text:
Toyo Will Present Online Treadpass Concept in November
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is bringing back its Toyo Tires Treadpass concept, this year as Toyo Tires Treadpass 3D, an online offering that will kick off on Nov. 16.
On that date, “attendees will be able to experience Treadpass 3D from their smartphone, tablets and computers” by clicking here, according to Toyo officials.
Treadpass 3D will showcase more than a dozen, one-of-a-kind vehicles that will be outfitted with Toyo brand tires, including the recently introduced Toyo Open Country A/T III, as well as the Toyo Open Country M/T and the Toyo Proxes R888R competition tire.
“The virtual platform will allow viewers to participate and engage through photo and video of each display vehicle at their leisure. The vehicle exhibition will include a 360-degree view of each vehicle, along with specs highlighting unique feature.”
Toyo also will give away a limited number of Leen Customs pins.
“Treadpass has been a staple at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas and with the cancellation of this year’s show, Toyo Tires Treadpass 3D will provide virtual attendees the chance to experience Treadpass on their own, like never before.”
“We are excited to keep the tradition of the Toyo Tires Treadpass alive,” says Stan Chen, senior manager, events and sponsorships, Toyo. “For the past seven years, Toyo Tires has been able to showcase some of the most unique, inspirational and exciting vehicles at the SEMA Show. We are thrilled to be able to bring a virtual experience with Toyo Tires Treadpass 3D to enthusiasts worldwide, where they will be able to see and learn more about each display vehicle from the comfort and safety of their own home.”


text:
Google Wins $75,000 In Click Fraud Case
Google won $75,000 in a Click Fraud case back in May according to Mediapost. I'm surprised it wasn't trumpeted at the time, it's a small case, but anything that might put Google in a good light with regards Click Fraud is good for them, particulary in light of recent click fraud embarassments.
OOGLE QUIETLY WON A $75,000 judgment in May in a click fraud case against former AdSense participant Auctions Expert International and its two founders. Google's lawsuit, filed late last year in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, charged that the Houston-based Auctions Expert "artificially and/or fraudulently" generated clicks on the ads Google served to the company's Web site.
I wonder if they've had this one sitting there waiting for an ill run of luck, to pull out of the bag and balance the press up a bit?
You've gotta love Google's comment on the case:
"We are vigilant in protecting our advertisers and the integrity of our programs... This lawsuit against Auctions Expert demonstrates the success of our anti-fraud system and that we will take legal action when appropriate."
I added the emphasis...

