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lumber producers like a Trump administration move to drop part of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s dispute resolution system they say handcuffs their ability to fight unfair Canadian timber sales.
But Canadian timber analysts warn the move could further muddy a wood market already clouded by political maneuvers. Lumber Coalition spokesperson Zoltan van Heyningen wrote in an email Tuesday. industries and workers.”
NAFTA’s Chapter 19 provides a case by case negotiating court where governments can argue legal claims about unfair trade practices. Department of Commerce believes Canada’s federal government unfairly subsidizes wood harvested from its national forests, giving Canadian sawmills an advantage when they export the finished lumber to the United States. buyers. But their case alsomust pass the Chapter 19 panel to be internationally binding.
“The NAFTA dispute mechanism is unlike any other mechanism or trade agreement we’re party to,” van Heyningen said Tuesday. law. and two Canadian members, with a tie breaking fifth member chosen by coin toss.
Van Heyningen argued that system still hurts the United States because the panel members aren’t government trade officials. They come from a pool of private trade lawyers and professionals who, van Heyningen claimed, too often have conflicting loyalties to foreign clients.
“They almost always side against the United States,” van Heyningen said. homebuyers. dropping further, the way is paved for an increase in imported lumber from Europe, Russia and other countries and at higher prices,” Taylor wroteTuesday. sawmills and timberland owners, but with the consumer (and Canadian mills) paying for it.”
According to Taylor’s analysis, the United States’ main timber source in the Southeast region has more trees than it can mill. That has kept log prices there down at a time when lumber prices for construction are rising. West, according to Taylor,
because log exports to China and Japan have kept log prices up. He reported that Douglas fir sawlogs in the West were selling for $658 per thousand board feet, compared to $178 per thousand board feet for southern pine sawlogs. will need more Canadian lumber, so we anticipate that higher prices will begin to allow curtailed mills to restart,” Taylor wrote. will need rising imports if not from Canada, then from Europe and the Southern Hemisphere and this means high prices for both logs and lumber.”
Softwood includes tree species like pine, fir and spruce traditionally used for construction. From 2006 to 2015, the United States and Canada used a Softwood Lumber Agreement to manage imports and exports across the border. The now expired treaty set import taxes for various levels of Canadian lumber shipments into the United States. Lumber Coalition and the Trump administration now propose a quota limiting the amount of lumber allowed to cross the border, with high tax penalties for any shipments above the quota. lumber supply. lumber comes from private timberlands, with about one tree in five coming from public land such as national forests. Several measures are before Congress to open up more federal forest to timber harvest.
“The consumer isn’t affected at all,” van Heyningen said. “It just means the Canadian producer can’t enjoy the subsidy as much, and the home builder can’t benefit from subsidized lumber. Taylor knows in a heartbeat the math doesn’t add up.”
“The mills in Washington and Oregon in particular are not making much money,” Taylor said. “With the log supply tight, they’re getting better returns selling to China and Japan. From the facts I’ve got,
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One in ten Irish investors hold Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos
Crypto frenzy is rapidly gaining momentum all across the globe. Having appeared nearly 10 years ago, coins are now an extremely appealing financial instrument for a plethora of market players. For example, a recent survey conducted by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) showed that more than 11% of all Irish investors have already bought Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, while a quarter of the entire young population of Ireland have actively invested in digital assets.
According to the survey, Irish investors are mostly attracted to crypto by high rates of return.
WWW for investments
More than 56% of all investors in Ireland prefer to use the Internet to invest. Most of the respondents confessed they choose cryptocurrencies and other virtual instruments for investment in order to extract maximum benefits. Many also preferred the Internet to banks due to the low interest rates offered in traditional financial institutions.
About 19% of the respondents chose shares and stocks as the most preferred modes of investment. Government and corporate bonds follow right behind.
Furthermore, 62% of all Irish people use Internet resources to get the needed information on investment. These resources include banking websites, blogs, social networks and financial news sites. The remaining 38% still prefer to receive financial advice from specialised financial institutions.
CCPC: investing is too risky?
Due to the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in Ireland, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission warned investors of the possible risks associated with digital assets. “It is important that consumers are aware that investment products can often be highly complex, so it is essential consumers understand the type of product they are investing in,” said Grainne Griffin, the Director of Communications at the CCPC.
CCPC advised the Irish to carefully research the asset they are going to invest in. The commission emphasised that there are huge risks of going bankrupt lying behind high rates of return.
Other Irish organisations also inform their customers of the possibility to lose their funds by investing in highly volatile assets. Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has also made such a statement.
Irish people are rising up to come and buy some crypto! The recent survey by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) revealed that the number of people who have invested in Bitcoin and other coins exceeds 11% of the whole country’s population. Everyone’s mesmerised with high rates of return, while CCPC is warning of risks. However, maybe cryptos are still worth giving a lash to!
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“We’ll quickly have much more to share about thrilling new product launches on the horizon as we continue to deepen our set of economic wellness tools. We envision a world during which nobody, regardless of revenue or web value, has to fret about making the mistaken financial choice,” the corporate mentioned. It is likely certainly one of the younger monetary providers firms which are in search of to compete with incumbent institutions by providing more personalised providers and taking better benefit of digital technologies. The Culver City, Calif.-based monetary advisory providers provider will use the investment to fund group and product growth. With our group of geniuses and our rising lineup of connected financial products that automate spending, saving, and investing, we’re helping clients discover a brand new relationship with managing their cash. “Providing customers with a digital card show allows us to make use of our first-class know-how to provide collectors from everywhere in the world the luxury of having the power to get the full trading card present expertise at their fingertips,” Jeter stated in an announcement.
The company will use the brand new money injection to develop the enterprise and maintain developing the services for its customers. Ravid shared a pitch deck — with some delicate firm information removed — Albert used to boost a $100 million Series C round in January. The funding was led by General Atlantic with participation from earlier investors CapitalG, Alphabet’s progress fund, and QED, amongst others.
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“We envision a world in which nobody, regardless of revenue or internet worth, has to fret about making the wrong monetary decision,” Yinon Ravid, CEO and co-founder of Albert, stated in an announcement. Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or information, offered by VentureSource, or based mostly on a comparables valuation model before and after blue dye on brassy hair. “We spent a few year constructing it, to mix it all collectively. Now whenever you start to use the Albert expertise, the app starts with Albert Cash,” he added. “To actually be the shopper’s major financial relationship, we need to construct a greater checking account so this all works seamlessly for them,” Ravid advised Insider.
Today we’re announcing a $100 million Series C financing led by General Atlantic, a number one world growth equity investor, with participation from CapitalG, Alphabet’s unbiased development fund, Portag3, and QED, bringing our whole funding thus far to $173 million. We’ll use this funding to expand our staff and product whereas furthering our mission of improving financial wellness for all. LA-based fintech startup Albert introduced Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series C led by General Atlantic.
Albert, a Culver City-based fintech startup backed by investors together with General Atlantic and Alphabet’s development fund CapitalG, is in the process of shedding a piece of its locally-based employees, dot.LA has learned. “We consider Fresha outpaces the competitors by combining a superior product-market match with outstanding execution capabilities,” mentioned Philippe Collombel, General Partner at Partech. They have continued to innovate, accelerate signups of recent salons, and enhance revenues, while supporting new venues and small companies in navigating the disaster. We can’t wait to see Fresha’s continued progress after this new funding spherical and are thrilled to companion as soon as once more with General Atlantic,” he said.
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No Shoes Please, Only Flip Flops Allowed. New Dress Code For Appearing In All India Pre-Medical Test!
Candidates appearing for the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) on July 25 will have to pay as much attention to the dress code as they do to their academic preparation. The exam conducting body, CBSE, has banned shoes along with various other clothing and accessories inside examination hall fearing that it might aid in concealing electronic communication devices.
TOI had earlier reported about CBSE's plans to lay down strict security plans and a dress code for the exam after a hi-tech cheating scandal led to the Supreme Court ordering a retest.
Female candidates will have to leave even their basic ornaments like earrings, rings, bracelets, nose pin etc at home, else they won't be allowed to appear for the exam. Don't count on divine intervention either as lucky charms, pendants and tabeez are also barred from the hall. Shoes make way for open slippers as the central board needs to be sure that no communication device is hidden there. Only half sleeves T-shirt/kurta is allowed and that too ones with small buttons.
For the first time ever, the central board has written specifically to parents of candidates, urging them to ensure that their ward adheres to the strict guidelines and does not lose out on the chance to appear for the exam. The emotional appeal is aimed at providing an extra layer of security and putting onus on parents to ensure smooth conduct of AIPMT.
Clarifying on the need for a retest, the CBSE wrote to parents: "Board is aware that you have put in lots of efforts as well as spent your hard earned money in preparation of your ward for this examination. But because of dishonest intentions of a few persons, your efforts and money both have gone waste". It then appeals to parents to support CBSE and see that their ward complies with the instructions.
Sameer Phale, a medical exam trainer, said, "Re-conducting the exam was a wrong decision as students who study throughout the year suffer since their rhythm is broken. However, the strict guidelines will definitely discourage cheating to some level."
- Date - July 25 (Saturday)
- Time - 10am to 1pm
- Entry to centre closes - 9.30am
Physical frisking compulsory for all candidates
Dress code for exam
- Wear light clothes with half sleeves shirt / T-shirt / kurta not having big buttons, brooch or any badge, flower and trouser/salwar etc.
- Don't wear shoes, only open slippers.
- Earrings, rings, bracelets, nose pin, lucky charms, pendants and tabeez are also barred.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed the opening cinematic for Middle-earth: Shadow of War‘s next piece of story DLC, Desolation of Mordor.
The DLC puts players in the shoes of Baranor, the Captain of Minas Ithil, who has escaped the fallen city and been reunited with his lost brother, Serka. With the help of his brother, Baranor must hire an army of human mercenaries to combat a new Orc threat to the East. Completing the DLC will unlock a Baranor skin for the main campaign.
Desolation of Mordor will be released on May 18th as a free download for season pass holders. Non-pass holders can purchase the DLC for $19.99.
Developer Monolith productions recently revealed that it will remove all microtransactions from the game next week on May 8th. As well as this, future updates will update the Shadows Wars section of the game, improve the Nemesis System, add new player skins, and update progression.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is available now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.


