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Industrial designer Scott Summit has created what is believed to be the first 3D-printed acoustic guitar. Businessweek reports that although he thought the pressure of the strings would be too much for the plastic, he says it sounds like a much more expensive custom guitar.
3D Systems, which recently acquired Summit's prosthetic printing startup Bespoke Innovations, transformed the graphic model into an actual instrument using its 3D printers. It used around $3,000 worth of plastic and features a 3D-printed sterling silver headstock and stainless steel plate on the neck.
Summit now wants to start experimenting with more radical designs to see how they change the sound. In the future he hopes that people will be able to use software to design their ideal guitar and then print it. 3D Systems are also thinking about how to take the idea further.
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F-Sport edition of the CT 200h comes with a body kit, tuned suspension and a unique interior finish.
Lexus has announced the new CT 200h F-Sport for the United Kingdom.
First revealed in Australia last year, the special edition model comes with a body kit that includes aerodynamic bumpers, a mesh grille, flared side skirts and a large rear spoiler.
Standard on the model are the dark-finish 17-inch alloy wheels as well as a sportier tuned suspension with a lateral damping system.
On the inside is an F-Sport steering wheel, aluminum pedals and scuff plates as well as an F-Sport black leather upholstery.
The petrol-hybrid CT 200h F-Sport has the same mileage and CO2 quotient as the standard model - 68.9 mpg (imperial) or, 4.1 liters/100 km, and 94 g/km.
Prices in the U.K. start at £27,850.

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Hyundai Motor Group announced at the weekend it has signed a preliminary agreement with PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia to collaborate in the production and sourcing of aluminium for its automotive manufacturing operations.
The South Korean automaker signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian mining group on the fringes of the B20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, ahead of this week’s G20 meeting. A final deal would see commercial operations of the partnership start in early 2025, involving an initial production of 500,000 tons of aluminium per year.
Hyundai Motor, which began production of its Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) earlier this year at a newly-built manufacturing plant located near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, said the sourcing agreement with Adaro Mineral’s subsidiary PT Kalimantan Aluminium Industry includes close cooperation on the specification and production process of low-carbon aluminium.
Hyundai Motor is deepening its ties with Indonesia, with construction of a new EV battery plant scheduled to be completed in 2024 in partnership with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution on the site of its new car plant in the country.
A company spokesperson told reporters: “We have been actively cooperating with Indonesian companies for the car plant and the start of the construction of a joint-battery factory. We will strengthen partnerships with Indonesian companies in the future”.
The automaker further elaborated “based on cooperation in the production of cars, battery cells and aluminum in Indonesia, Hyundai Motor Company will continue to discover areas of cooperation to secure future leadership of eco-friendly automobiles in Indonesia”.
PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia’s president director, Christian Ariano Rachmat, said in a statement “this cooperation shows investor confidence in Indonesia’s mineral downstream processing, particularly in the world’s largest green industrial park in North Kalimantan”.


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Dr. Oz accused of fear-mongering on apple juiceArsenic in apple juice! Fed to babies! And it probably came from China! Television's Dr. Mehmet Oz is under fire from the FDA and others for sounding what they say is a false alarm about the dangers of apple juice.
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For many election cycles, Slate has sliced, diced, and dissed campaign commercials in our Damned Spot feature. Today, we unveil a new method of exposing the many tricks pols and their Svengalis use to persuade the masses: Damned Spot is now a video feature. Click on the player below to see what we're talking about.
This new format allows Slate's chief political correspondent, John Dickerson, to comment on the ads in real time, while you're watching them.
We'll be looking at (and remixing) many more campaign ads in the run-up to November's mid-term elections. We welcome your comments about this new feature. Send feedback to firstname.lastname@example.org (e-mailers may be quoted by name unless they stipulate otherwise).
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Topic: Luxury Travel Advisor Awards
Virtuoso has wrapped its 31st annual Virtuoso Travel Week with a sold-out gala that attracted more than 3,000 luxury travel professionals. Here's a look at this year's closing event.
The recipients were honored at an elegant reception held at the magnificent Omni Championsgate Hotel, which took place after the conclusion of day one of Luxury Travel Advisor’s ULTRA Summit. Get the full list of winners here.
Danilo Zucchetti of Villa d’Este in Cernobbio on Lake Como says luxury is an escape from the “everyday.” Here's how he helps the resort evolve without losing its identity.
The global luxury travel network awarded its top members and partners on August 16, ending the 30th annual Travel Week. Take a look at the winners here.
If you say "Jeremy" to a travel advisor, there's a good chance they know who you're talking about. Here's how Marriott's global account director became such a hit.
Fabio Datteroni, the managing director of Castello del Nero in Tuscany, Italy, was voted the top GM of 2017 by our readers. Read more here.
Virtuoso named this year’s top travel advisors, agencies and partners, presenting them with Virtuoso Awards. Take a look at the winners here.
Virtuoso announced the winners of its top destination, cruise, lifestyle and advisor partners at a series of events at this year's Travel Week in Las Vegas.
On Tuesday night at the Belgian Ambassaror's residence, Luxury Travel Advisor honored the winners of its 2016 Awards of Excellence. See the winners here.
We’ve caught up with those luxury travel advisors who have graced our covers over the past decade to see what they've been up to. Here's a profile of each!"


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The Apple iPhone trademark is being challenged by an Indian firm which claims to have called dibs over iFon, a phonetically similar brand name. It all started in early 2007 when Tamil Nadu-based iVoice Enterprises decided to try its luck in the mobile market which was slowly blooming.
But we’re not talking about a high-tech ‘Jesus phone’ here. iVoice claims to have been keen on selling inexpensive handsets stuffed with features good enough to tempt the common man. The plan was to outsource the production and designing work to companies in Taiwan and China, quite obviously.
iVoice would then market the output on these shores. The name iFon was picked to indicate India Phone, the I standing for the country. We assume the Fon is a play on the word Phone. At any rate, the story goes that it all went awry after a year when Apple filed a petition opposing the name in Erode city’s Trade Mark Registry (TMR).
iVoice’s Director Venkateshwaran Vaiyapuri, insists that the firm had applied for the iFon mark in May 2007. Although there might have been leaks, Apple reportedly did not reveal the iPhone branding in the same year. The first iOS smartphone with the disputed name was launched in 2008 and it arrived in India much later, in 2009.
By late 2010, the Tamil Nadu company submitted its counter petition. But there was no iFon in the market even by then, says a post on The Times of India. Vaiyapuri defends this by noting that the looming legal tussle with Apple scared away investors, leading to lack of funds. So what about the delay in filing the legal paperwork?
The claimants to iFon explained that it took a lot of time to look up the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) databases of over 15 countries in which Apple had registered its trademark. iVoice finally filed a rectification petition in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board to remove iPhone from the Indian registry in 2013.


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Chief executive officer of Lotus Jean-Marc Gales just stepped down “for personal reasons,” and will join a company that restores and sells old classic cars. Replacing Gales at Lotus is Feng Qingfeng, vice president and chief technical officer of Geely, the Chinese company that, as of 2017, has owned a controlling…
You remember Dany Bahar, right? The Red Bull exec turned Ferrari lifestyle guru who took over Lotus, promised the world, trotted out a bunch of concepts and B-list actors, and was later axed then sued? Yeah, that guy. He wants to rebody your car for $1.1 million.
Speaking of our old pal Dany Bahar, Group Lotus has finally named his successor. Unless his plans include committing widespread acts of genocide, I don't think he can be any worse than the man he replaces.
Remember when Lotus revealed an ambitious plan to release five all-new models in the next few years? Then remember when they cancelled four of them and kept working on the Esprit? Yeah, now they've cancelled the Esprit too, and all is right with the world.
Yesterday, my good friend (and only steady employer for the last few years), Dany Bahar, filed suit against Lotus for wrongful termination. He's seeking $10.8 million.
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Lotus went nuts and introduced five new concept vehicles that were supposed to be introduced over the next six years. And at the 2011 LA Auto Show, Lotus announced they would enter IndyCar in 2012 as a new engine supplier.
Summer may be in full swing, but it's time to start thinking about new fall fashions. Thankfully, Lotus Cars has gotten out ahead by loading its media site with images of belts, leather jackets, polo shirts, and even backgammon boards!
In the annals of corporate history, I doubt any company has ever flipped their shit more completely than Lotus just did in this Facebook post. Meant to be a response to media reports about the automaker's financial problems, management instability, and one mostly harmless joke, it quickly became the ultimate example…
Lotus has produced some fine convertibles in the past — the original Seven, both front-and rear-drive Elans, the Elise — so you'd think a quirky announcement alluding to a new open-top model would be welcome. It might have been if it wasn't from Dany Bahar's Lotus.
Last week, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar explained how the Proton-owned automaker is increasing the size of its cars in a new, polarizing mass-market strategy. It was, as expected, met with contempt by Lotus fan-boys. Now, Lotus responds.
We wanted to hear from Lotus about why their new lineup appears to contradict Lotus tradition of lightweight sports cars. Instead, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar told us Lotus was making its cars fat because it wants to.


