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DHL agree a deal to buy 14 Boeing 777 jets for €4bn
DHL has made headlines on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow by announcing a deal to buy 14 of Boeing’s 777 freight jets for €4bn.
The prestigious show, which opened on Monday and runs for the remainder of the week at the site 50 miles to the west of London, is expected to generate a number of similar agreements as the likes of Boeing and Airbus battle for industry prominence.
At its last hosting in 2016, the show saw $124bn worth of sales and commitments made – and DHL has this year kicked things off with the Boeing contract.
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As the largest twin-engine cargo airplane in the world, the Boeing 777 Freighter is capable of flying 4,900 nautical miles (9,070 kilometres) with a cargo load of 102 tons. The new order will double the size of DHL's global 777 fleet, giving access to more markets and more customers.
"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of 14 new 777 Freighters as we renew part of our long-haul fleet with this best-in-class fuel efficient freighter type that will make a significant step towards DHL's zero emissions target by 2050," said Charlie Dobbie, from DHL Express’ Global Network Operations & Aviation division.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President & CEO Kevin McAllister added: "The 777 Freighter is an airplane perfectly suited to DHL's needs, offering an outstanding payload capability, with incredible range to service its extensive intercontinental network and unmatched reliability.”
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The skin microbiome continues to ignite interest as science fast advances and product innovations hit shelves, but where exactly are the biggest opportunities for industry and what will be the key challenges moving forward?
Polymer specialist company Covestro has introduced a new partially bio-based film former that it believes can answer to the demand for more natural yet high-performing transfer-proof make-up in the Asia Pacific market.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is pushing French cosmetics conglomerate L’Oréal Group to find innovative ways to reinforce the trust relationship between its brands and consumers, a leading executive told us in an exclusive interview.
Sunscreen formulations containing UV-filters such as octyl salicylate (OS) and homosalate (HS) may be breeding grounds for two pathogenic bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacian, despite the presence of preservatives.
Beauty companies such as Estée Lauder, John Masters Organics and Neogence are increasingly using AI-powered marketing tools to identify patterns within consumer behaviour and then tailor their engagement with them.
New Zealand-based company The Better Packaging Co. is eyeing growth in the beauty industry as companies face an acceleration in e-commerce — and plastic waste generation – in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Luxury beauty brand By Terry and distributing partner Luxasia are counting on a digitally-led approach to weather the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and achieve their ambitions for the brand in Asia.
While interest in the bacteria that make up the skin microbiome sky high, researchers is Korea have uncovered new findings on the skin mycobiome – its fungal diversity – that may help create new products to target sensitive skin.
Whey obtained from milk fermented by the Lactobacillus helveticus CM4 strain (LHMW) has shown to suppress melanin production on the skin, revealing its potential as a novel skin-brightening agent, a study backed by Japanese giant Asahi has revealed.

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At a Windows 10 event for OEMs in Japan today Microsoft showed off a range of new devices running the OS, including a number of new and already announced Windows 10 Mobile handsets, some from new OEMs.
Of the new OEMs the most familiar to our readers would be Vaio, who was recently spun off from Sony and who now belongs to a Japanese investment company. Other OEMs include Acer, Mouse computers , Freetel, third wave and NuAns.
Acer showed off the already familiar Acer Jade Primo, while NuAns showed off the very interesting looking NEO handset which features multiple colours and wood trim, and may be released before the end of the year. Unlike other OEMs devices it is not a Windows Reference Design device and was created from scratch. Third wave presented the “Diginnos Mobile DG-W10M”, which features a 5 inch HD display, 16 GB storage and which intended to be affordable.
Viao did not show off a device, but merely confirmed one is in development.The device will have mid-range specs, intended for the corporate market, and support Continuum for phones. It is set to arrive in early 2016.
Genisis showed off the WPH-451 which features unique styling in gold, while Freetel showed off the Katana 2, which has a 5 inch HD display, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage, and which will retail for ¥ 29,800.
Microsoft said it was in active talks with carrier partners in Japan, but had no announcements to make regarding carrier support. Microsoft also could not comment on the launch of their new Lumia flagships in Japan, preferring to focus on OEMs.
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Nintendo’s 3DS was the top selling game console of 2013, a successful statistic amidst otherwise dire annual results.
The company projected shipping nine million Wii U’s and instead pushed a paltry 2.8 million. Further outlook into March of 2014 represents a total sales run of 6.8 million units. For comparison, Microsoft and Sony’s next-gen consoles have already moved over four million each in only a few months of sales. Nintendo cites weak interest in Europe and the US for their sagging numbers.
Wii U is heading into a deep run of major first party titles, including Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country, and Smash Bros. Hopefully those names stop the torrent of financial bleeding.
According to statements pulled from a press conference, President Saturo Iwata may be peering into other avenues as in “new business structures,” to spike revenues, but remains resistant to releasing core franchises to the smart phone market. It’s clear the company believes the allure is tightly embedded in hardware ownership.


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Sports & fitness segment is expected to drive the growth of the global wearable medical devices market by application
According to a new market research study titled ‘Wearable Medical Devices Market - Global Analysis and Forecasts By Device Type and Application. The global wearable medical devices market is expected to reach US$ 23,310.9 Mn in 2025 from US$ 6,231.7 Mn in 2017. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 18.1% from 2018-2025. The report highlights the trends prevalent in the global wearable medical devices market and the factors driving the market along with those that act as deterrents to its growth. The market is expected to grow due to increasing prevalence of chronic diseases as well as the rise in the number of geriatric population, however, the various product recalls is hindering the market.
Wearable devices are known to help in the early diagnosis of various diseases. These devices are able to record basic health parameters such as, heart rate monitoring, blood pressure monitoring and tracking the daily activities. Wearable devices help in reducing the frequent visits to physicians as the patients are able to diagnose the cause of symptoms by themselves. There have been developments in the wearable devices meant for diagnosis and monitoring purposes. For instance, in May 2018, Cerebrotech Medical Systems, a medical device company situated in Pleasanton, CA, developed a portable device that can detect likely severe strokes within seconds. Various vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure can be monitored. Companies such as, Garmin Corporation, Polar Electro, Fitbit, Inc. and Apple Inc., offer wearable devices that help to monitor heart rate. With a rise in the number of people suffering from high blood pressure, there have been various companies that provide wearables that help in monitoring the blood pressure level. High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 85 million in the U.S. have hypertension.
Global wearable medical devices market, based on the application was segmented into remote patient monitoring, sports & fitness and home healthcare. In 2017, sports & fitness held the largest share of the market, by application. Moreover, the remote patient monitoring segment is expected to grow at the fastest rate during the coming years as since it allows ease in treating various medical conditions with having the need the physician repeated number of times. Remote patient monitoring has been a boom to the geriatric population as well as their monitoring.
Some of the prominent players operating in wearable medical devices market are Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Fitbit, Inc., Garmin Corporation, Apple Inc., HUAWEI Technologies Co., Polar Electro, Omron Corporation, Activinsights Ltd., and VitalConnect. The market players have been focusing towards strengthening their customer base in order to hold a better position in the overall market. For instance, in May 2018, FitBit, Inc. expanded the availability of its products in the Indonesian as well as the Vietnamese market. This has helped the company to have a strong presence in the Asian countries.
The report segments the global wearable medical devices market as follows:
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Kauai Humane Society's
Pet Toy Drive
Now through December 25th,
The Kauai Humane Society wants to collect as many pet toys this holiday seasonf or the shelter animals. You can drop off your donation during our normal shelter hours, or drop them off during Blooming Tails' hours, or donate via our Amazon Wish List
We are still accepting food donations for our Pet Food Bank, too!
If you are need to use pet food bank, please click HERE for guidelines on using the program...
