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Shares of Apple AAPL sunk 1.3% Wednesday on the back of the continued trade war dispute between the U.S. and China. But just how important is China to the iPhone giant and how worried should investors be about the back and forth between the world’s two largest economies?
The White House announced Tuesday that it will assess 10% tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods. The new set of tariffs won’t go into effect for at least two months according to the Trump administration, in order to provide U.S. industry time to comment on the products selected for levies, with hearings on the products scheduled for August 20-23.
Maybe more importantly, the delay is expected to allow for the two sides to begin new rounds of discussions about their ongoing trade battle.
Apple stock has certainly taken a hit during the nearly constant back and forth between Beijing and Washington. Yet, shares of Apple are still up roughly 30% over the last year and 8% during the last three months, despite some turbulent periods. The reason here is somewhat simple: some investors react to short-term fears based on news updates, while Apple’s long-term outlook remains rather impressive—especially since Apple and China are currently in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Head of technology research at GBH Insights, Daniel Ives, recently pointed out that China might not want to disturb its relationship with one of the world’s largest companies. “Given the tightly woven integration between Apple and Foxconn [iPhone assembler] in China, we believe there is minimal risk to this relationship, cost increases, and backlash to Apple selling its iPhone devices within China,” Ives said recently.
Apple has also enjoyed stellar growth in Greater China over the last few years and grabbed $44.7 billion in sales in 2017. This trend continued in Apple’s fiscal second quarter when it saw its revenues in Greater China reach $13.02 billion, up 21% from the year-ago period. This marked Apple’s second-largest growth region, just behind Japan’s 22% expansion.
Chinese revenues also accounted for roughly 21% of Apple’s total quarterly revenues of $61.1 billion, which jumped 16% from the year-ago quarter.
But even if Apple experiences a more substantial impact due to tariffs than is currently anticipated, Apple still makes 63% of its revenues in the Americas and Europe alone. The company has also expanded its Services business into its second biggest sales driver, with the unit up 31% to $9.19 billion last quarter—nearly outpacing iPad and Mac’s growth combined. Services is also highly diversified across regions.
Apple’s Services unit includes iTunes, AppleCare, Apple Pay, and Apple Music, which is currently nipping at the heels of Spotify SPOT. Not to mention the company is preparing to launch a streaming TV service in order to take on Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX.
Apple is also currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) that is expected to see its top line surge by 15.3% to hit $52.37 billion this quarter, based on our current Zacks Consensus Estimates. The company’s bottom line is also projected to pop by over 31% to touch $2.19 per share.
Come back to Zacks for more Apple updates and analysis before the company reports its Q3 financial results on Tuesday, July 31.
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sleuths found out that former director of Insurance Medical Services
(IMS) department, Ch Devikarani, made transactions worth Rs 7 crore through a jewellery store in Banjara Hills between 2016-2018 either in the form of gold jewellery purchases or cash transfers.
As part of the probe into multi-crore IMS scam
, ACB team conducted searches at the house and offices of two pharma
company directors at Alwal and Bowenpally on Thursday and seized incriminating evidence. ACB officials said that accused Devikarani made crores of rupees of illegal wealth by using the shell pharma companies.
The searches were conducted at the house of Srinivas Reddy, who is brother of Rajeshwar Reddy, the owner of Teja Pharma. Rajeshwar Reddy has been arrested in IMS scam. According to ACB sleuths, Srinivas Reddy is the director of Vaishnavi Enterprises pharma company and his wife is the director of SS Consultants pharma company.
“Searches were conducted at Srinivas Reddy’s house in Alwal, their two offices in Alwal and Bowenpally, which are shell companies that used to receive medicine supply orders from Devikarani and paid her the amount. We have seized incriminating evidence,” said an ACB official.
ACB team also found out that two other shell companies based in Nizampet — Maheedhara Pharma and Jai Sairam Enterprises — were registered in the name of Murali Krishna and his wife Vijayalakshmi, relatives of another accused K Nagalakshmi, a pharmacist, who was an associate of Devikarani.
“Money from Srinivas Reddy’s companies and Murali Krishna’s companies gets transferred to the jewellery shop representative’s account. The jewellery shop representative, in turn, either transfers the amount to Devikarani or sends her gold jewellery. In the past two years, Devikarani received Rs 7 crore from the jewellery store, located at Road Number 10 in Banjara Hills, in the form of jewellery or money transfer,” said an ACB investigator.
ACB sleuths also verified two indents pertaining to purchase of HIV kits
by IMS and realised that by purchasing 1,000 kits for Rs 1.76 crore, Devikarani and other accused caused Rs 1.02 crore loss to the government.

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ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has received the RIMS 2019 Global Enterprise Risk Management Award of Distinction Honorable Mention, an award that acknowledges the company’s ongoing efforts to turn enterprise risk management (ERM) into a strategic competence by embedding a risk-aware decision-making culture across all functions within the company. “Driving transparent and candid discussion of risks and opportunities has benefited all functions within the company by enabling both the preservation and creation of value and enhanced performance,” said Michael Zuraw, senior director of enterprise risk management at ON Semiconductor.
OTTAWA and PHOENIX, Nov. 04, 2019 -- GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN power semiconductors and ON Semiconductor, a world-leading supplier of power semiconductor ICs, today.
Broad-based weakness in industrial and automotive end-markets hurts ON Semiconductor's (ON) third-quarter 2019 results. Moreover, management provided bleak fourth-quarter revenue guidance.
PHOENIX-- -- Revenue of $1,381.8 million GAAP gross margin of 34.4 percent and non-GAAP gross margin of 35.8 percent GAAP operating margin of percent and non-GAAP operating margin of 13.0 percent GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.15 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.33 ON Semiconductor Corporation today announced that 2019 third quarter revenue was $1,381.8 million, down approximately ...
ON Semiconductor (ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has passed the landmark number of 100 million AR0132AT image sensors shipped for driver assistance applications. The 1.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor was selected by SUBARU CORPORATION, a leader in advanced safety technologies for automotive, thanks to its industry-leading combination of high dynamic range, low light sensitivity, and programmable exposure modes, which meet the demanding technical specifications of its driver support system, EyeSight.
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, and AImotive, have jointly announced that they will work together to develop prototype sensor fusion platforms for automotive applications. The collaboration will help customers explore highly integrated solutions for future generations of sensor data conditioning hardware platforms. The companies plan to develop a series of hardware platform demonstrators, combining ON Semiconductor’s latest HD camera and radar sensor and pre-processor chipsets and expertise with AImotive’s advanced AI-based perception algorithms, hardware acceleration and simulation capabilities.
Quantenna Connectivity Solutions, a division of ON Semiconductor (ON), has announced that Orange France, the leading broadband service provider in Europe, has once again selected ON Semiconductor for its latest gateway, Livebox 5. Leveraging the superior performance of ON Semiconductor’s Wi-Fi chipset, Livebox 5 is designed to deliver an exceptional and flawless Wi-Fi experience to customers, while reducing environmental impact. “ON Semiconductor is honored to collaborate with our long-time partner Orange France on the latest generations of its products,” said Irvind Ghai, Vice President of Marketing, Quantenna Connectivity Solutions Division at ON Semiconductor.
ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ON) plans to announce its financial results for the third quarter, which ended September 27, 2019, before the market opens on Monday, October 28, 2019. The company will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (EDT) on October 28, 2019, following the release of its financial results. Webcast: A live webcast of the conference call will be available via the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at http://www.onsemi.com. The re-broadcast of the call will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will remain available for 30 days.
Company continues to encourage ethical, sustainable and responsible business practices. ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America Index, recognizing companies with sustainable business practices. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index, jointly calculated by Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Index and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM, selects companies for their excellent sustainability through the assessment of numerous criteria such as corporate governance, customer relations, environmental policy, working conditions and social initiatives.
ON Semiconductor's (ON) strength in automotive sensors favors adoption, which in turn is expected to bolster revenue growth in the days ahead.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 12, 2019 -- Icotera, a global leader in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) customer premise equipment solutions, has announced that Quantenna Connectivity.
ON Semiconductor (ON) rolls out new interface controllers which are IEEE 802.3bt standard compliant, to enable and support high-power applications.
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With escalation in trade war between the world's largest economies, the semiconductor sector has been the worst hit given its significant exposure to China.