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Swiss shoe company ON has replaced Asics as the footwear sponsor of WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek
ON is a Switzerland-based sportswear company that specialises in designing and producing sports clothing and running shoes. It is partially owned by Tennis Legend Roger Federer and its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland.
The company was founded in 2010 jointly by Olivier Bernhard, David Allemann and Casper Coppetti. It currently sponsors a number of international athletes – tennis stars Iga Swiatek and Ben Shelton are the latest additions to their roster.
ON holds roughly 40% of the running shoe market in Switzerland and 10% in Germany. The popularity of the company increased in leaps and bounds after Roger Federer became a shareholder in 2019 a limited edition lifestyle shoe ‘The Roger’ was subsequently released by ON in 2020.
According to the company’s official website, ON’s mission is to “ignite the power of the Human spirit through movement”. ON is gradually attracting the fastest-growing global fan community and has joined the ranks of the leading brands in the US, Europe and Japan.
ON is set to sponsor WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek
‘ON’ has roped in Tennis stars Iga Swiatek and Ben Shelton as the latest additions to their roster. WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek has become the first female player to join ON. Swiatek is a three-time Grand Slam Champion – French Open 2020, 2022 and the US Open 2022. She is the first player representing Poland to win a major singles title and a total of 12 WTA Tour-level titles and is certainly a big addition to ON’s roster.
Swiatek is understandably elated and looking forward to reaching new heights through this partnership. “I’m very excited to be the first female player to join with On. And truly thrilled how On’s Lightning innovation team works and adapts technologies to meet the demands of athletes, supporting their careers”, she said after the deal was officially revealed. Besides Swiatek, ON has also roped in American tennis star Ben Shelton, who is considered a future superstar by most experts.
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CHICAGO 9/8/2008—Beat last year's numbers and they call it growth. Grow 10,822 percent over the last three years and they call it Zorch. Ranking #8 on Inc. Magazine's 2008 "Inc. 500," Zorch has proven itself to be one of the best and brightest companies in the U.S, soaring past last year's 28th place position.
The list, a ranking of the fastest growing private companies in America, also rated Zorch the #1 woman owned company, as well as #1 in Illinois. Business seems to be blossoming in Chicago as well, boasting 27 companies on the list, 11 more than last year.
While ratings deliver national recognition, Zorch founder and CEO Nicole Loftus makes it known that list numbers will never rank higher than client brand accuracy and satisfaction.
"These rankings are nice benchmarks and fun for the team; however, paramount at Zorch is continued innovation that delivers savings, efficiency and brand protection to our clients," said Loftus.
Ceres Venture Fund, L.P. is dedicated to funding high growth businesses in the Midwest and focuses on investment opportunities in the information technology, healthcare and business services areas. Ceres' principals, Sona Wang, Donna Williamson, and Laura Pearl, have over 60 years of experience in venture capital and operating early stage companies and have collectively invested more than $130 million in capital. The partnership is one of the few venture funds focusing its efforts on young growing businesses in the Midwest. Ceres has a particular but non-exclusive interest in financing women-led companies. Ceres is based in Evanston, Illinois.


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Salesforce Investors Reject Racial Audit in Activist Loss
(Bloomberg) -- Salesforce Inc. shareholders rejected a proposal for a racial equity audit in a loss for activist investors.
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The resolution called for the board to authorize an independent audit into Salesforce’s impact on racial equity, which includes employees, external civil rights organizations and communities where the San Francisco-based software company operates. Stockholders rejected the bid Thursday during Salesforce’s annual meeting, the company said, without specifying the vote. Final totals on the proposal will be released later.
The company’s board opposed the proposal, saying it already discloses employee demographics, and its efforts on racial justice have resulted in “meaningful change.” The board also said Salesforce has reached a goal of 50% of US employees from “underrepresented groups,” which includes women, LGBTQ+, veterans, those with a disability and Black, Latinx and Indigenous peoples.
Proponents of the measure said the company’s “underrepresented” metric is overly broad, and that Black and Hispanic employee representation has not meaningfully improved since 2015. They cited the departure in early 2021 from the company of two prominent Black women who said Salesforce’s internal culture was much less progressive than its outward image.
A record number of initiatives on racial justice, gender equality and gun violence have been on the agenda at shareholder meetings this year. McDonald’s Corp., Apple Inc. and at least a half dozen other companies have been asked to conduct racial audits. Several have received significant backing, and others have been adopted by companies even when the vote fails. Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it would commit to a “civil rights” audit by a third party aimed at improving diversity and inclusion.
According to a Bloomberg analysis of 2020 disclosures, Salesforce’s share of Black and Hispanic workers in management and professional roles lagged many S&P 100 peers. In 2021, leadership was about 70% White and 70% male. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders made up less than 0.2% of U.S. employees despite a corporate identity built around Hawaiian motifs.
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., which advises investors on corporate governance votes, recommended against the proposal from the Salesforce shareholders, saying the company has sufficient disclosure and inclusion policies. ISS backing was a key factor in a successful racial audit initiative by Home Depot Inc. investors last month.
The Salesforce resolution was led by Tulipshare Ltd., a UK-based activist investor platform for retail traders. The group also initiated a proposal aimed at reviewing warehouse conditions for Amazon.com Inc. workers that received 44% of the vote during a meeting last month.
Another stockholder proposal, to create an independent board chair and oust co-founder and co-Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff from the role, was rejected. It was initiated by The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group that took issue with Benioff’s public support for causes like gun control and reproductive health care access. ISS recommended in favor of the bid, saying that although the company has no specific governance issues, it can be difficult to counterbalance a board chaired by a long-time CEO and founder.
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Fiction and fact: an IBSA pact
N Chandra Mohan
14 September 2006
IBSA will be a powerful bloc in south-south cooperation with echoes of ‘non-alignment’ in earlier times but from the economic point of view, IBSA is a little fictitious” was Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh’s reported take on this regional formation that includes India-Brazil-South Africa just ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Brazil and Cuba to attend an IBSA and NAM summit. But, contrary to the commerce minister’s scepticism, the IBSA summit bids fair to throw up exciting prospects.
With the multilateral WTO talks heading nowhere, India, Brazil and South Africa have to explore regional options to trade more with one another. True, existing volumes are low, but they are growing rapidly. India’s trade with Brazil has expanded from $200 million in 1998 to $3 billion this year. India’s trade with South Africa was $4 billion in 2005. Taking into account South Africa’s trade with Brazil, intra-IBSA trade is close to the targeted $10 billion. To raise it further, can an IBSA free trade agreement (FTA) be far behind?
For all the enthusiasm for such pacts, the recent work of Research and Information System for the non-aligned and other developing countries (RIS) cautions that a trilateral FTA may not be feasible, as Brazil and South Africa are already members of customs unions (Mercosur and SACU respectively) and are bound to maintain common external tariffs with other partners. The way forward is to consider an IBSA free trading arrangement between India-Mercosur-SACU, and create a framework for trade on a preferential basis, besides giving access to other members of these customs unions.
While forging a trilateral FTA or comprehensive economic partnership is easy, intra-IBSA trade and investments are unlikely to rise without better connectivity. The sheer geographical distance between Brazil, South Africa and India is a constraint with transportation costs accounting for more than 12% of the value of trade between India and Brazil, according to RIS. The low trading volume makes this business unattractive to shipping firms. Our Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to promote IBSA shipping links. Direct air links are also imperative.
The exciting prospects for trilateral cooperation include sharing of expertise in energy, transportation and IT. Brazil can extend cooperation on ethanol production while tapping India’s prowess in solar photovoltaics and IT. South Africa has expertise in coal liquefaction. Similarly, there is scope for cooperation between South Africa and India in gold, gems and jewellery. IBSA can thus synergise its complementarities to forge a market for 1.2 billion people, $1.8 trillion of GDP and trade worth $600 billion.


