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One of the big hurdles facing electric cars is charging times. While Tesla Model S owners can recharge about 80 percent of their battery in half an hour, that’s still a point that many consumers find a big drawback. This has been a sore spot for many electric car enthusiasts, but they might not need to get bent out of shape about it any longer.
Stanford University has announced it’s developed a new aluminum-ion battery that can recharge in about a minute. That would actually make “refueling” an electric car faster than with a gasoline-powered vehicle.
It gets even better. Unlike popular lithium-ion batteries, Stanford’s batteries won’t explode or catch fire, even if a person were to drill through them. In fact, the batteries and bendable, which could accommodate a variety of designs and applications.
The batteries reportedly would cost a fraction of what lithium-ions run right now. That would severely reduce the price of electric cars, genuinely helping open them up to the masses.
With the aluminum-ion battery, you can use one for years and years without it losing capacity. Stanford researchers say that the design has a long cycle life, with “no decay over hundreds of cycles, even thousands of cycles.” That feature alone could allow electricity providers to use the batteries in grids, storing up energy as needed and releasing it later, which could work well with solar panels collecting power during daylight hours and consumers using it later during the night.
Now, for the bad news. While Stanford’s still hammering out the design, for right now the battery can only put out 2 volts. That’s pretty paltry in comparison to lithium-ion batteries. It also can’t carry as much electricity per kilogram. Stanford believes that by improving the material used for the cathode, it can overcome these drawbacks. If so, the implications could be huge not only for the automotive industry, but the entire world.


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J.D. Power and Associates on Friday ranked the small business customer service satisfaction levels of several financial giants that have a presence in Austin, and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T — which recently said it would open four branches here — took the third-highest spot.
BB&T, which currently operates five branches in Austin, scored 772 on J.D. Power’s Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking — the average score of which was 736. Following was fourth-spot Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Bank, which scored 760. In fifth place was Columbus, Ohio-based JPMorgan Chase Bank, the third-largest bank in Austin by deposits, which scored 754.
The J.D. Power ranking was based on a survey of small business bank clients, and while the average score improved over last year by 19 points on a 1,000 point scale, small business satisfaction levels still trailed retail banking customer levels.
In a statement, the Westlake Village, Calif.-based marketing information services company said small business customers are experiencing more service issues than retail customers. Not greeting a customer by name or thanking them for business are among the common complaints the business customers report.
Dallas-based Comerica Bank took the seventh-highest spot with a score of 754, while Birmingham, Ala.-based BBVA Compass ranked 12th on the list with a score of 749.
Wells Fargo Bank and Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America, the first and second largest banks in Austin by deposits, got 18th and 23rd place, respectively.
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Following a three-month hiatus from the fashion scene, Kisumu Fashion Fridays rebrands in a record comeback with renewed focus on the larger East African market.
Dubbing itself “Mashariki Fashion Fridays”, the new entity carries with it the symbolism in its christened name “Mashariki” – Swahili-word for East and will be gunning to provide a market for the ‘East African fashion designer’.
In full realization of the expanding market; the brand started off with a tour of Turkana County holding a successful show in Lodwar in mid-July.
Even more promising events are lined-up before end of the year, with the next tour slated for Kampala incorporating designers from the region
“The ‘little-brand’ market had expanded and demanded that we rebrand for the East African market hence the name Mashariki,” confirms Teq Binti Afrique, Founder at Mashariki Fashion Fridays.
Mashariki Fashion Fridays looks to close the year with a signature two-day open-field event at Impala Sanctuary. With the event best voted designers’ piece set to be christened ‘Kisumu Wear’.
The brand that had come to revolutionize the Kisumu Fashion Industry pumping in a new lease of life to the common tailor, is further looking to partner with BOW Media Group in a bid to develop an e-commerce platform to market the local tailor brand.
“The local tailor commonly referred to ‘fundi wa nguo’ has heavily relied on traditional events as weddings and funerals to source for a market for their designs, more reason we are seeking to develop an online platform to reach out to the larger market,” says Mashariki Fashion Fridays, Public Relations Officer Odhiambo Otieno.
The partnership with BOW Media will further see Mashariki Fashion Friday develop a TV Show to reach-out to larger audiences.
Mashariki Fashion Fridays will also be capitalizing on the recent government policy dubbed Kenya Fashion Fridays.
The policy that is slowly picking momentum is aimed at rallying Kenyans to wear Kenyan made brands and designs as a break away from the official attires to replace the usual casual Friday dress down.
The re-energized brand will also be looking to involve other industry players such as models, Make-Up Artists, Hair Stylists in the venture that seeks to transform the fashion space in the region.


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Anthem, EA’s big bet on the epic hobby game, will not have player-versus-player multiplayer. That’s a big difference from its key rivals, Destiny and The Division, which have both had a PvP mode in all their releases so far (though there’s a lot we don’t yet know about The Division 2).
We’ve learned a lot about Anthem at E3 2018, and to be fair, it’s pretty difficult to see how a PvP mode makes much sense in the game’s setting so far. All player characters appear to be huddled together in a hub named Fort Tarsus, protecting themselves from the hostility of a world in constant flux. It all looks very communitarian, and it’s not clear what the excuse might be to start killing each other.
For more massively multiplayer fun, check out the best MMOs on PC.
The news comes via Game Informer, which published a video interview of 123 rapid-fire questions with executive producer Mark Darrah during EA’s conference.
It’s an interesting move by BioWare, which seems to be positioning Anthem as the most story-rich of the big hobby games. Clearly this will limit its appeal among competitive types, but extend it toward traditional RPG fans.
We just learned a lot of new stuff about BioWare’s next big game, so click here for everything we know about Anthem so far.
Anthem will release on February 22, 2019 – a month earlier than the March release we last heard. Perhaps EA are keen to move it ahead of The Division 2?


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If you live under a rock, that’s a good thing because the internet keeps getting weirder each day. There are lives of people you don’t know, memes you don’t get and somehow not knowing all of it makes you feel like you’re missing out. Most times, you are not. Like these new viral videos of the woman who sells Vada Pav.
One might thing that it’s a good thing – street vendors finding fame and the respect that their work deserves is, in fact a good thing. There’s more to this one story, however. The fact that there have been too many developments to follow makes it even more hard to follow the truth of things. Chandrika Dixit who’s the viral vada pav woman on reels, claims that she has the best vada pav in Delhi.
Initially, there was a lot of conversation associated with the pricing at the stall. People say that a vada pav is not supposed to cost as much as ₹50. In another incident, Dixit was seen crying over a phone call – where she later claimed to being pressured by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to remove the stall.
Reportedly, there are issues with her license that need to be sorted. Given the legalities, people mentioned that it was the vendor’s mistake to not have taken care of paperwork through proper processes. That’s not it, though. In a number of other videos, people have complained about the rude behaviour of the vendor with customers.
Also because the internet picks up on trends fast, a lot of people have traveled to the stall to try this special vada pav. Since then, there have also been two competitors – one of which is a woman being referred to as ‘duplicate vada pav‘. The other is a boy who claims to be selling better food at lower costs.
There is a new development each week, and the internet has a lot to say about it. There’s also misogyny involved to the entire chain of events – where some state that her stall is viral solely because she’s a woman. People apparently think that it’s not her food that gets customers to visit, but the fact that she’s a woman. Of course, these opinions are deeply rooted in sexism and says more about the people than the business owner.
The other, more logical observation is the fact that there’s just a lot happening, which concerns people in general. It understandably raises questions on what the internet has become. We want to know more when there’s even a little bit hint of goss – which is exactly why almost everyone wants to record the new event that takes place around this one person and business.
For now, everyone’s just fairly concerned about Delhi’s growing obsessions with vada pav. And the fact that Mumbai has always been a clear unsaid rival doesn’t help.


text: Chicago is known as the Windy City. But for a couple weeks in February, it becomes the city of cars. Automakers from around the world make their way to Chicago to debut and show off their latest models to the general public. One group of vehicle that draws people in are luxury cars. With many appointments and luxuries, along with a showy design; luxury cars play into dreams. Autobytel's editors were at the Chicago Auto Show and picked their five favorite luxury vehicles at the show. To present the five vehicles, we have Autobytel's Benjamin Hunting.