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Posted by Dale Buss on February 27, 2013 02:18 PM
Coca-Cola keeps moving forward with global consolidation as it swallows up the remaining stake of a juice brand in Europe and launches two new brand platforms in the Middle East.
In Europe, Coca-Cola is moving to acquire almost all of the 40 percent of Innocent Drinks that it didn't already own after raising its stake in stages beginning in 2009. Innocent makes smoothies, juices and other healthy foods and has been a rising better-for-you brand in Europe, building its brand equity on corporate "innocence."
Will Innocent and Coke face a European-consumer backlash over the brand's now-complete dependence on a well-known multinational company that some say isn't quite so innocent? After all, it's recently come under new criticism by Oxfam over allegely unethical practices.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on November 6, 2012 05:08 PM
For a while, the notion of regulating genetically modified organisms (better known as GMOs) included in food seemed like a good idea, and anti-Big Food advocates in California attracted a lot of support in a state where residents like to be on the cutting edge of just about everything. Calfornians have never minded serving as a bellwether on new regulatory initiatives that end up sweeping the rest of the country, such as automotive emissions.
But the closer today's vote on Proposition 37 loomed, the more that initial support of the idea waned. And this U.S. Election Day, even backers of the anti-GMO initiative seemed resigned to its defeat, although it's still being closely watched. (Update: Prop 37 was indeed defeated at the polling booth.)
What happened? Well, a combination of huge contributions by moneyed CPG brands battered Prop 37's drive to label GMOs in a massive advertising and PR blitz with a "No on 37" drive. And backers of the added regulation alleged dirty tricks by the competition as they sought to sway voters (despite scientific evidence to the contrary) that GMO-containing products are hardly the stuff of "Frankenfood" that really harms consumers.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on September 17, 2012 01:11 PM
The vast majority of American consumers don't care whether their foods contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Food executives and think tanks will tell you that and cite, for example, how Indiana local bakery Aunt Nellie's bombed when it introduced a specifically labeled "non-GMO" bread a couple of years ago.
But California isn't most of America, with a more health-conscious outlook than most states. That's why mainstream food companies are in a hot and heavy contest against GMO opponents over Proposition 37, The Right to Know Genetically Modified Food Act, a piece of state legislation that, if passed in November, would require GMO-containing products to disclose that on labels, and make California the first state to mandate genetically modified food.
Similar to what happened to automakers after California took an extreme position on cutting emissions, essentially imposing that higher standard on cars sold all over the country, food and beverage companies are concerned that California will serve as a bellwether in GMO labeling regulation as well.
In a particular bind in this fight are the many mainstream food conglomerates that now own organic brands, which by definition don't include GMOs: Kellogg, owner of GMO poster brand Kashi; General Mills, owner of the Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, Larabar and Food Should Taste Good brands; Coca-Cola, owner of Odwalla and Honest Tea; PepsiCo; and Dean Foods, owner of Horizon Organics.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on July 9, 2012 05:08 PM
Apparently tired of just prodding its unresponsive soup business into a turnaround, Campbell Soup made a big diversification move Monday by agreeing to acquire Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion. Bolthouse began in 1915 as a big carrot farm run by William Bolthouse near Bakersfield, Calif., and has scored a number of successes over the last few years in the better-for-you food, beverage and snack space — not to mention trying to put baby carrots top of mind.
By purchasing the Bolthouse brand from a private equity firm, Madison Dearborn Partners, Campbell gains a premium beverage business to complement its growing portfolio of V8 beverages as well as a fresh-carrot business that Campbell believes could be a healthy-snacking opportunity.
In addition to its implications for Campbell, the move also represents a further homogenization of America's biggest consumer-packaged-goods conglomerates, making Campbell look a little more like Kraft, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola as they all diversify strategically into more better-for-you categories.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on June 21, 2012 03:58 PM
Under industry-wide assault for selling sugar water, Coca-Cola is looking even harder at new types of alternative "better-for-you" beverage categories. That's why it has agreed to distribute a dairy-based "sports recovery" beverage called Core Power.
The "natural high-protein milkshake" by Fair Oaks Farms Brands is endorsed by triathletes and is part of an exploding category of beverages that are said to boost performance during workouts and muscle recovery afterward. The players range from startups such as Core Power, to chocolate milks that have been enhanced, to new products in PepsiCo's Gatorade lineup that were specifically developed for post-workout recovery.
In a world teeming with ever more obese people, and aging populations in many of the most important geographic markets, does it really make sense to think that there will be enough dedicated athletes and workout warriors to slake up this proliferation of new beverages, including Core Power?Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on May 10, 2012 09:03 AM
A&P to make CEO its spokesman in new marketing campaign.
Bed Bath & Beyond sees novelty in buying Cost Plus.
Brad Pitt is the new face of Chanel No. 5.
Burger King spurs sales with turnaround efforts.
Cadillac to debut instrument console that functions like an iPad.
Cisco sees grim outlook for tech sector.
Coca-Cola redefines its marketing around Super Bowl, and signs Danica Patrick as ambassador.Continue reading...
Posted by Sheila Shayon on April 24, 2012 12:43 PM
Proving that not all eco-efforts have to happen on Earth Day, Honest Tea's new eco-centric campaign, The Great Recycle, launches on Monday April 30th with the goal of boosting recycling awareness and activity across America in general, and consumer recycling of all of Honest Tea bottles by 2020.
It took 10 people to inflate the 30-foot-tall 100% recyclable recycling bin (at right) that will be placed in New York's Times Square on Monday in a bid to collect at least 45,000 beverage containers in a single day, approximately the same number of Honest beverage bottles typically sold daily in New York in April.
The company generates about 20 million glass bottles and 60 million plastic bottles each year, just a sliver of the total Americans used in 2010: 38.6 billion glass and 71.9 billion plastic, according to the Container Recycling Institute.
Hard statistics on U.S. recycling activity are hard to come by, although the Environmental Protection Agency estimates about 33% of glass bottles and 27% of plastic bottles are currently recycled.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on June 7, 2011 09:00 AM
Airbus may develop longer-range plane to rival Boeing.
Apple tucks Newsstand into WWDC announcements.
AT&T's bid for T-Mobile is supported by Microsoft and Facebook.
Barack Obama's chief economist, Austan Goolsbee, resigns.
Bayer prostate-cancer drug shows promise.
BHP Billiton starts first US Gulf well since BP disaster.
BP tries to salvage Rosneft deal.Continue reading...


