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destinyland writes "A book editor at Houghton Mifflin argues ebook advertising is 'coming soon to a book near you.' (Paywalled unless you go through Google.) Amazon has filed a patent for advertisements on the Kindle, and the book editor joins with a business professor in the Wall Street Journal to make the case for advertisements in ebooks. Book sales haven't increased over the last decade, and profits are being squeezed even lower by ebooks. According to another industry analyst, Amazon is being pressured to make ebook sales more profitable for publishers, partly because Apple offers them more lucrative terms in Apple's iBookstore. One technology blog notes that Amazon's preference seems to be keeping book prices low, and wonders whether consumers would accept advertising if it meant that new ebooks were then free. Meanwhile, Ralph Lauren has confused the issue even more by publishing a 'shoppable' children's storybook online, prompting a fierce reaction from one blog: 'I hope it's the last. Books are one of the last refuges in our world from the constant cry by advertisers to spend money and fill our lives with unnecessary things.'"
Hugh Pickens writes "TechNewsWorld reports that Amazon's new, slimmed-down Kindle devices are notable for several things, including upgrades to their experimental WebKit browser that makes it faster and easier to navigate, and the new 'article mode' feature extracts the main text-based content from Web pages for easier reading (as Safari does), suggesting the possibility that the Kindle may grow up to be a real tablet computer someday. Eventually, the tablet and e-reader categories 'are going to slam together,' says Rob Enderle, adding that they are 'held apart, largely because we don't yet have an affordable display that will do both tasks well.' One current problem 'is that TFT displays like the iPad uses suck for reading because they aren't outdoor viewable and are very power hungry. Display technologies like the Qualcomm Mirasol stuff will change this over the next 18 months, and by the end of next year — likely before — we'll begin to see converged devices.' Mirasol uses tiny mirrors, known as microelectronic machines, to create its display, which has the low power characteristics of E-Ink displays and the video-playing and color abilities of LCDs."


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You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a series of articles published by The Apopka Voice in 2016 that were the most noteworthy events of the year. The Apopka Voice will publish them starting today and running until Friday, December 30th. During the New Year’s weekend (Friday, December 30th – Sunday, January 1st) we will publish a poll and let the readers decide on which story is the most impactful of the year. Originally Published: June 15th, 2016The Apopka City Council voted 5-0 last night to approve Chuck Carnesale as Apopka’s new fire chief. He takes over a department of more than 80 firefighters.“He started as an Explorer at age 13, graduated high school, Fire Academy and EMT school simultaneously in 1989, and was a dispatcher at age 17,” said Mayor Joe Kilsheimer. ” he has filled almost every position at The Apopka Fire department.”“I hate to mention I’ve been on this journey for 33 years when my mother dropped me off to look at fire trucks,” said Carnesale. “Thank you. I won’t let you down. I won’t let the public down. I won’t let the firefighters down.”Carnesale has served as assistant fire chief since 2013, heading up the fire department’s emergency medical and ambulance services. He is certified as a firefighter, EMT/paramedic, fire officer, fire inspector and instructor in various fields. In 1990, Carnesale was hired as a full-time firefighter/EMT. In 2000 he was recognized by then Gov. Jeb Bush as Apopka’s Firefighter of the Year.Chuck CarnesaleHe was promoted to engineer in 2001, lieutenant in 2005, captain and EMS coordinator in 2006 and assistant fire chief in 2013. Carnesale attended Seminole State and Valencia colleges, Florida State Fire College and the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.He has served on several medical boards, and this year Orange County Medical Director Dr. George Ralls appointed him to the Orange County EMS Advisory Council.The City Council was pleased with Kilsheimer’s choice.“Chuck is an amazing person,” said Commissioner Kyle Becker. I know he is going to do a fantastic job. I couldn’t be more happy for you (Carnesale).”“I’m glad we brought someone in from our own fire department,” said Commissioner Billie Dean. “We have the best fire department in America. We should hire from within. I commend you (Kilsheimer) on the choice.”Carnesale replaces former Fire Chief Lee Bronson. TAGSApopka Fire DepartmentChuck CarnesaleFire Chief Previous articleBiggest Apopka stories of 2016: Warrant issued for Richard Anderson’s arrestNext article5 Ways to Beat Mindless Eating Denise Connell RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Florida gas prices jump 12 cents; most expensive since 2014 UF/IFAS in Apopka will temporarily house District staff; saves almost $400,000 Please enter your name here Please enter your comment! Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Gov. DeSantis says new moment-of-silence law in public schools protects religious freedom Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
in our daily life, for the residents along the river, often see the yacht is not a strange thing, but for the inland friends, many people may not have done a yacht yet! The afternoon of November 4th, the first 2016 China Xiamen yacht RV Carnival "will be officially launched in the cloud car camp. The carnival for a period of 9 days, launched 15 of the RV camping, yacht themed activities. By then, the public visitors and car and yacht yacht have intimate contact, experience RV fashion lifestyle.
organized by the Xiamen RV Camping Association launched RV camping tour series of activities will be in the cloud holiday camps, RV Park, Les Howell RV camping is RV Camping Park, you degree fun camping base, Olympic blue painted this holiday camp five Xiamen RV camping base held. During the event, tourists can visit experience different style campsites can also participate in the camp launched garden Zen tea, jungle CS, bonfire and other activities.
at the same time, by the Xiamen Yacht Association organized the yacht experience activities will be carried out in different locations in the Wuyuan Bay Marina, Xiangshan yacht wharf, Huangcuo beach etc.. Tourists can participate in Hayne, Jie Peng, etc. the company launched poly Marquis yacht yacht experience activities. Not only can boating and sailing close watch 70 foot luxury yacht, 50 foot sailing etc. different types of imports, but also by luxury yachts, sailing, fishing boats, motor boats, sailing feeling of passion.
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, the RV yacht Carnival activities jointly organized by the Xiamen RV Camping Association and the Xiamen Yacht Industry Association, Xiamen Asia Pacific Tourism Development Center, Xiamen self driving Tourism Association, Xiamen City, Xiamen City, recreational fishing association sailing yacht Sports Association, Xiamen Press International Travel Service Co. To advocate a new life car yacht low-carbon, healthy, green fashion, highlighting the status of Xiamen as a tourist center in Haixi Economic and cultural exchanges in the city, to promote the transformation of Xiamen tourism products to the tourism, leisure, vacation and leisure tourism, promote the development of yacht touring car, the car became the Xiamen fashion tour yacht tourism new name card.
want to enjoy the luxury yacht, don’t miss the Xiamen yacht RV carnival, November 4th is about to start, don’t miss the time! At the same time, the Xiamen press international travel agencies will also be combined with many famous tourism enterprises, around the "global + tourism" concept, planning a series of tourism products to "RV, camping, yacht" as the theme, rich people of Xiamen and Xiamen travel tourist experience.

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Overnight, Apple announced that the iPhone 5 notched up more than 2 million pre-orders in its first 24 hours, more than doubling the tally of the iPhone 4S last year.
The iPhone 5 vs. the iPhone 4S.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
It's not a huge surprise that the number of pre-orders is so high; Apple's website was overwhelmed on Friday, and the carrier stores began to push back their delivery estimates toward the end of the day. The iPhone 5 is benefiting from pent-up demand among consumers who had sought a new design, bigger display and 4G long-term evolution (LTE) connection.
Based on the pre-order figure, Canaccord Genuity technology analyst Michael Walkley raised his estimate from 9 million to 10 million iPhone 5 units sold by 29 September, up from a prior forecast of 6 million units.
Early indications for iPhone 5 demand have been positive. AT&T earlier said that it posted record pre-orders of its own, although it declined to provide specific figures. The company said only that the iPhone 5 performed better than any previous iPhone over the first day and the first weekend.
Apple enthusiasts, meanwhile, have already begun to line up at the New York flagship store on Fifth Avenue, some having arrived as early as Friday.
Apple said that demand exceeded the initial supply. While a majority of the orders are expected to be fulfilled on 21 September, many are scheduled to be delivered in October, the company said. Both Apple and the carriers have already pushed back the shipment dates by several weeks.
"iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S, and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal," Philip Schiller, Apple's head of marketing, said in a statement yesterday.
Apple took some heat with the seemingly minor improvements to the iPhone 5, which retains a similar look despite a stretched-out design to accommodate the larger display. Samsung Electronics even took out an ad attacking the iPhone 5's minimal changes, although Apple's fanboys were quick to respond over the weekend.
The design change, as well as the faster 4G LTE connection, are seemingly enough to warrant even higher demand for the phone. Apple's products have long come out of the gate strong; the real test lies in how long the company can keep up its momentum.


