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Mark Zuckerberg has teased a VR headset from Facebook Reality Labs that is currently in the development stage.
The headset probably won’t be the Quest 2 replacement we’ve been waiting for, but it will include high-resolution “retina resolution,” according to Zuckerberg.
The Facebook CEO “spent the day with the Facebook Reality Labs research team in Redmond to demo our next-generation virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence tech. This one is an early retina resolution prototype.”
The term ‘Retina resolution’ refers to the point at which a device’s resolution is indistinguishable from real 20/20 vision, meaning that the headset’s display could be as clear as the human eye.
If the prototyped headset ever reaches a mass market, it will be the first consumer VR product to do so.
What does higher resolution on the retina accomplish?
A consumer VR headset’s resolution has not yet been optimized for the retina, and we don’t expect to see it in the Oculus Quest 3.
However, if one of the major players in the field, such as Oculus or another VR company, was able to do so with their headsets, this would be a significant step forward in accessible virtual reality technology.
Although headset resolution, in general, has improved considerably from past efforts like PSVR (which maxed out at a soupy 960 x 1080 to accommodate the lacking specs of the PS4), we still haven’t reached lifelike retina resolution, and it’s likely many years before that happens.
What does it mean for VR if the human eye has a resolution of 120 dots per inch? For one thing, it would make more widespread VR content possible.
Motion sickness and that unsettling uncanny feeling associated with lower resolutions will be easier to avoid at a resolution equivalent to the human eye.
As seen in the quote above, Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested that the technology may improve augmented reality by making it more immersive.
If there’s little difference between your own view and that of the VR headset, interactive items and effects can blend even more naturally into your environment with AR content like real objects and events.
We’d be curious to see how retina resolution technology works out in the gaming industry. There must be trade-offs, right? Regardless of a VR game’s graphical quality, certain compromises will have to be made.
As a result, we’re not sure whether this technology will be able to keep up with AAA-quality VR games in the first half of this decade at least; even some of today’s best VR games need powerful headsets like the Valve Index to fully appreciate.
Still, there’s something to be said for the power of imagination. Even if nothing else, seeing how pixels are translated into virtual images in this way is fascinating.
We’ve all admired science fiction-level VR technology in films and shows before, so it’s a little frightening to think that we might be approaching genuinely immersive VR, where the distinction between your own vision and a device’s resolution is virtually nonexistent.
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Bacon Festival Closes Roads In Upstate New York
Americans love bacon. According to the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey, 268 million Americans consumed bacon in 2020, with over 16 million eating five pounds of the pork product or more during the year. Stack up 5 pounds of bacon on a plate some day and you'll be amazed how much bacon we enjoy. Starting Thursday, our favorite smoked pork delicacy will be creating traffic issues for one Upstate New York city.
The Syracuse Bacon Festival is this weekend and roads will be closed starting on Thursday to handle the expected traffic. According to the festival website, the Smithfield Bacon Festival will feature dozens of vendors serving bacon-inspired treats. Each vendor is required to feature items that contain bacon on their menus. Savory selections, such as bacon burgers, bacon mac n’ cheese, bacon-wrapped scallops, and bacon sundaes, will surely make any traffic memories fade away.
Roads in downtown Syracuse will close starting at 1pm on Thursday for the Bacon Festival according to a news release posted by the city. Rylee Kirk of syracuse.com noted that the following roads will be effected: Clinton Street, from Genesee Street to Washington Street. Erie Boulevard West, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street. West Water Street, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street will become a two-way street.
The Syracuse Bacon Festival begins Friday at noon. Festival attractions will include the non-stop music played by local musicians, an activity zone, wine slushies, ice-cold beer, and a photo booth. That all sounds awesome but the main attraction may be just enough to get people there. It should be a beautiful weekend to enjoy some bacon.

