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Still using Internet Explorer 6? Microsoft wants you to upgrade … now.
In a blog, Microsoft said it is instituting automatic updates for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, beginning with users in Australia and Brazil in January. The update will be delivered via Windows Update, but users can opt out and upgrade at their own pace. This approach follows a more subtle campaign using social media.
Using automatic updates isn’t anything new (Firefox and Chrome have done it for awhile), but why does the software giant want users to stop using one of its products? For one, IE6 was developed 10 years ago, but at the beginning of 2011, more than 12 percent of users around the world used IE6. Today, that number is down to 8.3 percent, but includes 27.9 percent of all internet users in China.
“Now that we’re in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye,” Microsoft writes on its own “Death to IE6” countdown site.
More importantly though, are the security issues of using older browsers. Numerous patches have been released for IE6, and several vulnerabilities remain. CNET News has a blog post that goes deep into some of these problems, and predicts that the latest version of Internet Explorer will give Firefox and Chrome a run for their money.
Even though many internet users shifted away from Internet Explorer to Firefox and Chrome a long time ago, 53 percent of the world still uses IE, which was named one of the worst tech products of all time.
Despite this, Microsoft is still supporting IE6 until 2014.
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Spring may still feel a long way off, but the shops are starting to fill up with tempting new season pieces.
Enter an on-trend jacket from George at Asda that has just caught our eye for being the perfect example of functional fashion.
Yep, the brand's now selling a £35 hooded rain mac in one of this season's biggest colours, bright yellow. The bold hue was seen all over the catwalks, so you can expect to see plenty of pieces in this sunny shade popping up on the high street.
Ideal if you're after a spring jacket that will keep you warm when our British weather plays up, the Yellow Shower Resistant Fisherman Hooded Mac is an ideal addition to your weekend wardrobe.
The "shower resistant" piece includes a concealed zip to help keep you dry, while the navy and white hood lining and drawstring detailing add a chic colour contrast.
Sharing a snap of the new-in piece on Instagram yesterday (15 January), George at Asda wrote: "Return of the mac! Be bold in yellow - it’s this season's substitution to sunshine".
We don't know about you but we're thrilled that the classic rain mac has had a new season update for 2019. And we're clearly not alone either, as the post has received plenty of likes and admiring comments from shoppers.
"Just ordered this online," wrote one fan, while another added: "I love it".
Luckily for anyone tempted by the cover-up, it's currently available online in all sizes (from 8 to 24) on the George at Asda website!
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Nike, Dick’s sporting goods and other retailers exposed to illegal sales of kangaroo skins in California
Greater than 100 retailers and on-line shops promote soccer footwear constituted of kangaroo skins (also referred to as “Ok leather-based”) in violation of California regulation. a month-long investigation The Middle for a Humane Financial system (CHE) is run by non-profit organizations. The California Penal Code, Part 653o, entered into power in 2016 and prohibited the sale and import of kangaroo leather-based athletic footwear with fines of as much as $ 5,000 and a six-month jail sentence for every violation. CHE investigators discovered that two-thirds of California’s 117 bodily soccer shops like Dick’s Sporting Items illegally promote Ok-leather cleats and 93 p.c of the 76 dominant on-line retailers of such sporting items, together with eBay, violate California regulation. Shoe firms similar to Nike, Diadora, Lotto, New Steadiness, Pantofola d’Oro, Puma and Umbro additionally provide Ok-leather soccer footwear to California. CHE investigators discovered that the California Division of Fish and Wildlife and different regulation enforcement businesses have taken no motion to cease the sale of those merchandise.
Whereas Nike stopped promoting kangaroo leather-based footwear after being knowledgeable of the investigation, Nike resumed promoting the footwear this month. Nike was not too long ago caught illegally bought by Robert Ferber, a former Los Angeles Metropolis prosecutor who has been liable for cruelty to animals for greater than a decade. He ordered two varieties of kangaroo leather-based footwear. “I ordered two Tiempo Legend eight Elite to see if Nike obeyed the regulation. Other than a short while this spring, the footwear I ordered by Nike.com instantly and illegally appeared on my doorstep,” stated Ferber. “I’d count on extra controls and extra critical compliance from one of many largest firms on this planet and an organization that promotes its dedication to sustainability and ethics.” Different investigators in California have additionally acquired orders from different retailers of kangaroo pores and skin footwear.
A bunch of Olympic athletes – together with Radsilver medalist Dotsie Bauch, soccer gold medalist Heather Mitts and athletics gold medalist David Verberg –sent a letter to Nike demand that the corporate cease utilizing kangaroo skins. “We’re athletes who’ve been fortunate sufficient to cross our sport on the highest stage. We’re additionally deeply involved in regards to the atmosphere and animal welfare, ”the letter stated. “We do not deal with sport as a cordoned off firm that stands out from the remainder of the world and its whirlwind of social considerations.” Meaning we care in regards to the issues we feature, the provision chain that makes them, and the valuable world during which all of us dwell with animals. Killing wild animals of their dwelling to make footwear should finish. It’s an archaic, inhuman and pointless observe. “
Round two million wild kangaroos are killed in Australia annually due to their pores and skin. CHE is working with numerous different teams on a worldwide marketing campaign to encourage all athletic shoe makers to cease utilizing kangaroo elements. “Many kangaroos and their child joeys, saved from the Australian forest fires this 12 months, are actually being returned dwelling to take the chance of being shot for soccer footwear,” stated Cienwen Hickey, Australian wildlife lawyer for CHE. “That is the quietest wildlife bloodbath on this planet, and I am deeply involved that Nike and different main firms are breaking the regulation and contributing to this bloodshed and outback battles.”
CHE has created a “no-buy” checklist of all firms that presently use kangaroo leather-based Here.


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|February 4, 2014 12:00 AM EST||
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced that the Wi-Fi enabled Galaxy Note® Pro 12.2 and Tab® Pro 10.1 and 8.4 will be available in the U.S. beginning Feb. 13. Pre-orders will start at midnight ET, Feb. 4 from Samsung.com, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, Tiger Direct, PC Richard and Sons, Fry’s, and Newegg. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 will be available in March 2014. Verizon Wireless will be the first to offer the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 with 4G LTE connectivity later this quarter. For more information, visit www.samsung.com/us/protablets.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro series includes four models – Note Pro 12.2 and Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.4. The new tablet lineup features premium materials, a suite of applications and services, unparalleled displays, a unique interface designed to simplify access and discovery of content, and many new productivity tools.