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Samsung has a knack of pushing software upgrades really late, and that is not going away any time soon.
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Days after rolling out Android Pie stable update for Nokia 7.1 Plus, HMD Global has now released the beta version of the update for its recently launched Nokia 6.1 Plus.
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Kia Motors Slovakia recorded a six per cent year-on-year increase in output, producing 158,900 cars at its Zilina, Slovakia facility during the first half of 2013. The company started production of the all-new Kia pro_cee’d three-door model in February, followed by the higher performance Kia pro_cee’d GT and five-door Kia cee’d GT models at the end of May. The plant is now operating at full production capacity for the first time ever.
Kia Motors Slovakia also produced more than 253,200 petrol and diesel engines for the first six months of 2013, a 6.7 per cent increase over the same period last year.
Kia’s Zilina facility produces the second-generation Kia cee’d, the Kia Sportage sport utility vehicle, and the practical B-segment MPV, the Kia Venga. Kia Sportage accounted for almost 48 per cent of the overall production output in the first half of 2013. The remainder 42 per cent is made up of the Kia cee’d models, while the Kia Venga represents 10 per cent of production. Most of these cars were exported to Russia (24 per cent), the UK (14 per cent), Germany (nine per cent), France (five per cent) and Italy (five per cent). Almost one per cent of output is sold in Slovakia.
In the first half of 2013, Kia also manufactured 133,100 petrol engines (53 per cent of total engine output), the most popular variant being the 1.6-litre GDi petrol engine, and over 120,100 diesel engines (47 per cent). Of total engine production output, 47 per cent was supplied to sister company, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech, in the Czech Republic.


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Rolls-Royce says, high demand for Phantom, Ghost and Wraith models in Europe are responsible for high sales.
At launch, the new Volvo XC90 will get a petrol-electric hybrid, D5 and D4 diesel units.
Maruti looking to strengthen women’s participation in motorsports with these rallies.
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Hero has opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Latin American country.
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A new mobile Dragon Quest game from Square Enix is coming.
A livestream unveiling more about the game will occur on January 18.
At present, very little is known about the game. We’re not even sure what genre it is or if it is getting a global release.
In fact, the game’s Twitter account is currently running a contest for fans (Japan only) where people attempt to guess what genre the game will be.
Our hope is that the new Dragon Quest mobile game will be a traditional JRPG. But we’ll have to wait for the 18th to learn more.
One Twitter user has a pretty unique idea for the new game, however.
They analyzed the logos of all current Dragon Quest games and believe the new game will be related to Dragon Quest II.
Dragon Quest II was released back in 1987. It was an 8-bit RPG game that eventually saw a North American release in 1990.
We doubt the new game will be a direct port, but if this theory is true, we may see DQ II characters and story themes in the new mobile game.
If you are interested in this new mobile Dragon Quest game, bookmark this page to watch the livestream trailer when it goes live.
Let’s all just hope this game won’t be a blatant cash grab.


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U.S. inflation has remained negative after January, when the price of gas suffered a steep decline, according to official figures. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.7 percent in January, after falling 0.1 percent in December. According to the Department of Labor, this was the first annual drop in nearly five years.
Gas prices fell by 18.7 percent last month. If the price remained static, the CPI would have increased by 0.1 percent, thus creating positive inflation, according to experts.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen explained she predicts U.S. inflation to begin to rise in the next few months. She said gas prices will stabilize as oil prices fall to a moderate rate – U.S. rates have been near zero since 2008.
Economy analysts state the short period of decreasing prices will not have any affect to the economy. The annual inflation rate dropped to -0.1 percent, which is deflation, they said.
Although prices have dropped, the U.S. economy is fairing well, with positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2014 of 2.6 percent and a decreasing unemployment rate.
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2018 Nissan Frontier Performance, Specs, Price and Design, Nissan’s new generation Frontier pickup truck isn’t ready yet. Nevertheless, because we handled to capture numerous testing versions for many years, we think it’s most likely to be prepared most likely at the start of 2018. Certainly, similar to the full-sized Titan, the truck manufacturer will introduce the new 2018 Nissan Frontier Diesel first, probably at the 2018 Detroit vehicle program, and then the gasoline-powered model sometime later in 2018.
2018 Nissan Frontier Redesign, Interior
Outside designing will be entirely modifications naturally. However, the 2018 Nissan Frontier Diesel will obtain an innovative redesign, so it will certainly remain recognizable with no doubt. The most crucial adjustment will be a new footprint. The small truck will certainly increase a little bit. More specifically, the automobile will certainly be longer and broader, which the wheelbase needs to stay untouched.
Styling sensible, the 2018 Frontier Diesel will supposedly borrow the majority of the new design cues from the bigger Titan XD. The smaller sized sibling will certainly include practically the very same front-end styling and also rooflines, while the rear end could include different taillights and also tailgate. Furthermore, the automaker will substantially enhance truck’s interior design. The new taxi will certainly feature much better quality products as well as Nissan’s latest infomercial system. And also, the producer will add the current safety feature too.
Nissan Frontier Price, Release Date
As we claimed, the 2018 Nissan Frontier Diesel will be introduced very early next year at the 2018 NAIAS. Nonetheless, the upgraded truck won’t appear till next summer. As for the cost, it must set you back at the very least $28K.
2018 Nissan Frontier Engine
The 2018 Frontier Diesel will most definitely maintain the existing oil-burner engine. Nevertheless, the 2.8-liter Cummins diesel four-cylinder will come updated, so you can expect even more power and also better effectiveness under the hood of Nissan’s small vehicle. Unofficially, the engine will certainly obtain approximately 5 percent more power over the present 200 horsepower and also 350 lb-ft of torque. Apparently, the mill will remain combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
We are not so sure how the cars and truck producer plans to increase fuel economic situation of the vehicle. Nevertheless, the most recent rumors suggest that the producer plans to update the existing system. The style will supposedly drop some weight by using some light-weight products. On top of that, they ought to likewise improve the existing suspension system, so the new generation pickup truck needs to get better riding characteristics without any uncertainty.