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Majority of Auckland businesses back alternate location for the port
03 Oct 2016
New mayor has work to improve satisfaction with council
Divided views on transport investment focus
A majority of Auckland’s small to medium business owners would choose a different location for the Port of Auckland over its current position according to the latest MYOB Business Monitor survey.
When offered a choice of locations for the port, 54 per cent of SME business owners would choose another location, 31 per cent selected the current location, while and 16 per cent did not know.
Of the alternate locations, 16 per cent suggested amalgamating with the Port of Tauranga, 15 per cent said it should be moved to North Port (Whangarei), 15 per cent chose the Manukau Harbour, 7 per cent chose the Firth of Thames and 1 per cent said other.
“The location of the port is hugely important to small business owners in Auckland,” says MYOB Head of SME Ingrid Cronin-Knight.
“It’s a vital piece of economic infrastructure. It’s important that the next mayor settles on a long term plan for its location that gives business owners confidence in the future.”
When asked if they were satisfied with Auckland Council’s support for businesses, 29 per cent of Auckland owners were dissatisfied with Auckland Council’s performance, only 15 per cent were satisfied, while just under half were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (49 per cent).
“SMEs are looking to Auckland Council to help set the economic conditions to help them succeed. However twice as many operators are dissatisfied with its performance. We’d encourage the new mayor and councillors to get alongside local businesses more to understand what’s important to them,” says Ms Cronin-Knight.
“Small businesses want action on reducing resource consent times, reducing business rates and making council easier to deal with.”
Owners were also divided in terms of dealing with Auckland’s transport problems.
When asked whether the focus of the new Auckland Council should be more directed more on roads or public transport, 31 per cent of respondents said all or most should go on public transport, 39 per cent said an equal amount should go on both, while 26 per cent said most or all should go on roads and 3 per cent did not know.
“Fixing Auckland’s transport is one of the top issues facing the new mayor. It’s vitally important to deal with congestion so businesses can move their goods and people efficiently around the city. It’s great to see a spread of support for investment in public transport. This offers employees affordable means of getting to and from work,” says Ms Cronin-Knight.
“MYOB has worked alongside Auckland SMEs for more than 25 years. Our customers tell us they’ve grown increasingly dissatisfied with Auckland Council’s performance, but the hope is the new mayor and council will focus more strongly on helping them succeed.
The MYOB Colmar Brunton Business Monitor Survey was carried out in last August and early September. It has a sample size of 326 and a margin of error of 6.5 per cent.
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After several years of holographic optical storage media promising to be the next big thing after multi-layer optical storage, Hitachi Maxell plans on making its 300GB holographic disc version, the Tapestry HDS-300R available to certain entertainment industry customers starting next month, followed by a general release within the first quarter of 2007, targeted at enterprise-class users. This 300GB version will feature about around a 20MB/s data transfer rate.
InPhase Technologies, the company behind this technology plans on demonstrating the 300GB version this week at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition in Tokyo. So far, InPhase would not disclose any pricing information, however the 300GB version has been reported to likely retail for between US$100 and $125. Based on this earlier report, the drive is likely to retail for around US$15,000.
The company expects to launch a consumer version of the product over the next two years with an aim to have its format standardised also. Its main plan at the moment is to target enterprise-class companies and the entertainment industries in an aim to replace magnetic tape for archival storage, not to mention overcome its limitations. InPhase plans to have a 2nd generation holographic disc version out in 2008, with a 800GB capacity and around a 80MB/s data transfer rate, followed by a 1.6TB version by 2010.
Unfortunately, unlike tape-based archival storage, it appears like these holographic optical discs will be write-once media. This would make it unsuitable as a replacement for tape where the a set of tapes are overwritten in rotation, such as with daily backups. However, it would have the advantage in that there is no risk of archived data accidentally being overwritten.
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Three months ago, I introduced you to my friend Edward, who was agonizing over the potential lease of a new BMW M3. Or a 440i. Or a 430i. It was all up for grabs. I suggested an alternative: the iconic pairing of Accord and Corvette, familiar to TTAC readers from my own garage. Horses for courses, I always say. But Edward was of a different mind. He didn’t want to wait until the weekends or the sunset evenings after work to enjoy himself. A few days ago, he brought his new car by to show off — and what a car it is.
For the first time, BMW has given its flagship 7 Series an M badge. And while that may conjure up images of a standard 7 Series with a bit of performance tinsel, that’s not really the case here. The numbers are quite impressive.
The full name of this new model is a mouthfull: M760Li xDrive. Though that sounds more like a fax machine from about 1997, there are a few differences between the BMW and a dated beige electronic.
My long-standing personal vendetta against DLO FAIL — an internet-slang definition of black plastic “cheater panels” — takes center stage in this episode of Detroit Auto Show coverage.
Consider this: if manufacturing and design teams cannot decide on the same roof, if they cheat to make it right, did they design something worthy of the auto show lights?
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BMW has chosen former Volkswagen stylist Jozef Kaban to head design for its core brand. After Karim Habib’s exodus from the company last month, BMW found itself missing an essential portion of its product planning department.
Kaban, 44, has been an important part of Volkswagen AG’s styling department. Most famous for his early work designing Bugatti’s Veyron, he was later responsible for the less-exciting Volkswagen Lupo and Seat Arosa. He also modeled the current generation Škoda Octavia — possibly after having a fever dream about modernizing the Lincoln LS. (Read More…)
Bernhard Kuhnt takes over as the chief executive officer of BMW’s U.S. outpost on March 1, Automotive News reports, replacing BMW’s western hemisphere boss, Ludwig Willisch, who is likely to retire by the end of the decade.
BMW sales grew year after year during Willisch’s tenure, reaching annual records in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. There were, at times, questionable tactics employed to maintain rapid growth.
Yet in 2016, as U.S. auto sales shot to record levels, BMW’s U.S. volume plunged by more than 9 percent. In 12 consecutive months, U.S. sales declined on year-over-year terms. At BMW’s Mini brand, three years after volume climbed to record levels in 2013, sales fell to a six-year low in 2016.
And yet no automaker is incentivizing to such a lofty degree. (Read More…)
Takata, the damned Japanese parts supplier with the exceptionally dangerous airbags, has lost the two top executives at its United States headquarters. According to their LinkedIn profiles, former North American President Kevin Kennedy and former Executive Vice President Robert Fisher are no longer with the company.
Meanwhile, BMW Group is recalling roughly 230,000 vehicles in the U.S. after discovering that some could have been outfitted with defective Takata Corp. airbag inflators during repairs. (Read More…)
Following in the footsteps of last week’s Karmann Ghia article, it seemed natural to take a look at two other lesser-known German alternatives to Volkswagen’s Type 1 Beetle and the ‘Beetle-in-a-suit’ Karmann Ghia.
Like the Karmann Ghia, both were attempts to capitalize on a new and expanding market for automobiles in Germany during the postwar economic boom times. That meant that the models had to incorporate existing technology, yet also appeal to a crowd increasingly interested in performance and style. However, both had to be at least somewhat economical and practical as family cars.
The result was a series of interesting and mostly forgotten air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-drive sedans, coupes and convertibles from both BMW and NSU.
BMW Group CEO Harald Krüger says the automaker fully intends on sicking with its current investment strategies in Mexico and the United States, even after President Donald Trump’s proposal to levy steep import taxes on vehicles brought into American borders.
“We need free world trade,” Krueger told the CAR Symposium automotive congress in Bochum, Germany, on Wednesday. (Read More…)
According to BMW’s new head of purchasing, Markus Duesmann, the company intends to expand its cooperation with Daimler AG in acquiring automotive components from suppliers.
The competing automakers began their cooperative purchasing in 2008, limiting it to elements most manufacturers typically share already — items like seating frames, radiators, tires, or air conditioning systems. Despite the cost benefits and leverage from their massed buying power, the companies still keep each other at arm’s length. More recently, however, the two have managed to maintain a healthy rivalry while seeking mutually beneficial ventures together. (Read More…)
BMW Head of Design Karim Habib is reportedly leaving the German automaker for the second time in roughly a decade, making him the third major departure from the group’s styling division in the last ten months.
Official confirmation from BMW is pending, but information from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport suggests that Habib may have already made his exit. This widens an already gaping hole in the group’s creative landscape. The company has yet to replace Anders Warming, the design boss for Mini, and Benoit Jacob, who styled BMW’s i-division. Both men departed the company in 2016, lured away by Chinese-financed companies.
This leaves BMW Group’s design chief, Adrian van Hooydonk, without a creative frontman for every brand but Rolls-Royce. (Read More…)
Going over the announcement of BMW’s updated 4 Series was reminiscent of my childhood attempts to parse out the difference between two nearly identical images in the monthly Double Check of my Highlights for Children magazine.
Beyond the M Sport styled front bumper and newly standardized LED headlights and taillights for each trim, there is nothing obvious about this mid-cycle refresh of the 4 Series. Most of the improvements are minimal and located below the surface, including the only one that really matters to driving enthusiasts — an improved standard suspension designed to encourage a neutral response at the limit and better feedback. (Read More…)
Mercedes-Benz and BMW have more in common than just a bitter rivalry and the Fatherland — they both feel the need to get more crossover vehicles into North America.
Despite being known largely for their rich heritage of premium sedans and coupes, Bavaria’s Motoren Werke and Daimler’s Three-Pointed Star want to see utility vehicles replacing more of the cars they ship to the United States.
Last year, crossovers and SUVs comprised 42 percent of BMW’s sales in North America — an almost ten percent increase from 2015. Mercedes-Benz also saw an increase in truck sales. Sport utility vehicles now account for 47 percent of its passenger vehicle volume. However, both companies are anticipating a balanced ratio right around the corner. (Read More…)
After being warned against producing vehicles in Mexico, German automakers are not scrambling to re-think their production plans.
In an interview with the German publication Bild, President-elect Trump issued a now-familiar warning to the country’s manufacturers — essentially, any vehicles imported into the U.S. from Mexico will face a 35 percent tax.
The Germans, for the most part, aren’t buying it. Meanwhile, the country’s economy minister saw Trump’s remarks as an opportunity to engage in some not-so-friendly automotive ribbing. (Read More…)
There comes a dreaded moment in many automobile enthusiasts’ lives when the reality of having a family and the need for practicality outweighs all other considerations.
Enter that dreaded “V” word.
Getting a van — especially a minivan — is for many the automotive equivalent of getting neutered. You’ve given up, capitulated. Your desires to apex corners and outrace sports cars are now parked firmly in the third-row tier of importance, and haulin’ ass has been replaced by just hauling asses.
But getting a people-hauler doesn’t have to be all bad. In fact, there are quite a few vans people claim are “good to drive.” While I’ll take their word on such things for the time being and soldier on with my wagon addiction, let’s take a look at some more inspired options for heavy-duty hauling that made the prospect of a van actually seem quite cool.
BMW continues to spend industry-leading levels of money to lure luxury car buyers in the United States. Yet November was the twelfth consecutive month in which sales at the BMW Group declined, year-over-year, in the U.S..
Through the first 11 months of 2016, sales at BMW are down 10 percent compared with the same period in 2015; Mini volume is off 11 percent.
According to TrueCar, however, no automaker is spending more in incentives, on a per vehicle basis, than BMW of North America. November 2016 incentives at the BMW Group jumped 25 percent compared with November 2015 yet sales fell 16 percent.
How much cash on the hood do American luxury car buyers want? (Read More…)


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February 16, 2004 Press Release
Seventhman™ Expands Its Focus on eBusiness Development
Business Development Executive to Lead
Orange Park, Florida – February 1st, 2004 – Seventhman, an innovative provider of cost effective Web-based, eBusiness, and custom software solutions, announced the appointment of Will A. Lombard as V.P. of Business Development.
Mr. Lombard has over a decade of experience developing high technology solutions for world-class corporations – General Electric, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, and Boeing – and will lead Seventhman’s Business Development Team. بوكر اون لاين حقيقي Mr. Lombard has held various management sales positions within General Electric.
“Lombard will drive forward our vision of customer centric software solutions we provide in our target markets, and will further the successes we have already achieved. Will is an experienced leader who has a vast understanding of our target market. طريقة لعب بوكر We are very proud and pleased to have him as part of our team,” said Shaleen Shah, President and CEO of Seventhman. كازينو اون لاين عربي
Seventhman is an innovative high technology provider of Web-based, Intranet, eBusiness, and eCommerce solutions that allow business’s to become more productive and efficient with superior cost savings. The company’s products and custom software solutions can be configured to meet customer’s specific and expanding business systems requirements. Seventhman sells it products through its direct sales force and a network of qualified software solutions integrators.
Seventhman distinguishes itself in the marketplace by providing the highest quality solutions and service to our clients, maintaining partnerships, and nurturing past, present, and future relationships.
For more information, point your Web browser to www.seventhman.com or call 1-904-215-7075.