“The Note Pro and Tab Pro create a more meaningful user experience at the intersection of work and play,” said Nanda Ramachandran, vice president of emerging business at Samsung Telecommunications America. “With four completely revamped models featuring unique software innovations and impressive displays, these tablets offer users a premium Galaxy experience.”
The Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro series tablets will be available in two color options, black and white.
“The Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro series deliver an unparalleled tablet experience,” said Travis Merrill, vice president of tablet marketing at Samsung Electronics America. “As mobile usage habits have evolved, so have our tablet offerings. This Pro series is designed to meet the distinctive needs of today’s mobile consumer, whether at home, on-the-go or at work.”
Vibrant, Large Displays
Samsung’s Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro 12.2 are the world’s first 12.2-inch tablets with high-resolution WQXGA (2560 x 1600) Super Clear LCDs and widescreen aspect ratios of 16:10, with more than 4 million pixels. Engineered with 3GB of RAM and a larger screen for optimal viewing, the Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro 12.2 give consumers the power and screen real estate to view full HD videos and perform various tasks on a dazzling and vibrant display.
Developed and designed specifically for the 12.2-inch Note Pro and Tab Pro, Multi Window lets users view up to four applications simultaneously, offering improved multitasking. The Multi Window feature enhances productivity with impressive quick controls, like drag and drop for easy cut and paste and one-touch presets, to quickly launch commonly used Multi Window app configurations.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 display is the most pixel dense tablet on the market. HD video, images and games take full advantage of the high pixel count, giving users a display quality not found on any other tablets in its class. With a Snapdragon 800 2.3 GHz quad core processor, the Tab Pro 8.4 is built to handle high-powered games and video.
Pro Series Amps Up Productivity
All tablets in the Note Pro and Tab Pro series are outfitted with Magazine UX, Samsung’s innovative new user interface that’s built right into the home screen layout. This customizable layout brings users’ favorite and most-frequented content—games, notes, apps, e-mail and more—to the forefront, offering direct access to content with a single touch.
To enhance productivity and give users a more effective typing medium, Note Pro, Tab Pro 12.2 and Tab Pro 10.1 feature a virtual keyboard that mimics the size and appearance of a physical keyboard, leveraging haptic feedback and hotkeys to offer users a more accurate and familiar typing experience. It includes directional keys and copy/paste functionality built right into the keyboard which allows you to create and edit documents more efficiently.
The Note Pro also includes Samsung’s S Pen, offering the precision and responsiveness that customers love, as well as features such as handwriting-to-text, Air Command, and Pen Window.
Both the Note Pro and Tab Pro come equipped with applications designed for optimal professional performance and mobile productivity. Remote PC allows easy access and control of a home or office computer directly through a Pro tablet, while a downloadable and touch optimized version of Hancom Office gives users the ability to create, edit and save documents, spreadsheets and presentations with the same functionality you would find on a PC. Samsung e-Meeting provides collaboration capabilities by giving users the ability to share content during a meeting without having to access a central server or network.
These devices come with a powerful and productive Samsung accessory ecosystem that includes keyboard covers, the S Action Mouse and USB LAN Hub adapters along with a variety of third party accessories including Bluetooth keyboards from ZAGG, Belkin and Logitech.
Extensive and Immersive Content and Services
Samsung continues to partner with leading entertainment, productivity and news sources to provide over $800 in premium bundled content for the Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro tablets through Galaxy Perks. With Galaxy Perks, consumers have access to popular and best-selling news, social media, and cloud storage applications including: $25 Google Play credit, three-month trial Hulu Plus membership, one-year Bloomberg Businessweek+ subscription, six months of Cisco WebEx Premium 8 package, and 50 GB of Dropbox space for two years. In the future, customers will have access to one year of Gogo inflight internet access (up to 36 flights). For more information on Galaxy Perks, please visit www.samsung.com/us/galaxyperks.
Pricing for the tablets are as follows:
Note Pro 12.2: $749.99 (32 GB), $849.99 (64 GB)
Tab Pro 12.2: $649.99 (32 GB)
Tab Pro 10.1: $499.99 (16 GB)
Tab Pro 8.4: $399.99 (16 GB)
For multimedia content and more information, please visit www.samsungmobileuspress.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 236,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales of US$187.8 billion.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovation leader in consumer electronics design and technology. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA delivers a broad range of digital consumer electronics, IT and home appliance products. Samsung is the market leader for HDTVs in the U.S. and America’s fastest growing home appliance brand. To discover more of the award-winning products you love with Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The company that owns Solar Titan is now under a federally imposed restraining order and the control of a federally appointed receiver.
The attorneys general for Tennessee and Kentucky sought federal intervention in U.S. District Court in East Tennessee this week. Investigators cite concerns over "pervasive and ongoing deceptive and unfair business practices" in seeking the protective order.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Clifton L. Corker, based in Greeneville, granted their requests, appointing Richard Ray as receiver for the firm, which is owned in title by Ideal Horizon Benefits LLC.
"There is good cause to believe that immediate and irreparable harm will result from Solar Titan Defendants’ ongoing violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act... and other state and federal laws unless the Solar Titan Defendants are restrained and enjoined by Order of this Court," Judge Corker wrote in his decision.
WBIR for months has been reporting on customer complaints about the Knoxville-based Solar Titan. Numerous customers who say they've spent thousands of dollars have told 10News that Solar Titan has failed to deliver on promises for its solar products.
The complaint said Solar Titan and its leaders — Craig Kelley, Richard Atnip and Sarah Kirkland — "drastically exaggerates the amount of electric utility bill savings consumers will experience."
It said the systems rarely performed as promised.
"Because Solar Titan's installation process is heavily flawed, the systems are often not operational until months after the consumer has started receiving bills from Mosaic," the complaint said. "Solar Titan installers are often inexperienced and lack proper training. They also lack appropriate oversight from licensed professionals."
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office has received scores of complaints since 2022 from customers who say they were duped by Solar Titan personnel about the benefits and services they'd get from solar panel installations. Kentucky has fielded over 115 complaints, 92 submitted directly to the Attorney General's Office since 2020.
“Companies that cheat customers through false representations should and will be held accountable,” Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said. “Our Consumer Protection team has spent countless hours investigating hundreds of complaints related to Solar Titan. I appreciate their diligence and dedication to serving Tennesseans.”
According to an announcement Wednesday by the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, an investigation "uncovered evidence indicating that Solar Titan’s principals were potentially misappropriating consumer funds by making lavish personal purchases instead of paying employees or fulfilling obligations to customers."
