecast ad spending in the country would rise 2% in 2014. Last year, the market was sluggish but stable; overall ad spending registered a marginal decline of 0.1% to an estimated €25.05 billion ($33.40 billion), ZAW reported, while spending across the 12 media categories measured by the source dropped 1.7% to €15.25 billion ($20.34 billion).
TV enjoyed the highest income from ads, at nearly €4.13 billion ($5.50 billion) in 2013, 27.0% of the total, and up 2.2% in the year. Daily newspapers retained their second-place ranking, but their ad income dropped 9.4% year over year, to less than €2.93 billion ($3.91 billion), according to ZAW. Spending on weekly and Sunday newspapers plunged by nearly 12%—the largest percentage decline. Read the rest at eMarketer.


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Brad Pitt is suing ex-wife Angelina Jolie, claiming that she intentionally sought to “inflict harm” on the reputation of their previously co-owned wine business, Miraval, by selling her shares of the company to a “stranger,” People reports. According to the outlet, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor recently filed documents in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The exes, who spent 12 years together, bought a vineyard and château in the south of France in 2008. The Mr. and Mrs. Smith costars got married at the property alongside the six children that they share together.
According to People, lawyers representing Pitt claim that when Jolie sold her shares to a Luxembourg-based spirits manufacturer owned by Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler, she meant to harm the reputation of “the brand Pitt so carefully built.” Pitt’s documents include a claim that the couple agreed to not sell shares of their co-owned estate without notifying the other party beforehand, and cite a breach of contract between Pitt’s company, Mondo Bongo, and Jolie’s business, Nouvel. However, the BBC reports that Jolie did inform Pitt of her “painful” decision to sell in January 2021.
Pitt also alleges in the lawsuit that Jolie contributed “nothing to [Château] Miraval’s success” and that instead it was Pitt who turned the wine company “into a multimillion-dollar global business and one of the world’s most highly regarded producers of rosé wine.”
Pitt, who claims Shefler’s involvement in the former couple’s wine business will diminish the work he put in, is asking for damages to be declared at trial by jury and for the sale to be null and void.


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Mumbai: Police hunt for culprits behind fake BSE website
The Cyber police have initiated investigations into a fake website of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The senior officials of BSE had registered an FIR two days ago against an unknown person
The Cyber police have initiated investigations into a fake website of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The senior officials of BSE had registered an FIR two days ago against an unknown person. They suspect the site was online for a few days. Investigators suspect that the site could be the handiwork of some tech savvy miscreants operating online, who wanted to make a quick buck by getting maximum page hits/visits by creating the fake version of a popular site.
An officer of the Cyber police at Bandra Kurla Complex said a case under relevant sections of Information Technology (IT) Act was registered against an unknown person for impersonation. Police are trying to find the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which the accused committed the crime, and have written to the service provider for information regarding the same.
While explaining why someone would create a fake website, another officer said that BSE is one of the most popular sites that online traders visit. “The accused, in order to get maximum page visits, created a similar website and just changed a few letters in the original domain name,” said an officer.
Later the accused possibly bought a premium slot from Google’s search engine, so if anyone searched for BSE, the fake website’s link would come up prominently, said the officer. Since all the features and content of the original website were duplicated on the fake site, people would spend time on the site unaware that it was a fake.
The culprit would then claim money from Google by selling space on its popular fake website, which by then had recorded thousands of page visits.
Another motive behind the crime could be a data selling racket, in which the culprit can put few features on a fake website, which could encourage people to fill up their basic details like full name, date of birth, address, e-mail ID, etc., to claim some freebies or offers, police said. The culprit could then illegally sell this customer data at high rates to companies which are ready to pay any amount to obtain customer data of people who are into stock trading.
An officer confirmed that the website has been blocked. “But no person has approached us yet, complaining that he or she was duped through a fake BSE website. Hence we believe that the site was not made to directly cheat people,” he added.
When asked about a breakthrough in the case, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Atulchandra Kulkarni refused to respond.