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Motorbike insurance broker Carole Nash has extended its relationship with Manchester-based digital marketing agency Run2. Carole Nash first appointed Run2 in February 2017 to help increase quotes and improve its organic search results. Over the last 18 months, Run2 has implemented a comprehensive digital marketing strategy focused on increasing conversions, improving user experience and boosting social engagement.
In addition, a new website has refreshed the brand: organic traffic has increased by 80% through content and technical SEO efforts, and site conversion rate has increased by 10% due to a redesign focusing on UX.
Carole Nash has briefed Run2 to create an ROI dashboard for all channels, coupled with work on a new quote engine, which will enable both teams to monitor and evaluate progress more accurately.
Rebecca Donohue, head of marketing at Carole Nash Insurance, said: “The successful design and implementation of a new website in late 2017 has put us in good stead to deliver further digital improvements moving forward. Even though agency based, the Run2 team are fully entwined within our business and are part of our marketing team.”
Christian McGinty, managing director at Run2, said: "We're extremely proud of the work that the agency has delivered over the last 18 months and the results we've been able to achieve. With work on the brand-new quote engine already underway, it's a really exciting time for both Run2 and Carole Nash."


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Last year, after China had indicated its intention to relax restrictions on console sales, Microsoft set up a joint venture with BesTV New Media, a Chinese Internet TV company.
"Launching Xbox One in China is a significant milestone for us and for the industry," Yusuf Mehdi, a Microsoft corporate vice president, said in a statement. "And it's a step forward in our vision to deliver the best games and entertainment experiences to more fans around the world."
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The Chinese government banned console sales in 2000 to resist what government officials perceived to be the negative influences of video games. In theory, China is a huge potential market for Microsoft and other console makers.
It is unclear how successful the companies will be there. Despite the console ban, game playing on devices including personal computers and mobile phones has become deeply entrenched in China, and players may not see a compelling reason to change their habits. Additionally, consoles have been sold illegally in the country for years, and piracy rates on games are high.
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Success via Silicon Valley - 8 May 2017
What are the opportunities for your business?
"The Silicon Valley way of doing business". We all know that it has to go fast, and that it takes hard work. But what else can we do to achieve success in the unique and hard competitive ecosystem in Silicon Valley? And what are the funding opportunities for Danish startups and SMEs?
The brains behind Soundboks are three young entrepreneurs: Jesper Theil Thomsen, Hjalte Emilio Wieth and Christoffer Nyvold. They have developed a loud and long-playing portable speaker and were one of a few selected participants in the world's leading accelerator program in Silicon Valley - Y Combinator. Soundboks has recently opened a showroom in LA and raised a successful kickstarter campaign of 5.5 million Danish kroner.
Be My Eyes have received overwhelming attention with their app that connects the blind or visually impaired people with volunteers sighted helpers all over the world - via live video connection on the smartphone. The company has more than 500,000 users of their platform and the vision has now moved to Silicon Valley, where the possibilities of the app are yet truly to unfold.
Christian Vinther is working for the Innovation Centre Denmark, where he is helping Danish companies and entrepreneurs to grow through the United States and Silicon Valley systems. Christian will give a presentation of the SCALEit program, that is especially created for Danish startups and scaleups.
This after-work meeting is organized by the innovation networks Danish Sound, InfinIT and BrainsBusiness. The target audience are startups and SMEs from the ICT industry and the creative industry, but everyone is welcome!


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Texas Instruments says slowdown in chip demand won't halt plans for potential Richardson plant
One of the sites being considered is TI-owned land in Richardson.
Richardson bid for Texas Instruments' big expansion could benefit from firm's deep roots
Texas Instruments considers Richardson for $3.2 billion facility, asks for big tax breaks
Bellwether Texas Instruments' sobering results: 'Demand for our products slowed across most markets'
With its components found in everything from consumer electronics to refrigerators and lawn mowers, Texas Instruments is considered a bellwether company.
Once again, Texans are right in the crosshairs of Trump's trade war with China
These sort of trade tensions have become almost ho-hum in the Trump era.
TI’s CEO cashed out before he was forced out, but the spigot is turned off now
Brian Crutcher forfeits $36 million in potential stock awards after TI says there will be no severance.
After making Love Field boom, Southwest Airlines expects the same excitement in Hawaii
The crucial ingredient to keep the Texas economy sizzling is a stronger workforce
Why won’t Texas Instruments say more about CEO’s exit? It could be legal, cultural or worse
Texas Instruments’ explanation for the ouster is so thin that it raises more questions than it answers.
Texas Instruments credits strong quarter to chip demand from auto, industrial sectors
The breadth of Texas Instruments' product offerings and its customer list make it a proxy for demand across the electronics industry.
How SMU’s big brain tackles everything from cancer research to finding what works in Dallas schools
Which Dallas blue chips are topping the Dow's recent bull run?
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AT&T, Exxon Mobil, TI, Southwest and American have billion-dollar tax bills, and another 15 employers pay over $100 million annually.


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BOCA RATON - The DayJet Corp. has added Savannah and Naples, Fla., to its DayPort service network.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy lost momentum heading into the new year as shoppers tightened their belts and manufacturers were stung by weak demand for cars and housing-related goods.
Hinesville Wal-Mart store Manager Wally Davidson and other employees gathered in the back of the store to pay tribute to a former employee with a $600 check.
Tax relief is in sight more than to 20 million Americans who faced a tax hike because they would have qualified for the Alternative Minimum Tax when filing their 2007 tax return. Currently, four million Americans pay the AMT. That number would have soared had tax relief not been addressed by Congress. However, e-filing delays may now be a reality, according to Hector Velazquez with Liberty Tax Service. President Bush is expected to sign the ...
The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces the local graduates from the 2007 Region 12 Multi-Day Training Program.
The following warranty deeds were filed with Liberty County Clerk of Court Barry Wilkes' office from Dec.17-21. The listings include the names of the sellers and buyers, the book and page where the deed can be found in deed books maintained in the clerk's office, the transfer tax (which gives an estimate of the price paid, based on $1 per $1,000) and a description of the property, which may be the subdivision and/or Georgia Militia ...
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor has reported the unemployment rate in the metro Hinesville area declined to 4.2 percent in November, down seven-tenths of one percent from 4.9 percent in October.
Two workshops entitled "Thinking of Starting a Business" will be offered in January. They will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 10 and 24 in the Conference Room of the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 East Liberty St. in Savannah. The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center and the Service Corps of Retired Executives sponsor these events. If you are thinking of starting a small business, then taking one of these workshops is a ...
ATLANTA - Georgia's Drought Response Unified Command encourages residential and non-residential users, such as businesses, to conserve as much water as possible on a daily basis.
Over Coffee is marking its first anniversary and customer appreciation Friday. The shop is at 110 S. Commerce St. (in Hinesville's Historic Business District). Drinks are 25 percent off all day. The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbbon cutting at 5 p.m. The business will extend its hours to host a customer appreciation open house from 6-9 p.m., featuring hourly drawings, free samples, specials and live music by David Turner.
Elaine C. Boggs with Elaine Boggs Realty Group, LLC has been awarded the Accredited Buyer Representation designation by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council, Inc. of the National Association of Realtors).
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Because of the expansion of Highway 196 east, the Fleming Shortcut convenience store in the Fleming community will close temporarily, but will also be expanding.
The Rosenhof German Restaurant hosted a Christmas Eve dinner for the family whose children where affected by the abandonment of their mother.
For those wanting to get a head start on Christmas 2008, the days after Christmas have proven to be the time to get the best deals.
The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Finders Keepers Consignment as a new member Nov. 26 at 319 E. Gen. Screven Way in Hinesville.
The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce welcomed independent beauty consultant Tianne Agosta of Mary Kay Cosmetics as a new member Nov. 26 at the chamber offices in Hinesville.
ATLANTA - Metro Hinesville's unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent in October, the Georgia Department of Labor recently reported.
Now that Americans' collective Thanksgiving Day indulgence has been reduced to delicious leftovers, consumers have come out of their turkey-induced stupor and are ready to hunt for holiday sales.
Cut Loose Hair Salon held a ribbon cutting, grand re-opening and open house in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 22 at 809 Willowbrook Place No. 109 in Hinesville.
AARP is looking for volunteers to help with its Tax-Aide program.
A nationwide retailer that cites philanthropic involvement as a cornerstone of its business is on track to double its impact this year within Coastal Georgia.
The sluggish housing market has picked up in Liberty and Long Counties, following an economic downturn and the return of many Fort Stewart soldiers from deployment overseas, local realtors say. The transient military community has always fueled the local housing market, they said. Whether a soldier plans to buy a home and retire here, or simply wants to rent a home until the next set of orders arrives, there are options available to suit most budgets.
Offering employers a skilled workforce is an important aspect of economic development, according to local leaders. A community's supply of skilled workers can help attract manufacturers and other businesses, thus creating jobs for local residents and making the give-and-take a win-win for everyone.
Richmond Hill City Council members approved a measure Tuesday aimed at bringing more business into certain parts of the city.
Studio K Massage and Bodywork had a ribbon cutting Tuesday at its new location, 1060 Highway 196 W. in Hinesville.
The Coastal Bank in Hinesville is raising money and accepting unwrapped toys for the Marine's Toys for Tots Foundation fundraiser and toy drive.
The board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development recently announced graduates from the 2013 Region 12 multi-day training program.
The Southeast Regional Job Fair will be from
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Georgia's net tax collections for October totaled $1.46 billion, an increase of approximately $81.75 million, or 5.9 percent, compared to October 2012.