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Freeview, the digital service which allows people to watch 30 channels without taking out a subcription, is celebrating its first year on air.
Freeview's service, with 30 free channels, launched in October 2002
After the collapse of ITV Digital last year the short-term prospects for digital TV through an aerial in the UK looked bleak.
BSkyB's satellite service, with hundreds of channels, was enjoying rude health with well over five million users.
But the supposedly simpler ITV Digital alternative, where viewers picked up a smaller number of pay-TV channels through their aerial, was deemed to be an inferior rival.
Its 40-or-so channels were overshadowed by the 500 on Sky, and it was finally crippled by a costly deal to cover the Football League, one which most of its 1.2 million subscribers showed little interest in.
But six months later, the old ITV Digital boxes crackled back into life thanks to Freeview.
Freeview offered viewers the chance to pick up a basic set of 30 channels without having to sign up for a monthly subscription. All they had to do was buy a box for £100.
Now, a year later, 2.1m homes are watching Freeview.
Freeview viewers can recieve digital TV through their regular aerials
All they need is a decoder box, or a specially-adapted TV
Its backers are the BBC, BSkyB and transmitter company Crown Castle
It can now be seen in more than two million homes
At least 1.4m are new Freeview households
Around 600,000 use the old ITV Digital boxes
Many are still watching through old ITV Digital equipment. But Freeview boxes are selling well, with executives saying 24,000 boxes are being sold each week.
Some analysts believe that number could double again in the next year.
Channels on offer include BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV2, Sky News, UK History and music and shopping services.
The list is set to grow. Earlier this month Disney announced it was launching an entertainment channel which would appear in the winter.
Channel 4 is also said to be preparing an entertainment channel - much like its pay-TV service E4 - to launch on Freeview next year.
Set-top boxes cost as little as £80 now - and the price of the cheapest boxes could fall to as low as £20 in the future.
Some commentators believe Freeview has attracted TV viewers who would never have considered paying to for services such as Sky.
Gordon MacMillan, editor of UK media website Brand Republic, said: "With two million homes signed up to Freeview, the service has exceeded expectations and it does it at a very affordable price.
Matthew Seaman said sales of Freeview had surprised the industry
"Testament to its success is easy to find. You just have to look at Disney's decision recently to launch on the free-to-air service.
"The only thing that is surprising is Sky holding off launching its own entertainment channel on the system. That looks like a missed opportunity. "
Freeview general manager Matthew Seaman told BBC News Online he is looking to add new channels as soon as possible.
But he said Freeview was still trying to come to terms with its first 12 months.
"After the collapse of ITV Digital, people thought digital terrestrial television wouldn't even survive," he said.
"We needed to regain the confidence of the consumers, the industry and manufacturers."
He added: "Sales have surpassed even our most optimistic forecasts - even at the height of summer - and we're really hopeful about sales this Christmas."
There are now 99 different boxes which can be used to receive Freeview, from set-top boxes to interactive PCs and DVD players with Freeview installed.
"We're finding that people are not just buying Freeview at the normal electronic stores, they are buying them at supermarkets and other stores," said Mr Seaman.
"It's attracting people who do not want to pay a monthly fee for their TV, but they do want more choice."
Freeview's range of channels is still too limited for some.
Celebrities such as Alan Hansen promoted the BBC's digital service last year
"There is not enough quality general entertainment programming, and I think there is too much reliance on music and news," said Ian Darby, media editor of advertising trade magazine Campaign.
"They might have to extend it a bit, because there is weakness in their programming."
But Mr Darby said Freeview's rapidly rising viewing figures would only make the service more attractive to broadcasters wanting to put their channels on the system.
"If it really does have more than four million households by the end of next year then you may see the serious contenders like Sky deciding to put more channels on - even Sky One," he explained.
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The telephone survey of 1,011 adults was conducted in April by research firm Louis Harris and Associates and Dr. Alan Westin of Columbia University, and was sponsored by privacy research group Privacy & American Business, and accounting firm Price Waterhouse. It followed on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s online privacy audit, in which only 14% of the U.S. commercial Websites that the FTC visited posted privacy information practices, and only 2% posted an official online policy (see “FTC reports on privacy” in the July issue of Catalog Age).
But while the FTC found that few commercial sites posted online policies, respondents to the E-Commerce and Privacy Survey clearly want to see such postings. A whopping 91% of the Internet users and 96% of the Internet shoppers surveyed consider it important for companies to post online privacy notices explaining how they will use the personal information that users provide.
But while consumers may worry about online privacy, they aren’t clamoring for legislation. Eighty percent of Internet users and 76% of Internet shoppers agree with the Direct Marketing Association and the Clinton administration that the industry should be allowed to self-regulate online privacy and that legislation should be implemented only if self-regulation fails.
The study also found that 88% of Internet users and 94% of Internet shoppers would feel more confident about using the Web if an independent accounting firm conducted privacy audits of online companies. Similarly, 79% of Internet users and 76% of online shoppers believe that a national program run by the Better Business Bureau to receive, investigate, and resolve online privacy complaints would improve online practices.


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Berlin, (February 20, 2017) On the occasion of Fruit Logistica 2017, Arysta LifeScience, a global agricultural manufacturer specialized in development, registration, marketing and distribution of innovative crop protection and biosolution products, presented the company’s broad product portfolio and plans to meet strict criteria of the food chain for high quality fruits and vegetables.
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CARY, N.C. (8 February 2017) – Arysta LifeScience recently announced that it has entered into a global collaboration with DuPont Crop Protection for the development of new foliar insecticides based on the market-leading product, DuPont™ Rynaxypyr® (chlorantraniliprole).
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A "wide range" of Apple Inc products including the Apple Watch would be affected by proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the company told U.S. trade officials, without mentioning any potential impact on its iPhone cash cow.
Amazon crossed the $2,000 threshold for the first time on Aug. 30 after doubling its price in just 10 months.
Apple confirmed it acquired Longmont, Colorado-based Akonia Holographics. "Apple buys smaller companies from time to time, and we generally don't discuss our purpose or plans," the iPhone maker said in a statement.
Cook cashed in $121 million of stock awards just weeks after Apple became a trillion-dollar company.
Apple has also added support banners to its home page, along with App Store and iTunes Store, allowing customers to donate to Mercy Corps
The Hyderabad office of Pactera Technologies reflects its strategic focus on becoming an industry leading provider of IT services on a global scale, a press release from the company said.
Apple is trying to reinforce its premium reputation in the Indian market and drive experience-based sales.
Earlier this year, Apple stores in Switzerland and Spain were evacuated after thermal events with iPhone batteries.
Apple's shares gained $5.89 to close at $207.39, leaving the company's market value a notch above $1 trillion - around $1,001,679,220,000. The achievement seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.
Apple’s management in earlier earnings call used to give more updates on the Indian operations, the potential of the market and business for Apple, and how it was able to achieve record revenue or sales of its main product, the iPhone.
If the gadgets were impaired directly by the rain, individual users can apply for the free service.
That’s a throwback to the earlier practice in India when retailers only offered discounts as part of Apple-backed consumer promotions, they said.
Apple said in a statement after the verdict that the case “has always been about more than money.”
Mobile payments company Paytm aims to double transactions from 1 billion per quarter this year to 2 billion by the end of this year.
Apple India’s total income (including other income) grew by 17% to touch Rs 11,704.5 crore in FY17, up from Rs 9,997.6 crore in the previous fiscal.
The global facilities include retail stores, offices, data centres and co-located facilities in 43 countries including India.
In less than a month of its foray into televisions, Xiaomi has launched 32-inch, 43-inch and 55-inch models — sizes that together account for 80% of the total television market by volume.


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Rise of Industry devs tease next project
Thanks in some small part to starting to watch Parks and Rec, and my recent trip into the Railgrade demo, I’ve recently returned to tycoon game Rise of Industry which I first checked out three years ago during Early Access. The game has come a long way since there with a couple of major updates, and a futuristic expansion taking you to 2130. The team at Dapper Penguin Studios are celebrating the second anniversary of the release of the full game out of Early Access. While thanking the fans and wannabe industrial tycoons, the team have also revealed that their next project will be a restaurant simulation game, but with a twist. I know full well how good Rise of Industry is, and I’m going to be keeping an eye out for future teases of Dapper Penguin’s next adventure.


