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Americans rely on large trucks to transport products throughout the country. Truck drivers are needed to accomplish this distribution of goods and ensure the economy is maintained. Yet, for many years, there has been a shortage in qualified truck drivers, which has contributed to several problems. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, truck crashes have been on the rise for several years. The fatality rate from large truck crashes has also increased, from 3,825 in 2012 to 4,213 in 2016. How does the truck driver shortage contribute to the risk of truck crashes and deaths?
Trucking companies have goods that must be delivered to a certain place by a certain time. Despite hours of service regulations, truck drivers may be asked to drive longer hours in order to meet these deadlines. Drowsy truck drivers who have spent too much time behind the wheel without taking the required rest and sleep brakes may be unable to respond to hazards in the road, including pedestrians, bad weather, construction zones, traffic signals or other vehicles.
The lack of qualified truckers has led some trucking companies to hire truck drivers who are not qualified as a way to continue business. Some truckers may have previous driving violations but are needed due to the low volume of drivers. Other trucking companies have increased pay rates in order to entice qualified drivers. Truck drivers are paid according to how many miles are driven, as well as what type of load they are carrying. People have strayed away from this type of position as it requires them to spend long amounts of time away from the family.


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The BBC has announced it will be making its iPlayer content available to a greater number of mobile phones as it has finally sorted out issues with DRM.
The reason for the delay is partly down to the fact mobile users could only stream the content before, as BBC's licences meant shows could only be kept for a limited time.
But the Beeb has signed a deal with technology and licensing companies CMLA, Core Media and Intertrust so it can use OMA DRM 2.0, a right management system for mobile phones.
This means shows can be kept on the handset to be watched whenever you fancy (within a time limit... we're not sure how long this is going to be though... probably around 30 days if other devices are anything to go by).
The BBC is also going to making the programmes available to a greater number of PMP devices as well, as it gradually works through compatibility issues.
However, Apple iPhone and iPod touch users won't be getting to keep programmes on their handsets; BBC Mobile Controller Matthew Postgate has said in a blog that Apple doesn't license its DRM to others, nor does it support OMA DRM 2.0.
The BBC iPlayer's popularity has skyrocketed as more devices have been added to the compatibility list, which must make the technology bigwigs at the Beeb pretty happy, given the acrimonious start the idea had.

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EPA Seeks Feedback from the Public on Proposed Label Options for Safer Products (09/08/2014)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is redesigning its Design for the Environment Safer Product Label to better convey to consumers that products bearing the label meet the program's rigorous standard to be safer for people and the environment. "We want consumers to be able to easily find safer products that work well," said Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator for Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. "The agency wants to hear from the American people on which designs will help people identify household cleaning and other products that are safer for families and the environment."
More than twice as much mercury in environment as thought (09/04/2014)
The most comprehensive estimate of mercury released into the environment is putting a new spotlight on the potent neurotoxin. By accounting for mercury in consumer products, such as thermostats, and released by industrial processes, the calculations more than double previous tallies of the amount of mercury that has entered the environment since 1850. The analysis also reveals a previously unknown spike in mercury emissions during the 1970s. The finding doesn't indicate a greater risk to human health; scientists already know how much mercury most people are exposed to. But it does show how tighter regulations over the past 4 decades have lowered the total amount of mercury emitted to the global environment--even as some industries in the developing world continue to expand.
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Yuga Labs, creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), has sued artist Ryder Ripps and several associates, accusing them of producing and selling “copycat NFTs” that devalue the originals, according to its Twitter feed and that of the Bored Ape Gazette, which tweeted a lawsuit filing with inserted illustrations.
The lawsuit claims that the artist sought to “devalue the Bored Ape NFTs by flooding the NFT market with his own copycat NFT collection using the original Bored Ape Yacht Club images and calling them “RR/BAYC” NFTs.”
The suit points out that Bored Ape NFTs “often resell for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars, and prominent celebrities are proud holders of Bored Ape NFTs,” adding that only 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs exist and that each is unique.
Yuga Labs seeks a judgement restraining Ripps and associates from “engaging in further interference with its prospective economic relations,” as well as damages and attorneys’ fees.
An email seeking comment on the lawsuit from Ripps was sent to an address on his website, but no response had been received by time of publication.


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Welcome to the year 2030. Welcome to my city – or should I say, “our city.” I don’t own anything. I don’t own a car. I don’t own a house. I don’t own any appliances or any clothes.
It might seem odd to you, but it makes perfect sense for us in this city. Everything you considered a product, has now become a service. We have access to transportation, accommodation, food and all the things we need in our daily lives. One by one all these things became free, so it ended up not making sense for us to own much.
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Time For Truth: (Forbes) – Welcome To 2030: I Own Nothing, Have No Privacy And Life Has Never Been Better
Dutch bank ING is set to launch a free mobile app called Yolt in the UK on Tuesday (18 October). The app will allow users to view their multiple bank accounts and credit card information on a single platform.
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Imagine paying $120 to live in a studio in Los Angeles, California, where the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is about $2,300.
Sounds nice, huh?
Twitter suspended 235,000 accounts that promoted terrorism over the last six months, as part of a continuing effort to keep people from using the social network for extremist causes, the company said Thursday.
“The world has witnessed a further wave of deadly, abhorrent terror attacks across the globe,” Twitter said in a statement. “We strongly condemn these acts and remain committed to eliminating the promotion of violence or terrorism on our platform.”
Nestle’s apparent hypocrisy has once again made headlines. After admitting in November it had discovered slave labor among its seafood suppliers in Thailand — where migrant workers from Cambodia and Myanmar were being sold as disposable commodities and forced to fish and process seafood under horrific conditions — it appeared the company was prepared to more thoroughly vet its supply chain to ensure fair labor practices were the norm.


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Misturas renews its digital image
Misturas has decided to renew its image completely and strengthen its presence in internet. In order to thisthey have created this webpage (www.misturas.es) and it has been launched today. New website aims to be a platform where Misturas shows to anyone interested all its projects. In its commitment to quality and design, the company, has wanted to highlight what they do best and show its works. Visual power of images is a reflection of the good work of the firm. Misturas puts at internet users disposal all the necessary information about the company: history, quality processes, R&D+i projects, activity (works, services and promotions) and a news portal where actions will be updated periodically. Likewise, the website offers the possibility to communicate directly with the construction company through this platform as a customer, job seeker or supplier, although traditional contact details will be facilitated also.