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With the shoes in demand and shoes that are already selling out, retailers are being forced to offer new shoes for a discounted price.
However, some people have taken a look at the market and found that some of the shoes are already being sold out.
“They’re being sold online, they’re being bought at stores, they are on clearance sites,” said Claire Gower from The Shoe Warehouse in Dublin.
“I think it’s not the right time to sell them, it’s time to get some new ones.”
“You don’t want to be buying a new pair of shoes every week, you want to have them in good condition and in good quality.”
In fact, there are some shoes that aren’t being sold in Ireland and some that are being sold but at a higher price than they were on clearance.
There are shoes that have a limited lifespan and if you’re looking for a new model, then they are a good option.
“We have two or three of these in stock at the moment, and if they do sell out I’ll get them for a fair price, so that’s what we’re doing, getting them into the hands of people,” she said.
However there are also shoes that may be too old for sale and have to be sent back.
Claire said the salespeople at The Shoebuy are always looking to help people out.
She said people have to remember that if you buy a new shoe, it has to be of the highest quality.
“If you’re buying shoes, then you need to know that it’s going to last you, it needs to have a good fit, it should be comfortable and it has got to be good for you.”
You can’t have one shoe and another shoe with different brands, they just aren’t good enough.


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For those who might not remember Panzer Dragoon, the 1995 title published by Sega is a fan favorite franchise that introduced post-apocalyptic dragons well before Fallout 76 did. But really, the title introduced a new level of immersive gameplay at the time that continuously grabbed players into later titles leading until the final title in 2002.
Fans of the series we have good news for you: Sega along with Polish developer Forever Entertainment S.A. has announced that both Panzer Dragoon I &II will be receiving a complete remake aimed to release sometime next year.
In the press release from the Polish studio, they discusses that the upcoming games will be completely made from scratch and won’t be emulated via backwards compatibility like Panzer Dragoon Orta is for Xbox One.
Panzer Dragoon: Remake is a refreshed version of Panzer Dragoon. The original version of the game had its premiere on the Sega Saturn console in 1995 and was well received by both players and critics. The entire Panzer Dragoon series has been repeatedly remade and released on many platforms. The last re-launch took place in April 2018 on Xbox One, where players can play Panzer Dragoon Orta with a backward compatibility. The new version of the game will be characterized by a completely new graphics compatible with today’s standards and several modifications of the game, making it more attractive to modern players, while remaining faithful to the original in terms of story.
The two original titles were developed by Yukio Futatsugi who previously released Crimson Dragon which launch alongside the Xbox One. Similar to the 2013 title, Panzer Dragoon is a rail shooter which mounts you on a dragon as you progress through several levels.
The two remakes are planned to be dropped before the end of next year assumed for all major platforms.
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Bigger store for vinyl shop as business booms
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A vinyl record shop is bucking the national trend and has moved into bigger premises as business booms in Truro.
Music Nostalgia, currently based in the Pannier Market, moved to another stall just a few feet away on Saturday.
The move will provide four times as much space to allow owner Pete Willis cope with his ever-increasing customer base.
He said: “We are moving because we are bursting at the seams in our current location and have barely enough room for more than three or four customers at a time.
“We cannot display three quarters of our vinyl because of lack of space and also need much more space to display our CDs properly and expand the ranges.”
The shop sells CDs and DVDs, but it is the vinyl records which are exciting his customers.
He added: “The resurgence of vinyl is significant and very noticeable with many customers now trying to find the vinyl they had previously got rid of when compact discs came in.
“We are also seeing many teenagers and those in their twenties so excited about vinyl.
“They love the sound and also the artwork which has much more impact in comparison with CD covers.”