Kauai Humane Society's Low-Cost Spay Neuter
Offers Assistance to Qualified
Low-Income Individuals & Households
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and download the application
Kauai Humane Society is pleased to announce that the 2:1 matching gift program, provided by a pledge from an anonymous donor, raised nearly $80,000 for the organization. The campaign, which ended on October 31st, provided a 2:1 match for anyone donating $100 or more.
So, for example, a $100 donation was matched with a $200 matching gift!
The program didn't apply to our membership program, restricted grants/donations, pledge program or the constant companion program.
Click HERE to read the Garden Island Newspaper Article
As part of the national Make A Difference Day, the Kauai Humane Society (KHS) launched a county-wide pet food bank called Gomez’ Galley. “When economic issues threaten a pet owner’s ability to continue caring for his or her companion animal, the Kauai Humane tries to help by offering a supply of pet food from our pet food bank. The pet food pantry is stocked with food that is donated by our supporters,” stated KHS Executive Director Penny E. Cistaro.
Opio Kokua, Kauai Humane Society’s Youth Helping Animals group helps count up the donations for Kauai Humane Society’s Pet Food Drive as part of the organization Make a Difference Day Activities. With several hours still remaining, the Kauai Humane Society had received over 500 lbs of pet food!
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Beginning November 1, 2103, the new hours for the shop will be
Monday 10 am – 6pm
Tuesday 10am – 6pm
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Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday Noon – 5pm
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The Mayor of Kauai signed into law the much-discussed bill related to fee increases for the following dog-related items: licensing, redeeming, and boarding. “We want to give people notice, as we will start enforcing the ordinances provisions beginning October 1st,” said Kauai Humane Society Executive Director Penny Cistaro.
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Responding to the article in The Garden Island on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for abandoning a puppy at the Kapaa Safeway. The puppy was found in a shopping cart in a bag that was tied closed with a rope around her neck. The puppy has responded well to treatment since the Sunday incident.
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Small minority businesses weigh the advantages and the adjustment costs of global free trade.
Arturo Volpe supports global free trade – up to a point. The CEO of Pan American Express, a trucking company in Laredo, Texas, knows from experience how opportunities open up when nations lower their tariffs and trade restrictions. But when it comes to allowing Mexican trucks full access to U.S. roads, he thinks free trade has overextended itself.
Pan American Express faces a situation familiar to many Hispanic companies. With a location near the border and annual revenues of $23.68 million (ranking 172 on the HISPANIC BUSINESS 500), the company has strategic advantages to help it compete in a binational economy. In a global trade milieu dominated by large multinational corporations, however, such small firms often lack the capital or other resources to absorb sudden changes, such as the Mexican trucking regulations.
The upside of trade seems obvious since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). According to congressional testimony by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, U.S.-Mexico trade grew from $81 billion in 1993 (the year before NAFTA took effect) to $247 billion last year. During the same period, 2.2 million jobs were added in Mexico and 1.3 million new jobs were created in Canada, with 13 million more in the United States.
Now President George W. Bush wants to expand NAFTA – a project originally conceived by his father and brought to fruition by President Bill Clinton – by negotiating new bilateral, regional, and global trade pacts. He faces opposition from the Democratic Senate as well as Republicans in the House of Representatives, who have been spooked by protests from labor unions, environmental groups, and protectionist industries. At stake is whether Congress will give Mr. Bush “trade promotion authority” (TPA) this year. This power, formerly called “fast-track authority,” allows a president to negotiate trade agreements independently of Congress, which would only vote for or against the final document that was agreed to by a foreign leader. Without TPA, most countries won’t negotiate, since the agreement would be picked apart in Congress.
To date, free trade’s biggest supporters have consisted of large multinational corporations and a smattering of transport-related companies like Pan American Express. But Mustafa Mohatarem, chief economist at General Motors Corp., points out the potential benefits for a wide swath of the small and minority business community. NAFTA “forces firms to increase their efficiency and productivity to meet foreign consumer demand. Even at the micro-industrial level, companies must begin to act as if they do business in one large market. For example, under NAFTA, a small supplier that sold products to GM in the U.S. now has the opportunity to supply GM in Mexico as well,” Mr. Mohatarem contends.
Hispanic companies in particular “ought to play to their strength and go global,” advocates Congressman Silvestre Reyes, a Democrat who represents El Paso. “They are bilingual and should celebrate the fact that there is another market they can get into and do well there. … The figures for NAFTA have shown a net gain [of jobs and business]. As we talk about globalization of the economy, it opens new markets to our companies.”
The debate over Mexican trucks forms a microcosm of the larger issue of global trade. At present, U.S. trucks can enter Mexico, and NAFTA stipulates that Mexican trucks are to be allowed into the United States. But small trucking companies such as Pan American, together with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, highway safety advocates, and the American Insurance Association, have questioned the safety and maintenance records of Mexican trucks and the skills and law enforcement record of their non-unionized, low-paid drivers.
Mr. Volpe prefers the time-tested method of transferring goods across the border. First, U.S. trucks arrive at the 20-mile-wide border commercial zone. They deliver their cargo to a “drayage” hauler who ferries it across the commercial zone to the border, where it is picked up by a Mexican truck that takes it to freight yards or warehouses in the interior. Then the hauler tries to find something to bring back to deliver in the United States. When these Mexican products reach the border, the process works in reverse.
“That is the way it worked before, during, and after NAFTA,” says Volpe. “Why do we want to change it now?”
Earlier this year, a bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives prevailed in the 285–143 vote to reject a measure that would give Mexican trucks safety permits to operate in the United States. Subsequently, President Bush threatened to veto any Senate bill that upholds the ban. Political observers say the two sides remain deadlocked, and if the issue isn’t resolved, the Mexican government may retaliate by not allowing U.S. trucks into Mexico. Moreover, the truck issue forebodes a debate over TPA. If Congress doesn’t support TPA in 2001, its chances for passage will dim as the 2002 elections heat up.
The votes of three leading Hispanic congressmen from Texas are not in question. Henry Bonilla, a Republican from San Antonio, Ruben Hinojosa, a Democrat from the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Mr. Silvestre of El Paso support allowing Mexican trucks into the United States. Mr. Bonilla, the only Hispanic Republican in the Texas delegation, represents an area that has boomed since NAFTA. “Tens of thousands of people who work for small businesses in the district benefit from free trade,” he says. “In cities like San Antonio, these include auto supply firms, construction, housing, parts suppliers, custom brokers, and shipping companies. With the boom in small business, I can’t imagine why anyone would not support this.”
Mr. Bonilla remembers 20 years ago, when unemployment in border towns like Laredo hovered between 20 and 30 percent.
Today “it is under 10 [percent],” he says. “That may be high compared to the national standard, but we have seen the benefits of trade.”
“Our district has paid a disproportionate price initially in terms of infrastructure and worker displacement [for NAFTA],” says Mr. Reyes, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “But now it is a definitive plus in terms of jobs created, and we make the argument of how NAFTA has helped the border in general and El Paso in particular.” On the question of trucking, he maintains that “both sides will have to invest to make sure the trucks are safe and comply with load limits.”
At one point, Mr. Bonilla asked his congressional colleagues why they didn’t object to Canadian drivers crossing the border. Mr. Volpe answers that Canadian truckers are welcome because they speak English and because their salaries and their trucking laws are similar. When testifying before Congress, the president of the American Trucking Association set the record straight on these discriminatory issues. Duane W. Acklie stated that since 1991, the Department of Transportation has recognized Mexican standards for issuing truck drivers’ licenses as equivalent to U.S. standards. He rejected the idea that drivers must speak the language of the country they drive in by citing how European drivers traverse many countries with different languages on a regular basis.
For Mr. Mohatarem of General Motors, the battle over details isn’t surprising. In the past, much of the NAFTA debate dealt with how many jobs would be gained or lost. Now, he says, people associate NAFTA with one of the greatest economic booms in U.S. history and significant economic gains in Mexico. But exposure to different business practices and new competitors presents a challenge.