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As stories go, the timing was heaven sent. During the weekend when the Pope implored Britons to reclaim their Christian values, a Sunday newspaper revealed that halal-slaughtered meat had been running through the food chain.
'Britain goes halal' and 'What the halal?' shrieked two of the headlines as their papers revealed that meat slaughtered in accordance with sharia law had been dished up to everyone from football fans at Wembley to the boarders at Cheltenham College all of them oblivious to its Muslim origins.
Responses from halal spokespeople were underplayed, although readers commenting online included Muslims outraged at the tone and inaccuracy of the articles. As one said, all meat imported from Australia and New Zealand is halal and even KFC introduced halal-only menus in a significant number of stores in April 2009 before scrapping the trial this year.
It's out there and we don't know it. So should we be outraged?
The bloody nature of the topic touches nerves. For meat to be halal it must come from a healthy animal that has its jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe cut by a sharp knife in one clean motion as a prayer is offered to Allah. The blood must be drained before the meat can be classed as halal.
Slaughter without prior stunning is currently allowed in deference to the religious beliefs of Muslims and Jews although some halal slaughterhouses, to the ire of strict Muslims, do permit pre-stunning. But upcoming EU Regulation 1099/2009, due to be introduced on 1 January 2013, is likely to blow open the debate on whether Britain should maintain that line.
The regulations will enshrine individual member states' right to permit slaughter without prior stunning. In theory, at that point Britain could choose not to, and until then at least, the "scaremongering" must stop, says Mohammad Nazir, chairman of the European Halal Development Authority.
Moreover, he suggests the way in which animals are led to pre-stunned slaughter under sharia is more humane than Western slaughter practices. "The animal will not be dirty, poked or hit and must not be able to see the knife or any other animals. It is caring compared with the Western method."
The coverage has been "unfortunate", agrees Peter Hardwick, head of trade development at Eblex, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry. Up to 90% of all domestically sourced halal meat comes from animals pre-stunned before slaughter, it says. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals isn't convinced, however.
"While some halal slaughterhouses do use pre-stunning, many do not, which means potentially millions of animals killed under religious slaughter conditions are fully conscious," says spokeswoman Alice Barnett.
Animal slaughter of any kind is against the charity's principles, of course, but could there be some truth in her suggestion that it's cost, not principle, driving the production of halal meat? She claims the reason businesses and schools have opted to make halal their default option is the cost of sourcing and reliably separating halal and non-halal.
By coincidence, the World Halal Forum is gathering in London in November to debate halal slaughter and the perception problems. It is the first time the forum has come to the UK. The issue of labelling halal is top of mind among European Parliament policymakers.
"The EU has its eye on this and legislation coming through next year may well differentiate animals that have been stunned from those that haven't," says Hardwick. "At a political and legislative level, there is significant pressure for meat to be labelled in that manner."
The Pope praised the multicultural nature of UK society last weekend. But non-Muslims may have a way to go before they knowingly buy halal.


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“Impact of Covid-19 has damaged the back again of the textile industry as it is a reduced-margin, capital-intense industry,” it claimed in a letter found by ET. Presently, the industry is underneath great money pressure because of to large losses endured given that the onset of Covid-19, it claimed.
The plea comes in the backdrop of the banking sector producing a sturdy scenario for such one particular-time loan restructuring, apprehensive of a rise in non-accomplishing property because of to Covid-19-induced pressure.
Some policymakers have also backed the restructuring plan for sectors worst strike by the pandemic, like hospitality, tourism, aviation and development. CITI lamented that textiles was not component of this checklist. The size of India’s textile and garments industry was approximated at $162 billion in FY19, like about $37 billion in exports.
The industry has the opportunity to get to $350 billion like $one hundred twenty five billion in exports and make further careers for 30 million persons by 2024-25, in accordance to CITI. As for each the letter, the textile industry has struggled for additional than 3 a long time and is possible to shrink for the future two a long time.


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The Marchesini Group has finalised the acquisitions of two new companies to boost the Group’s strategy of rapid expansion. The first company acquired is Axomatic in Settimo Milanese (Milan), a “Made in Italy” excellence in the packaging machinery sector, specialised in automatic equipment for the cosmetics industry, as well as pharmaceuticals and food. Alongside Dumek, already part of Marchesini (since 2017), Axomatic – thanks to thirty years of expertise and a major portfolio of multinational customers – will further contribute to consolidating the cosmetics sector of Marchesini which is essential for the Group’s growth strategy.
The second business to be acquired is V2engineering in Zola Predosa (Bologna), which specialises in producing cartoning machines. The V2engineering machines combine renowned Italian manufacturing know-how and advanced technologies and will further enrich Machersini’s offer for the so-called “end-of-line” products, another key aspect in the cosmetics and pharmaceuticals production chain.
Both companies will be taken over with majority shares without however changing their production processes or reference partners. They will continue to manage their customers, projects and products self-sufficiently according to consolidated internal dynamics while Marchesini will be a majority shareholder and will monitor and supervise Axomatic and V2engineering’s organisation and commercial activities.
The two new companies will keep their existing well-established corporate structures and continue to satisfy the requirements of cosmetic customers rapidly, efficiently and flexibly.
“We continue to grow and we can’t stop here” remarked the CEO of Marchesini Group, Pietro Cassani. “With these two new acquisitions we are moving in a clear direction: that of strengthening our business even further in the cosmetic packaging sector, respecting the requirements and requests, which are often very different to those of pharmaceutical sector. To be able to do this, we are building a 9,000 square meters factory entirely dedicated to this sector”.