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The Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) of Asia Pacific, an industry association for the public relations industry, has appointed leadership for a special group that aims to tackle greenwashing in corporate communications.
The plan to set up a taskforce to address greenwashing — the practice of making false, exaggerated or superficial sustainability claims — was announced by PRCA in June last year.
The new volunteer-led unit, called The Sustainability Group, will be led by Janissa Ng as chair and Marta Bigio as vice chair.
Ng is the former Singapore communications head of conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), who joined PR firm Spurwing last year.
Bigio, who previously led communications for sustainable sourcing at consumer goods giant Unilever, was recently appointed to lead the new sustainability practice for PR firm Redhill.
The group has been tasked to promote industry standards and practices in sustainability and communications, and aims to equip PR professionals to deliver “responsible” brand communications on sustainability-related topics, according to a press release from PRCA.
“As businesses face growing pressure to be accountable for their sustainability targets, The Sustainability Group is an industry effort to address greenwashing by plugging knowledge gaps and setting standards,” said Ng in a statement.
“We hope that this helps PR professionals drive trust and transparency on behalf of the brands and organisations they represent,” she said.
The group is aiming to establish guiding industry principles and shared definitions for key sustainability-related terms, and will run events and workshops to share best practices and technical expertise.
The group’s committee also includes the former chief executive of Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and corporate affairs head for Indonesian pulpwood firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), Jose Raymond, who is now director of strategic advisory, for PR firm PRecious Communications.
Other committee members include former SEC, APP and Neste executive Kavickumar Muruganathan, who is now running policy advocacy programmes for Coca-Cola Southeast Asia, Ambarwati Dwilo, senior consultant for PR firm Maverick Indonesia, and Sheena Koh, account manager, Redhill.
Corporate sustainability claims have surged in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as companies have rushed to flaunt their green credentials with a flurry of net-zero and other sustainability declarations, with varying degrees of credibility.
In April, Alibaba-owned e-commerce firm Lazada was called out for promoting plastic products as “planet-friendly” on Earth Day. A study of company websites in January found that 40 per cent used vague or unsubstantiated claims such as “eco” or “green” to denote sustainable products that could be misleading.
Ways to identify greenwashing include the absense of credible data, a brand only talking about sustainability around calendar events like Earth Day and International Women’s Day, and the sustainability function residing in the marketing or communications department.
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A group of anti-maskers were caught storming through a south Florida Target store this week (September 15).
The alleged protestors can be seen running through the shop without masks on shouting 'take it off' to other shoppers.
Some shouted 'we're not going to take it any more' as other people - including children - waved their unused masks in the air.
In case you missed it, the anti-masker movement consists of people who believe wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic is against their human rights, with many describing it as a 'violation of their freedom'.
Now that's out of the way, the video of the Target vigilantes made its way to Reddit thanks to poster 'Wildchild0822', who wrote: "WELCOME TO SOUTH FLORIDA #wearyourmask".
Clearly most people aren't in agreement with their protest, as the post has received over 5000 comments from people baffled by the shoppers' bizarre moves.
"I wonder if this is going to be a new trend," wrote one user. "A few years ago, people were uploading tons of 'Target Rebuke' videos where they walked through the store screaming about Jesus and Target's restroom policies.
"I'm willing to bet there's some overlap in demographics."
"Imagine having such a pathetic life that you just go to a f**king target to do something like this," wrote another, a comment that received the following reply: "The payoff is when they post this s**t to Facebook and get drenched in likes from other losers."
A third commented: "Aaaaand this is the reason my grandma can't go to the goddamn store, and is stuck spending months cooped up at home."
"The U.S. will be dealing with this forever. How are people this stupid? Just... how?" said a fourth.
The mask debate has continued around the world, with protests even being held to demonstrate against the wearing of them.
In July, hundreds of people gathered in Hyde Park, London, to protest against wearing face masks.
Crowds assembled ahead of a planned march, with attendees holding signs decrying the Government's imposition of such safety measures.
The protest in Hype Park was organised by Keep Britain Free, self-described as a 'new movement representing the millions of people who want to think for themselves and take responsibility for their own lives'.
A mission statement on the group's website reads: "This country has a proud history of fighting for freedom. Yet the Government has used lockdown to strip away our liberties.
"Every aspect of our lives is now controlled by draconian rules and regulations. We are told how many friends we can have; whose houses we can visit; where we can travel - even what to think.
"Our children cannot return to school. Businesses remain shut. For months, churches, mosques and temples were simply locked up. Collective acts of worship remain banned."
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Lenovo ThinkPad S1 Yoga and new range of ThinkPad ultrabooks now available in IndiaLenovo has launched the bendy ThinkPad S1 Yoga and new ThinkPad ultrabooks, T440, T440s and X240s, for the Indian market.
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Thomson unveiled its new corporate image at a press conference at IBC2007 in Amsterdam. The company also announced a new HDTV products and major customer wins. Reporters got a detailed look at Thomson’s multilayered strategy for its continued success.
Jacques Dunogue, senior executive vice president of the systems division of Thomson, explained the company’s new solutions approach, in which many of Thomson’s advanced technologies are being integrated across the Grass Valley product line. He also unveiled the new company logo, in which Grass Valley and Thomson are combined into a single, shared identity.
Dunague also described how Thomson’s technology would help customers get video content to consumers anywhere, in a variety of ways, including HDTV, IPTV and mobile video. The company’s Infinity Digital Media Camcorder is being used to shoot real-world projects, such as a new SD special on the Mayan Indians for the Discovery Channel and HD coverage of a space shuttle launch in August. The camera will begin shipping by the end of the year.
Some of the new products introduced at IBC2007 included the LDK 8000 SportCam, an HDTV SloMo camera; a new version of Aurora, the company’s digital news production platform; version 4.5 of Edius, the craft edit system; and the Ignite HD integrated production system, which is being shown for the first time to European broadcasters (and includes a number of features tailored to international users).
The company announced a new agreement with Alfacam, a production company in Belgium, that has ordered 120 LDK 8000 HD cameras (including some LDK 8000 SportCam Slo-Mo cameras) and 10 Kayak HD production switchers. Alfacam is building 10 mobile production trucks and some studios for next summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
Thomsons overall message IBC2007 was that it is enabling video everywhere, anytime, on any platform. This includes at the convention itself, where multiple Grass Valley Edius edit systems and Infinity HD cameras were used to produce this year’s IBCTV channel, which was produced and broadcast in HDTV for the first time.
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EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Airopack Technology Group AG / Key word(s): Delisting/Personnel
Airopack Technology Group - Changes to the Senior Management; Intention to delist Airopack's shares from SIX Swiss Exchange
- Mr. Jean-Baptiste Lucas resigns with immediate effect as CEO of Airopack Technology Group AG; however remains CEO of the operating companies taken over by the major lender;
- Mr. Emmanuel Walter, CFO ad interim, has agreed with the Board of Directors that he will resign directly after the finalization of Airopack's 2018 annual report
- Airopack further announces its intention of a delisting of all its shares from SIX Swiss Exchange
Baar, 24 May 2019 - Airopack Technology Group AG ("Airopack") announces today that its CEO, Mr. Jean-Baptiste Lucas, resigns with immediate effect as CEO of Airopack; Mr. Lucas shall remain the CEO of the operating companies taken over by the major lender. Mr. Lucas took over the position as CEO of Airopack on 28 January 2019. In addition, the Board of Directors of Airopack has agreed with Mr. Emmanuel Walter, CFO ad interim since December 2018, that he will resign directly after the finalization of Airopack's 2018 annual report to pursue new business opportunities outside the group. Airopack previously received an extension from SIX Swiss Exchange for the publication of the 2018 annual report until 1 July 2019 at the latest (see press release dated 30 April 2019).
The Board of Directors of Airopack thanks Messrs Lucas and Walter for their valuable contributions and wishes them all the best for their personal and professional future.
Since the granting of the provisional moratorium by the cantonal court of Zug and related enforcement actions by the creditors of the Airopack group, which resulted in the separation of Airopack and its direct subsidiary I.P.S. Holding B.V. from the operating subsidiaries (see press release dated 8 March 2019), Airopack's Board of Directors has been evaluating options and opportunities for its future business operations. To this date, no such business proposition has materialized. Therefore, Airopack's Board of Directors has decided, after consultation with the court-appointed administrator, not to replace the CEO and CFO positions. To the extent required given the current circumstances, Mr. Antoine Kohler, sole member of the Board of Directors, will assume the relevant responsibilities.
In addition, the Board of Directors of Airopack has resolved today to delist all shares of Airopack from SIX Swiss Exchange. Airopack will file a corresponding application with SIX Swiss Exchange in the coming days and will inform about the outcome of such delisting application in due course.
The Board of Directors, in consultation with the court-appointed administrator, will continue the planning on how to settle its liabilities to creditors and to eventually exit the composition moratorium.
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Daniel Eicher / Theresia Tolxdorff
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Just got an interesting call from Dan Grogan, owner of Fisherman's Marine & Outdoor.
He said that he'd been eyeing that old Levitz store off Oregon 217 as he considered opening a third location. Grogan said he made an offer more than year ago proposing $1.2 million in improvements that the landlord should make to the building to accommodate his fishing and hunting business.
Soon after, another retailer came sniffing around.
Grogan said a real estate agent told him that the potential tenant, Ultimate Electronics, wanted a bit more than $1.2 million for improvements.
Ultimate got the deal and Grogan said he received a call.
"They told me that we were too small," Grogan said. "We didn't have deep enough pockets."
Grogan found another 30,000-square-foot location nearby and plans to open his store by April.
As I've been reporting, Ultimate Electronics opened its Tigard store in November and by late January had filed for bankruptcy protection. This week the retailer asked the court to allow it to head directly into liquidation.
While the Tigard store remains open, there's speculation the liquidation could begin as early as this week and today, Ultimate's website went down.