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If you almost made a deal with New Balance and got a good offer from Castor, what Sao Paulo saw a new player emerge on the horizon to replace Adidas from next year. In fact, it’s an old fan acquaintance: Reebok, who wore the tricolor between 2006 and 2012, being three-time Brazilian champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
And the person responsible for demonstrating the American Reebok’s interest in the Morumbi club is one of its best-known representatives in Brazil: John Textor, the tycoon who bought SAF from Botafogo.
Textor does business with Jamie Selter, CEO of Authentic Brands Group, owner of the American brand.
Interestingly, Selter is an indirect shareholder of Botafogo. Indeed, the Canadian businessman is Textor’s partner at Eagle Football Holdings, a holding company that owns 90% of SAF do Alvinegro. The company also holds a minority stake in Crystal Palace (ING), as well as 80% of Molenbeek (BEL) and part of Lyon (FRA).
Through Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Jamie S is expected to launch the new shirts for the second half of this year.
THE THING! discovered that Textor’s plan with his partner and friend is to further expand Reebok’s presence in Brazilian football, and not just be limited to the Rio de Janeiro team. Teams other than São Paulo received surveys last week. This could harm negotiations with Tricolor.
Having an exclusive player on the national stage was a desired point by the São Paulo executives since there was a decision not to renew with Adidas, which has not yet been made public by the top hats. Indeed, there are tricolor complaints that non-exclusivity is causing difficulties. Like those who were confronted with the German multinational concerning the difference in amounts paid and salaries granted in São Paulo and FlamengoFor example.
The L! revealed that the management of Julio Casares even demanded that New Balance break with the Bragantino for the agreement to be ratified. But given the lack of better options (and the numbers considered very interesting) so far, the condition ended up being temporarily dropped.
CRISIS WITH ADIDAS
São Paulo raises the possibility mentioned by the board of directors of unilaterally terminating once and for all the contract with Adidas, its current supplier of sporting goods, before the end of the obligation, at the end of the year.
GOOD MORNING! found that the new dispute between the parties is due to complaints from traders and fans to find the new 2023 uniforms launched by the German multinational in sizes considered special.
A premature termination could prevent Adidas from enforcing a clause in its agreement with São Paulo which provides priority to match or cover any offer that comes to the club to replace him. But the trend is that the German company seems reluctant to maintain the partnership.
At the report, sources in the advertising community and in the sports equipment trade revealed that the breakup seems to be on its way to the clothing manufacturer. There are discussions at the supplier about the redistribution of parts launched this year. And who are just waiting for the signature of the project to decide what to do.
It is this part of the process that concerns Tricolor. There was already the expectation of the current management since taking over to break away from Adidas. It just wasn’t done because of the high fines. It is expected that an agreement will be reached with the Germans so that the breakup will be amicable.
And what would São Paulo’s uniforms look like? The agreement with New Balance, Reebok or Castore would be announced immediately after the split with Adidas. And one of the alternatives studied within the club is the use of its own brand when producing the new uniforms. In this case, it would serve to enhance the SAO brand, created by Casares as marketing director in the 2000s and recently reactivated, with the launch of an official store in Morumbi.
THE PARTIES LIVE IN A LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP
São Paulo and Adidas, who started the partnership in 2018, live behind the scenes extremely tumultuous relations. First of all, Tricolor complains about the difference in the amounts paid and the treatments granted to it at Flamengo. There are complaints that even Atlético-MG and International would be better served by the brand.
Additionally, recent episodes have exposed what fans and managers alike call neglect. There are numerous complaints about the way the bond was arranged by the management of Carlos Augusto Barros e Silva, Leco, Casares’ predecessor. And also because only Flamengo is considered a “world brand”.
In December last year, the chapter of disagreements between the parties gained another chapter, with club uniforms used in pre-season still displaying the Roku branding, maker of online media players, whose deal expired there. three months ago and has not been renewed.
The promise was that the situation should change at the end of January, when, finally, the club would launch part of its new collection in advance. So far, however, there has been no supply of new shirts.
In September last year, the club found itself hostage to the sports brand and called it “negligence” the fact that São Paulo’s third shirt, which alludes to the tracksuit worn by the world champion team of 1992, disappeared from stores after the first sale. batch.
Released in August, the game sold out in a weekend. And the replacement of the batch of 3,000 units, promised by Tricolor to fans at the time within 15 days, took almost two months. After raising almost BRL 1 million in the kit’s launch weekend, São Paulo’s marketing predictions are that the club failed to raise an additional BRL 6 million with the piece due to lists of waiting for customers established by stores. .
At the start of 2022, the cancellation was studied by the tricolor legal department, but the amounts of the fines prevented the schedule from moving forward. The contract between the parties runs until the end of next year. The disagreement is such that coach Rogério Ceni got into the “crossfire” by wearing clothes from Under Armour, a former supplier to São Paulo, during the match against Youthin April of that year, for the Copa do Brasil.
The latest spark came in March, when fans, partners and advisers publicly complained that Adidas had ignored São Paulo in a campaign that launched uniforms inspired by pieces designed in the 1990s. in which the models wear the jersey of the main clubs and selections served by the German multinational. And it was also not considered with a shirt in the collection.
Among the European selections and teams, only three South Americans feature in the campaign: Flamengo and the Argentinian duo River Plate and Boca Juniors. The only three-time world champion in Brazilian football, São Paulo has been completely ignored.
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The name Lakeside Book Company is rooted in the company’s history and marks a renewed commitment to providing best-in-class services.
LSC reported that second quarter net sales were $532 million, down $337 million, or 38.8%, from the second quarter of 2019.
The company reported net sales of $701 million compared to $845 million in the first quarter of 2019.
United Mail Business has acquired LSC’s commingle facility in Aurora, Ill., which LSC acquired from RRD Print Logistics in 2018.
Joel Quadracci said he expected the DOJ to take a close look at his company’s proposed acquisition of Chicago-based LSC Communications.
Consolidations are the only way that the printing sector can purge its overcapacity. Government lawyers should not stand in their way.
LSC Communications announced a new multi-year agreement with The Math Learning Center (MLC).
LSC will provide supply chain services, from web offset and digital print to warehousing and fulfillment for curriculum materials.