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A new iPad game allows users to play botanist, cataloging plant life on the imaginary island of Miraflora by identifying patterns in flowers. But working through the puzzles in “Xylem: The (Code) of Plants” does more than rack up points — it generates mathematical proofs that automatically analyze software for security vulnerabilities. As more people play, more Read More
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Forbes recently released its list of the Top 50 Givers in America and — surprise! — they’re all multimillionaires and billionaires. With the Bay Area being the hotbed of innovation, computer know-how, and insanely rich young’n’s that it is, we’re happy to report that seven locals ended up on the list. We’ve complied a slideshow Read More
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Following numerous other companies, including Starbucks, Ford, and Coca-Cola, Sony is pulling all PlayStation advertising from Facebook and Instagram until at least the end of July.
The move will see the removal of all advertising on the social media platforms, both paid and unpaid. Facebook has come under fire recently for continuing to allow hateful content and misinformation to exist on its platform unchallenged, while other platforms have acted against such content. Twitter has started being more aggressive with flagging problematic tweets, especially from politicians, while Twitch has suspended numerous channels and streamers, including Dr. Disrespect and Donald Trump.
In a statement (provided to GamesIndustry.biz), Sony makes it clear that they support the growing #StopHateForProfit campaign. “In support of the #StopHateForProfit campaign, we have globally suspended our Facebook and Instagram activity, including advertising and non-paid content, until the end of July. We stand for working (and playing) together for good.”
Xbox owners Microsoft has also decided to remove all advertising from both Facebook and Instagram–a move which is counter to the recent announcement of a partnership with Facebook Gaming after Microsoft decided to close its own streaming platform, Mixer. Microsoft has clarified that the move doesn’t mean Facebook advertising will appear on the Xbox Dashboard.


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Being from New Jersey, a geek, and a science fiction fan, this item from Wired News caught my eye:
There is a parking garage in Hoboken, New Jersey, that uses a computerized system of lifts and has eliminated the needs for ramps and driving lanes. Each station can accommodate 40 cars per hour.
Recently, due to a dispute, officials escorted the tech support team off the site.
Just before the contract was set to expire.
So the whole system shut down, and anyone who had a car in there couldn’t get it out.
Both parties ended up in court, of course, since this is New Jersey we’re talking about. A deal has since been hammered out for three more years. Anybody taking bets on how long the cars will be trapped in there in 2009?


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Two South African pupils have received a nod for showcasing their scientific research at this year’s Buca international Music, Science, Engineering Fair which took…
A new personal finance startup, Bsavi, founded by a group of South Africans has finally launched at Web Summit. While it’s currently open as an invite-only service, people interested in testing out the budget app can start queuing and sign-up on its website.
South Africa’s home to many financial tech startups, each with its own kicks and quirks. In January this year, Old Mutual bank’s popular money management platform 22seven became free to use for all its users.
Bsavi, however, notes that it’s not like your run-of-the-mill budgeting app. The service is described as a spend management tool which shows users exactly how much they can spend on a daily basis after all their planned and fixed expenses have been accounted for.
Bsavi tries to solve the notorious problem of mid-to-end-of-the month brokage, with its single purpose feature called “Daily Available Cash”, which acts as the catalyst for many forthcoming features such as credit monitoring, mobile payments, crowd savings and more.
“We live in the age of social networks, Google Now, and Artificial Intelligence, all of which have already started to shift the paradigm in how we connect, communicate and transact in the information age. Banking tomorrow won’t be a place you go to but something that you do. We aim to integrate into the way everyday people live, work and play with their money, essentially becoming the Google Now of personal finance,” says Tobie van Zyl, CEO and founder of Bsavi.
By utilising the power of the company’s Shift_Ctrl Engine API, Bsavi acts as an origination service for third-party companies like banks and credit providers as well as offering a platform for third-party companies to develop apps for their user base.
By using valuable user data and insights — Bsavi’s holding company, Limitless Technology Group — has begun piloting Shift_Ctrl Engine with a few leading financial services providers in South Africa, originating credit applications for people with little or no credit scores. Meaning that previously declined consumers can now pass more holistic data to financial services providers to have them improve the process by which they vet and pre-qualify new credit customers.
The Cape Town-based startup set out to disrupt and reinvent the global financial ecosystem with its world-first social, financial data transaction exchange for banks, credit providers and retail and commerce companies to securely connect to users’ financial graphs on their own terms.
The aim of Bsavi’s Shift_Ctrl Engine is to allow the online world to organise itself better around consumers financial demographics and preferences, delivering valuable and relevant on-demand services.
“With the world becoming more open and connected, we’re leveraging the power of Artificial and Proprietary Financial Algorithmic Intelligence to make this possible,” says Van Zyl. “Imagine waking up knowing exactly what method of transport you can use, where to buy your groceries and automatically have your weekend planned from a daily affordability perspective.”
Limitless Technology Group has over 70 000 customers across all its products, such as Money Smart and Credit Crunch.