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A provider of junior debt in the real-estate industry is taking on a new partner in anticipation of what the firm’s co-founder expects will be a shakeout in the business. Axar Capital Management LP, a hedge fund and investment manager, has acquired a stake in Terra Capital Partners.
For more than four years, Vornado Realty Trust has been working hard to shed suburban retail and Washington, D.C., office properties in hopes that equity investors would like the company more as a simple New York City commercial landlord. So far the strategy hasn’t panned out.
The selloff in retail property stocks over the past year has been so sharp that some mall operators now sport dividend yields greater than 15%, reflecting a widespread belief that the companies’ long-term prospects are bleak
While U.S. malls are dying a slow, painful death, malls in Mexico are thriving. The reason: a simple case of supply and demand.
The parent company of Google is expanding its real estate holdings in Manhattan, with plans to plow more than $2 billion into one of the city’s prime tech neighborhoods.
Investor interest is growing in boutique hotels in New York’s outer boroughs that charge less than $100 per night while offering guests proximity to trendy attractions in emerging neighborhoods.
Sharp-eyed commercial-property investors watching the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday might have noticed an unlikely TV cameo from one of the biggest names in their industry: Jonathan Gray, the head of real estate for Blackstone Group LP.
South Korea has one of the world’s highest rates of online shopping, but many of its warehouses and distribution centers are older. That disconnect has attracted international investors.
Over the past five years, a wave of redevelopment in Seoul’s downtown has quickly, and quietly, transformed the core of the South Korean capital into a glitzy business and commercial center.
With the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics just days away, the South Korean economy is enjoying a boost from the roughly $12 billion that has been spent on new hotels, housing projects, venues and infrastructure.
Real-estate investors remain unfazed in South Korea, where deal volume and prices have stayed healthy even though that market would likely suffer the most damage if a war of words between the U.S. and North Korea were to turn into a real war.
Greystar Real Estate Partners and a partner are acquiring a 550-unit development in London with two towers that will be among the tallest in the world to be built using modular construction, according to company executives.
The city of South Burlington, Vt., is embarking on a pilot project with a startup blockchain firm in a possible step toward using the secure technology to replace the city’s system for recording property transactions.
Retailers may be closing some store locations, but the ones they are keeping are embracing technology to compete with online shopping.
Malls in smaller cities have been suffering for years from store closures as retailers adjust their store footprints to changing consumption habits and rising online sales.Now retail rents in some of the priciest cities in the U.S. are falling back to earth.
Mass adoption of driverless cars is still years away, but architects, developers and planners already are designing new projects with autonomous vehicles in mind.
Bank of America has renewed its office lease in downtown Los Angeles and taken more space as competition for office tenants heats up among landlords.
While stock investors are loading up like kids in a candy store, shareholders of real-estate investment trusts are more like sad street urchins pressing their faces up against the window.
As the competition for shoppers intensifies, a California mall is now offering customers the perk of having gas delivered to their cars in the parking lot while they shop.
Some retail landlords, in their quest for ways to boost foot traffic and grab customers’ attention, are betting on transportation hubs and the long corridors that take the masses to and from planes, trains and automobiles.
Some of the world’s largest landlords, facing weak growth in traditional office rents and occupancies, are investing heavily in co-working, which until recently was viewed as a niche office business that catered primarily to startups.
The Houston rental apartment market is rebounding after years of pain caused by overbuilding and the weak energy sector.
The booming life-sciences industry is causing a scramble for laboratory space in real-estate markets across the U.S., lifting rents even as construction accelerates.
For most of the current economic expansion, the self-storage sector has been beating all other major commercial property types in earnings growth and stock performance. But growth is slowing as markets get flooded with new supply.
Simon Property Group and Starbucks have reached a settlement over a lawsuit by the mall owner that had sought to prevent Starbucks from closing Teavana stores in its shopping centers.


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I absolutely believe China’s peaceful rise is good for the world, and it’s good for America.
– President Barak Obama
Watching America’s leaders wrestle each other over how to cure the nations budget deficit while the specter of default loomed was all the more frightening when one realized that neither the congressional Republicans nor President Obama and the Senate Democrats have a clue as to how we got into this mess, much less how to get us out of it. They have limited their thinking to the disastrous and false choices of cutting spending or raising taxes. Last week’s frighteningly anemic GDP growth figures show that we are for all intents and purposes still mired in the middle of our longest post war recession. Following either party’s path to debt reduction would be economic suicide and there is an obvious third choice.
The Tea Party spending cuts would have been a great idea eight years ago, back when GW Bush and his old school GOP congress were busy digging our fiscal hole. We fully agree that no nation finds its way to prosperity by growing its government and that we MUST commit to cut long term spending and limit future entitlements by a much greater amount in the future. However, threatening to cut services the middle of a recession, dumping even questionable federal workers into a crowded job market, and possibly paying these workers extended unemployment benefits for a couple of years was unfortunately flirting with disaster.
On the other side, the President’s best idea seems to be aimed at crushing the spirit of America’s entrepreneurs by burdening the successful few who are still holding our economy up with higher taxes. In 2010, the top 5% of income earners paid more than 60% of America’s income taxes and yet Mr. Obama can simply never pass up an opportunity to suggest that America’s wealthy are “not paying their fair share.” What young American is going to risk everything and work long hours in hopes of being labeled a deadbeat and getting taxed right back into poverty?
What is clear is that none of this would be so bad if we weren’t stuck with 1% GDP growth! Why do our leaders fail to see the much more attractive third option of growing America’s economy and hence revenues while holding both spending and taxes in check? If we want to start making money rather than piling up debt, we must start running this country like it was a business. That is what China is doing and they are cleaning our clock.
Let’s ask ourselves what would a savvy CEO, who actually values all his stakeholders do if he found his firm was unprofitable and his corporate overhead unsustainable? Would he slash investment, fire long-term employees, and punish his best performers? No, he’d refocus expenditures on projects that generate income and he’d grow sales. America must grow its way out of fiscal disaster with the same strategy or face chaos.
The first part of this plan – focusing expenditures for ROI – is easy enough: move spending from entitlements to infrastructure projects, scientific research, and education programs focused on engineering and business. Not surprisingly, this is the simple formula that drove America during her 20th century heyday and it is exactly the plan that China (and just about every other successful economy) has been following for years.
The second part of the strategy – growing our national sales – seems to elude almost everybody in American politics, because they’ve forgotten how wealth is created. Let’s make it really simple: Dispensing with a lot of impressive economic voodoo, real national income growth – and hence higher standards of living – comes from two sources:
- Adding value to our domestic resources via innovation and manufacturing.
- Producing more value in tradable products and services than we consume.
It’s really that simple and before you try to hit me with your dusty old Keynesian or neo-classical econ text please show me the nation that improved its lot by borrowing money to buy foreign goods and fund entitlements.
As to income source A, our returns from innovation are crushed when we do not defend our intellectual property rights from an unscrupulous competitor, namely China; and the main thing preventing us from manufacturing our own innovations at home and selling them to US consumers is that we’ve laid our market bare to the so called “China Price.”
As long as most of our Republican tax rebates go to buy TVs and smart phones made in Shenzhen and our Democratic shovel-ready projects go to buy bridges made in Shanghai, the only economy we are going to stimulate is a Chinese one. Now, there are a lot economists and clever pundits who will obfuscate this very obvious fact with twisted Ricardian puzzles, but ample empirical evidence has rendered the truth painfully clear to anyone with a drop of common sense. In most other sciences, when the model continually fails to describe the reality we observe, we are forced to reject the model and re-evaluate its foundations, not to enshrine it as an unchallengeable gospel.
For income source B the goal is simply to be able to sell abroad what we make at home. Again, the primary thing blocking that is China, with its web of unfair trade practices. We could write an entire book about the many ways China cheats America – actually we did – but just consider this example:
When a firm like General Motors goes to China to make cars for the “enormous” Chinese market the Chinese government forces the US copy into a minority joint partnership with a Chinese – usually state owned – firm. It may say “Buick” on the car and GM on the building but it’s 51% owned and controlled by minions of the Chinese Communist Party. When this factory needs parts, the Chinese government mandates “domestic content” standards that force it to source most of it subcomponents from Chinese firms, cutting the traditional American suppliers out of the running and nurturing a new generation of global competitors.
Further, if the American firm recognizes any profits both, the Chinese government and US tax policy make it difficult to repatriate those profits to the US. Rather, the once proud US firm will find itself pressured into demonstrating that it is a “friend of China” by reinvesting these profits into new R&D centers and factories in China, not Peoria.
In the not to distant future, when GM and its “partner” (read boss) Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (上海汽车工业(集团)总公司) export cars to the US they will be subject to about a tiny 2.5% tariff since the US has given China permanent Most Favored Nation (MFN) status. MFN means that we are required to treat products from China’s brutal regime the same as those from civilized nations like Taiwan or Canada. However, since China doesn’t “favor” any foreign barbarian nation, a car made by Americans sold into China gets whacked with a 25% tariff – 10 times as much.
If you haven’t already had enough of that version of “Free Trade” just throw on a 40% price advantage created by China’s blatant currency manipulation, a host of illegal export subsidies and the huge advantage of unenforced environmental, product quality, and labor regulations.
Our trade deficit with China is costing the US nearly $1Billion a day and is close to shaving a full point off our already tepid GDP growth. This deficit is destroying nearly a million new jobs each year, far more (and far better) jobs than even the most optimistic advocates of stimulus spending have claimed to create. Is it any wonder that this former factory for the world is stuck with 10% unemployment and has had to contemplate default? What is amazing is that the word “China” is off the table in almost every discussion of our national economic nightmare. It’s the economic elephant in our national living room, but apparently we’d rather choose between laying-off even more Americans and raising our own taxes before we’d even contemplate threatening the cheating, protectionist thugs in Beijing with a fair tariff.
Peter Navarro is a business professor at the Merage School of Business, UC Irvine. He is a gifted public speaker, a CNBC contributor, and the author of several best selling books on economics and investments,
Greg Autry is the co-author of Death by China. He teaches Macro Economics at the Merage School of Business, UC Irvine. He writes and speaks on China, space, economics, investing, and business strategy.


