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Huawei has surpassed Apple for the first time to become the number two global smartphone vendor in the second quarter of 2018, according to new data.
The Chinese juggernaut shipped 54.2 million smartphones throughout the quarter, which lasted from April to June. That’s up 41 percent year-over-year, preliminary data from IDC shows, representing an additional 15.7 million smartphone shipped in Q2 2018 compared to Q2 2017.
Overall, Huawei accounted for 16 percent of the total smartphone market share, trailing behind South Korea-based Samsung, which had 21 percent. Apple came in third with 12 percent market share. Two other Chinese firms, Xiaomi and Oppo, rounded out the top five.
Chinese smartphone makers have enjoyed increasing influence as their own domestic market becomes even more critical to the global smartphone industry. In addition, China-based vendors have been expanding globally in recent years — though most have failed to gain a foothold in the massive U.S. market.
Other analysis firms, like Canalys, Strategy Analytics, and IHS Markit, have provided data reports backing up IDC’s numbers.
What Happened to Apple?
Notably, this data also marks the first time in years that Apple has not been the first or second smartphone manufacturer in terms of market share. Historically, it has always competed with Samsung for that ranking.
In the second quarter, Apple shipped 41.3 million smartphones worldwide — a number it released itself in its latest earnings call. A year ago, Apple shipped 31 million smartphones. In other words, year-over-year shipments increased only by a small percentage.
But while Apple’s shipment growth remained relatively stagnant, the higher average selling price of its devices resulted in revenue growth. That allowed it to bring in a 20 percent increase in iPhone earnings last quarter compared to last year, thanks in large part to the iPhone X.
Of course, the second quarter is usually Apple’s weakest. New Apple handsets are typically debuted in the fall, which means that its latest 2017 lineup is already aging — which has resulted in a slowdown of sales and upgrades.
It’s very likely that Apple will regain some of its lost market share once it launches new flagship handsets at its annual fall keynote, alongside other devices. Even as Huawei grows, Apple may even overtake the firm to regain its ranking in global smartphone shipments.
That last smartphone, which is rumored to retail in the $600 to $700 range, may prove to be especially important for the Cupertino tech giant.
Because of its lower prices point and premium features, it may allow Apple to better compete with its Android rivals in the mid-range smartphone market. Especially since it’s expected to sell extremely well.


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Welcome to the latest installment of “Bulls and Bud,” a column where we take a look at some of the most promising stocks and brands in the legal cannabis industry.
Last week, Captiva Verde Land Corp (OTC: CPIVF) acquired Solargram Farms Corporation, which is a producer and processor of organic cannabis in Canada.
As noted in the press release, the acquisition includes land assets, growing assets, proprietary IP and technological expertise necessary to successfully run and operate multiple planned outdoor grown, low cost per gram, organic cannabis site operations together with its planned related full spectrum cannabis oil concentrate processing facilities.
Captiva has actually been a bit of a stealth pot stock play, as it’s received very little media attention, but has a nice little operation underway. Particularly in regards to its moves in Mexico, where the government is in the process of legalizing this wonderful plant.
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CESA has released this year’s White Book, documenting Nintendo game sales as of Dec. 31, 2021. The White Book is published annually by CESA, the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association. This paper breaks down a load of data from key Japanese video game companies, the most exciting part being the sales data. Not every Nintendo game is listed here – the mega-hits like Super Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild receive regular, up-to-date quarterly sales. Instead, the White Book is useful in giving us updates on figures from other games Nintendo doesn’t tend to provide, and this year has a particularly strange entry. We’d like to send huge thanks to Grady from the members-only forum InstallBase for sharing the CESA 2022 updates and Pierre485 on Twitter who has been creating sales graphics based on the data.
With the release of the White Book, Super Mario 3D All-Stars lifetime sales hit a new total of 9.07 million. This is a peculiar update, as Nintendo’s 2021 Fiscal Report Material had the game at 9.01 million sales at the end of its limited release cycle as of Mar. 31, 2021. This suggests Nintendo shipped another 60,000 units after the end of the game’s limited release. These units would have been shipped to stores who then would have passed these sales on to customers. It’s a strange update, but surpassing 9 million sales suggests the release model was a roaring success, despite the outcry for fans and industry preservationists alike.
Willst Super Mario 3D All-Stars had higher sales total, the CESA White Book shows that Super Mario Maker 2 shipped 980,000 units for a total of 7.89 million in 2021, more than 200,000 units shipped over 3D All-Stars. This is not particularly surprising, as Super Mario Maker 2 did not have a limited release. Some other notable updates include The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening surpassing 6 million sales, Fire Emblem: Three Houses rapidly approaching 4 million, as well as Bayonetta 2 breaching the million sales point at 1.04 million. With more than a million sales, it’s little surprise that we’re getting a sequel this year with Bayonetta 3.
Astral Chain sits above Bayonetta 2, with 1.28 million sales overall despite being only making 70,000 shipments in 2021. ARMS shipped an extra 100,000 copies, for a respectable total of 2.66 million. These numbers are good for a Switch title, but perhaps not reaching the heights Nintendo would expect of a first party new IP.
What do you think of these sales figures? Should some of these sales encourage Nintendo to pursue sequels? Be sure to check out Pierre485’s original post on Twitter for a further breakdown of the sales, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more industry updates.


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LinkedIn, the social network dedicated to corporate networking and employment, now has 131 million members and over a million groups.
On October 31, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner reported that 15 million users joined the service during the third quarter of 2011, a 63% increase over the same period last year. Revenue jumped to $139.5 million, a 126% increase in 12 months.
LinkedIn’s brand is rapidly spreading across the web. Their ‘share’ button is now on 180,000 domains, 40,000 more than the second quarter. There was also a marked increase in web developers using LinkedIn APIs.
A recent Forester poll confirms LinkedIn’s good news: it ranks them as the second most popular social network, behind Facebook and ahead of Twitter.


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The Government tried yesterday to calm fears about "mad cow" disease by meeting consumer groups, as figures indicated that beef sales had fallen further.
It said research disclosed in the Independent yesterday, which shows the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), almost certainly cannot be passed to humans, was "interesting and encouraging".
But Kenneth Calman, the Government's chief medical officer, said the paper, to be published on Thursday in Nature magazine, offered "interim findings" which needed further research.
Representatives of consumer groups including the Consumers' Association, the National Food Alliance and independent scientists who have called for a BSE inquiry, met government representatives in London to discuss fears about consumer safety raised by the latest scare. Some people fear that eating BSE-infected beef could lead to the human form of the condition, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
Such fears have led to more than 1,000 schools taking beef and related products off their lunch menus in the past fortnight. And sales of beef in shops and supermarkets have dropped 15 per cent in the two weeks to 9 December, said the Meat and Livestock Commission. Overall sales in November were down by 5 per cent on 1994.
Representatives from about 20 consumer and catering organisations were invited to yesterday's meeting, the first of its kind, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Jeannette Longfield, co-ordinator of the National Food Alliance, who attended, said: "We thought we might be told something startling and new but basically they just wanted to talk to us because they felt under siege with all the current publicity about BSE. Maybe if anything good comes of it, it is the realisation that you can't do all this stuff with scientists and not involve consumer groups very early on."
A Ministry of Agriculture spokesman said the new research findings, from Professor John Collinge, at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, in London, were not brought up at the meeting because they were not yet published and no one asked about them. The findings, based on tests on genetically engineered mice with human genes, show that the agent which triggers BSE in cattle is almost certainly incapable of jumping the "species barrier" into humans.Reuse content