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It’s official – RingLead has been awarded 9 badges in G2’s Winter 2021 Report thanks to our dedicated customers
Written by Rachel Chinapen on December 15, 2020
RingLead is honored to be awarded 9 badges in the Winter 2021 G2 Grid Report, maintaining its position as Overall Leader in Mid-Market Data Quality, and securing new badges in categories like Lead-to-Account Matching, Account-Data Management, and Market Intelligence. This marks the 8th consecutive quarter RingLead has been recognized by G2 in its quarterly report. G2 is a peer-to-peer business solutions review website, leveraging customer feedback to rank the best business software and services.
Last quarter we released over a dozen customer-driven features as part of our continued effort to empower users to remain confident and agile when managing their data. In addition to new badges, we were thrilled to see our satisfaction ratings increase across categories, validating that we are executing on our core goal to deliver the best in class product, with the best in class customer support on the market.
Most recently, we’ve turned our attention to empowering businesses to drive a better buyer’s experience by removing the all-too-common friction that results from an inaccurate, incomplete and delayed lead assignment. In particular, we’ve focused on introducing features like Draggable Routing Rules and a Process Flow Diagram to make complex lead assignment processes easier to manage and adapt on the fly.
“Our position as a high performer in G2’s new category, Lead-to-Account Matching reinforces the premium we place on how leads are routed, and the critical role lead routing plays in any intelligent data orchestration program,” said Russ Artzt, Executive Chairman at RingLead. “We were also thrilled to be awarded new badges for Usability and Relationship this quarter as our team has been laser focused on improving the usability and adaptability of our platform, as well as introducing more product education and live training.”
Here’s a rundown of our latest G2 badges:
Winter 2021 Data Quality
Winter 2021 Data Quality Enterprise
Winter 2021 Mid-Market
- Fastest Implementation
Winter 2021 Account Data Management
- High performer
Winter 2021 Market Intelligence
- High performer
Winter 2021 Lead-to-Account Matching
- High performer
Winter 2021 Overall:
- Users Love Us
To hear from our customers directly, visit us on G2.
For more information on the RingLead Data Orchestration Platform visit www.ringlead.com
G2, the world’s leading business solution review platform, leverages more than 680,000 user reviews to drive better purchasing decisions. Business professionals, buyers, investors, and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software and services based on peer reviews and synthesized social data. Every month, more than one million people visit G2’s site to gain unique insights. Co-founded by the founder and former executives of SaaS leaders like BigMachines (acquired by Oracle) and SteelBrick (acquired by Salesforce) and backed by more than $100 million in capital, G2 aims to bring authenticity and transparency to the business marketplace. For more information, go to g2.com
RingLead is an enterprise software company that allows businesses to maximize the efficiency of their data. RingLead offers the industry’s only unified data orchestration platform that integrates seamlessly with Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle, and many other CRM and Marketing Automation platforms. RingLead enables businesses to connect their sales and marketing databases into a unified, complete record, breaking down business silos, providing businesses with a single source of truth from every angle, ultimately leading to more efficiency, more revenue, and improved data governance/compliance. RingLead is currently led by Russell Artzt as Executive Chairman and Head of R&D (formerly co-founder & head of R&D of Computer Associates–the first billion dollar software company, sold to Broadcom for $18.9 billion in 2018). Under Artzt, RingLead has transformed into a true enterprise software company, adding a variety of Fortune 500 clients to its 700 plus customers.


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Meet Innovation and Trends Speaker Michael Tchong
Michael is author of “Ubertrends — How Trends And Innovation Are Transforming Our Future,” entrepreneur, futurist and adjunct professor. For more information on Michael’s top-rated and globally renowned speaking services or “Ubertrends” book, click buttons below or call 800-WAY-COOL.
What is innovation?
The Nest Learning Thermostat represents disruptive innovation. It overcomes the pain point of traditional thermostats that many fight over by being “smart” and saving money.
What is incremental innovation?
Incremental, or “efficiency,” innovations seek to produce the same product or service more cheaply or efficiently and are the most popular type of innovation. Starship robots can make deliveries more consistently and cost-effectively.
What is orthogonal innovation?
The Sharpty Inverted Umbrella is a perfect example of a “think different,” or orthogonal, innovation. The Sharpty closes in the opposite direction, allowing water to be captured instead of dripping on you.
Another “think different” example
The Celebrity Edge’s Magic Carpet is orthogonal, or “think different,” innovation. Its elevator platform boards many passengers at once while also serving as a restaurant.
What is disruptive innovation?
Disruptive innovations are those rare inventions that change the way the world works, disrupting industries. Apple will sell more watches in 2019 than the entire Swiss Watch industry combined.
Recent Innovation and Trends
Skydio has launched a new version of its Skydio drone and it’s a revolutionary innovation, complete with its own “launch box”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imt2qZ7uw1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8RRykNVL6E
On June 8, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned that the growing presence of tech players leveraging big data and artificial intelligence technology could significantly disrupt the world’s financial system.
Marlborough, Mass.-based ReWalk Robotics has received clearance from Food and Drug Administration for the company’s ReStore soft exo-suit system designed for U.S. rehabilitation centers. ReStore is the only soft exo-suit with FDA clearance, and is intended for use in the treatment of stroke survivors with mobility challenges. The cost for ReStore will hover around the $100,000 mark, putting it out of reach for most patients but not rehab facilities. The technology should improve and lower costs. The global stroke management market is forecast to reach $37 billion by 2023, according to Allied Market Research.
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Washington, Nov. 12 (ANI): Apple is expected to hire chip manufacturer, GlobalFoundries, to make some of the chips used in its iPhones and iPads.
GlobalFoundries could soon begin manufacturing some of Apple's chips at its Fab 8 factory in Malta, N.Y., Cnet reports.
Presently, Samsung makes the majority of chips for Apple's mobile devices, which includes Apple's powerful new A7 chip that is used in the iPhone 5S, the report added.
Apple has been looking to expand its chip partners and decrease its dependency on Samsung, after the two companies have fiercely fought over patents and smartphone competition over the last few years.
The tech giant is also said to be in talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for making chips for its upcoming mobile devices.
However, Samsung will continue to work on the A7 series of chips and TSMC will do A8, A9, and A9X chips, the report added. (ANI)


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DRAM, we've shifted a lot of kit, mumbles profit-munching chip firm Micron
Second quarter results up nearly 60% from last year
Micron's latest quarter revenues were up 58 per cent year on year, its CEO told an earnings call full of analysts eager to nibble at the chip-fryer's plate.
The semiconductor firm reported $7.35bn revenues for the second fiscal 2018 quarter, up 58 per cent compared to $4.65bn a year ago and $6.8bn in the preceding quarter, up 8 per cent.
The net income was $3.3bn, up from $894m in last year's Q2 - and amounting to more than twice NetApp's revenues for its latest quarter. Operating income was $3.6bn, up from $1.0bn the previous year. The world wants what Micron is flinging; it can't make enough DRAM and NAND to satisfy demand and prices are high.
Micron's revenue estimate for the next quarter is $7.2bn to $7.6bn.
President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra could be excused for talking of Micron executing "exceptionally well" in the quarter. "We grew sales to our cloud, mobile and automotive customers and set new records for SSDs (sales up 18 per cent year on year) and graphics memory," he said.
Was the earnings call anything more than a revenue and profits jump gloat session?
Micron confirmed 64-layer 3D NAND sales were strong. The automotive market needs more smarts and that means memory and NAND. Mobile phones need more memory and NAND to cope with high-res video and cameras. It has qualified its 1x nanometer DRAM at three of the world's largest hyperscale customers with others on the way.
The firm projects DRAM industry bit output to grow about 20 per cent for calendar 2018 and NAND growth to be somewhat higher than 45 per cent in the same period.
DRAM is being driven by hyperscaler and cloud data centre demand. Mehrotra said AI use there was hugely promising: "We are barely starting with AI in cloud computing and data centres."
This affects both DRAM and NAND demand. In DRAM: "We project that, 2017, about 145GB per server going to about 350GB per server by 2021. Similarly, if you look at flash storage, 1.5TB average in 2017 going to something like 6TB average with each server by 2021 time frame."
That's a 4x increase in average NAND TB/server in just four years, and a more than 2x increase in DRAM.
The Storage Business Unit reported weaker results, where on a sequential basis revenue ($1.25bn) declined 9 per cent from Q1's $1.38bn, with growth in SSDs offset by a reduction in components revenue. SBU revenue was up 17 per cent y-o-y, though.
On QLC (4bits/cell) NAND, Mehrotra said: "QLC is certainly an exciting opportunity for Micron in the years ahead. And QLC is in the development stages and it is not a 2018 phenomenon; that is something that is more like [a] 2019 opportunity starting in 2019 time frame."
He talked about read-intensive use cases - quite naturally as QLC NAND write endurance is expected to be lower than today's TLC (3bits/cell) flash.
Overall the good news just doesn't stop coming, until we get to 3D XPoint, where Micron has been lagging partner Intel consistently. It can make the chips but it can't make and sell XPoint devices, or hasn't been able to. That's going to change, it said
CFO Dave Zisner proclaimed: "Product developments for 3D XPoint solutions is now under way ... the first of our 3D XPoint products are expected to launch in Calendar 2019."
DRAM node lithography shrinks
Micron is building out incremental clean room space in its fab in Hiroshima, Japan, to produce 1y nanometer DRAM in calendar 2019.
It appears that sub-1nm DRAM lithography may not happen. Possibly some kind of 3D DRAM technology will emerge as a way to increase chip density.
Analyst Hans Mosesmann of Rosenblatt Securities asked: "After 1y in the DRAM world, how many more node transitions or half-transitions do you expect you and the industry to have before you hit a wall, if you will?"
Mehrotra answered: "We have talked about our 1z technology node in DRAM and will continue working that. And then there's, of course, continue to look at opportunities for further scaling. And, incrementally, we are working on other advanced technologies of the future, as well."
Mosesmann's comeback: "OK. But there's no letter after 1z at this point?" Mehrotra was quick on his feet: "You know, there is no letter in the alphabet after 1z..." ®