And in the automotive industry, it’s a welcome one. Facundo Bravo, CEO of Uni-Boring Inc., an auto part supplier with revenues of $115 million (to rank number 33 on the HISPANIC BUSINESS 500), has seen his business increase as more cars are exported to Canada and Mexico. NAFTA “has made the process of doing international business easier, less expensive, and less cumbersome,” Mr. Bravo reports, but he believes the best is yet to come. NAFTA’s real impact will hit in 10 to 15 years when many more small and minority companies have gone global in their search for profits. It’s an eventuality, Mr. Bravo says, that all CEOs should prepare for.
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Industry Spotlight – Shift in Subscription Strategies
28 February 2017
As the traditionally dominant revenue streams of print and online advertising come under pressure, the majority of newspapers are looking to introduce a subscription based model for digital access to their newspapers.
The original model of relying on large numbers of visitor traffic to generate advertising revenue is struggling due to dwindling reader numbers, therefore publishers are looking at alternative strategies to increase their digital revenues. Many publishers have seen recent success by creating loyal subscriber databases whereby they offer premium content for these subscribers. These subscription based plans are available in a variation of forms, ranging from digital only to combinations of print, online and mobile subscriptions.
The large Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten is the most recent publisher to see the value in creating loyal subscribers over simply trying to increase reader numbers. The past year has seen Aftenposten’s paying readers double from 32,000 to 70,000*. Chief Commercial officer, Tor Jacobsen explained: “There’s been a shift in mentality from views, reach and page impressions to how many subscribers we have and how we can make them happy”. They are now looking at articles that draw the most subscribers, not the most traffic.
Previously, Aftenposten allowed non-subscribers to read six articles a week, however, they understood that there was so much news content available in numerous places, such as Twitter and Facebook, that a change in strategy was required. The Norwegian newspaper realised that to get people to pay, they needed to add value. Therefore, in 2015, the publisher introduced more premium content for subscribers, while keeping the metered paywall. Now about 20 percent of Aftenposten’s 150 daily articles include more in-depth long form pieces.
The result has been outstanding, 65% of Aftenposten’s revenue now comes from subscribers, and 35% is from advertising. Typically, a monthly digital subscription is $24, but it also offers print and digital bundles for a higher price. As a comparison, five years ago, 60% of their revenue came solely from advertising.
The Post Newspapers launched with PageSuite in 2016 with the aim to completely change their traditional print strategy. By adopting a digital-first approach Post Newspaper re-imagined their paper to fit with their new vision to ‘marry digital with traditional print’ in a way that enhanced both offerings.
This involved completely changing the way their traditional print pages were set up, creating a new format designed specifically for smartphones. They have adjusted column widths, amended type sizes and re-worked the layouts. With the re-engineering of their printed pages for both print and digital, editorial and advertising is delivered immediately across multiple platforms.
The New York Times has also committed to a subscription based model and has thus far proved extremely successful. Revenue from the company’s digital-only subscriptions jumped 17% in 2016, to $233 million and they now have more than three million paid subscribers.
Mark Thompson, Chief Executive of the Times Company explained that their “subscription-based revenue model is now less reliant on the advertising revenue derived from page views and clicks”. The digital-first models seem to be working well for the NY Times, with digital-only subscription revenue rising 22%, to $64 million and digital advertising revenue rising to 11%. The New York Times is no longer trying to maximise clicks and sell low-margin advertising as a way of creating revenue. Executive Editor, Dean Baquet, believes that The Times will be much better off creating a business strategy that “provides journalism so strong that several million people around the world are willing to pay for it”.
Although this subscription model may be working for these large publishers, there is not one model that fits all. You must extensively research your readers to determine whether they perceive your content valuable enough to pay for. We predict that as print readerships continue to decline more publishers will have a change in mentality towards opting for a digital-first strategy.
If you would like to read more about the subscription options that are available to digital publishers, we have a whitepaper you can download here.
Alternatively, speak to our Digital and Mobile Specialists for further information about going ‘digital first’.


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The follow-up to the studio’s debut release, 2017’s Yooka-Laylee, Impossible Lair is a “platforming adventure hybrid” set to be published by Team17 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in 2019.
“Yooka and Laylee must combine their abilities to take on a series of challenging and vibrant 2.5D levels, and explore and solve puzzles in a beautiful 3D overworld,” reads the official announcement.
“It’s on them to rescue Queen Phoebee’s Royal Beettalion Guard from each level, as they size up Capital B’s most dastardly challenge yet – the Impossible Lair,” it adds.
A reveal trailer for the game can be viewed above, while more information about the title is due to be announced during E3 week, according to Playtonic.
The Burton upon Trent, UK-based studio was established by Rare veterans in 2014. It raised over £2 million through Kickstarter for its first project Yooka-Laylee, a spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie.
The title released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC in April 2017, before launching on Switch in November of the same year. In November 2018, Playtonic said the game had hit the one million player milestone.


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Recent reports reveal that demand for used cars pushed prices up in July with the shortage of new vehicles. A recent report from Kelley Blue Book says the average used car in America sold for $28,219 last month. The good news is that wholesale prices have dropped, which should translate to lower prices in August.
What should car shoppers do with new models that are almost impossible to find? Check out the best used cars for city commuting.
If you cannot buy a new 2023 Subaru Impreza compact car now, a previously owned Impreza is still a good choice. Consumer Reports (by subscription) ranked the five best used cars for city driving, and the 2016 Subaru Impreza is one of the best used car buys right now.
The cars CR picked had to check the right boxes. They picked models with a tight turning radius, a compact size, good city fuel mileage, decent ride quality, and at least average reliability.
The five best used cars for city driving
In addition to the 2016 Subaru Impreza, Consumer Reports also picked the 2017 Toyota Prius, 2017 Toyota Corolla, 2015 Honda Civic, and 2018 Mazda 3. Consumer Reports likes the Impreza for its fuel mileage, standard all-wheel-drive, nimble handling, roomy interior, and comfortable ride.
What is the price of a 2016 Subaru Impreza?
Consumer Reports says the price of the 2016 Impreza ranges from $15,525 to $18,975 depending on the trim level and condition. That’s about $6,000-$9,000 less than a new 2023 Impreza.
What is the price of the 2023 Subaru Impreza?
The 2023 Impreza comes in four trim levels for customers. The seven different models come in base sedan ($20,815), base hatchback ($21,315) Premium sedan ($24,215), Premium hatchback ($24,715), Sport sedan ($25,615), Sport hatchback ($25,015), and Limited hatchback ($28,415). Destination and delivery ($995) are included in the prices above. Models with a CVT automatic transmission add about $1,300 depending on the trim level.
Impreza has an advantage over the other small compact cars
The one significant advantage of the Subaru Impreza is its Symmetrical all-wheel-drive system that comes standard on every model. All-wheel-drive is ideal for those who live in cold climates and has advantages in wet conditions in the summer. You pay extra for all-wheel-drive cars on the list above if it’s even available.
What does Consumer Reports say?
“With standard all-wheel-drive, this small Subaru gets 20 mpg in city driving, boasts nimble handling, a roomy interior with enough room in the back seat for adult passengers, and a comfortable ride that rivals some luxury sedans.”
What is the 2016 Subaru Impreza fuel mileage?
CR says the owner-reported fuel mileage is 28 mpg. The EPA estimated fuel mileage is 28/36 city/highway mpg and 31 combined mpg with the CVT automatic transmission.
If you can’t find a new 2022 or 2023 Subaru Impreza, Consumer Reports says the 2016 Impreza is one of the best used models for city driving. Consumer Reports says the Impreza is a top pick for its fuel mileage, standard all-wheel-drive, nimble handling, roomy interior, and comfortable ride.