The attorneys general want to ensure company assets are set aside for the benefit of customers. They allege the firm as its primary lender, Solar Mosaic Inc., have violated numerous state and federal laws meant to protect consumer interests.
"Despite being aware of the large volume of and egregious nature of consumer complaints against Solar Titan, Mosaic has continued to conduct business with the company," the complaint said. "This partnership has allowed Mosaic to reap enormous profits while facing no consequences for its participation in this harmful and unlawful business scheme."
Under the order signed by Corker, Solar Titan must let Ray "oversee and manage the company."
The complaint said Kelley and Kirkland told Solar Titan employees "not to cancel contracts even when consumers have properly exercised their three-day right to rescind their contract."
It said Kelley, Atnip and Kirkland are using the funds from those canceled contracts to pay their own personal expenses.
"Kelley, Atnip, and Kirkland, having realized healthy profits from their illegal conduct, have used their ill-gotten gains to purchase or lease expensive items such as luxury vehicles, multi-million-dollar homes, large boats, and even a jet airplane," the complaint said. "They have also used this money to launch a new business endeavor, Solar Titan Charters, LLC."
On its website, Solar Titan acknowledges the court's order and directs customers on how to proceed.
Their message reads:
"Ideal Horizon Benefits LLC doing business as Solar Titan USA is currently under the control of the United States District Court of East Tennessee at Knoxville, TN. Richard Ray is the court appointed receiver with oversight responsibilities over the Company. He will provide regular updates to the Court as ordered and will provide public announcements via this website as directed by the Court. If you are a customer and wish to file a consumer complaint please go to the “Contact Us” tab of this site and inform us of your complaint.
"If you have already filed a consumer complaint please go to the “Contact Us” tab of this site and inform us of the current status of your complaint. Richard Ray, Receiver will oversee, on behalf of the US District Court, the evaluation of complaints against this business, and present his recommended solution to the Court for approval.
The complaint said Solar Titan was founded in 2019 and has been managed and/or operated by Kelley, Atnip and Kirkland since its founding.
It said Atnip, who is married to Kelly, "agreed to sign all of the company documents and act as a managing member of the business, concealing Kelley's role in managing and operating the business," because of Kelley's prior felony conviction for wire fraud.
"[They] knew that Kelley's status as a felon convicted of federal wire fraud could preclude Kelley from operating a business reliant on consumer loans because lenders could be unwilling to work with someone with a history of financial crimes," the complaint read. "Although Atnip originally handled significant administrative tasks for the business, Kelley and Kirkland persuaded Atnip to disengage from the operations."
Atnip told 10News he was a silent partner when we asked whether the company was laying off staff members. The attorneys general said he told them otherwise.
"Atnip has continuously misrepresented to various Secretaries of State and Solar Titan's business partners (including the consumer lenders) that he was the company's primary operational manager," the complaint said. "Kelley has intentionally misled business partners and creditors by failing to disclose his position as the company's primary operational manager."


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Foodies and home cooks across Canada have been chattering about Canadian butter and why it’s often so hard these days. Some toast butterers are fuming.
(Look on Twitter and Facebook to see just how many people are becoming engaged with this issue. It’s one of those “talkers” that gets people going.)
There is a widespread perception that blocks of butter now, left at room temperature, do not get soft, as butter traditionally does.
What’s going on?
A lot of people are pointing the finger at palm oil being used as a supplement in dairy rations. Apparently it’s a common practice to boost the butterfat yield, and to help producers fulfill their quota obligations. There’s been lots of pressure in the past year to produce more milk fats to feed burgeoning parts of the consumer economy that have turned to much more home cooking during the lockdowns.
Others think it might be something at the processing level. Or with modern cows.
I did a story touching on the issue for this week’s edition. You can find it here.
Since then there has been a growing body of commentary suggesting that palm oil is the author of the butterfat crisis.
It’s a weird story. The Dairy Farmers of Canada hasn’t said much about it, even though it’s becoming a nationally-discussed story, especially in Quebec. You can find their most recent statement here.
One thing seems obvious: this situation needs to be cleared up quickly, because this kind of publicity, with upset consumers saying they’re upset with the butter they’re getting or turning to margarine in frustration, is poisonous for the hard-won reputation of Canadian dairy products being top quality, consumer-focused commodities. The industry spends a lot of time, attention and money to winning support from consumers and it can’t be allowed to be jeopardized by whatever’s going on here. A reputation for high-quality, safe products takes years and decades to build up. Seeing that undermined by a product quality (not safety!) issue isn’t something any dairy farmer is willing to accept.


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Back in 2018, Michael Nesmith's six early 1970s albums for RCA Records appeared on various digital and streaming platforms, and more surprisingly at the time, each album was chock-full of bonus tracks, many of them previously unreleased.
Magnetic South (1970), Loose Salute (1970), Nevada Fighter (1971), Tantamount To Treason (1972), And the Hits Just Keep On Comin' (1972), and Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash (1973) have all seen various reissues over the years on both compact disc and vinyl. And since the CD re-releases featured scant bonus tracks, the 2018 digital/streaming versions of those albums marked the first time that the vaults were truly opened to reveal a plethora of previously unheard recordings by Nesmith and the First and Second National Band line-ups (including new versions of Monkees songs like "Circle Sky" and instrumental renditions of both "Magnolia Simms" and "Tapioca Tundra").
Now, courtesy of Real Gone Music, comes Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings on compact disc, which collects all of those digital bonus tracks that had never been treated to a proper physical release. The CD has debuted at #98 on Billboard's Current Album Sales chart, and Videoranch recently shared a review of the set courtesy of Shindig:
UPDATE 5/18/2021: Courtesy of Videoranch, here's another review of Different Drum, this time from Record Collector:
UPDATE 7/5/2022: Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings will be issued on "blue smoke" vinyl as a 2-LP set by Real Gone Music on August 5, 2022.
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Reebok To Pay $1M Following Bracelet Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that the penalty is the largest ever for a violation of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, which bans toxic levels of accessible lead in toys and other children’s products.
The penalty settles allegations that the Massachusetts-based sneaker-maker imported and distributed charm bracelets from China that contained toxic levels of lead. Reebok,...
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There was a Disney earnings call today and while the big news about it was the announcement that Rian Johnson is creating his own trilogy of Star Wars movies and a bunch of new TV news there was also some news about the Disney streaming service. The Wrap got some quotes from Bob Iger talking about the streaming service and even touched on the price.
“Our plan on the Disney side is to price this substantially below where Netflix is,” said Iger on the company’s Q4 earnings call. “That is in part reflective of the fact it’ll have less volume,” added Disney’s top executive.