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Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) delivered a profit and beat Wall Street’s expectations, AND beat the revenue expectation. The revenue beat is a positive sign to shareholders seeking high growth out of the company. Shares are up 3.61%.
Sony Corporation Earnings Cheat Sheet
Revenue: Rose 8917.67% to $1712 billion from the year-earlier quarter.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Sony Corporation reported adjusted EPS income of $2.98 per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0. It beat the average revenue estimate of $81.02 billion.
Quoting Management: “It was a so-so quarter,” Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato said, as the entertainment and financial businesses did well, and the struggling electronics unit was showing signs of improvement. “We think the first quarter is a good indicator that we are going in the right direction.”
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As much as 90% of the goods and services tax is paid by the top 22% businesses of the country, which have turnover of over Rs 50 crore, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, citing the data on return filing.
Dismissing the recent report by Oxfam that the country’s richest 10% contributes 3% towards GST, whereas the country’s poorest 50% contributes two-thirds of GST revenues, the minister said it “seems to be based on various improbable assumptions and not irrefutable or verifiable facts”.
Responding to a starred question in Rajya Sabha on inequality in GST contribution, Sitharaman said, “The Oxfam report with respect to indirect taxes is based on estimated expenditure on certain food items and non-food items. According to the report, of the total GST collected from these food and non-food items, 64.3% is collected from the bottom 50% income group and 3-4% from the top 10% income group. Thus, the percentage is not with respect to the total GST revenue but GST from only some selected items,” she said, adding that it is not known as to what items have been taken by the Oxfam report.
The report by Oxfam India titled ‘Survival of the Richest: The India Supplement 2023’, which was released in January this year highlighted the widening gap between the rich and poor post the Covid-19 pandemic and amongst its many suggestions called for easing the tax burden on the poor and the marginalised by reduction of GST slabs on essential commodities.
The finance minister however, said that to keep the incidence of taxation low on items of mass consumption, goods like unpackaged food grains, fruits and vegetables and services like education and health are exempt from GST and items like edible oil, lifesaving medicines, and fertilisers are in the 5% slab.
Being an indirect tax, GST is collected from suppliers of goods and services and not from the ultimate consumers of goods and services, she said, adding that it is not possible to exactly calculate how much GST is actually paid by whom.
Meanwhile, responding to another question, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said it is not possible to calculate the GST raised from different income groups as neither the consumer invoice data is taken by the government nor does the invoice have information on the income of the consumer.
“The government has already levied taxes in such a way that the burden of taxes is lower on lower income groups,” he said, noting that most of the goods and services consumed by such groups are either tax exempt or attract lower GST rates.


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NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - United Continental Holdings Inc. on Tuesday raised its fourth-quarter passenger unit revenue guidance to an expected decline of between 1.25 percent and 1.75 percent from 3 percent to 4 percent, pushing up its expected pre-tax profit margin compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
United, the No. 3 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, credited its improved outlook to strengthened last-minute bookings and ticket yields in November and December.
Business demand was stronger than expected in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, the company said in an SEC filing posted to its website, and the winter holidays brought better-than-expected demand for leisure travel.
The carrier now expects its profit margin to be between 9.25 percent and 9.75 percent, up from its earlier prediction of between 7.5 percent and 8.5 percent.
United shares were up in after-hours trading at $75.48 from a closing price of $73.66. (Reporting by Alana Wise; Editing by James Dalgleish)


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Commenting on the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group’s upbeat survey of economic outlook (this includes the Lichfield and Tamworth Chamber) which has just been published, Michael Fabricant says: “We are all going through tough times and I know that local businesses in Lichfield and Burntwood are finding it hard. Nevertheless, I am encouraged by the Chamber’s upbeat survey of business. And local companies will find the new low rate on Corporation Tax and the £2,000 subsidy against Employers’ National Insurance announced in the budget a real boost in these difficult times.”
The News Release issued by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group follows below.
Green light shines as business is returning to normal Chamber survey shows
There is a green light at the end of the tunnel to business prosperity and businesses in Greater Birmingham are reporting improved turnover confidence on the domestic front.
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group’s first quarterly economic survey for 2013, covering Birmingham, Solihull, Burton, Chase, Lichfield and Tamworth Chambers, demonstrates clear business progress as 43 per cent of firms in the service sector say that domestic sales have increased, up from 36 per cent at the end of 2012. Forty two per cent have seen advance orders increase, a figure which has risen from 33 per cent.
Steve Brittan, president of Birmingham Chamber said: “This is further good news for businesses battling access to finance, taxation and regulation.”
In the manufacturing sector, the survey shows that business expectations for an increase in turnover and profitability have risen. 59 per cent of manufacturers reported improved turnover confidence and 61 per cent reported increased confidence in profitability, up from 55 per cent and 50 per cent respectively.
But the service sector has reported the greatest increase in business expectations for turnover and profitability. 70 per cent of service businesses reported increased turnover confidence up from 60 per cent and 68 per cent reported profitability had increased, up from 58 per cent last quarter.
Skills however still remains the key issue for Greater Birmingham businesses. Despite higher unemployment figures, forty one per cent of service businesses reported that they faced difficulties when recruiting professional/managerial staff, while only 7 per cent faced difficulties when recruiting unskilled or semi-skilled labour. And 61 per cent of manufacturers say there are difficulties when recruiting skilled/technical staff.
Steve Brittan said: “This highlights the wider proportion of unskilled labour that the Greater Birmingham region is suffering from. The lack of skills is a major issue which the Government needs to tackle. Even the basic three ‘Rs’ (reading, writing and arithmetic) are sadly lacking. The Chamber is campaigning for greater links between business and schools.”
On the domestic front, manufacturing is still waiting for a breakthrough. Only 28 per cent of firms report an improvement in domestic sales, which is down from 33 per cent who reported an improvement last quarter.
And exports are not as good as last quarter as in the manufacturing sector, only 31 per cent of firms saw export markets improve, compared to 37 per cent last quarter. Looking to the future, 26 per cent of firms say that foreign advance orders have increased, but again this is down from 35 per cent last quarter.
Steve said: “On behalf of its members, The British Chambers of Commerce overseas initiative which encourages links between accredited overseas Chambers abroad, will help make the export process much easier for UK businesses and hopefully encourage more companies to take the plunge. And the West Midlands Chambers of Commerce is about to launch a one stop shop initiative to help businesses export.”
Again, in the services sector, only 27 per cent of firms saw export advance orders increase which has come down from 32 per cent last quarter. Thirty five per cent of service companies saw export sales increase, but this is down from 40 per cent.
While pre surveys have highlighted access to finance as a key business issue, concern in both sectors, has shifted towards competition. Steve said: “It is a healthy economic indication that firms are returning to normal, when competition plays a more important role. However manufacturers concern is still exchange rates. The Government must push for a more competitive pound which will help boost export markets.”