domain: news


text:
Täytyy olla varovainen missä ja milloin käy syömässä. Joskus aikaisemmin keväällä istuin työpaikan ruokalassa ja ennen kuin sain ruokani nautittua, huomasin luvanneenin kirjoittaa M&M Europe -lehteen artikkelin Suomen nettimaailmasta.
Sain brieffin lehden toimitussihteeriltä, jonka mukaan reilussa tuhannessa merkissä tulisi käydä läpi kaikki tärkeät asiat, jotka kotimaisessa nettimediassamme tällä hetkellä tapahtuu (tai ei tapahdu, ihan kuinka vaan).
Tehtävä oli siis mahdoton, mutta sain omasta mielestäni ihan kelpo kokonaisuuden aikaan. Ja mikä parasta, reilu viikko sitten julkaistu lehti on jo kirvoittanut hyviä palautteita ja kommentointia. Kaikki palaute on yhä erittäin tervetullutta!
Tässä siis vielä koko juttu luettavaksi, jos et M&M Europea käsiisi saa.
In Finland, more than 50 % of the population now has broadband internet access. This figure makes the medium much more attractive to advertisers, writes PIRKKA AUNOLA.
In 2004, Finland had the highest growing rate in broadband subscriptions in the whole world. In just one year, the number of Finnish at-home broadband households rose by 60%. At the beginning of December 2004, more than 30% of households had a broadband connection. Of the 2,38 million Finnish households, there are now 750 000 that use broadband at home.
In a country with low population density, nearly anyone can now obtain a high-speed connection. Competition has cut broadband subscriptions prices by almost 50 % from 2003. With monthly fees under €20 and special, ‘free-and-easy’ installation offers from the operators, growth will certainly continue. The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications anticipates there will be one million broadband households by the end of 2005.
On average, Finns spend 33 minutes a day online and 43 % of the Finns go online on a daily basis, according to a biennial cross-media study by TNS Gallup conducted in spring 2004. A second study by TNS conducted later in 2004 indicated the average amount of time Finns spent on the internet per day would grow as broadband becomes more common. While Finns a dial-up connection browse the internet 3,5 hours a week, those with broadband spend more than double that – about eight hours.
However, the time Finns devote to media has not grown during the past few years. If this same trend continues and the use of broadband grows as anticipated, the extra time spent online will be to the detriment of other media. In Finland as in the rest of Europe, it is young men – aged 15 to 21 years old – who are leading the way in internet usage.
This young male demographic can still be reached effectively via television advertising, but the internet is fast becoming its medium of choice. In late 2004, for the first time ever, a 15/30 Research study concluded that 15 to 21 year-old men spend more time on the internet than watching television. For example, males aged 15 to18 were found to spend 132 minutes a day on the internet and watch TV for 108 minutes.
Finns devote most of their time online to traditional media sites and their own websites. For example, the website for the commercial TV-channel MTV3 reaches almost 22% of the total population each week. MTV3 and MSN.fi are the most visited websites – both boast over 1,1 million weekly unique visitors.
But the younger and more active web users have a strong preference for more interactive websites. A good example is IRC-Galleria, the site that was created in 2000 by a group of online chatters who were interested to see what fellow chatroom people looked like.
The site is now a place where people can be seen and found – a Finnish equivalent of hotornot.com with a ‘community’ twist. In just a few years, IRC-galleria has become Finland’s largest youth website among the 18 to 24 year-old group. It has surpassed all the sites of the traditional media companies.
Another youth-created website taking full advantage of the broadband revolution is mikseri.net – a cross between a music download centre and web community. In a country where a garage band has a hard time getting its music onto the playlist of radio stations, mikseri.net offers a place for all bands to distribute their rights-free music to music lovers seeking an alternative to mainstream radio.
Mikseri.net differs from other music download sites in that it has a strong emphasis on community. People don’t listen to songs millions of times a month, but also evaluate them, chat with people, share stories and photos, and even create online fan clubs. The site offers bands a big online stage: the record companies a chance to find new talent with a solid fan base, and net users free music content.
These popular sites created by enthusiastic amateurs illustrate the change that is happening in the Finnish online scene: if the traditional media doesn’t offer younger users interactive content the users create it themselves.
From a marketers’ point of view the broadband has increased the complexity of ads, and has enabled the provision of fixed spaces that are suitable for video advertising. So far, it has mostly been just bigger, international advertisers that have taken advantage on this change. Local advertisers are being slow to invest.
The highest-spending online advertiser in Finland in 2004 was Finnish-Swedish operator TeliaSonera, witch spent twice as much on online advertising as its rivals DNA Finland (fifth) and Elisa (sixth). Other companies included in the top ten were Finland Post Group, Veikkaus (the Finnish national lottery), Microsoft, package holiday providers Tjäreborg and Finnmatkat, HP and Unilever.
In 2004 online advertising was the fastest growing advertising medium in Finland at 35,7 %. This growth was mainly due to an increase in the number of online advertisers. Now, in addition to companies with online sales channels, car and clothing companies are joining the ranks.
Even though online advertising has been increasing over the past few years, online is still a small marketing medium in Finland. Ad revenue amounts to about €15m – 1,5 % of total marketing spend.
One obstacle to its growth is the way it is sold: fixed positions are offered on a weekly basis, which has meant the most visited and popular websites are fully booked months ahead. Evidently, there is room for new online media, but traditional media owners have been slow to develop online to take full advantage of high-speed connections and interactivity. And the international players have shown little interest in a small Finnish market.
Jälkikäteen lisätty PS
Joku kysyi minulta, että mikä jutun pääpointti oikein on. Miksi olen kirjoittanut niin kuin olen kirjoittanut. Jos en saanut sitä tarpeeksi selvästi sanottua (mitä en ilmeisesti saanut, tai sitten aina voi syyttää ulkomaista toimitussihteeriä) niin tässä on mielestäni jutun ydin:
Mahdollisuus siirtyä median kuluttajasta myös median tuottajaksi on mielestäni ehkä hienointa, mitä nettimedialla on tällä hetkellä tarjota. Siihen eivät muut mediat pysty, vielä.