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THE ISSUECivic and city officials are discussing how to provide wireless Net access in Waikiki.
STUNNED by a low rating in providing wireless access to the Internet, Honolulu civic leaders and business officials are moving toward turning Waikiki into a single, uninterrupted hot spot. Hawaii's surging tourism should enable hotels, restaurants and other businesses in Waikiki to follow the national trend of offering the access free of charge.
ShakaNet Inc., a small technology company that makes money from people at Internet-access kiosks at Honolulu Airport, hotels and other spots, sees a future in the city's tourism haven based on service free to users. "All the wireless companies have to figure out how to make money on a free model," Nam Vu, the company's chief technology officer, told the Star-Bulletin's Stewart Yerton.
Honolulu plummeted from 13th to 73rd in the third annual Most Unwired City ratings of America's 100 largest cities, surveyed by Intel Corp. in April. While the number of places in the state where computer users can access the Internet through wireless fidelity -- WiFi -- networks rose, other cities' hot spots increased at a greater pace.
A major part of the task ahead is one of coordination. Technology executives complain that wireless services overlap in many places, creating interference. In other places, wireless Internet access is not available.
Gordon Bruce, Honolulu's chief technology officer, met with local tech executives yesterday to discuss how city government can encourage an unregulated, islandwide system devoid of such problems. That could be complicated; some regulation might be needed to keep WiFi providers from intruding on each other.
Members of Honolulu Enterprise, an economic development group, recently formed the Hawaii Wireless Council to foster alliances among private businesses in providing the service to Waikiki. The Waikiki Improvement Association would be a logical player in such an effort, perhaps as a conduit for services through bidding by such companies as ShakaNet and Skywave Broadband Inc., which has plans to provide wireless Internet service.
"There's no question that being able to provide wireless service for Waikiki will be a real plus," said Rick Egged, the association's president.
Increasingly, laptop computer users are coming to expect free broadband access. One survey shows that 18 percent of online adult computer users in the United States have connected to the Internet from a public hot spot. Four of five families with wireless home networks use their computers in different rooms and their back yards, employing Net access in a variety of ways.
"WiFi promises to do for computing what cell phones did for voice communication," says Sean Maloney, Intel vice president. "It is eliminating boundaries and allowing people to access the Internet and communicate freely while they're on the go."
Mayor Hannemann is following through on his campaign promise to encourage expansion of wireless connectivity in Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. Hawaii Superferry plans to provide such access when it begins operation in early 2007. The service also would be an asset on a commuter ferry system planned by the city between Kalaeloa and downtown as early as next year.
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Dish Network and Sprint wholesale partner nTelos Wireless will commercially deploy a fixed TD-LTE broadband service in four markets in Virginia in early 2014. The companies could expand their partnership beyond that, depending on how the trial goes, according to nTelos CEO James Hyde.
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An entity controlled by Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen was selected as the lead bidder in an auction for LightSquared's spectrum assets with a $2.2 billion bid, as a bankruptcy court judge set the dates and rules for the auction of LightSquared's assets. Meanwhile, an investor has sued Ergen for his role in using a hedge fund to buy LightSquared's debt, which has made him LightSquared's biggest creditor with more than $1 billion in secured debt.
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen did not get control of Sprint or Clearwire this spring. However, from the looks of things now, he seems to be on a glide path to gain control over bankrupt LightSquared's spectrum.
Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer said the carrier remains open to using its multi-mode base stations to host another company's spectrum, provided such a deal was beneficial to both parties.
The FCC said in a public notice that it will start an auction of the 1900 MHz PCS H Block on Jan. 14, 2014, its first major spectrum auction since 2008. The auction is likely to draw interest from Sprint, while Dish Network has signaled it will likely not participate.
Dish Network filed a new proposal with the FCC that the company said would allow it to deploy an LTE network across its 700 MHz E Block and AWS-4 spectrum holdings. Dish is asking the FCC to set a new buildout deadline on its 700 MHz spectrum that would require the company to cover 40 percent of the population covered by its licenses by 2017 and 70 percent by 2021.
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen held out hope that Dish could partner with erstwhile acquisition target Sprint and said T-Mobile US is probably the last wireless remaining partner Dish could pursue a merger or acquisition with.
Dish Network indicated it does not plan to "meaningfully participate" in the FCC's upcoming auction of 1900 MHz PCS H Block spectrum, which could have large implications for Sprint and its competitors.
AT&T previously passed on an opportunity to strike a deal with no-contract wireless carrier Leap Wireless but was ultimately the only bidder for the company and wound up paying 58 percent more than it had initially offered, according to a securities filing.


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Charges That are Potentially Going to Transform the Food Industry
While it is not among the 3 major changes to the food industry to watch for, most people may not be aware that it is possible to have a cube-shaped watermelon doing in their backyards. This makes it easier to store as compared to the regular round shaped watermelon. There are however many more peculiar things about this industry as it continues to show to integrate some of the 3 major changes in the food industry to watch for to adapt to the world around it. It is likely that the changes are going to increase significantly especially with the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic. This website looks to dig deeper into the3 major changes to the food industry to watch for help you gain more information.
The first of the 3 major changes to the food industry to watch for has to do with online stores and restaurants. There has been a significant reduction in the number of customers shopping at grocery stores and going out to restaurants with lockdown restrictions being enforced in many countries. Stockpiling food and ordering deliveries have become a more common practice. Dine-in restaurants and grocery stores are the most affected although it may be good news for fast food outlets and other restaurants. The solution that has been adapted to ensure that the food industry continues driving is getting the food to people if they are not willing to get to the food. Businesses that have never integrated online ordering no contact pickups have started practicing this as it continues to become an essential part of the food industry operations.
Another of the 3 major changes to the food industry to watch for touches on the supply chain issues. The impact of the Corona virus on the supply chains of companies based in the food industry cannot be underestimated. Although most of the products we import do not come from China, they still account for a large fraction of our total imports. With the outbreak of the virus starting in China, many businesses across the country have been forced to close down temporarily. Given that there are different ways through which the supply chain has been affected, finding a solution to these problems is going to take some time.
Placing more emphasis on sustainability comes third among the 3 major changes to the food industry to watch for. In the world we currently live in, climate change and environmental destruction are a common thing. Due to this, the desire for a natural world and sustainability continues to grow. The introduction of more environmentally friendly products is therefore a key element for companies in the food industry to focus on.