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- Sakshi Dhoni shares family's plans if cricket doesn't return this year, says PUBG, bikes keeping MSD busy in lockdown
- Royal Enfield INT650 review: This reliable and cool made-in-India bike is a joy to ride
- Eco-friendly motown beauty: HMSI launches BS-VI compliant Unicorn bike model at Rs 93,593
- Ride in style: Triumph Motorcycles unveils new, BS VI-compliant Street Triple RS at Rs 11.13 lakh
The model is powered by a fresh 900 cc triple engine besides new rider enhancing technology and an aggressive style.
Moreover, the new version is significantly lighter than its predecessors, Triumph Motorcycles India said in a statement.
The 2020 model will be available in three variants in India – Tiger 900 GT priced at Rs 13. 7 lakh, Rally at Rs 14. 35 lakh and Rally Pro Rs 15.50 lakh (all prices ex-showroom), it added.
Triumph Motorcycles India Business Head Shoeb Farooq said, "The three variants will cater to both on-road and hard-core off-roading enthusiasts along with those wanting a long distance touring motorcycle."
He further said, "Triumph has been leading the premium adventure segment in the country and with the launch of the new Tigers we're hoping to further strengthen our position in the market."
One last part of our story is that the new Tiger 900 will be featuring in the new James Bond film - No Time to Die.… https://t.co/UX9bHqUBf2— TriumphIndiaOfficial (@IndiaTriumph) 1592547902000
The company said it is also offering over 65 accessories for Tiger 900 model for added comfort, protection and capability, plus new luggage - trekker kit and expedition kit.
Innovation 101 At Auto Expo: IoT-Enabled Bikes, Cars With Powerful Engines, EVs Aplenty
It is that time of the year when all the automobile buffs and car aficionados are at the Auto Expo to witness the biggest cars launches.
This year, much like other years, Auto Expo went big and featured some of the most-awaited cars, MUVs/SUVs, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, concept cars, vintage cars and more. The event kickstarted on 7th February and will conclude on 12th February.
The likes of Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Renault, Great Wall Motors, Kia, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Morris Garages attended the event and showcased their automobiles.
Giving the Auto Expo a miss this time, are Honda and BMW.
If you don’t know about the cars and bikes that dropped at Auto Expo, fret not because we have got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about the car launches at the mega event.
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Easing inflation expectations both in India and abroad, indications of slower rate hikes in the US and worries over a global economic slowdown are likely to ensure a smaller interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this week, bankers and economists expect.Rules for Indian Financial Sector Need to be Reviewed
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules restrict Indian banks from lending to companies for takeovers. The Indian central bank always viewed lending against shares as a risky activity because a sudden collapse in stock prices could leave banks holding worthless paper. They can lend only up to Rs 20 lakh, a rule that was set after the so-called Harshad Mehta scam of 1992.Deadline for Filing Charge Sheet in Focus
A special CBI court judge, while dealing with a bail application in India’s biggest bank fraud case, called for legislation to extend the deadline for filing of charge sheets in “highly serious” cases, highlighting the difficulties faced by investigating agencies in completing complicated case probes.
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taichung Bike Week, traditionally known as an OEM event where decisions are made and deals done, needs an extra day to finish its business.
Beginning next year, the 16th annual event will last four days and move from October to Sept. 22-25. The date change comes because of the development of the annual bike spec’ing schedule, according to Wheel Giant, which organizes TBW.
The new dates put it only three weeks after Eurobike, which takes place Sept. 2-5 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
“The dates are based on what the answers are when the organizing team asks exhibitors what they want for next year,” said Steve Fenton, a show organizer. “Most of the people at TBW don’t go to Eurobike. Although, the companies at TBW will be at both, the roles of the staffs are very different.”
Wheel Giant said the additional day was in response to exhibitors wanting additional time to conclude all of their meetings. The date change also was done to attract more American brands, which traditionally visit Taiwan factories at the end of September to discuss specifications, according to Wheel Giant.
The Splendor, Evergreen and Tempus hotels again will host TBW. This past October, the three-day event had …read more


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Piyush Goyal, minister of commerce and industry, recently stated that the PM GatiShakti NMP (National Master Plan) and NLP (National Logistics Policy) will considerably help businesses and individuals in improving competitiveness and attracting funding. The world now recognises India as a leader in innovation, Minister Piyush Goyal said in his speech to the audience at the ICC (Indian Chamber of Commerce) National Conference on GatiShakti. “Our country has been rapidly creating new tools for good governance, the comfort of living, and ease of doing business, such as PM GatiShakti NMP (National Master Plan),” he added.
There are currently around 1300 layers of data, including, among other things, forests, rivers, sanctuaries, and UNESCO world heritage sites
The time when India had to wait decades for new ideas and innovations to be adopted by the west in order to benefit our industries and the Indian people is long gone. In addition, he cited the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) framework as evidence of India’s technological competence and as a project that had a significant effect on the economy of the nation. He added that the PM GatiShakti portal has layers of data where various ecological, geological, and infrastructural features around the country have been mapped and captured.
There are currently around 1300 layers of data, including, among other things, forests, rivers, sanctuaries, and UNESCO world heritage sites. PM GatiShakti would also help with the planning of social infrastructure, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools, in addition to filling in major infrastructure gaps. To achieve India’s goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, the cost of logistics must be reduced.
The minister claimed that PM GatiShakti if properly utilised, can significantly lower logistics expenses. He also mentioned that all highways, ports, railways, and airports were mapped on GatiShakti, facilitating smooth business connecting networks and improving the logistics system.
PM GatiShakti would also help with the planning of social infrastructure, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools
The government’s accomplishment in providing for its citizens’ basic needs, such as clothing, shelter, food, education, and health, was highlighted by the speaker. He said that the new education strategy has received widespread support and that Ayushman Bharat, India’s healthcare programme, now covers more than 500 million people. India’s populace, especially its youth, has become truly motivated because of these programmes. The initiative of PM GatiShakti is a national strategy that resulted from countless stakeholders working together and collectively in confined gatherings. The NPG serves as the gateway for all infrastructure projects for connectivity and logistics costing more than Rs 500 crore (network planning group).


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Waitrose to use home-compostable bags in produce aisles and phase-out 5p carrier bags
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it will stop offering single-use plastic bags in its fruit and vegetable aisles and remove 5p carrier bags from its stores, a move that will cut its plastic usage by 134 million bags each year.
The supermarket will replace its plastic produce bags with a home-compostable alternative, which will be trialled in a “small number” of stores ahead of a full roll-out by spring 2019.
Waitrose & Partners claims the alternative bags are 100% home compostable and suitable to be placed in either food waste caddies or regular bins.
Meanwhile, the company will begin phasing out its 5p carrier bags by removing them from six of its stores- Saxmundham, Gerrards Cross, Keynsham, Dorking, Newark and East Putney – next month. Waitrose & Partners anticipates that the bags will be removed from all stores, with customers offered 10p bags for life or reusable fabric alternatives instead, by March 2019.
Waitrose & Partners’ head of CSR for health and agriculture, Tor Harris, said the move was driven by consumer demand and would remove 134 million plastic bags from circulation annually.
“The removal of these bags will change the way our customers, many of whom have been asking us to do this, shop with us in the future,” Harris said. “We know we still have a lot to do, but as with our commitment to removing takeaway disposable cups earlier this year, this represents another major step forward in reducing our use of plastics.”
The changes arrived after a survey of 5,000 consumers found that 80% would endorse a supermarket’s move to cut its plastic output, while 91% would be more likely to encourage friends and family to shop there as a result of such a pledge.
The move to phase-out plastic bags forms part of Waitrose & Partners’ commitment to ensuring all its own-brand packaging is either recyclable, reusable or home compostable by 2025.
As it strives to meet this aim, the company has pledged to remove hard-to-recycle black plastic from all of its own-brand lines by 2019, and is set to have removed disposable coffee cups from all its in-store cafes by the end of this autumn.
Posting an update to the coffee cup phase-out on Saturday (15 September), the supermarket said it was on track to meet its deadline after completely removing single-use cups from 300 of its 348 cafes. Waitrose & Partners claims the move will save more than 52 million cups a year.
Elsewhere, Waitrose & Partners has also made a commitment to stop selling packs of single-use plastics straws and to replace all plastic straws used in its onsite cafes with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper alternatives.
Single-use plastics at Responsible Retail 2018
Solving the plastics problem is one of the key themes running throughout edie’s upcoming Responsible Retail 2018 conference, taking place on 20 September in London.
The full-day event has been designed for the retailers, sustainability professionals and key stakeholders that are looking for the information, insight and inspiration required to seize the sustainability opportunity.


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January 19, 2007
Uzbek Chemical Industry signs Agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation
O`zkimyosanoat state-joint stock company (Uzbek Chemical Industry) and Japanese Mitsubishi Corporation signed an agreement on joint development of the project of reduction of nitrous oxide (N2?). The agreement envisages further sale of the volumes of reduced emissions in the countries that have signed the Kyoto Protocol, Novosti Uzbekistana weekly reported.
In December 2006, President of Uzbekistan signed a resolution on timely implementation of the O`zkimyosanoat project in the framework of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.
The resolution grants an extension until 31 December 2008 of tax payments for imported materials, equipment and spare parts, as well as project and technical documentation required for the project implementation.
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Despite the damage done by Hurricane Charley (2004) and Irma (2017), some homes in Charlotte County still do not have proper storm protection.
That’s what Harris Bowers, CEO of Forcefield Hurricane Protection Systems, has seen in his last 15 years in business.
“Folks are purchasing homes year round, some of which have no protection,” Bowers said. “Many (old and new homeowners) find the need to make upgrades like hurricane panels, which can be heavy, difficult and very time consuming for the homeowner to deploy in time for the storm.”
Tuesday marks the 15th anniversary of Charley’s landfall, and to commemorate, Forcefield will be hosting a private grand opening of its new location in Port Charlotte at 2265 Tamiami Trail (across from Lowe’s).
“The problem that we have had is in terms of education (for hurricane readiness),” Bowers said. “We have a high turnover of people in this community, constantly coming and inevitably leaving. The population changes every year and a lot of people who live here now, were not here then ... people have short memories.”
Bowers started the company soon after Charley. At that time, he said there weren’t enough options for homeowners to protect their homes.
“Purchasing hurricane protection is not like buying a pizza,” Bowers said. “Consumers (need to) take their time to evaluate the products and actually see exactly what they are getting,”
After Charley, Bowers said he interviewed three different companies and was disappointed by the quality of the products and the firms’ lack of knowledge and professionalism.
“(People) should have the opportunity to see what the real differences are between our products and others and to operate them hands on so they can make the most intelligent decision for their own investment,” Bowers said. “Making a wise choice can help the consumer having to replace an inferior choice five years down the road.”
Previously, the business operated out of a business suite at 1931 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte.
“At Forcefield, we build many of our products to military specifications, which makes us a good choice for hospitals, nursing homes, hurricane shelters and schools,” Bowers said. “Charley changed Charlotte County and Punta Gorda forever. People are looking for a reliable company that they can count on, not one that is here today and gone tomorrow.”


