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U.S. freight traffic stays mixed in latest week
U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending Jan. 19, 2013 was down 3.5% measured against the comparable week in 2012, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. U.S. intermodal…
U.S. freight traffic resumes familiar mix(ed)
For the second week of 2013 (and the first week fully within the calendar year), U.S. freight traffic mirrored its most common measure through most of 2012: U.S. carload freight…
New year, same U.S. freight traffic doldrums
U.S. freight traffic volume began 2013 the same way it ended 2012, declining from the comparable week of one year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday.
U.S. freight traffic ends 2012 on down note
Both U.S. freight carload traffic and U.S. intermodal volume declined for the week ending Dec. 29, 2012—essentially the end of the year—the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
Near year’s end, U.S. freight traffic gains
U.S. freight carload traffic, falling short of 2011 totals through most of this year, notched a 0.9% rise in the week ending Dec. 22, 2012, the Association of American Railroads…
U.S. intermodal rebounds in latest week
U.S. intermodal volume for the week ending Dec. 15 returned to the plus column it has been in for much of 2013, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. U.S.…
U.S. freight carload, intermodal moves slip
For the second week in a row, the latest week ending Dec. 8, volume fell for both U.S. carload freight traffic and, more notably, for U.S. intermodal movement as well.
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer: KCS “my new favorite stock”
No need for me to say anything about Kansas City Southern. Jim Cramer, CNBC’s host of “Mad Money,” says it all in this segment on the railroad’s growth in Mexico.
U.S. freight traffic slumps as December begins
For the week ending Dec. 1, U.S. freight carload traffic continued falling short of its 2011 marks, and U.S. intermodal also fell short, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday.
For U.S. rail freight, more of the same mix
The Association of American Railroads Thursday once more reported mixed U.S. weekly rail traffic, this time for the week ending Nov. 24, 2012. U.S. freight carload traffic fell 4.6% measured…
U.S. maintains mixed freight traffic picture
The Association of American Railroads Wednesday reported mixed U.S. weekly rail traffic results for the week ending Nov. 17, 2012. U.S. freight carload traffic declined 4.3% measured against the comparable…
U.S. freight traffic trends resume familiar mix
U.S. freight rail traffic resumed its 2012 norm during the week ending Nov. 10, 2012—gains intermodal, declines in carload freight—the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. The resumption of a…
Hurricane’s impact dampens U.S. freight traffic
Data released Nov. 8 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) showed Hurricane Sandy disrupted U.S. intermodal volume's winning streak during the week ending Nov. 3, 2012. The hurricane also…
U.S. traffic tanks, but intermodal remains up
October's final week was not a busy one for U.S. railroads. The Association of American Railroads report for the week ending October 27, 2012, shows U.S. railroads originating 287,104 carloads,…
U.S. freight slump hits more commodity groups
For the week ending Oct. 20, 2012, a key difference in the continuing slump in U.S. freight carload traffic is the number of commodity groups affected, according to data released…
AAR: Intermodal strong, carload volume weak
U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending Oct. 13, 2012 remained unable to surmount 2011 levels, down 6.1% when measured against the comparable week one year ago, the Association…
U.S. intermodal powers on in latest week
U.S. freight carload volume for the week ending Oct. 6, 2012 notched another decline, down 6.3% from the comparable week in 2011, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. But…
Mixed U.S. freight picture persists, AAR reports
U.S. freight carload traffic continued its sluggish performance during the week ending Sept. 29, down 5.3% compared with the same week in 2011, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.…
U.S. freight carload traffic still struggles; intermodal up
U.S. freight carload traffic declined 4.1% for the week ending Sept. 22, 2012, measured against the comparable week in 2011, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. U.S. intermodal volume…
Intermodal again powers U.S. freight mix
U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending Sept. 15 lagged behind the comparable week in 2011, down 2.9%, continuing a yearlong trend, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday.…
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The FCC May Make Important Clarifications to the TCPA
Last week, FCC Chairman Wheeler put forth a proposal that will address more than 20 pending petitions before the Agency. The FCC will vote on the proposal June 18, 2015. Chairman Wheeler has posted both a set of FAQs and a blog post providing more information. Chairman Wheeler has made clear that the intent is to expand consumer protection with regard to calls and texts, stating that he wants to send a clear message that “consumers have the right to control the calls and texts they receive, and the FCC is moving to enforce those rights and protect consumers against robocalls, spam texts, and telemarketing.”
If approved, and based upon Chairman Wheeler’s blog post and FAQs, the proposal would address at least the following:
- Allow for the adoption of robocall-blocking technology;
- Clarify the issue of a "reassigned number," such that callers could not call a reassigned number after one call (applies at least to robocalls);
- Allow consumers to opt-out of robocalls in any “reasonable” manner;
- Allow for certain limited and specific exceptions, such as for fraud alerts. There would be no exceptions for marketing purposes; and
- Defining "autodialers" as “any technology with the potential to dial random or sequential numbers” (emphasis added).
The final point, above, may be of significant interested to many companies, as it is a broad definition and will impact text messages as well as certain calls.
If approved by the Commission, the declaratory rulings in the proposal would become effective immediately upon release.
This blog post has been updated, please refer to The FCC TCPA Order: What Does My Business Need To Know?