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In order to address the growing unemployment in the South-West states, the Chairman and President, Impact Business Radio, Mr. Owolabi Oladejo, has called for sustained synergy among business organisations in the region.
Oladejo, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that a combination of networking, education and training were needed by business organisations operating in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states to generate more job opportunities.
He identified fashion, agriculture, construction and technology as businesses through which unemployment could be successfully tackled.
Making a reference to the forthcoming South-West Economic Summit to be held in Ibadan, Oladejo said it would be an opportunity for stakeholders to brainstorm on the way out of the economic challenges confronting the region.
“The Impact South-West Economic Development 2016, which will span over eight days, will afford participants the opportunity for networking with prospective partners and vast marketing opportunities and hopefully re-establish the South-West’s role as trend setter in wealth creation and economic development by promoting existing businesses in the region, encouraging new entrants and assisting in linking other businesses, ”he explained.
Oladejo added that the ISEDE 2016 would focus on fashion, agriculture, construction and technology, using four strategies of “show them, tell them, link them and reward them.”
Highlighting participants at the programme, he said the President, Ibadan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abosede Amusan-Ogunnaike; Project Director, Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, Mr. Yanju Adegbite; and representative of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, Mr. SeyeOyeleye, would be part of the programme.
“The ISEDE 2016 shall connect people from within our region and across other regions to promote maximum utilisation of our natural resources, promote mass employment, reduce poverty, strengthen business growth, generate innovative, sustainable solutions and enhance regional economic development,” Oladejo added.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has advised Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to strengthen their operational capacity to effectively harness the opportunities of the E-Naira.
Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, of the Bank Mr Folashodun Shonubi offered the advice at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Advocacy Dialogue, Series 4, in Lagos themed, “Central Bank Digital Currencies: Insights for the 21st Century Banker,” .
Shonubi, informed them that nations are embracing the opportunities that Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) presents for financial inclusion across the globe. “I am of the opinion that CBDC will strengthen the stability of the banking system even as deposit becomes more diversified when more people are banked.
“Though Nigeria has blazed the trail in instant payments, we rank top when it comes to instant payments, the CBDC generally will improve efficiency and promote opportunities for jurisdictions without instant payments options to leapfrog on their operations of faster payment mode. We have so many countries today that have not implemented instant payments like we have done in Nigeria. More retail payments may assume real time features, thereby requiring banks to strengthen their operational capacity to effectively harness the opportunity,” he said. Shonubi was represented by Mr Musa Jimoh, Director Payment System Management, CBN. The deputy governor said that CBDC might enhance liquidity of banks in developing nations, through international remittances.
He said that diaspora population of developing nations was on the increase and remittances likewise, even as the world economy rebounds in the post-pandemic era.
According to him, the CBDC is expected to enhance efficiency in international remittances and challenge the current high cost of remittances. He said that the expectation of the CBDC was to see how the cost of remittances could be brought down so that more people begin to remit money home. “As remittance rule improves, the deposit base of the banks in receiving countries will also improve. That is one of the key benefits of CBDC. With greater inclusion, diversified bank deposit base, and expected growth in remittances, the economy will become bouyant as intermediation will be eventually deepened with broader access to finance.
It is therefore hoped that outcome will be generally enhanced even as trade ramps-up with increased adoption of CBDC by more central banks,” he said. The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr Lamido Yuguda, urged CBN to properly position the CBDC to compete with other digital currencies in the world.
“There are quite a number of Central Banks that are actually researching this very project,. You can be sure once you have so many central banks, they are not all going to adopt the same model, and over the next two to three years, you might actually see some models becoming more successful than other models. So, as we embark on this journey, we have to be very alert to what other countries are doing, because this is really competitive in the marketplace. People will want to position their currencies in such a way that really entices many other users even beyond their own borders to use this particular currency,” he said. Mr Adeolu Bajomo, Executive Director, Information Technology and Operations, Access Bank Plc, urged CBN to empower FinTechs to carry out research on the project.
“It is an opportunity to really spur up the FinTechs and the digitalisation of Nigeria and empower a lot of our innovators and Fintech companies and indeed financial services companies to innovate in every sense of the work. When I talk about innovation, I am talking about deep research into the fundamentals of putting the building blocks together,” he said.
Prof. Olayinka David-West, Associate Dean, Lagos Business School and Program, said the CBDC needed more scientific investigations on the nuances and implications in the market. As you know, CBDCs are still new and we are still exploring to understand what is going to happen with them and what we can do, but then again, because we are still learning, we also need more scientific investigations going on about the nuances in each market. So, we also need to engage the academic community and academia better in terms of what we need to do,” she said.
Earlier, CIBN President, Dr Bayo Olugbemi, described the launch of the digital currency as an exciting development that would revolutionise the banking industry. “We are not alone , across the globe, other Central Banks including Bank of England, Peoples Bank of China and Bank of Ghana are concluding plans to launch digital currencies within the year. The launch of such currency is significant as it is capable of potentially reducing transaction costs and preventing the Central bank from losing market share to crypto currencies which are still available via pair to pair trading platforms. It is also significant as it could potentially disrupt more traditional banking business models and possibly redefine the role of banks as intermediaries and as lenders,” Olugbemi said. CIBN Advocacy Dialogue Series 4 is a platform conceived principally to address critical issues affecting the banking industry and the economy.


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The state-owned telecom operator announced two new plans on Twitter with Special Tariff Vouchers (STV) worth Rs 199 (Rs 201 for North) and Rs 499.
With an aim to equal its private counterparts and to be in the fray, state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has introduced two special plans. The two Special Tariff Vouchers (STV) are worth Rs 199 (Rs 201 for North) and Rs 499. The company is promoting its plans during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament in India, and is now giving an option to users to set the latest cricket score as their Caller Tune.
BSNL announced the development on its official Twitter handle. Both the Rs 199 and Rs 499 plan include unlimited voice calling for both local and STD calls in the local service area. For circles like Mumbai and Delhi, the unlimited voice calling is also valid on roaming. This is because BSNL does not have operations in these cities. This STV offers 1GB of daily data and up to 100 SMS messages. If you recharge with Rs 199, you will get 28 days validity, and if you recharge with 499, the plan will be valid for 90 days.
Greet your Callers with the latest #CricketScore during the ongoing #T20Match hours & also get Unlimited Premium Caller Tunes after match time.— BSNL India (@BSNLCorporate) 5 April 2019
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Last month, BSNL announced new WiFi hotspot tariff vouchers to enable users to access the telcos’ WiFi hotspots across the country. The company says that it has 38,000 operational Wi-Fi hotspots in the country. The company has announced a total of four vouchers. With the Rs 19 voucher, one will get to avail 2GB data with two-day validity. Then, there are Rs 39 and Rs 59 vouchers, which enable usage of 7GB and 15GB data for seven and 15 days respectively. The BSNL WiFi 69 voucher is priced at Rs 69 and comes with 30GB of data, which is valid for a month.
Further, the operator also introduced a Rs 599 prepaid plan that offers a validity extension as well as free calling. The subscribers of any prepaid plan of BSNL can recharge with Rs 599 to extend the plan of their validity by 180 days. Digit confirmed the development with a source. Not only do the consumers get the extended validity of six months, but they will also get free local, STD and roaming calls. However, these plans will not be available to customers in Mumbai and Delhi circle because BSNL does not have operations in these cities.