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The latest scientific research shows that high THC cannabis called skunk can cause healthy people to develop psychotic illness.
The effects of this cannabis are to leave users with hallucinations, delusions and cognitive impairment.
The potency of the cannabis increased from 6 per cent THC to 14 per cent usually by growing the cannabis using hydroponics.
The study involved taking healthy men and injecting some with the high THC and others with a dummy which established the link.
The high THC content skunk is the norm in cannabis use today.
Similar research has now been concluded in the UK, USA, Holland and Brazil.
(Source: Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, July 2009)
Anyone who is healthy can become psychotic by smoking cannabis even if they don’t already have a mental illness.
However other recent studies have shown cannabis link to cancer, respiratory, heart and bone conditions.
The mental health effects of any cannabis use are real and significant to the user, their family, health authorities and the community as a whole.
The Australian Crime Commission has consistently warned Australian authorities of the prevalence of cannabis grown by hydroponics.
Australia must reduce demand for cannabis by getting our users off drugs by court ordered and supervised detoxification & rehabilitation.


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Abdul-Majeed bin Abdul Aziz, the Governor of Makkah region, will open
at the Sheraton Hotel here on Wednesday the first show of jewellery
and rare precious stones. The show will display among other items a
diamond that has a weight of more than 103 carats.
Director General of Midad Company,
the show's organizing company, Mohammad Hisham Al-Ameeri, said the
show, which is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
will display a number of rare diamonds and precious stones.
He noted that organization of the
show aims at development of rare and distinguished industries in the
Kingdom. Al-Ameeri pointed out that Midad Company is planning to a set
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Sony Financial Woes
Sony Corp […] slashed its annual operating profit forecast by 57 percent to far below market estimates in its second downward revision this year, blaming a firmer yen and slower flat TV and digital camera demand.
The good news is that their gaming division has been slightly profitable in recent quarters. Last year, Sony’s gaming division was causing large losses while the electronics division was pulling in larger profits. What’s better for PlayStation fans: A profitable gaming division or a profitable company overall? I would presume the former, which is what we’ve seen in recent quarters. Hopefully, that will shield that division from major cuts or restructuring efforts that might otherwise interrupt the momentum they are having on the PlayStation business.
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The fallout from the Brexit has started to ripple through the technology market after Chinese smartphone firm OnePlus warned that prices in the UK could rise as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
OnePlus staffer 'David S' warned in a post on the company's forums that the UK's new political situation makes it likely that the price of the OnePlus 3 will have to rise to ensure that the firm doesn't start making a loss on the smartphone.
"The worrying downward trend of the GBP may make it difficult to maintain our current pricing structure in the UK," the post read.
"Our margins have always been thin, and our expenses are mainly in USD. This being the case, sudden drops such as the one that the pound has recently experienced could have a direct impact on our prices."
OnePlus advised customers thinking of picking up a OnePlus 3 that now would be the best time to do it.
"We’re telling you this now because we don’t want you to be blindsided. If you’re thinking of buying, we recommend doing so sooner rather than later," the post said.
"We have only had to increase prices once before, when the euro hit a nine-year low against the dollar at the beginning of 2015, and we did so reluctantly. Currency fluctuations are not your fault or our fault, but if we sell at a loss the simple fact is that there won’t be a OnePlus in the future."
The post did try to include something positive. "By no means are we worried about our business in the UK, Europe or globally. We’re confident that the OnePlus 3 is one of the best phones out there, and it’s our most successful product ever," the firm said.
It remains to be seen whether other smartphone makers will follow suit.
Cotton seedling freezes to death as Chang'e-4 shuts down for the Moon's 14-day lunar night
Fortnite easily out-earns PUBG, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018
Meteor showers as a service will be visible for about 100 kilometres in all directions
Saturn's rings only formed in the past 100 million years, suggests analysis of Cassini space probe data
New findings contradict conventional belief that Saturn's rings were formed along with the planet about 4.5 billion years ago


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Joel Spolsky has another must-read article on online communities and discussion forums, making the point that “small software implementation details result in big differences in the way the community develops, behaves, and feels.” He takes his own site as an example of how to things right.
A design goal was to eliminate impediments to posting. That’s why there’s no registration and there are literally no features, so there’s nothing to learn…To achieve that goal, nothing was more important than making the software super simple so that anyone could be comfortable using it. Everything about how the forum works is incredibly obvious. I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t been able to figure out how to use it immediately.
Jon Udell has more on the future of online communities and how blogs can play a key part:
If there’s a community “around” me, it’s only in the same sense that there is (or can be) a community around everybody…We all want to be, and need to be, engaged with multiple and overlapping communities. And when the costs of joining, participating, and leaving are lower, we can be. Of course there are, and will continue to be, vibrant and successful newsgroups and discussion forums. But I’m convinced that destination sites and centralized message stores are not the future of online community. Blogs are. They solve a bunch of problems. They also create a few new ones, but these feel like really good problems to tackle…Ad-hoc assembly and loose coupling will increasingly characterize both social and technical architectures.
Online Newspaper Shakes Up Korean Politics is the title of a fascinating story in the NYTimes. Keep in mind that South Korea, a country with a population of 40 million, has one of the highest broadband penetration rates (70% of households).
Most influential by far has been a feisty three-year-old startup with the unusual name of OhmyNews. Around election time the free online news service was registering 20 million page views per day.
The online newspaper, which began with only four employees, started as a glimmer in the eye of Oh Yeon Ho, now 38, a lifelong journalistic rabble rouser who wrote for underground progressive magazines during the long years of dictatorship here.
From the beginning the electronic newspaper’s unusual concept has been to rely mostly on contributions from ordinary readers all over the country, who send dispatches about everything from local happenings and personal musings to national politics.
Only 20 percent of the paper each day is written by staff journalists. So far, a computer check shows, there have been more than 10,000 other bylines.
As the article notes, OhMyNews played an important part in the election of the new president, Mr Roh, who was a relatively obscure candidate at one point of time in the elections.
A nice idea from Dave Aiello:
A pure RSS-based search engine would…make it possible for news hounds to go straight to the source of grassroots buzz that often results in stories published in The New York Times or The Washington Post, or on Slashdot, two or three days later. It would also segregate the results of weblogs from more ‘edited’ sources of news– that still clearly matters to some people.
I think the blogosphere has reached a point where people would like to be able to search for information that has specifically been published on weblogs. I think the metadata already exists for a blog-specific search engine (in the form of RSS), the infrastructure is fairly obvious (see Weblogs.com),and the auto-discovery mechanism makes it easy for a search engine to work without requiring blogs to register themselves.
The big question in my mind is who will develop a pure RSS-based search engine with the same sort of simplicity for which Google is already famous?
We have the building blocks in BlogStreet with its weblog search (over 100,000 blogs as of now)…we need to improve our search, and focus it more on the RSS feeds, and we could have one up and running very quickly.
Leslie Walker discusses the current crop of news readers (RSS aggregators), kaming the point that “the technology behind news-reader software represents another way to navigate the Web besides search engines, portals and bookmarks.” Among the favourites: NewzCrawler.
A few other points made:
I see news-readers as adjuncts, not replacements, for Web browsers. The idea isn’t to divert you from Web sites as much as to let you scan more sites.
Stripping the graphics and layout from sites and extracting just headlines means you lose important visual cues about what the site creators deemed most important.
I expect the next generation of automated news-readers will allow far more sophisticated filtering to present headlines that match our personal information cravings.
The next PC upgrade cycle for consumers is likely to be driven by the demand for entertainment, PC games, photos, video and music, according to NYTimes.
As the average price of a new PC continues to fall – to $835 last year, roughly half the outlay of six years earlier – an army of power-hungry software programs are beginning to explode the boundaries of what those computers can do.
Those who see the tide turning make this case: high-performance applications like Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition are transforming computers into ever more sophisticated music studios, digital darkrooms and video-editing bays – even so-called entertainment servers that can record and play back television shows with the touch of a special remote control.
But such uses require up-to-date operating systems and processors. And the very volume of digital photos and music that consumers are using PC’s to store and transfer to and from other devices is also feeding a demand for bigger hard drives.
“An ever increasing multitasking lifestyle and a set of killer applications in music and video as stand-alone products are definitely driving greater appreciation for power,” said Ralph Bond, Intel’s consumer education manager. He said that owners of low-powered computers only three to five years old often face a phenomenon he calls the “multimedia oven”: the computer becomes so overwhelmed by a power-intensive task like making a music CD that it cannot do much else for an extended period.
Forbes writes about the Technology, Entertainment & Design conference which took place recently, where the “central theme was Rebirth, including sessions on Resilience, Emotion, Creation and, on Saturday, a final one on Hope.” TED had its abundance of tech talk:
Jeff Bezos, lean and keen, gave a perky presentation on how the digital revolution has barely begun. Sliced bread, the standard against which other innovations are touted as “the greatest thing since,” popped up in 1928 but didn’t catch on for 15 years. “It was a complete, total failure,” rescued only by the debut of Wonder bread, he told the crowd. He showed a 1917 Sears ad that exhorted, “Use your electricity for more than just light.” “That’s where we are” on the Web today, he said. “Every idea begets another idea. If you do believe it’s the very beginning, then you’re incredibly optimistic–and I am.”
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson talked up the promise of nanotech, the futuristic manufacture of teensy machines, chips and components at the invisible, submicroscopic level.
Juan Enriquez, director of Harvard Business School’s Life Science Project, invoked the promise of the densest of memory chips: a microscopic organism called amoeba dubia.
The Chinese are buying 60+ million handsets annually, and this has now gotten the attention of many domestic manufacturers. There are 36 companies making handsets, leading to prices falling by 30% per annum. The domestic brands are flourishing because of their strengths in distribution – a story that was repeated by Legend in the PC business earlier. Writes the Economist.com:
Besides their grasp of Chinese tastes, the main advantage of the locals, in both PCs and handsets, lies in distribution. Whereas the global brands can outspend the locals for billboard space in cosmopolitan Shanghai, the domestic vendors have networks that reach deep into the countryside. Almost every town, for instance, has a TCL branch selling TVs; these branches now offer handsets as well.
The handset-manufacturing industry looks likely to repeat a pattern that China has already experienced in white goods, refrigerators, television sets, and many other consumer goods. First, rising incomes make a gadget affordable to millions. Next, the market booms, and companies, irrespective of what industry they originally came from, rush in. Then, the market becomes crowded, and the consequent overcapacity and competition lead to price wars that wipe out profits.
How does one make the Blog Directory happen? One can do this in a couple of ways. First, by asking bloggers themselves to state what are their expertise areas. This can be specified by the BlogMeta.xml file we discussed earlier. This can be verified and enhanced by looking at the links flowing between blogs (via blogrolls, story links) and doing an analysis of these links. This will help identify the popular bloggers. Then, by seeing whom they consider as experts when they link, it may be possible to get to the next level of expertise. Second, by involving the community and getting readers to rate, rank, review and classify bloggers. Taken over a large number of readers, an emergent expertise classification of bloggers will get created. This could then also be combined with the first approach to create a community-enabled expertise mapping of bloggers.
So, assuming we are able to get a reasonably good mapping of expertise to bloggers, what next? For one, we can look at the neighbourhood of bloggers so find other bloggers who may be of interest to us. This can be done by looking at the blogroll of a blog, or the Neighbourhood Analysis that is there in BlogStreet. The theory behind this is that if I am a friend of your friend, we may have something in common to also potentially be friends. What this exercise does is to create a list of bloggers whom one would like to read on a regular basis, just as one reads the morning newspapers or goes to a few websites daily. These bloggers become a part of ones daily routine. (In the case of blogs, one could of course subscribe to their RSS feeds and get the content delivered via an RSS Aggregator.)
Once a cluster of blogs have been identified, then it would be nice to get aggregates on what are the hot topics in this community, what are the new ideas that are being discussed, or what books they are reading. Basically, it is like able to eavesdrop on conversations being held (asynchronously and virtually) among ones favourite bloggers. One can thus create a unique view of the world, through the lens of others, and use those views to build out ones own perspectives.
This can be especially important for those among us who are quite far away geographically from the centre of some of these discussions, and unable to attend the conferences and trade show which give us a sense of where technology is headed. What this cluster of bloggers does is to recreate a permanent, virtual conference around us one which we can enter and participate in at any time. This is how we can bridge the digital divide of ideas. It is what I realise I have been able to do in the past year that I have been reading blogs (and blogging). The benefit is that, for the first time in history, thanks to the ecosystem being created by RSS and Blogs, distance is not a barrier to participation in the flow of ideas and creation of technology.