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finished the June quarter with its dignity intact, notching earnings of 22 cents a share, narrowly beating Street estimates of 21 cents a share. The wireless-technology licenser squeezed $640 million in pro forma revenue out of a stalling market for mobile phones in its fiscal third quarter, smoking analyst consensus predictions of $603 million in revenue.
Investors were expecting rough returns, and Qualcomm's results showed ugly conditions for the quarter. Qualcomm's revenue was down considerably year over year (from $714 million) and sequentially (from $713 million) because of missing business from cash-strapped satellite venture
, as well as a slowdown in licensing and chip shipments. If $241 million in charges relating to investments in Brazil's
and $185 million in tax expense are included in its quarterly performance, Qualcomm lost $275 million.
Qualcomm eased awkwardly into a mixed outlook for the fourth quarter. After the technology company's gross margins slipped 1% from the second to the third quarter to 64%, management expects them to climb again in the fourth quarter. The company predicted revenue would grow 10% in the fourth quarter and earnings would climb to 25 cents a share.
Average selling prices on chipsets should go up in the next quarter as well, but the company forecast it would ship fewer than 14 million chipsets during that period. In April, what visibility Qualcomm had on the habits of wireless consumers didn't thrill the company, leading it to revise its guidance for the third quarter. Qualcomm achieved its revised goal to sell 14 million chipsets, down from an original third-quarter forecast of 16 million.
The company once again updated its outlook for 2001 handset sales using CDMA (code division multiple access) technology, pegging the number at 75 million. Qualcomm took the figure from 90 million to 80 million when it reported February quarter earnings. Qualcomm's investment income for the quarter slowed from $91 million in the second quarter to $68 million in the third. The company invested $296 million in the quarter on carriers and capital expenditures.
CEO Irwin Jacobs spoke hopefully and deferentially of the newest CDMA customer,
, and eagerly elaborated on potential 2002 revenues from that country and its CDMA-running neighbors. India, Korea and Latin America were also lavished with his attention. Poor Europe would have to wait for compliments because spending has been pushed out for CDMA-based third-generation systems.
Jacobs also bid farewell to COO Richard Sulpizio, who took a bow on the call after 10 years at Qualcomm, reaffirming that his departure was due to the canceled spinout of the company's chip business and his desire to be the head honcho in his own right. Analysts were nonplussed by the canceled spinoff and asked few questions about reorganization plans.
Qualcomm closed up 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $59.66 during Thursday trading. It was up almost 4% to $61.90 after hours following the announcement.


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All the different aspects of petrol filling stations will be represented at The Forecourt Show 2019, which takes place from April 8-10 at the Birmingham NEC.
Here’s just a taste of who will be at the Show:
• Air-Serv will be exhibiting the latest in ancillary equipment such as air and vacuum machines;
• BOSS (the British Oil Security Syndicate) will be talking to retailers about dealing with drive-offs;
• Edge Petrol will be explaining its intelligent software system that can help retailers maximise their returns;
• G&S Penrith will be showing off its cleaning equipment including guns, lances and nozzles;
• GripHero will be showcasing its environmentally friendly hand protection;
• Istobal will be sharing news about its latest concept in car wash and car care, called Smartwash World;
• Photo-Me will be talking about its 24/7 launderettes;
• Visive Group will be showing the latest in lighting;
• Volumatic will be exhibiting its new cash handling solutions.
As well as these suppliers, the oil companies will be out in force, with BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell all at the show.
For the store side of operations, there is the co-located National Convenience Show, where visitors can catch up with the likes of Burton’s Biscuits, Booker, Haribo, Mondelez, Pukka Pies, Rollover, Seattle’s Best Coffee and many more.
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Credit card fee rules requested by retailers
On July 19, retailers asked Congress to move in and control how much and in what manner credit card companies and issuing banks charge retailers for processing credit card transactions. Retailers are requesting greater regulation on interchange rates, the fee they are charged for processing a credit card transaction.
In an example of how interchange works, imagine a consumer purchasing a $100 item with a credit card. Of that $100, the retailer would get about $98. The leftover $2, known as the merchant discount or interchange (which is actually more of a fee), gets broken down, with about $1.75 going to the bank that issued the credit card and $0.25 to the retailer's bank. (While a credit card may display the Visa or MasterCard logo, it is issued by a bank, such as Capital One or Chase.)
Additionally, the credit card association or company, such as Visa or MasterCard, bills the merchant monthly for processing transactions. According to a Visa spokeswoman, the fee amounts to around $0.05 per transaction. This breakdown, based on Visa's average 1.75 percent interchange rate, may vary.
Each retailer and type of transaction has its own agreement. Grocery stores, which were reluctant to take credit card payments until recently, have a low merchant fee as an incentive to accept plastic. Meanwhile, online merchants, which have few choices aside from taking credit cards, have steeper fees than most other retailers.
Representatives of Visa and MasterCard, testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, rejected allegations that they are colluding to set high rates, noting that challenges from debit cards and other new payment options mean they must remain competitive. Also, Visa announced this week that it will make interchange rate factors available online to participating retailers who sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Yesterday, Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) persuaded the Visa representative to make those rules available to the committee, a move which the Merchants Payment Coalition Inc., a collection of retailers, hailed as an "enormous first step" toward more transparent rules.
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Are health app firms being transparent surrounding the use of personal data?
Hayley Davis and Agatha Claridge, solicitors in the Commercial Technology team at Kemp Little, write about the concerns surrounding health apps and the use of personal data.
A recent study published by the British Medical Journal has warned that many health apps may be selling and sharing personal data without the user’s knowledge.
Advances in digital health products are changing the way consumers monitor health and access medical services. Health apps can now be used to self-diagnose, access services, check and monitor symptoms and research medication. Mobile health apps are quick and convenient for individuals to use and the global market is predicted to be worth over £80 million by 2022. The sharing of vast quantities of data is key to the health app business model, but are companies transparent enough about what they do with the personal data?
The research study revealed that 79% of the health apps tested share personal data, such as browsing behaviour, email address and location, with third parties. Indeed, 55 new third parties were identified as directly receiving the data, including app developers, group companies and other unconnected third parties; those third parties then shared the data with a staggering further 237 entities, which included several credit reference agencies.
Many companies behind the apps justify sharing the data by creating “deidentified” and aggregated data which is then used and shared for their own benefit, such as selling on to pharmaceutical companies, health insurers and other health-related services. More often than not, it is impossible for the consumer to opt out of this data sharing.
What’s the problem?
A lack of transparency when processing personal data is always a cause for concern, but personal data relating to health is defined as a “special category” of personal data under the GDPR and so it is subject to more protections and stricter requirements. Usually, consumers will need to give “explicit consent” for their personal health data to be processed. The requirements for obtaining explicit consent are relatively high and app providers should ask whether they are arming their customers with enough information to understand how their personal health data is going to be used and understand what they are consenting to.
Data breaches are also becoming more frequent, and in a report published last year health-related organisations accounted for a quarter of those incidents. Under Armour, the company that owns diet and fitness tracking app MyFitnessPal, was subject to a significant data breach in early 2018 when personal data relating to 150 million separate accounts was compromised by hackers and sold on the dark web.
Poor data protection practices and weak security design can leave personal data unnecessarily vulnerable and exposed. Last year, PumpUp, a popular fitness app, left a backend server unprotected on Amazon’s cloud, which allowed anyone who had the IP address of the server to see who was signing on and the contents of the private messages being sent between users in real time.
What are the rules?
As well as complying with the rules regarding “special category” personal data, app providers must comply with these other key rules:
- Transparency: data controllers must provide data subjects with a privacy notice containing clear and precise details about what, when and how personal data is processed and with whom it is shared.
- Purpose limitation principle: personal data must only be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes (as set out in the privacy notice) and not for any other purposes.
- Data minimisation principle: any personal data collected or processed must be limited to what is necessary for those purposes. If unnecessary personal data is collected, this leaves organisations open to increased risk in the event of a breach.