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Godfrey Hirst reaped its biggest profit in six years from New Zealand, leaving the local unit in good health as global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries folds the Australasian carpetmaker into its empire.
The local holding company - Avon Pacific Holdings - reported a profit of $15.4 million in the 12 months ended June 30, up from $11 million a year earlier, the latest financial statements filed with the Companies Office show. Revenue edged up 1.8 percent to $177.8 million and gross margin widened to 24.7 percent from 22.5 percent. Expenses shrank 1.9 percent to $156.2 million on a smaller wage bill, lower redundancy costs and a turnaround in foreign exchange losses.
The profit was Godfrey Hirst's biggest in New Zealand since 2011 and saw the local unit pay a $13 million dividend, its first for two years. Godfrey Hirst expanded its Kiwi presence when it bought the failed Feltex carpetmaker out of receivership a decade ago, adding to its Clifton Wool Scour and Canterbury Spinners businesses.
Godfrey Hirst's result was in a period when New Zealand retail spending on furniture, floor coverings, houseware and textile goods shrank 7.6 percent to $2.27 billion, and contrasts with the fortunes of NZX-listed rival Cavalier Corp, which reported a loss of $2.1 million on an 18 percent slide in revenue to $156.1 million, the first time its generated smaller sales than its Australasian rival.
The local Godfrey Hirst unit paid $119.4 million in dividends to its Australian parent over the past 20 years, or 73 percent of the $163.2 million of net earnings its generated in two decades.
Last month US-based Mohawk announced plans to buy Godfrey Hirst, ending five decades under the ownership of the McKendrick family in Australia. The deal is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and comes at a time New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office has been directed to demand higher hurdles in approving the sale of rural land to foreign buyers.
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Why FDIC Insurance for Google Wallet?
By Adam Perrotta, Assistant Editor
The recent news that funds stored in Google Wallet now are FDIC-insured might indicate the tech giant has more changes in store for the wallet—and may even begin positioning it as a checking account alternative. The news was first reported last week by Yahoo Finance, which cited a Google spokesperson as confirming the company has made changes to its Google Wallet user agreement and that wallet balance funds now are backed by FDIC insurance. The company will hold wallet balances in “multiple banking institutions that are FDIC-insured,” according to the Yahoo report.
In addition to enabling payments via a stored credit or debit card, Google Wallet also enables users to load funds into a “wallet balance” via transfer from a bank account or debit card or gmail P2P load. Once loaded, funds in the wallet can be used to make a contactless in-store or online purchase using a one-time Bancorp-issued virtual prepaid card specific to each purchase. (For in-store purchases at retailers that don’t accept contactless payments, Google Wallet offers a plastic prepaid card, also issued by The Bancorp.)
While details of the new policy remain murky—an updated user agreement has yet to be released and Google declined a request for comment—it’s likely that wallet balance funds now are being insured on a pass-through basis via the FDIC-insured financial institutions in which the balances are held. That means Google must be listed with the bank(s) as the custodian of the funds, rather than the owner of the funds, and must keep records of each individual customer’s funds separately. If those requirements are met, each account holder is insured by the FDIC for up to $250,000 in the event that the bank or Google should fail.
But as a Google or bank failure is highly unlikely, why would Google make the effort and incur the expense of insuring balance funds? Some industry observers believe it simply could be a matter of giving Google Wallet a way to differentiate from other mobile wallet providers that also enable users to store balances, including PayPal and Venmo—neither of which offers FDIC insurance on balances. (PayPal funds were FDIC-insured until 2012, when a law passed in California significantly increased the cost of doing so.)
But another answer may lie in Google’s future plans for how it positions Google Wallet and how it sees customers using the service. Currently, most users maintain relatively low wallet balances, opting to have a few dollars in their wallets for quick access or a specific use. But FDIC insurance could encourage users to hold larger balances in their Google Wallets. “Google is obviously focusing heavily on building consumer trust,” Rick Oglesby, head of research, Double Diamond Payments Research, tells Paybefore.
Keeping larger balances would enable Google Wallet customers to use the wallet as a more fully functional banking and payments alternative—if Google also enabled cash reloads, which aren’t available today. Several services billed as checking account alternatives have come to market in the past few years—including American Express’ and Walmart’s Bluebird and Green Dot Corp.’s GoBank platform—and those platforms have touted FDIC insurance as a major asset. And, by law, for any federal government disbursements, such as Social Security payments, to be directly deposited to a prepaid account, that account must be FDIC-insured on a pass-through basis. Therefore, Google’s new policy could enable users to have benefit funds directly loaded onto their wallets. Meanwhile, the CFPB has been circling the issue of FDIC insurance for prepaid accounts; although the agency didn’t say it would require FDIC insurance in its NPRM for prepaid accounts, it did propose requiring prepaid providers to notify cardholders if their products aren’t protected by FDIC pass-through insurance.
“This could be setting Google up to do something more with the wallet,” says Jeff Crawford, manager, First Annapolis Consulting. “Google may be looking at expanding Google Wallet’s functionality into something that might require FDIC insurance; possibly a bank account alternative,” he tells Paybefore, noting that Google already has modified the wallet several times since its initial launch. A February report by the Wall Street Journal said Google is planning another makeover for the wallet, set to be unveiled in May at the company’s annual I/O developer’s conference. “Google could be looking at re-launching the product, and this could be a way to get ready for that,” says Crawford.


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Fine quality: Theory launches Good Cotton collection
The minimal brand continues its foray into material innovation with its latest conscious collection
Since 1997, New York-based brand Theory has provided urbanites with a foolproof uniform. Employing a minimal aesthetic – focusing on sleek lines and neutral colours – the brand creates a fabulous foundation of staples fit for any occasion. Twenty years after they first launched, the label entered a new ethical era. 2017 saw the introduction of ‘Theory for Good’ with the ‘Good Wool’ initiative, a venture to use and produce premium merino wool we can track from sheep to sweater. Aiming to make all of their core fabrics 100 per cent traceable by 2025, the brand introduced ‘Good Linen’ in 2019 and now their efforts have converged on cotton.
‘Theory was founded on material innovation,’ says chief brand officer Siddhartha Shukla. ‘Sourcing superior raw materials in a universe where conscious creation is as critical as conscious consumption is fundamental to our product approach.’ This month Theory is launching ‘Good Cotton’, introducing high-quality SUPIMA® cotton, which makes up less than one per cent of the cotton crop worldwide. Grown in America and woven in Italy, these particular fibres are known for being soft and durable – creating clothing we want to wear year after year. ‘We started our sustainability journey, years ago, by initially focusing on ways to eliminate hazardous chemicals from our raw material supply. In doing so, we found how complicated the supply chain can be and how much there was to learn regarding the intricacies of each fibre within each fabric we produce,’ says Wendy Waugh, senior vice president of sustainability and raw material. Verifying the origins of their sustainable shirting, Theory has partnered with tech company Oritain and premier shirting mill Albini.
Using fashion forensics, Theory can prove the genesis of its garments – mapping the journey of their cotton clothing from field to factory to closet. ‘We are working towards a goal of having all of our signature fabrics be traceable, but our mission is to make every aspect of our process better,’ says Waugh. Using the Good projects as a blueprint for their work, the ‘Good Cotton’ collection is sustainable not only in the way that the fabric is produced but also in the classic design promising longevity season after season. With an oversized silhouette and minimal detailing, Theory’s crisp cotton shirts really are the cream of the crop – and according to Waugh, this is just the beginning. §


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It hangs in an upstairs display case at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum on Emory Street, an old baseball card at the center of a Baltimore mystery.
Inside the faded red border is a photo of the great Babe Ruth gazing off to his left, somehow looking pensive and mischievous at the same time.
The future Hall of Famer is 19 years old, tall and lean, not yet showing the effects of a prodigious appetite for beer and hot dogs that developed over his lifetime.
This is the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card. It's one of the most valuable cards on the market, priced at a cool $500,000 in good condition. No more than 11 of the cards are believed to exist.
Museum officials are ecstatic to have it in their possession. While displaying the card for 12 years, they learned only recently that its value had skyrocketed.
"The Honus Wagner tobacco card used to be the Holy Grail of collectibles," says Mike Gibbons, the museum's executive director. "Now the Ruth card is the Holy Grail."
Gibbons and his staff are so excited about the card that they plan to make it the centerpiece of a "blockbuster" display on the history of baseball card collecting.
But before they do, they want to contact the card's owner, the Baltimore man who generously loaned the card for display. They want to let him know about their grand plans for his wonderful gift.
Except … they can't find him.
In this age of computer databases and search engines and 24/7 social media connectivity, the man has flat-out disappeared.
He vanished in a way that seems almost impossible to do in this day and age.
And all he left behind was one of the most expensive baseball cards in the world.
An offer they couldn't refuse
If you ask Babe Ruth Museum officials, they'll tell you the story begins in June 1998. That's when a local man named Richard Davis approached them with an offer.
He was in possession of the 1914 Ruth rookie baseball card in good condition, along with 14 other cards issued that year, mostly of Ruth's teammates. Davis agreed to allow the museum to display them on a long-term basis, with no time-frame for their return.
The cards were from a series issued by the old Baltimore News when Ruth had only recently left St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, the Baltimore orphanage where he had been consigned at age 7 by his parents for "incorrigible behavior."
A 19-year-old pitcher, he had just signed his first professional baseball contract with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. The team was managed by the legendary Jack Dunn, who had agreed to be Ruth's guardian. As the story goes, Ruth's teammates took to calling him "Jack's newest babe," and the nickname stuck for the rest of his life.
Museum officials were delighted with Davis' loan. Even back then, they knew the card was valuable. But they didn't think it was worth anything approaching the amount the 1909 Wagner tobacco card was fetching. A card of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame shortstop had sold for $640,000 in 1996.
"We're in the sports heritage business, not in the business of buying and selling memorabilia," Gibbons says of why the Ruth card wasn't appraised back then.
Still, Gibbons knew the Ruth card was rare. Not a lot of people had come across it back in 1914. And the ones who did apparently weren't excited enough to hold on to it.
"It had a very limited distribution, just in the Baltimore area," says Brian Fleischer of memorabilia evaluator Beckett Media in Dallas. "And couple that with the fact [Ruth] was a rookie."
In addition, World War I had just begun, in July of that year, about the time that baseball card experts believe the Ruth card was issued. And even though the U.S. would not enter the war until 1917, Americans seemed to have little passion for frivolous pastimes such as collecting baseball cards.
"There could have been more important things to worry about than the … card of an unknown future Hall of Famer," notes Fleischer dryly.
Richard Davis died in August 2001. His son, Glenn Davis, then entered into the same loan agreement with the museum concerning his father's card collection.
And for the next eight years, the Ruth rookie card was displayed with little fanfare in an upstairs room adjacent to where Ruth was born.
Then last year, Gibbons and his staff were alerted to a story in Forbes magazine on the world's most expensive baseball cards.
There, at the top of the list, was the 1914 Ruth rookie card. And now the price listed for the card was an eyeball-popping $500,000.
Not only had its price taken off, but the Honus Wagner tobacco card had nose-dived in value. Now a Wagner card in comparable condition was worth only $300,000, according to Beckett Media.
Part of the reason, according to Fleischer, is that experts now believe there are some 50 or 60 Wagner tobacco cards in existence, compared to the far smaller number of Ruth rookie cards. So while a Wagner card in almost mint condition sold for $2.35 million three years ago, it's estimated that a Ruth rookie in similar condition could command between $3 million and $5 million.
At this point, museum officials had their Ruth card photographically appraised by Beckett Media. The judgement was, yes, the card was in good condition. Therefore it was worth a half-million dollars.
Hearing this, museum officials quickly decided the Ruth card needed to be displayed more prominently. The museum, which opened in 1974, has struggled in the down economy. A blockbuster display of a rare Ruth card would only help attract interest.
"We knew we had a valuable piece" before, Gibbons says. "But what Forbes was saying made it a totally unique and rare situation."
In search of the owner
Their first order of business was to try to contact Glenn Davis to let him know of their plans for the card.
But he was no longer at the address he had listed on the original loan form. He had left no forwarding address, either. And an Internet search and dozens of phone calls also failed to turn up the right Glenn Davis.
On the original loan form, Davis had listed his employer as Duron Paints. But the company, which had been taken over by Sherwin-Williams, told Gibbons and his staff that it couldn't release private information about an employee.
When museum officials persisted and sent a certified letter to Duron headquarters in Beltsville, they say, the company promised to try to locate Davis.
But they say Duron never got back to them. Calls by the Baltimore Sun to Duron's Human Resources department Monday were not returned.
The search for Davis had arrived at another dead end.
Not that museum officials are giving up.
Now they're hoping a newspaper article will help them locate the mysterious Glenn Davis.
They're eager to find him, eager to get started on their new display. And they're anxious to tell the world that the Baltimore museum that celebrates the most iconic figure in sports also has one of the rarest, priciest memorabilia items associated with his name.
"For a long time, we've had this jewel, this gem," Gibbons says of the card. "And we never tooted our horn about it. Now we're proclaiming publicly that we have this incredible artifact. And we're hoping the public will come to see it."
It would be nice if Glenn Davis comes to see it, too.
Although right now, museum officials would probably settle for a phone call.