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Release Date and Images of the Air Jordan 1 ’85 High “Georgetown” Have Arrived
Leaked images of Jordan Brand’s 2022 lineup continue to surface as we near the end of the year. The Air Jordan 1 High ’85 “Georgetown” will be joining the lineup next year.
The images below show that the upper is composed of a gray leather base with hints of navy on the toe box, eyelets, overlays, and heel. Summit white appears on the tongue along with the signature Air Jordan Wings logo. White and navy rubber soles complete the look.
SNKRS and select retailers will release the Air Jordan 1 High ’85 “Georgetown” in April 2022 for $200 USD.
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text: Zek Group to contruct $33m worth shopping mall in Dar By HAMISI ALLY THE EAST AFRICAN Posted Saturday, December 27 2008 at 11:22 ZEK Group International, a Tanzanian property development firm, will construct a $33 million shopping complex in Dar es Salaam. The Dar es Salaam Village project, to be completed next June, will be the second largest shopping mall in the country after the Mlimani Shopping Complex owned by the University of Dar es Salaam and an investor from Botswana and will have 37,000 square metres of shopping space. Kenya-based giant retailer Nakumatt Holdings Ltd will occupy 10,000 square metres and will be the main occupant of the complex. Zadock Koola, chairman of ZEK Group, told The EastAfrican the mall will be constructed in three phases. The first phase, consisting of the mall, will accommodate the Nakumatt store, and the second phase estimated to cost $17 million, will have mixed retail space and a hotel, while the third phase will have residential houses. The project developer said while the project was still in the first phase of construction, with about 80 per cent of the space already booked by tenants from both within and outside Tanzania. The Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Capt John Chiligati said the government has set aside over $18 million for the construction and improvement of the road network around the up-coming complex to eliminate traffic congestion and as a sign of government goodwill towards the investment. He added, A mistake was made when the government allowed informal settlements to take root on the road reserve; measures will be taken to taken to rectify this. ZEK Group International was founded over 20 years ago in Tanzania with operations in several African countries and has interests in real estate, communications, advertising, public relations and other media.


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The key news sources in our sector presented June as a mixed month, with challenges for young people in the post-pandemic hiring environment countered by better news for graduate pay, the continued march towards carbon-neutrality presenting opportunities for brands (and indeed prospective hires), and a celebration of women in the automotive sector – something we’re always ready to champion. Here are June’s big stories in our sectors.
This year’s Great British Women in the Car Industry
Autocar’s “Great British Women in the Car Industry” initiative was created to inspire more women to consider a career in the sector by shining a spotlight on successful female leaders and rising starts within it. Nominations are sought from around the industry and the top 100 lists in each category are selected by a panel that includes Autocar’s managing director Rachael Prasher and SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes.
This year’s overall winner is Hannah Denton, Area Fleet Manager for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK. Other category winners include Samantha Anscombe (Aftersales and Workshop); Nicola Danks (Design); Barbara Garcia (Manufacturing), Lynsey James McCall (Operations) and many more.
F1: Mercedes might tinker after all, says new CTO
Toto Wolff’s message that Mercedes has stopped developing its car for this F1 season – which seemed to be at odds with Lewis Hamilton’s call for more work on the car – might not be as straightforward as it seems. At least that’s the suggestion from the team’s new Chief Technology Officer.
Incoming James Allison, who officially takes up his new role on July 1st, has suggested that the current World Champions, who are lagging behind title rivals Red Bull so far this season, will still tinker with their setup in an effort to gain some competitive advantage. While Team Principal Wolff has made it plain that his priority at factory-level is performance discovery for the 2022 season, Allison has said his team has “a reasonable number of things that are going to make our car faster in the coming races” and has suggested Wolff’s ruling out of any development at all on this year’s car may be gamesmanship.
Take-off for Rolls-Royce’s electrification plans
Rolls-Royce’s next big powerplay is sustainable aviation markets. The prestigious brand looks set to pioneer sustainable aviation power, developing energy storage systems (ESS) that will enable aircraft to undertake zero emissions flights of over 100 miles on a single charge.
It will invest £80m in ESS over the next decade, creating about 300 jobs by 2030 as it strengthens its position as the leading supplier of all-electric and hybrid-electric power and propulsion systems for aviation. The brand has serious ambitions in electrification, aiming to provide a complete electric propulsion system for platforms from eVTOL to commuter aircraft.
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Construction firm Henry Boot targets net-zero by 2030
Sheffield construction firm Henry Boot has launched a new Net-Zero Carbon Framework, featuring commitments to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) and phase out diesel generators. It aims to achieve net-zero for its “directly controlled emissions” (including power-related emissions) by 2030, with a 60% reduction in absolute emissions.
It will launch a full fleet and generator renewal programme and a sustainable transport policy shortly, aiming to reduce business travel by a fifth, and has pledged to switch to 100% electric models for all fleet cars and vans this decade, with a programme in development for heavy goods vehicles.
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Apple hires Ulrich Kranz as it revives electric car project
Apple has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former BMW executive and the recently departed CEO and co-founder of EV start-up Canoo, as the brand shifts back to developing an electric, autonomous vehicle. After a series of revisions to its autonomous project in which the tech giant appeared to move away from the idea of building an entire vehicle and instead focus on autonomous technology, its mission to build a car is back on and Kranz will play a key role.
A respected automotive executive, Kranz spent many years at BMW Group where he launched the all-electric i3 hatchback and hybrid i8 sports car. He was later approached to help transform the fortunes of struggling EV start-up Faraday Future with fellow BMW executive Stefan Krause, before co-founding Canoo.
Kranz will work on Apple’s electric car under Doug Field, the former Tesla executive who runs the day-to-day operations of the project, codenamed “Project Titan”.
The post-pandemic era and graduate hiring
A Department for Education survey has found that young people in England are the demographic likely to be hit hardest by job shortages caused by the pandemic. Unemployment among recent graduates aged 21 to 30 has risen to levels last seen during the austerity era, peaking at 6.3% in 2020, after gradually falling over nearly a decade since a peak of 6.5% in 2012, in the middle of the coalition government’s austerity drive.
The report suggests that the employment of young people is disproportionately influenced by changing structural conditions in the economy, with employment rates fluctuating slightly more for the young population compared with the working-age population between 2007 and 2020.
However, there is some good news: pay rates for graduates who succeed in finding a job have held up, with graduates aged 21-64 being paid an average salary of £35,000 – nearly £10,000 more than their peers who did not go to university.


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Kadin Indonesia and India Sign MoU in 4 Industry Sectors
By : Ridwan And Aldi Firhand. A | Wednesday, May 30 2018 - 20:58 IWST
INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and Chairman of the Confederation Industry of India (CII) reported today to President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the State Palace as the result of the CEO of Indonesia-India Forum conducted the day before on May 29 2018 at Hotel JW Marriot, Jakarta.
The CEO of this Forum is the second meeting after it was held in 2016 and as a follow up of the strategic partnership of both countries.
Chairman of Kadin Indonesia Rosan P. Roeslani said Kadin Indonesia and Kadin of India have agreed to focus on 4 sectors to improve business partnership from 6 previous sectors.
"Focus business cooperation agreed by Indonesian and Indian entrepreneurs in Forum CEO meeting is Manufacturing, Mining, Pharmaceutical, and Infrastructure" explained Rosan in Jakarta (30/5/2018).
He said, related to mining for example, India is the main export destination for coal. And with their increasing domestic industry needs, Indonesia's coal export portion can still be increased and India is also reluctant to invest in Indonesia for this sector.
As for pharmaceuticals, with high import tariffs, one way is to invest there.
"But the challenge is finding the right business partner. Therefore, this dialogue is very important to equate perceptions of the various challenges that still exist, "he added.
As is known, Indonesia is India's second largest coal exporter after Australia and its growth per year is quite high. In 2016 coal imports from Indonesia HS2701 (coal, briquette, ovoid and solid fuel made from coal), amounted to USD 3.3 billion rose to USD 4.7 billion by 2017 (International Trade Center, 2018).
As for pharmaceuticals, this product is subject to high import tariff of about 40% which result in our drugs are not competitive for sale there.
Thus the CEO of this Forum as the only institutionalized business forum has a very important role in improving the strategic economic relations of both countries.
In addition to generating recommendations in key sectors for business partnerships, the two countries' business organizations, KADIN Indonesia and Confederation of Indian Industry, also signed the MOU on the sidelines of the Forum's CEO to strengthen their relationship.
"The cooperation made by KADIN Indonesia and CII is very important for improving business relationships as well as complementing existing mechanisms such as Forum CEO and bilateral communications conducted by the governments of both countries. In addition, with a total target of 50:50 trade and investment of USD 50 billion by 2025, we must be able to maximize all existing frameworks, "said Shinta W. Kamdani as Vice Chairman of KADIN on International Relations.
In the signed MOU it is agreed that the two organizations that overshadow Indian and Indonesian businessmen will share information on economic issues, trade, specific sectors (Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Mining and Pharmaceuticals) and provide support for activities that can support business convenience for entrepreneurs from both countries.
Indonesia has significance for the Indian economy as it is their biggest trading partner in ASEAN, the destination of Indonesian palm oil exports, and the second largest coal importer for India.
For investment, India is also very important for Indonesia with a very significant increase in 2017, more than five times over the previous year from USD $ 55 million to 286.6 million. Based on BPS data, Indonesia-India's trade balance in 2016 amounted to USD 12.9 Billion with total exports USD 10.2 Billion and Imports USD 2.1 Billion.
In 2017 (YoY), Indonesia-India's trade balance increased by 28.7%, with total exports USD 14.08 billion and imports USD 4.05 billion. Indonesia and India's trade balance per January to March, decreased by 3.06% ie USD 4.46 Billion in 2017 to USD 4.33 Billion in 2018.
Close cooperation between the entrepreneurs of both countries is expected to encourage stronger strategic partnerships so as to achieve the 50:50 target by 2025.