text:
The car is an operating system – Volkswagen’s Christian Senger
When Christian Senger was appointed head of Volkswagen AG’s e-mobility division two years ago, his task was to help the auto maker bring in an era of complete electric vehicles with solutions that were affordable, and offered long range driving on a single charge.
His responsibility also included setting up EV infrastructure so as to scale up EV production. At the Frankfurt Motor Show this year, Christian showcased the ID concept - VW’s vision for the future of mobility, where electric cars are sporty and functional.
He says the $259 billion group will lead the production of EVs across the world. “E-mobility”, he says, will make automobile companies function like smartphone companies that offer rich services, and will eventually become software companies.
In an exclusive interview with Your Story at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Christian Senger says tells that at some point, his division would look to list on the stock exchanges because of the value it was bringing in combining data, artificial intelligence, and transportation to one platform.
YS: Electric vehicles have never been able to be mass produced, but you are placing your bets on a large roll out, why?
CS: Over the last two years, regulation has made the VW Group view electric vehicles as the viable future, and we have announced investments in this technology.
Earlier, these cars were expensive thanks to batteries not being mass produced, the range was lower and infrastructure was scarcely available. My task was to make e-mobility emotional; people have to believe that they can own an electric car and have the same features of cars that run on gasoline.
The other thing is that the car is now an operating system. The Volkswagen operating system will be available with a whole range of services from startups and partners. By 2020, we will have all this in place and we will be one of the largest producers of electric vehicles in the world.
By then, I must also prove to the board of Volkswagen that this can be a sustainable business model.
YS: What is converging by 2020 and why the rush to electric vehicles?
CS: In 2020, few things will happen parallelly. Regulation in Europe has been pushing every car manufacturer to reduce emissions. Now, in China and the USA the move towards electric vehicles is gaining momentum.
Apart from regulation, battery technology now offers longer range, and the cost of the battery is dropping drastically. We are working with our global suppliers to drop the price. Today, 70 percent of the battery cost is that of the cells, 30 percent involves system integration.
Batteries today are of good quality and are as good as any combustion engine out there. Solid state batteries are the future because they do not use electrolyte in liquid form, but instead in a solid state. This intrinsically brings down the shape and size of the batteries, enabling the future car’s design to be very different.
The rising energy density in batteries is what is pushing companies to invest in electric vehicles.
I mentioned about being like Apple. The attractiveness comes from services that we offer with our partners. Now, some of you may think we are going to become a software product company, and yes, we have to think like that.
But we still have production competitiveness and industrial capabilities that we take pride in. The only thing that can change is that we have to strengthen our partnerships in securing data and artificial intelligence. Also, we have had a closed ecosystem as automobile manufacturers, and we have to change now.
People cannot be dictated anymore on the kind of services they want on their smartphone interaction with the car.
YS: What are your challenges when you start thinking about the digital economy?
CS: This is an era of artificial intelligence and the car will generate so much data. At Volkswagen, we do not understand this, but we need to speed up these services. Security will be very important. We have achieved traffic safety, but information theft is what all of us are worried about.
In AI, we have a JV with an Israeli company and it is still early days in understanding how AI will pan out. But, what is certain is that the digital economy will usher in plenty of on the go services thanks to data sharing.
We can do several things in the car of the future, music, banking and much more. It is the duty of the automaker to protect this. We have to step over the bridge. People see the benefit of sharing data today, and they understand it allows them to get services to make their daily living better.
YS: What is the biggest challenge for you?
CS: Electric vehicles need infrastructure. It is not enough to tell people to charge their vehicles at home. People will travel long distances and there needs to be a massive number of charging centres set up if electric vehicles should scale up. People should not suffer when they get to a charging station. They cannot get to a charging station and find they have to wait for an hour to slot their car for charging. This is what the industry is currently solving.
Volkswagen will build charging stations every 150 kilometres to make electric vehicles a viable business by 2020.