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Why Every CPG Brand Needs an Amazon Marketing Strategy
There’s no question that Amazon is the dominant e-commerce destination for many U.S. consumers. The internet giant is predicted to capture 49.1 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales this year. Additionally, Amazon now represents 5 percent of all retail sales on- and offline in the United States, according to eMarketer.
Simply put, the question for most CPG brands is not whether they should have an Amazon presence, but rather what level of presence they need to grow their brand. Legacy CPG brands are currently struggling to stay relevant against an onslaught of emerging competitors. The sooner they start building an Amazon strategy, the better they will be able to compete with more agile, digitally-native challengers, and the easier it will be for them to stay in step with what Amazon will look like tomorrow.
Additionally, the reality is that these new competitors are already selling on Amazon. How does a legacy brand make sure it is part of the Amazon customer consideration set? If it’s not, its competitors are eating up Amazon customer demand to the tune of more than 310 million active customers and over $177 billion in sales annually.
Here are four reasons every CPG brand needs a dedicated Amazon marketing strategy.
Amazon is a top search destination.
Amazon is not only the country’s undeniable e-commerce leader, but it is also a top search engine and critical channel for product and brand discovery. According to a consumer survey from research firm Survata, 49 percent of shoppers visit Amazon first when searching for products online. Brands that don’t have a strong presence on Amazon are therefore excluded from the initial product discovery process for nearly half of all online shoppers.
CPG marketers need to think about Amazon as a brand’s second website. With newly added marketing tools, listings and brand pages can look seamless compared to the branding on website and social media platforms. These listings and brand pages do more than just help shoppers find and buy your individual products. They also help establish a visible and consistent presence that not only drives sales but also grows awareness and helps the brand stay top of mind.
Amazon’s ad revenue is growing fast.
Not only is Amazon one of the top destinations for product search, but it is also one of the fastest-growing advertising platforms in the world. In its recent quarterly earnings report, the company disclosed that its “Other” sales, which “primarily include sales of advertising services,” increased 139 percent, from $850 million in Q1 2017 to just over $2 billion in Q1 2018.
To understand Amazon’s place in the digital advertising landscape, here is a look at its competitors’ 2017 ad revenue:
In addition to being one of the most popular digital advertising platforms, Amazon is also one of the most trusted. Survata’s survey found that consumers trust Amazon’s ads slightly more than their competitors. Furthermore, approximately 31 percent felt that its ads were better for finding trusted brands.
How and where consumers search for products online should have a direct impact on a brand’s digital advertising budget. For any CPG brand that isn’t already selling on Amazon, it is time to evaluate why not. Brands that are selling on Amazon need to rapidly integrate the channel into their digital advertising plans.
Amazon Prime is a growing ecosystem.
One of the jaw-dropping stats from Jeff Bezos’ most recent annual shareholder letter is the over 100 million+ Amazon Prime members the company now has globally. Prime is most recognized as a free two-day shipping mechanism, but it’s actually a growing ecosystem of valuable offerings that keep users engaged with Amazon.
Nicole Perrin, analyst at eMarketer, said that “the Amazon audience is ready to buy, and they buy a lot, and over time they buy more and more frequently…and for Amazon Prime users it’s basically even more so. And the Prime audience itself continues to grow.” Because of Amazon Prime’s growth, CPG brands need to understand how their current and potential customers use the Amazon ecosystem. In doing this, they need to look beyond the obvious. For example, how many customers are consuming content on Twitch (a live streaming video platform owned by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon), and are there opportunities for a partnership?
Amazon is dominating voice search.
Do you know what the fastest-growing consumer technology is? Digital voice assistants and smart speakers. As of October 2017, Amazon had reportedly sold “tens of millions of Alexa-enabled devices.” This was before Black Friday and the holiday season, and because of that analysts currently estimate that Amazon’s U.S. market share of digital voice assistants is currently between 70 and 76 percent.
Why is this so important to CPG brands? The research firm Gartner has predicted that 30 percent of web browsing sessions will be done without a screen by 2020, leaving many buying decisions to digital voice assistants that choose brands from an invisible virtual shelf. This invisible shelf is likely going to further limit brand adoption past top-ranked CPG brands. To combat this shift, brands should create distinct identities to use when consumers can’t see their products, such as offering recipes or developing a unique “voice” or audio signature that makes their brands instantly recognizable.


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Milwaukee School Hosts Valentine’s Day Promotional EventBlog ▸ Campuses | April 8, 2011
The Milwaukee Empire Beauty School students hosted a Valentine’s Day event to help them upsell their services. The promotion began in the beginning of February as the school placed lollipops with color coded dots on the bottom in a container. Any guest who spent $25 or more was eligible to pull a lollipop to win a prize.
“We thought this would be a great way to help students upsell; especially when a guest was at $21, $22, $23 or $24,” noted the school’s Executive Director Brian Peters.
For the students’ efforts, Peters offered to buy pizza and prizes for students wearing Valentine’s Day colors in red, pink or white on the day of the event. The staff encouraged the students to get into the spirit of the holiday. “We also told them we wanted this to be a fun day and to inspire fun,” said Peters, who also raffled off boxes of Valentine’s Day chocolates, Valentine’s Day pez dispensers and other novelty items. “Any student wearing pink, red, and white received a raffle ticket. Throughout the day, I pulled tickets and announced winners. It was really a lot of fun,” said Peters.
During the day the students were busy on the salon floor and entertaining their guests during the event. “The students had a great time, the guests loved the excitement and enthusiasm, we were extremely busy all day, and it was such a big hit that I had students request a similar event on St. Patrick’s Day in March,” added Peters.