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Signs of Growth on Valley’s Startup Scene
despite pandemic, entrepreneurship is on the upswing, observers say
Considering record-high and then record-low unemployment, talk of the “Great Resignation,” and stock market volatility, it’s tempting to borrow that clichéd line from Charles Dickens when describing the economic climate over the past couple of years – the one about “the best of times, the worst of times.” The long-lasting impact of the long-lasting pandemic means we’ve all been bouncing around on a rollercoaster.
When it comes to interest in entrepreneurship, however, the trend has been pointed upward, at least here in the Chippewa Valley.
While taking the pulse of the startup climate depends heavily on anecdotal evidence, those in the know locally say there is a rising tide of people interested in starting their own businesses as 2022 begins.
“I can tell you that our volume of activity is stronger than ever,” says Luke Kempen, director of the Small Business Development Center at UW-Eau Claire. In 2021, Kempen’s office served 418 clients, a 48% increase from the number of clients in 2020. Perhaps more notably, client businesses received $15.5 million in investment and loan funding during the just-concluded year, nearly double the figure ($8.2 million) received by clients in 2020.
“I can tell you that our volume of activity is stronger than ever.” –Luke Kempen, director of the Small Business Development Center, UW-Eau Claire
“It’s way more than in the past,” Kempen says of the trend in the region. “We’ve experienced growth every year, but that’s as tremendous jump.”
Kempen says that part of this growth in capital infusion reflects that the SBDC office is helping more second-stage clients: those who are expanding their small businesses by buying facilities or equipment or adding staff.
The SBDC office (4330 Golf Terrace, Suite 111), offers free counseling and business education to entrepreneurs in Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Rusk, and Taylor counties. This can include technical assistance preparing financial projections and business plans, as well as help with marketing.
Kempen attributes the growing interest in start-up businesses to the pandemic – but not in ways that might be immediately apparent. First, when the federal government fired up programs to help existing small businesses at the onset of the pandemic, it used SBDC offices nationwide as some of its “boots on the ground,” Kempen says. This resulted in raising the profile of these offices and attracting more new clients to them.
In addition, federal pandemic relief via the federal CARES Act, approved in March 2020, brought new funding to the SBDC, which allowed it to expand the number of staff and interns it has, and therefore serve more clients, Kempen says.
Despite media attention to the “Great Resignation,” those who are starting new businesses locally aren’t necessarily either quitting their jobs to do so or starting them out of necessity because they’re out of work. In fact, Kempen says, the relatively low unemployment rate could actually be holding down the number of people pursuing startups.
The number of people involved in Startup Chippewa Valley Week, which is held annually in the fall, doubled from about 300 to 600 between 2020 and 2021.
“My gut would be telling me right now that the labor market is so strong that, if I want to get a job I can get a job,” Kempen says. “That is probably hindering people from jumping from employment to business ownership.”
Other local small-business observers also see signs pointing upward. Becca Coleman, project manager for the Eau Claire Area Economic Development Corp., said the number of people involved in Startup Chippewa Valley Week, which is held annually in the fall, doubled from about 300 to 600 between 2020 and 2021.
Among new businesses Coleman has seen forming locally are several related to pandemic trends, such as outdoor wedding venues, food trucks, and all-terrain vehicle businesses. In addition, the Eau Claire Area EDC has been fielding a growing number of inquiries about the expansion and relocation of existing businesses, she said.
The challenge for all of these businesses, either new or expanding, is finding the necessary workforce, Coleman said.
Aaron White, economic development manager for the City of Eau Claire, also has seen a growing number of people interested in starting businesses locally, from those launching startups after losing their jobs to people approaching retirement age turning their hobbies into side businesses.
One of the biggest challenges facing local entrepreneurs is finding appropriate space, White said. Some entrepreneurs are aspiring micro-retailers who only need 600 to 700 square feet, which is smaller than most rental properties can provide. On the other end of the spectrum, there are growing businesses needing 40,000 to 60,000 square feet in commercial or industrial space, which is also hard to come by locally, White said.


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Where is Cyberpunk 2077, and why have fans had to wait five long years for an update? Could it be possible that CD Projekt Red plans to release a more detailed trailer for their game at E3? Maybe even a demo? This could be so, given their sudden activity on Twitter. If this sudden activity plays into any account, then it could mean that Cyberpunk 2077 will be released sometime in the fall, fingers crossed.
On December 5, 2013, the Twitter account of Cyberpunk Game became active, as it released a two-minute teaser that showed a visually stunning clip of a cybernetic woman and what is assumed to be law enforcement. The trailer ends with what would be considered the biggest tease to any fandom: “COMING: WHEN IT’S READY”.
Their last tweet, on January 10th, read simply as follow:
— Cyberpunk Game (@CyberpunkGame) January 10, 2018
Information from the Polish games site GRYOnline states that a fully playable demo will be available at E3 in Los Angeles. However, this demo will be presented behind closed doors.
Unfortunately, these accounts are still just rumors, and until we get the green light from CD Projekt Red, the fans will not know until June 12, 2018. Naturally, that would hurt any fan who has been waiting five years for the release.


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Despite being announced over 18 months ago, BioShock Vita is still not in development. Chatting with Eurogamer in an exclusive interview, series creator Ken Levine has admitted that the portable spin-off is out of his hands.
“Where the [PlayStation Vita game] stands right now, it's in the hands of the business people at Take-Two and the business people at Sony,” he said. "What happens in these business people discussions? Fortunately I don't have to take part in it anymore because I sold my company a long time ago.”
Asked whether Levine still wants to make the title, he admitted that he has plenty of great ideas for the project. “I still have a cool design for it,” he explained. “It's a question of whether those guys come to find the right mix that makes everybody happy to make that happen?”
One thing’s for certain, though: should the game ever get the nod, it won't be a port of BioShock Infinite. “I've never said it was Infinite,” he noted. “It will be something. I'm always hesitant to talk too much about things we don't have anything to show about because it's getting ahead of ourselves. I'm trying to be very careful."
We don’t want to put words into the designer’s mouth, but we reckon that the project’s doomed. With the Vita not exactly setting the sales charts alight, we’re not sure where the incentive for Take-Two to fund the title is going to come from. We suppose that Sony could cover the development costs for them, but at that point the platform holder's probably better off investing in a franchise that it actually owns.
BioShock Vita is little more than a pipe-dream at this point.


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Senior Audiofly Exec Quits To Take On Global B&O Role
Matt Rowett the International Sales Director credited with establishing the Australian headphone brand Audiofly has quit to take up a global role with B&O.
Rowett is set to take up a senior role this week in Copenhagen with global sound Company Bang & Olufsen. In a message to ChannelNews he said that he was “excited by the role” and that he would be working closely with Harman to expand B&O sound and visual gear in motor vehicles.
He said that he quit Audiofly late in 2018.
In Australia Audiofly products are distributed by Aquipa who also distribute Bang & Olufsen products. It’s believed that Rowett was approached for the role at IFA where he has worked alongside B&O executives who use the Aquipa IFA stand to display their products to retailers.
Rowett said that he is set to look after the “B&O car audio partnership with Ford and Harman”.
Last week Australian headphone brand Audiofly has announced plans to try and re-enter the US market with the launch of its new Pro range of MK2 In-Ear Monitors (IEM), that will be showcased for the first time at the upcoming Winter NAMM Trade Show.
The Company claims that the Audiofly Pro IEM range has been winning over musicians, music industry professionals and audio enthusiasts worldwide since 2014.
At Winter NAMM, Audiofly will be launching its MK2 IEM range and custom IEM program, which bring with them its signature sound stage technology.