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Xiaomi announces the Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro, prices start from €499
by Rajesh Pandey
Xiaomi has announced two new handsets today: the Mi 10T and the Mi 10T Pro, with the latter being the company's latest flagship smartphone for the EU. Both phones are very similar, with the non-Pro Mi 10T coming with a slightly downgraded camera setup.
The Mi 10T and the Mi 10T Pro both feature a 6.67-inch FHD+ resolution LCD panel with a 144Hz refresh rate that's protected with Corning's Gorilla Glass 5. Xiaomi is using AdaptiveSync to automatically adjust the refresh rate of the display to improve the battery life of the devices.
The regular Mi 10T comes with 6GB RAM, while the Mi 10T Pro packs 8GB of RAM. Both devices are powered by a Snapdragon 865 chip and feature a 5,000mAh battery with 33W MMT fast charging support that's 17% faster than the company's previous implementation. Other specs of the devices include stereo speakers, X-axis vibration motor, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Gorilla Glass 5 panels at the front and back, 5G, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C, and more. Notably, there's no IP rating, wireless charging, and NFC on these phones.
In terms of camera, the Mi 10T Pro comes with a 108MP primary shooter featuring OIS along with a 13MP ultra-wide and a 5MP macro sensor. The regular Mi 10 switches to a 64MP unit for the primary camera while keeping the other camera sensors intact. At the front, both phones house a 20MP selfie shooter. The phones come with a number of new camera features including Photo Clones, new Color filters, AI Skyscapping 3.0, six different long exposure modes, Dual Video, and more.
On the software front, the Mi 10T series runs on MIUI 12 that's based on Android 10. MIUI 12 comes with a redesigned Control Center, new system icons, improved UI/UX, and more.
The Mi 10T will start from 499€, while the Mi 10T Pro starts from 599€ and goes up to 649€ for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant.
Pixel 5 leaks in live images hours ahead of official reveal
by João Carrasqueira
Image credit: Jon Prosser (Twitter) Google is set to hold a hardware event later today, where the company will officially reveal the new Pixel 5, as well as a 5G variant of the Pixel 4a. However, with just a few hours to go before the unveil, leakster Jon Prosser has gone ahead and shared live images of the device, showing off its design in full.
The images shared on Twitter show both the front and back of the device, with a display sporting minimal bezels and a punch-hole cutout for the front-facing camera. That display has been rumored to be a 6-inch OLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 2340x1080 resolution.
Meanwhile, the back of the device shows off the square camera module with two sensors, an LED flash, and a microphone. The rear of the phone also includes a fingerprint sensor. The body itself seems to be textured, and you can also see the volume rocker and power button on the side, the latter being a different color from the phone itself.
Prior to this leak, most of the phone's specs had already been revealed, including a Snapdragon 765G chipset, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 4,000mAh battery. The rear cameras are said to be a 12.2MP main sensor and a 16MP ultra-wide lens.
Google is also set to announce the Pixel 4a 5G today, and the rumored specs for that are similar in some ways, though the display is bigger, at 6.2 inches, and it lacks the 90hz refresh rate of the Pixel 5. It also comes with just 6GB of RAM and a smaller 3,800mAh battery. The Pixel 4a 5G has been officially confirmed to cost $499, while the Pixel 5 has been rumored to cost $699, though that has yet to be confirmed.
Google Phone app could soon gain Caller ID announcement and other new features
by Rajesh Pandey
Google expanded the availability of its Google Phone app along with the Verified Calls feature to more non-Pixel devices earlier this month. Now, the company is working on some new features for its dialer app to further increase its usefulness.
The first option in testing is called 'Caller ID announcement' and as the name suggests, it would lead to the phone app reading out the incoming caller's name or number. Another new feature in the works is the option to automatically delete Call Screen transcripts and recordings after 30 days. Call Screen is only available in the United States and Canada so this feature is going to be handy for a limited number of users. Nonetheless, if you rely on Call Screen heavily, the option to delete its transcripts automatically after every 30 days will be a handy addition.
Lastly, the app will be gaining a new 'Saved voicemails' shortcut in the Voicemail tab to let users quickly access their saved voicemails.
These features are still under testing from Google but they should make their way to the Phone app in the coming weeks presumably around the time the Pixel 5 hits the stores.
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Some Android users begin receiving a new dark theme UI in Google Maps
by Abhay Venkatesh
One of Android 10’s headline features was the introduction of a system-wide dark theme, which was also followed by a lot of the third-party apps. Last October, the search giant also teased a deeper-level dark mode for Maps which brought a more consistent dark mode to the app. While dark mode currently exists in the navigation app, it can only be activated when the navigation mode is active.
However, some users are beginning to receive a revamped dark mode interface via a server-side update that enables a consistent, app-wide dark mode for the interface. It is currently not clear if the rollout is part of a limited A/B testing, or if Google has indeed begun a staggered rollout of the feature. When the feature is enabled, a new ‘Appearance” menu offers the option to choose between dark, light, and system-specific themes.
Just like with other first-party apps, the dark theme on Maps blends a palette of dark and light greys, with the darkest of the shades used for the map’s backgrounds. The contrasting font colors and the backgrounds for the UI elements make it easy to read the text in the options. Other icons and names on the maps also adapt to the theme, resulting in a clean UI. You can head to Reddit to see the screenshots of the app posted by a user here.
The Maps app is one of the last native apps that is yet to receive the dark mode treatment. The Mountain View giant began rolling dark theme for its G Suite apps on iOS earlier this week. Regardless, for those that prefer this theme on their apps and the OS, this will be a welcome addition.
Source: Reddit via 9to5Google
Have you received the dark theme for the Maps app on your phone? Let us know in the comments below!
The LG Wing is coming to Verizon next month, costs $999.99
by João Carrasqueira
Verizon has announced that it will be the first carrier in the United States to sell the new LG Wing, the phone with a swiveling main display, which was introduced earlier this month. It will be available on October 15 and cost $999.99.
The LG Wing is part of LG's "Explorer Project", and it tried to stand out from the crowd by implementing a different kind of dual-display setup compared to what we've seen so far. Rather than folding, the LG Wing features a main 6.8-inch OLED display that swivels to reveal a smaller 3.9-inch display underneath. This allows users to multitask in different ways, such as watching a full-screen YouTube video while reading the comments under it, or texting someone in a different app entirely.
Under the hood, the LG Wing features upper-mid-mange specs, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset with 5G support (including Verizon's mmWave network), 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage, as well as a 4,000mAh battery. The camera setup is interesting, though, as it includes a primary 64MP shooter, and a 13MP wide-angle lens for "standard" photos, but also a 12MP ultra-wide gimbal camera, which is meant to be used when the phone is in its T shape. This camera lets users focus and track specific parts of the frame while recording a video. The selfie camera is in a pop-up module at the top, and it has a 32MP resolution.
The LG Wing will be available to pre-order from Verizon on October 1, this coming Thursday. It should come to other carriers later on.