- Data subject rights: data subjects have a broad suite of rights under the GDPR, including the right of access to, rectification and erasure of their personal data, and the right to object to the processing of their personal data. Controllers must provide a simple and convenient mechanism through which data subjects can exercise these rights.
What does it all mean?
While the benefits and convenience of mobile health apps far outweigh most consumers’ privacy concerns, this is likely to change as users become more data savvy and aware of data issues. What’s more, the hefty fines facing BA and hotel chain Marriott for data breaches should serve as a warning that the Information Commissioner’s Office may take an extremely tough stance with any business that fails to safeguard consumers’ personal data.
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has shared its October finances, revealing a 7.3 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue for the month at US$483.01m.
The figure encompasses all forms of gaming, including fantasy contests. Retail slots brough in the biggest total at around $192.5m, with igaming slot revenue following behind at just over $109.8m.
The total sports wagering handle set a new monthly record at $829,002,595, a four per cent increase over the previous month’s total which was also the previous record.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked with overseeing all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering and video gaming terminals at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.


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You know that saying about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery? It’s total hogwash, at least according to Apple’s Jony Ive.
At the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on Thursday, the typically reclusive, but recently chatty Sir Ive fielded a question about tech maker Xiaomi and its rather Applesque product design: “I don’t see it as flattery,” said the executive, who’s responsible for the design of the company’s popular range of devices. “I actually see it as theft.”
He was careful to say that those sentiments weren’t specifically aimed at the Chinese company, which denies replicating Apple’s look, but at any competitor that rips off his company’s products.
Well, that’s nothing new. Apple has a long history of hating copycats—even as it’s built its own hugely successful business in part on designs and features that originated elsewhere.
Hey, You Stole My Look
There’s a fine line between drawing inspiration from someone else’s work and Xeroxing their design blueprints. (There’s also a distinction between copying something and actually stealing it, in a literal sense. But let’s not split hairs.)
Photographers, artists, musicians and fashion designers have known that for a long time. That’s why many professionals protect their works, to stop knock-offs from cutting off their livelihoods. Likewise for tech companies, imitators who swipe features and product designs can represent real threats.
For Apple, it’s a touchy subject that goes way back.
It’s no secret that deceased co-founder Steve Jobs thought Microsoft’s Windows operating system copied the “look and feel” of Apple’s Mac desktop software. Walter Isaacson’s biography on Jobs laid bare his frustration—especially in this passage, excerpted by Fortune, chronicling a face-to-face encounter between his subject and Microsoft’s Bill Gates in 1983:
Their meeting was in Jobs’s conference room, where Gates found himself surrounded by ten Apple employees who were eager to watch their boss assail him. Jobs didn’t disappoint his troops. “You’re ripping us off!” he shouted. “I trusted you, and now you’re stealing from us!” Gates just sat there coolly, looking Steve in the eye, before hurling back, in his squeaky voice, what became a classic zinger. “Well, Steve, I think there’s more than one way of looking at it. I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.”
Today, the name of Apple’s blame game appears to be the same, only now one of the players has changed. Apple’s public enemy number one is Samsung. The iPhone maker alleges that the South Korean electronics giant’s Galaxy line of Android smartphones infringed on several of its mobile tech patents.
See also: 8 Things New iOS 8 Users Should Do First
Apple, which won some rulings earlier this year, may be feeling pretty righteous these days. But if you listen closely, you might hear a *fwump* somewhere far off in the distance. It’s the sound of numerous Android fans slapping their foreheads.
People In Sapphire Glass Houses …
Plenty of Android fans think the iPhone’s software is the copycat, not the other way around.
They point to features that Google’s mobile operating system has offered years before Apple’s iOS software—including swipe-down notifications and multitasking (so apps can run in the background).
With iOS 8, iPhones have have even more Android-like features. These include predictive text, replaceable keyboards, voice-activated commands and widgets—those software panels that display bits of live, updated information without forcing the user to actually launch an app.
Perhaps the most glaring example is Apple’s new mobile hardware. With the new 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, the company has its very first phablet, a category of giant smartphones that Samsung’s first Note originated and made popular.
Although those big devices can’t seem to save the South Korean tech company’s suffering mobile division now, that hasn’t stopped Apple from taking the phablet ball and running with it—all the way to the bank.


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News articles about Petmed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Petmed Express earned a news sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 46.1480542395111 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.
Here are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s rankings:
- Investing Lessons From My Hate Mail – Investorplace.com (investorplace.com)
- PetMed Express, Inc. (PETS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 02, 2018 – Nasdaq (nasdaq.com)
- Omnicell (OMCL) Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Estimates in Q4 (finance.yahoo.com)
- Ex-Dividend Alert: PetMed Express Raised its Dividend by 25%; Will Trade Ex-Dividend on February 02, 2018 (finance.yahoo.com)
- Wired News – Aradigm Announced Rejection of Linhaliq(TM)’s New Drug Application by FDA (finance.yahoo.com)
Petmed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) opened at $43.27 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $891.41, a PE ratio of 25.60, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.95. Petmed Express has a one year low of $19.21 and a one year high of $57.80.
Petmed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 22nd. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $60.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.76 million. Petmed Express had a return on equity of 34.04% and a net margin of 12.84%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share. equities analysts predict that Petmed Express will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 5th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from Petmed Express’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.31%. Petmed Express’s dividend payout ratio is 59.17%.
Several analysts have issued reports on PETS shares. Noble Financial reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Petmed Express in a report on Friday, October 27th. Zacks Investment Research raised Petmed Express from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, October 20th. BidaskClub lowered Petmed Express from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 19th. Finally, Northcoast Research set a $58.00 price target on Petmed Express and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.80.
In other news, Director Gian Fulgoni sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.38, for a total value of $887,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 55,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,480,842. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Menderes Akdag sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.00, for a total value of $1,530,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 490,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,990,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 65,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,229,500. Corporate insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.
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About Petmed Express
PetMed Express, Inc (PetMed Express), doing business as 1800PetMeds, is a pet pharmacy. The Company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, and other health products for dogs and cats, direct to the consumer. It offers a selection of products for dogs and cats. Its product line contains approximately 3,000 stock keeping units (SKUS) of pet medications, health products and supplies.
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Alongside the Mi 10, Xiaomi will announce the Mi 10 Pro. As with most phones with the “Pro” or “Plus” suffix, the Mi 10 Pro is expected to have better specifications and features than the standard version. Ahead of the launch of the phone next month, its key specs have become public, thanks to a screenshot of the device’s “About Phone” section.
The image was sh ared on Twitter by Xiaomishka (@xiaomishka), an account known for posting Xiaomi-related news.
According to the info in the image, the Mi 10 Pro has a 6.4-inch display with a 2080 x 1080 resolution. It has a Snapdragon 865 processor powering it and it is paired with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Based on this configuration, we believe this is the most powerful variant.
Xiaomi is not the only manufacturer that will release a phone with 16GB of RAM. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G will also have a version with 16GB of RAM.
The Mi 10 Pro not only has a large memory and storage, but it also has a 108MP camera as one of the sensors that make up the quad cameras on its back. The other three sensors are a 16MP camera, a 12MP camera, and a 5MP camera. There is no mention of the selfie camera.
To top it off, Xiaomi has put a massive 5250mAh battery inside the Mi 10 Pro. This is the biggest battery capacity we have seen in a Xiaomi flagship but not the biggest it has put inside a phone. That title still belongs to the Mi Max 3 which launched with a 5500mAh battery. The Mi 10 not only has a big battery but it has been confirmed that it will support 66W fast wired charging
The screenshot also shows the device is running MIUI 220.127.116.11. Of course, the Mi 10 Pro is expected to run Android 10 out of the box.
It has been confirmed that the Mi 10 series will launch this quarter but its exact date remains unknown though a leaked poster says the date is February 11. However, we advise you to take the date with a pinch of salt as you will the aforementioned specs.