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Not content to launch men’s with only their designer label, The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are tackling men’s wear on a second front — their contemporary brand Elizabeth and James, which is also expanding in each of its existing categories.
Elizabeth and James women’s wear launched for fall 2007 through a licensing partnership between L’Koral Industries, the former parent of Seven For All Mankind and the Olsens’ company Dualstar. It is now sold in more than 200 doors, including Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. The partners forecast revenue growth of at least 25 percent this year in just the women’s category. Elizabeth and James is also expanding the women’s shoe line it launched last season through a partnership with Steve Madden, and adding fine jewelry to its collaboration with jeweler Robert Lee Morris. (Think rose gold and diamonds.)
And now there’s men’s wear.
“We knew eventually there would be a guy, a James,” said Ashley Olsen. The label is loosely named after the twins’ other two siblings, reflecting a masculine-feminine balance always in play in the design of the women’s line. However, “in men’s it’s more about balancing uptown and downtown,” she said.
“That’s not literal, it’s just a reference to fabrics and the risks people are willing to take in the way they dress,” said Mary-Kate. For this first season, the duo said they took additional inspiration from “Oliver Twist” and Peter Pan’s Lost Boys.
The line has a rugged downtown flair, with mildly trendy silhouettes. As with The Row, the twins aimed to create unfussy, durable and solidly masculine clothes that are comforting on the body. There is visible softness in cashmere sweaters, frayed jersey tops and washed flannel pieces. Patterns include plaids and an American Indian intarsia, which covers a puffer vest.
A coat features a removable shearling lining “because dudes want options,” said Mary-Kate. “And if they buy a great coat, they want to wear it all the time, starting when they buy it.”
A pleated flannel trouser is expected to be a signature item and retails for $265. Prices for the line are at the high end of contemporary because the customer is “investment-oriented but not ready to jump to designer,” said Jane Siskin, chief executive officer of L’Koral.
Barneys New York will launch the men’s line in the U.S., even though the retailer doesn’t carry Elizabeth and James women’s wear.
“I think that speaks to the strength of the men’s line and the fact that it’s not leaning on the women’s business,” said Siskin. Furthermore, the sales plan is to target men’s specialty stores such as Odin, which will have no basis of comparison to the women’s.
In yet another fashion show shuffle, @elleryland is moving its show in sync with the Paris couture calendar — though the brand is still keeping one foot on the city’s ready-to-wear schedule. Their runway show in January will coincide with the launch of a new strategy: designing two main collections each year instead of four, which will then be released in four drops. “As we all know, the system needs to change. We need to show sooner to give time back to artisans and designers to do what they do best — create,” said founder Kym Ellery. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @kukukuba)
@maxmara’s classic 101801 coat was the cornerstone of its pre-fall 2018 collection. The design team expanded the traditional double-breasted, kimono-sleeved style into a trapeze coat, lean belted styles and a peacoat and presented them in monochromatic looks – like the camel one pictured here. #wwdfashion #prefall18 (📷: George Chinsee)
The @cfda has shifted the dates of #NYFW, with Men’s showing on February 5 through February 7, and Women’s will directly follow, running from February 8 through 14. The preliminary schedule will be released on the CFDA’s web site in the next few days, but Mark Beckham, VP of marketing for the CFDA, revealed that @rafsimons will be back to close the men’s-specific part of the week with a show on February 7 #wwdfashion (📷: Kelly Taub)
@ferragamo is introducing a new space dedicated to the development of women’s and men’s leather good samples. The laboratory, which is created eco-friendly materials and designed to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacturing processes, will allow the company to expand its accessories offering through traditional artisanal approaches. #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
How does a “regular, degular, schmegular” girl from the Bronx, N.Y., become a Grammy-nominated artist with a certified platinum record in less than a year? Call it the @iamcardib come up. The 25-year-old has become a musical sensation, and the fashion world is taking note. “If I could describe her style I would say drama. She’s really into the dramatics,” says Cardi B’s stylist @kollincarter. See how Carter styles her bold and out there looks with the link in bio. #wwdfashion
“There is no formula. There is no guideline. I can watch Ted Talks all day, but there is no one who can advise me on exactly what it is I should be doing,” said @ronniefieg, CEO of @kith, in an interview with WWD’s @ariahughes at the brand’s new SoHo office in Manhattan. Head to WWD.com to see how Fieg went from hanging out in shoe stockrooms at 13 to building his own business. #wwdfashion (📷: @weston.wells)
@fearofgod and @maxfieldla have teamed up on a pop-up installation. The store, located in the gallery space across from Maxfield’s Melrose Ave location, is the site of the brand’s House of God pop-up in which Fear of God founder @jerrylorenzo has created a church-inspired installation. A dozen vintage church pews sit in front of an LED screen playing 90s gospel singers in an effort to re-create an environment akin to a Southern Baptist Church, Lorenzo explained. Read more about the pop-up on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: Jennifer Johnson)
Known for his sleek, sophisticated American glamour, Norman Norell is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at @fitnyc. “Norell: Dean of American Fashion,” which runs from February 9 through April 14, will feature approximately 100 ensembles and accessories. His best work is exemplified by the designer’s glittering “mermaid” gowns frosted with thousands of hand-sewn sequins – like the one pictured. (📷: William Helburn) #wwdfashion
For pre-fall 2018, @balmain didn’t let go of the glitz. A crystal embroidered baseball jacket priced at around $40,000 hangs in the “couture” section of the brand’s first men’s pre-collection. Sporting the words “Balmain Army” across the back, the item took around two months to make. “When it was completed, it was like Christmas, it was like, ‘It’s done, it’s exactly what I wanted,’” said Balmain’s creative director @olivier_rousteing during a tour of the collection in a Paris showroom on Monday. #wwdfashion


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Film Actress Bhagyashree, Brand Ambassador of Ristal Laminates is going to announce the unveiling of the Ristal Laminates Premium Range. The event will be telecasted LIVE from GOA.
WHEN: 20th April, 6:30 PM
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Ristal is a synonym for trust and quality for the last 32 years. Now, in addition, they have a world-class manufacturing plant with cutting-edge technology for manufacturing of all categories of laminates. Ristal, as a value-based brand, works on forward-looking initiatives and products with a system driven manner and the best of resources.


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A former mannequin for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the style retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking group throughout his 22-year tenure.
Jeffries, who left Abercrombie in 2014, transformed the chain from an struggling retailer of looking attire to a vendor of must-have teen clothes. But he confronted criticism for the corporate’s sexualized advertising and marketing, together with billboards and beefy fashions that alienated potential prospects who didn’t match into its picture.
The lawsuit comes after a BBC report earlier this month raised comparable allegations towards Jeffries and his companion Matthew Smith.
The lawsuit, filed by David Bradberry within the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges Jeffries had modeling scouts scouring the web and elsewhere to establish enticing younger males looking for to be the following face of Abercrombie. Often these potential fashions turned sex-trafficking victims, despatched to New York and overseas and abused by Jeffries and different males, all beneath the guise that they have been being recruited to turn into the following Abercrombie mannequin, the lawsuit contends.
“Jeffries was so important to the profitability of the brand that he was given complete autonomy to perform his role as CEO however he saw fit, including through the use of blatant international sex-trafficking and abuse of prospective Abercrombie models,” the go well with alleges.
The lawsuit names Jeffries, Smith, and the Jeffries Family Office LLC. It seeks class-action standing and estimates that over 100 younger fashions, along with Bradberry, have been victims.
A&F, based mostly in New Albany, Ohio, declined to remark Friday. Earlier this month, the retailer stated that it had employed an outdoor legislation agency to conduct an impartial investigation into the problems raised by the BBC. It stated the corporate’s present leaders and board of administrators weren’t conscious of the allegations of Jeffries’ sexual misconduct.
“For close to a decade, a new executive leadership team and refreshed board of directors have successfully transformed our brands and culture into the values-driven organization we are today,” the corporate stated. “We have zero tolerance for abuse, harassment or discrimination of any kind.”
Jeffries’ lawyer, Brian Bieber, stated in an announcement that Jeffries “will not comment in the press on this new lawsuit, as he has likewise chosen not to regarding litigation in the past. ”
“The courtroom is where we will deal with this matter,” Bieber added.
The Jeffries Family Office didn’t reply instantly for requests for remark.
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Pair of execs brought on
Peter Glusker joins as CEO and Cynthia Lewis comes on as president, a new title at the company. Mr. Glusker was senior VP of Viacom's Digital Media Group, where he led cross-company digital-media efforts until he left the company about a year ago. Ms. Lewis, who spent 12 years at Hearst Corp., including a stint as VP-publisher of Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar, was VP-publisher at Shop Etc. until Hearst closed that title in September 2006.
Latina, an English-language monthly aimed at women, is the second-largest Hispanic magazine by circulation and ad revenue, after Time Inc.'s People en Espanol. In 2005, Latina's ad revenue grew by 21% to $29 million, and circulation increased 18% to 416,162. The company is also building up its web and events presence to create a multimedia Hispanic media business.
"My role will include expanding Latina's existing businesses, creating new products to further enhance the lives of Hispanic women in the U.S., and providing our advertisers and business partners with innovative vehicles to reach this important consumer group," Mr. Glusker said in an e-mail.
Before joining Latina Media Ventures in 2003, Mr. Freyre worked at Time Inc., where he was VP-corporate sales and before that publisher of Sports Illustrated.
Reached by phone, Mr. Freyre said, "I have no comment."


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Apple has shared a new story on its Newsroom website today detailing how the iPad is being used by students in New Zealand to create an app for students. The story explains that students in New Zealand used an iPad and Keynote to create a prototype Samoan language app for younger learners.
Everyone Can Code Stories March 1
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Apple is donating a total of 2,500 iPads and Macs to Boys & Girls Clubs across the US through its Community Education Initiative. The company says that the devices are intended to help with coding classes and more.
Apple cites an example of an Atlantic City STEAM training program – an enhancement of STEM to include the arts: science, technology, engineering, art, and math …
Everyone Can Code Stories August 27, 2020
A Community Education Initiative (CEI) is seeing Apple supporting teachers with a coding and creativity program designed to be compatible with remote learning.
Apple created the CEI with the specific goal of helping teachers work with communities that are traditionally underrepresented in technology …
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Apple is expanding its Everyone Can Code initiative to make it easier for elementary and middle school students to get started in the world of coding. Apple is introducing new curriculum for the program and expanding the availability of Today at Apple coding sessions.
Everyone Can Code Stories May 22, 2018
Alabama schools to offer one-week summer courses based on Apple’s ‘Everyone Can Code’
Apple’s Everyone Can Code curriculum has been expanding at a fast pace recently, and now one Alabama school corporation will offer the course as a summer camp.