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Microsoft is planning to bring certain console and Windows PC games to iOS and Android devices, according to a report from Japan's Nikkei, as part of a deal with Japanese smartphone game maker KLab. A report from Reuters, sourcing Nikkei, says one of those titles will be a free-to-play version of Age of Empires.
The mobile version of Age of Empires will reportedly hit iOS and Android by the end of Microsoft's current fiscal year, which comes to a close at the end of June.
Microsoft has already released a handful of games for competing mobile platforms. The company released a version of Xbox 360 game Kinectimals for iOS in 2011 and Android in 2012. Twisted Pixel's Ms. Splosion Man made its way to iOS earlier this year. The company has also released iOS and Android apps that support Xbox 360 and Windows PC titles, like the Xbox SmartGlass app and the Halo Waypoint app.
Update: In a statement to Polygon, a Microsoft spokesperson says the company is licensing its Age of Empires IP for a mobile game bound for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Microsoft's full statement follows.
"Today, KLab Inc. announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. to develop a mobile version of Microsoft Studio's Age of Empires franchise, which will be initially developed in English for iOS and Android and launched globally, with plans to release the game in other languages and on Windows Phone in the future. Some reports included incorrect information about additional Xbox Live-based games on iOS and Android but there are no further announcements beyond Age of Empires at this time."
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Pandora stock lost a quarter of its value last Friday, closing the week down 24.46%, after its new CEO reported weaker than expected earnings growth alongside a 7% decline in total listeners hours in the same period last year as well as a somewhat smaller $5.3 million third quarter loss. Pre-market trading on Monday showed the stock recovering by just 1.43% to $5.59.
Paid subscriptions did grow 29% year-over-year to 5.19 million, including 1 million subscribers to Pandora's Premium on-demand streaming service, which launched in May of this year.
Some highlights from yesterday earning call:
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Total monthly active users = 73.7M
Pandora Premium paid subscribers cross the 1 million milestone in October 2017
Total paid subscribers (across Pandora Plus & Premium) = 5.19 million / 29% YoY increase
Listeners tuning in an average of 23 hours per month
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Massive Holden discounts are set to start on SUNDAY with huge savings on new and used models - but you'll have be quick
- Holden cars will be discounted by more than $17,000 following brand's collapse
- Prices of the Trax SUV and Astra hatchbacks will likely drop below $15,000 each
- General Motors announced the end of the iconic Australian brand this month
Holden dealers will be offering huge discounts this weekend in a bid to clear stock after General Motors decided to scrap the brand.
From Sunday, Holden dealerships are expected to slash prices of all cars by as much as $17,500 ahead of the company's closure.
Prices of new Trax SUVs will drop by about $7,000, to $13,000. Arcadia large SUVs will be discounted by $11,000, to $31,990.
Astras are expected to sell for less than $15,000 when dealers knock off $8,500 from the price. The Commodore, which was discontinued last year, should be reduced by $7500.
The biggest discounts are on the Colorado Ute range, with prices dropping between $13,000 to $17,500.
The Trax SUV will likely drop to $17,000 each after GM announced the collapse of the Holden brand
Arcadia large SUVs (pictured) will be discounted by $11,000, selling for $31,990
The biggest discounts are on the Colorado Ute range, with price dropping to $13,000 from $17,500
Motorsport expert Ian Luff told 7news motorists would be getting a great deal from Holden.
'They're going to get some pretty fantastic bargains with Holden, they'll still have warranty - there will be parts here for years to come. It really is a safe bet.'
Dealers who spoke anonymously to Car Advice believe the discounts should help clear all remaining showroom models.
'It won't take long,' one car dealer said.
'I reckon everyone will be sold out of their Holden stock within weeks not months. No-one wants to hang onto them now, we want to get rid of them as quickly as possible or even put them on the used-car lot.'
GM committed to providing compensation to Holden dealers to allow them to transition to other brands or close down.
The Commodore (pictured), which was discontinued last year, will be reduced to $7,500
The Holden Astra, which was discontinued last year, will also drop below $15,000
While the discounts are good news for bargain hunters, or those seeking to buy a collectors' item, it could cause tension with those who had ordered a Holden at full price prior to the announcement, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Those buyers might be able to renegotiate prices, but one unnamed dealer said prices in orders are legally binding.
'If someone has ordered a car, a dealer can enforce it. After all, the dealer didn't do the wrong thing here.'
He also said many dealers would be unable to refuse the cash bonuses offered by GM.
'People have to put it all in perspective. Holden is saying this money has to cover any losses a dealer might have to wear on their used car stock, demonstration models or any trade-ins they've committed to.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted General Motors Holden for comment.
Last month General Motors announced they were 'retiring' the iconic Australian brand by 2021.
It said servicing and parts would be available for a decade thereafter.
General Motors announced this month they were 'retiring' the iconic Australian brand by 2021 after plunging domestic sales for Holden vehicles (stock)
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Future of cryptocurrency in india 2020
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If the largest institutions in the international arena like Rothschild, Blackrock, and Vangaurd can choose to diversify their investment in the cryptocurrency space why should the Indian Institutions be barred from doing so?
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These events have had a positive effect amidst the Indian investors and we are seeing exponential growth in user registrations since the beginning of this year. The Indian government is yet to take a strong stance on the crypto regulations.
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Labor Day weekend is less than two weeks away and that means a lot of Americans, up to three-quarters, in fact, will be on road trips.
In a recent survey of 1,000 of your fellow citizens, Edmunds.com found that 40 percent of drivers definitely planned to take a road trip by Labor Day and another 34 percent were considering it.
The reasons for road trips are varied, but they create a sort of perfect storm of activity.
“Whether it’s a trip back to college, a last-minute Labor Day escape or an end-of-summer getaway, Americans find that August is a great time to hit the road,” according to the car shopping website. (Also, see “Oh, the Things That You’ll Pack!” infographic on the Santander Consumer USA blog.)
“The great American road trip is alive and well, with many drivers planning to go the distance [500-plus miles], snap selfies and pump their favorite tunes,” said Edmunds.com.
Among other results of the survey:
More than 92 percent would be willing to drive up to 500 miles for a vacation, and nearly half of those drivers would travel cross country.
Nearly half of drivers with children – 45 percent – indicated they would threaten to turn the family car around at least once on an end-of-summer road trip.
Thirty-four percent of road trippers will take up to 10 selfies on their journey, although Edmunds.com urges travelers not to attempt driving selfies. (Learn more about the dangers of that phenomenon in “Why you should be worried about #drivingselfies” on the Santander Consumer USA blog.)
Only about a quarter of road trippers say they require GPS, music and travel companions – 27 percent, 24 percent and 25 percent, respectively – to head on down the highway. (For more on traveling music, see the post, “Songs and bands for road trips,” on the RoadLoans blog.)
Nearly 90 percent of survey respondents indicated they could last more than an hour without checking their phones while on a road trip.
The Edmunds.com survey also found that 80 percent of drivers surveyed considered road trips when they shopped for their current vehicle, with cargo space being the primary attractor at 22 percent.
“It’s not surprising to us that more than 80 percent of respondents had road trips in mind when they were car shopping,” said Avi Steinlauf, Edmunds.com CEO. “Road trips are the ultimate test for any new vehicle. If the car can be reliable and comfortable while handling all the loading, unloading and hauling with adequate fuel efficiency, then it’ll definitely make a great long-term vehicle.”
Meanwhile, make sure your trip goes as planned by reading our infographic, “Summer Driving: Putting your car, truck or SUV to the test,” also on the Santander Consumer USA blog, before you go.
And happy traveling.