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The new full-priced Xbox Game Studios games, including Redfall, Starfield, and Forza Motorsport, will be priced at $69.99 instead of the regular $59.99
Microsoft to bring Xbox mobile store, challenging, Apple and Google
The UK's CMA is currently looking into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and they have discovered the company's plans to create an Xbox-branded mobile game store
Discord on Xbox to become phone-free soon
The update will allow Xbox owners to connect directly to calls on the servers
Microsoft announces new Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family plan
According to a media report, the new subscription will allow Xbox Game Pass members to share with up to four other friends or family members
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The company said that a preview of this Xbox Game Pass family plan is now available in Colombia and Ireland
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This new feature will enable users to chat with anyone on Discord via voice channels or group calls directly from their console, making it easy to connect with friends across mobile, Xbox, and PC
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Tech giant Microsoft is making its Edge browser a little more gamer-friendly as it is adding new Xbox and PC gaming performance features to the web page.
Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022
A list that kept giving. A right combination of AAA games and small, weird ones. And before I say another word, I will recall my caveat from last time I am just reviewing game trailers.
Microsoft announces new lineup of Xbox games like Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Diablo 4 and Redfall
Microsoft has announced a massive line-up of new games for Xbox lovers in the next 12 months that features
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The banking industry has been privy to constant change, having to adapt to the ever-evolving needs and demands of customers. One of these pivotal changes has been the rising use of digital technology in banking both across international markets and also in the region.
A recent McKinsey research report revealed that at least 80 percent of bank customers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia prefer to do a portion of their banking on computers, smartphones and tablets. We have also seen a 50 percent increase in the number of customers utilising our digital services in the last 12 months.
As a result, there has been a drop in footfall to traditional brick-and-mortar branches as banks shift towards the adoption of technology-driven business models to keep up with the changing customer behaviours. This has also resulted in a shift away from the traditional branch concept.
According to the European Banking Federation, a recent drop in European bank branches was partially attributed to an increase in the use of digital banking by customers, with over 50 percent of EU residents utilising internet banking in 2017, compared to 29 percent in 2008. In the UAE, the central bank data indicated that 75 branches were shut down over the course of 2017. While the total number of branches has reduced, bank deposits in the UAE have still seen an increase with business being done in fewer branches. According to reports from the UAE Central Bank, the accumulated balance of non-resident deposits by end July rose AED196.1bn, the highest level in two years.
Does this mean that the traditional bank branch is dead? Not quite.
The rise of digital services presents traditional bank branches with a unique opportunity to reinvent and transform to focus on the services and amenities that cater to customers’ desires and needs. It is important for banks to understand core areas such as the channels utilised by customers, products required and the level of services they would need from their bank branch to effectively map out the branch of the future.
Human interaction and personalised advice also remain integral elements for customers, ensuring a positive and consistent customer experience
At its core, banking is still a people business at heart. Digital services cannot completely replace the value that is placed on face-to-face interaction, as customers take important financial decisions such as managing investment portfolios, developing financial plans for their families and borrowing for business or personal needs. Reports from Celent also support this view, with 77 percent of customers confirming that they prefer face-to-face branch visits for more in-depth discussions.
Human interaction and personalised advice also remain integral elements for customers, ensuring a positive and consistent customer experience. This is something that can be improved by introducing qualified relationship managers, who can truly listen to and provide sound advice to customers through side-by-side conversations or over a casual cup of coffee in a more relaxed setting. Data from Celent supports this view, with 62 percent of customers indicating that they prefer to be personally greeted by name and to have relationship managers, who understand their financial history with the bank.
Pushing ahead with opportunities for human interaction and personalised services, the branch of the future should also cater to bank customers looking to learn more about finance through engaging workshops, seminars and educational sessions aimed at expanding the customers’ understanding.
Banks should look to create a seamless customer experience through both physical and digital channels, leveraging the best that technology has to offer to anticipate the customers’ needs. While customers go for the convenience of digital banking for routine transactions, digital services located in the bank branch also allow for banks to improve the customer experience. The introduction of tablets to register requests, interactive displays and video conferencing services help connect customers with subject-matter experts and other forms of automation to increase the efficiency and speed of service.
While the rise of digital technology in the banking sector has led to a decrease in the total number of physical bank branches required, it does not mean that the brick-and-mortar branch concept is dead. Banking still remains a people business, with customer experience remaining at the heart of all products and services on offer. However, the traditional bank branch must evolve, to become more agile – providing customers with tailored assistance, expertise and a seamless experience through the integration of digital in a physical channel.
Bank branches should become more accommodating, less formal and a more comfortable place for customers to interact with the bank.
This is indeed the best way for bank branches to evolve and become more adept at addressing customer needs in this new and challenging landscape.
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Imperial Tobacco’s major-brand production increased 6 per cent in the nine months ending 30 June, contributing to a 3 per cent rise in revenue, the company said.
Net revenue from key brands Davidoff, Gaulloise, Blondes, West and JPS rose 13 per cent and accounted for about one third of total sales, Imperial said in a trading statement on 24 July.
Overall volume as measured in stick equivalents dipped 3 per cent in the nine month period. Stick equivalents include fine-cut tobacco. (pi)