text:
Pixar, Disney to End Partnership
Pixar Animation and the Walt Disney Co. announce they will end the 12-year partnership that has produced such hit movies as Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo. The two firms failed to agree to the terms of a new contract. Analysts see the split as a blow to Disney, which has struggled recently with its own animated films. Hear NPR's Kim Masters.
Copyright 2004 NPR


text:
On average US digital music player users carry 375 songs on their digital music players, new research reveals.
Solutions Research Group asked 1,062 US digital music users about how they use their players.
Apple is clearly the leading brand with 53 per cent of all digital music players used by the sample group. Sony and RCA tied in second place with 9 per cent share each.
Researchers found that 50 per cent of the sample group carried under 100 songs, with iPod owners hosting an average of 504 songs on their player.
Just 22 per cent of digital music player owners bought a song online at some point in the past.
Market not yet saturated
It also found that 21 per cent of young US citizens (12-29) now own a music player. Among those 30-49, ownership is 12 per cent, and just 4 per cent of people over 50 own such a device.
Motorola's iTunes phone has a market ready to pounce - analysis showed that while 14 per cent of Cingular's customers have a digital music player a further 17 per cent "want to buy one in the next twelve months".
Additionally, 26 per cent of Cingular's customers have downloaded a ringtone at some point in the past.
The data was revealed by a random national sample of 1,062 telephone interviews in the US in May/June 2005.


text:
The collection debuted at the 97th edition of Pitti Uomo, an international event for men’s fashion and lifestyle projects which was held in Florence, Italy in January 2020. It was brokered by WildBrain CPLG Italy.
Leonardo Colacicco, the designer behind this interpretation of the Emoji brand used an embroidery technique on the collection that includes sweatshirts and knitwear. The LC23 products are made entirely by hand in Italy by skilled artisans.
The deal follows Emoji’s other recent news that Starr Ranch will
emoji-themed produce. In a deal brokered by The Emoji Company and its North American licensing agency Retail Monster, the company will include Emoji brand icons on packages of its top-selling varieties such as Gala, Honeycrisp and Fuji in an “apple snaq” pouch bag.
The LC23 x Emoji collection has been previewed at LC23 stand and will be available
Read more about:
Subscribe and receive the latest news from the industry.
Join 62,000+ members. Yes, it’s completely free.


text:
Entries in 'sold' (4)
Michael Thomasson’s officially recognised ‘world’s largest games collection’ has sold for $750,250 (£442k).
PlayStation platform holder Sony has sold off the 9.5m shares it held in Square Enix.
Star Citizen will not be sold, the many backers of the space simulator have been assured.
Xbox chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi has claimed that Microsoft will not make a loss on each Xbox One it sells.


text:
The wait for the next "Clash of Clans" update has been going on for a while now, and unfortunately for players, they will need to stay patient for at least a little bit longer.
Currently, only two things have been confirmed when it comes to the release date of this update.
The first is that the update is still planned to arrive this month, something the developers have continually mentioned even as the wait has continued to drag on.
The other thing officially known about the update's arrival is that it will not happen this week, according to a post on the Supercell forums by moderator "LachNess Meownster."
Players have consistently been trying to come up with a possible release date for this update for a while now, but the way the developers have teased it has made it a bit more difficult to figure out exactly what they may have in mind.
For instance, unlike with other big updates made available for "Clash of Clans" in the past, the buildup to the arrival of this update has featured the release of several "Captain's Log" videos.
Four of them have been released thus far, with the most recent one arriving just this week.
Going by what can be seen on a special SMS sign-up page that the developers set up, there may be at least five of these "Captain's Log" videos.
It would seem that the fifth "Captain's Log" video would have to be released ahead of the update, so some players are now waiting for that to go live as well.
Thus far, these "Captain's Log" videos have not exactly provided clear details about the upcoming update, though players would likely still welcome the arrival of the last one as it may clear the way for the release of the update.
More news about when the next "Clash of Clans" update will be released should be made available soon.