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According to recent rumours, the Samsung Galaxy S8 price will start at EUR 799 (roughly Rs. 63,300), new Gear VR will cost EUR 129 (roughly Rs.
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A consumer fraud lawsuit has been filed against a Chandler moving company, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced Tuesday.
The lawsuit was filed against Allstar Moving & Storage, Inc. for multiple violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, including deceptive advertising practices.
In a press release, Goddard’s office states that Allstar Moving & Storage Inc. stated in its direct mail advertising that it provided “High Quality Service Without The High Prices” and prominently featured two hourly rates for its moving services. But Goddard’s office alleges the company filed charges to consumers’ invoices for items such as fuel, truck cleaning and a surcharge. In addition, the company was not bonded or insured as it was advertised.
The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, asks the defendants to pay a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Consumer Fraud Act. Assistant Attorney General Cherie L. Howe is prosecuting the case.
“Arizona consumers must be treated fairly and not charged a lot of hidden fees,” Goddard said. “When businesses play by the rules, the market is more competitive, and consumers win.”


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Instacart is looking to reward its top-performing in-store shoppers.
The San Francisco-based delivery specialist announced the launch of Cart Star, a three-tier rewards program that will offer order fillers discounts on gas, oil changes and childcare assistance—as well as priority to access to potentially more-lucrative batch orders—based on the number of orders they fill and their rating with customers.
Order shoppers will earn 10 points for every order they fill. Those who earn 200 points (filling 20 orders) in a three-month period will qualify for Gold Cart status; shoppers earning 1,000 points will qualify for Platinum Cart status; and those earning 2,000 points by filling 200 orders over three months will qualify for Diamond Cart status. Shoppers also must maintain at least a 4.7 average rating with customers to be eligible for the program.
Discounts for Cart Star participants will be provided through third-party partners Upside, CarAdvise and Care.com. With Upside, Gold Cart shoppers can get up to 29 cents back per gallon at thousands of participating gas stations; Platinum and Diamond shoppers can receive up to 33 cents back per gallon. CarAdvise will offer oil-change discounts of 25%–50%.
For Instacart's top shoppers in need of childcare, senior-care or pet-care assistance, discounted backup care will be available through Care.com. Diamond Cart shoppers can get access to two days of Care.com Backup Care per quarter at the discounted rate of $1 per hour or $10 per day.
Platinum and Diamond Cart shoppers also will get a callout in the Instacart app, with badges indicating they're a top Instacart shopper and information for customers on how many orders they've filled and how long they've been working with Instacart. In testing, Instacart said, customers who saw a top-shopper badge were more likely to leave a higher rating and higher tip for their shopper.
Finally, Diamond Cart shoppers will get first dibs on batch orders if they're within close range of a store, and they will be able to accept batch orders early, before a store opens.
"Shoppers are an important part of the Instacart community," Instacart VP of Operations and Care Tom Maguire said in a statement. "They balance empathy and efficiency with communication and problem-solving, and we’re thrilled to unveil our Cart Star program to recognize top shoppers with impactful incentives that help them stand out to their customers, improve their access to earnings, and reach their personal goals."
The Cart Star program is the latest in a series of new-program rollouts that the 10-year-old company has announced this year. Last month, Instacart announced that its Instacart Express subscription service was rebranding as Instacart+ and offering households the chance to shop together through one family account.


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As you all knows, Microsoft is celebrating first year of anniversary with Windows 10 Product. We just want to thanks to your feedback, Windows is the best it can be — and getting better every day.
Here are the some fun facts about windows 10 which you need to know –
1. Microsoft received approx more than 8 Million feedback entries.
2. Windows Insiders spent over 443 Million hours on Windows 10
3. The Free offer has been now ended and the new upgrade price is 119$.
4. Windows 10 has been installed on more than 350 Million Devices all around the globe.
5. With the Anniversary Update, Microsoft is not only adding features but also cleaning up existing elements of the system like the Action Center, the Windows Store, a new emoji keyboard, game hubs within the Xbox/gaming app, and the (again) redesigned Start menu etc (Which will be soon arrived on 2nd August)
6. In the world of Cyber Threats, its one of the most secured windows ever.
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