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Following the COVID-19 outbreak, past ways of working and living are gone forever. Having suffered the worst of the pandemic, some regions are resuming work and embracing the “new normal”, and China is among the first countries to do so. Much of this issue concerns the roadblocks and challenges thrown up in these troubling times, and how businesses and the legal community must rapidly adjust their tactics – or fall by the wayside.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of 15 April, 84% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 99% of sizeable industrial enterprises had reopened. However, due to an unsynchronized situation at home and abroad, the decline in external demand and disruption of supply chains are becoming new threats to China’s economy. Businesses restarting after the pandemic-induced pause are also facing legal problems.
Our cover story, Over the peak, explores the tough issues facing enterprises that are reopening. Obstacles surrounding supply chains, arising from the trend of deglobalization, data security and privacy compliance during remote working, and contract performance under high uncertainty are among the challenges. General counsel and senior practitioners share their experiences, and provide analysis and insight into what lies ahead.
Many Chinese entrepreneurs view bankruptcy as negative, but in countries where the regime is relatively mature, such as the US, bankruptcy protection or restructuring is an accepted concept and a process in which some enterprises can shake off old burdens and start again.
Under the dual impact of an economic downturn and a pandemic, the number of bankruptcy filings in China is expected to further increase. So, what are the escape hatches for companies in dire financial condition? How do the parties in a bankruptcy proceeding secure their own rights and interests? And what are the investment risks and opportunities in bankruptcies? The point of return looks at the latest developments in bankruptcy and restructuring in China.
Mainland China has long been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of healthcare products, and the demand for medical equipment has skyrocketed amid the global pandemic. However, the rush of demand has exposed buyers to compliance and quality risks. In New challenges of medical sourcing in China, Rosie Hawes, a partner at Control Risks’ compliance, forensics and intelligence practice in Greater China and North Asia, offers advice on how to avoid procurement pitfalls with case studies.
Chinese stocks previously listed in the US face tougher regulations amid the accounting fraud of Nasdaq-listed Luckin Coffee, and heightened trade tensions between the US and China. Meanwhile, Shanghai’s A-share market and Hong Kong have updated their listing requirements and rules, paving the way for the return of these Chinese enterprises. The homecoming assesses the various types of transactions involved in this process from senior practitioners operating in different jurisdictions.


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Medibank is being sued by Australia’s consumer watchdog for allegedly making false representations about benefits and rejecting surgery claims covered by its health insurance policies.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged in a case filed before the federal court that Medibank incorrectly rejected claims or eligibility enquiries from more than 800 members holding ahm Lite or Boost policies for joint investigations or reconstruction procedures, when these benefits were covered and paid for in their policies. This was in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
“As part of our case, we estimate about 60 members needlessly upgraded their policies so they could access the joint investigation and reconstruction procedures they were already entitled to under their existing, cheaper insurance policies,” ACCC Chair Rod Sims said.
“In some cases, it is alleged that members who upgraded their policies were also required to serve a further waiting period to access these procedures. Medibank’s alleged misrepresentations had serious consequences for members requiring procedures including spinal surgery, pelvic surgery, hip surgery, and knee reconstructions, which often cost thousands of dollars. Some members were forced to delay surgery due to high out-of-pocket costs for these procedures and to seek alternative remedies to manage pain, when they were in fact entitled to insurance cover.”
Medibank said it voluntarily reported the conduct to the ACCC in 2018 and contacted around 130,000 customers who were insured by ahm Boost and Lite products to ensure that anyone affected by the error was compensated. The company said it has also begun compensating affected members, paying around $745,000 to some 175 customers.
In a statement, Medibank said the issue was caused by an internal process failure, where a number of MBS item codes belonging to the joint and reconstruction category were not entered on the system for the Boost and Lite products.
The ACCC is seeking penalties, consumer redress, declarations, injunctions, publication orders, the implementation of a compliance program, and costs.


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The 2011 Coast to Coast Conference for the private membership camping industry will be Feb. 21-23 at Harrah’s Hotel & Casino in New Orleans, La.
The conference is designed to to help grow the private membership camping industry by sharing and promoting best practices for sales and marketing in the industry, according to a news release.
Conference speakers, recruited from the most successful developers in the industry, will show how to shape sales and marketing strategies and tactics to drive sales, maximize revenue and generate better overall results.
Building on this year’s triumphant launch, the 2011 Coast to Coast Conference is packed with highly relevant topics over two days of general sessions. These sessions include presentations from some of the most sucessful developers, sales people, marketers and business experts in the private membership camping industry. Based on feedback from this year’s attendees, sponsors have added a trade show element to the 2011 conference. Experts and vendors from the private membership camping industry will be available throughout the three-day conference.
Register before Nov. 1 to take advantage of early-bird pricing and save $100 on the $399 registration fee.
For more information, go to www.CoastConference.com.