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If you’re on social media, you’ve likely seen friends, family members and distant acquaintances trying to promote their latest product.
According to the Direct Sellers Association (DSA), Canada has 1.3 million independent sales consultants, which generated $2.6 billion in annual sales in 2017. Of all the independent Canadian consultants, 82 per cent are women.
“If you’re a new stay-at-home mom… it’s a nice way to make a little bit of money while also having a social outing,” Derek Hassay said. He’s an assistant professor in entrepreneurial thinking at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.
Hassay said there are far more companies today using direct selling, also known as network marketing, compared to 15 years ago.
“There are more and more small companies that have started up and have used this as their entrepreneurial approach to the market place,” he said.
While pyramid schemes are illegal in Canada, multi-level marketing is often a compensation method for many direct sales companies. For example, when a sales consultant sells a product, they not only receive commission, but the person who might have sponsored them also receives commission.
“People might say, ‘Well it looks like a pyramid.’ What I’d say is every organization looks like a pyramid, whether it’s the government or a health organization,” Hassay said.
Lisa Wolny represents the epitome of a direct marketing success story. Eight years ago, she was at home with two young kids and was approached about buying Isagenix, a multi-level marketing company that sells dietary supplements and personal care products.
“I was exhausted. I hit rock bottom. I wasn’t sleeping at night,” Wolny said from her Calgary home. “When I really hit rock bottom, I always say that was the greatest gift. Because I was finally open to trying his stuff.”
Within 14 months of hard work, she was making a six-figure residual income. She’s since earned more than $1 million with the company.
“I always said I built an empire through the cracks of diapers and nap time. It was just 10 minutes here, 15 minutes there,” Wolny said.
She attributes a big part of her initial her success to selling to people at the gym.
“I started working out. They had a daycare, I could bring my kids there,” she said.
However, Wolny cautions that not everyone will achieve similar success.
According to a survey conducted by the DSA in 2016, 22 per cent of independent sales consultants were very satisfied with their direct selling experience, 46 per cent of were satisfied, and 20 per cent were neither satisfied nor unsatisfied. The DSA did not provide the result of the percentage of consultants who said they were unsatisfied.
“It really depends on people’s effort, their skills, their demographic,” Wolny said. “Don’t expect the money to fall from the sky. This is network marketing. It does require work. You have to be consistent.”
Heather Jespersen has been selling Stella & Dot for eight years. Two years ago, she quit her nursing career to pursue direct sales full time. She said she’s far replaced her nursing income by selling jewelry.
“It’s not rocket science. It’s not a job that’s incredibly difficult. You have to put the time and energy in,” Jespersen said from her family’s dairy farm near Westlock, Alta.
“I saw the huge opportunity and the flexibility was really important with the age of our kids.”
Hassay said people can’t expect to build a business on the back of friends and family members on social media.
“The person who is afraid to get out of their own social network and friends are unlikely to be very successful,” he said.
Constantly pushing friends to host parties and buy products can often be a turnoff.
“I think there can be a huge ‘ick’ factor in this industry. You have to constantly rise above that and just be different. Have respect for what you do,” Jespersen said.
For people looking to make a career out of direct sales, Hassay, Wolny and Jespersen agree that the job takes work and often years of persistence.
“How can you expect full-time pay for part-time efforts?” Hassay said. “You must exert the effort. You must exert the time.”
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With Apple doing really, really well, and with Microsoft having its first sets of negative figures since the company’s founding, Microsoft CEO points his arrows towards Cupertino. In a talk to members of the press and analyst community, Ballmer talked about Microsoft vs. Apple.
The background here is that while Apple continues to do relatively well despite the economic crisis, Microsoft is, for the first time in the company’s history, showing a decline in profits. On top of that, a recent investigation revealed that of machines costing 1000 USD or more, 91% of the revenue goes to Apple. Mind, though, that we’re not talking about unit market share, but revenue market share. Still, it’s an impressive number.
Ballmer first noted that a lot of the members of his audience, consisting of members of the press and analyst community, had Macs. He noted that Microsoft apparently had more work to do. In true Microsoft spirit though, he did say that in the end, it doesn’t really matter that much if people buy Macs – as long as they run Microsoft Office. “But anyway… That’s okay, feel free as long as you are using Office to go right on ahead,” Ballmer said.
Ballmer went on to explain the difference in how the two companies operate within the PC market. “We do not, like Apple, believe in low volume, very high prices,” he said, “Apple is a great company. Does a fine job. But their model says high margin, high quality, high price. That’s kind of how they come to market. We say we want big market share but with big market share you take a lower price.”
Still, the company isn’t sitting still, and Ballmer promised that while Apple currently has the lead when it comes to cool and beautiful hardware, this lead could be turned around before Christmas:
The primary attack that comes from Apple is, hey, at the end of the day, we have the coolest hardware. When you see the hardware, the PC design that is am come out this Christmas with Windows 7, I think that conventional wisdom can begin to really change. There is some really amazing, amazing work. So it is possible to get great hardware innovation, even when hardware and software comes from separate companies.
Interesting times are certainly ahead. Windows 7 is shaping up to be a very nice release, and it’s going to be much harder for Apple to ridicule Windows 7 than it was for them to ridicule Vista. When it comes to Macs, Apple might have to go back to actually touting advantages of the Mac over Windows instead of just making fun of it.
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Every year, car companies constantly work to innovate and make their cars better and safer for the driver. According to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, for 2010 the safest car is the Buick LaCrosse for Large cars, Audi A3 ( MidSize cars ), Honda Civic 4-door model (Small Cars).
A total of 8 SUVs and 19 cars earned the 2010 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick award for being the safest cars on the road today.
A BMW representative has confirmed to inautonews.com that the newly unveiled X4 will be making its public debut next month, during the 2014 New York Auto Show.
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Indie game Roblox ought to stop calling itself ‘indie’ as the game is due to be publicly traded as soon as Wednesday.
The New York Stock Exchange valuated Roblox to be worth an eye-watering $29.5 billion Tuesday and recommended that individual shares open at $45 each. The game, which is most popular with young children on mobile devices, is free to play, but offers various micro-transactions. Roblox is not truly a game on its own; it’s a launching port where thousands of developers make their own games on the app, which can be played by the million-strong base of gamers.
“What used to be a hobby has become a job for an individual person, and now is more and more becoming the foundation for large, incredibly creative studios who are emerging on our platform,” Roblox CEO and founder David Baszucki told CNBC.
Baszucki cites that daily active users on Roblox jumped 85% in 2020 to 32.6 million. The massive increase is attributed, grimly, to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many children out of the classroom and away from friends. The largely-child player-base found sanctuary in Roblox, and hopeful investors have been told the company plans to up developer payouts and offer more funds for development.
Roblox explained as well that infrastructure, privacy and safety costs jumped almost 70% in 2020 to $264.2 million. “Because of the popularity of our platform, we believe that we are an attractive target for these sorts of attacks,” the company said in an investor prospectus.
Roblox will likely introduce in-game advertisements to further increase developer payouts. Currently, developers only receive payouts when players purchase virtual items. Some independent companies have found creative ways to advertise in Roblox. Sam Drozdov‘s company Bloxbiz connects advertisers to developers who then show ads on in-game billboards.
“Roblox wants them to make money, but a lot of them are still not at a point where it’s their livelihood,” Drozdov told CNBC. “We were interested in how we can accelerate that and create a new monetization option for Roblox game developers.”
Roblox, or now RBLX on the New York exchange, ended Wednesday at $69.50 per share and had a high point of $74.83. The price per stock is expected to remain steady throughout the week.


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Australians are likely consuming halal and kosher meat without knowing it, a Senate inquiry has been told.
Halal meat for export, prepared according to Islamic law, is typically produced in separate facilities from non-halal products but anecdotal evidence suggests they occasionally need to plug shortfalls for the domestic market.
"For sure there's probably some halal meat that's getting onto the market," Australian Food and Grocery Council director Chris Preston told the inquiry into food labelling in Canberra on Friday.
But producers only need to label meat as halal if they're claiming it is halal, since there's no safety issue with people unwittingly eating halal meat.
The inquiry heard the hindquarters of cow and lamb killed according to Jewish law in Australia are also being sold unlabelled in supermarkets.
Kosher Australia rabbinic administrator Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick said labelling the meat would be costly.
Given there were only three kosher abattoirs slaughtering about 500 cows and 1000 lamb a week "we're talking about really negligible numbers".
Liberal senator Cory Bernardi, who initiated the inquiry, said some consumers might have ethical concerns about how the animal is slaughtered or "prayers being said over it" and had a right to know if their meat was halal or kosher.
"I can only imagine the outcry if it was a priest there with holy water," he said.
Administrator Rabbi Moshe Gutnick, of the Kashrut Authority which supervises kosher food services, said labelling meat sold to the general public as kosher would lead to "hysteria" from people who don't understand and unnecessary economic backlash.
Although lamb is not pre-stunned before slaughter "it's done with a very special knife in a very special way" making a sheep unconscious within seconds, he said.
He said cows were stunned after being cut but insists the method complies with animal welfare guidelines.
Executive Council of Australian Jewry executive director Peter Wertheim said if religious freedom was weighed against the "uncertain" animal welfare benefits to be gained if kosher slaughter was banned, "the scales fall very heavily in favour of religious freedom".
"It's been banned in Nazi Germany and it's often been used as a cloak for persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community of that country," he said.
Rabbi Moshe said kosher labels were about informing Jewish consumers rather than making money - it's like the Heart Foundation Tick but it tells consumers what's good for their "Jewish heart".
Department of Agriculture assistant secretary Greg Read told the inquiry halal meat is stunned before being killed, according to Australian standards.
Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive Gary Dawson expressed concern that exporters were being forced to pay for country-specific halal certification, so a meat producer needs to pay separate halal certifications for each country they export to.
Exports to Islamic countries were worth $13 billion to Australia, with processed red meat accounting for $2 billion.
Export Council of Australia director Andrew Hudson said certification was important to sell the product.
"Our government can't dictate to domestic governments in our export markets about what they should be expecting regarding certification," he told the inquiry.
"We have similar standards."
The inquiry is due to release its report by November 30.
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Morrisons launches Beyonce-inspired Diva bouquet
Morrisons, the national supermarket, has rolled out a new flower bouquet called The Diva, believed to have been inspired by the rider requests of some female performers at Glastonbury, which was headlined by Beyonce.
According to Morrisons, its Glastonbury store received a number of floral requests from pop stars at the festival, including one from a "leading lady", believed to be from Beyonce’s team, for a selection of while roses, carnations and freesias for her dressing room.
The £10 Diva bouquet is being rolled out in Morrisons stores nationwide this week, after its exclusive Glastonbury launch over the festival weekend.
Jane Speakman, managing director of horticulture at Morrisons, said: "We're delighted to supply the flowers of choice for Glastonbury's leading ladies.
"As Morrisons works direct with growers, we can ensure that the flowers they receive are of super fresh, superstar, quality."
The Diva bouquet follows a contentious 'Diva' ad campaign by Cadbury's in May for its new Bliss chocolate bar. The press ad was pulled after supermodel Naomi Campbell suggested it was an openly racist attack against her.
Last month, Morrisons poached Arla Foods' top marketer Danny Micklethwaite to take up the newly created role of head of development.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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Sharmans Agricultural Limited has announced an agreement in principle to acquire Louth Tractors, the main Case IH dealer for central and northeast Lincolnshire. Both parties have agreed on the deal in principle, with the process of finalising the details now underway.
Sharmans, based in Grantham, is a family-run machinery dealership that currently operates eight depots from the Chesterfield area down to the M25. The business become a Case IH dealership in April 2020.
Commenting on the development, Jon May, Case IH dealer relationship manager for the UK and Ireland said: “We are delighted that Sharmans are continuing to expand their business. This is the second depot they have added to their operation since becoming a Case IH dealer just two years ago in 2020, and we are excited to watch their business flourish. The team are especially suited to serve the professional farming community in this key geographic area and we very much value the excellent support and service they are providing to customers old and new.”
Sharmans has been run by the Barclay family since 1981, currently under managing director Scott Barclay. He said: “Growth in this industry has become a necessity. However, as a family-run business, people are at the centre of what we do, whether they are the staff that make up the Sharmans family, or our customers and business partners. These decisions around growth are never taken lightly and Sharmans along with farming family AW Smith (Farm Machinery) Ltd, trading as Louth Tractors, have worked together closely, amicably, and openly in securing the agreement to the benefit of all parties.
“For our existing and new customers, the combined dealerships offer the ability to invest further in our team, our facilities and technologies so that we can go much further in supporting your businesses and delivering an exceptional customer experience.”