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India Bans 118 Chinese Apps, Including PUBG: All You Need To Know
The Information and Technology Ministry today banned the hugely popular gaming app PUBG Mobile and 117 other Chinese-linked mobile applications. In a statement, the government said it blocked 118 mobile apps that are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order”. Here's all you need to know.
India2, Sep 2020, 5:51 PM
PUBG banned: Government of India stops another 118 Chinese apps
The Information and Technology Ministry on Wednesday banned gaming app PUBG Mobile and 117 other mobile applications
India28, Aug 2020, 3:08 PM
BS Yediyurappa launches Shikshaka Mitra app, releases two books
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, on Friday, launched the Shikshaka Mitra mobile app which was developed on the request of the Department of Primary and Secondary Education. The CM also released two books named Vidyavineeta and Shikshana Yatre during the event.
India17, Jun 2020, 6:59 PM
#UnmaskingChina: Intel agencies ask Indian government to ban 52 mobile apps linked with China
Security agencies in India have urged the government to ban as many as 52 Chinese apps that pose a threat to India
India12, May 2020, 12:32 PM
Railways makes installing Aarogya Setu app 'mandatory' for travel
Railways has asked passengers to install the Aarogya Setu mobile application, as it is now "mandatory" for travel by train.
India11, May 2020, 9:24 AM
Railways to restart select passenger train services from May 12, online booking to resume from May 11, 4 pm
Initially, there will be 15 pairs of trains from New Delhi Station connecting 15 important cities of the country. Booking for reservation will start at 4 pm today and will be available only on IRCTC website and mobile app.
India6, May 2020, 8:00 PM
Coready to help by nudging you to follow social distancing norms
The Coready mobile app helps protect people by nudging users to follow social distancing and notifies them of risk on their phones. Whenever you step outside with the Coready app installed on your phone, it will nudge you if you come within 1.5 metres of a person who has the app installed
India5, May 2020, 7:16 PM
COVID-19: Stranded Indians landing in country to register on 'Aarogya Setu' app
Stranded Indians who are returning to India should download 'Aarogya Setu' mobile app, wherein detailed procedure of their entire journey will be issued
India23, Apr 2020, 3:21 PM
Brace yourself to enjoy the virtual experience of Kolkata's Alipore Zoo
West Bengal Forest department is about to arrange a virtual trip to Alipore Zoo from home. This initiative will be launched once the new mobile app is developed. The zoo's official website is also being updated. The app will be launched on Thursday.
India18, Apr 2020, 10:26 AM
Indian Army develops COVID-19 helpline mobile application for Jammu and Kashmir
The Army has developed a mobile application to strengthen the efforts of Jammu and Kashmir administration to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Friday
India19, Jan 2020, 1:17 PM
Census 2021: Central government to seek information on mobile application
Census India-2021 is said to be conducted through a mobile application, moving away from the traditional pen and paper. The process will begin on April 1 and end on September 30.
India11, Jan 2020, 5:29 PM
Struggling with IAS exams? This video can help you crack them easily
Bengaluru-based techie couple has developed a mobile application that will help UPSC aspirants prepare for the exam though playing games
India26, Dec 2019, 4:25 PM
Bengaluru: BMTC bus information available on your fingertips with Beta version of mobile app
To enable passengers enjoy a hassle-free journey, the BMTC has come with a new mobile application which has features like estimated time of arrival at bus stops, a trip planner that helps passengers work out their journey.
NEWS13, Jul 2019, 7:27 PM
Bengaluru teen develops app for OCD afflicted people
Kaajal Gupta reportedly said that during her therapy, she was asked to keep a diary to note down any behaviour that she had been repeating constantly
11, May 2018, 4:39 PM
Karnataka Elections 2018: Click here to find your polling booth
Here is how to find out which polling booth you need to stand in queue to cast your vote. The Election Commission has designed a mobile app titled 'Chunavana' meaning 'election'.


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A roundup of Memorial Day sales
And for shoppers, that means tons of sales and discounts. Some start as early as two weeks prior to the holiday weekend.
Business Insider says that the biggest sales this year will be in mattresses and bedding, tech, clothing, outdoor gear, and appliances.
They created a list of sales on their site, which will be updated as the holiday nears. It includes deals from brands like:


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Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.
Last week we saw several independent rappers make their debut on the charts (sort of-- some of them didn't sell enough to actually chart, yet), but this week we return to the big guns, like Drake and DJ Khaled. Khaled is an interesting case, because while he is definitely considered among the 'big guns' aka mainstream stars, he didn't move mainstream numbers. Although Suffering From Success was packed to the brim with top rap artists, and we all know he promoted the shit out of it, it wasn't able to top the first week sales of his last album, Kiss The Ring, nor We The Best Forever. Are people growing tired of Khaled's endless ad-libs and shameless promotion techniques? TLC find themselves back on the Billboard 200 this week after a lengthy hiatus, for their compilation 20. The album dropped on October 15th, but for whatever reason, only seemed to pick up sales this week (it sold only 6,000 units opening week, but moved 20k this week). Check out how others fared on the charts below.
1) Drake—Nothing Was The Same: Drizzy Drake continues his reign on the Billboard 200, up one spot from last week, back at the familiar #3. This past week Nothing Was The Same sold another 44, 112 units, a 24% drop in sales, as Drake shows no sign of slowing down. His total sales are 991,134 units.
2) DJ Khaled— Suffering From Success: DJ Khaled’s album moved slightly more than expected, but the numbers are still far from impressive. It moved basically half the amount that his last album, Kiss The Ring did, with only 27,000 copies sold opening week. He debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 with those numbers.
3) Justin Timberlake— The 20/20 Experience 2: JT climbed up a few spots from last week’s #11, now at #8. The singer moved slightly less than DJ Khaled did this week, with 26,000 units sold. His total sales for 2 of 2 is 481,000.
4) TLC— 20: TLC’s new compilation album which goes along with the original VH1 movie “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” debuted last week on the Billboard 200 quite low, at #72. But this week the album saw a big rise, up to #20, selling 20,000 units this week making their total sales 26,000.
5) Pusha T— My Name Is My Name: Pusha Ton finds himself at #26, dropping down from #14. The ½ of Clipse only sold 10k this week, bringing his total sales up to 106,000.
6) Robin Thicke— Blurred Lines: As Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” single continues to sell, so does his album of the same name. He dropped a few spots this week to #31, after 13 weeks of charting. He sold another 8k, which is 20% drop in sales.
7) Jay Z— Magna Carta Holy Grail: Hov rose up two spots this week, from #41 to #39. After charting for 16 weeks he still sold 7,000 units which is a drop in sales of 14%. Jay’s total sales are 1,041,000.
8) Kendrick Lamar— good kid, m.A.A.d city: GKMC continues to find new life on the Billboard charts. K. Dot’s critically acclaimed album climbed up from #54 to a spot within the top 50, at #42. Kendrick moved 7,000 copies of his debut album, bringing his grand total up to 1,072,000. He’s been charting for 53 weeks now.
9) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis—The Heist: These guys. This week Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are sitting at #50, also selling 7k. They’ve been charting for 55 weeks and, as we’ve all realized, aren’t going anywhere soon. Their total sales are 1,118,000.
10) Young Dro— High Times: This week the Hustle Gang rapper has almost fallen into obscurity on the Billboard 200, coming in at #134 from his #57 debut last week for his new LP High Times.
There are several hip-hop Billboard charters that aren’t accounted for above. Among them, Justin Timberlakes’ first 20/20 Experience, which remains stagnant at #61 this week, moving 6k over the past week (with massive total sales 2,330,00). As well, we’ve got The Weeknd’s Kiss Land which dropped three spots this week to #67, and 2 Chainz, whose B.O.A.T.S. II is below Abel at #69, having sold 5k. Juicy J, whose Stay Trippy sold another 4k and has dropped to #96. Dom Kennedy made his debut at #23 last week with Get Home Safely, but he has now dropped off, almost completely, like Dro, now at #196.


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The devastating delta strain of the Covid-19 virus has caused a third state to enter a form of lockdown, with South Australian Premier Steve Marshall announcing new restrictions on Monday evening – alongside an extension to Victoria’s initial five-day lockdown – prompting calls for a nationally consistent approach when it comes to restrictions.
Australian Retailers Association chief executive Paul Zahra said the sudden closure of non-essential retail will be devastating to the industry in SA.
“We estimate $250 million worth of retail trade in South Australia is at risk due to the new restrictions that will be in place until Friday,” Zahra said.
“[We’re] once again calling for a national approach… there’s too many inconsistencies across the states and territories whenever new restrictions are put in place.
“We still don’t have a clear definition of ‘essential retail’ which just adds to the confusion for businesses and consumers.”
According to Zahra the current approach to restrictions, where each state determines what is necessary for their particular circumstances, is putting unnecessary strain on the business community and is creating “pain and chaos” for businesses with a national footprint.
And, as noted yesterday by a consortium of industry representatives, states need to do more to police the restrictions they do put in place – with customer aggression toward retail workers on the up for trying to enforce mask mandates and social distancing etiquette.
“Retail businesses and their employees are operating under a particularly stressful environment and customers need to comply with all protocols when entering a store and [be] respectful towards staff,” said National Retail Association chief executive Dominique Lamb.
“It’s critical that everyone plays their part when visiting stores to uphold safety standards.”
As it stands, lockdown is set to end in New South Wales on July 30, South Australia’s restrictions are set to be reviewed on Friday, July 23, and Victoria’s lockdown has been extended with no current end-date.