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Lovvett: A New App That Reduces Food Waste, Offering Big Savings to Consumers in South Florida
Lovvett, a new app that’s all about saving money and helping the environment, recently launched in Miami. Lovvett was founded with a mission to reduce food waste and contribute to more sustainable communities ensuring conscious consumption. More than a business, Lovvett was conceived by a passion to help heal the planet.
Started by Rafael Garrido and Monica Guzman, the app’s goal and the purpose of the app is to reduce food waste, turn surplus food into more revenue for businesses, offer consumers great food for less, all while contributing to build more sustainable communities.
Lovvett enables South Floridians to order and enjoy great food at heavily discounted prices and restaurant partners are benefiting from getting an additional revenue stream for food items that might otherwise go to waste while contributing to more sustainable communities ensuring conscious consumption.
For diners looking or big savings, the app has partnered with some of Miami's best restaurants, including Cilantro 27 and C Food Shack at the Lincoln Eatery food hall, Sullivan Street Bakery, Clutch Burger, MIAM Wynwood, Mr. Baguette and many more. Visit Lovvett.com for more information. - Photo Credit: Lovvett


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By Rahul B
July 20 (Reuters) - Premier Foods Plc, owner of Mr Kipling cakes, Bisto gravy and other British brands, reported a drop in first-quarter sales on Thursday but said it was confident that growth would return in the next quarter.
The company, which is under mounting pressure to improve the business after spurning a takeover offer last year from U.S. rival McCormick & Co, said sales for the 13 weeks to July 1 fell 3.1 percent as a good performance by its Sweet Treats division was offset by a slowdown in sales for its branded grocery products, notably desserts.
However, Premier said sales are likely to increase in the second quarter so that the first-half result will be broadly flat year-on-year.
Premier’s shares were up 0.64 percent at 39 pence at 0830 GMT after the company stuck to its full-year forecast.
It said sales by its Sweet Treats division in the first quarter rose, thanks to good demand for Cadbury and Mr Kipling cakes.
However, sales volumes in its Grocery division were 5.6 percent lower which the company said was due to a warmer June and a less effective promotional campaign for dessert products.
Sales fell most sharply in branded groceries, which includes the Batchelors brand, its third biggest, and Loyd Grossman pasta sauces.
“Poor performance in branded grocery was largely expected in light of a weak demand environment, a challenged ambient category, changing retailer promotional strategies and cost management initiatives,” Davy analysts Roland French and Katy Hutchinson said in a note. Davy has “neutral” rating on the shares.
Last month, Premier Foods said it was exploring options as part of a regular review into maximizing shareholder value after a media report said Premier had hired Credit Suisse to look at steps that could include the sale of one or more brands, a merger with another food group or an outright sale.
Premier rejected a 65 pence per share takeover bid from McCormick in April 2016, prompting criticism from major shareholders and leading to a steep drop in its share price.
Earlier this week McCormick agreed to buy Reckitt Benckiser Group’s food business for $4.2 billion. (Reporting by Rahul B in Bengaluru; Editing by Greg Mahlich)


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|December 11, 2012 12:00 PM EST||
Intel Corporation introduced the Intel® Atom™ processor S1200 product family today, delivering the world’s first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density microservers, as well as a new class of energy-efficient storage and networking systems. The energy-sipping, industrial-strength microprocessor features essential capabilities to achieve server-class reliability, manageability and cost effectiveness.
“The data center continues to evolve into unique segments and Intel continues to be a leader in these transitions,” said Diane Bryant, vice president and general manager of the Datacenter and Connected Systems Group at Intel. “We recognized several years ago the need for a new breed of high-density, energy-efficient servers and other datacenter equipment. Today, we are delivering the industry’s only 6-watt1 SoC that has key datacenter features, continuing our commitment to help lead these segments.”
Intel’s Next Generation of Microservers: The Real Thing
As public clouds continue to grow, the opportunity to transform companies providing dedicated hosting, content delivery or front-end Web servers are also growing. High density servers based on low-power processors are able to deliver the desired performance while at the same time significantly reduce the energy consumption – one of the biggest cost drivers in the data center. However, before deploying new equipment in data centers, companies look for several critical features.
The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC delivering required data center features that ensure server-class levels of reliability and manageability while also enabling significant savings in overall costs. The SoC includes two physical cores and a total of four threads enabled with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology2 (Intel® HT). The SoC also includes 64-bit support, a memory controller supporting up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, Intel® Virtualization Technologies (Intel® VT), eight lanes of PCI Express 2.0, Error-Correcting Code (ECC) support for higher reliability, and other I/O interfaces integrated from Intel chipsets. The new product family will consist of three processors with frequency ranging from 1.6GHz to 2.0GHz.
The Intel Atom S1200 product family is also compatible with the x86 software that is commonly used in data centers today. This enables easy integration of the new low-powered equipment and avoids additional investments in porting and maintaining new software stacks.
New Milestones in Power Efficiency
Intel continues to drive power consumption down in its products, enabling systems to be as energy efficient as possible. Each year since the 2006 introduction of low-power Intel® Xeon® processors, Intel has delivered a new generation of low-power processors that have decreased the thermal design power (TDP) from 40 watts in 2006 to 17 watts this year due to Intel’s advanced 22-nanometer (nm) process technology. The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC with server-class features offering as low as 6 watts1 of TDP.
Broad Industry Support
Today, more than 20 low-power designs including microservers, storage and networking systems use the Intel Atom processor S1200 processor family from companies including Accusys*, CETC*, Dell*, HP*, Huawei*, Inspur*, Microsan*, Qsan*, Quanta*, Supermicro* and Wiwynn*.
“Organizations supporting hyperscale workloads need powerful servers to maximize efficiency and realize radical space, cost and energy savings,” said Paul Santeler, vice president and general manager, Hyperscale Business Unit, Industry-standard Servers and Software at HP. “HP servers power many of those organizations, and the Intel Atom processor S1200 will be instrumental as we develop the next wave of application-defined computing to dramatically reduce cost and energy use for our customers.”
An Even Brighter Future
Intel is working on the next generation of Intel Atom processors for extreme energy efficiency codenamed “Avoton.” Available in 2013, Avoton will further extend Intel’s SoC capabilities and use the company’s leading 3-D Tri-gate 22 nm transistors, delivering world-class power consumption and performance levels.
For customers interested in low-voltage Intel® Xeon® processor models for low-power servers, storage and networking, Intel will introduce the new Intel Xeon processor E3 v3 product family based on the “Haswell” microarchitecture next year. These new processors will take advantage of new energy-saving features in Haswell and provide balanced performance-per-watt, giving customers even more options.
Pricing and Availability
The Intel Atom processor S1200 is shipping today to customers with recommended customer price starting at $54 in quantities of 1,000 units.
More information on the announcement including Diane Bryant’s presentation, additional documents and pictures are available at http://newsroom.intel.com/docs/DOC-3172.
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Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
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1Intel introduces three processors within new Intel Atom S1200 product family with actual TDP as follows: Intel Atom S1260 (8.5Watts), Intel Atom S1240 (6.1Watts) and Intel Atom S1220 (8.1 Watts)
2Available on select Intel® processors. Requires an Intel® HT Technology-enabled system. Consult your system manufacturer. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. For more information including details on which processors support HT Technology, visit http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.
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A new survey from HSBC found that companies are less hopeful on future trade with Germany and France, but positive about the US and Canada.
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UK businesses are optimistic about international trade and future growth overseas but primarily outside the EU, a new survey has found.
The research by HSBC found that 86% of UK businesses said they are positive about the outlook, compared with just 74% a year ago.
However, business positivity towards future trading with the EU fell sharply, with just 15% hopeful on a strong relationship with France, down from 29% a year ago.