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Titled “Why Mac” the webpage gives multiple reasons why you should choose a Mac as your next computer, whether it’s a MacBook or iMac.
- Apple TV+: 'Servant' Season Three Now Available
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- Update to 'LEGO Star Wars: Castaways' Brings Hair Colors, Microfighters
- This Decentralized Messenger Claims to be Quantum-Resistant
- 'Total War: MEDIEVAL II' Game Comes to iOS in Spring 2022
- Apple TV+: Behind The Scenes of 'Dickinson'
Customers can now buy the new 24-inch M1 iMac, with the redesigned device starting at US$1,299 and available in seven different colors.
Tom Brant wrote a review of Apple’s new M1 iMac for PCMag, sharing some important pros and cons for people looking to buy the new product.
Orders are now open for the new 24-inch M1 iMac – the redesigned device starts at US$1,299 and comes in seven different colors.
The new M1 iMac, M1 iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K will all become available to order on Friday, April 30, 2021.


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As you can imagine, VC-backed Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive have been getting quite a lot of press lately.
Tesla this week has unveiled its Model S, a 4-door sedan that, minus a $7,500 federal tax rebate, will cost about $50,000. The company, which counts Draper Fisher Jurvetson and VantangePoint Venture Partners as its investors, believes the Model S will become the world’s first mass-produced, highway-capable EV when it rolls off the assembly line in late 2011.
Fisker Automotive is garnering press because it announced plans to open 40 showrooms nationwide by the end of June to sell its $80,000 plug-in hybrid. The company, backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is the product of a joint venture formed out of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide (Nasdaq: QTWW), an Irvine, Calif.-based energy systems company.
I love electric cars as much as the next vegetarian-journalist, but what we need is an electric car that will serve the needs of the everyman.As my colleague Alexander Haislip says, should investors really go after and invest in an electric car company that only 2% of the population can afford and even fewer want. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly looking to return his Tesla car.
Instead of going after consumers, I like the approach of Carbon Motors Corp. and Fisher Coachworks, which are pursuing large fleets.
Carbon Motors, which has raised a quarter-of-a-million dollars from Atlanta-based Advanced Technology Development Center, according to Thomson Reuters, is aiming to make a more fuel-efficient police car.
Alex reported on Fisher in January, when it raised $3.2 million from undisclosed investors to develop hybrid buses. Innovation in bus manufacturing will likely have a considerable effect on carbon emissions, as there are 28 cities in the U.S. that run 400 or more busses during peak transit hours during the first nine months of 2008, according to the American Public Transportation Association. That’s up more than 3.2% from the same period during 2007.
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Leading international reefer operator Star Reefers Inc has reported strong results for first half of 2008 (January-June), with net income increasing to US$32.2m from US$27.9m in 2007 and earnings per share rising to US$3.68 from US$3.18.
In a statement, the group announced that year-on-year gross freight revenues for the period had grown US$22.1m to US$144.2m, with container capacity increasing 7 per cent to 129.5m cbft.
The positive results have been partly attributed to an increase in European banana demand from March onwards, following a disappointing first quarter. 'Cold and wet climatic conditions in the banana-growing regions of Ecuador resulted in reduced export volumes and weaker spot market freights in January and February,' the statement said. 'However, from March 2008, the demand and prices for bananas in Europe increased – fruit exports from Argentina and South Africa also accelerated.”
The group added that in the short term, it anticipates a continuation of the traditional summer decline in freight rates as Mediterranean fruit markets choose locally sourced alternatives in preference to imported tropical fruits. 'However, the good citrus, fish and poultry markets seem likely to mitigate the worst effects of the drop in demand from banana charterers during this summer slow down,' it added.


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Fintech loan providers seeking to discover the means to access borrowing from the bank in order to underserved communities
New fintech lenders are using AI to expand the means to access borrowing and offer personal loans so you can lowest credit score individuals. ( iStock )
Fintech loan providers is providing an unmatched step of employing fake cleverness (AI) provide personal loans so you’re able to users having low fico scores or even zero credit ratings.
In reality, that fintech startup financing system named Upstart is in the near future likely to provide brief-buck user finance from the a quicker-than simply 36% annual percentage rate (erican Banker. So it price is a lot lower than what is actually typically recharged to have such mortgage and you will makes it a feasible replacement playing cards. In reality, pay day lenders replenish so you can triple-digit payment rates in these money. However now, Upstart states it can fool around with AI underwriting habits to provide $255 Massachusetts payday loan online lower pricing.
“It’s got reasonable costs to the people to possess short-label funds, which will be something which nearly doesn’t can be found available,” Upstart co-creator and you can Ceo Dave Girouard told you in the a job interview which have Western Banker.
Upstart said the offering is still from inside the advancement but can be around so you’re able to users towards the end out of 2022.
If you are struggling financially and need to take out a personal loan but don’t have a good credit history, you can visit Reputable to obtain lenders that consumer loan solutions, even for those with poor credit.
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Using AI to underwrite new loans allows lenders to use more data than what’s available on a credit report when making their lending ple, Upstart personal loans use more than 1,000 variables to evaluate each application, going beyond the traditional credit score and opening up access to credit, the organization said.
During the ed up with any office of your Comptroller of one’s Currency’s (OCC) Investment Roundtable having Economic Availability and alter (REACh) “to market financial inclusion as a result of deeper entry to borrowing.” The project combines frontrunners from the banking business to spot and relieve traps to own borrowing from the bank availability.
“Usually, an above-reliance on antique credit reporting features designed that not we have all had the oppertunity to ascertain borrowing from the bank, even with being creditworthy,” Nat Hoopes, Upstart vp and you can lead off social rules and you may regulatory issues, told you. “Not even half out-of Western grownups can access finest borrowing from the bank, and even though four inside five People in the us have not defaulted into an obligation.”
By using AI, Upstart states it has an elevated recognition rates getting usually underserved demographics. Inside 2020, Upstart’s model accepted 31% a lot more Black consumers than simply a classic model and you will given interest rates that have been eleven% straight down. Also, it acknowledged 27.2% significantly more Hispanic borrowers which have a ten.5% lower interest rate.
If you want to take out a personal loan but have a lower credit score or no credit at all, there are still options available for you. Check out Reputable to start the application procedure and you can get into your details to view options from multiple lenders at once and choose the best personal loan for you.
CFPB forces banks to provide small signature loans
“I’m pleased brand new courtroom reaffirmed our capacity to include individuals out-of unfair and you will abusive payment techniques from the pay check lending and you may most other areas protected by brand new laws,” CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio told you into the Sep once certainly one of new bureau’s pay check credit laws and regulations try upheld inside court.
To help banking companies move into small financing place, the newest Government Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) approved this new suggestions last year having banking institutions to give small-buck money. On top of that, the CFPB could have been earnestly promising banking institutions to give quick-money funds, plus put-out a template to help them take action from inside the a method in which will keep him or her compliant into bureau’s financial laws and regulations.
Using modern technology and AI, loan providers could possibly get a better thought of user choices as well as their creditworthiness, which will let them develop use of credit and reduce rates of interest as they are taking on shorter chance.
If you need a personal loan, contact Reliable to speak to an unsecured loan specialist and get all of your questions answered.