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Intel has demonstrated its fastest processor yet, running at speeds of up to 1.5Ghz, or 1.5 billion clock cycles per session.
Albert Yu, the chip giant's senior vice president, unveiled the 32bit chip - codenamed Willamette - at Intel's developer's forum in Palm Springs yesterday.
Yu also demonstrated the first production-level Pentium III processor-based system running at 1Ghz which will go to volume production in the second half of this year.
"This will be the biggest Intel architecture year ever," said Yu.
A 1Ghz version of Willamette, along with the company's 64bit Itanium chip, will also be launched in the second half of 2000.
Intel also announced plans to launch a Xeon version of Willamette, codenamed Foster, but no timeframe was given.
He said Intel's low-level Celeron processor will hit speeds of 700Mhz by the end of the year and announced a new addition to the line codenamed Timna which will also launch in the second half of the year.
"Timna is the first smart integration memory chip," said Yu. "We take the motherboard and integrate functions such as graphics, cache memory and memory controllers. The chip is designed for sub-$600 PCs and is designed to deliver performance features and minimise system costs."
Intel declined to give any speed predictions for Timna.
The flight will take off from California's Mojave Air and Space Port and could happen as soon as 13th December
Earth was showered with heavy particles called muons, which could have caused mutations and cancer in animals
Uber manager raised concerns about self-driving vehicle programme five days before fatal Uber crash in Arizona
Uber manager complained about series of near misses by autonomous vehicles that had not been properly investigated
Privilege escalation bug already being exploited in the wild


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Alternet Systems, Inc. has filed its Annual Report (10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2015, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which set out the background for the company’s present focus on big data. 2015 was a turning point for Alternet Systems. The company ‘decided to cease pursuing digital currency opportunities due to the market collapse for digital currencies.’ Its 10-K cited the lack of a clear regulatory framework, the entrance of ‘major players’ in the field and the volatility of digital assets such as Bitcoin as some of the risks and challenges in the digital currency space. Going forward, Alternet Systems will focus on data analytic tools and services for the telecommunications and financial services industries. To this end, earlier this year, the company announced the launch of its Data Analytics Division, expanding its portfolio of existing digital commerce technologies.
In a recent press release, Henryk Dabrowski, CEO of Alternet Systems, stated, “Alternet has a successful history of developing and commercializing young digital commerce technologies. We are now building upon that history to develop and commercialize an expanded portfolio of new key technologies into the burgeoning big data analytics sector… We anticipate our new Data Analytics Division to build upon the revenue base we established in 2015 from our digital commerce operations throughout the course of 2016.”
In April 2015, the company, through subsidiary Alternet Payment Solutions, LLC (APS), signed an agreement with R4 Technologies, LLC (R4) to market and promote R4’s purpose-built cloud platform for micro-segment data, insight and engagement to help brands leverage data and automate yield optimization. APS is to partner with R4 across Latin America and the Caribbean. R4 Technologies, according to a page (http://dtn.fm/9BX5g) on the IBM website, ‘is the first company to make data science available through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for business users to increase revenue and profitability. R4 uses an algorithmic approach to revenue yield management to find growth hidden in massive amounts of data and then programmatically align product, channel and promotions.’
Big data is the next big thing in the digital arena. It involves the provision of solutions to solve three major challenges in information technology that have come to be known as the ‘three Vs’, including volume, variety and velocity. The first challenge is coping with the enormous amounts of data being generated on a continual basis. Data volume is now measured in petabytes (250 bytes) instead of terabytes (240 bytes). ComputerWeekly.com quoted (http://dtn.fm/2cTjp) ‘Michael Chui, principal at McKinsey (as saying) that the U.S. Library of Congress “had collected 235 terabytes of data by April 2011 and a petabyte is more than four times that.”’
The variety of data is also multiplying as web logs, social media interactions, ecommerce transactions, financial transactions and other sources, each sometimes in a different format, proliferate. Velocity in the generation and hunger for this data has become gargantuan. According to internet live stats (http://dtn.fm/pqXt9), ‘when Google was founded in September 1998, it was serving 10,000 search queries per day’ now it ‘processes over 40,000 search queries every second ’.
Alternet’s partnership with R4 Technologies and its cloud platform builds a strong foundation for Alternet’s Data Analytics Division. The company’s aim to provide data analytics as a SaaS product has as much potential as the cloud-computing SaaS service offered by Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), which has grown into a $6.7 billion dollar business.
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You might think, what's the big deal? After all, there isn't exactly an epidemic of pint-size Portlanders keeling over in the streets due to lack of Vitamin D.
But Dr. Megan Neuman, Randall Children's Hospital's medical director of primary pediatric care, says Vitamin D is essential for growing children, and deficiencies are no joke.
"The basic purpose of Vitamin D is that it's important in the metabolism of calcium and bone growth," Neuman says.
Without sufficient Vitamin D, bones get weak and bowed -- in extreme cases, a child can develop the condition known as rickets. "It's very possible for kids still today to get rickets," Neuman says. And if left untreated, rickets can lead to skeletal deformities, bone fractures, dental problems, breathing problems and seizures, according to the Mayo Clinic's website.
On top of that, Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with some types of cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, Neuman says.
Neuman says there aren't obvious symptoms when a child is lacking in Vitamin D. There is a blood test that can be done, but Neuman says her colleagues in the pediatric endocrinology department don't recommend it -- in a northern city like Portland, it's cheaper and less traumatic for the kids to just assume that they're Vitamin D-deficient. (Neuman says one endocrinologist told her, "I used to test all these kids and they all came back below the recommended range.")
"The reality is, in Portland, except for maybe in the summer and even then, we are so far north and people get so little sunshine that the vast majority of us are on the deficient side of vitamin D," Neuman says.
Blood testing is recommended, however, for children who have bone abnormalities, severely restricted diets or other medical conditions.
To make up for deficiencies, pediatricians recommend daily Vitamin D supplements for children. The RDA, or Recommended Daily Allowance, is 400 international units for kids younger than 1 and 600 for 1-year-olds through adolescents. Neuman says a typical kiddie multivitamin should have 100 percent of Vitamin D, so if your children are already taking multis, you don't have to buy a standalone Vitamin D supplement.
If you prefer to get Vitamin D from foods, fortified cow's milk is your best bet. Neuman says that kids who drink two to three cups of milk a day are in good shape -- but parents need to doublecheck that the milk is fortified. Another good source: fatty fish, such as salmon, cod, halibut and tuna. There is also some Vitamin D in beef, liver, egg yolks and fortified or enriched cereals and breads.
As for sunlight, the good news is that it doesn't take very much sunshine to fill a child's quota of Vitamin D -- being outside for 10 or 15 minutes a day in the summer will do it, Neuman says. The bad news is that in Portland, this happens only during midsummer. The rest of the year, we don't get the right kind of rays. Artificial lights won't do the trick, either.
Parents need to pay special attention to Vitamin D deficiency in babies who are exclusively breastfed. "They are the reason we realize that rickets still happen," Neuman says. She says that although she herself has touted breast milk as the perfect food, it doesn't provide any Vitamin D to newborns -- "and their bones are growing like crazy." So it's important to talk to your pediatrician about Vitamin D supplementation for infants who nurse.
This post was updated March 7, 2012, to correct information about foods containing Vitamin D.