text: Logic Bomb writes "EBay has announced it will be offering group health coverage for "full time eBay merchants". Anyone who grosses over $1000/month in sales -- at least a whopping 80,000 users in good standing -- will be eligible to buy into a typical "employee" health plan. This is a big first in the Internet world. Full details from the LA Times." And the LA Times, trying to cop a pose from the NY Times, reqs a login.


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In 2019, Red Bull Illume presents an entirely new global exhibition. See the creative and captivating finalist images of the Image Quest 2019 illuminated in unique style on 2x2m T-shaped lightboxes created by our partner CCS digital_fabric®.
CCS digital_fabric® GmbH is based in Dusseldorf. Established in 1979, it has a clear international driven orientation. In 2001, CCS revolutionized the display technology by introducing the fabric frame® which became a worldwide standard in a very short amount of time. CCS digital fabric has been an innovation driver and pioneer when it comes to digital printing.
On December 11 at the world-famous Hangar-7 in Salzburg, it was 'lights on' for this unique experience. Guests and photographers alike watched on in awe as the 60 finalist images from the Image Quest 2019 were lit up on these incredible screens for the first time.
The Global Exhibit Tour has stops around Europe and the USA in 2020 confirmed and soon to be announced. Make sure to stay tuned to see if Red Bull Illume, and CCS digital_fabric®, are coming to your city!
For more on CCS digital_fabric® and their incredible print services, check out their website!


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The high-tech home monitoring device company Nest Labs is disabling a feature on its smoke alarms due to the risk that owners could unintentionally turn off the device with the wave of a hand.
Nest was acquired this year by Google Inc. for $3.2 billion.
Nest developed technology which it calls the Nest Wave that allows owners to turn off the Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide alarm at a distance, among other things.
Founder and CEO Tony Fadell said on the company's website, however, that a "unique combination of circumstances" could delay an alarm going off in the event of a real fire.
The Nest Protect costs about $130. In comparison, other smoke and carbon monoxide detectors typically range between $50 and $80.
Fadell said that concerns about the product were raised during lab testing, and that there are no known instances in which customers have deactivated their alarm unintentionally.
Consumers with a Nest Protect connected to a Nest account with Wi-Fi will automatically have Nest Wave disabled within 24 hours. No action needs to be taken and their smoke alarm will continue to work. Those with a Nest Protect not connected to a company account should immediately connect to their Nest account so the company can remotely disable Nest Wave.
For individuals with a Nest Protect not connected to an account and that don't have access to Wi-Fi, Nest recommends that they immediately stop using the alarm and contact the company for a complete refund.
Nest is halting sales of all new Nest Protect alarms to ensure none without updated software are sold.
The Palo Alto, California, company said that once the Nest Wave works as it's supposed to, it will update software and turn the feature back on. Nest believes that it will be at least two to three months before that happens.
Fadell — a gadget guru who helped design the iPod and original iPhone while working at Apple — apologized to customers for the inconvenience and said that those that don't want to keep their alarms will be given a full refund. For more details on the refund, consumers can visit nest.com/contact/refund.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish bearings maker SKF SKFb.ST forecast stable demand for its main industrial business in the third quarter and cited unexpected signs of improvement in the battered Chinese car market, spurring a 4% rise in shares.
The world’s biggest maker of industrial bearings reported second quarter profit fell 13% due to restructuring and impairment costs, though excluding them earnings beat forecasts, aided by cost cuts.
SKF - which derives around 70% of sales from its industrial business and the rest from autos - has felt the impact of a slump in car markets globally, especially in China, and signs of slowing demand for industrial goods.
The Gothenburg-based company, which rivals Germany's Schaeffler SHA_p.DE, said overall organic sales dipped 2% in the second quarter, its first quarterly decline in almost three years, hit by a 7% fall in its automotive business alone.
Still, the company surprised investors by pointing to signs of improvement in the Chinese car market, noting the company’s auto business in China had been flat in June.
“Some might be surprised that we see some flattening out in the China automotive market, and actually may be seeing some light in the tunnel,” SKF CEO Alrik Danielson told a conference call. “But if you look at China, and understand that the downturn there has been going on for quite a while longer than in other markets, then maybe it is not that strange actually.”
Chinese car sales dropped 12% in the first six months on 2019 according to industry organization CAAM.
OPTIMISM ON CHINA
The company said it expects to see slightly lower volumes overall as it enters the third quarter as industrial volumes remain relatively unchanged and automotive volumes fall.
SKF’s shares were up 3.5% to 166.20 crowns on the back of the results.
Citi analysts highlighted SKF’s comments on China improving in June, saying “some market observers had believed China volumes were in free fall in June”.
Credit Suisse said in a research note that the outlook on the industrial front was a positive in light of the recent profit warnings from Hexagon and BASF.
SKF said its second quarter operating profit fell to 2.54 billion crowns ($270.47 million) from 2.93 billion a year ago, lagging the 2.62 billion forecast in a poll of analysts according to Refinitiv data.
Excluding restructuring and impairment costs, profit fell to 2.86 billion crowns.
Reporting by Johannes Hellstrom; editing by Deepa Babington
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


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Motor Trend released a new article about the Macan EV and it goes over everything we know so far about it.
There will be both gas-powered Macans and the electric model—likely built on different platforms
Macan will be built on the PPE platform
The standard Macan will continue on the MLB Evo...
Automobilwoche in Germany is reporting that the electric Macan will start production by the end of 2022.
The report references Porsche Executive Board Member for Development Michael Steiner, who allegedly said production for the electric Macan is expected to begin at the end of 2022.


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Android-powered Xperia X10 to launch on all Australian networks
The first Android phone from Sony Ericsson will hit Australia later this month on Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and Three telecom operators with contract and outright sale options. Xpedia X10, will be offered through all four Australian carriers – the first Android smartphone to do so.
The X10 would arrive “towards the end of this month, and we expect all the carriers will launch it around the same time” Tim Barnes, Head of Marketing for Sony Ericsson’s Oceania region told APC. “However, they have slightly different test processes so that could change how quickly things get to market”.
The models carried by Optus and Vodafone will support both the 2100MHz and 900MHz 3G bands, while Telstra and Three will get an X10 built for 2100MHz and 850MHz (Next G).
The X10 is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor but still sports Android 1.6, atop which Sony Ericsson has loaded its Timescape and Mediascape applications for social networking and multimedia.
X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro – which pack the same Android goodness into a pocket-sized handset with a 2.5 inch screen, compared to the X10’s 4 inch panel – will follow in the first half of the year.