text:
Christian Dior and Gucci have announced they will no longer cast underweight models in their fashion shows, and the action has been put in place by fashion corporate offices LVMH and Kering.
Christian Dior and Gucci have announced they will no longer cast underweight models in their fashion shows.
The French fashion house, which has recently appointed Maria Grazia Chiuri as the brand's creative director, has announced they are putting the initiative into place in a bid to prevent criticism around their casting and to try and prevent eating disorders, BBC News has reported.
And Dior are not the only brand to push the plan as Gucci, which is helmed by Alessandro Michele, have also followed suit.
This project was put in place by the two major fashion firms LVMH and Kering, which look after a string of prestigious label, including Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Fendi and Stella McCartney.
And Kering's chairman, Francois-Henri Pinault, hopes their plan will encourage even more companies in the business to take on the same ethical practice.
He said: ''[Kering hope to] inspire the entire industry to follow suit ... [Kering want to make] a real difference in the working conditions of fashion models''.
And LVMH's director, Antoine Arnault, added: ''I am deeply committed to ensuring that the working relationship between LVMH Group brands, agencies and models goes beyond simply complying with the legal requirements.''
And models who have secured a place on the runway and will represent fashion brands now have to be larger than the French clothing size 32, which is the equivalent to a size six in the UK, and a size zero in America.
The brands have also agreed they will no longer use catwalk icons who are younger than 16 year old to exhibit their adult ranges.
The changes will be actioned before Paris Fashion Week this month, and the companies that do not adhere to the strategy could be fined up to £70,000, whilst the brand's bosses could risk facing jail for up to six months.
Make sure you're tooled up properly for your next festival weekend.
In one of the tiniest theatres, on one of the smallest stages, and playing to a diminutive audience, the petite Amy Odell played a tremendous gig...
Live Through This was released on this day (April 12) in 1994.
After a successful debut album, 'Atelo', Eyre Llew have returned to collaborate with Korean shoegaze band In The Endless Zanhyang We Are for joint EP...
Joep Beving's latest album 'Henosis' is an epic affair of more than twenty tracks and follows his 2018 release 'Conatus'.
Stronger Than Pride was released on this day (April 5) in 1988.
Everything you need to know about goth rock band Hana Piranha.


text:
02 Aug Elizabeth Arden Flagship Opening in October
We are so pleased to finally be able to announce our deal with Elizabeth Arden at 62 Queen Street, Auckland. The new flagship is set to open in October this year.
Valerie Riley, General Manager of Elizabeth Arden New Zealand says the site is in the perfect location. “We view this iconic location as a pilot laboratory to experiment with new and exciting ideas for products, promotions, and service driven events”
“The new 62 Queen Street retail store will be a reflection of the Elizabeth Arden global brand, a modern classic in prestige beauty. Our goal is that when a woman enters the store, she will have the opportunity to choose from the best technology in our skincare lines (PREVAGE, Ceramide, Skin Illuminating, Visible Difference, Eight Hour Cream), experience our innovative colour and foundation lineup, and discover our extensive Elizabeth Arden fragrance portfolio (UNTOLD, Red Door, Green Tea, 5th Avenue).”
Elizabeth Arden will be a fantastic addition to the luxury precinct that is developing at lower Queen Street. It will complement 45 Queen Street which match leased to Prada and Christian Dior last year.


text:
Saturday, Oct 21, 2017 | Last Update : 12:59 AM IST
The automaker produced roughly 79,300 passenger and commercial vehicles in Japan in August.
20 Oct 2017 10:44 AM
On June 28, CCEA had given in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries.
19 Oct 2017 6:38 PM
About 67 per cent of Indian consumers are more likely to buy from brands perceived as authentic.
19 Oct 2017 5:37 PM
Paytm played an important role to democratize access to digital payments for hundreds of millions of Indians.
19 Oct 2017 4:22 PM
Maharashtra chief secretary Sumit Malik-led panel proposes GVK's bid to state Cabinet for final nod.
19 Oct 2017 12:36 PM
Nestle shares, which have risen almost 15 per cent so far this year, were indicated to open 0.4 per cent lower.
19 Oct 2017 12:31 PM
New enhanced plans effective from Oct 19 are for new and existing customers.
19 Oct 2017 11:11 AM
MobiKwik's Diwali offer is also valid on the purchase of petrol, milk and groceries.
19 Oct 2017 10:16 AM
Jio has introduced Rs 1,999 plan which will have six months validity and offer 125 GB data at unrestricted high speed.
18 Oct 2017 8:28 PM
Meeting KYC norms by EPFO subscribers help subscribers access a host of online services.
18 Oct 2017 6:20 PM