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To be “T” or not to be “T”…. that is the question of the day. While I cannot disagree with King Ed’s decision to go with the AT&T brand name for his wireline and now wireless company, one does have to wonder why his minions wasted money on the logo and the typeface, which in the words of Russell Beattie is just simply terrible. Think of it as change for the sake of change or perhaps the Texas crew showing those pesky Northerners who is incharge.
By the way, the purging of the old AT&T ranks continues. As reported earlier here, AT&T chief technology officer Hossein Eslambolchi is leaving the company along with others like Kathleen Flaherty, John McCanuel and John Polumbo. (You get a 404 error on a page where HE’s bio used to be) Light Reading says some of the departing executives will make between $4-to-$6.5 million for getting out of town. Hossein, was the man who orchestrated the IP makeover of AT&T, the real reason the company has started to grow in the corporate business.
Okay maybe it is just me, but didn’t SBC struggle in the corporate business, and decided that the best was to move forward was to buy AT&T, and the replaced the very same executives who helped T become a player in the corporate side of the business. Just wondering…
SBC has trouble being taken seriously by the phone industry’s most lucrative customers: big corporations who spend millions of dollars on phone and data services. SBC has a relatively small sales force. More importantly, it lacks a global network of its own to carry exploding amounts of data around the world. Many businesses demand that, because they want to operate the same technology at branch offices in Singapore or Cincinnati. (WSJ)


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Business initiative aims to get bush tucker trade bustling
Traditional owners and local change makers interested in agriculture, horticulture, bush tucker, research and innovation are invited to participate in a new small business initiative to grow and supply traditional foods (tucker) and fauna products for commercial sale and distribution.
The initiative, launched by Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, offers an opportunity to meet with like-minded people, discuss and learn more about the project, how it can be rolled out, developed, funded, and protected, with a view to increased job opportunities in the Cherbourg community.
Using already available resources, the new venture aims to quickly have plants growing at volume with produce making its way to the Brisbane marketplace and beyond within the next two years.
Interested individuals will work closely with the University of Queensland along with Indigenous partners from Eidsvold and Far North Queensland at an upcoming workshop in Gatton, designed to explore the full potential of this unique opportunity.
The fully funded UQ workshops are scheduled for February 15 and 18 at the Gatton campus, where traditional owners will work alongside the university to create a contract.


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This time it was one of the analysts of Bank of America, specializing in Apple products, who says there is not much left to know about the next big in redesigning the iPhone, after the drastic changes in the iPhone X that we saw past year (drastic in terms of previous models of Apple catalog, not regarding the competition). From rumors about a possible foldable iPhone to talk of trouble for the company's iPhone X, it was a decidedly interesting week for Apple fans.
At least 64 people, some children, killed in Russian mall fire
The first reports of the fire at the Winter Cherry mall started coming in on Sunday afternoon, reports Sputnik news. The investigators have launched a probe into possible negligence and violations of the fire safety rules.
The key to this technology is found in the development of OLED panels. It's easy to imagine all the benefits without being realistic about the many challenges and compromises of a foldable phone design.
LG Display had already completed the foldable OLED screen prototype as of Oct'17 and was upgrading its durability and yield rate at the time. That has never been confirmed, but considering we're once again seeing a prediction and there was some relatively reliable information late past year, it's certainly possible we'll see a 2020 release of a foldable phone following the iPhone 11.
Interestingly, last year, Apple filed a patent application having a description, "an electronic device [that] may have a flexible portion that allows [it] to be folded".
California county urged to avoid Trump's 'sanctuary' lawsuit
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been adamantly opposed to local officials working to opt out of the sanctuary law. Those laws include SB-54, which limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
The mix of iPhone X obviously rose during the quarter based on the late launch in CQ4.
Apple first got on track to build foldable iPhones when it debuted the iPhone X, which is built using a flexible OLED display. The other two companies have established their presence in the academic community by offering low-priced laptops and tablets.
We all know that Apple does not cut corners when it comes to their products, that's why it's always safe to say that, more than anything else, Apple will be bumping up the performance of their new device. Like, if the whole device would be foldable or just a specific part of it. But as prices of flagship devices continue to skyrocket, it would make sense for Apple to release an affordable option for customers who want the new tech but can't shell out over $1,000 every two years.
2018's biggest mystery: Who bit Beyoncé?!
The b***h is on drugs. "To me she is a Shero and a Great person I have learned so much from her in just a short amount of time. She didn't nail the culprit but set off Beyonce's social media Beyhive of die-hard fans and a whole lot of internet sleuthing.


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2021, axie infinity had the highest trading volume of all non-fungible tokens (nfts) but saw a dramatic decline in 2022. sorare, doodles, rtfkt, moonbirds, the proof collective, azuki, the bored ape yacht club, mutant apes, and apecoin were all involved in the nft trading market this year. a single cryptopunk was sold for a record-breaking $23.7 million, and the rtfkt collaboration with takashi murakami generated over $600 million worth of trading volume.
Nft trading market began in late 2021, and by 2022, it had gained tremendous momentum. the bored ape yacht club’s metaverse play generated around $561 million worth of sales within 24 hours, and moonbirds generated $280 million within two days and eventually surpassed $613 million. azuki had an impressive $850 million worth of trading volume since its january launch in 2022, and the mutant apes topped $1.1 billion worth of sales.
Success of the nft trading market was largely driven by hype and the additional benefits of owning the bored ape collection. celebrities also snagged bored apes in 2022, and the launches of apecoin and otherside helped to propel trades and rising prices for the bored apes. azuki’s unique hook of pairing physical products with nfts will likely help the project continue to be successful in the future.