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Valve release manager Jason Ruymen posted on the store page of Insel’s Guardians of Ember that the publisher appeared to have used multiple Steam accounts to post positive reviews for their own games, which was in violation of Steam's review policy.
“For these reasons, we are ending our business relationship with Insel Games Ltd and removing their games from our store," he said.
According to Polygon, Valve’s investigation into Insel Games’ review scores concluded days after a Reddit user nuttinbutruth brought attention to the publisher's questionable behaviour in a thread, shared an e-mail screenshot from December that they claim was written by Insel Games’ CEO Patrick Streppel.
The e-mail — in which all personal information, including Streppel’s name, was censored — the CEO said the studio’s most recent game Wild Buster: Heroes Of Titan had sold poorly and made veiled suggestions that employees should buy and review the game.
In a reply issued by Insel Games, it said the e-mail was meant to rally people’s support, including advertising the game to their family and friends, in the hope to simply get more reviews.
"It was never intended to threaten anyone but just state the importance of reviews for the whole company. No staff has received penalties for not buying the game or writing a review. There also never were texts or instructions provided how to write the review," it said.
The publisher also apologised for the "misleading wording" in the e-mail and were in discussion with Steam about the incident.
Insel Games added they would keep working on improving Guardians of Ember and Wild Buster, which were still available through other channels.
Steam owners or those in possession of a Steam key to their games could continue to play normally.


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Co-op Bank launches Christmas savings club with protection from Farepak-style collapse
The Co-operative Bank has launched a new scheme protecting money you put aside during the year for the following Christmas.
The retailer ring-fences your cash by transferring it to a trust account managed by an independent trustee.
Your money in this type of savings schemes, run by retailers, is not generally covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
SAVINGS: A family with Christmas presents. The Co-operative bank has launched a scheme protecting the money that savers put aside for Christmas
The move comes as a response to concerns about customers being left out of pocket because of unused gift cards following the collapse of High Street names such as Jessops, Blockbuster and HMV, plus Farepak, the Christmas savings club whose collapse left 120,000 people, many from low-income households. initially losing £400 on average.
Co-op customers can buy £1 stamps throughout the year. If you save £48 and spend it in store in December, you get a £2 bonus — equivalent to just under 2 per cent tax-free.
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Symplify, the leading provider of CRM and AI cloud solutions to the land-based and online gaming industry, has announced the creation of a US entity in order to establish a permanent presence within the continental United States. Stephen A. Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management, has been named as President of Symplify US.
The Stockholm-headquartered company boasts an impressive list of partners, including such big-name international operators and content aggregators as MrGreen, Betway, EveryMatrix, GiG, and WilliamHill to cite just a few. Its single CRM Ecosystem provides access to ten communication channels, creating favorable conditions for a highly personalized approach and seamless integration into retention and conversion strategies.
Exciting and Self-evident Opportunity for Symplify
Symplify, a reputable provider of cloud solutions for Marketing Automation, CRM & CRO with more than 20 years of web experience, has formed a US entity to further strengthen its positions in North America. The news comes soon after the Swedish company signed a four-year partnership with PlayStar, an up-and-coming US-based online casino operator.
In connection with the creation of Symplify US, Stephen A. Crystal has been named as President of the new entity while retaining his role as Founder and CEO of SCCG Management. The company is determined to offer both brick-and-mortar and online gaming operators in the United States an innovative suite of products based on a thorough analysis of current market demand.
Pleased with the establishment of a permanent presence within the continental United States, Symplify’s CEO, Robert Kimber said:
“The gaming market in the US is becoming home away from home for Symplify technology. We meet like-minded innovators who need a platform that understands the marriage of traditional casino entertainment and the expectation of the newly transitioned digital user.
“Applying our thorough understanding of the digital gaming market, together with SCCG’s close-knit relationship with brick-and-mortar casinos, has proven to be very successful. Establishing a US base with my friend and colleague Stephen Crystal in charge is an exciting and self-evident opportunity for Symplify.”
CRM Solution that Adds Value
The fruitful collaboration of SCCG Management and Symplify started earlier this year, so now the two companies are taking their partnership to the next level. Symplify is widely renowned for its revolutionary cloud services that help operators drive engagement and provide the ultimate player experience.
SCCG Management Founder and CEO Stephen Crystal commented:
“The powerful capabilities created by the Symplify suite of solutions – powered by AI and Machine Learning – are not only industry-leading, but they’re also industry firsts. A decade ago, AI was a marketing term broadly plastered across products to draw unwarranted attention to the emergent technology.
“Now it falls to the team at Symplify US to help share the power of the Symplify solution with North American casino gaming operators. We want to let their marketing teams know that we have a CRM solution that adds value, without the cost of too much labor, time, and attention.”
“Symplify sets up Stateside operation to build on US success”. gamingamericas.com, October 20, 2022.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending plunged by a record-shattering 13.6% in April as the viral pandemic shuttered businesses, forced millions of layoffs and sent the economy into a deep recession.
Last month’s spending decline was far worse than the revised 6.9% drop in March, which itself had set a record for the steepest one-month fall in records dating to 1959. Friday’s Commerce Department figures reinforced evidence that the economy is gripped by the worst downturn in decades, with consumers unable or too anxious to spend much.
Even with employers cutting millions of jobs, though, incomes soared 10.5% in April, reflecting billions of dollars in government payments in the form of unemployment aid and stimulus checks. Wages and salaries, normally the key component of overall income, sank by an annualized $740 billion in April. By contrast, income in the form of government support jumped by an annualized $3 trillion. That form of income, though, will likely fade in coming months as certain government aid programs expire.
Friday’s report showed sharp declines in consumer spending across the board — from durable goods like cars to non-durable items such as clothing to services ranging from doctor visits to haircuts. Spending tumbled 17.3% for durable goods, 16.2% for non-durables and 12.2% for services.
“The economics of fear and sudden stops were apparent in April as fearful and locked-down households cut back on spending,” Gregory Daco, chief economist at Oxford Economics, said in a research note.
The depth of the spending drop is particularly damaging because consumer spending is the primary driver of the economy, accounting for about 70% of economic activity. Last month’s figure signaled that the April-June quarter will be especially grim, with the economy thought to be shrinking at an annual rate near 40%. That would be, by far, the worst quarterly contraction on record.
With spending plunging and incomes surging on the strength of government support payments, Americans’ personal savings rate hit a record high of 33% of after-tax income in April. Economists said this underscored how anxiety and uncertainty about the economy are making consumers reluctant to spend.
Daco suggested that “more frugal consumer behavior … will dampen the recovery.”
“This is particularly true as the social benefits will gradually erode over time, leaving households more financially constrained,” he said.
Friday’s report showed that an inflation gauge preferred by the Federal Reserve fell 0.5% after a 0.2% drop in March. Fed officials have cited the absence of inflation pressures as one reason they can be aggressive in supporting the economy by cutting their benchmark interest rate to near zero and pumping billions of dollars into credit markets to keep them flowing smoothly.
In April, the nation’s jobless rate was 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression, and many economists think it will top 20% for May. States are gradually restarting their economies by letting some businesses reopen with certain restrictions, and some laid-off employees are being recalled to work. Still, the job market remains severely depressed, and the outlook for the rest of the year is still bleak.
Some financial support for the tens of millions of consumers who have been laid off over the past two months is coming from the weekly unemployment benefits. Besides whatever unemployment aid states are providing to laid-off workers, the federal government is providing $600 a week in additional benefits.
A debate in Congress over whether to extend the $600 a week in federal unemployment aid looks sure to intensify, with the number of people receiving that aid now topping 30 million — one in five workers. The money is set to expire July 31. Yet with the unemployment rate widely expected to still be in the mid-teens by then, lawmakers will face pressure to compromise on some form of renewed benefits.
The Trump administration asserts that the economy will begin to regain its health in the second half of the year, with businesses increasingly reopening and restoring jobs and consumers increasing spending. Most economists say, though, that the lingering effects of the job losses and likely business bankruptcies will take longer to overcome, especially if a second wave of the coronavirus erupts. Analysts generally believe the economy won’t manage to sustain a solid recovery until a vaccine is widely available.
And until Americans resume spending at something close to their previous levels, jobs won’t likely return in a significant way. Data from Chase Bank credit and debit cards shows that consumers have slowly increased their spending since the government distributed $1,200 stimulus checks in mid-April.
But most of that increase has occurred in online shopping. Spending in regular brick and mortar stores, which makes up the vast majority of consumer spending, is still down 35% from a year ago, according to Chase, after having plummeted 50% at its lowest point.