Netflix, for those of you who don’t know, runs between $7.99 to $13.99 currently. We’re talking a price point of $5 or less a month for this service. That’s pretty cheap but it doubles the amount of people it needs to break even as reported in September. That model was looking at a price of $8.99 a month and Iger is claiming it will be less.
Iger said the service will launch with “a lot of high quality,” and will increase its price as the platform adds titles over time. The exec said there’s a “gigantic” opportunity for Disney to pull in customers, pointing to potential deals for Disney credit card holders or theme park passes.
At the moment we know of four things that will be on this streaming service; a live action Star Wars show, a Marvel show (though we don’t know what one), a High School Musical type show, and a Monsters, Inc. show. That covers pretty much the entire demographic that Disney is looking to cater to.
“The launch of our direct-to-consumer services mark an entirely new growth strategy for the company, one that takes advantage of the incredible opportunity that changing technology provides us to leverage the strength of our great brands,” said Iger at the time.
Disney has a lot of good stuff and a lot of devoted fans but, if the number pan out the way they were looking do in September, that’s 60+ million subscribers needed to break even. Maybe that’s good enough for the House of Mouse.
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After almost six years of uninterrupted losses, LG unplugged its smartphone unit. The South Korean manufacturer has made some of the best Android phones over the years, but devices like the LG Wing have failed to make any headway.
LG sold a total of just 24.7 million phones last year, less than a tenth of its South Korean rival Samsung. With a loss of $ 4.4 billion over the past five years, LG has officially announced that it is leaving the cellular business. The brand will continue to sell its current inventory but will no longer produce phones.
LG said last year it was open to “all options” regarding its mobile division, including a full sale. According to the Korean news agency YonhapThe company was in talks with Vingroup from Vietnam and Volkswagen from Germany, but could not win a buyer.
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LG announces that it will add customer service and software support to its existing portfolio – including the Android 12 update, when it becomes available later this year. The company’s website (via XDA notes that the upcoming Android update is rolling out, and while there is no mention of which models will receive the update, it will likely be limited to LG’s flagships.
In the future, LG will focus on the EV segment, IoT, AI and 6G:
LG’s strategic decision to leave the incredibly competitive wireless sector allows the company to focus resources on growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services .
LG will work with suppliers and business partners during the closure of the cellular business. Employment details are determined at local level.
In the future, LG will continue to use its mobile know-how and develop mobility-related technologies such as 6G in order to further strengthen its competitiveness in other business areas. Core technologies developed in LG’s two decades of mobile business operations are also retained and applied to existing and future products.
The liquidation business is expected to be completed by July 31, although inventory of some existing models may still be available after that.


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Huawei and Kfm 94.5 have announced the return of Cape Town music festival, Huawei K-Day 2022.
Limited concertgoers will be able to attend the concert at Meerendal Wine Estate on Tuesday, 5 March from midday to 18:00, while music fans across the country can experience the event live on Kfm 94.5’s YouTube channel.
Since its inception, Huawei K-Day has been a highlight on the Cape Town live music event calendar. The latest rendition of the concert will be a hybrid event powered by the new Huawei Nova 9.
The confirmed line-up of local artists for the event include:
Micasa, Shekhinah, Matthew Mole, Berry, Jimmy Nevis, Good Luck, Lee Cole, and Emo Adams.
Kfm 94.5’s station manager, Stephen Werner said the station is all about music.
“This year is very special, not only are we supporting the local music industry that was heavily impacted by the pandemic, but we’re able to do so in an outdoor location that’s socially safe and Covid-19 regulation-compliant,” Werner said.
“It’s great to once again have Huawei on board for this exceptional music experience that brings the people of the Cape together.”
Jun Sun, general manager of Huawei consumer business group South Africa, said the partnership highlights how technology and music connect people.
“Being able to bring South Africa’s top entertainment acts to our consumers is very important to Huawei,” Sun said.
He said Huawei is very excited for this year’s line-up and looks forward to sharing the event with its consumers, live for a limited amount of people and online across South Africa.
Tickets for the event are available on the radio stations website, at a cost of R300 per person or R550 for the chill zone. The entire event is free to view online. on Kfm 94.5’s YouTube channel.


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Kia has long been known as a major player in the automotive industry. But is the Korean-based carmaker looking to make a foray into pickup trucks? It appears so, as reports are circulating that Kia is planning on introducing a pickup truck to their lineup in 2021.
This would come as no surprise, as many other carmakers have taken advantage of the growing demand for pickup trucks in recent years. And with Kia’s increasing popularity and success in North America, it’s no wonder they are looking to capitalize on this lucrative market.
The new pickup truck from Kia would be based on the same platform as the mid-size Telluride SUV. It will feature an all-wheel drive system, along with a V6 engine that produces up to 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque. This engine will be mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with manual shifting capabilities.
It’s expected that the new Kia pickup truck will offer a range of features and amenities such as Apple CarPlay/Android Auto integration, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, and more. The interior will likely be outfitted with high quality materials such as leather or Alcantara seating surfaces, while exterior features could include LED headlights and tail lights and advanced safety features like forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking.
Kia hasn’t released any official information yet about pricing or availability of their upcoming pickup truck, but it’s expected to hit showrooms by late 2021 or early 2022 at latest. It’s unclear if this vehicle will be offered in other markets outside North America at this time.
It remains to be seen if Kia will be able to compete with established players like Ford and GM in this space, but with their reputation for offering vehicles that are reliable, stylish and value for money – there is little doubt that they will make a mark when their new pickup truck arrives next year.
The pickup truck market is one of the most competitive segments within the automotive industry – so it will certainly interesting to see what Kia has in store for us when their much anticipated vehicle hits showrooms next year.
Conclusion: In conclusion, it appears that there is indeed going to be a Kia Pickup Truck arriving sometime in 2021 or early 2022 at latest – giving consumers another option when shopping for a reliable yet stylish mid-size pickup truck.


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Mativision: Winner of the Digital Catapult Platinum Award
On the 26th of November, at a prestigious ceremony, Mativision Limited received the Digital Catapult Platinum Award.
Digital Catapult is the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation centre, driving early adoption of technologies to make UK businesses more competitive and productive to grow the country’s economy.
Digital Catapult’s Platinum Awards celebrate the eight companies, chosen among more than 250, judged the best to have achieved the most traction, the most investment and the best new product or service ideas, demonstrating the diversity and richness of the UK’s tech ecosystem.