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HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - It was an emotional day Friday for employees at the International Filing Company in Hattiesburg where 285 people were laid off due to the company's tough economic conditions.
The business, located along the Highway 42 Bypass in Hattiesburg, once known as Murray Envelope, has officially closed it doors.
For over a half of a century the company has been making custom filing products, so when employees were told the doors were closing it caught many by surprise.
Some said it felt like an overnight deal and claimed they were given 24 hours notice.
Officials with the company had little to say.
A spokesperson said tough economic conditions made it impossible for the company to continue to operate.


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Graphics hardware specialist Nvidia has said that games will only be playable on its GeForce Now streaming service if the companies behind them have agreed.
That's going by a new blog post, in which the firm says that games will be removed from the service automatically if developers and publishers don't opt-in. To date, there are over 2,000 titles on the platform.
GeForce Now allows consumers to play games they have bought on other PC platforms, such as Steam. This has led to companies like Activision Blizzard, Bethesda and 2K Games removing their titles from the streaming service. This is likely so that Nvidia can pay some money out for titles played on the platform.
Meanwhile, the likes of Ubisoft, Epic and Bungie are among the publishers bringing their games to GeForce Now.
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Call for Food Standards Code Submissions
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced it is inviting submissions from food companies in relation to the major reform of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
The changes which will take effect 1 March 2016 were publicly released on the 10 April 2015.
FSANZ have announced until hat they will be taking submissions on the change until 26 May 2015.
FoodLegal which recently ran a symposium on the new code today announced that it will be holding a shorter event in Sydney Tuesday 7 July 2015 with FoodLegal Principal Charles Fisher delivering a 2-hour presentation together with a Q-&-A session. More information and pre-registration is available here.


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This post was updated at 4:20 p.m. PT with Nintendo's response.
The Nintendo Wii is the subject of yet another patent dispute.
On Wednesday, Maryland-based Hillcrest Labs announced that it has filed a complaint for patent infringement with the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as a separate patent infringement suit in a U.S. District Court in Maryland regarding Nintendo's video game console.
Hillcrest is asking the ITC to stop the import of Wii consoles into the U.S., and is requesting that the U.S. District Court award unspecified monetary damages.
Hillcrest, which makes and licenses interactive media systems to consumer electronics companies, says it owns three patents related to "a handheld three-dimensional pointing device," and another on a "navigation interface display system that graphically organizes content for display on a television."
The company makes a motion-sensitive remote called, which Hillcrest says is protected by the patents at issue.
"While Hillcrest Labs has a great deal of respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs believes that Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this action to protect its intellectual property rights," Hillcrest Labs said in a statement released Wednesday.
Nintendo of America has yet to see any official filings, according to a company statement. "We have not been served with any lawsuit or other action by Hillcrest and therefore have no comment," said NOA spokesman Charlie Scibetta.
This isn't the first time it's been targeted by patent owners recently. In July, a federal court in Texas found three Nintendo controllers--but not the Wii remote--inheld by Texas-based Anascape. Nintendo has appealed the decision.


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“Thunder Will Fire You If You Sell Cream In Nigeria” – Burna Boy To Blac Chyna
Musical artist, Burna Boy has lashed out on Blac Chyna who has planned to visit Nigeria to promote her lightening cream.
Burna Boy in the popular Nigerian expression said thunder will fire Blac Chyna if she tries to sell bleaching cream in Nigeria.
Just yesterday, Nigerians have trooped to the social media to call out Blac Chyna over her plans to sell the creams for a whooping N90,000 when she tours the country.
The rather exorbitant price of the cream had aggravated Nigerians and most people wondered why a non-African will come down to the country to degrade the women-folk.


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Gmail is now rolling out a new user interface that will show Chat and Meet sections in the side pane by default.
Underpinning April is a “tax engine” that leverages AI and machine learning to analyze tax code and automatically parse tax forms to personalize filings.
The U.K. is planning to tweak an existing law to allow text and data mining “for any purpose,” in a move that’s designed to boost artificial intelligence (AI) development across the country.
Gloat, an internal marketplace for corporate talent, today announced that it raised $90 million in a Series D round led by Generation Investment Management, bringing the startup’s total raised to $192 million.
Meta announced that starting tomorrow it’s introducing Reels APIs to several endpoints on the Instagram Platform for developers.
Last week I wrote about an AI startup that’s building technology that can alter, in real time, the accent of someone’s speech.
Launched in 2021, AI Squared helps companies adopt artificial intelligence by using a low-code platform to integrate it into existing applications in a timely and straightforward manner.
Deon Nicholas is the CEO and co-founder of Forethought, the AI company whose mission is to transform customer experiences with human-centered AI.
I know you’re one of the iconic camera brands.
Video streaming company Netflix said it has laid off 300 people — which represents 3% of its workforce — because of slowing growth and the economic downturn.
But while there are quite a few tools out there to create virtual environments, there aren’t a lot of tools for creating virtual objects.
At its re:Mars conference, Amazon today announced the launch of CodeWhisperer, an AI pair programming tool similar to GitHub’s Copilot that can autocomplete entire functions based on only a comment or a few keystrokes.
Spotify is developing ‘Community,’ a new place to see your friends’ activity in the mobile app Spotify is developing a new feature called Community that would allow mobile users to see what sort of music their friends are streaming in real time as well as what playlists they’ve recently updated in a dedicated place in the app.
Apple has just rolled out the second developer beta for iOS 16, and the first thing that’s caught our eye is revamped message filtering.
OctoML, the well-funded machine learning startup that helps enterprises optimize and deploy their models, launched a major update to its product today that will make it far easier for developers to integrate ML models into their applications.
Today, IKEA is launching a new AI-driven interactive design experience called IKEA Kreativ for IKEA.com and the IKEA app.
Google News is refreshing its desktop site with a new design that allows you to track global and local news on one screen.
So, in a rare move, the company is spilling the beans on several VR headset prototypes at once.
Available as a downloadable extension, Copilot is powered by an AI model called Codex that’s trained on billions of lines of public code to suggest additional lines of code and functions given the context of existing code.
A Ukrainian deeptech startup is launching a charity NFT project to sell AI-generated artworks with the twin goal of raising money to support people affected by Russia’s war of aggression and also — it hopes — keep attention locked on the conflict as it approaches its fourth month, with many in the country concerned that the world’s focus is flagging.
Telegram has amassed over 700 million monthly active users and is rolling out a premium tier with additional features as the instant messaging platform pushes to monetize a portion of its large user base.
Today, Pentaform launches its AbacusBasic, a computer built into a keyboard.
This Junction Point-Developed game got two sequels — Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and the 3DS spin-off Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.
Editor’s note: This post is part of our weekly In the NVIDIA Studio series, which celebrates featured artists, offers creative tips and tricks, and demonstrates how NVIDIA Studio technology accelerates creative workflows.
Availability is now expanding to all Android 12 phones as Google makes its case for why iPhone users should switch.
Unfortunately, attempting to upgrade the M1 MacBook Pro to an M2 MacBook Pro wasn’t as successful.


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This story originally appeared on TravelandLeisure.com.
With the coronavirus vaccination process starting to roll out around the globe, there could finally be a light at the end of the unfulfilled wanderlust tunnel. That said, re-opening plans vary by country, and there are many factors to take into account on both ends of a trip that could affect your own safety and the safety of those around you.
While that can be a lot to juggle and consider, Exodus Travels is taking the pressure out of it all by offering Dateless First Departures. Instead of monitoring the news and waiting for the proper protocols to go into place, the travel operator is allowing American and Canadian visitors to book select trips now without a departure date. (Related: What to Know About Air Travel During the Coronavirus Pandemic)


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Karl, Champagne And Valentino - Harper's Bazaar Launch A Fashion Emoji App
Just in time for the autumn winter fashion shows, Harper's Bazaar have launched a fashion emoji application.
Familiar Harper's Bazaar faces include Editor in Chief Glenda Bailey and Global Fashion Director Carine Roitfeld.
Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld also makes an appearance.
There are 36 Harper's Bazaar emojis and four exclusive emojis created by fashion brand Equipment.
The app is free to download from iTunes and we can see fashion fans making serious use of it.
We're big fans of the Karl Lagerfeld face, the champagne glass and look at these Valentino Rockstud shoes.