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From Zuckerberg's Chinese to Lei Jun's English: tech leaders busy learning foreign languages
Tech industry leaders from Silicon Valley to Beijing have at least one shared hobby – learning a foreign language as soon as possible – whether it be Putonghua for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg or English for Xiaomi’s Lei Jun.
In China, many tech industry leaders have strong academic backgrounds in computer science but their communication skills may not be as good as their coding, in particularly when they have to speak on the world stage. As Chinese companies increasingly look towards overseas expansion, engagement with global customers has become a must-do thing for many top executives.
Those Chinese tech bosses who do speak fluent English often attract more recognition and exposure in the West than some of their peers. For example, Jack Ma Yun, co-founder and and chairman of Alibaba, China’s top e-commerce firm, is widely recognised as a great public speaker on the world stage. Ma began his career as an English teacher and realised how important English is as a global language way ahead of many of his peers.
Other examples include Sohu’s Charles Zhang Chaoyang and Baidu’s Robin Li Yanhong. Both were educated in the United States before they returned to China to start their respective companies. Baidu’s Li frequently appears on mainstream US media, especially during the firm's earnings season. It might be an easy thing for Li to speak English fluently, given his US educational background, but a very difficult mission for other industry peers.
Last week Xiaomi’s founder and chief executive Lei Jun surprised many fans when he came on stage in New Delhi during the launch of the company's new smartphone for the Indian market. Lei, for the first time in such a public occasion, spoke English throughout his brief presentation, with his language skills proving at least as much of a highlight for the audience as the new device.
"India Mi fans, I am very happy to be in China, to be in India," Lei said, stumbling over his words slightly before announcing that all those in attendance would receive a free Mi Band fitness tracker.
"Are you ok?! Are you ok?!" Lei shouted to the crowd, in a widely shared and gently mocked moment.
Lei's English presentation attracted great attention from the Chinese media, with many comparing his foreign language skill to Zuckerberg holding a Q&A in Putonghua last year at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. Some Western media joked that Zuckerberg's Chinese was not good enough to speak publicly but others were impressed and said other US entrepreneurs should follow suit.
Many Chinese web companies are backed by Western venture capital funds with an eye to listing in the US, especially on the tech industry-focused Nasdaq market. Such ambitions for global capital fund-raising, as well as business expansion to sell more made-in-China tech products to global consumers require top Chinese executives to speak English. Lei is one who understands the importance of communications, especially with English-speaking audiences.
On Sunday, Wang Sicong, son of China's richest man Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wandan Group, said on his verified Weibo account: “Actually, those Chinese entrepreneurs whose English are not good enough should not go abroad to lose face.”
Wang, educated abroad, wrote the message in Chinese and many readers believed he made this ironic comment in response to Lei’s English presentation in India last week. Wang later removed his comment after receiving criticism that he was too harsh on the Xiaomi boss.
Additional reporting by James Griffiths


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The folks at PC World have compiled a list of this year’s 15 biggest tech disappointments, and Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system has managed to secure the number one spot. PC World doesn’t ape oft-heard rants by claiming Vista is awful, but it does say the new OS “isn’t all that good”—especially considering the lengthy time it spent in development. Some of the features Microsoft initially hyped (such as database-oriented file system WinFS) never made it, PC World laments, and users didn’t take kindly to compatibility problems and more bothersome features like the User Account Control system.
Trailing Vista in the number two spot is the high-definition video format war, which PC World says has seen both the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps claim supremacy and “left consumers cold” in the process. At number three is Facebook’s Beacon advertising program, which broadcasts a user’s purchases on sites like Amazon and Overstock to his or her list of friends. Number four is Yahoo, and number five is Apple’s iPhone. Unsurprisingly, PC World condemns Apple’s tactic of baiting users by pricing the 8GB device at $599 and then dropping its price to $399 a couple of months later.
Most other items in the list aren’t quite as exciting or controversial, but PC World still gives the broadband industry as a whole the number six spot, largely for its keenness to throttle peer-to-peer traffic.


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Source: Genesis Mining
Two years ago, Marco Streng, Marco Krohn and Jakov Dolic announced the launch of Genesis Mining. After being involved in Bitcoin for several years, they watched on the sideline as cloud mining companies came and went and realized that there was a huge opportunity in the market to offer a legitimate and trusted cloud mining service.
Genesis Mining has now become one of the fastest growing Bitcoin companies in the world and today, proudly serves over 180,000 active daily customers.
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And the customer growth continues, driven in recent months by the rapid increase of Ether price. Genesis Mining made headlines in February when they announced their Ether Cloud Mining offering when the price was below a dollar, shortly after the price began to quickly increase, reaching nearly $12 today. This price hike resulted in a flood of new and thrilled customers.
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Air Canada is launching a brand new self-testing program geared toward making it simpler for patrons to journey.
Passengers of the airline have the choice of shopping for self-administered COVID-19 assessments and testing themselves whereas overseas earlier than they board their flight again to Canada.
The passenger can then self-test below the distant supervision of a program known as Change Well being and get an digital report in lower than 45 minutes.
Air Canada says this take a look at will meet Authorities of Canada testing entry necessities with out the necessity to go to a overseas COVID-19 testing clinic.
Presently, clients flying to Canada are required to current a adverse molecular take a look at taken inside 72 hours of their flight.
Restricted portions of the Change Well being RT-LAMP Check Package shall be obtainable to Aeroplan Members first, Air Canada mentioned in a launch.
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Fed's inflation target elusive as July consumer prices up only 0.1%
THE cost of living in the US rose in July at the slowest pace in three months, casting doubt on how quickly inflation will return towards the Federal Reserve's goal.
The consumer price index climbed 0.1 per cent after a 0.3 per cent gain the month before, a Labor
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In an interview with the media this weekend, Lotus CEO Matthew Carter has insisted that the team is not for sale; despite persistent rumours that it could be targeted by Renault.
The current iteration of the Enstone-based outfit, which was borne out of the Renault’s former factory F1 effort; has suffered with financial woes in recent years, though the team insists it is in considerably better shape than of previous years gone by.
It is an impression replicated by its on-track performance, with Lotus current sixth in the constructors’ standings after seven races, thanks in part to its decision to drop its Renault association in favour of Mercedes engine deal over the winter.
Indeed, though Carter in his interview this weekend suggests that Lotus does ‘have its price’, it is its ‘long-term’ deal with Mercedes that Carter suggests will rule it out of any potential takeover from a rival firm. Carter stated the following:-
‘I continue to say the same thing. The shareholders have told me that the company isn’t for sale. I think I’ve said in the press before that everything is sale for a certain price. That’s as much as I can say.’
As Carter has stated in his interview this weekend, Lotus is not for sale at the moment and if it was; it would be at a price that they feel reflects what the company is about and what assets it has acquired and Carter is not dismissing the prospect if this was the case in the near future.
After Renault sold its final stake in the former full manufacturer team in 2011, Lotus has operated under that guise ever since, retaining an engine supply from the French firm until 2015 when it switched to Mercedes power.
Further on in his interview, Carter stresses the importance of their long-term contract with Mercedes and will continue with the arrangement despite the rumours that are currently circulating. Carter added the following:-
‘I continue to reiterate that we signed a long-term contract with Mercedes Benz and as far as we’re concerned we just continue down that route. That last information I heard was that we were going to be sold by the end of May but we’re still here and we’re still the same team.’
Overall, it is clear that Lotus are happy with their management, how they are progressing and also the arrangement that they have with their engine supplier and want to build upon this for the future, even though if the right offer came about; they are indeed open to discussions. But for now, the future is looking brighter for Lotus and it is a welcomed step; given everything they have been through in the past few years.


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Tokyo will be short an estimated 14,000 hotel rooms each day of the 2020 Olympics, and the city is scrambling to find alternatives for the flood of visitors
The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from July 24 to August 9.
An estimated 10 million visitors are expected to travel to Tokyo for the Olympics — but the city may not have enough room for them all.
Tokyo will be short an estimated 14,000 hotel rooms each day of the 2020 Olympic Games, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
The city is scrambling to find accommodations alternatives for visitors, from rushing to build new luxury hotels to turning cruise ships into temporary floating hotels.
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An estimated 10 million visitors are expected to descend on Tokyo next summer for the 2020 Olympics. But the Japanese capital might not have room for them all.
The city is facing a hotel room shortage of an estimated 14,000 rooms each day of the Olympics, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, leaving the city scrambling to find alternatives to house millions of tourists.
This will be the fourth time Tokyo has hosted the Olympics, starting with the Summer Games of 1964. It also put on the Winter Games in Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998. In 2020, more than 11,000 athletes will compete in 33 sports around Tokyo, including in revamped venues used in the 1964 Games.
Tokyo is rushing to build new luxury hotels ahead of the Olympics — but it may still not be enough
Developers have been rushing to build new luxury hotels in Tokyo in preparation for the 2020 Olympics, The Wall Street Journal reported. But the city still has “very few luxury hotels” when compared to cities like New York City and Tokyo, Miwako Date, CEO of real-estate developer Mori Trust Co., told the Journal.
Tokyo’s second Four Seasons is set to open by next summer, according to the …read more
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adidas EQT Pack
adidas celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Equipment (EQT) collection, which for the first time featured the iconic three stripes as we know them today. The new EQT pack pays tribute to this game-changing line which was way ahead of its time both technology and design-wise.
The original combination of white, green, and black now makes its way onto the Predator Freak football boots and Predator Accelerator sneakers. adidas thus builds an imaginary bridge between the past and the present, blending the latest technologically advanced Predators with iconic colourway from the 90s.
Get yourself a piece of this collection, get yourself a piece of history.