Mativision is proud to receive such an award, which celebrates both our hard work on 5G and the innovative sector of immersive technologies and our fruitful collaboration with Digital Catapult.
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Bethesda, publisher of titles such as Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas, is opening an office in Australia to handle sales, marketing and distribution of its games.
Based in Sydney, the company will be called ZeniMax Australia and will be helmed by Simon Alty. Alty has previously worked as managing director of One to Another, which has been involved in PR and marketing for a number of Bethesda titles.
In a media statement, managing director of ZeniMax Europe Sean Brennan said, "Simon's experience and expertise in the games industry — specifically having worked on sales and marketing of Bethesda's titles the last four years — will be of great value as we open a publishing office in Sydney."
Bethesda has a number of high-profile titles scheduled for launch in 2014, including The Elder Scrolls Online, Wolfenstein: The New Order and The Evil Within.
Leslie Moonves, CEO of CNET Australia parent company CBS, is a member of the Zenimax media board of directors.


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Samsung has announced plans to open 60 of its own branded stores in Britain and six other European countries, in a bid to challenge Apple's successful retail store approach.
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Britain’s high streets are bouncing back, with the warm weather sending shoppers back to traditional shopping venues.
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Thursday 11 July 2013
Shares in Halfords raced up more than 11 per cent yesterday as massive demand for bikes, cycle repairs and Lycra riding wear propelled the retailer to an 8.8 per cent rise in sales in the first quarter to July.
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Thursday 27 June 2013
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When iOS 18 rolls out with the iPhone 16 this September, it’s widely expected to be Apple’s first foray into the game-changing world of generative AI, taking on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S24 in that field.
Yesterday, the iOS 17.4 beta arrived, and a little digging from 9to5Mac has uncovered evidence of Apple’s internal testing of artificial intelligence. The company is indeed working on its own model, codenamed Ajax as previously revealed.
As the site explains, the code includes references to a private framework called “SiriSummarization” that makes calls to the ChatGPT API. This apparently works with prompts such as “please summarize,” “please answer this question” and “please summarize the given text.”
9to5Mac is keen to point out that Apple doesn’t plan to lean on ChatGPT permanently. Rather, it seems to be testing Ajax against two more established models: ChatGPT and FLAN-T5. In short, Apple is likely using its own on-device AI and then seeing how the results compare to the cloud-based ChatGPT (although the report adds that there’s also a version of Ajax that runs off-device too).
The included system prompts also apparently mention what to do when input comes from iMessage or SMS, suggesting some integration with the Messages app. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had previously indicated Ajax would be able to work with Messages to “field questions and auto-complete sentences,” so that makes sense.
In the same report, Gurman wrote of the “edict” from Craig Federighi’s software team to ensure iOS 18 is filled “with features running on the company’s large language model.” It seems that the early fruits of this are currently being tested within iOS 17, even if those outside Cupertino can’t access them.
It has previously been reported that Apple is taking a different route in training its artificial intelligence to rivals in the space, requesting access to publishers’ archives for training purposes in exchange for millions of dollars (and legal liability should anything go wrong).
While we aren’t expecting iOS 18 to officially launch until September, we’ll likely get an early taste before then with a beta at WWDC, which is usually held in June. Both the event and the beta itself are predominantly aimed at developers, but it should still give us early indicators of how the newly enhanced Siri shapes up against its more established rivals.
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Diners Served Up Tough Choices as Beef Shortage Forces Prices Higher
By ANDY FIXMER
Waiters at La Boheme are steering customers to fish and chicken entr & #233;es, and in the coming weeks the West Hollywood restaurant will be adding a new lamb dish to its menu.
The changes have little to do with shifting culinary tastes. The restaurant is just trying to find ways to absorb a 50 percent jump in the cost of beef without having to raise its prices.
“I’m maxed out on my prices right now,” said Christine Banta, La Boheme’s executive chef. “My best bet for trying to combat higher prices is making other items on the menu more attractive.”
A confluence of events has cut supplies just as demand is increasing.
Canadian beef imports were banned in May, and only partially lifted in August, when a case of Mad Cow Disease was found in a herd. At the same time, an ongoing drought has made for poor grazing conditions, smaller herds and leaner cattle.
The dwindling supply comes as demand for beef has hit a 20-year high, fed in part by the opening of new steakhouses and the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets that have taken the onus off eating red meat.
The result has been a 70 percent increase in the cost of cattle at stockyards, where in the past year the price shot up to more than 48 cents per pound, to $1.15. This month, the asking price has eased back to about $1 a pound, but it isn’t expected to fall much lower, according to Ron Gustafson, a beef analyst with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“Restaurant owners are freaking out,” said Martin Pine, a partner in Goldberg and Solovy Inc., a Vernon-based meat distributor. “The stuff went up so fast and so high it was crazy. It’s only starting to come back down a bit now but no where near the level where it was.”
At the Porterhouse Bistro in Beverly Hills, the prix fixe menu has remained at $29.50, even as its steak costs have increased 35 percent, to $8.75 per pound from $5.70.
Instead of raising prices, the restaurant decided to trim the size of its porterhouse by 4 ounces, according to Bobby Burton, the restaurant’s general manager.
“There will probably be incremental raises in price but we are trying to hold off as long as possible,” he said. “But with a prix fixe menu, we really don’t have any margin. We’re on a real thin line here.”
Prices for prime cuts have increased far more than any other group because to meet demand, ranchers are rushing cattle to slaughter before they are fattened, resulting in fewer prime cuts and an increase in lower-quality meat.
At La Boheme, Banta said the restaurant has taken fillet mignon one of the most expensive cuts of meat off the regular menu. For special events, like weddings and corporate parties, the restaurant will serve a 6 ounce fillet 2 ounces smaller than in previous years and even then it tacks on extra $7 for each guest who orders it.
“The U.S. market is tapped out,” said Banta. “With holiday parties coming up, it’s just going to kill us if something doesn’t give soon.”
That’s not expected to happen. The USDA has reported that beef conditions aren’t likely to change until 2006, and that’s assuming weather patterns improve. “It will take that much time before cattlemen can improve their grazing areas and raise herds large enough to meet demand,” Gustafson said.
Until then, Pine said restaurants are going to have to raise prices or continue to take heavy losses on red meat dishes.
“They are crying the blues and there’s nothing they can do about it,” he said. “They can switch their menu items, but people want the fillets and the high-end choice steaks. We’ve been telling restaurants to raise their prices for months and they haven’t listened, but they are starting to now.”