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TROY, Ill. (KMOV.com) - A string of weekend burglaries targeting gaming stores across the St. Louis area has store owners and their customers concerned and frustrated.
“I think everybody is sad, shocked,” said Sam Bozarth.
Bozarth is the manager and co-owner of Realms of Gaming in Troy, Illinois, one of three gaming stores targeted between late Sunday night and Monday morning. The other locations, Game Nite and Yeti Gaming located in south St. Louis County, also had similar break-ins.
“This is not cool, this is my hometown store,” said Matt Ansley, who is a frequent Realms of Gaming customer.
“Losing a great amount of inventory for any store is going to be a problem but for us, that’s kind of our pride,” said Bozarth.
The suspect stole over $100,000 worth of various trading cards and collectibles, most of which were Magic the Gathering cards. The suspect also caused roughly $10,000 in damage to the store, including destroying their display case and shattering their door.
Bozarth could not share surveillance video pending the police investigation, but they shared some images of the suspect captured on video. Yeti Gaming, another location targeted on the same evening, shared similar photos from their surveillance, depicting what appears to be the same suspect. The Troy Police Department say the suspect is male and was wearing a mask that covered his entire head and face, dark pants and dark tennis shoes. Troy police are currently working with surrounding law enforcement agencies in this case. They believe the suspect was specifically targeting stores that sold gaming cards.
“I’ve personally reviewed it, and from what Yeti games has shown us of their perpetrator, it’s the same guy,” said Bozarth. “Not even questionable. He’s got very distinct shoes. He’s got a bag with three blue stripes on it. Same MO, walks in, hammers the place, grabs the stuff, leaves.”
Crestwood PD say they are investigating the incident at Yeti Gaming, which they also believe happened between Sunday evening and early Monday morning. South County Precinct officers, who responded to the call at Game Nite, say that incident also happened around the same time.
“It’s one thing to hit a Walmart or a big store, but hit a proudly owned store like this, to me it’s a little more personal,” said Ansley.
Earlier this month, another gaming store in St. Peters also had a break-in, the Collector Store. The St. Peters Police Department says 23-year-old Michael Brooks was arrested for that incident and The St. Charles County Prosecutors Office charged him with second-degree burglary, stealing and property damage. For people who shop, trade and game at these stores, they say it is not surprising someone would consider stealing these gaming cards.
“Unfortunately, I think thieves just look to see where the opportunity is and with magic continuing to grow, Dungeons and Dragons continuing to grow, that also brings with it unwanted attention,” said Brad Kemph, who visited Game Nite on Tuesday afternoon.
“The portable nature, they’re so small but can be worth so much,” said Bozarth. “And how easy it is to get rid of them. I mean there’s a whole community. There’s over 30 million magic players in the world.”
Co-owner David McGonigal says another reason could be because of the pandemic’s impact on supply and new demand for trading cards.
"I don't know why they decided to all of a sudden [steal], but I can tell you that the price of a lot of the magic cards has increased in value since the pandemic,” said McGonigal. “Maybe because they're collectable, and the fact that it is a game you can play at home with family."
Patrons like Ansley are now doing what they can to help their local gaming store in need.
“I’m selling some of my cards I have so I can get their stock going, so they can keep business going,” said Ansley.
Realms of Gaming says be on the lookout for anyone trying to sell large quantities of gaming cards, specifically on Facebook marketplace, to you directly, or to a local gaming store.
If anyone observed the suspect that night or has other information, contact the Troy Police Department at 618-667-6731 or email Detective Hays at email@example.com.


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Plant hire group Ashtead has abandoned its plan to purchase the UK business of rival Lavendon.
Ashtead had made a joint approach for the firm with Belgian plant hire company TVH offering 115 pence per share on 12 January.
The pair made it clear in their initial bid that there would be no higher offer unless they came across significant additional value during due diligence.
But a firm rejection from Lavendon of an “opportunistic” offer which “significantly undervalues” the company also included a confirmation that the firm was trading in line with expectations – effectively closing down any prospect of finding any additional value.
Michael Parkinson an analyst at Brewin Dolphin said the offer had undervalued the firm. But despite seeing off the approach from Ashtead, the Lavendon board should not rule out a larger offer from another rival or private equity house.
He said: “This is a cash generative business in a recovery situation and private equity firms that we talk to are looking at companies like that.”


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The iconic, illuminated Coca-Cola sign overlooking downtown’s Woodruff Park is coming down—but not for long.
Installed atop the Walgreens building at 25 Peachtree Street in 2003, the Five Points Coke sign is set for a “spectacular upgrade,” according to the Coca-Cola Company.
Crews began disassembling the 33-foot landmark last week to make way for a newer, more energy-efficient LED replacement, which is expected to debut in January.
The location of the glowing red disc—a mainstay of downtown’s commercial district and Georgia State University’s main campus—is important, too.
“It overlooks the spot where the first Coca-Cola was served at Jacob’s Pharmacy in 1886, and sits just behind Woodruff Park, named for the company’s longest-standing leader, Robert Woodruff,” reads a company blog post.
The aging sign’s successor, thanks to dimmable LED lights, is expected to be lit around the clock. A full-color, interactive digital display will replace the lighted message board beneath it—a la Georgia’s Own Credit Union’s change to the former Equitable building’s signage, although less controversial.
The sign’s update seems to be in keeping with the goals of the Atlanta Arts and Entertainment District, a city program that aims to make downtown more vibrant, and even, to some extent, Times Square-esque.
As of September, there were 15 active proposals for various lighting and signage projects going through review and permitting stages, according to Central Atlanta Progress.


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New Windows OS could be headed for release in 2015, announcement coming this April
Rumours are abound that Microsoft are to announce a new version of Windows later in the spring.
The announcement is believed to be coming at BUILD 2014 in April with Windows 9 (we'll call it that for convenience) is expected to be released in April of 2015.
Threshold is also the possible name for another update for Windows 8 which would further integrate the divisive desktop OS further with the Xbox One and Windows Phone 8.
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- Square Enix unveils the Final Fantasy Type-0 Collector's Edition
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Nov. 18, 2019 — The 19th annual Pounding to benefit Florence Food Share will be held at Grocery Outlet on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founded and hosted by local businesswoman Cindy Wobbe, this annual food drive aims to fill the food bank’s pantries with much needed canned, boxed and frozen food items in time for the holiday season.
Started in 2001 and held the Saturday just before Thanksgiving, the Pounding is modeled after the early tradition often practiced in small communities when a new family or preacher would move to town.
“To help folks get their feet firmly planted, everyone would join together and contribute a pound of food to fill the pantry. Someone would bring a pound of flour, another a pound of sugar, and somebody else a pound of beans. When everybody chips in, we can fill those shelves pretty quickly,” said Wobbe. “Over 650 families in our community rely on Florence Food Share to keep from going hungry each month, and that need is not going to go away. This food drive has been a godsend year after year.”
Last year’s event raised a record 14,752 pounds, pushing the total Pounding donations over the last 19 years to over 120,000 pounds.
For the third year, Top Hydraulics, Inc. has announced that it will also match the total number of pounds donated.
“I’m thrilled for Food Share!” says Wobbe. “This corporate match means that for every pound we receive, Top Hydraulics will donate an additional $1. It’s a significant and generous gift and that will impact so many who are in need.”
Wobbe will be joined by local radio personality Wayne Sharpe of KCST Radio, who has conducted a live radio remote on location every year since the beginning.
Florence Grocery Outlet will mark specials throughout the store of items most desperately needed at the food bank and plans to have extra staff available during the event to help with pushing grocery carts, loading boxes of canned foods and ringing in customers at the check stands.
Grocery Outlet is located at 2066 Highway 101. The Pounding will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, and continue in the store until 2 p.m.