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Tech Adoption Index: SMB Market Defined by Galaxies, not Ecosystems
February 2, 2018 | Contributed by: Charles Laughlin
The collection of companies offering digital tools to small businesses either directly or via resellers is better described as a collection of galaxies than as an interconnected ecosystem. Such is the conclusion of Lorren Elkins, an executive with the software company Camilyo who is his spare time has amassed an impressive database of companies serving the SMB space.
Elkins presented a peek at this collection earlier this week at Street Fight Summit West in downtown Los Angeles. He said he was motivated to create something that was easier to digest than just another sea of logos stack that creates a vivid impression of how crowded a space is, but says little about how it functions.


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Et tu, SM?
The mall giant became the butt of jokes after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public yesterday against buying its SM Bonus sugar products — both the brown and “refined” variants — that are being sold in its supermarkets.
The FDA, which has been regularly going after unlicensed products, also warned Filipino shoppers “not to purchase and consume” other goods such as Melvan Ginger Brew with Turmeric and Lemongrass, Sweet Valley Freeze Dried Cranberry Coated with Milk Chocolate, and Lorenzo Farm Dark Chocolate.
In a statement, the FDA said that these products “are not registered, and no corresponding Certificates of Product Registration (CPR) have been issued.”
It added that based on Republic Act No. 9711, also known as the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009, “the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising or sponsorship of health products without the proper authorization is prohibited” in the Philippines.
The agency added that it could not assure the public that these products are safe to eat and warned business establishments that they should refrain from selling or advertising these brands until they are registered with the government.
In September, the FDA incensed some Filipinos after it warned them from purchasing the then-unregistered Reno Liver Spread, a 50-year-old brand that has long been a staple in local households. The spread’s maker had apologized for their transgression, and Reno is now back on supermarket shelves after it obtained a government license.
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US tech start-up OneWeb is reportedly set to move to London, providing a huge boost to the capital’s tech sector.
Entrepreneur Rob Lewis has announced his intention to float the company early next year following the launch of its new streaming service ROXI.
Fast-growing logistics operator East Trans has invested £1.6m in a new warehousing facility to capitalise on the rapid growth in online transactions.
The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) has secured a £2.4m funding package as it looks to help more budding musicians break into the music industry.
The online fashion retailer is set to create 150 jobs with the launch of a new photography hub in the capital.
The fast-growing clothing and sportswear company Gymshark has hit the expansion trail again with help from property agents John Truslove.
The Rotherham-headquartered retailer of fishing tackle has opened its sixth site since January as it continues to grow rapidly.
Leicestershire-headquartered housebuilder Westleigh saw turnover increase by 35% last year after receiving a £21m funding boost from Palatine Private Equity.
HM Business Growth has helped a fast-growing North Wales company to move ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.


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Logistics services provider Kuehne + Nagel (KN) has opened its eighth regional integrated logistics control centre (LCC) in Shanghai to serve the automotive, consumer, high-tech, industrial and healthcare industries.
The new hub will provide a wide range of managed services for the fulfilment of customers’ orders across international supply chains.
Tobias Jerschke, global head of integrated logistics at the company, said: “The Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Control Centre in Shanghai is the eighth of its kind in the world [and] a clear answer to the growing demand of our Asian customers to manage global supply chain flows.”
The other LCCs are in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, according to the company’s website.
Dedicated teams at KN’s LCCs handle contract and transport management including logistics partner management in a shared environment.
Siewloong Wong, president of Kuehne + Nagel North Asia Pacific, said: “With the enhanced set-up and know-how bundled in expert teams, we will be able to even better serve our customers by developing, implementing and operating scalable solutions for greater flexibility and speed, thus improving supply chain performance.”
In July, KN revealed it was expanding its LCC in Wroclaw, Poland, to improve its services for customers in the automotive, industrial and consumer sectors.


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Sumary of The eCommerce Day continues its journey through South America and points to Uruguay:
- It is worth remembering that, as is tradition, the eCommerce Awards will be delivered during the event, which distinguish those companies and ventures that with their work in the electronic commerce sector
- The eCommerce Day Uruguay Blended [Professional] Experience is the stage to listen to the protagonists and analyze the strategies with which this country exceeds its own objectives and enters the world of artificial intelligence and the 3Rs: virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed, he stresses.
- On the other hand, through a statement, Marcos Pueyrredon, president of the eCommerce Institute, reveals that the year 2022 and 2023 will be years of disruption supported by the new post-Covid-19 dogmas where Uruguayan digital businesses will take advantage of big data.
- As in every edition, the eCommerce Day [Professional] Experience will offer intensive training by international speakers, where various topics related to electronic commerce will be addressed: big data, unified commerce and collaborative commerce keynote, among others.
- It is worth remembering that the meeting is a regional initiative of the eCommerce Institute and co-organized jointly with the Chamber of the Digital Economy of Uruguay (CEDU).
- The eCommerce Day [Professional] Experience will return to Uruguay next August in Blended format, that is, with virtual and face-to-face actions.
- The eCommerce Day continues its journey through South America and targets Uruguay – eCommerce Institute The edition to be held between the 10th and 12th of next month will include workshops and special online activities.


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A Swiss pharmaceutical company has recalled two products it manufactured at a closed production facility in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Swiss pharmaceutical company has recalled two products it manufactured at a closed production facility in Lincoln.
The Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/12dgN5j ) reports Novartis on Thursday voluntarily recalled lots of Triaminic and Theraflu syrups. The company says the products had potentially faulty child-resistant caps.
Novartis says the recall is for certain lots manufactured and distributed between May 2010 and December 2011. They say very little of the product remains available.
The newspaper reports there have been a dozen reports of children unscrewing the locked caps. One child required medical attention.
Novartis closed its Lincoln facility in December 2011 after federal inspections found numerous quality-control problems. But it said recently that it had resumed limited production at the plant.
Recall information: http://www.novartisotc.com/recall-theraflu-triaminic.html
Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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by Hideki Francis Onda
申し訳ない、英文だけです。日本語で書くと意味が変わるのでご了承ください。Try Google Translate.
THE WAR for ultimate control of a daily device and how information is communicated, searched, advertised, bought, sold, shared, posted, mined and stored will reach it’s new HIGHs this year. Guaranteed.
Look at all the news about the iSlate, Google’s Android phone and how the two companies are buying companies that relate to cloud computing. Admob, Quattro, Lala on and on and more to come.
Google’s core business is selling ads based on it’s search and categorize engines, but in recent years has found way to utilize this technology in multiple of different ways. However it is also in the business of making legacy telecom methods and infrastructure obsolete. Google wants to tag the whole world’s population with a database of the individuals likes and hates and will use this to direct market products to sell, and offer by itself every tool needed to make this happen. It is trying to bring back 1 number per individual so you cannot escape your old girlfriend or government tax chase down. There is of course so much merit in efficiency to this, as Google can take over country’s entire statistical work. You are assigned one G-Number when you are born. Sounds Orwellian? Sure, this will happen for sure because without it we cannot overcome our current bottleneck of tax, census, medical, insurance issues. Google wants to be there when it happens. Like the project Google played a big part in, the Human Genome Project, with Google it made the mapping of the whole DNA possible. Some estimate that without Google, it would have taken 20 or more years. Google is and has been allowed to play such a major role due to it’s company culture of Don’t be EVIL, a free pass to intrude, see and gather information, but to have the highest morality and security while doing it.
Apple’s core business is and was selling devices with it’s own operating systems to compute, share and communicate. It has created a domineering ecosystem of how people manage, listen, buy and share music. It has been trying to do the same with moving pictures. It has succeeded in grabbing a sizable share of the telecom market as a tool supplier, but now fears Google may have a better edge as hardware becomes unimportant and the RELATIONSHIP of DATA becomes the GOLDEN EGG of the connected future. Therefore it virtually has no choice but to enter the SEARCH offering by itself or with Microsoft for the time being with continued development of it’s own SEARCH engine and the opening of the NC datacenter.
Unless one can contribute to relevance in adding worthwhile data for himself, family and others to utilize, the gadget and infrastructure becomes just another ASK.COM, who as ASK JEEVES once could have conquered the internet.
In January this year, the web, news and blogs are filled with articles about Google’s newest NEXUS ONE phone and Apple’s tablet device. Google’s phone did not make the big splash it intended, but the main point of this exercise was that Google was prepared to bypass the telecoms and sell it’s hardware product directly via Google checkout, as more and more telecos offer blank slate data usage plans for any smartphone. Google and Apple are turning once powerful carriers to a “only the cheapest and stable service survive”, although the telecos are powerful enough to bite back if it starts to really understand and react to what is happening and build a better than Google or Apple offering, but very unlikely.
As I have been involved in the Apple business for the past 25 years, and worked at Apple as a Sales Director, I can tell you with confidence the school of though Steve and Co has was and is always Dominate or leave the segment to others. The path of what the market sees as tech tool for Digital Utopia now seems to have narrowed enough on where future computing and telecommunications is going, Apple MUST develop it’s own SEARCH and AD and MINING offerings. It cannot survive Google without it.
Recent rumblings and controllably leaked news suggest that Apple will use Bling, Microsoft’s search engine until it can get it’s own running. You should expect to see Apple job posts titled “Internet crawlers, bots and search engine optimization specialist” .
Building a SEARCH engine may not be so difficult compared to the early days of Google, and Apple may have already have some idea on what kind of technology to employ here. There is no need to re-map what has been mapped, the logic may go. It is important HOW you map things and WHERE they are presented and CONSUMED.
Apple has been one of the smartest company acquiring for nothing companies that had done ground work in particular fields. Apple may not have to dish out so much man hours and cash to make search happen. It may simply STUMBLE upon it, as more and more relevance shift to SNS and GEO TAGGING and MICRO BLOGGING.
So all the talk about slate and tablets from Google and Apple have no relevance about who will monopolize the new data and tool market. It is all in the clouds and who owns the slices of methodology and functions.
This is a developing story with neither Apple of Google not sure which way to attack, defend and counterattack. It is such a new era that the players themselves do not know the outcome of the actions.
Take for example the current situation of Google and China. Google had been denied the scanning and electrification of Chinese literature by the government. Google complained and a few days later the attackhappened. Steve Jobs has been busy meeting publishers for a slice to sell books online for the coming tablet.
So those who control the content wins. Content is never free. People who create content must get paid. Google’s approach of DONT BE EVIL and that sharing of the culture is good for the planet VS Apple’s “yes, we will sell your book at 1.99 and pay you 30%” differ on basic grounds but both are trying to corner the same content offering. although how it is used and sold is completely different.
I am quite amazed that the 2 companies did not expect this to happen so soon. Twitter and Facebook and API’s changed all of this. 2010 will be a very very important year for these reasons.