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VOOPOO’s 2022 "More Than Infinity" virtual product launch was held on June 29, 2022, where VOOPOO took 30 minutes to review its brand story during the past 8 years since its founding, expounding the connection between the “infinity symbol” and the brand spirit and demonstrating its commitment to creating infinite new possibilities using technology in 3 chapters. Meanwhile, the event was highlighted by 3 POD products featuring VOOPOO’s most cutting-edge technology.
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Infinite innovation: The new product launch, backed by atomization platforms and chip development, manifests VOOPOO’s RD strength. (Graphic: Business Wire)
A very important theme at the virtual event was telling the growth story of VOOPOO since its founding 8 years ago. Evolving from an atomization chip solution provider to today’s industry leader of open electronic atomization, VOOPOO has driven the positive development of the industry through a series of disruptive innovations while undergoing its own brand metamorphosis. In addition, since VOOPOO started the globalization strategy last year, it has opened branches in the United States, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Germany, France, Canada, and Malaysia, and will open more in the future to strengthen localized operation in the local market. VOOPOO has also insisted on strengthening its global influence in the global electronic atomization field by setting up brand flagship stores and launching APPs in more regions.
As another essential part of the event, VOOPOO released the three latest Pod products, of which two V-series products, namely VMATE E and VMATE Infinity Edition, were unveiled for the first time. Both products are equipped with the newly upgraded cartomizer, using the 5A freshness seal technology to lock the fresh taste and aroma of the e-liquid, while the Fresnel lens texture design can effectively reduce the e-liquid’s exposure to light, preserving the fresh taste for users. The material of the cartridge is specially added with silver ions with 99%+ effective antibacterial performance.
The third product Drag Q which was previously released came back with a new CMF Infinity Edition. As a POD product, Drag Q has subverted the industry's understanding of POD products with its expert-level performance in intelligent pressure control and taste restoration. At the virtual launch, the VOOPOO global brand ambassador also explained in detail the core drive of VOOPOO’s leapfrog development, i.e., the investment in “user-centered” RD. So far, VOOPOO has launched three pioneering atomization platforms catering to different users — PNP, TPP, ITO, and has developed two GENE chips for different product functions — GENE AI and GENE TT. It is with the continuous optimization and innovation in atomization technology that VOOPOO wins trust and support of consumers.
Infinite connections: join hands with 100,000+ customers and 50,000,000+ fans to build an electronic atomization culture
The last chapter was dedicated to the customers and millions of fans who marched forward hand in hand with VOOPOO. In the past 8 years, VOOPOO has cooperated closely with more than 100,000 offline outlets, and has won more and more consumers with high-quality products and continuous market investment. Its market achievements are the evidence of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation with partners. On a global scale, more than 50 million users have become loyal fans of VOOPOO. They not only spur VOOPOO to continue to create products that are ahead of the times but also become part of the electronic atomization culture in the VOOPOO ecosystem. VOOPOO announced that the first flagship stores, being part of the VOOPOO ecosystem, will open in the UK and Indonesia for close interaction with VOOPOO fans.
VOOPOO took 30 minutes to demonstrate the connection between VOOPOO’s development strategy, innovative spirit, brand culture and the infinity symbol, while the 3 newly launched products will be worthy of the expectations of the market and the industry.
VOOPOO is a leading brand of open pod system and has rapidly risen through DRAG products, which have been widely acclaimed globally in a short period of time. VOOPOO focuses on building two core technology platforms of [Chip] and [Atomization]. VOOPOO has creatively developed GENE.AI, GENE.TT and other chips. In addition, VOOPOO independently developed three Atomization Platforms, which are TPP,PNP,ITO, aiming at differentiated users. VOOPOO has four major product series – ARGUS, DRAG, VINCI, and V-series(Doric). VOOPOO will continue to develop more national markets in the future, aiming to build one of the most influential global brands.
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New Zealand is thrilled to have been selected as guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the coming 12 months.
This unique opportunity to showcase New Zealand’s rich and thriving culture in the heart of Europe is being led by a team from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage which looks after the national treasures of Aotearoa.
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book and media trade fair in the world, with about 7500 exhibitors from more than 110 countries and attracting about 300,000 people during its five-day duration.
This year’s fair opened this week and a launch for New Zealand’s tenure as guest of honour was held today attended by hundreds of media and publishing representatives from across Europe.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage chief executive Lewis Holden says the Frankfurt Book Fair offers an unparalleled opportunity to promote New Zealand and its many and diverse artistic endeavours.
“We are honoured to have been selected as the fair’s special guest, the exposure for New Zealand and its creative industries, as well as our growing multimedia and technology industries is extraordinary.”
Project director for the Frankfurt Book Fair Tanea Heke promises a visual and cultural feast over the next 12 months as she leads an expert team who will showcase Aoteroa’s best literary and cultural talent throughout Germany.
“New Zealand publishers have attended the Frankfurt Book Fair for more than 10 years but to have been selected as Guest of Honour is a unique opportunity to show New Zealand’s talents in Germany”
The high level cultural and arts programme will feature New Zealand film, visual arts, theatre, dance and writers’ tours. Participants will also have the opportunity to sample some of the country’s best wines and food products.
And New Zealand officials will be on hand at Sunday’s handover ceremony.
“We are also very fortunate to have three of New Zealand’s most eminent writers attending this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Witi Ihimaera, Kate Camp and C.K. Stead will on hand showcasing New Zealand literature as well as getting a feel for next year’s event,” Lewis Holden says.
Lucy Orbell in Frankfurt +49 1577 839 7152 or Susan Pepperell 027 545 4338.
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Huawei P60 Series raising your anticipation?
Huawei P60 series will launch on March 23, and there are several technologies that the flagship is bringing. However, the question is, what’s raising your anticipation about the Huawei P60 Series?
There is some information available about this lineup that will help you to form an opinion.
As a P series model, the Huawei P60 series will pack new camera features including the variable aperture. Launched with Huawei Mate 50 series, the new variable aperture technology promises to give you extra control over the smartphone’s lens.
It has 10 stops control that ranges from F/1.4 to f/4.0 aperture, which you can use to capture ultra bright night photographs as well as better background blur portraits.
Huawei P60 Pro devices will come with powerful zoom, featuring a new periscope camera. This will help the phone to do more in optical and digital zoom.
A recent patent shows that Huawei has developed a next generation of Periscope camera technology with moving mirrors. This will help to move the entire module (from inside) to achieve better zoom with clarity.
To be mentioned, the new periscope zoom will also provide bright images with RYYB color array that is specially designed for this new smartphone series. Camera samples also shows that Huawei P60 Pro has made remarkable progress in retaining the details of subject after zoom.
Huawei will also equip the worlds largest custom made camera sensor that will intake high amount of light and output a bright photograph and sharp details
Huawei P60 series is also expecting to bring some new changes in the design language. The rear camera module has been reshuffled and it has a pretty intersting look.
Other than that, Huawei P60 series will also have a two-way satellite SMS communication technology. The phone will have have better display and HarmonyOS 3.1 encooperate better user experience.
So, what’s raising your anticipation for the upcoming Huawei P60 series? Let us know via the tweet below.
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Huawei P60 Pro to return quad curved display
Huawei is the first smartphone company to use quad curved display and it’ll soon return with the Huawei P60 Pro flagship, which will help users to experience the new glory of this smartphone.
In a recent unboxing video, Huawei P60 Pro shown equipped come with a quad curved display. The reflection on the screen confirms this change and we can expect some immersive viewing angles out of the panel.
Huawei P40 Pro was the first smartphone quad-curve overflow screen. The phone has a 6.58-inch screen with 16.7 million colors, an OLED panel, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 2640 x 1200 pixels resolution. The use of this display means that the phone will use sound-on-display technology.
However, Huawei P50 Pro doesn’t come with only a dual curve edge screen and there’s no such quad curve screen used in this flagship. Now, Huawei is returning to this display desing for the Huawei P60 Pro.
Huawei P60 series will launch on March 23, and you check all of the roundup of this flagship here.
New Huawei Mate X3 specs leaked including camera, chipset and more
The Next Huawei foldable phone is coming on March 23 and ahead of that Huawei Mate X3 specs are leaked including the new 12GB RAM that will support its massive screen operations.
According to the listing, the Huawei phone with model number ALT-AL00 was spotted on the Geekbench benchmark platform and it is equipped with Qualcomm’s first-generation 8+ chipset. It achieved 1312 points on single core and 4282 points on multi-core. The phone has 12GB of RAM and HarmonyOS 3.1 with Android 12 libraries.
Aside from this, tipster DigitalChatStation leaked new specs of the Huawei Mate X3. It’s suggested that the phone will equip a 7.8-inch screen with 2K resolution, supports a 120Hz high refresh rate, and Kunlun glass to protect the display.
At the same time, the rear of the phone uses a 50-megapixel triple camera system. It consists of a periscope telephoto lens, supports wireless charging, and is IPX8 certified.
Specifically, the rear camera setup has an IMX766 main camera + IMX688 ultra-wide-angle + IMX351 periscope triple camera. The Mate X3 is packed with a built-in 4800mAh battery, which could recharge with 66W fast charging.
Past exposure to information and teaser shows that Huawei Mate X3 will be lightweight. Also, the phone will be powered by a next-generation satellite network for better communication. There’s more that you can learn about the Huawei Mate X3 in our news roundup section here.
Checkout these funny Huawei P60 series cases
Huawei P60 Series will come with a new camera system and the design is attracting many peoples in the tech community. Now, the anticipation reached new levels for the Huawei P60 series with the revelation of funny back panel cases.
These cases are utilized according to the Huawei P60 series camera and provide a funny experience around the device. For example, Pepsi and Coca-Cola can design is fully creatively and hit directly into our parodical senses.
The other one is that well-known Nokia phone design along with a calculator and Leica camera. These are awesome adaptations for a rear cover.
However, these are the creation of the internet and maybe only available via certain retailers in China, if produced.
Still, there’s a lot more explore about the Huawei P60 series and you can check the entire coverage in our dedicated P60 series section here.


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Ubisoft Forward supplied us contemporary seems to be at video games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, and Far Cry 6 earlier this month. But there are nonetheless quite a few video games on the writer’s docket that didn’t make an look on the present, like Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods & Monsters. The writer has now confirmed a second Ubisoft Forward occasion for September.
“The Ubisoft Forward occasion outperformed versus our expectations,” Ubisoft chief monetary officer Frédérick Duguet says in right this moment’s monetary conference name. “The reside occasion generated historic viewership, with file excessive peak concurrent views and common view time above final 12 months’s ranges on all platforms and channels.” Last 12 months’s occasion would’ve been E3 – so clearly Ubisoft doesn’t want the pomp and circumstance of the occasion to attract in viewers.
While Ubisoft has confirmed a brand new Forward occasion in September as a part of its monetary report, the writer has not confirmed which video games will be showcased throughout the occasion. The occasion will precede the Watch Dogs Legion launch date, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launch date, and Far Cry 6 launch date, so we are able to safely count on extra content material on these video games on the showcase.
Of course, Ubisoft additionally spent fairly a little bit of time reiterating its method to deal with firm tradition in response to allegations of discrimination and abuse.
In a press launch, CEO Yves Guillemot says “I’m decided to make profound adjustments in order to enhance and strengthen our company tradition. We already have acted swiftly and firmly, asserting and introducing large-scale initiatives supposed to rework our group.”


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Airtel Payments Bank enables BHIM UPI-based payments for over half a million merchants
Airtel Payments Bank on Tuesday said that it has enabled open loop BHIM UPI-based payments at over 500,000 merchant points across India, allowing consumers to make digital payments for goods and services by using any BHIM UPI-enabled bank or payments app over their mobile phones.
This means that consumers no longer need to go through the hassle of downloading and maintaining numerous payment apps and can pay with any BHIM UPI-enabled application of their choice.
Airtel Payments Bank’s payments solution for merchants allows consumers to make instant cashless payments from their mobile phones, directly through their savings bank accounts by just scanning a merchant QR code through their preferred BHIM UPI-enabled app.
Speaking on the announcement, Anubrata Biswas, MD and CEO of Airtel Payments Bank, said,
“We are delighted to partner with NPCI to bring BHIM UPI-powered payment solutions at millions of merchants across India, enabling seamless and secure digital payments. This is an important step towards our aim of creating a ubiquitous digital payments ecosystem for all consumers.”
According to the payments banks, its customers are a mix of small merchants as well as large format retail outlets, covering almost all consumer categories such as food, lifestyle, electronics and more.
Airtel Payments Bank plans to significantly ramp up its offline merchant base and plans to power at least one million offline merchants with its payments solution over the coming months.
Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO of NPCI, said,
“We believe that there is already a significant shift to a mobile-first strategy with consumers using functionality-rich and user-friendly apps for P2P (peer-to-peer) or P2M (peer-to-merchant) payments. This partnership with Airtel Payments Bank will help consumers make instant and hassle free transactions digitally thereby adding to seamless customer experience.”
Bharti Airtel announced the launch of Airtel Payments Bank in January of 2017, making it one of the first payments bank to start operations in India.