text:
NEW YORK — No longer quibbling about what defines an athlete, activewear firms are now welcoming sports fans with more nonperformance products designed for their busy lives.
For years, sneaker giants like Nike and Reebok used to balk at the idea that their clothes would be worn by fashion types, but now they see it’s not such a bad thing. Puma and other Seventies powerhouses are making a comeback based on their leisure looks. This month, Ellesse, a skiwear and tenniswear label, relaunched its apparel in the U.S. with nonathletic types like Urban Outfitters.
So bid adieu to the stereotype that used to limit the bulk of activewear sales to sporting goods stores and athletic specialty shops. After all, 82 percent of all athletic purchases are not used for exercise, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association.
“There is a disproportionate number of women in America who think they participate in an athletic lifestyle, even if it’s not an athletic one,” said Carol Hochman, president and chief executive officer of Danskin. “A tremendous part of the American public wears these clothes as casual attire.”
Outfitting nonathletic types is “huge” to Danskin’s business, she said. In these trying financial times, activewear prices are generally more affordable than sportswear and ready-to-wear in department stores, and that is a selling point with shoppers. Many nonathletic women are buying the brand’s performance-oriented O2 line for casual purposes.
In July, New Balance will ship two new groups, Seasonal Basics and Sport Comfort, to appeal to the more relaxed set. Hooded zip-front jackets and full-leg pants are among the offerings geared for weekendwear, said Nancy Desrosiers, apparel product manager.
“We decided to do it based on feedback from our bigger accounts,” Desrosiers said. “They said there was a need for that in the market.”
Later this month, Everlast is launching its junior boxing collection at 62 Mony, Jimmy Jazz and S&D stores. A boxing robe-inspired wrap dress, a T-shirt embellished with rhinestones of boxing gloves and a hooded jacket are among the offerings.
Everlast will stage a fashion show in May and plans to host an in-store event complete with a boxing ring in Mony’s 125th Street store in Manhattan. The company decided to develop this group since the junior and contemporary markets are looking for active-inspired pieces.
“Girls want to look active, as well as hip,” said Nicole Torres, senior account executive.


text:
MARKS & Spencer reported a “good Christmas” as the firm posted its first like-for-like sales growth in more than two years.
The retailer, which had record one-day sales of £50m on December 23, lifted same-store sales by 0.8% in the 13 weeks to December 26.
But M&S said that including the first day of its sales on December 27 would have added a further 1% to like-for-like sales growth.
Analysts said the results were broadly in line with expectations.
The latest figures included a 1.2% rise in sales of general merchandise, including clothes, as the group refused to cut prices in the run-up to Christmas.
Clothes sales rose by 4% – helped by more than 8m jumpers and cardigans flying off the shelves. A pink duffle coat worn by model Twiggy in the retailer’s pre-Christmas advertisements sold out within three weeks.
Food sales were 0.4% ahead compared with the same time in 2008.
The update follows better-than-expected festive trading figures from rivals Next and John Lewis.
M&S, which has stores at New Street and the Piazza in Huddersfield town centre as well as a food store at Waterloo, said it expected trading to remain challenging this year amid “continuing economic uncertainty”.
Executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose said the consumer climate was likely to “get tougher” during 2010 as public spending cuts came into effect to cut the UK’s massive deficit.
He said VAT returning to 17.5% from January 1 would also act as “a little bit of a deterrent effect on higher ticket items”.
Sir Stuart is handing over the reins to Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland, but added that there was no firm start date for the new boss as yet.


text:
Waldwick sergeant under investigation after jewelry hunt
A Waldwick police sergeant is under investigation after taking part in a jewelry store's treasure hunt contest. Devon Fine Jewelry in Wyckoff sponsors the event called Finders Keepers, where the owners hide pieces of jewelry in other businesses in nearby towns.
Contestants find the pieces of jewelry based on clues that the owners post on their Facebook page. Sgt. Robert Woessner was the winner of a $500 pendant that he managed to track down in Ho-Ho-Kus Bagels on Nov. 17.
Woessner is under investigation because officials say he was in uniform, on shift, when he won the piece of jewelry.


text:
Latest economy publications
Data centres are critical utilities, the almost invisible heart, lungs and nerve cells of the digital revolution, facilitating increasing general economic activity for the good of citizens – nationally and internationally.
Investment in new tech by businesses is likely to increase despite uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic, new research suggests.
A survey of IT professionals by CWJobs as part of its annual Confidence Index found that almost half (49%) of senior staff believe they will increase their tech budget in the wake of the outbreak.
Electrical equipment and data centre infrastructure giant Schneider Electric has said the financial impact of coronavirus on its quarterly revenues could reach €300m after factory closures in China temporarily halted production.
The company was forced to shut down facilities in China in response to the outbreak, 80 percent of which have now reopened.
Wider economic downturn finally hits the typically resilient tech sector Growth in the UK tech economy has eased for the first time in seven years, with Brexit uncertainty and cuts to corporate spending blamed. The KPMG UK Tech Monitor Index, which measures the economic strength of the sector, revealed growth had dropped from 54.4 points… Read More
Fall in demand centring around China will pinch semiconductor revenues through 2019, IDC says After back-to-back years of strong growth, semiconductor revenues will decline this year, according to IDC’s latest update to its semiconductor forecaster. The IT market research specialist predicts worldwide semiconductor revenue to decline to $440 billion (£342 billion), a 7.2 percent drop… Read More