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Just over a year ago, we met on a freezing December morning to protest for access to spare parts. (We can safely claim this was the first-ever protest for spare parts.) A couple dozen of us gathered on a dull Brussels pavement with a frowning fridge and a washing machine drum for percussion outside a European Union office, site of a closed vote on product regulations.
And we can infer that our petitions and protest had a mostly positive result. For televisions, dishwashers and washing machines, measures ensuring design for repair, and access to spare parts and documentation for repair professionals were saved from the jaws of industry lobbyists. The Commission officially approved them this year, and the ad-hoc group on the pavement came together to form the European Right to Repair campaign.
Many of us have experienced anecdotally that our appliances and electronics do not last as long as they used to. And evidence bears this out: according to the German Environmental Agency,the percentage of appliances being replaced within just five years due to technical defects more than doubled between 2004 and 2012. We’re drowning in electronic waste, and not only are throw-away products costing the earth in raw materials and carbon emissions, they are killing repair jobs too.
The media widely reported the ground-breaking European “right to repair” measures, probably because the idea that government intervenes to guarantee we can repair our possessions is massively popular, across political divides.
But perhaps some got the wrong idea, that we won our Right to Repair and it’s time to go home. We’re here to set the record straight — because these measures do not represent success, they are merely an important precedent.
A partial Right to Repair — for a few products
In January, the EU voted the first ever “right to repair” laws. As of 2021 televisions, fridges, freezers, washing machines, washer-dryers, dishwashers and lighting products sold in the EU will need to meet minimum repairability requirements. Meanwhile, professional repairers will have access for spare parts for at least 7 years after a product is retired from the market, longer than ever before.
While this may seem enough at first, successful pressure from industry lobby groups has severely limited access to spare parts and repair information for non “professional” repairers.
This means that talented DIYers or community repair groups are excluded.
Additionally, the regulations allow manufacturers to restrict access to repair manuals, as well as spare parts, for the first 2 years from a product’s launch, retaining an initial monopoly on repairs.
Not only do these regulations restrict the Right to Repair to certain categories of individuals, they do not yet include the electronics we use the most: smartphones, computers and accessories. (This is the year we learned that there is no battery replacement for Apple’s earphones “AirPods” making the product as disposable as it gets.)
The year ahead — a crucial year for repair
The year ahead holds many opportunities both at the EU and at country level to see the right to repair become a reality for all, in many more products. European policy makers have promised in the EU Green Deal to offer consumers “durable and repairable” products. We must be ready to stand up to active lobby against repair.
As the world is facing an unprecedented climate, ecological and waste crisis, ambitious action by governments is needed now, in order to have an effect in the few years we have left to reverse the trend.
We’ll push for a fair and inclusive implementation of this year’s “right to repair” measures by fighting for national repair registers in every European member state that do not allow manufacturers the final say on who qualifies as “professional”.
Regarding smartphones and laptops, we’ll be mobilising frustrated consumers and advocating for ambitious criteria on repairability at the European level.
And because false green claims and products which are difficult to repair drive waste in the economy, it’s essential to develop a scoring system on product repairability so that citizens and repairers can be informed at the point of purchase.
A powerful movement
If all of this sounds ambitious, it’s because it is. But there’s never been a better moment to make it happen. We officially launched the European Right to Repair campaign in Berlin last September during the climate strikes that put millions in the streets around the world. Since then, we have been joined by 27 organisations in 10 European countries representing civil society organisations, repair businesses, community repair initiatives, repair labels and public institutions.
The 2019 edition of International Repair Day has been the biggest to date with more than 300 events in 27 countries and we see everyday across Europe a strong interest in repair, for environmental reasons of course but not only. The economic and social benefits are obvious and public support has never been higher as shown when over a hundred thousand European signed petitions asking for the Right to Repair in 2018.
This is a historical opportunity to make the right to repair a reality globally with Europe leading the way with huge positive impacts for the environment, people and the economy. There’s still a lot to get done but we’ve never been more organised and ready.


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Android 4.4.1, With Nexus 5 Camera Fix, Arriving Soon
Google will soon push out an update to the Nexus 5 that will provide a wide range of fixes to the phone's camera performance. Google admitted last month that an update was on the way, but more concrete details have emerged. The update will arrive within Android 4.4.1 and will be released very soon, according to The Verge. David Burke, Google's Director of Engineering for Android, said the update focuses on improving the speed of the camera across the board. The autofocus function now dials much faster, and the camera is faster to launch. Google made other adjustments that improve contrast, low-light performance, exposure, and white balance. It also added a progress bar to the HDR mode. Burke indicated that Android 4.4.1 represents the first of several forthcoming updates to the native Android camera software. It hopes to make the user interface and controls more intuitive down the line. For now, Google wanted to improve performance. Google didn't say exactly when Android 4.4.1 will arrive, but implied that the release is imminent.
Google Says Lollipop Is On Its Way to Nexus Devices
Google today said it has begun the Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout to Nexus devices. The company said hardware such as the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and Nexus 7 will have the new operating system soon.
Google to Push Monthly Security Updates to Nexus Phones
Google today said it plans to push security patches to Nexus-branded Android devices on a monthly basis to make sure they remain protected from potential and developing threats. Google is delivering the first security update today to the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, Nexus 10, smartphones and tablets, and the Nexus Player.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Arrive 'Next Week'
Google today said it will begin pushing Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus devices during the week of Oct. 5.
Google Begins Marshmallow Push for Nexus Phones Today
Google today said it has begun distributing Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 smartphones, as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 9 tablets, and the Nexus Player. The update, which will be pushed out in waves, is available as an over-the-air download.
Google Details May Security Update for Android
Google today highlighted its May security patch, which is first being delivered to Nexus smartphones and tablets. The patch resolves 25 issues, of which six are considered critical.