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Carolyn Eligan Named Manager of First-of-its-Kind Verizon Wireless Communications Store
July 25, 2001
Carolyn Eligan has been named manager of the new Verizon Wireless Communications Store at Pittsburgh International Airport, the first-of-its-kind wireless outlet for the company.
Eligan brings more than 23 years of retail experience to this position, where she will head the company's first airport store in the country. This location is deemed a customer care center with a focus on serving a national customer base and with half the staff made up of customer care representatives.
"I'm excited about this opportunity because it is the first Verizon Wireless location in an airport and enables me to meet people from all over the world and provide them with the best wireless products and services," Eligan said. "The atmosphere and environment at the airport is always brimming with activity, and my team is very positive, upbeat and ready to serve customers."
Eligan has been with Verizon Wireless for one year, most recently as assistant manager of the company's Cranberry Township Communications Store. Previously, she was a sales manager for Circuit City and worked for Kaufmann's for 21 years in sales management. Eligan received her B.A. degree from Wilberforce University (Ohio) in 1978.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless communications provider in the U.S. with more than 28 million wireless voice and data customers. The coast-to-coast wireless provider was formed by the combination of the U.S. wireless businesses of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD), including Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, GTE Wireless and PrimeCo Personal Communications. Verizon Wireless has a footprint covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 97 of the top 100 U.S. markets. The company, headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, is 40,000 employees strong. Reporters and editors can find more information about the company on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com.


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You may already be a fan of Publix and Instacart, the shopping service that allows you to do your grocery shopping from the convenience of your kitchen table.
Winn Dixie is now jumping onto the grocery delivery bandwagon, with the announcement they've partnered with Uber Eats.
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We were all disappointed when Elton John canceled his "Yellow Brick Road Tour" at Orlando's Amway Center.
Today, Elton announced the tour will resume.
Unfortunately, not until 2022 and Orlando is set for April of that year.
If you're looking for safe, family fun this Halloween (and who isn't) Gatorland is bringing back it's spooky offering all month long.
Here's a number that will blow your mind.
Cruise ship behemoth, Carnival, is losing $17,000.00 a minute!
The question is, "can Carnival Cruise Lines stay afloat"?
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It’s been a year since The Elder Scrolls Online was released on console, with three content packs following it. It’s now got an online community of seven million players – despite launching in a pretty buggy state, as a paid MMO.
A transition to a different monetisation model has obviously done wonders for the game, which has now gone on to be one of the more popular MMO’s still running.
On June 23, the game will launch in Japan – but more interestingly, there’s a Dark Brotherhood expansion coming next week. With repeatable quests and probably some of the most fun quests you’ll find in the game (IF Skyrim’s Dark Brotherhood quests are anything to go by, anyway) it could be just the thing the MMO needs to help its player count fly past that 7 million.
But that’s not all. The game is changing. There’s now something called “One Tamriel” which means that once you’re done with the tutorial, you’ll be able to do whatever you like with no quest or faction restrictions.
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Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio has advised the Australian Energy Market Operator to contract with renewable energy specialist Neon to create a new 300-megawatt Tesla battery at the Moorabool Terminal station in the vicinity of Geelong.
The new battery will serve as a back-up of renewable energy power and will store renewable energy when it stands in generous supply and return this into the grid when required.
It will also help to reduce the possibility of unscheduled outages in the summer as it will reserve a part of its capacity to enhance the power flow through the Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector by up to 250 MW.
According to the deal, Neon will provide payment for the battery’s building and operation, with consumers to be charged for its use by way of their power bills.
The government states that consumers will pay a lower rate, however, as the capacity supplied by the battery decreases the wholesale price of energy.
The announcement arrives as Victoria is wanting to attain a target of 50 percent renewable energy by the year 2030.
Via a statement, D’Ambrosio stated the battery was required to protect the state’s power supply as climate change produces warmer summers and more intensive energy need at peak times while the state’s aged coal-fired generators are growing less dependable.
The big battery, she said, will shield our network in summer, open jobs and decrease energy prices – and support the economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The battery will be presented by the 2021/22 summer.


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The realization that food from distant places can lose nutritional value while requiring additional fossil fuels for transport — to say nothing of leaving local farmers out of the loop — is helping make “local” the new “organic” for many conscientious eaters.
Demand for local food is growing and has been named a leading trend for 2007 by Time magazine. As with organic before it, one of the big problems for consumers is “How do I know?”
Starting in 2006, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (headquartered right here in Asheville) has sponsored “Appalachian Grown,” a label displayed on food grown in WNC and the surrounding mountains by family farms. Since the program was launched, nearly 100 farms have become Appalachian Grown certified. On top of that, nearly 20 businesses, including local grocery stores, food cooperatives and restaurants, have agreed to participate in the Appalachian Grown program and use the logo to promote farm products from certified farms.
ASAP encourages consumers to look for the logo at area grocers and restaurants. As the organizations’ bumper stickers proclaim, local food is “thousands of miles fresher.”
For further reading: Novelist and Appalachian resident Barbara Kingsolver discusses the Appalachian Grown program’s effect on farmers and shoppers in her community in the May/June issue of Mother Jones magazine.
And for more on ASAP, visit the organization’s Web site or contact Kate at 236-1282.
— Cecil Bothwell, staff writer


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The impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the global economy is immeasurable. There has been a surge in e-commerce enterprises with businesses forced to adapt to online retail mediums. This was complemented by dramatic supply chain disruptions which still affect businesses in a post-pandemic economy. One thing is certain amongst all this; the pandemic changed the way people live, work and shop— and businesses need to adapt or be left behind.
In this post-pandemic era, consumers are moving away from brick-and-mortar shops in favour of online mediums like Instagram and company websites. Because of this, businesses that do not invest in high-quality website design and advertising are being out-competed in the modern market. To remain relevant, retail providers must keep up to date with technological innovations, prioritise health and hygiene, and consider implementing a sophisticated e-commerce-based sales model.


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It seems as though news of recalls related to specific batches of bad marijuana from licensed Canadian producers has been coming in more frequently than marijuana investors and consumers would like to see.
Following a highly publicized recall which led to approximately $1 million of cannabis being destroyed by Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED) due to banned pesticides being found in product sold by its subsidiary Mettrum Ltd., a smaller Vancouver Island company, Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd., has issued a recall for three batches of dried cannabis sold last year.
The dried cannabis was recalled after a spot test done by Health Canada showed the producer used two banned pesticides, myclobutanil and spinosad, in its cannabis oil and subsequently found traces of myclobutanil in its dried cannabis, leading to the recall notice. Myclobutanil is the same pesticide which was found earlier this year in tainted batches of cannabis sold by Canopy’s subsidiary.
In a race to provide high-quality marijuana at the lowest possible price, concerns about industry-wide pesticide use have become apparent, as bugs and other pests can significantly eat into the profit margin of large producers. The reality of the cost benefit that pesticides can have on large “marijuana-culture” facilities has led some companies to use these banned substances to boost profits.
Many companies thus find themselves in “prisoner dilemma” situations in which choosing not to use pesticides may give competitors a cost advantage; this early in the game, cannabis companies are fighting and scratching for market share and profitability, and it may make economic sense for such companies to pay a fine and destroy a batch of cannabis due to the massive potential cost-savings the company can receive from using such pesticides.
The ethical questions surrounding how pot should be grown abound, and discussion on this topic remains somewhat muted. Should additional recalls come out of the woodwork, however, expect a much more heated debate down the road.
By looking at one Canadian ETF which tracks the publicly traded marijuana industry, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (TSX:HMMJ), we can see that much of the rebound, which took place since the index bottomed a little more than two months ago, has been given up, with the index now trading near all-time lows amid somewhat stagnant investor sentiment and few growth catalysts and positive indicators for the sector, as previously seen in 2016 through the beginning of 2017.
It appears as though the market for marijuana issues has flattened out, making this potential headwind for producers much more distressing. I would expect industry-leading companies to continue to highlight the quality control measures already in place in an effort to reassure consumers and investors moving forward.
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Santa Claus is coming to town.
The famous man in the bright red suit will be in Conway Saturday for the city’s annual Christmas Parade beginning at 10 a.m.
According to Sydney Lawson, who serves as marketing and special events director for the Conway Chamber of Commerce, the Conway Christmas Parade is widely regarded as one of the top parades in Horry County.
“We have 125 units and this year’s parade will be the best ever,” Lawson said. “We have 18 commercial floats, which is the most ever. We have a lot of new businesses participating, which is really exciting. The cold weather will make it even more festive.”
The parade will feature area bands, beauty queens, Shrine units, clowns, local personalities and more.
“The Express Employment Professionals Clydesdale team which is based out of Oklahoma will be in our parade for the first time,” Lawson said. “They only participate in six parades each year and we were one of the ones chosen this year.”
Santa Claus and the Clydesdale Horses will be available for pictures at the Peanut Warehouse after the parade. There is no cost for pictures, but donations will be accepted for the Children’s Miracle Network.
Breakfast With Santa will also be available at the Peanut Warehouse following the parade.
Breakfast with Santa will also be offered before the parade from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in the Conway Recreation Center at 1515 Mill Pond Road in Conway. Eggs, grits, sausage, milk or juice will be served. Cost is free for children under 2 with a paying adult, $3 for kids 3 and up and $4 for adults. Register online at www.ConwayParksandRecreation.com or in person at the Recreation Center. Call (843) 488-1950.
Tommy Moore, who serves as the Chamber’s vice president of community affairs and special events, is equally excited about this year’s parade.
“Our Christmas parade is the biggest in the county,” he said. “It’s always festive and always fun.”
Moore said putting on the parade is an opportunity for the Chamber to do something special for the community.
“It’s a lot of fun because it gets everyone in the holiday spirit,” he said. “It’s an event for the whole city. It gets you in the spirit of Christmas.”
Kelli James, executive vice president of the Conway Chamber said the parade serves a dual purpose by entertaining spectators and attracting shoppers to Conway.
She said the parade is one of the Chamber’s most popular events.
“It brings the community together in celebration of the holiday,” she said.
James said many of the downtown shops will decorate for Christmas, making it a very festive day for Conway.
The parade will line up on 16th Avenue between Sherwood Drive and Main Street. All parade participants must enter Lakeside Drive or 12th Avenue, and traffic during the parade will be one-way only.
The parade will begin on 16th Avenue and travel along Main Street to Third Avenue. It will make a right on Laurel Street and travel up to Fourth Avenue before making a left at Fourth Avenue and ending at Powell Street.
Even more Downtown fun
Downtown merchants will bring back their popular living windows in participating stores with humans posing as mannequins tonight from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in Downtown Conway.
Stores will stay open until 8 p.m. for holiday shopping.
There will be free carriage rides, sponsored by Conway National Bank, beginning at the old service station at Fourth and Laurel where folks will also find free hot chocolate and cookies.
At 6 p.m., the Conway High School choir will perform, followed at 7:15 p.m. by Miss Kathleen’s Carolina Vocals.
On Dec. 15, the Kingston Elementary School singers will kick off the performances at 6 p.m., followed by the First United Methodist Church’s Carillon choir at 6:45 p.m. Closing out the music will be the Carolina Vocals. Carriage rides, shopping and snacks will also be part of the evening’s events.
There will also be some fresh produce and perhaps some crafts and baked goods.
“The Rivertown Christmas celebration is a great way to experience a down-home Main Street Christmas and take in the fun of shopping local and enjoying old-fashion Christmas tradition,” said Conway Downtown Alive director Hillary Howard.