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Toyota has teamed up with graduate students at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research in South Carolina to create the ultimate concept car for the next generation of car buyers: Gen-Z. The uBox concept features a bold design, a flexible interior that can be adjusted for weekend activities or the weekday commute, and an all-electric powertrain.
The uBox concept is the result of a two year collaboration between the University and Toyota, and they are calling it Deep Orange. The collaboration gave the students the opportunity to be immersed in everything from market research and design studies to engineering design and manufacturing.
“Deep Orange gives students’ hands-on experience with the entire vehicle development process, from identifying the market opportunity through the vehicle build,” says Johnell Brooks, an associate professor in Clemson’s graduate engineering program. “It’s like automotive boot camp for the real world, and it wouldn’t happen without industry partners like Toyota.”
Toyota says that the uBox concept was designed for a young entrepreneur who wants a vehicle that can provide utility and recreation on the weekend, but that can also offer office space or other career-centric or lifestyle uses during the week. The versatile interior can be rearranged for various activities, from working or operating a business, to hauling cargo. The interior also features 110-volt sockets and reconfigurable, removable seats.
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The mobile service providers have asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to defer the April 1, 2019 deadline for mandatory testing and certification of imported network equipment due to a paucity of labs to undertake such in-country screening. There are only 33 such labs now as against the 100-odd required.
They have urged DoT and its technical wing, TEC, to instruct customs authorities not to insist on the required certification to pre-empt imported 3G and 4G equipment worth billions of dollars from getting stuck and delaying network rollouts and expansion after April 1. Mobile operators import an estimated USD 6-7 billion of network gear annually, from vendors, such as Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung, and ZTE.
Sufficient test labs and all related technical and procedural challenges need to be in place before these tests can be made mandatory. In the absence of a testing ecosystem, the companies urged DoT and TEC to pave the way for early mutual recognition agreements (MRA) between India and other countries for testing and certification of telecom gear. A self-certification regime in line with the US and the European Union, where vendors undertake to certify compliance with standards specified by a government could be encouraged, the validity of which could be verified by the authorities.
In the interim, telcos have urged the government to consider the global certification of imported telecom devices as long as they are valid internationally.


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How Personal genomics is proving to be a popular tool in preventive healthcare?
Coverage in the Economic Times on Mapmygenome on October 24th 2013. See link above for complete article. Below are some snippets from the article.
A casual conversation with a friend introduced the concept of genomic assessment to Vivek Bhargava. The 39-year-old technology entrepreneur who had just sold his company was in the process of taking stock of personal and professional goals. Intrigued by his friend’s idea, he took the personal genome mapping test at her company, Mapmygenome. The results astonished Bhargava.
He learnt that he had a propensity to develop Alzheimer’s disease—a common form of dementia— and diabetes. “It did not stress me out, but helped me alter my lifestyle to reduce the chance of getting it,” said Bhargava, who now follows a regimen of physical and mental exercises—including brain games designed by neuroscientists— and table tennis.
Bhargava is one of numerous Indians turning to gene mapping to discover their propensity for various illnesses as a number of startups price the service at more affordable rates.
Hyderabad-based Mapmygenome, launched in April, tests for nearly 100 conditions and has provided genetic assessment for nearly 500 customers so far. While most come from metros, a growing number from smaller towns, such as Vijaywada, Coimbatore, Kharagpur and Jalandhar, are turning to the startup to test for diseases like cardiovascular, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and male pattern baldness.
“I performed the test on myself and was surprised to know that I am vulnerable to develop an addiction for heroin,” said Anu Acharya, chief executive of Mapmygenome and an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
“I also came to know I am a possible world class sprinter but it seems to have been a lost opportunity,” said Acharya, who expects her company to earn revenue of `10 crore in the next two years.
Typically, genomic assessment companies test a person’s saliva or blood sample that can be couriered using a special kit to the lab for assessment. The sample is analysed by gene-mapping equipment and a personalised report is mailed back to the customer. Even traits, such as alcoholism, athletic performance and lactose intolerance as well as specific responses to certain drugs can be assessed.
Next-generation genomics is one of 12 disruptive technologies with potential to deliver economic value of up to $33 trillion a year worldwide by 2025, according to McKinsey Global Institute. Startups entering the space are drawn by growing demand from consumers for such services.
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Luxury goods industry is feeling the loss of customers’ assets
According to information from the management consultancy “The Boston Consulting Group” (BCG), the global economic crisis has now also reached the luxury goods industry. After a slowed increase in sales in the previous year, there will be a noticeable decline in sales for the first time. When this industry will stabilize again cannot be foreseen at the moment.
“Our current analysis shows that this development is a global phenomenon that is affecting the entire industry,” says Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Senior Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of BCG. An international comparison shows that the USA in particular, but also Europe and Japan, contribute massively to this development with sales losses of 15 and 10 percent respectively. These three markets would account for 75 percent of global luxury sales. Since the slight growth in China of seven percent and in the Middle East of two percent can hardly outweigh this trend, sales at pre-crisis level can only be expected again in four to five years at the earliest.
The market for “hard luxury goods”, which mainly includes watches and jewelery, is much more affected by the economic crisis than the five times larger market for textile articles and accessories, so-called “soft luxury goods”. The reason for this is that the main target group of the affluent top income quintile is suffering from a decline in disposable income for the first time in years of steady income growth. As a result, willingness to trade up fell in the EU by 30 to 18 percent and in the US by 20 to 43 percent. In order to master the crisis, BCG recommends that companies use the right levers for portfolio optimization, brand-sensitive positioning, adapting the range, retail productivity and cash management, trying out alternative sales channels and optimizing marketing expenses.


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As supply from Ghana and Cameroon reach Nigerian markets, tomato prices crashes.
The price of tomato has crashed in most Nigerian markets as supplies from Ghana and Cameroun have arrived the county’s markets. Daily Trust findings revealed…
Findings revealed that due to the recent tomato scarcity that hit the nation as a result of the Tuta Absoluta pest attack on tomato plantations, tomato merchants have resolved to import the crop from Ghana and Cameroon to complement the supply in Nigeria, and as a result the price of tomato which had gone up initially has crashed.
A check revealed that a big basket of tomato which was selling for over N50,000 recently is now selling for N18,000 to N20,000 in Kano State due to its availability.
The Kano State Chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Alhaji Sani Danladi Yadakwari, disclosed that the scarcity experienced initially was as a result the pest attack, adding that with supplies from Ogun State in Nigeria and two other African countries, tomato supply had been stabilised relatively and the price crashed.
He said, “With supplies now coming from Ogun State and the two African countries, Cameroon and Ghana, tomato merchants have succeeded in crashing tomato price, and availability is now stable.”


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Digitimes.com yesterday reported that MD’s official graphics card diagnostic and validation software was recently discovered to have a bug that failed to detect defective ATI Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 graphics cards, according to sources at graphics card makers.
Vendors pointed out the problem with the cards is down to an error in the BIOS application process. The cards will now all have to be returned to the makers to be restored. One maker has already recalled in between 20,000 – 30,000 units.
The problem had effects on several small makers, however Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology all experienced the problem too, noted the sources.
AMD said "that Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 chips are thoroughly inspected prior to shipping to graphics card makers. This was an isolated incident and measures were taken to solve the issue as soon as it was detected."


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
New publisher for Nightwolves and Celeste!!!!
I am pleased to announce that World Castle Publications now has both Memoirs of The Nightwolves Series and Celeste's Nites series in their house! Contracts have been signed and they are already working on new cover art for my books!! The new editions will be out as soon as possible. So those who want the new editions I hope you'll love the new look! World Castle Publications will be taking over marketing and promoting of my series so I am have time to sit back and write MORE books to complete the series faster! This is a new beginning for both my Series and I know it will be a GREAT new adventure for all!!! Clarrissa Lee Moon