text:
I post a lot of fashion news on the Beyond Buckskin Facebook Fan Page. It's a great way to share info quickly without having to write an entire post on it.
Every month I compile these tidbits into a 'Best of' post where I highlight some of the coolest images, the most interesting articles, and the biggest misappropriators that were posted to BB's Facebook page. Click below to check out the Best of May.
1. Right off the bat, on May 1, some racist sh*t went down, but our good friends at A Tribe Called Red, coupled with other strong voices of the Native/First Nations communities, spoke out against it and got this response from the musician named TAI who included incredibly offensive artwork, title, and sounds in his recently released "Indian Kill" EP. Don't be afraid to demand that people and companies be ethically and morally accountable for their choices and actions.
2. Jamie Okuma launched her first Lookbook (above left).
3. There was this fabulous and insightful article by the Taos News about our fave Project Runway contestant, Patricia Michaels!
4. Whitesand First Nation's model Jade Willoughby signed with Wilhelmina Model Agency (one of the world’s largest modelling companies), and is getting set for a move to New York City. She also works to raise awareness of Indigenous history, culture and current realities and help youth follow their own dreams.
5. The Powwow for Hope was on May 4, it is a fundraiser to support cancer education and supportive services for American Indian communities. If you can't make it to the powwow, you can show your support by buying a pair of BRAVER earrings (below left) and help families affected by cancer.
6. Patricia Michaels is planning to show again at New York Fashion Week in September, possibly collab with Zac Posen, and have a future retrospective at the Smithsonian Institution. (Her Eagle Feather Scarf is above right). Click here to read about it. Go get 'em girl!
7. On May 7th we celebrated the one year anniversary of the Beyond Buckskin Boutique! Thank you everyone for a fun and successful first year! I am looking forward to the years to come :)
8. It's graduation tiiiiime!! Give all our young scholars a big ol' hug from Beyond Buckskin. We are proud of them and love our future leaders:)
9. This guy is SO ANNOYING:
10. I launched a new FEATURED section on the Boutique site! Here, I select 20 favorite items from our collection - just trying to make it easy to support fabulous Native artists and designers!
11. Someone save me a copy of the June issue of Elle Canada please!!! They have an article about Native appropriations in it!! Say wha?!
12. The Soft Museum 8-BIT Feather Fantasy earrings were sighted on CBC News Report about the upcoming TV Show "Mohawk Girls"! I love when Native American/First Nations artists support other Native artists. Watch the news clip here, and buy your 8-Bit earrings here.
13. I love Nelly Furtado's song "All Good Things", and to hear Native musician and hoop dancer Tony Duncan play the flute part is so incredible.
15. Beyond Buckskin gets an AWESOME shout-out in this article about award-winning artist Nicholas Galanin.
16. It is a huge honor to have my work with Native American fashion designers and Beyond Buckskin featured in the June 2013 issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly - the publication of the non-profit organization that partners with Indigenous Peoples to defend their lands, languages, and cultures. Click here to read the publication online (special thanks to Kristen Dorsey for such a well-written article!)