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Dealers are used to seeing an uptick in vehicle auction prices come spring, but this year, prices stayed relatively flat. Why?
Kelley Blue Book’s Alec Gutierrez said this flatness can be attributed to “mild fuel prices and increased supply,” according to Auto Remarketing news.
In fact, wholesale values increased only 2 percent in the first quarter, said Gutierrez, who is the senior market analyst of automotive insights at KBB.
Last year, wholesale prices rose by 3 percent during the same period, and jumped up 6 percent in 2011.
As for the reasons for the downtrend, used supply is finally loosening, which is definitely playing a part in unseasonably low wholesale rates. And the current situation at the gas pumps may be helping, as well.
“Although values have eased as supply has improved due to slight increases in off-lease units in recent months, recently cheaper gas is helping to keep values in check so far this year,” Gutierrez said in April’s Blue Book Used Car Market Report. “Gas prices currently are more than $0.30 per gallon less than they were at this time last year and continue to fall.”
Not only did these factors keep spring wholesale price upticks at bay, they also brought prices down quicker, as prices at auction began to fall as April got underway — “the peak came approximately two weeks earlier this year than in 2013, and more than a month earlier than in 2011,” Gutierrez said.
Overall, used-vehicle values were down in nearly every segment in April, with the average used-vehicle selling approximately 1.7 percent below prices paid at this time last year for similarly aged vehicles, Gutierrez reported.
Interestingly, as gas prices fell, hybrid prices declined the most at auction, with values more than 12 percent below last year’s levels.
“Values of used hybrids have been kept low by cheaper gas prices and attractive finance officers on new hybrid models,” Gutierrez said.
What’s in store for Q2 and beyond?
“Kelley Blue Book believes used-vehicle values likely will decline between 1 to 3 percent in the second quarter, and will continue to drop modestly throughout the rest of 2013,” Gutierrez said.
Gutierrez expects the industry to end the year with much lower auction prices than seen in 2012.
“Due to improving supply conditions at auction, attractive new vehicle finance offers and cheaper gas prices, Kelley Blue Book expects used-car values to remain down year-over-year, likely ending the year 3 to 5 percent below prices paid in 2012,” Gutierrez concluded.
“ The scrappage rate suggests 12.5 million cars a year, and we’re not producing that, so cars are getting older and older. There is a lot of pent-up demand. At the margin, people are being forced into getting a new car.” — Ira Silver, Economist, National Auto Auction Association
Onward and upward. That is where remarketing appears to be headed in 2010, since the right combination of elements is in place to push wholesale values higher next year. Limited supply, improved demand, an aging fleet, stable gas prices and incentives are all expected to unlock strong used-vehicle prices in 2010.
“Demand for used cars should be at least as strong as it is right now,” says Tom Kontos, chief economist for auction services company ADESA Inc. “With supply being somewhat constrained, prices should continue to go up on a year-over year basis.”
Kontos’ estimate for wholesale prices: 2 percent to 4 percent growth in 2010, on top of an expected 2 percent increase for 2009. Recordhigh gas prices in early 2008 and the effects of stalled credit markets in the latter half of the year dragged down auction prices 4.4 percent. So far this year, manufacturers have cut production levels nearly 50 percent to better meet demand. Plus, slowing new-car sales — down 25 percent through October — have translated to fewer trade-ins, further limiting supply. Another contributor: the government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program, which fueled nearly 700,000 sales this summer and took the same number of vehicles off the roads by sending them straight to salvage yards. Plus, the peak replacement age for vehicles occurs between 10 and 15 years of age,and nearly half the cars on the road today fall into that age bracket.
“The scrappage rate suggests 12.5 million cars a year, and we’re not producing that, so cars are getting older and older,” says Ira Silver, economist for the National Auto Auction Association. “There is a lot of pent-up demand. At the margin, people are being forced into getting a new car.” Overall, both new- and used-vehicle sales should inch higher next year. “It will be a much better situation in 2010, provided the economic recovery has legs,” Kontos says. “We will see stronger new- and used-vehicle sales in 2010.” Predictions for new-car sales hover around 11.5 million units, though Silver estimates 12 million or even 12.5 million.
Used-car sales, meanwhile, are expected to tick up to about 37.5 million units, from an estimated 35.5 million in 2009 and36.5 million in 2008. Budget-conscious consumers in need of vehicles may opt to save money by buying two- or three-year-old cars rather than new ones.
THE CONSIGNMENT FACTOR
Another indicator of supply is dealer consignment volume, that is, the number of vehicles dealers sell at auction. Year-to-date, dealer consignment is down 10 percent, Silver says, accounting for about 40 percent of the nine million cars auctioned off in the U.S. Historically, dealer volume comprises closer to 50 percent of auction sales. New-car sales of 11.5 million units should start to generate dealer consignment volume, says Tom Webb, chief economist of auction company Manheim.
Meanwhile, the limited vehicle supply has bumped up auction prices for the past year. The Manheim Used-Vehicle Value Index posted its highest reading since Manheim started to track prices 14 years ago. In September, the index hit 118.5, up from 116.4 in August and 110.8 in September 2008. A slight dip in October, to 117.4, has been attributed to seasonal factors. Retail prices will also stay high, says Jessica Caldwell, a senior analyst at Edmunds.com, especially for trucks, SUVs, and minivans. “There’s a lot less supply, a lot fewer choices,” she says.
Plus, lower incentives will help. “Production more in line with demand will help keep incentives in check next year,” Caldwell says. “At the beginning of 2009, manufacturers were still producing for a 15-million-unit year. But now they’re prepared for 10 million. [As such,] the average incentive in 2009 will likely shake out around $2,800 per vehicle. In 2010, it will be around $2,500.” Expected higher but not spiking gas prices in 2010 will eliminate the severe vehicle-price gyrations that occurred in 2008. At the time, highpriced fuel all but dried up the sale of SUVs and light-duty trucks, causing resale values to tank. Next year, though, gas prices will be “around what they are now, maybe a little higher,” but still less than $3 a gallon, Silver says.
THE EMPLOYMENT EQUATION
The biggest obstacle to recovering vehicle sales, economists warn, is the unemployment rate. “One out of every 10 people is without a job, sothat’s pretty tough,” Caldwell says. “That’s a big factor.” Besides, some areas have been hit even harder, she adds.
Consumers will take note when the unemployment rate levels off. “When it stops going up, people’s attitudes become much more positive,” Silver says. “It depends how high it is, and what direction it’s going.”
Though economic growth is on the rebound, it will take a few months before employment numbers rise. “It takes a while for employers to need to start hiring again,” Silver says. “What’s happened is that in the last couple quarters, productivity has increased at a very, very fast rate. Companies are producing more with less people.” Only when growth outpaces those efficiencies will companies seek out new employees.
Another issue that skews the unemployment rate is that when the economy starts to improve,
the discouraged workers who left the labor force try to join it again. There might be spouses that opted to stay home with their kids or got laid off and didn’t bother to start looking for a new job. “So then you have two people unemployed, not one,” Silver says.
Still, next year the industry will shape up to be pretty solid. “2010 will be better than 2009, not gangbusters,” Silver says. “My expectations are a bit more optimistic than the average, and that’s because things up until now have worked out much better than people expected three or four months ago.”
A key improvement for 2010 is that the perception has changed. “Manufacturers have set their expectations lower,” Caldwell says. “If we hit [new-car sales volume of ] 11.5 [million units], they’ll say, ‘Hey, that’s great.’”


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Before receiving this outstanding award, the Panamera had already been chosen by readers as one of the five best models in the luxury performance class with experts putting the car through its paces in the final contest on a test track in Italy for two enduring days.
This year this special prize presented for the first time by publisher Axel Springer in 1976 was awarded not 'just' by the German Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag, but rather by a group of publications including the Auto Bild Motoring Journal and its European sister publications, making this coveted award even more significant than ever.
Michael Macht, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, received the trophy on Wednesday evening from Bernd Wieland, Editor in Chief of Auto Bild, at the headquarters of the Axel Springer AG in Berlin.Porsche announces Panamera Turbo S
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WINDHOEK, 30 MAY (NAMPA) Over 70 Namibian trucks and drivers are still stranded in Zambia after they were earlier this year intersected and impounded by Zambian authorities.
Speaking at a media conference on Monday, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Chief Executive Officer, Tarah Shaanika said the stranded drivers are living in deplorable and inhumane conditions in Zambia.
They have been very far from their families and it is very depressing, he stressed.
In February, about 200 Namibian trucks contracted by various customers to transport timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were intersected and impounded when they entered the Zambian territory.
They were impounded for transporting Mukula timber, which Zambia prohibits the harvest of within its borders because the tree is endangered there. This particular timber is legally harvested in the DRC.
Shaanika emphasised that the goods on the trucks were not harvested in Zambia but by businesses operating in the DRC with valid permits from the DRC Government.
The Namibian truckers were simply transporting goods from the suppliers to the clients and were never involved in the harvesting of the timber, he explained.
Despite the valid and authentic documents the truckers availed to the Zambian customs officials at the Kasumbalesa Border Post situated between DRC and Zambia, they still impounded the trucks.
In April, the Zambian Government passed a law that disallows the transport of Mukula timber on Zambian roads.
This law was enacted and implemented retrospectively which is neither normal nor legal, said Shaanika.
Since the trucks were impounded, Namibian transport and logistics companies have reportedly made a loss of about N.dollars 100 million.
Co-owner of Kabt Holdings, Jacques Steenkamp, raised concern at the media conference, saying they have not yet received any report from the Zambian authorities since the trucks were impounded.
We came to a dead-end and we are losing customers as we speak on the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi [Development] Corridor, he said.
The NCCI has engaged the Zambian and Namibian authorities on several occasions to resolve this dispute diplomatically and amicably, but these efforts did not yield in a release, said Shaanika.
The trucks remain impounded in Zambia.


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By opening its virtual assistant up to outside developers, Apple looks to be positioning it as a way to compete in the suddenly crowded field of devices that users can talk to.
Passwords are annoying to remember and can be insecure, so Google is turning to a new form of authentication to protect our personal information.
The Internet connection built into every Tesla gives the company a unique advantage in the race to develop autonomous vehicles.
The Obama administration is vowing not to get left behind in the rush to artificial intelligence, but determining how to regulate it isn’t easy.
Facebook is using posts from its users to improve its automatic translations of posts in your news feed and master colloquial language.
Geometric Intelligence says its learning algorithms can pick up new skills faster than those behind the recent flurry of investment in AI.
MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference will explore and explain how artificial intelligence is transforming all kinds of business.
Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies.
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We came across a company at SEMA that we recognize from Mustang racing back in the day, and that’s DSS Racing. Long-known for its extremely recognizable X-Groove piston skirt design and performance Ford engines, it appears that not only is the X-Groove still going strong, but the team at DSS is expanding the lineup significantly beyond the Blue Oval.
“This year we have a new 6cc dome piston for LS engines, and a bunch of applications we’re working on,” says Tom Naegele, Vice President of DSS Racing. “We’ve been expanding and are working on some Buick stuff, Oldsmobile stuff, and a whole slew of applications.”
While the DSS Racing name might not be familiar outside of Ford circles, the company has been in the piston game for quite a while. “We’ve been in business 35 years now,” Naegele says. “We started off serving the grassroots engine builders, and now we forge all of our own pistons in house and use the latest CNC equipment to make some of the best pistons on the market.”
While pistons are the bread and butter for DSS Racing, it also offers piston-and-rod kits, engine-in-a-box kits, and stroker kits – ranging from a budget-friendly nodular iron crank kit – to high-end billet crank and connecting rod kits. Check out the DSS Racing website for a look at its complete lineup of products.