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The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has decided to lift the restrictions it had imposed on ride-hailing decacorn Grab in September 2018 following its merger with Uber.
In a media statement, the commission said the decision follows the city-state’s new point-to-point (P2P) transport regulatory framework which came into effect on October 30.
The lifting of the restrictions imposed on Grab by the CCCS clears the way for the Southeast Asian giant to introduce additional charges for its services. According to a report by Business Times Singapore, Grab is set to add a platform fee of about S$0.30 for its ride-hailing services.
“The industry-standard platform fee will enable us to maintain and improve safety measures, cover relevant operating costs as well as look after our driver-partners’ welfare sustainably. We hope to roll it out in the next few months,” Andrew Chan, Managing Director, Transport, Grab Singapore said in a press statement.
“This will be the only change we will be making to our fares for the time being… we are committed to maintain the current pricing structure and policies for at least the next six months given the COVID-19 situation,” he added.
The P2P Bill, passed by parliament in August last year, requires all companies providing ride-hailing services, with a fleet size of more than 800 vehicles, to obtain Ride-hail Service Operator Licences (RSOLs).
Though COVID-19 temporarily delayed the implementation of the regulation, Singapore has since seen several companies such as ComfortDelgro and Tada Mobility, as well as Gojek and Grab being granted the said licence.
The regulatory framework, the watchdog says, ensures that licensed operators cannot prevent their drivers from working for other operators. It also ensures that P2P fares are transparent and clearly communicated to commuters, while leaving fare levels to be determined by market forces.
“With a sectoral regulatory framework now in place, CCCS considers it timely to release the directions imposed on Grab as the issues identified are more appropriately considered and addressed within the context of the sectoral regulatory framework,” it said in the release.
In March 2018, the CCCS investigated the Grab-Uber merger. In the deal, Uber took a 27.6 per cent stake in Grab, paving the way for the US company’s exit from Southeast Asia. The commission later found that the deal had substantially lessened competition, noting in particular Grab’s subsequent move of increasing prices and making changes to its loyalty programme.
Following its findings, the CCCS issued directions which sought to maintain Grab’s pre-merger pricing, pricing policies, and product options and to remove all exclusivity obligations imposed by Grab on drivers and taxi fleets in Singapore.
Before the watchdog’s U-turn, Grab had submitted an application to the commission requesting to add a platform fee for its ride-hailing services in Singapore. With the lifting of the directions, however, CCCS says it will no longer issue a decision on the application.
The move comes as Grab is preparing for a potentially “long winter”, according to co-founder Tan Hooi Ling, as its revenues took a severe hit from the coronavirus outbreak. The following month, the ride-hailing platform laid off about 360 employees, representing about 5 per cent of the company’s total workforce, citing the severe impact of COVID-19 on its business and the foreseen prolonged recession as a result of the pandemic.


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Since their early days, video games have come with an implicit assumption that they're probably doing something bad to us. More than three-quarters of parents believe media violence, including video games, is contributing to America's culture of violence.
But what do we actually know about how violent games affect us? While psychologists have been studying this issue for decades, and most have concluded there's a connection between violence in games and aggression, the current research community includes a small but vocal group convinced otherwise.
The stakes of the debate are high.
The video game industry globally is expected to pull in $152.1 billion in 2019, with the market growing 9% a year to $196 billion by 2022, according to Newzoo. Research firm Pelham Smithers Associates shows that the market exploded from $25 billion in 1976 to $136 billion in 2018.
Violence in games is not a new phenomenon.
In 1976, game company Exity released a title called "Death Race." To play, you put your hands on an actual steering wheel, your foot on a pedal, and you drive around, murdering anything in your way. You hear the screams of your victims and their gravestones litter the screen.
That was four years before the release of Pac-Man. Its graphics are primitive and barely recognizable. Nonetheless, the game resulted in what was perhaps the first widespread panic about violence in video games.
The almost true-to-life quality of today's games has dramatically heightened those concerns. Violent games like "Call of Duty," "Counter-Strike" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG) are hugely successful. Epic Games, the publishers of Fortnite, made a reported $3 billion in profit in 2018.
Psychologists and the broader public may be talking about the issue in very different ways, but the concern is widespread among politicians, parents and the media.
In August, when President Trump implicated violent games in mass shootings, shares of major video game companies fell sharply.
The question remains: Are violent games actually doing something bad to us? And if so, why are some researchers convinced otherwise? Watch the video to find out more.


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3Star set to release “Soldier in Jah Army” album
Conscious recording artiste, 3Star is aiming to shine brighter than ever with the release of his forthcoming album, “Soldier in Jah Army.”
The project is expected to hit stores on September 28, 2017 and will be available for purchase through all digital platforms.
The body of work is an artful and beautifully crafted masterpiece that will be greatly appreciated by authentic reggae lovers, right across the world.
Even though the album hasn’t been officially released fans have been given a taste of what to expect and so far the feedback has been tremendous.
3Star says “I have shared a few tracks with some fans and friends especially in and around Harlem; I have been getting some positive response and I am really happy for the love.”
The artiste will be stepping up the promotional campaign and will be using social media tools as a means of getting the album out there.
He shares, “With the rapidly decrease in album sales over the years, I try to focus more on streaming because things and time have changed, so I am rocking with the digital crowd now.”
3Star is keen on promoting clean and wholesome music that all audiences can listen to and also learn from at the same time.
“At the heart of my music is always a potent message that I am sending to my fans. When people listen to this album, I want them to take something with them. I want my fans to know that we are all soldiers in Jah army and despite whatever we face we will come out triumphant because we are strong and we are fighters.”
The artiste will be trekking across Europe this month to connect with his listeners and further promote this new album.
On the heels of releasing “Soldier in Jah Army,” 3Star has released a new track titled, “Chance.”


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Dubai – Masaader News
China is seeking from US President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September as part of a “phase one” US-China trade deal, according to Reuters.
The deal, which may be signed this month by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a yet-to-be determined location, is widely expected to include a U.S. pledge to scrap tariffs scheduled for Dec. 15 on about $156 billion worth of Chinese imports, including cell phones, laptop computers and toys.
A US official said the fate of the Dec. 15 tariffs is being considered as part of negotiations and a potential signing trip this month.
Another source briefed on the talks said Chinese negotiators want Washington to drop 15% tariffs on about $125 billion worth of Chinese goods that went into effect on Sept. 1. They are also seeking relief from earlier 25% tariffs on about $250 billion of imports from machinery and semiconductors to furniture.
A person familiar with China’s negotiating position said it is continuing to press Washington to “remove all tariffs as soon as possible.”