Turkey Growers Slash Prices to Add to Share
Turkey farmers are licking their chops at the rising cost of beef.
“The cost of prime rib is going to make turkey a little more attractive this year,” said Gary Flanagan, owner of Shelton’s Poultry Inc., a Pomona organic turkey farm.
Flanagan said his farm would sell about 150,000 turkeys this year, an increase of about 15 percent from 2002. The retail price, about $2 a pound, has held steady from last year’s.
That runs counter to the national industry, where the price of whole frozen turkeys has been falling. In August, the most recent month data is available, whole frozen turkeys sold for 13 cents less than the $1.87 a pound they commanded the year before, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
And because of steep discounts supermarkets offer on birds during the holiday season, the price of turkey is expected to fall by more than 50 percent over the next two months.
Last year, discounting drove November turkey prices down 60 percent, to 74 cents a pound, from the month earlier. Prices rebounded quickly, selling in December 2002 for 82 cents a pound before returning to $1.43 in January.
Flanagan said his turkeys don’t come frozen in a supermarket, so he claims to not be affected by industry trends. Instead, he said his prices have held steady because his overhead costs have remained flat.
“Our demand is driven by people who want to switch over to organic,” he said. “We base our turkey prices on the cost of feed, the cost of living, and all those factors. And those have all been fairly constant this year.”


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About 4 in 10 Americans say they are “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to “seriously consider” buying an electric car or truck the next time they hit the market, according to one. recent Pew Research survey. With help from WFAE climate reporter David Boraks, FAQ City answered some common questions about electric vehicles, or electric vehicles for short.
Which car manufacturers offer electric vehicles?
Tesla isn’t the only game in town, though it’s still the top-selling electric vehicle brand in the United States, accounting for around 80% of all newly registered EVs in 2020.
Most of the major automakers now have their own electric models, including Hyundai, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Volvo, BMW and Kia. Right now, there are around 50 different electric vehicle models for sale in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 150 by 2025.
The Nissan Leaf has been on the market for 10 years. The Chevy Bolt is the third most popular in the United States, based on sales so far this year, according to Car & Driver. Ford’s Mustang Mach E won numerous awards in 2020 and is currently the fourth best-selling electric vehicle in the United States. Ford also plans to deliver an F-150 electric pickup in 2022.
New electric vehicle companies are also emerging. Rivian has a truck he calls an âadventure vehicle,â Lucid is a luxury electric vehicle brand, and Polestar started out in Sweden. These startups are trying to replicate Tesla’s business and have hired some of Tesla’s talents as well.
How much do EVs cost?
Be prepared for a bit of sticker shock unless you currently drive a luxury car. And in general, the lower the price, the shorter the range.
Typically, Tesla models range from around $ 40,000 to $ 100,000, with price increases for adding larger batteries or accessories. The company also announced that it was raising prices by $ 2,000 on its two best-selling electric vehicles, the Model Y and the Model 3. Mini has an electric model that starts at $ 30,000, the Nissan Leaf starts at around $ 32,000 and Hyundai has a model for around $ 35,000.
But electric vehicle advocates say electric cars require a lot less maintenance and remember: you won’t be paying for gasoline.
When will electric vehicles get cheaper?
Prices continue to drop, but it’s hard to say when exactly the initial cost of an EV will be about the same as that of a gasoline car.
âIt will be better than gasoline because the cost of batteries will continue to drop,â said Daniel Sperling of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis. âThere are all kinds of innovations … There has been an 85-90% reduction in costs over the last decade. And all forecasts indicate that this will continue to decline. “
Tesla’s first EV, released in 2008, cost $ 100,000 – or $ 125,000 today. Now, some EVs cost around a quarter of that price.
Are there any discounts or other incentives to buy electricity?
Yes. There is a federal tax credit up to $ 7,500 for the purchase of an electric vehicle. There is also a federal tax credit of up to $ 1,000 for the installation of a charging station. In many parts of the United States, local governments and utilities may also offer incentives. No state in the Southeast currently offers a tax credit or financial incentive for the purchase of electric vehicles.
Can you buy a used electric car?
Absolutely, although you might have to look around and prices don’t seem to drop as quickly for used EVs as they do for some gas-powered cars. In addition, older electric cars will not have the lineup of the newer ones.
How far can you go with a load?
It depends on the electric vehicle model, like how some gasoline cars have larger or smaller gas tanks, but most can go around 200 miles on a single charge.
Typically, as the price of the vehicle increases, so does its range. The Mini model that starts at around $ 30,000 can go around 110 miles on one charge. Other cheaper models can travel up to 200 miles. Meanwhile, the luxury Tesla S and the Lucid Air both cover over 400 miles but cost at least $ 90,000. Lucid boasts that its most expensive model exceeds 500 miles per charge.
What is “scope anxiety?” ”
Range anxiety arises when a driver fears their vehicle does not have enough energy (i.e., but experts say the average EV owner only drives about 30 miles per day, therefore charging is not a daily concern and the vast majority of electric vehicle charging is done at home.
â(Litter anxiety) is a perception more than a reality,â said Stan Cross of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. âIn fact, you get incredible comfort, being able to come home every night and plug in your EV. And once you’re in the vehicle and experience this technology, you realize thatâ¦ the performance of an electric vehicle is so much better than a car.
Have pandemic supply chain issues affected electric cars?
Yes. Wait times for electric vehicles are longer, in part due to the global shortage of computer chips and steel supply chain issues. The growing demand for electric vehicles is also playing a role. In general, the more popular the car, the longer the wait.
An order for the entry-level Tesla Model 3 right now could take up to 10 months to arrive, although experts say more sophisticated models could arrive sooner. It’s a similar story for other automakers. You could wait six months for a Ford Mustang Mach E
Are there additional taxes on electric vehicles?
Yes. Many states have passed laws imposing additional annual fees for electric vehicles. This is to compensate for the loss of road use taxes charged at the gas pump. This money is used for road maintenance. In North Carolina, it’s $ 130 per year for any plug-in electric vehicle.
Are public battery chargers free?
Yes and no. Some chargers are free – supported by the business, government, or organization where you find them. When Tesla first built its charger network about nine years ago, the cost of charging was built into the purchase price. But since then, Tesla has started charging either by the amount of electricity or by the time it takes to charge.
The recent infrastructure bill includes $ 7.5 billion for nationwide charging stations, as well as a competitive subsidy program with an additional $ 2.5 billion. North Carolina is expected to get $ 190 million for charging stations on that bill, although ultimately the private sector will likely build most of the electric vehicle charging network.