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Top Stars Line Up To Support Environmentally Friendly NFT Platform OneOf
Market OneOf units its sights on disrupting the NFT business with its purpose of reforming the fan expertise. The platform was designed to cater to musicians and their followers, even kids and youngsters, via a user-friendly expertise.
Crypto as a complete, not simply NFTs, carries many unfavorable connotations, together with being overly advanced and environmentally damaging. However OneOf seeks to alter that via its eco-friendly and charitable ethos and by enlisting assist from the glitterati.
OneOf Calls On The Stars
OneOf has the backing of music business mogul Quincy Jones, who has secured the help of a string of widespread artists. The record contains Doja Cat, John Legend, TLC, Charlie Puth, Jacob Collier, G-Eazy, Alesso, and Whitney Houston’s property.
The mission has been two years within the making and just lately raised $63 million in a seed spherical with backing from Invoice Tai. Tai is a Silicone Valley enterprise capitalist concerned with quite a few tech startups, together with Zoom and Dapper Labs, which created CryptoKitties.
OneOf describes itself as “A inexperienced NFT platform constructed for music artists and followers.” Operating on the Tezos community, it takes benefit of low charges and its Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism to supply a greater all-round expertise for customers and the atmosphere.
“Deeply dedicated to a sustainable blockchain future, OneOf will donate a share of income from each sale to a charity of the artist’s alternative, or an environmental trigger companion.”
Nearly all of the NFT ecosystem runs on Ethereum, which suffers from excessive gasoline charges, making minting and switch costly. Ethereum additionally operates on a Proof-of-Work chain, which means the mining course of is energy-intensive. OneOf claims to be 2 million occasions extra energy-efficient than different Ethereum-based NFT marketplaces.
Instagram Wanting To Get In On Non-Fungibles
The newest market data from OpenSea exhibits curiosity in NFTs is cooling. March 2021 was the platform’s best-ever gross sales month, bringing in $150 million. However the next month noticed a 38% stoop in gross sales.
“On OpenSea, a significant NFT market, month-to-month gross sales had been $93.6 million in April, having hit nearly $150 million in March, in comparison with $95 million in February and $8 million in January.”
An analogous sample was reported by each Nifty Gateway and NBA Prime Shot.
Regardless of that, as evidenced by NFTs holding their very own through the latest crypto crash particularly gaming-related gadgets, some argue that NFTs are a greater funding than cryptocurrency.
Stories from China declare the NFT sector over there’s booming. A lot in order that Alibaba launched a digital artwork public sale final week.
Add to that rumors of Instagram popping out with their very own platform, and it’s clear that NFTs nonetheless maintain enchantment on the board stage.
The social media large is claimed to be early phases of designing its NFT platform. The agency has apparently reached out to artists inviting them to a panel dialogue.


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MEXICO: Mexico auto exports, excluding those from manufacturer Nissan, rose 8.1 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, while production for the month rose 0.8 percent, the country's auto industry association AMIA said on Monday.
Mexico exported 260,966 units in June, up from 241,501 in the same month a year earlier, AMIA said, and produced 349,153 units last month, up from 346,522 in June 2017.
AMIA's export data did not include figures for Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co Ltd, which has stopped providing export figures.
Domestic auto sales, however, dipped 6 percent to 119,713 vehicles in June, compared with June 2017, AMIA said.
Mexico's auto industry has been plagued by uncertainty since U.S. President Donald Trump last year launched a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, seeking to repatriate manufacturing jobs to the United States.
The Trump administration aims to secure a bigger share of auto production for the United States under a revised NAFTA pact by insisting on tougher regional content requirements.
Earlier on Monday, Canadian, Mexican and U.S. auto trade associations urged a "renewed focus" in talks to reshape NAFTA.
The trade groups said all parties should return to the negotiating table for a "cohesive three-country" deal, particularly now that Mexico's presidential elections are concluded.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was the landslide winner of the July 1 vote, and the leftist president-elect is due to take office on Dec. 1.
Last week, a top aide told Reuters that Lopez Obrador's victory will jumpstart NAFTA talks, adding that an agreement is possible before the next government takes office.
With a plan to invest over USD 1 billion in electric vehicle ambition, Mahindra in July raised INR 1,925 crores (USD 250 million) at a valuation of up to INR 70,070 crores (USD 9.1 billion) from British International Investment into its electric four wheeler business. The first of the five new electric SUVs will be launched in December 2024 starting with the India market.
The company will stop producing Jazz after October 2022 while the crossover WR-V will not be produced beyond March 2023. The carmaker will also stop the production and sale of the 4th Generation Honda City by December 2022 in the country. However, the 5th generation of the sedan will continue to be available in the market, a source in the know of things told ETAuto.


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The talks will help pave the way for a future trade and investment deal which facilitates trade between the European Union and the United States. Negotiators will discuss a wide range of topics covering different aspects of the agreement.
EU Trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht, recently stated that the EU and the US will now start “to get into the heart of the negotiations.”
In tandem with next week's talks, the EU will host a series of meetings for stakeholders including business, labour, environmental and consumer groups in Brussels on Wednesday 12 March 2014. This is part of the Commission's ongoing efforts to hear from as wide a range of interests as possible.


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Total U.S. rail traffic rose 3.1 percent the week ending Sept. 14 compared to the same period last year, according to a recent report by the Association of American Railroads.
Overall, North American freight traffic broke even year-over-year with carload traffic going up across the board for all three countries. This shows more companies are relying on freight sourcing to ship their products as consumer confidence bounces back after the recession and domestic manufacturing continues its recovery. U.S. freight carload traffic gained 1.5 percent while intermodal volume increased even more at 4.9 percent year-over-year. Beating the U.S., Canadian freight carload traffic increased by 4.9 percent for the week ending Sept. 14 and up 5.1 percent for intermodal volume. Advancing 6.3 percent, Mexican freight volume was also surpassed by a 7.5 percent jump in intermodal volume.
The AAR said rail activity has increased for the majority of the carload commodity groups monitored by the association with seven out of 10 posting gains as shipments of motor vehicles and parts moved up 14.4 percent. More consumers are demanding big ticket items like automobiles resulting in a surge in auto sales.
Petroleum and petroleum products are staying on par with this figure as U.S. oil and natural gas production booms.
Energy companies have turned to railways to transport output from the Midwest to refineries, International Business Times reported.
Recently, Jack Gerard, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, released a statement encouraging President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which is slated to transport Canadian oil to be refined at American facilities.
"Refining more Canadian oil at American refineries should be a no brainer," Gerard said. "It will help displace oil from unstable parts of the world and enhance our national security. Americans overwhelmingly support building the Keystone XL pipeline."
Faced the delay in the pipeline network, John Felmy, chief economist at the APT, told International Business Times that he thinks railroading fits in with the organization's shipping goals.


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) would organize a ‘Family Mela’ on December 10 at its premises in Islamabad.
The Mela would have many retailers showcasing their products for general public.
The Mela is planned in a way to pique general public’s interest and entertainment of entire family; features will include exhibition stalls, food stalls, kid’s corner and much. The visitors would enjoy outdoor shopping and entertainment at Mela.
The family Mela also feature various activities like art and craft bazaar, artisan stalls, garments and Hina stalls.
An official of Lok Virsa told the state-run news agency that large number residents of federal capital would visit ‘Family Mela’ at Shakarparian to see the artisans at work and for the shopping of winter garments.
The Mela would provide a chance to people of Islamabad to see the diverse traditions of the Country and also an opportunity to buy a traditional items of their choice.


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The company that serves as the umbrella for The Tennessean and other affiliated entities has rebranded as TN Media.
The company is rolling out a new media campaign that will feature print and digital billboards, a television commercial and ads in The Tennessean. The relaunch also features a new website, tnmedia.tennessean.com.
"We have a very simple value proposition today," Tennessean publisher Laura Hollingsworth said at an unveiling event this week. "We can help our business partners ...