On Germany, one of the UK’s biggest EU trading partners, optimism fell from 30% last year to just 16% today, the survey found.
By comparison 24% of businesses ranked the US in their top three current trade partners and 11% identified Canada.
North American markets look set to remain attractive, with 22% of businesses citing the US among their top three partners for future trading expansion in the next three to five years, an increase from 16% last year.
Canada, at 12%, moves into third place between France with 13% and Germany with 11%, the survey of 9,100 companies in 35 markets including 1,000 in the UK found.
Optimism was not shared across the whole UK, however, with London-based businesses the most confident, with those in the Midlands the least.
Asked whether they expect to see growth of 15% or more in the next three to five years, 40% of London firms agreed, whilst just 26% of Midlands businesses had the same confidence.
Businesses in the North and Scotland were most pessimistic for the next 12 months, with just 24% saying they expect growth of 15%.
According to the Office for National Statistics, 54.7% of exports in goods and services from the UK go to non-EU countries, whilst 52.6% of imports come from the EU.
The US, which is seen as a major future market for the UK after Brexit, accounts for 19% of all UK exports and 11% of imports come from Stateside.
Ian Tandy, head of global trade and receivables finance for HSBC UK, said: “Although the future of Brexit remains unclear, we are seeing that businesses are thinking beyond traditional markets in the EU.
“We also see that firms are responding to the challenging economic environment, projecting growth on the back of strategies they have put in place to navigate the ongoing uncertainty.
“The positive trade outlook tells us that Brand Britain remains strong and we continue to see demand for high quality British goods and services around the world.”


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Mogujie.com launches C2B group-purchase
Mogujie.com launched a new online product, “Free Group Purchase”, at 5 p.m. on the 1st of March, encouraging users to initiate a group purchase on any product they want. This “C2B” group purchase would be achievedas long as they round up enough participants. So far, more than 15,000 group purchases have been started, 100 of which have been successful.
 Launch of meishixing.com
Social platform meishixing.com has at last launched a web version. For what is essentially a Pinterest clone, this web version features organizing and sharing features for foodies to share photos of all their favorite eats. You’re also able to search for the hottest content (or shoulf that be filling?) in your city and share that with your online friends too. Think of it a bit like social bookmarking of menu pages.
 Data Consumption Released by Taobao.com
Taobao.com released its 2011 yearly report on users’ consumption data on 27th of February. The report looks at the consumption behaviors of online shoppers and strives to anticipate the fashion trends of 2012. It also picks out the various preferences of different regions across China, which is quite good fun.
 Starbucks China App.
Starbucks China have released their first App (click to download) for iPhone and Android. Mobile phone users are able to download it by scanning the smartcode or sending a text message. When successfully installed, you can search for your nearest Starbucks store, manage your personal reward card account, share unique Starbucks “experiences”, and synchronize it with other social networks.
 Burson-Marsteller China Social Strategy Guidebook
BM China, the leading PR and communications consultancy firm, have released a new social media strategy guidebook: “Weibo: Seven Steps to Better Corporate Reputation, Crisis Preparedness and Digital Communications in China.”
Burson-Marsteller’s guidebook outlines an actionable framework for reputation management and brand communication via weibo – China’s microblog medium – from development of social strategy to measuring efficacy. The weibo guidebook shares Burson-Marsteller China’s perspectives on better digital communications, more effective tracking and brand reputation.
 Twitter to Expand Mobile Advertising
Twitter is planning to expand its advertisement services on iPhone and Google Android devices. Twitter announced the scheme via their official blog that ad services are to be known as “Promoted Tweets” and “Promoted Accounts”. At the same time, weibo.com in China has announced that its mobile microblog advertising system would begin in the second quarter of 2012.
 Baidu’s Real Time Search for Sina Weibo
Baidu’s real time search service for weibo.com was launched on March 2nd. Relevant keywords will be shown in real time search. Baidu has already established cooperation with Sohu.com, Tencent.com and 163.com, and has included their search result on Baidu since November last year.
 “CIC 2012 China Social Media Landscape”
We have recently released CIC’s 2012 China Social Media Landscape, the fourth edition. This edition classifies social media into four categories: Core Networks, Value-add Networks, Basic Networks and Emerging/Niche Networks.
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Shares of office furniture retailer Herman Miller are surging after a blowout earnings report that showed the company is benefiting from the work-from-home trend.
Herman Miller jumped more than 35% in midday trading on Thursday, while the broader market was under pressure.
As the coronavirus pandemic forces millions of American to work from their homes, the company said customers are upgrading their homes with work and office furniture. The home office category increased nearly 300% since last year, the company said in its earnings release.
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Just this week, the Financial Times announced it will sell online advertising based on costs per hour (CPH), measuring not just whether an ad is seen or not, but for how long. FT asserts that the CPH metric is far superior to the standard cost per thousand (CPM) metric that measures impressions or clicks. Under the new ad payment structure, brands will no longer pay a fixed rate per impression because their ad appears on a page that a reader opens. Instead, they will pay a variable rate based on the time that readers actually view the ad. The new billing structure responds to ongoing controversies about the actual viewability of many online ads. Continue reading
Brands that ignore social media videos risk missing a prime marketing opportunity to reach millions of consumers.
Social media videos offer brands a high-powered marketing tool. They tend to attract more viewers, lead to more sharing among viewers, and deliver better ROI. They are accessible to anyone with a smartphone, are easy and affordable to produce, and are ideal for building trust with customers.
One in three millennials watched mostly online video and not broadcast TV at all last year, according to a survey by The New York Times. A quarter of online video viewers watched less TV than they did the previous year. The growing popularity of short online videos can be seen in the proliferation of new social media outlets stressing video and Facebook’s recent video enhancements. Most every consumer has at some time been seduced into watching an online video segment. A high portion of consumers prefer online video communications to text. Continue reading
Public relations can provide substantial benefits to startups, even early-stage startups. Good PR can help emerging businesses attract talent, increase visibility, improve employee morale, impress investors and boost fundraising.
Startups often delay PR until their product is ready for launch or at least out of beta testing. But PR does more than support product launches. It’s a valuable tool for gaining investor support, a critical resource for startups. Even before product launches, PR can seek media coverage on the company’s research, patents, and new board members. Continue reading
Snapchat is one of the most successful new social media venues. It reportedly has over 100 million users. Average users are highly engaged, visiting the app frequently. It’s one of the most popular apps among millennials.
Snapchat is unique among social media outlets, as Brad Lawless, vice president of sales for Collective Bias, points out. Users have a limited amount of time to view photos and videos, or “Snaps.” As of March 2015, the limit was 10 seconds, according to Snapchat. Senders set the time limit.
Snapchat’s “My Story” feature allows users to create video montages that can be viewed an unlimited number of times over a 24-hour period before disappearing. The “stories” are simultaneously shared with the user’s friends. As with many emerging social media platforms, the app’s guidelines are constantly changing as it seeks to meet desires of both users and advertisers. Continue reading
Social media analytics are a critical element of effective social marketing. Analytics provide organizations data and insights needed to plan strategies, measure performance, improve tactics, and link social media marketing to key business outcomes like sales and revenue.
Unfortunately, many marketers have trouble getting their arms around analytics and using them effectively to improve marketing outcomes. Only 15 percent of marketers say they can quantify the value of their social media campaigns, according to a CMO survey.
Through Instant Articles, Facebook will host entire articles from media outlets on its own platform. Facebook boasts they’ll load up to ten times faster than typical web articles now loaded through apps.
Facebook has included many features to attract publishers to Instant Articles. Each article displays the logo of the publication and includes a “follow” button enabling viewers to subscribe to the publisher’s Facebook page. Articles can contain photos with audio captions, graphic displays, videos, interactive graphics and embedded tweets. And, of course, articles include social media features including likes, shares and geo-tagging. Continue reading
Most large companies and PR agencies maintain their own media lists of press contacts for news release distribution or utilize fee-based services such as Business Wire to distribute their press releases. The companies especially favor paid services for financial reporting and major product announcements, as the major fee-based news release distribution services have proven to supply the widest coverage and best placements.