âAs soon as businesses – any business – realize that they can be profitable by selling electricity for an electric vehicle, we’ll see a bit more infrastructure happen,â said Stephanie Brinley, automotive analyst at IHS Markit.
Brinley said businesses can advertise the charger, collect money for electricity, or charge homeowners for installing the charger.


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Wi-SUN’s latest research report shows that organisations are becoming more ambitious and sophisticated in their thinking. IoT is now a bigger priority than ever, and the scale of what is being planned over the next few years is encouraging.
In 2017, Wi-SUN Alliance published its first research report on the state of the IoT industry. It made interesting reading as the early adopters of IoT technologies highlighted the challenges and barriers (as well as the opportunities) to adoption. We revisited this ‘state of the nation’ report this year to see how perspectives and adoption patterns have changed over the last five years.
Half of the survey respondents, IT decision makers who are IoT adopters in UK and US organisations, view IoT enablement as a top three priority for the next 12 months, and it is also most likely to be the single top priority among the respondent base.
As the use cases mature and organisations see repeated successes among their peers, they are looking increasingly to the technology as a way to differentiate themselves. More than nine in 10 respondents believe that they must invest in IoT over the next 12 months to remain competitive. IoT technologies can help drive reliable systems and services. Adopters believe that implemented correctly, IoT could help to make them more agile, which is a key driver for adoption this year.
This equips them to meet volatile operating conditions during a pandemic that has changed everyone’s operating rules.
Private businesses and public sector bodies alike need to enhance their user experiences, as they grapple with new ways to engage people in no-touch and remote environments. This is especially true in smart cities, which are looking for ways for increasingly dense populations to co-exist alongside each other.
Adopters might recognise the importance of IoT projects and the need to invest in it regardless of size or sector, but they still have plenty of work to do. Our research this year indicates that fewer than half (47%) of all companies have a fully implemented IoT strategy, while 42% have a partially implemented strategy, and 11% a plan that is either under review or still in development.
The UK is falling behind, with fewer than four in ten (39%) organisations with fully implemented IoT strategies compared to just over half (51%) in the US.
What is encouraging however is that respondents responsible for smart cities, smart utilities, and industrial IoT (IIoT) projects have advanced across the board. Almost 70% of companies have implemented their smart city initiatives, up from 42% in 2017. Full IIoT project implementation has risen from 46% to 65%, while half of companies with smart utility strategies have delivered, up from 38% five years ago. Fewer projects are now in the pilot/testing stage, demonstrating the progress made over recent years.
But it seems that the journey to IoT maturity is not without it challenges.
Focus on security and compliance of IoT projects
Our survey respondents are focused more heavily on the security and compliance of IoT projects than they were five years ago. Since 2017, stricter privacy laws have increased pressure on organisations to protect sensitive data in the UK and in the US. This includes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and the California Consumer Protection Act in the US.
The focus is strong in the UK, where more than half (53%) of organisations include secure data collection in their IoT strategies, compared to just a third (34%) in the US. But the UK’s concerns over security and data usage doesn’t overshadow its focus on the benefits of the technology. With 47% of UK organisations including data usage strategies in their IoT plans, they are still connecting their IoT strategies firmly to business goals.
As IoT strategies mature, security is becoming far less of an issue than it was five years’ ago. Those respondents ranking it as one of their ‘top three challenges when rolling out IoT’ dropped from 58% in 2017 to 24% in 2022. The number of IoT adopters viewing security as a technical challenge also fell, from 65% in 2017 to 42% this year.
But organisations are still eager to ensure their IoT systems are secure. Our latest report shows a slight rise in the proportion of respondents demanding proven security with multi-layer protection and continuous monitoring when considering smart city solutions. This is either very important or critical for 86% of respondents, compared to 82% in 2017. They might be more relaxed about security challenges thanks to protection like device identity certificates, but they also understand its importance more than ever and demand secure implementations from vendors.
Data privacy concerns grow
While some barriers to adoption have eased, others have increased, as companies comprehend the full implications of designing and deploying IoT solutions. One of these is data privacy, which has become more of a concern as security concerns fall.
IoT projects by their nature have the potential to generate huge quantities of data. Even if this information is secure, handling it responsibly represents a privacy risk. Managing large volumes of data is technically difficult, especially when regulators interpret it as sensitive personal information. Organisations that mishandle or misuse it risk running into regulatory or compliance issues.
Data privacy regulation is ranked as the second most important political, economic or social challenge for IoT adopters, with 36% placing it in their top three. Fears over big data have jumped to 19% from 11% placing it in their top three IoT rollout challenges in the last five years, and one in four respondents cited regulatory concerns. Five years ago, the IoT market was less mature with many smart city and smart utility projects in their infancy.


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How Escape Room owners are going virtual during COVID-19
There’s no escaping it, Escape Rooms require interaction. But in a world where physical contact has become increasingly limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Escape Room owners have been required to adapt their offering to keep their customers safe. We take a look at the different ways innovative Escape Room businesses have gone virtual, potentially changing the landscape of Escape Rooms and the possibilities for diversification permanently in the midst of these testing times.
In Newport, Escape Room owners have launched a virtual reality gaming room. This fully immersive experience is the first of its kind in the area and allows their customers to be transported into the world of video games. Players use a VR headset to enter the game, giving them 360-degree access to a whole new world, where they can solve problems and complete challenges either individually or as a team. Having received financial support from their local council to expand its new venture, and thanks to a loyal client base, the business is doing better than ever.
After the Florida-based Rock Avenue Escape Room closed in March due to lockdown, the owner had to quickly think on his feet to keep his business alive. He decided to make himself the eyes and ears of his customers by strapping a mobile phone to his head and taking on the role of a small-town mayor working to crack a missing person’s case. The players take part over a Zoom call and guide the mayor with voice commands to sift through clues and open locks. It has already proved a huge success, with tickets selling out for months at a time between March and June, and is still available through the company website, along with a new similar experience where players take a journey with a town reporter who has built a time machine.
Planting clues across cyberspace
At Deadlocked Escape Rooms, the owners are now offering a multi-media Escape Room adventure which can be played solo or in a team. This involves players printing documents to access clues, trawling through social media to break codes or achieve objectives and interacting with custom interfaces. In the spirit of teamwork, the company has teamed up with their favourite brewery, Siren Craft Brew, who have put together an exclusive case of their favourite beers to be bought alongside the game if players desire.
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DENVER (AP) — The first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell recreational marijuana are getting their licenses.
The city is giving out licenses to the owners of 42 medical marijuana shops and growers Friday.