text:
The secret to a slimmer stomach in no time? A whole lot of fiber in your diet. Although many people are loath to add carbs to their diet when they’re trying to lose weight, adding the right, fiber-rich ones can have inches off your belly in a hurry. In fact, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that every 10-gram daily increase in soluble fiber was associated with a 3.7 percent decrease in dangerous visceral fat over five years. Those who were active got even leaner, shaving off twice that much fat in the same amount of time. To start ditching that extra belly fat today, add the 30 Best Foods For Fiber to your menu!
A study from Canada’s McMaster University (partly funded by Dairy Farmers of Canada) put women on several different diets (lower protein, low dairy; lower protein, medium dairy; higher protein, high dairy) and found they all lost the same amount of weight — but that the higher-protein, high-dairy group lost the most belly fat while also gaining and holding onto the most muscle mass. “It seems… increasing calcium and protein in the diet may help to further promote loss of fat from the worst storage area in the body,” said Andrea Josse, lead author of the study.
Our increasingly slothful lifestyles are partly to blame for skyrocketing obesity rates, so it’s no surprise that being more active is a simple fix for belly fat. In 2003, a first-of-its-kind study from Duke University showed that sedentary adults accumulated abdominal fat surprisingly quickly — and that sedentary women stacked on fat more visceral fat than sedentary men, even though they added less fat overall.
"If your diet consists of lots of sports drinks, sugar-sweetened drinks like fizzy pop and flavoured waters, or sugary foods like chocolate and cakes, it will make losing weight harder. While whole fruits and vegetables are undoubtedly good for you, they can also sometimes cause weight gain if you eat too much, as they have high levels of natural sugars in them. Low-fat food options might have high amounts of added sugar in there too, so make sure to check the food label.
During your workout, it serves up a ridiculous amount of data, including a heart rate monitor that's rivaled only by Apple's latest Series 4 watch. Plus you can pair your favorite Bluetooth headphones and sync with a Spotify premium account to listen to downloaded playlists right from your watch. If you want to get up and go, phone free, you can do just that.
Get FIT involves three workouts and one luncheon seminar each week. The workouts, which are conducted in Bellmont Hall and offered throughout the day, are a balanced mix between cardiovascular and resistance training, the goal being to maximize weight loss from fat and improve daily functioning. The weekly luncheon is a one hour seminar where Get FIT participants bring their lunch and learn from a Registered Dietician and behavioral specialist about healthy eating habits and factors influencing consistent exercise habits, such as barriers and common myths. Get FIT also includes before and after DXA Body Composition tests allowing each participant to see changes in fat, muscle, and bone (see Body Comp FIT).


text:
“The combination of the BSV blockchain and the Tokenized Protocol have finally allowed us to build out a scalable, low cost, fast, secure gaming platform on a public blockchain.”
Shore also described how they are using this technology internally. By using digital tokens, they have now created applications that allow “casino customers that allow their players to be able to avoid ATMs and lines at the casino and instead load up their mobile app with gambling tokens ahead of time.”
If used to its fullest potential, Bitboss expects this can allow for a cashless casino experience, while also allowing casinos to fully track their tokens and introduce new marketing opportunities. Tokens can be customized to only be spendable on specific games, configured to expire on a specific date, and also divided amongst different player loyalty levels to create incentives based on volume of play.
BitBoss, while being an incredibly innovative blockchain gaming company, has also shown repeatedly their strong support for growing the BSV development scene. They first released the Keyring Libraries in May, making development easier for all applications that would come after. They then showed their dedication to updating these libraries by adding validation checking code in June. Most recently, they also added support for Unwriter’s B:// protocol in a July update.
Bitboss is proving that not only will they continue to build on BSV, the only blockchain that scales to the needs of the world, but they will also help everyone else along the way.
New to blockchain? Check out CoinGeek’s Blockchain for Beginners section, the ultimate resource guide to learn more about blockchain technology.


text:
Brian Keegan: Is Apple really our American sweetheart?
The huge figure involved in the Apple case doesn’t make the European Commission’s decision correct
If we do offer “sweetheart” tax deals, then we must be terribly bad at it.
Ireland has been caught in the eye of a storm. The significance of the Apple case is not the size of the tax amounts involved but the importance of its brand, possibly the most recognisable and valuable brand in the world.
Commercial considerations are pitted against tax law, the US claim to tax against the EU claim to...
Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
With any subscription you will have access to
Unlimited multi-device access to our iPad, iPhone and Android Apps
Unlimited access to our eReader library
Exclusive daily insight and opinion seven days a week
Create alerts to never miss a subject that matters to you
Get access to exclusive offers for subscribers on gifts and experiences
Get content from Business Post, Business Post Magazines, Connected, Tatler and Food & Wine
Private rental sector remains strong despite Covid-19
Demand continues to outstrip supply in both residential and PRS markets, while developers adapt new build designs to take the pandemic into account
How the programme for government will shape housing
Several strategic changes offer an opportunity for positive reform of planning and development
Comment: US must defuse Covid-19’s ticking time bomb of debt
The United States cannot defeat the pandemic like a military foe but it can learn from looking back at its post-war economic recovery