Some organizations, especially small businesses and non-profits that believe they cannot afford paid press release services, attempt to save costs by using free or low-cost services. The free online services argue that they can increase exposure and readership and help improve search engine rankings even if the coverage does not achieve the breadth of major paid services. Continue reading


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Four leading retailers have signed up to take space at The Broadway development in Bradford.
The latest announcement of retailers sees a first for the region with Khaadi, a Middle-Eastern fashion and home retailer, announcing Bradford as its flagship store in the North. This follows two successful openings in Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City.
Khaadi will be joined by UK leading opticians Vision Express, another first for Bradford City Centre, along with jewellers Goldsmiths and Asian food outlet Yangtze.
Keith Mabbett, Director of Leasing at Westfield, commented “These new sign-ups to the Broadway highlight the widespread confidence among leading retailers in both the development and Bradford as an excellent city in which to invest. This new shopping centre will be a source of regeneration for Bradford and will encourage wider investment in the years to come.”
Retail analysts CACI forecast that retail spend will increase by 45% following opening of the Broadway to close to £1bn and footfall in the city centre is expected to increase by nearly 40%.
Rehan Syed, CEO of Khaadi said “Bradford is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK and this is exactly why we’ve chosen it as the site for our first expansion in 2015. We believe our excellent range of products will cater to the diverse community in Bradford and will complement existing retailers already in the city. We are delighted to be opening a new outlet here and we are confident that this unique opportunity will be a great success.”
The new stores will benefit from the modern retail offering at the state-of-the-art development, including double-height frontages as well as the latest interior design.
These latest additions add to the growing list of national retailers who have signed up to the Broadway, including anchor tenants Debenhams, Next and Marks & Spencer, alongside other major brands such as Topshop, New Look, River Island, Costa Coffee and Boots.
Steve Hunt, Goldsmiths Property Director said “Our Goldsmiths store will complement the existing boutique shops in Bradford and we believe it will contribute to the increased footfall which the new centre will generate. The city has one of the youngest catchments of any major retail centre in the UK and we are looking forward to bringing our range to this market.”
Yangzte will join Burger King and KFC in the food court, which comprises seven units and will add to the Broadway’s diverse range of dining.
Sally Yuen from Yangtze said “We’ve been really impressed with how this development has been gathering pace. We’re excited about expanding into a new market in Bradford and showing our local customers the great food that we have to offer.”
The Broadway development will create 2,500 new retail jobs on opening and will deliver a significant boost to the local and regional economy.


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USA Today knows how to write a lead.
There’s a new twist on consumer-generated marketing: Ellen DeGeneres-generated marketing.
Chris Bryant, 23, now starring in his own Nike ad, got the gig thanks to the funny woman’s interest in his unusual abilities. With Bryant appearing as a guest on her show, she rang Nike CEO Mark Parker during the broadcast and pushed the company to make an ad. The rest, as they say, is history.


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Most Australians want their news to be impartial, but some want it a lot more than others.
The findings, released by the University of Canberra, show a distinct split down generational lines.
Of the 2,000 Australians surveyed for the Digital News Report: Australia 2020, 75 per cent of baby boomers want their news to be impartial, but less than half of Gen Z respondents believe it’s important.
“In an online news environment, those ideals are being increasingly challenged with the rise of opinion articles and clickbait to grab the attention of audiences,” said lead author Associate Professor Dr Sora Park.
The findings also reveal that big news stories, such as the bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic not only boost news consumption but they motivate audiences to seek out trusted news sources.
“In times of great uncertainty, news consumers seek more reliable, accurate, and up-to-date news as the unfolding events directly influence their safety and wellbeing,” Dr Park said.
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By David Brunori, research professor of public policy at The George Washington University and Senior Director at RSM US LLP
There have been a lot of calls to eliminate or reduce sales taxes on groceries. In the past couple of months, governors and legislators in at least seven states have made such proposals. Indeed, the governors of Virginia, Maryland, Kansas, and Illinois have made cutting food taxes a priority in their budgets.
This is not new or surprising; 32 states already exempt “food for home consumption” from the sales tax. Traditionally, the move to exempt groceries has been justified as a way to reduce regressivity. This year, though, proponents have used the pain of inflation on the general public as the primary rationale for cutting taxes.
Cutting taxes on groceries is, of course, politically attractive. If asked, people would generally rather keep more of their money in their pockets, rather than leaving them behind in retail establishments. What’s more, making a bold move like cutting grocery taxes can give political leaders a popular issue to exploit come election time. This helps explain why both Red and Blue state leaders have joined the chorus calling for tax cuts on groceries.
Whatever the political advantages, I believe that reducing or eliminating the tax on groceries is terrible tax policy. I’m fully aware of the argument that taxing groceries is considered to be unfair to people with less money who tend to spend more of their paychecks on food. But let me make my case.
First, exempting groceries violates the tried-and-true principle that the sales tax should fall on all final consumption. The idea is simple: If you exempt certain products and services, everything else must be taxed more.
A tax system built on a broad base and low rates minimizes economic distortions and administrative and compliance burdens. Exempting groceries intentionally distorts economic decisions – which in turn violates the principle that the tax system should be as neutral as possible when it comes to the economy. In the states that don’t tax groceries, the government favors food consumption over other types of consumption.
Worse, the exemption creates all kinds of compliance problems. What exactly is the definition of “food for home consumption,” the wording generally used for those items to be taxed?
In some states, 12 donuts are exempt but 11 are not. A loaf of bread and a half pound of ham is exempt, but a ham sandwich is not. Virtually all states tax candy and soda – but those products also need to be defined, and they are often not defined well.
Bear in mind that the grocery exemptions are based on the belief that groceries are a necessity. Admittedly, I am uncomfortable with the government deciding what is necessary. But are all non-soda and candy items at the grocery story necessities? Ice cream? Brussels Sprouts? Caviar? Lobster? I knew a woman who worked as a model. She existed on cigarettes, gin, and Twizzlers. I suspect her definition of necessity is different than yours.
But the real problem with exempting groceries is that it has a negligible effect on tax incidence. That is, the system is no fairer by exempting these products. When food for home consumption is exempt all people save money. My poor neighbor may pinch pennies at the discount grocer and be happy to save the tax on a can of generic green beans. But I shop at Whole Foods. My filet mignon and fresh swordfish is also exempt from tax.
At best, the exemption is a clumsy and expensive way to provide tax relief to the poor. Moreover, the discussion on groceries does not even reflect the way in which many people actually get their meals. Poor and middle-class families, particularly with children, eat out a lot. During COVID they have been ordering in a lot. They pay tax on their fast-food meals or their home delivered pizza.
I understand the politics. I understand that grocery stores would prefer their products to be exempt. And I understand the desire to help the poor. The sales tax as applied is decidedly regressive. But it is regressive largely because of what we don’t tax (intangibles, real estate, professional services). If everything was included in the base, the sales tax would be much more proportional.
In sum, to get back to the major objection to grocery taxes, which I mentioned earlier, there is a better way to provide relief to those with less money. Utah Governor Spencer Cox, whose state partially exempts groceries, is proposing a food tax credit that would be applied to residents’ income tax liability. He proposes, for example, that a single parent earning under $20,000 a year, raising two children would get a grocery tax credit of $240.
This would provide a refundable grocery tax credit to low-and-middle-income households, and it would provide more relief to the poor than a blanket grocery tax exemption. This credit would be refundable – so Utah residents could get it even if they didn’t have taxable income. The income tax is particularly well suited for providing relief to lower income residents. Such a credit is a far better idea from a policy perspective than a grocery tax exemption
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