Denver is one of 19 municipalities and seven counties in Colorado that will allow retail sales of recreational pot to those 21 and older under voter-approved Amendment 64.
Only existing medical marijuana businesses in Denver are now allowed to make the transition to recreational sales. Of the 42 approved so far, eight are retail shops, 30 are growers and four are infused product manufacturers.
The state has approved 348 marijuana business licenses in Colorado.
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Kuehne+Nagel announced to cooperate with Aker Clean Hydrogen, a Norwegian green fuel producer, to accelerate the application of hydrogen fuel, ammonia fuel, methanol fuel and other green alternative fuels in the container transportation industry, and provide customers with green container shipping shipping.
It is reported that considering that the first batch of container ships using the above-mentioned alternative fuels will be put into operation in 2024, Kuehne+Nagel and Aker Clean Hydrogen will work together to expand the application scale of green alternative fuels in the shipping industry.
Among them, Aker Clean Hydrogen will be responsible for providing green fuel, and Kuehne+Nagel will cooperate with liner companies to provide container booking services.
Previously, Kuehne+Nagel and Aker Clean Hydrogen have conducted in-depth discussions with some liner companies planning to achieve green transportation, and these liner companies plan to use hydrogen fuel, ammonia fuel and methanol fuel as ship power.
Kuehne+Nagel said that by cooperating with the above-mentioned liner companies, in the future, the company's customers can purchase an appropriate amount of green fuel for their own cargo through the "Mass-Balance-Concept" of cargo and fuel, thereby avoiding carbon dioxide emissions in the supply chain.
Arne Faaberg, Managing Director of Dexon Norway, explains: "The mass balance concept is crucial in the transition phase to replacing fossil fuels with green fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. The cooperation with Aker Clean Hydrogen will help our Commitment to a low-carbon business model, we will be able to provide certified green container shipping services.”
It is understood that in 2021, Kuehne+Nagel has created a precedent in the field of air transportation, providing customers with the service of purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for cargo to help the development of green aviation.


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Pot offers new hope for rural towns hurt by decline of the fishery
Shuttered fish plants preparing for new crop
With legal cannabis a growing industry in the country, and edibles about to become available in the fall, lots of prospective businesspeople are trying to get a piece of the action.
In rural Newfoundland, there's a trend happening in the industry.
Former fish plants that have been shuttered for lack of product turn out to be perfect for growing pot.
There aren't that many large buildings available for food production in rural Newfoundland, and cannabis counts as food under federal regulations because it's consumed. Many of them have three-phase power, which is needed in industrial buildings, a reliable source of water and lots of growing space.
In Fair Haven, Bond Rideout bought the plant to process fish in 2006 and then decided to switch to cannabis after he was approached to apply for a grow licence by Health Canada and encouraged by the RCMP.
He's focusing on producing cannabis for medical use.
"The medicinal side in my opinion is much more beneficial to society in general, but it's also much more lucrative too from a business perspective. And that's being mitigated right now through the easiness and accessibility of the recreational market," he said.
Chris Snellen, who owns the former Ocean Choice International shrimp plant in Jackson's Arm, has applied to Health Canada for a licence to grow pot for edibles. However, there's a long regulatory process to pass through before approval.
"Our experience in New Brunswick was we waited 3½ years there. But we did get it," Snellen said with a laugh.
Rideout has already met the most of the approval requirements.
"The regulations have changed so many times now since I started at it, it'd be almost folly to tell you what they are," he said.
"They used to change almost daily. As soon as there was a change in government or somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed, there seemed to be a new regulation we had to adhere to and follow."
A couple of years ago, he said, approval was a nine-stage process, with different requirements at every step.
"Stage 4, if memory serves me correctly, the owner had to not have a criminal record. You had to do your security checks."
Rideout even had to submit the light bills from any buildings he owned to prove he wasn't powering an illegal grow-op.
Snellen says he's likely going to have to use his plant for other purposes if he hopes to make any money before the pot licence comes through.
"Well, we used to run a lettuce farm here in St.John's so all that equipment will be going there," he said. "And we'll set up some small-scale food production while we're waiting. We'll be working on a water-bottling line."
They're also considering infusing an extract of chaga — a fungus that grows on birch trees in the area — into a beverage as well.
In Port Union, the shrimp plant was seriously damaged during Hurricane Igor in 2010 and never reopened. A new owner has applied for a licence to grow pot there.
The mayor, Shelley Blackmore, says the new application isn't going as smoothly since the recent implementation of a new rule that says renovations on a building have to be complete before approval.
A fourth application from the owner of the former High Liner plant in Burin — which used to make Filet-O-Fish patties for all the McDonald's restaurants in Canada before it closed in 2013 — is before Health Canada as well.
But pot production won't replace the hundreds of jobs lost in rural Newfoundland and Labrador in the last eight years.
Numbers provided by the provincial government tell us in 2010, there were 102 primary production fish plants. Last year, that number was down to 69.
Still, Chris Snellen says every bit of employment in those communities helps.
"That plant used to employ around 300 people so I don't think it'll ever see that. But we'd be tickled pink with five or six jobs, you know. And I think the town would be too. They're pretty supportive and any kind of job activity is … it's pretty quiet down there these days."
Provincial government not much help
Rideout says the provincial government could do a lot more to help local growers get rural operations off the ground.
"You know, our province is always saying Newfoundland is ready for business," he said. "There's no bigger lie that's ever been said. We're simply not ready for business. When you're talking about doing big business or big industry in rural Newfoundland, you find yourself cut off at the heels."
He points to the government's decision to offer Ontario-based Canopy Growth $40 million in tax remittances in exchange for the company's agreement to build a production facility in the province while local entrepreneurs struggle on their own.
Using my tax dollars to fund my competition, that's crazy.- Bond Rideout
"I've got millions tied up in this industry now," he said.
"This is just money in, money in, money in with nothing coming back. And then your government stepping on your feet along the way."
He said he doesn't mind competitors entering the market.
"But using my own tax dollars to fund my competition, that's crazy," he said.
"I love competition, and if Tweed (Canopy Growth's provincial subsidiary) wants to come in on there own wherewithal and build a building next door to me, rock and roll all day long. I'll fight you on a business-to-business level. But don't stack the deck against me."
While frustrated with the licensing process, Snellen still views the industry with a sense of humour. In planning a name for his product, he's thinking of "Sea Weed." And he says his plant's location on Route 420 — slang for cannabis or its use — is marketing gold.
People who need work in rural fishing communities hope he's right.