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With new control systems in place, Catalytic Generators has produced a redesigned Easy-Ripe generator. The system features a clean, white coating and non-pressurised safe ethylene levels for uniform ripening and de-greening.
“Over the years, our generators have always provided dependable ethylene output in the range required by the user, but we wanted to provide even better accuracy by connecting devices equipped with ethylene sensors and control modules. So, we’ve given the generator the ability to be connected and controlled by industrial control systems,” stated Greg Akins, president and CEO of Catalytic Generators.
The company said its new Easy-Ripe system can connect to nearly all Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems featured in modern ripening rooms. Catalytic Generators have also partnered with Felix Instruments to develop two products to control the generators ethylene output.
The Ethylene Management Controller which features low-range sensing and the improved SmartRipe Ethylene Generator Controller which automatically regulates ethylene production. “These products are driven by an ethylene sensing system based on technology that improves sensor accuracy and dependability,” said Akins.
“The newfound technology of our redesigned [products] offer an affordable solution to ripeners looking to improve the efficiency and accuracy of their ethylene application systems,” he said.


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December 7th, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. by Karsten Scholz – After Sony, Ubisoft, Square Enix and Take-Two Interactive, Microsoft now also wants to raise the prices of games from its own studios. Titles like Starfield, Redfall or Forza Motorsport, which will appear in the coming year, should cost around 70 US dollars.
Everything is getting more expensive, including our favorite hobby. Various publishers such as Sony, Ubisoft, Square Enix and Take-Two Interactive first announced that they intend to raise the prices for games from the new console generation around the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X (from 60 to 70 to 80 euros) , then even the prices of the still hard-to-get PlayStation 5 were adjusted upwards (by 50 euros to 549.99 euros for the disc version), and let’s not even start with the horrendous graphics card prices.
Starfield: More than just No Man’s Skyrim
Microsoft is also becoming more expensive
The prices remained stable at the competitor Microsoft. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced in October 2022 that Microsoft would also have to react to market conditions at some point: “We kept the price of our console, we kept the price of our games and our subscription. I don’t think that we can do this forever.”
A Microsoft manager was now more specific to IGN (later confirmed by Kotaku): In the coming year, the games from the Microsoft studios should also cost around 70 instead of 60 US dollars (there was no precise information on the new prices for Germany). Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport are among those affected (how would the prices have looked if Starfield and Redfall had been released in 2022 – as planned?).
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The Microsoft employee is quoted as saying: “This price reflects the content, scope and technical complexity of these titles. Like all games developed by our teams at Xbox, they are also released with Game Pass on the day of their release be available.” It is not yet clear whether the price of the Xbox Game Pass will also be increased at the same time.


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Germans Poised to Surpass Russians in Record-Breaking Year 2024
Antalya, the vibrant tourism hub on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, is gearing up for a potentially historic year in 2024, with industry professionals forecasting a wave of German tourists that could exceed 4 million for the first time, surpassing Russian visitor numbers.
As the city closed 2023 with unprecedented tourism records, the momentum has continued into the first months of 2024. Antalya has witnessed a surge in reservations, particularly from German tourists, with over 1.5 million bookings for the period after April. These strong early bookings signal a promising year ahead, with industry representatives setting their sights on 2024 as a potential new record year.
According to Akdeniz Touristic Hoteliers, the optimism for a remarkable year ahead was fueled by promising outcomes from tourism fairs in London and Berlin last November. The concerted efforts at these fairs have significantly contributed to a robust booking influx not only for Turkey but especially for Antalya. The majority of German tourists have already secured their bookings through early reservations, laying the groundwork for a substantial influx that could surpass 4 million visitors.
The anticipation of the German tourist influx exceeding 4 million reflects a significant shift in the tourism landscape, potentially placing Germans ahead of Russians for the first time. In 2023, Antalya welcomed 3.3 million German tourists, and with the current uptick in reservations, surpassing the 4-million mark is not only plausible but expected. With over 5 million reservations already recorded, the tourism industry in Antalya is brimming with optimism.
Moreover, industry professionals are keeping a close watch on the UK and Polish markets, two significant contributors to Antalya's tourism sector. Both countries saw impressive numbers in 2023, with Poland exhibiting a remarkable 35% increase and the UK market showcasing a 15% uptick. Early bookings for 2024 from these markets continue to show promise, further fueling the optimism for a potential 17 million tourist target for the year.
The combined momentum from the German, UK, and Polish markets paints a compelling picture for Antalya's tourism prospects in 2024. With the potential to surpass the 17 million tourist mark and the trend of early bookings indicating a buoyant year ahead, Antalya is poised to solidify its position as a premier destination for global travelers.
As the city readies itself for what could be a record-breaking year, all eyes are on Antalya, where the convergence of favorable booking trends and industry optimism sets the stage for a landmark year in the region's rich tourism history.


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Egypt’s national tourist board has joined more than 50 other agencies to send what it describes as a “strongly worded” petition to the British government regarding its plans to increase air passenger duty (APD).
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne confirmed this week that the tax on flights from the UK will be increased by about ten per cent in April 2012.
The duty, which is the highest enforced by any country in the world, starts at £12 per person for short-haul economy flights and rises to as much as £170 for long-haul services.
Egypt’s tourist board warned the government that the “onerous” tax will have an adverse effect on the economies of countries the UK has close links with, while Britain itself will end up being a “net loser” if the planned increase takes place.
In an unprecedented move, the organisation was joined by like-minded agencies such as the Bahamas Tourist Office, which stressed that tourism provides 70 per cent of the country’s GDP, meaning any rise in the cost of holidays could have serious consequences for the economy.
Sabrina Cambiasos, director of the Dominican Republic Tourist Board, said APD has already had a “devastating effect” on the country’s holiday market and warned that higher taxes would cause “even more damage”.
Tracey Poggio, chair of the Association of National Tourist Offices and Representatives, said the British government must take a more holistic view of aviation duty.
“It is clear from our 53 tourist office members that the UK’s stringent APD is having a direct effect on many destinations,” she added.
“British passengers are being priced out of the skies and we are seeing knock-on effects on many destinations where thousands of peoples’ livelihoods depend on British tourism.”
As well as expressing tourist boards’ opposition to the government’s plans, the petition pointed out that APD has increased by 140 per cent since 2007 and expressed concern that there has been no independent study on the effects of the tax on international travel.
It also noted that there is no evidence to support claims that the duty has environmental benefits.
Abta, the travel industry association, released a survey earlier this month suggesting that 69 per cent of consumers already think they are paying too much tax to fly from the UK.
Two-thirds (65 per cent) of people said they now pay close attention to how much APD they are paying, compared to 58 per cent in 2010.