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December 13, 2016
Back in the 1990s, during the dot.com boom, two cities hacked it out to determine who was going to be the centre of the universe for the new digital age.
According to Kaihan Krippendorff, in his book Out-think the Competition, two cities were neck and neck, each leapfrogging the other for new technological breakthroughs. Only one thing separated them and that was enough to create a winner.
Boston companies were known for their openness in sharing ideas between departments, working simultaneously in parallel with each other. San Jose also fostered an open climate for ideas and cross pollination… but San Jose took it one step further.
San Jose encouraged the free exchange of ideas. Employees from one firm could visit another firm and look at their latest research. Steve Jobs got his initial idea for his Apple computer interface from a visit to Xerox. Xerox never capitalized on it, but Apple sure did.
By contrast, Boston companies had very strict rules about sharing with competitors. Employees were to have no communications with competing companies. The 90s boom is long gone; now after the dust has settled, the clear winner is Silicon Valley and their willingness to share what they had discovered. Just like employees come and go from companies, Silicon Valley saw companies coming and going from ideas. Their strategy? Let the person or company carry the ball, so innovation takes preference over corporation.
This challenges our thinking. We think that successful companies make the most money. But the most money, as Silicon Valley is living proof, comes from the best innovation. Silicon Valley now houses the richest companies and people in the world.
I think what they discovered in California was that when a successful company reaches its end, the results from its demise (what it leaves behind) is far greater than the company itself.
Case in point: our Canadian success story — BlackBerry. This company ruled the smartphone world for 10 years. Today, BlackBerry as a company is still active, but its market share of smartphones is down to a single digit. The once powerful has fallen. But maybe all that has fallen is the brand name?
CBC Radio recently interviewed the president of Google Canada. He was promoting an Innovation conference being held in Toronto. Why Toronto? According to him, the Waterloo-Toronto corridor is now the second largest high-tech innovation centre in North America. Second only, to San Jose-San Francisco. Like San Jose, the fallen giants in the Waterloo area have developed expertise, created university programs, been a magnet for innovation, and developed seed-capital that has created the opportunity for new growth.
This reminds me of a walk I once had just outside of Tofino, on the western coast of Vancouver Island. On a path that took you deep into a northern rainforest, I was surrounded by giant trees. Over the last millennium, many giant trees had fallen, some with girths of 10 to 15 feet, now rotting on the forest floor. Moss formed, insects attacked, and new seedlings began to sprout, feeding on the nutrients from the decaying trees. Without that source of food, the new plants may never have got started on their way to one day being a giant.
Maybe in this age of change, we need to look at companies and ideas differently. Businesses and ideas that don’t thrive are not failures; they are simply steps in our path towards innovation. Maybe we need to celebrate the BlackBerry phone, look at what it accomplished, and revel in the thought that out of its ashes another giant may grow.
Rick McCarten is VP, Operations, Electro-Federation Canada.


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The District Chief Executive for Tolon, Fuseini Issifu Salifu Moshie has revealed that, the Ministry of Agriculture is working with the Brazilian government to secure some agricultural machines that will facilitate the modernization and mechanization of the Ghanaian agricultural sector.
According to him, the modernization and mechanization of the agricultural sector will attract the youth into the sector and limit import of farm produce into the country.
Speaking at a ceremony to hand over some 11 portable and easy to use rice harvesters to the Bela Nnabra rice farmer group in Tolon, the DCE said the production of rice needs to be increased at a significant rate to promote the Agenda Grow and Eat locally produced products to create more employment avenues and increase farmers’ income.
He cautioned the farmers to properly use the machines presented to them and ensure that they regularly maintain and service them, “so that the machines will not be beneficial to you only but also to other rice farmers in the community and district at large”.
The Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) Program through the Canadian government supported the Bela Nnabra Rice Farmers Group with the 11 easy to use and portable rice harvesters to reduce drudgery in rice cultivation in the district.
The programme is a five-year CAD 135million initiative by the Canadian government for Ghana.
The Tolon District Director of Agriculture, Abukari Yakubu bemoaned the inability of smallholders’ rice producers to afford, acquire and access combine harvesters for harvesting of rice after production.
“Therefore, this single move by the MAG programme will result in increased production by the group members and others farmers as harvesting will be faster and easier now. The perennial problem of bush fires burning rice due to lack of harvesters will be reduced significantly” he stated.
Mr. Yakubu added that “this will ultimately improve household food, nutrition and income securities of beneficiaries and rice farmers”.
The MAG program evolved from FABS and SFASDEP to respond to the decentralization of Ghana’s agriculture sector implementation responsibilities to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) taking into consideration lessons learned from the implementation of the earlier sector budget support programs.
Through the MAG Program, it is intended that conditional budget support and technical assistance will be provided to Ghana to respond to the objectives of Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP), Medium Term Agriculture Sector investment program (METASIP) and the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II).
It is designed to address productivity and value chain development management to add value to farmers’ produce for increased incomes.
The MAG Program focuses on demand driven research and alternative methods of extension delivery with the objective of increasing productivity through intensive farming. A robust and diverse extension delivery system will facilitate the dissemination of technologies to farm households, farmer-based organizations, out-growers of nucleus farms and others.


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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio held an event where it talked about its achievements, shared its plans for the future and also introduced the Nio Phone smartphone. In an exclusive interview with the resource CNBC The company’s co-founder and president Qin Lihong said at least half of Nio electric vehicle users are expected to purchase the new product. He added that the smartphone would be available to all consumers in China, not just Nio device owners.
Lihun noted that Nio’s mobile app has 600,000 daily active users, which is about 1.5 times the number of users of the company’s electric vehicles. So Nio already has a certain number of potential smartphone buyers, and their number will only grow in the future.
Of course, the new product offers additional functions for owners of Nio electric vehicles. Although the Nio Phone resembles a typical smartphone, it has a special button that allows it to be used as a car key. The new product can also easily connect to the car, for example, so that the user can, for example, transfer a video conference from a mobile device to the car’s systems, Lihun added.
As previously reported, the Nio Phone smartphone is equipped with an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The device has up to 16GB of RAM and a flash drive capacity of up to 1TB. The battery has a capacity of 5200mAh and supports 66W fast wired charging, 50W fast wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging.
The Nio Phone’s 6.81-inch screen supports 2K resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. At maximum brightness within 1800 nits2 The screen covers the DCI-P3 color space. For taking photos and videos, the smartphone has a triple camera with a 50-megapixel main sensor, as well as a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle module and a 50-megapixel camera with a periscope-shaped telephoto lens. High sound quality is ensured by speakers that support Dolby Atmos technology.
The proprietary SkyUI interface based on Android is used to control the smartphone. Nio Phone supports UWB connectivity, allowing it to be used as a digital key for Nio electric vehicles. In addition, the smartphone can support connection to multiple Nio electric vehicles. In addition, Nio Phone supports unlocking of electric vehicles using NFC technology, which can be used even when the battery level is low (within 48 hours). The new product is manufactured by Weilai. Nio has no plans to launch a smartphone in Europe – at least until the market gets bigger, Lihun noted.
Depending on the configuration, the Nio Phone costs between 6,490 yuan (around $890) and 7,499 yuan (around $1,027).


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While pecan growers finish with harvest, the pecan meat market continues upward movement as buyers continue to compete for the limited supply. The last month has been hectic for North American Pecan Sheller’s scrambling to purchase in-shell pecan crop but some growers have decided not to sell…
Last week we reported on the significant loss of the Louisiana pecan crop due to the adverse weather conditions in August during nut fill stage. Louisiana is predicting around a 50% plus crop reduction for this year. After that report went out, we were inundated with emails from pecan growers in Oklahoma and Texas stating that they too were seeing significant reduction in this year’s pecan crop.
Pecan season in the southern United States has gotten well underway for a large majority of the US pecan growers. In the southeastern United States pecan growers with early varieties such as Pawnee (PWN) or Money Maker (MM) started as early as late September to early October. Pecan growers in these regions have completed almost half of their 2017-2018 harvest activities
Export and domestic sales have been increasing in the pecan meat markets for quite some time now. This increased growth in sales has had effects throughout the pecan nut market, for both in-shell pecans and the pecan meat market. As pecan, cold storage supplies dwindle in the US and Mexico, pecan sheller’s say that this year’s harvest just couldn’t come soon enough.
Every year the Chinese people celebrate the coming of the new year with an annual Spring Festival that rivals any in the world. A large portion of businesses shut down and take leave to enjoy the activates of the New Year celebration. This year marks the year of the Dog, and the Chinese New Year activities begin on February 16, 2018 (China Standard Time) and will last around 15 days.