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Amazon has launched Fire TV Stick 4K with New Alexa Voice Remote ahead of the Great Indian Shopping Festival starting October 10. Amazon claims that the new Fire TV Stick is 80 percent powerful than the currently available counterpart. You will be able to manage content with the help of the bundled Alexa Voice remote. It is possible to control power, volume and also mute buttons.
The newly launched Fire TV Stick 4K is capable of delivering brilliant picture and immersive sound with access to 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR, HDR-10, HLG, and HDR-10+ technologies. You can experience thousands of movies, TV episodes including Prime Video, Netflix, Sony LIV and other streaming contents. You can also work with Amazon skills including YouTube, Facebook, and other popular social media platforms.
With Alexa, you can listen to the news, cricket scores, food ordering, and music streaming. If you are a member of Amazon Prime, you can enjoy unlimited movies, TV episodes, songs from both Amazon Prime Music and other third-party sources like Saavn. The TV Stick also provides support for an optional Amazon Ethernet Adapter.
The Fire TV Stick 4K will be available for Rs. 5999 on Amazon India starting November 14. However, you can pre-order the product from October 3. The product will be shipped after November 14.
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One in 12 Brits aged 50-plus have had items stolen from their garden, a new study reveals.
Claims analysis from Saga Home Insurance shows that the average cost to replace stolen or damaged items is now around £620.
Some 13 per cent of green-fingered over 50s say they would not consider moving because of their garden.
Half of the 10,000 consumers polled said their garden is where they relax, while a fifth said they feel their green space is an escape from the world.
While an estimated two thirds of all UK adults keep items ranging from barbecues and water features to ornamental animals, pixies and gnomes in their garden, the proportion rises to eight in 10 of the over 50s population, the study indicates.
Roger Ramsden, chief executive of Saga Services, said: “People enjoy creating their perfect garden, often investing a great deal of time and money in doing so, and this is particularly prevalent in the over 50s.
“With the average garden insurance claim costing around £620 I would encourage keen gardeners to ensure they have the peace of mind of insurance cover for their precious garden possessions.”
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“There are a lot of fantastic brew pubs — a brew pub is a restaurant that makes beer on premise — but a brew pub can’t put their beer into packages and ship it out to different restaurants,” Lundmark said. “There’s never been a packaged brewery that’s existed in the city of Alpharetta before.”
Setting precedence has created a slight bump in the road for the company, however. The city’s code of ordinances had to be amended to include the issuance of permits for brewery operations.
So Jekyll Brewing must wait on their license from the city before beginning test batches of their two craft beers. Lundmark said he and his partner Josh Rachel, company brew master, have created their recipes using small-scale brew systems but will not know how the recipes fare on a large-scale until the first test batch.
Once open, the two types of beer the public can initially expect from the brewery are an IPA-style beer coined “Hop Dang Diggity” and a Kolsch-style beer named “Big Creek Kolsch.” Distribution will be focused in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek and Suwanee before moving to the Atlanta market, Lundmark said.
“We definitely will have new varieties reaching the market on a regular basis,” he said. “We want the public to help decide what they want us to make.”
Jekyll Brewing also turned to the public for assistance to raise money for unanticipated build-out costs. Through Kickstarter, an online funding platform for creative projects, the company raised more than $30,000.
Lundmark describes the process as a roller coaster ride — tense in the beginning but all worth it in the end.
“The bulk of our funding came in in the last three days,” he explained.
In addition to raising money, the Kickstarter campaign also built up brand awareness by way of community involvement. Lundmark already has plans to give back.
“My wife and I have always had charities that were really important to us,” he said. “So we thought not only would the brewery help us give back monetarily more to the charities … but we would use the branding to bring awareness to those charities, which would be more impactful than just the monetary donation.”
Though not wanting to publically name the charities yet, Lundmark said one of his intentions with the brewery is to bring good to the community of Alpharetta.


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HUNTSVILLE — It's finally here, everyone.
Snowbasin announced Saturday that the resort will open earlier than previously scheduled. Lifts will start spinning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, a day earlier than previously planned.
The resort said in a press release that recent cold temperatures combined with recent snowmaking allowed Snowbasin to open ahead of time.
"With the current conditions and all our staff on board and ready to go, why not get our guests on the slopes early," resort general manager Davy Ratchford said in the press release. "We know everyone is excited for their first turns and now we can fulfill that wish a little early.”
Three lifts will be in operation staring Tuesday, consisting of the Needles Gondola, Littlecat Express and Middle Bowl Triple, the release states. A handful of runs will be open along those lifts, including a terrain park.
The resort is also planning on giving away prizes and free hot beverages for those awaiting the clock to strike 9 a.m.
Snowbasin will be the first resort in the Ogden area to open this season, and will be the third resort to open in the state, according to Ski Utah. Nordic Valley is set to open on Dec. 7, according to their website, and Powder Mountain has not announced an opening day.


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A recent presentation from the secretary of the Mabou Farmers Market to Inverness Municipal Council offered some very positive news.
Michelle Smith appeared before council on December 5 to let them know that the market just completed its 10th season.
Smith reported that the farmers market was at capacity for vendors for all but five weeks of its 19-week season. With that, the group attracted 20,500 customers in 2016. That’s up from 17,370 in 2015. Both the number of visitors and vendors are up 50 per cent from 2013.
As well, Smith said that in 2015, sales were $226,695 and this year sales rang in at $272,000. Those numbers were conservative, Smith said, adding that the true 2015 profit may have been as high as $240,000 with this year’s sitting at $290,000, making for a 17 per cent increase over the previous year.
By doubling the amount of total sales and using that number as an approximation of the total economic impact for the area, the Mabou Farmers Market was responsible for $580,000 in economic activity this year; all this from an organization run by volunteers with a budget under $20,000.
There are economic implications for the area as well, Smith added, such as the spin-off effects of having so many visitors coming to the area and spending money.
Looking past recent success, Smith said the market is hoping the municipality can help with upgrades to the upper parking lot of the Mabou Arena.
Considering the staggering success of the farmers market in the agricultural hub of Inverness County, that’s a modest request from a group that is doing so much for the economy.
These sales figures and the amount of interest from vendors and customers numbers speak for themselves.
The Mabou Farmers Market is a roaring success, a model for any other market of this type, and an inspiration for others trying to generate economic activity in their neck of the woods.
There is proof farmers markets not only help local farmers reach customers and sell their goods but provide a huge boost to the general economy.


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Production at Luton is motoring ahead for Vauxhall as people buy British
Car maker Vauxhall says its Luton factory is working ‘almost to full capacity’ as business customers choose to buy British.
The production plant makes the Vivaro light commercial van. A spokesman for the firm said: ‘The Vivaro has had an excellent year – lots of our customers who have been putting off updating their fleets are going for it.
‘It’s really popular with the big companies that want to buy British, such as British Gas and Royal Mail. The fact that it’s made in Britain is working for us.’
Buy British: Car maker Vauxhall says its Luton factory is working ‘almost to full capacity’ as business customers choose to buy British
The company, which is owned by US car giant General Motors, will launch a new version of its best-selling Astra next month. It will be in showrooms by November. In January it launched the latest version of its Corsa, which is outselling the previous model.
Figures just filed show Vauxhall made pre-tax profits of £41million in the six months to December 31, 2014 on sales of £1.9billion against a £53.8million loss the previous half year.
The dramatic change was due to the way the different European divisions report their figures. Car sales were up by 0.8 per cent, with Vauxhall selling 125,840 vehicles, a market share of 10.7 per cent. Britain is now General Motors’ largest market in Europe.
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