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KINGSPORT – The Kingsport Aquatic Center is very excited to announce a brand new attraction at the indoor facility!‚ This new feature, called the AquaClimb, ‚ is installed over the deepest end of the HMG Competition Pool.‚ Two participants at a time can climb up the walls and when they’ve reached their limits they can jump right into the water below.
The AquaClimb will be available during open swim hours
Monday-Friday: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday: ‚ Noon-6 p.m.
*Swimmers must be able to pass a swim test (swim the width of the HMG Competition Pool) before taking part in the AquaClimb.
Just as the cold winter temperatures settle in, the Kingsport Aquatic Center is introducing a new, indoor attraction for all ages! The brand new, state-of-the-art AquaClimb is a climbing wall installed over the deepest part of the HMG Competition Pool. This new wall allows two climbers at a time to test their skills to see how high they can climb.
The AquaClimb wall was funded with money from the Visitor Enhancement Program, created from a percentage of the hotel/motel tax. The climbing wall joins the current indoor attractions at the Kingsport Aquatic Center including: a water slide, Aqua Run inflatable, diving boards and three indoor pools.
“We greatly appreciate the donation from the Visitor Enhancement Program. This feature will be placed in our HMG Competition pool. Which along with the AquaRun, which was purchased a year ago, continues to expand our fitness & recreation offerings,” says Assistant City Manager Chris McCartt.
“It’s our goal to continue adding more features such as this to continue to diversify the indoor facility. This new attraction will also help with birthday party rentals and private facility rentals. It adds not only a recreational element but also a fitness element,” adds McCartt.


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PR – The National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) advises consumers from Requin through to Belle Vue and surrounding communities in the parish of St. David that the current interruption in their water supply is due to a dam aged water main.
Restoration is anticipated by 6:00 p.m. today Monday October 5th, 2020.
Consumers are therefore encouraged to utilize their stored supply, taking into consideration the needs of their family and pets.
Please also advised that although the system will be reopened at 6:00 p.m.; consumers in elevated areas, may not receive their supply until within two (2) hours after the scheduled restoration period.
The Authority apologises for any inconveniences caused and thanks consum ers for their patience as we work towards the delivery of a safe, adequate and reliable water supply.


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Xiamen FTZ signs 20b yuan in contracts at CIFIT
The Xiamen Area of China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone had major success during the 2019 China International Fair for Investment and Trade, which ran on Sept 8-11 in Xiamen.
The XMFTZ signed off on 60 projects, with a total investment of nearly 20 billion yuan ($2.82 billion), local media reported.
The projects mainly involved the fields of aviation services, shipping logistics, cross-border business, culture, film and television, financial services, the digital economy and corporate headquarters.
China's e-commerce giant JD.com Inc signed an agreement to launch its business in XMFTZ.
As part of its wider strategy of developing a global logistics supply chain for foreign trade, JD.com plans to build a supply chain services platform in Xiamen, according to an official of JD.com.
Since its establishment four and a half years ago, XMFTZ has become a new engine for the development of Xiamen.
To date, XMFTZ has launched a total of 391 innovative measures. Some 43,000 enterprises with a total registered capital of 620 billion yuan have settled in the zone.


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The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) anticipates an announcement from the Ontario Government that it will drop conventional plastic shopping bags from the LCBO. CPIA says it “wants to set the record straight: Banning plastic shopping bags from the LCBO is a bad environmental decision, one that is based on politics rather than scientific fact.”
“Targeting plastic shopping bags is not the answer to our collective environmental concerns. The answer lies in wise use and the 3R’s — reduce, re-use and recycle. Contrary to popular belief, the traditional plastic bag that you get at Ontario stores is highly recyclable. In fact, there is now a $2 billion business (growing at 14 per cent per year) in North America recycling plastic bags and other plastic film into plastic lumber products like decking, park benches and even new plastic bags.


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The importer in charge of bringing Subarus into the United Kingdom has decided this year will be the last year it imports the WRX STI, and it's rolled out a new special edition to bid it farewell.
IM Group, the company responsible for distributing Subaru's vehicles in the UK, has unveiled the WRX STI Swansong Final Edition, which will be limited to 150 units.
"With the launches of new models, and investment in platform and powertrains going forward, the timing has felt right to open a new chapter for Subaru and allow WRX STI's heritage to inform future developments rather than being continued," the group wrote in a statement.
It's important to note that the STI has no plans of going anywhere in its other major markets, including the US. This decision was entirely up to IM Group, which will undoubtedly strike a chord of sadness in fans of the road-going rally car.
The WRX STI Swansong Final Edition claims to be the most capable UK STI to date. It packs 19-inch wheels with new Brembo brakes underneath, an electronic center differential and bi-LED headlights that move their beams with the steering wheel. It still relies on Subaru's tried-and-true 2.5-liter flat-four engine, mated to a six-speed manual transmission.
Aesthetically, there's a redesigned front bumper with a blacked-out lower grille, gloss black interior trim inserts and a Final Edition badge on the door. The car's multifunction display is now 5.9 inches, up from a previous 4.3.
Aside from the badge, if those updates sound familiar, that's because it's the same host of updates that Subaru brought to both the US-spec WRX and STI for the 2018 model year. Again, those cars will continue on in the US and other markets. It's just the UK where the STI gets the axe.
The WRX STI Swansong Final Edition can be ordered starting today. It's priced at £33,995 ($45,095, directly converted) including value-added tax and all associated fees, which is only £2,000 ($2,650) more than the regular STI.


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- Music artiste, Kuami Eugene, has opened up about his choice of shirt for Ebony's memorial service
- According to him, the shirt he wore was a variation of black, and therefore it wasn't faded
Rising Ghanaian music artiste, Kuami Eugene, has opened up on the reason for his choice of shirt for Ebony’s memorial on Sunday, February 18, 2018.
This was due to questions raised about his clothing as he showed up for the event.
Reports reaching YEN.com.gh showed that social media users “attacked” him, because it appeared as if his shirt was faded.
Kojo Frimpong wondered if that was the reason why the music star kept saying “…we change colour” in Epixode’s song.
David Lamptey concluded that he is quite certain Kuami Eugene who sunglasses as he searched for a suitable shirt, hence, his failure to select a good one.
Just when the brouhaha about his shirt appeared to have died down, another fan resurrected the issue, demanding to know the reason behind the choice of that shirt.
Speaking during an interview on ‘Breakfastlive with Nikki Samonas’, the musician stated that inasmuch as he isn’t worried about the criticisms, he believes it is necessary he explains his choice of clothing for that day.
According to him, there are various shades of black. “…we have deep black, we have blue black, we have faded black, we have tattered black and as I said earlier, the fact that anything I do people take time to assess it, actually means that anything you do, people want to talk about it”.
The ‘Angela’ hitmaker added that although he was unfazed by critics, he looked forward to answering the questions posed by the concerned public.
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Felicity Hayward has had the same December party outfit for five years.
The 32-year-old model knows she can always rely on her black sequinned catsuit when she wants to look glamorous over the festive season, and admitted she loved it so much when she first saw it, she bought two identical ones.
Asked her Christmas party failsafe, she exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “One sequinned catsuit I’ve had in my wardrobe for five years.
“I actually bought two of them when they first came out. It’s a black catsuit with gold brass and silver sequins all the way across it.
“She seems to make an outing once or twice a year. It’s very sparkly, it’s very Christmassy.”
Although Felicity thinks there has been a “huge shift” in the fashion industry to embrace a more diverse range of body shapes, she still doesn’t think plus-sized women are treated equally.
She said: “I started my career in 2012. Back then, there was no representation for plus sized women, not in this industry anyway. There was only a handful of people.
“So when you look at it from the perspective of 2012 to 2020, there has been a huge difference. There was never even plus size model agencies and there were no dedicated sections for plus size and curve so there has been a huge, huge shift.
“I still don’t think we’re at a place where we’re treated as equal. London Fashion Week is a huge example of how plus size women are not treated equally within media, within fashion.
“Whereas New York Fashion Week are ahead of their time in regards to having that diversity tick for fashion week. It’s a tough one really because there has been a huge change in the last eight years.”