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Closing the gap: adopting omnichannel strategies for stronger brand-consumer connections
Consumers have moved seamlessly across screens for years. Have brands finally caught up with them?
For many companies, COVID-19 dramatically accelerated the move to online strategies. More digital transformation happened in the early weeks of the pandemic than in the previous decade.
The expansion of available platforms, the rise of new consumer channels and the rapid acceleration of ecommerce adoption have converged, forcing brands to reframe their media strategy towards a holistic, integrated approach. But there are still gaps between where consumers are spending their time and where advertisers are investing.
It’s against this backdrop that Catalyst and Xaxis, in partnership with London Research, present Closing the Gap: Adopting Omnichannel Strategies for Stronger Brand-Consumer Connections. This original research report explores where consumers are spending their time and where advertisers are investing their money, revealing opportunities for marketers to close the gap to their consumers using omnichannel strategies.
Based on quantitative surveys with US brands and consumers as well as interviews with industry experts from Georgia-Pacific, Clorox, Google, The Trade Desk, GroupM, Seagate, and more, the report reveals:
- The pandemic saw people across all age groups increase their use of search, but less than half the marketers surveyed have increased spending in the channel
- 18-34 and 35–54-year-old groups are equally likely to use new channels and platforms such as Fortnite and Twitch
- 74% of consumers visit an ecommerce site at least once a week and 56% of marketers are increasing their retail media and ecommerce investment
- 46% of marketers strongly agree their marketing budget has become more dynamic and real-time based on evolving consumer behaviour
- Marketers are bullish about their progress towards an agile, integrated approach based on business-wide outcomes. They are embracing the benefits of programmatic as its capabilities expand across channels including audio, CTV, digital out-of-home (DOOH) and in-game advertising
- The major barriers to greater channel integration are siloed organisational structures, disconnected technologies, difficulty attributing results to activities and the lack of data science skills
- On the journey to omnichannel marketing, most marketers see traditional TV as an outsider in an increasingly integrated world
- Only about a third of marketers see the effects of growing privacy concerns – including changes in consumer digital identifiers, consumer sentiment and privacy regulations – as a major barrier to more integrated marketing
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Guam – GTA will be establishing its flagship store in the Camacho Landmark Center along Marine Corps Drive.
The developer of the Camacho Landmark Center, Cam 5 Real Estate, will be leasing 7,169 square feet of space in the center that fronts the intersection of Marine Corps Drive and Chalan San Antonio, more commonly known as the ITC intersection. Cam 5 Real Estate President Mike Camacho hopes it will be one day be commonly known as the Camacho Landmark Center intersection.
“The Camacho Landmark Center changed the village scape of Tamuning and from the Camacho Landmark intersection you can now access Personal Finance Center which is in building one and that’s a fifteen thousand square foot LEED silver certified facility,” said Camacho adding, “In the next few months you’re gonna be able to visit GTA at this facility.”
“So, the plan here is to really do a new retail store a new technical assistance, our enterprise solution center is gonna be here along with our sales product and marketing teams. And we’re really gonna showcase a lot of the things that we’re already doing on Guam to connect both residential customers and enterprise customers,” said GTA President Roland Certeza
The new GTA flagship store is set to open at the end of 2018.


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Now that’s some refreshing news.
- There’s a chance a recession will strike in 2023.
- That recession won’t necessarily be horrendously painful or prolonged.
- You can be ready by adding to your emergency fund and making yourself more employable.
Will a recession hit in 2023? That’s something a lot of us want answers on. And unfortunately, without a crystal ball, all we can really do is sit back and see how things play out as far as the economy is concerned.
Of course, if you read the news, you’ll see that many financial experts are convinced the economy will experience a setback in 2023. And some are cautioning that an upcoming recession could be long and drawn-out.
But Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan’s warnings are far less dire. In a recent CNN interview, Moynihan acknowledged that while a recession is possible in the new year, he’s hopeful it will be brief and mild. Plus, he insisted that Americans’ worst economic fears may not come to be, thanks to the ongoing resilience of consumers who still seem to be pumping money into the economy despite inflation and rising borrowing costs.
Clearly, the idea of a mild recession is far less daunting than the idea of an extended one. But it’s important to prepare for a downturn either way. Here are some moves you can make in that regard.
1. Boost your emergency fund
You may need to raid your savings account to pay your bills if a recession hits and you lose your job as a result. And so the more money you have available in savings, the less stressed you’ll be in that scenario.
As a general rule, it’s a good idea to have a minimum of three months’ worth of living expenses in savings. But given that we don’t know if our next recession will be a quick one or not, you may want to give yourself some added protection and save enough money to cover six months’ worth of bills — or possibly more, if you’re really worried.
Of course, boosting your savings this month may be a challenge given the added holiday expenses you’re no doubt facing. But it’s a good idea to aim to cut your spending and add to your savings once the holidays are over.
2. Get a second job
Getting laid off becomes more likely during a recession. If that’s something you’re worried about, try to get yourself a second job now, while the gig economy is still in good shape. You can use your earnings to boost your savings, all the while securing a back-up source of income for yourself.
3. Improve your job skills
Being great at what you do won’t guarantee you won’t fall victim to a layoff during a recession. But the more valuable an employee you are, the harder it will be for your employer to let you go. So if you’re able to spend the next few months growing your skills, it might help you avoid the chopping block if economic conditions worsen in 2023.
We don’t know what the economy will look like once the new year begins. It’s a good idea to remain optimistic about how things will shake out so you don’t needlessly lose sleep. At the same time, it’s also important to prepare for a period of economic distress so you’re protected in case things do indeed take a notable turn for the worse.
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Now you can test the Morpheos platform, in real scenario and checking its great functionality. Morpheos is exploited with the commercial brand ISizeYou. Here we explain you how to register and try it in a real purchase case
On November 29th another meeting of this Club was organized in Paterna (Valencia), Spain, where the MORPHEOS project was showcased.
The Morpheos project will be present at the stand that the i-Deal partner will have in the 2018 Web Summit.
The event will take place in Lisbon from November 5-8, 2018
Hábitat Fair is the international showcase mainly for the Spanish furniture and lighting industry which happens every year in Valencia, Spain. During the fair, a Circulo Muebles (CM) General Assembly, gathering all the representatives from all the furniture stores nationwide, took place. Morpheos project had a spot to present to CM representatives the latest advances in the project.
Information about the project has been published in Cordis
On 22nd of June 2018 was carried the first "Jornada industria textil y sostenibilidad " organized by INTEXTER. Conference addressed to entrepreneurs and designers from the industrial textile and fashion sector in Spain as well as innovation centers.
Presented the application ISizeYou developed within the project Morpheos currently in testing phase. The basics of the project are being disseminated in different Member States; a wide dissemination action for general public was carried out during January in Spain.
Morpheos project was presente in the Web Summit 2017 the last 30th June.
The event was organized in Lisbon the last 5th - 9th November.
Morpheos project was presente in the TorinoFashionMatch 2017 the last 30th June.
The event was organized in the framework of the second edition of the Torino FashionWeek#2 (27th June – 03rd July 2017), 7 days of fashion catwalks, workshops and events.
The last 30-31 March 2017, Morpheos Project was presented in the 12th Annual Conference of the European Textile and Clothing Platform hosted by Euratex in Brussels.
The Annual Conference was dedicated to the exploration of textile related research across the major European Research and Innovation Programmes including HORIZON 2020, COSME, LIFE+ and INTERREG.