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MRRBIZ includes new market research report "Global Breast Imaging Market (Mammography, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasound, Tomosynthesis, Nuclear Imaging And Others [Breast Thermography & Bioelectric Imaging]) - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019" to its large collection of research report.
This report covers the market analysis for various imaging technologies used for breast tissue imaging. Morbidity rate of breast cancer is increasing rapidly worldwide, thereby driving the breast imaging market towards remarkable growth. The stakeholders for this study include manufacturers and providers of breast imaging instruments.
The global breast imaging market is categorized on the basis of technology types into mammography, breast MRI, breast ultrasound, nuclear imaging, tomosynthesis and others (breast thermography and bioelectric imaging). A detailed market analysis and forecast for these segments has been provided in this study, in terms of market revenue (USD million) for the period 2011 to 2019. The report also provides the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR %) for each technology type for the forecast period 2013 to 2019, while market size estimations have been made considering 2012 as the base year.
In terms of geographical distribution, the global breast imaging market has been classified into four geographical areas, namely North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World (RoW). The current and future market sizes (in terms of USD million) of the above regional markets have been provided in the report for the period 2011 to 2019 with their growth rate (%) for the period 2013 to 2019. This section also includes market size and forecast of all the above-mentioned breast cancer technologies in each regional market for period 2011 - 2019 in terms of USD million. The study further offers recommendations and highlights of the market, which would be useful for the current and future market players to sustain and grow in the global breast imaging market.
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The global breast imaging market is segmented as follows:
Breast Imaging Market, by Technology
- Breast MRI
- Breast Ultrasound
- Nuclear Imaging
Breast Imaging Market, by Geography
- North America
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Report Description
1.2 Market Segmentation
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 List of Abbreviations
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
2.1 Market Snapshot: Global Breast Imaging Market
2.2 Comparative Analysis: Global Breast Imaging Market, By Geography, 2012 & 2019 (Value %)
Chapter 3 Market Overview
3.1 Overview - Current Market Scenario and Future Market Trends
3.2 Market Drivers
3.2.1 High Incidence of Breast Cancer and Aging Demographics
3.2.2 Government Initiative to Spread Awareness
3.3 Market Restraints
3.3.1 Stringent Regulatory Approval Procedures
3.3.2 Lack of Awareness
3.3.3 Lack of Reimbursement Coverage
3.4 Market Opportunities
Chapter 4 Global Breast Imaging Market, by Technology
4.1 Overview - Current Market Scenario and Future Market Trends
4.1.1 Global Breast Imaging Market Revenue, by Technology, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
4.1.2 Comparative Analysis: Global Breast Imaging Market, by Technology, 2012 & 2019 (Value %)
126.96.36.199 Global Mammography Market Revenue, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
4.1.4 Breast MRI
188.8.131.52 Global Breast MRI Market Revenue, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
4.1.5 Breast Ultrasound
Mobile Robotics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, And Forecast, 2013 - 2019
The research report on mobile robotics market provides detailed analysis on a global basis, with further breakdown into various sub-segments. It provides cross-sectional analysis of the market based on parameters such as travelling environment, applications and geography.
The mobile robots have found wide applications in industry, military, service and domestic sectors. Mobile robots are classified on the basis of their travelling environment into Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).
This market research study analyzes the mobile robotics market on a global level, and provides estimates in terms of revenue (USD Million) from 2013 to 2019. It recognizes the drivers and restraints affecting the industry and analyzes their impact over the forecast period. Moreover, it identifies the significant opportunities for market growth in the coming years.
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The mobile robotics market has been segmented on the basis of geography into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW), and estimated in terms of revenue (USD Million). The report includes cross sectional analysis of type and applications across each geography segments in terms of revenue (USD Million).
Mobile Robotics Market, By Travelling Environment:
- Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) including Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) including drones
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
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Mobile Robotics Market, By Applications:
- Logistics and warehousing
- Others include mobile robots used for automotive Industry, assembly, coating and dispensing, panting and depainting and inspection applications
- Defense and military
- Medical and healthcare
Disposable Gloves Market for Medical and Non-Medical Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019
The global market for disposable gloves is primarily driven by the growing healthcare industry and increasing awareness of hygiene among patients as well as healthcare providers. Disposable gloves have served the medical sector effectively in terms of safety, hygiene and cost-effectiveness.
This study analyzes, estimates, and forecasts the global disposable gloves market from the demand perspective, based on volume (million pieces) and revenue (USD million) from 2013 to 2019. The report also analyzes several driving and restraining factors of the market along with their impact over the forecast period.
The report provides a detailed view of the disposable gloves market by analyzing the key segments: product and applications. The report segments the market into key products such as natural rubber, nitrile, vinyl and others as well as key applications including medical and non-medical industries which include food, cleanroom, industrial and others. In addition, the report segments the market based on key geographies including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. The report further provides market volume and revenue for each product and application segment under every regional segment.
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The report segments the global disposable gloves market as:
Disposable Gloves Market: Product Segment Analysis,
- Natural rubber gloves
- Nitrile gloves
- Vinyl gloves
- Others (Neoprene, polyethylene, etc)
Disposable Gloves Market: Application Segment Analysis,
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The brand of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency in a window of an office constructing in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.
Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures
The price tag of bitcoin bounced on Friday and wavered over the $30,000 mark, soon after dropping to 2022 lows earlier in the week, as stocks climbed larger and buyers digested the fallout of Terra’s UST stablecoin.
Bitcoin very last traded 5.3% greater at $30,046.85, in accordance to Coin Metrics. On Thursday it fell as lower as $25,401.29, its weakest stage due to the fact December 2020. Meanwhile, ether acquired 6.6% and was trading at $2,063.67.
Bitcoin and ether concluded their worst months given that Might 2021, down far more than 15% and 22%, respectively. This is bitcoin’s seventh down 7 days in a row.
Crypto markets have struggled all calendar year amid the broader sector turmoil. Bitcoin, which continues to guide cryptocurrency costs, continues to be very correlated with tech shares, and all a few of the key stock averages were being bigger Friday.
This week has been particularly dire for cryptocurrency buyers as they watched Terra’s UST stablecoin and luna token fall apart, which at the very least briefly scared traders and hit bitcoin price ranges.
“We have a whole lot of close to expression chaos, this has been just the calendar year of worry, stress and a great deal of buyers sitting on their arms,” Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and CIO of Defiance ETFs explained to CNBC.
“When you get this information now about Terra and the sister coin, luna, crashing, that just creates this absolute wall of get worried,” she additional, “and you have the combination of the Fed and relentless industry volatility coupled with a decline of self confidence in crypto – a great deal of buyers start to run for the hills.”
By Friday, nevertheless, bitcoin was back again to behaving like an equity, she added.
Yuya Hasegawa, a crypto market analyst at Japanese bitcoin trade Bitbank, mentioned bitcoin bounced due to the fact it handed “the worst portion of the week” – inflation information.
Cryptocurrencies fell with shares this week soon after the Bureau of Labor Data claimed consumer rates for the month of April jumped 8.3%, which was a little bit higher than expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.
“The current market glimpsed a minor little bit of hope this 7 days that inflation may possibly have strike the ceiling, and it did it with out the influence of the monetary tightening that the Fed resolved earlier this month,” Hasegawa stated.
$30,000 is a crucial psychological amount for buyers, as numerous are encountering their to start with huge crypto crash. Till it began to tumble this month, the greatest cryptocurrency by marketplace cap had been drifting among about $38,000 and $45,000 this yr, effectively off its November all-time high of $68,982.20.
Specialized analysts have said if bitcoin can not keep $30,000 it could fall further nevertheless. Hasegawa mentioned bitcoin could quickly reverse greater.
“Although the industry however wants to fully digest the total TerraUSD stress, which could be accompanied by capitulation, bitcoin is nearing its bottom in terms of the timing,” he mentioned.


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Renowned Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt marked her debut at the Met Gala 2023 event with a stunning appearance in a white gown that exuded an angelic vibe. However, Alia’s Met Gala outfit has elicited a mixed response from internet users on social media. Some netizens are drawing comparisons between Alia’s look and Deepika Padukone’s appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.
Alia’s Gala 2023 look being compared to Deepika’s Cannes look
Alia Bhatt made a grand entrance at the Met Gala in New York, donning a stunning white gown adorned with precious pearls. Following the viral spread of Alia’s Met Gala look on social media, several individuals began sharing images of Deepika’s pearl-adorned outfit from the 75th Cannes Film Festival. At the event, styled by Shaleena Nathani, Deepika wore a white pearl bustier with a hand-embroidered collar paired with an ethereal white sari borrowed from the designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s collection.
Priyanka Chopra is set to make an appearance at the Met Gala alongside Alia Bhatt.
It is worth mentioning that Alia is not the sole Bollywood sensation gracing the Met Gala with her beauty, as Priyanka Chopra is also making her fourth appearance on the red carpet. During a conversation with Variety journalist Mark Malkin, Priyanka confirmed her attendance.
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