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At a special event in New York City, Google announced some of its latest, flagship hardware devices. During the hour-long press conference Google executives and product managers took the wraps off the company’s latest products and explained their features. Chief among the lot is the Pixel 3, Google’s latest flagship Android device. Like the Pixel 2 before it, the Pixel 3’s main feature is its stellar camera but there’s a lot more magic packed inside the svelte frame.
Contrary to some earlier renders, the third version of Google’s Android flagship (spotted by 9 to 5 Google) does boast a sizable notch up top, in keeping with earlier images of the larger XL. Makes sense, after all, Google went out of its way to boast about notch functionality when it introduced Pie, the latest version of its mobile OS.
The device is available for preorder today and will start shipping October 18, starting at $799. The larger XL starts at $899, still putting the product at less than the latest flagships from Apple and Samsung.
The device looks pretty much exactly like the leaks lead us to believe — it’s a premium slate with a keyboard cover that doubles as a stand. It also features a touch pad, which gives it the edge over products like Samsung’s most recent Galaxy Tab. There’s also a matching Google Pen, which appears to more or less be the same product announced around the Pixel Book, albeit with a darker paint job to match the new product.
The product starts at $599, plus $199 for the keyboard and $99 for the new dark Pen. All three are shipping at some point later this year.
The device looks like an Android tablet mounted on top of a speaker — which ought to address the backward firing sound, which is one of the largest design flaws of the recently introduced Echo Show 2. The speaker fabric comes in a number of different colors, in keeping with the rest of the Pixel/Home products, including the new Aqua.
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Malmaison and Hotel du Vin have experienced a drop in demand for both rooms and food and beverage since July.
Parent company MWB Holdings said that trading for the four months to November had been challenging as consumer confidence has been hit by the continuing economic uncertainty in the UK and the impact of the euro crisis.
The difficult trading conditions have occurred at a time when Malmaison and Hotel du Vin have competed the sale and leaseback of five hotels in London, Bimingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Aberdeen, for £102.9m. As a result, the group's borrowing has been reduced by around £100m to £180m, providing a more secure base for future growth.
While room occupancies have fallen, room rates have improved with revenue per available room in line with the prior year. Food and beverage revenues for the period were 2.8% below the equivalent period in 2010, but including the two new Bistro du Vins which opened earlier this year, was up 2.9%. Overall revenue for the four months was 1.5% ahead of last year.
Despite implementing several cost-cutting exercises, faced with a substantial increase in local authority rates across the country and general inflation, operation costs for the two hotel brands has increased by 4.3%.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin are currently seeking a new chief executive following the announcement that Robert Cook will be leaving the company early in 2012. The group has 15 Hotel du Vins, 12 Malmaisons and two Bistro du Vins.
By Janet Harmer
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(Paper or Plastic?)… The popular question heard at all super markets.
It may soon be a thing of the past. A bill to phase out the use of plastic bags has been re-worked. Senate Bill 405 had been submitted to the State Senate, but was rejected by 3 votes. The author of the bill, Senator Kevin De Leon, says he adjusted the bill, and it is now ready to be submitted again. This time there is a specific charge of at least 10 cents, for a reusable, paper or compostable bag. The original bill did not contain a specific amount to be charged. The re-worked bill also blunts the economic impact on the plastic bag industry and it encourages greater use of recycled material. If approved, plastic bags would be phased out by mid-year. If passed, California will become the first state in the US to ban plastic bags.


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- Rep. Peter King’s federal online gambling bill ambitious, but likely stillborn
June 6, 2013
As promised last month, Congressman Peter King (R-NY) has introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 (read it here). Unlike Sen. Harry Reid’s aborted 2012 Nevada-centric online poker bill, King’s bill aims to “foster a level playing field” among all potential online gambling stakeholders, including...
Sheldon Adelson’s Money Gets Anti Gambling Bill to Congress
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The Mercedes-Benz CLA might have been the entry level sedan/4-door coupe in the Mercedes-Benz lineup but it has been one of the prettiest cars on sale from the 3-pointed star. And now, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the second generation Mercedes-Benz CLA at the CES or Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The new CLA is larger than the outgoing model and surprisingly, even better looking too! Mercedes-Benz has retained its swooping body shape with the new car while the overall design language is very very similar to the larger and more premium Mercedes-Benz CLS 4-door coupe. The CLA will join the A-Class sedan in the lineup and will be priced slightly higher than the latter too.
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA is now 48 mm longer than the outgoing model with an additional 30 mm added to its wheelbase. That said, cabin space has not been increased by much and legroom and headroom still continues to be low with a bigger impetus on design rather than practicality. And honestly, with looks like those, we don't really seem to mind.
And talking about those looks, we particularly love the new grille and aggressive headlamps up front along with those coupe-like tail lamps and short bootlid. In fact, while the new A-Class and the CLS has received some flack in terms of overall design - especially the headlamps, the CLA on the other hand is spot on in terms of a blend of aggressiveness and elegance.
Expect the Mercedes-Benz CLA to make it to India sometime in late 2019 or early 2020 considering the fact that it has been a popular car in the country, especially with first time luxury car buyers. The new CLA should cost around Rs 40 lakh considering the fact that the A-Class sedan will eventually take over the space that the CLA currently fills.


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Bronx residents are fighting to keep the last remaining general-interest book store in the borough from moving out.
The push started on Saturday when a 24-year-old graduate student heard that the Barnes & Noble near Bay Plaza Mall would close because of a rent dispute with its landlord.
Amelia Ziano started a petition on change.org asking Prestige Properties to keep the store open. She says it has over a thousand signatures so far.
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Apple AirPods, the wireless headphones which were supposed to hit the markets in October, Apple announced the delay of shipment of its wireless AirPod,traditionally aimed to compensate for the removal of headphone jack from the iPhone 7, .”stating that the product is ”not yet ready,In an earlier statement, Apple never really announced a specific date to release AirPods. In fact, the tech giant did not specify the reason for the delay. they said ”we don’t believe in shipping a product before it is ready, and we need a little more time before it is ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers.
Apple’s AirPods the wireless headphones which were showcased at the launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus are yet to hit the stores. In India, airPods will be priced at 15,400 but there’s no word on when these are officially launched in India. Shipments appear are delayed further in the United states and according to some reports, AirPods are looking to be launched in January 2017 timeline for shipping.
Report according to Economic News Daily, which is quoted by DigiTimes, Inventec which is the manufacturer for Apple’s AirPod order. Inventec’s revenues will hike 7 percent on year and it cites market sources for these numbers.
Barclays said Apple the production is expected to start this month, but apple plans to produce 10 to 15 million units initially. people familiar with the matter told Wall Street journal that the trouble with AirPods appears the effort to chart a new path for wireless headphones. In most other wireless headphones. In most other wireless headphones , only one earpiece receives, only one earpiece receives a signal from the phone via wireless Bluetooth technology; it then transmits the signal to the other earpiece. Apple has said AirPod earpiece each receives independent signals from an iPhone, Mac or other Apple must ensure that both earpieces receive audio at the same time to avoid distortion. Apple also must resolve what happens when a user loses one of the earpieces or the battery dies.
Also, Kiril Trajkovski, co-founder of Earin, a wireless headphone competitor to the AirPods states that microphone has to be able to pick up a user’s voice while excluding background noise. However, the actual cause of the delay still causes remain unclear, until Apple explains it all in an official statement.


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Amazon has finally answered the prayers of the untold numbers who have dropped their Kindle in the bathtub or swimming pool, making the newest version of its ereader waterproof.
The new Kindle Oasis, which comes 10 years after the release of the original Kindle, boasts a bigger screen, six weeks of battery life and the ability to switch between Kindle books and audiobooks.
The £230 device gets a price cut from the £270 of last year’s Kindle Oasis, but is still significantly more expensive than the company’s other Kindles, which cost £60 and £110. Amazon says it doesn’t make a profit on the Kindle but on the books itself, and that the previous Oasis was a sell-out hit despite its high price. ...
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