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Amazon became one of the first companies to lose $1 trillion. This week, Jeff Bezos' Everything Store became the first publicly traded company to lose $1 billion in market valuation.
The shocking figures, first reported by Bloomberg, are the result of a deteriorating economy, repeatedly dismal earnings reports and massive share price declines. Amazon, worth $1,882 trillion as of June 21, reported a comparatively paltry $878 billion valuation on Thursday. Microsoft, which narrowly overtook Apple as the world's most valuable company last year, wasn't far behind, with market valuation losses hovering around $900 billion. Combined, the share price declines from the two companies capture the impact of a lousy year that most want to soon forget.
These declines in stock price were not limited to Amazon and Microsoft. The five most valuable US tech companies reportedly lost a combined $4 trillion in value this year. To put it in perspective, this amount is greater than the combined GDP of Turkey, Argentina and Switzerland.
Amazon, in particular, disappointed investors last month after the company's revenue for the third quarter of 2022 fell short of expectations. The company also announced that it expects to see growth in the fourth quarter but only at a rate of 2-8%. That percentage is good for a normal company, but not at all normal for Amazon. Like many other companies, Amazon has also had to deal with declining e-commerce markets as consumers began to return to retail stores.


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News - Ford - Explorer
Ford Explorer breaks cover
An all-new independent rear suspension and stiffened frame are expected to significantly improve ride and handling in the new Ford Explorer
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FORD has pulled the wraps off the first fully redesigned version of the Explorer The revamped off-roader will begin production in mid-November at plants in St Louis and Louisville, Kentucky, and it goes on sale in the US next January.
Ford Australia public affairs manager Mr Mike Jarvis says the newcomer is expected in Australia around June, 2001, a few months later than originally scheduled.
Mr Jarvis would not comment on pricing or specification, but says the new vehicle will be positioned in line with the current model, which suggests a starting price around $40,000.
An all-new independent rear suspension and stiffened frame are expected to significantly benefit the Explorer's ride and handling - areas that have come in for criticism in the current vehicle.
The new suspension has also allowed designers to lower the rear load floor a full 17.8cm, making room for an optional third-row seat.
Its potential seven-seat configuration will enable the new Explorer to tackle the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser Prado head-on.
Engine choices in the US comprise a standard 4.0-litre V6 engine with 157kW or a new optional all-aluminium, 4.6-litre V8 with 179kW.
Although yet to be confirmed, it seems likely both engines will be offered here.
"We have access to both engines so whether we offer the V8 will depend on demand," Ford Australia spokesman Craig Smith says.
"A lot of the key players in the segment such as the Toyota LandCruiser and Land Rover (Discovery) are available with V8s so it would make sense to offer one also." The new Explorer will be Ford's first off-roader with side-curtain airbags. A mid-2001 upgrade in the US will add electronic sensors that can deploy the side airbags in case of a vehicle rollover.
Later on, the Explorer will come with a Personal Safety System with dual-stage airbags that sense the weight, size and position of the seat occupant.
Although only a moderate sales performer here, the Explorer has been a huge sales success in the US, finding nearly 3.6 million buyers since its 1990 debut.
Locally, the Explorer earned just 1812 sales in 1999, compared with 3509 the previous year. These figures are well below the segment-leading Toyota LandCruiser Prado, which notched up 8266 sales last year.
Mr Smith is confident the smaller Mazda Tribute-based Escape - to be launched early next year - will not adversely impact Explorer sales.
"The Escape will attract a completely different sort of buyer," he says.
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The Unilever Pakistan Limited (UPL), formerly Lever Brothers Pakistan Limited was established in Pakistan in 1948. The town of Rahim Yar Khan was the site chosen for setting up a vegetable oil factory. Unilever Pakistan is the largest FMCG company in Pakistan, as well as one of the largest multinationals operating in the country. Now operating six factories at different locations around the country. The Unilever's Head Office was shifted to Karachi from the Rahim Yar Khan site in the mid 60's.
Death of contestant on Unilever sponsored TV reality show
A contestant on a Pakistani reality TV show drowned while performing a challenge for the program, sponsored by Unilever Pakistan. Fareshteh Aslam, information officer for Unilever Pakistan, asserted that Unilever Pakistan accepts no liability for Mr Khan's death. An investigation is pending.


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More Support For The Lightning Network (LN)
On July eighth, Bitstamp announces the launch of their own Lightning node.
This is good news because it increases the
awerness and publicity of not only the lightning
Network, but Bitcoin also.
The lightning network is an add-on app that speeds up
Bitcoin transactions with zero-fee processing.
LN resolves scalability issues because it moves
Coinbase recently announced support of the
Lightning Network along with Bitfinex who
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Sparks, Nevada, December 1, 2020 – Blockchains Management, Inc., an affiliate of Blockchains, LLC (collectively, “Blockchains”), a blockchain software development company committed to protecting and empowering individuals, today announced its acquisition of Cambridge Blockchain, Inc., a blockchain-based identity management and compliance software solutions provider.
Cambridge Blockchain’s solutions harness blockchain’s potential to globally deliver strong digital identities and meet increasingly stringent data privacy obligations. The company has experience designing software to share identity data across systems, specifically, European financial institutions.
The acquisition of Cambridge Blockchain further increases Blockchains’ capacity to deliver an ecosystem of products set to prepare individuals for web 3.0 and the emerging digital economy, with a blockchain-powered digital identity solution at the core. The companies’ shared ethos of returning control of personal data to users while delivering the benefits of a trusted, distributed digital identity to consumers, organizations, and government institutions solidified the union.
“Cambridge Blockchain has unique, real-world experience in designing identity management systems and streamlining digital identity compliance in the areas of government, ePrivacy, banking and fintech,” said executive vice president Lee Weiss. “We are excited to bring on board a team that has demonstrated successful technology applications globally for enterprises, governments, and regulators in a way that ultimately benefits the individual.”
“Blockchains’ vision is truly aligned with what our aspirations for Cambridge Blockchain were from the onset,” said co-founder Matthew Commons. “The idea that individuals should be in control of their own data has been one of our founding principles. We are thrilled to be part of the Blockchains organization that can put a wide range of applications and integrations into practice in Nevada and globally.”
With this transaction, Blockchains is acquiring a deep, enterprise-grade distributed identity software stack, a robust IP portfolio including numerous issued patents, a seasoned technical team, and valuable commercial relationships. The company’s principals, Matthew Commons, Alex Oberhauser, Muthu Arumugam, and its software developers will join Blockchains’ digital identity team, with complete integration targeted for the beginning of 2021. Further, Cambridge Blockchain will begin its transition to the Blockchains brand in the coming months.
Cambridge Blockchain’s enterprise framework is expected to accelerate further Blockchains’ efforts in building a blockchain ecosystem that meets the needs of biometrically secured credentialing in government, future e-wallets, document provenance, and other products that will change how individuals interact in a digital world.
“When it comes to digital transformation, a robust and secure digital identity framework is key to any transactive system,” said Blockchains founder Jeffrey Berns. “I look toward the upcoming year when Blockchains will deliver its digital identity solution as well as its suite of products aimed at providing the most secure and user-friendly management for individuals’ digital interactions.”