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President Obama just finished speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at a Master Lock factory.
Key quote: "The last thing we can afford is to go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. ... We are not going back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, and bad debt, and phony financial profits. We need an economy that’s built to last that is built on American manufacturing, and American-made energy, and skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values of hard work and fair play and shared responsibility."
Full liveblog after the jump.
Obama is introduced by a Master Lock employee at 1:48. Obama begins at 1:51. Hail to the Chief plays, as usual.
Obama points to Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, Rep. Gwen Moore is here and local UAW representative, John Drew.
Obama says this is the closest he's been to home in a while, and jokes he was thinking about driving to his house in Chicago.
Obama: "It is wonderful to be here at Master Lock. I have to say though, it brought back some memories. I was thinking about my gym locker in high school. ... If you go into the boys locker room in high school..." Obama said he couldn't always remember his combination. "I was giving you guys a lot of business. And now ... I am father of two high school teenagers who are soon going to be in high school and it might come in hand to have these super locks."
"I talked about this during the State of the Union. Over the last few decades, revolutions in technology have made many businesses more efficient and more productive. And that’s a great thing. It means you generally have a great choice of better products, you get better prices. ... But technology has also made some jobs obsolete. And it’s allowed companies to set up shop and hire workers almost anywhere in the world where there’s an internet connection, you can produce things that previously you could only produce here in the United States."
"The result has been incredibly painful for a lot of families and communities, especially here in the Midwest. Too many factories where people thought they’d retire suddenly left town. Too many jobs that provided a decent living got shipped overseas. And the hard truth is, a lot of those jobs are not going to coming back. In a global economy, some companies will always find it more profitable to pick up and do business in some other parts of the world. That's just a fact."
"But that doesn’t mean we have to sit by and settle for a lesser future. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing we can do to create new jobs and restore middle-class security here in America. There is always something we can do."
"When I took office, the American auto industry was on the verge of collapse. And there were some who said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. I refused to let that happen. We said in exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. We got the industry to restructure and retool, come up with better designs..." Says GM is back as number one.
From prepared remarks, not sure about the quote: "Chrysler has grown faster in the U.S. than any major car company. Ford is investing billions in U.S. plants and factories. And together, over the past two years, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs. What’s happening in Detroit can happen in other industries."
"Over the last few years, it’s become more expensive to do business in countries like China. Meanwhile, American workers, we've become even more productive. So when John [didn't catch last name] was at the White House in January, he told me that it makes more business sense for Master Lock to bring jobs back home here to Milwaukee. And today, for the first time in fifteen years, this plant is running at full capacity – and that's an example of what happens when unions and employers work together to create good jobs. Today, you’re selling products directly to customers in China stamped with those words: 'Made In America.'"
"Ya'll have heard enough about outsourcing. "Over the last few years, it’s become more expensive to do business in countries like China. Meanwhile, American workers, we've become even more productive. So when John [didn't catch last name] was at the White House in January, he told me that it makes more business sense for Master Lock to bring jobs back home here to Milwaukee. And today, for the first time in fifteen years, this plant is running at full capacity – and that's an example of what happens when unions and employers work together to create good jobs. Today, you’re selling products directly to customers in China stamped with those words: “Made In America.” "
"For the first time since the 1990s, American manufacturers are creating new jobs, which is good for companies up and down the supply chain."
"You’ve all heard enough about outsourcing. Well, more and more companies like Master Lock are now insourcing. They’re deciding that if the cost of doing business here isn't too much different than the cost of doing business in countries like China ... why not ... why not put some Americans to work."
From prepared remarks, not sure of exact POTUS quote: "They’d rather bet on the country with the best colleges and universities to train workers with new skills and produce cutting-edge research. They’d rather place their bet on the nation with the greatest diversity of talent and ingenuity; the country with the greatest capacity for innovation that the world has ever known. ... During the State of the Union, I issued a challenge to America’s business leaders: ask what you can do to bring jobs back to your country, and your country will do everything we can to help you succeed. Since then, a number of companies – large and small, foreign and domestic – have come forward to say that they plan to open new facilities and create new jobs right here in America."
Obama: Talks about his insourcing summit. "And this fall, for the first time, we’ll be bringing companies from around the world together with governors and mayors and other leaders to discuss the benefits of investing and creating more jobs in the United States."
More: "Our job as a nation is to do everything we can to make the decision to insource more attractive for more companies. That's our top priority. We've got to seize this moment of opportunity, we can't let it slip away. We've got an opportunity to create new American jobs and American manufacturing ... And the place to start is our tax code."
Obama talks about ending tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. "Get it done," he says to Congress.
More: "First, if you’re a business that wants to outsource jobs, you have that right. But you shouldn’t get a tax deduction for doing it. That money should be used to cover moving expenses for companies like Master Lock that decide to bring jobs home. Give them the tax break"
More: "Second, no American company should be able to avoid paying its fair share of taxes by moving jobs and profits overseas. So we've said, from now on, every multinational company should have to pay a basic minimum tax. And every penny should go towards lowering taxes for companies that choose to stay and hire in the United States of America."
"Third, if you’re an American manufacturer, you should get a bigger tax cut. If you’re a high-tech manufacturer creating new products, new services, we should double the tax deduction you get for making products here. If you want to relocate in a community like this one that’s been hit hard when factories left town, you should get help financing a new plant... it is time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding companies that are creating jobs right here in the United States of America."
"And this Congress should send me these tax reforms and I will sign them right now. Right now." Crowd breaks into chanting "Right now."
"Now, another thing we’re doing to support American jobs is making it easier for businesses like Master Lock sell their products all over the world. Everybody knows Master Lock makes the best lock. So two years ago, I set a goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years. With the bipartisan trade agreements I signed into law, we're on track to meeting that goal – ahead of schedule. Pretty soon, there will be millions of new customers for American goods in places like Panama, Colombia and South Korea. I want new cars on the streets of Seoul, South Korea imported from Detroit, and Toledo, and Milwaukee. ... Even playing field is what we want."
"I'm going anywhere in the world to open new markets for American products. And I'm not going to stand by when our competitors don’t play by the same rules."
Talks about the trade enforcement unit.
"Give us a level playing field and we will not lose."
"Part of creating that level playing field is also making sure that American workers have the skills that today’s jobs require. ... I know that Master Lock’s decision to create even more jobs here in Milwaukee ... it's going to depend finding enough workers with the right training."
"That’s why I’ve asked Congress to join me in a national commitment to train two million Americans with skills that will lead directly to a job. We need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers – places that teach people skills that businesses like Master Lock are looking for right now .... right now ... their are jobs from data management to high-tech manufacturing that, right now, are open. We've got a lot of folks out of work but we've got to match up the folks out of work" with the jobs.
"At a time when so many Americans are out of work, there should not be any job openings"
"We are still recovering from one of the worst economic crises in three generations, and we have a long way to go before everyone who wants a good job can find it."
More: "Manufacturing is coming back... Companies are bringing jobs back. The economy is getting stronger. The recovery is speeding up."
"The last thing we can afford is to go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. ... We are not going back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, and bad debt, and phony financial profits. We need an economy that’s built to last that is built on American manufacturing, and American-made energy, and skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values of hard work and fair play and shared responsibility."
And let me tell you something: these aren’t Democratic values or Republican values. They’re American values. They’ve seen us through the most difficult challenges..."
"We look out for one another. We are going for new opportunities but we pull each other up. That’s who we are. If we work together now, in common purpose, if we pull together with common effort, I've got no doubt that we will rebuild ..."


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GUIDE: Black Friday mall and store hours in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Black Friday is this week. Here are the store hours for some the largest malls and stores on Thanksgiving and the day after.
Beachwood Place: CLOSED Thanksgiving; 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
SouthPark Mall: 6 p.m.-midnight, Thanksgiving; 6 a.m.-9 p.m. on Black Friday
Great Northern Mall: 6 p.m.-1a.m., Thanksgiving Day; 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Summit Mall: 6 p.m. - 1 a.m., Thanksgiving; 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Black Friday
Crocker Park: CLOSED, Thanksgiving; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Black Friday
Legacy Village: CALL AHEAD, Thanksgiving; Some stores open as early as 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. Black Friday
Aurora Farms Premium Outlets: 8 p.m.- 2 a.m., Thanksgiving; 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Black Friday
Beldon Village Mall: 6 p.m. - 1 a.m., Thanksgiving; 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. Black Friday
Great Lakes Mall: 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Thanksgiving; 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Black Friday
Tower City: CLOSED, Thanksgiving Day; Noon-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Walmart will be open all day - Black Friday Deals begin at 6 p.m.
hhgreg CLOSED on Thanksgiving - Black Friday Deals
Sam's Club CLOSED on Thanksgiving - Sam's Club Black Friday Deals
JCPenney will open at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day
Macy's will open 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day - Black Friday Ad
Best Buy will open 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day - Black Friday Ad
Kohl's opens at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving - Black Friday Ad
Target opens at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving - Black Friday Ad
Sears will be open from 6 p.m. - midnight on Thanksgiving Day - Sears Black Friday Deals
Toys R Us will be open continuously from 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day until 11 p.m. Black Friday - Toys R Us Ad
Old Navy will be open continuously from 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day until 11:30 p.m. Black Friday
Dick's Sporting Goods opens at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day
Dillard's CLOSED Thanksgiving Day
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British PM says he’ll ask Trump not to escalate trade war with China
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters Saturday that he will ask US President Donald Trump not to escalate the trade war with China.
Johnson made the statements after arriving for the G7 summit in the southwestern French city of Biarritz.
“Clearly the state of global trade, I’m very worried about the way it’s going. The growth of protectionism, of tariffs, that we’re seeing,” Johnson said. “There are all sorts of people, who will take any excuse at all to interfere with free trade and to frustrate trade deals, and I don’t want to see that.”
The dispute between the US and China accelerated Friday when Beijing announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods. Trump responded with a promise to raise the rates importers must pay on Chinese-made goods even higher. There are few signs either side will relent, even as they pursue a larger trade agreement.
When questioned by reporters on whether he would ask Trump not to escalate the trade war with China, Johnson responded “you bet.”
Trump arrived in France Saturday morning. He and Johnson are due to meet on the sidelines of the summit Sunday morning.
The G7 represents the world’s major economies. The membership includes the United States, Germany, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and the United Kingdom. In small group sessions, with only the leaders and few aides present, the world’s major economic and geopolitical problems are discussed at length.
CNN’s Kay Guerrero and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.


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Disney, EBay Launch Web Sites
The site debuted as a link from Disney's Go.com. It's differentiated from eBay by specific Go.com banners on the top and bottom of the page. The page also features links to other Disney sites.
The Disney site will also block access to adult areas on eBay where erotic and pornographic items are auctioned.
eBay will pay Disney $30 million over the next four years to be featured on its sites. The companies plan to launch three merchant-to-consumer sites later this year, which will auction movie props, cars from retired rides at Disney parks and other memorabilia.