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A carousel and bandstand won’t be the only additions to the new Columbus Commons this spring.
Burgers Dogs and Fries is planning to peddle its fare – burgers, hot dogs and french fries, appropriately enough – from a 650-square-foot building at the park, starting May 1. Owner Kevin Ames said Columbus Downtown Development Corp. approached him last month about setting up at the park, which was developed on the site of the demolished Columbus City Center retail mall.
“I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know that existed there,” he said of the space at the south end of the park. “I thought the building would be for maintenance. Turns out it’s perfect for what we do.”
Ames said the outlet at Columbus Commons won’t have indoor seating, unlike his other shops, but the park includes 300 outdoor seats. Given that, the business will be seasonal, open from May through October.
The walk-up stand, Ames said, is modeled on the Shake Shack chain in New York. He will add chicken sandwiches and salads to the menu, though he has no plans to change the restaurant name.
Though the park shop will be just blocks from his original Burgers Dogs and Fries restaurant, Ames said he expects little competition between the two.
“You still only have an hour for lunch,” he said. “People are always waiting in line.”
The dining spot also is expected to benefit from events in the park.
Ames also owns Cinco and Cafe Lola at Broad and High.
The newest Burgers Dogs and Fries will be the latest food addition downtown south of Broad Street. Market 65 is scheduled to open this week at 65 E. State St. and the owners of Columbus Brewing Co. plan to open a restaurant this summer along the Scioto Mile.
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A recent scam surfaced in which the operators sent out emails warning of automatic renewals of antivirus subscriptions. Tap or click here to see how they targeted more than a million people.
Any brand can be spoofed, but it’s helpful to know what the latest trends are when it comes to scams of this nature. We have a report on the top 10 most imitated brands below.
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Security firm Check Point Research just released its latest Brand Phishing Report detailing which companies have been most imitated in the first quarter of this year.
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“Two banking brands — Wells Fargo and Chase — are now in the top 10 list, as hackers have shifted to capitalize on people filing taxes, fielding stimulus checks and ordering home deliveries,” the firm said in an email.
“The report goes on to provide two visual examples of an impersonation hackers made of Wells Fargo and DHL. Lastly, Microsoft topped the list two quarters in a row, as hackers continue to focus on remote workers.”
About 39% of these phishing attempts were related to Microsoft, with more remote workers being targeted during the pandemic. Another 18% refer to DHL, as people are increasingly reliant on home deliveries. Wells Fargo and Chase join the list as digital payments become more commonplace, giving scammers more opportunities to exploit potential victims.
Two common methods of luring victims are malicious files and fake websites. You might receive a message saying you need to download a file to retrieve a package from DHL, for example. A link in an email can take you to a spoofed site that looks just like the Wells Fargo website, complete with login fields.
Times are tough and many people are finding themselves out of work. This is a ripe time for bad operators to target job seekers. Tap or click here to avoid falling victim to job-related scams.
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Here are some tips to avoid phishing schemes:
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According to the company, which intends to focus its efforts on creating resources for companies and creators, the app is no longer “consistent” with its quality standards. As of the end of the month, anyone who wants to watch a video on Vimeo on a big screen will necessarily have to do so from their smartphone or tablet via AirPlay or Chromecast.
The company has even started displaying an alert in its app with a message about its discontinuation:
The company highlighted, however, that the change will not affect apps from Vimeo OTT Enterprise. The platform’s main app, worth noting, is available (at least for now) for the following platforms:
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This change should mainly affect users who used to “marathon” several videos on the platform, as well as those who used the “watch later” feature of the app. The app, it’s worth noting, had been released in 2016, initially only on Apple TV, Android TV, and Roku devices.
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Appreciation is Dropping. Will Home Values Fall?
Rates Below 5% Again?
After July’s momentary celebration of 5% interest rates, August ended the month at 6%. September finished just having crossed 7%. Only a few months ago, 6.25% seemed like a ceiling as the U.S. continued its strong stance against a slowing global economy. That didn’t last as we saw European economies bear the brunt of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Japan struggling with lower global demand for manufactured goods, and China’s economic troubles thanks to its zero-Covid policy. All of these strengthened the dollar while creating incredible volatility of our mortgage bonds.
This is why half of your friends are in Switzerland or Italy right now.
Meanwhile, the fight here in the United States is the fight against inflation. For the last few years, we have seen too many dollars chasing too few goods, pushing the price of those goods up as demand spiked. The Federal Reserve’s job now is to constrain the dollars spent. Think about this: 28% of all goods purchased are done with a credit card. That doesn’t even include car loans, home loans, business loans, etc. Buying on credit creates money, future money pulled forward, giving you access to a product or service today for payment in the future. For the Fed to control spending, they must make the cost to borrow higher, so it creates more pain. At the same time, the benefit of saving has also gone up. As the Fed raises their rate, or overnight rate, so goes the 1-year treasury, the safest of all investments as it’s backed by the federal government. This rate is 4.01% today, which is significantly higher than the long-term average of 2.85% and will increase further after the November 2 Fed rate hike.
Want a safe investment return? Here’s my tip for the day: buy 1-year treasuries.
This rise in the Fed rate is creating demand destruction. Lower demand for goods creates supply surplus, and when stores have too much product, goods go on sale. This will eventually lower inflation as prices go down. First, we must go through this destruction.
We are seeing this play out in housing. While some homes and some neighborhoods are still seeing homes go for over asking or in only a few days, most of the market slowed as we saw rates cross 5.5% and certainly came to a halt when they topped 7%. This plays out most clearly in pending home sales dropping 15.4% month-over-month and 28% year-over-year. Seasonally, pending home sales would drop but higher rates are dropping them faster. We also saw median days on the market jump from an unhealthy 5 days last year to a more sustainable 16 days. This equated to a 220% increase.
Yes, small numbers create fantastically dramatic percentages.
September also saw more sellers at higher home prices coming on the market as higher-priced buyers are seemingly less rate-sensitive. What was not expected was the push on rates above 7%, leaving more of those homes on the market as the month turned over. Active listings ended September up 10.7% from August, up 93.5% from September 2021, up 45% from 2020, yet still down 17% from 2019.
Less demand and more supply always result in lower prices. That’s ECON 101. Our close-to-list dropped from 99.4% in August to 98.9% in September, with detached homes feeling this a little more as buyers negotiated a 98.7% close-to-list. This slowed our average home price growth to 8.4% year-over-year and our median price growth to 9.4%. Compare this to the median home sold in March, up a whopping 21%. Buyers will look at this as opportunity. Home prices are dropping. Sellers will look at this as lost value when compared to their neighbors. Ultimately, it’s a correction. It’s the housing correction Powell needed. The loss for most people is simply unrealized gains as home prices simply cannot go up 21% without harming the market.
2021 finished the year with a 16.7% increase in the average close price in the DMAR 11-county area. That is the highest on record. Prior to 2020, the 30-year average increase had been 6%. This month’s slowdown gives us a year-to-date average close price up 12.8%. With the fourth quarter seasonal slowdown and higher mortgage rates, I would expect 2022 to end in the high single digits which is still an incredible return on a home investment.
Less demand, more supply, and lower prices will bring lower inflation. Lower inflation will bring the housing market lower interest rates. But when? This could start to happen as soon as this month as the year-over-year comparison to last October through January will be seemingly lower. This means monthly inflation was hot last fall. This year’s numbers, as they are cooling off with released supply chain issues, will now be compared to higher numbers last year making the year-over-year comparisons smaller.
We are also seeing the continued slowdown in our economic reports as construction spending, ISM manufacturing and consumer spending all slow. This slowdown, although arguably not recessionary yet, could drop into a recession should the Fed continue its exacerbated push on the Fed rate, creating a loss of employment. This looks most likely to happen in the spring. Recessions historically bring lower mortgage rates as the investment in longer-term bonds is more appealing, pushing prices up and yields down.
Watch inventory levels as we finish this year. It will guide us as to how much any increase in demand with lower rates will stress our market. I believe rates could have a volatile sideways movement for the rest of this year, dropping back into the 5’s, some even predict 4’s, come late spring or early summer. This will keep our home prices from going negative and allow us to stabilize back to our “normal” 6% average price growth Denver has come to rely on.
Until next time, that’s a wrap for this month’s Market Trends update. It’s my pleasure to keep you updated,
It’s my pleasure to keep you updated.
Producing Branch Manager with The Rueth Team of OneTrust Home Loans


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