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Thanks HellBender for this. Claria, the controversial adware company formerly known as Gator, on Thursday filed for an initial public offering to raise $150 million to continue developing its "behavioral marketing platform."
Claria develops and distributes ad-serving software that presents users with pop-ups and pop-unders whenever they visit specific websites. Several top retailers and services firms, including Hertz, L.L. Bean and Wells Fargo, have sued the company, claiming Claria's software violates various state and federal laws by foisting their rivals' ads onto their sites.
Critics have also blasted the company for not fully explaining to users the impact of its software, which sends information about users' Web browsing habits back to the company's servers. Recently, Utah became the first state to pass a law making such software illegal. Lawmakers in California and Iowa hope to follow suit soon.
Claria acknowledged these risks in its filing. But its business apparently isn't suffering.
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An exclusive new report commissioned by Bubble Agency has revealed a new shift in the dynamic between media technology buyers and industry vendors.
The report, published this week, reveals that modern broadcast and media technology buyers feel bombarded with marketing messages, digital content and cold calling from technology suppliers.
It added that most of it is not relevant to them at that moment in time and gets ignored. But then, how do vendors ensure buyers keep up with innovation and how can they showcase what they are able to provide and what business problems they can solve?
A recent study from Bubble Agency shows that tradeshows remain the most popular channel for buyers to keep up with industry trends and vendor news, trade press magazines and websites remain important channels of information for sellers and buyers and LinkedIn dominates the conversation on social media.
Independently researched and produced by Caretta Research in partnership with Bubble Agency, Marketing Media Technology: Revealing what broadcast and media technology buyers want from their suppliers is based on the analysis of detailed focus group interviews and survey data gathered from a broad range of industry leaders in Q3 2021.
According to the report, the focus of sales and marketing in media technology was already changing rapidly pre-pandemic driven by the shift to SaaS and cloud services, smaller projects, faster buying cycles, and increasingly-informed buyers cherry picking the vendors they want to work with.
The report examines the way that these changes have only accelerated since, offering strategic insights into evolving buyer/vendor behaviours.
Key findings include:
• Even after a series of cancelled trade shows, the lure of in-person events remains strong. Trade shows remain the most popular channel for buyers to keep up with industry trends and vendor news, chosen by 83% of respondents.
• Media still plays a critical role in the industry. Trade press magazines and websites remain important channels of information for 71% of sellers and 69% of buyers.
• LinkedIn dominates the conversation on social media, with 98% of technology providers and 88% of buyers using it for industry research ‘often ’or ‘sometimes’.
• 81% of sellers think their company is good at understanding potential customers’ needs, only 61% of buyers agree. This is a dramatic disconnect that suggests vendors need to listen more effectively to their customers.
The report contrasts the attitudes of buyers and sellers in several key areas and delivers valuable insights into how buyers are finding out about the market, how they want to engage with technology providers, the sort of marketing content they’re consuming through which channels, and how vendors can best respond.
“This research reveals the fundamental shifts in the broadcast and media technology buying process thaMarketing Media Technology: Revealing what broadcast and media technology buyers want from their suppliers is available for download from Bubble Agency now.t we’re tracking,” said Rob Ambrose, co-founder of Caretta Research and the report’s author.
“Buyers want honest, transparent marketing communications from potential suppliers so they can clearly understand what vendors can do, and gauge their ability to deliver. In an increasingly-virtual world building trust has never been more important.”
“The industry is changing rapidly, and as a result the successful sales and marketing strategies that the leading companies are deploying are changing too,” comments Sadie Groom, Bubble Agency CEO.
“Modern marketing communications needs to be a two-way process with a clear strategy developed for engaging with customers and prospects and hearing what they want, and it is fascinating to see both the similarities and the differences in emphasis between the two sides of the conversation.”
You can read the full report here: https://bubbleagency.com/marketing-report/
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“We couldn’t be more excited to announce this partnership with Polygon”
Marketing Technology News: Smart and Social Web3 Platform Blockify Raises $2.2M
The Polygon network has grown over 400% this year, boasting just over 37,000 decentralized dapps — with 74% of teams integrated exclusively on Polygon. The network is fast becoming the de facto platform for Web3 gaming, working with the likes of Ubisoft, Atari, Animoca, Decentraland, Somnium Space, Sandbox, Atari (multiverse), and Aavegotchi among others. Founded by the former global head of TikTok’s strategy and gaming unit, Jason Fung, Meta0 provides the tools game developers need to easily reach players on every blockchain while also spending less time, money and personnel on the development process itself. As a one-stop shop for game developers, they remove the technical complexities of blockchain integration by providing intuitive API and SDK-based solutions that offer cross-chain support.
Urvit Goel, Head of Global Games Business Development at Polygon Studios, said: “Meta0 exemplifies the composability required of a truly global metaverse and gaming platform. Polygon’s developer toolset and established Blockchain Gaming ecosystem pair well with Meta0’s approach, and we’re thrilled to be joining together to advance Web3 development, adoption, and interoperability.”
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SANTA FE, NM /May 17, 2022 — Sigma Labs, Inc. announced that it will begin doing business under the name “Sigma Additive Solutions”, reflecting the evolution of the Company from its origins as a laboratory engaged in research and development of 3D metal printing technology – into a solutions provider.
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Jacob Brunsberg, President and CEO of Sigma, stated, “Our company’s decision to operate as Sigma Additive Solutions is an acknowledgement of the progress the Sigma team has made in creating the quality standard in additive manufacturing. For some time, we have been working with customers, OEMs and standards organizations to remove the quality barrier through advanced meltpool monitoring and analytics. We intend to significantly impact the entire AM quality continuum with scalable solutions that improve machine, process and part quality. We are also pleased that our ticker symbol will be aligned with our brand and our vision.”
Continued Mr. Brunsberg, “Sigma Additive Solutions clearly conveys the way we are addressing three major market imperatives. First, the emergence of AM standards across materials, platforms and processes; second, the way industry vendors, across the AM quality continuum – including point solutions and OEMs – are collaborating to open their systems; and third, Sigma’s initiatives to lower our customers’ barriers to entry, including a subscription pricing option, software-only model, and focus on embedded OEM functionality.”


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Consumption of soft drinks is projected to increase through to 2011, according to new findings from Datamonitor.
Consumers in the UK had 2.3 soft drink occasions per person per day in 2006, and this is projected to grow quicker than for Europe as a whole and the US, to reach 2.9 occasions by 2011.
When it comes to choosing soft drinks, consumers in Europe and the US are increasingly opting for healthier soft drink choices.
“Greater consumer knowledge on the importance of hydration, maintaining a healthy diet and an awareness of nutritional needs, together with a growth in scepticism towards sugared carbonates are all contributing to a dynamic soft drink market," says Matthew Jones, consumer market analyst and author of the study.
In the UK, carbonate consumption is forecast to decline as a proportion of total soft drink consumption, from 61% to 50% by 2011.
In contrast, Datamonitor forecasts juices to grow from 16% to 22%, whilst bottled water is forecast to increase from 19% to 24% over the same period. The same trend is evident in Europe and the US overall, with carbonates set to decline from 50% of overall soft drink consumption in 2006, to 45% in 2011.
Consumers’ hot drink consumption is increasingly characterised by a trend toward premium products, particularly in the US. The growth of coffee shops has meant consumers are increasingly drinking higher quality coffee, and are willing to pay more money for it.
UK consumers are some of the biggest consumers of hot drinks in Europe, behind Sweden and the Netherlands. UK consumers had on average 3.7 hot drinks per person per day in 2006, compared to 3.2 in Europe as a whole, and 1.8 in the US.
UK consumers’ hot drinks choices are still dominated by tea, in contrast to Europe as a whole, which is dominated by coffee.
Datamonitor expects the consumption share of tea as a proportion of hot drinks to decline from 64% to 62% between 2006 and 2011, as UK consumers increasingly switch to coffee.
In the US, tea is forecast to grow its share and has successfully capitalized on the health trend. Tea marketers have been successful in linking the product with its antioxidant content, with both ready to drink teas and specialty blends having enjoyed growth there.
“The competition for share is intensifying and it is important for drinks marketers to look beyond rival brands and look at drinks at the category level”, says Jones.
“Conflicting consumer demands mean that it is imperative for marketers to target specific hot and soft drink occasions, in order to grow consumption."
He adds, "Due to legislation preventing sugared carbonates in schools in the US and Europe, developing products that incorporate healthy ingredients and lower sugar levels will be essential to maintaining market share.”
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The safe-haven yen climbed and the yuan slid on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on China and Beijing was reported to be considering cancelling talks planned for this week, sending riskier assets into a spin. Trump on Sunday increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal by announcing he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and target hundreds of billions more soon.
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Microsoft has recently revealed that they’ll host a launch stream for the Xbox Series X and S on November 10th with different internet creators and development partners playing games on both consoles to celebrate the launch. There will also be notable launch highlights, along with behind-the-scenes footage of the companies responsible for some upcoming next-gen titles.
The stream will live on November 10th at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET, on Twitch, Youtube, and Facebook.
You will be able to experience many of its benefits right away – like the incredible look and feel of movement at 120fps, faster load times, richer gaming libraries, the mobile reach of cloud gaming, and new unforgettable game experiences.
The Xbox Series X and Series S are…