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Restaurant warns customers of possible fraud
Published: January 15,2013
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A Georgia-based restaurant firm says suspicious computer files have been found at some of its locations, prompting it to warn customers about the potential for fraud.
Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. said in a statement that the suspicious files might have resulted in unauthorized access to credit and debit card information at more than 100 stores.
The Athens-based firm says the affected stores are in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia.
Company officials say the issue involves malware files, which could have been used to export guest names and credit and debit card numbers. The company says it notified law enforcement of the potential criminal activity. Zaxby’s says a forensic investigation hasn’t determined whether credit or debit card data left the processing systems of any stores.
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The mystery judges have been let loose in Tamworth, after nominations for the 2019 Quality Business Awards closed on Friday.
This year the Tamworth Business Chamber received a total of 750 individual nominations, tipping the cap to an incredible 434 respective businesses throughout the entire region.
Chamber president Jye Segboer said customer service is what sets a good business and a great business apart.
"There's no question that great customer service sets you apart from your competitors and some of the nominations we received were incredibly heartfelt and detailed in their description," he said.
"We always receive a high standard of entries, and this year is no exception."
Of the 27 awards up for grabs, 18 of them will be judged by a panel of 60 "experienced and impartial" volunteer judges, who will essentially "mystery shop" the nominees, while the remaining nine awards, which are aligned with the NSW Business Chamber, will be "externally judged."
"We have now handed the process over to our team of qualified and independent judges, and we expect to announce the finalists in each category on July 20," Mr Segboer said.
"The awards have seen an extraordinary response, and are a testament to the calibre and resilience of our business community."
The Quality Business Awards are being held at the TRECC on August 9, with tickets available via the Tamworth Business Chamber.


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Last spring, Anthony Tabarez celebrated prom the way many high school students do today: dancing the night away and documenting it with photos and videos. The snapshot shows Mr. Tabarez, 18, and his friends grinned, jumped around and waved their arms on the crowded dance floor.
But instead of using his smartphone, Mr. Tabarez recorded prom night with an Olympus FE-230, a 7.1-megapixel silver digital camera made in 2007 that was previously owned by his mother. During his senior year of high school, similar cameras began to appear in classrooms and social gatherings. On prom night, sir. Tabarez circled his camera and snapped shots of Fuchsia that seemed straight-forward.
“We’re so used to using our phones,” Mr. Tabarez is a freshman at Cal State Northridge. “It’s more exciting when you have something else to film.”
The cameras of Gen Z’s childhood, considered outdated and pointless by those who originally owned them, are becoming popular again. Young people revel in the novelty of old looks, peddling digital cameras on TikTok and sharing the photos they make on Instagram. On TikTok, the hashtag #digitalcamera has 184 million views.
Modern influencers like Kylie Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Charli D’Amelio are encouraging the fun, with shots of blurred, Overlit photos to emulate their early 2000s counterparts. Instead of posting these photos in tabloids or gossip sites, influencers post them on social media.
Most of today’s teens and youngest adults were babies at the turn of the millennium. Gen Z grew up with more and more smartphones, eliminating the need for separate cameras, mapping devices, and other gadgets. They’re now looking to get away from their smartphones; last year, 36 percent of American teens said they spent too much time on social media, according to the Pew Research Center.
Part of that respite comes from compact point-and-shoot digital cameras, which Gen Zers discovered while rummaging through their parents’ junk drawers and shopping for second-hand goods. Camera lines such as the Canon Powershot and Kodak EasyShare were their discoveries, often seen at parties and other social events.
Over the past few years, Gen Z has been swept over by nostalgia for the Y2K era, an era that spanned the late 1990s and early 2000s of tech zeal and existential dread. Nostalgia spread on TikTok, driving fashion trends like low-rise pants, velvet tracksuits and dresses with jeans. Mall brands like Abercrombie & Fitch and Juicy Couture are already benefiting; in 2021, Abercrombie reported its highest net sales since 2014. Now, there’s a nostalgia for Y2K that captured the technology when these garments first became popular.
This time, the poor quality isn’t for lack of better tools. This is on purpose.
Compared with today’s smartphones, older digital cameras have fewer megapixels, capture less detail, and have built-in lenses with wider apertures that let in less light, both of which result in lower-quality photos. But in the more or less standard smartphone photo feed, the quirks of photos taken with digital cameras are now considered treasures, not reasons for deletion.
“People are starting to realize that it’s fun not having something attached to your phone,” said photographer Mark Hunter, also known as Cobrasnake. “You don’t get the same results you’re used to. The gratification is a bit delayed.”
gentlemen. Hunter, 37, started documenting nightlife early on with his digital camera. In the photos, celebrities — including Taylor Swift of the “You Belong To Me” era and newly-famous Kim Kardashian — look like normal partygoers in the harsh light of Mr. Hunter’s camera.
He now photographs a new crop of influencers and stars, but if his subjects were holding flip phones instead of iPhones, the photos would be virtually indistinguishable from his old ones. They turned the clock back to 2007 and “basically revisited every episode of ‘The Simple Life,'” he said, referring to the era’s reality show, which starred Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.
But many new point-and-shoot digital cameras come with today’s bells and whistles, and older models have been discontinued, so people turn to thrift stores and second-hand e-commerce sites to find cameras that look retro enough. On eBay, searches for “digital camera” will increase by 10% from 2021 to 2022, with an even larger increase in searches for specific models, company spokeswoman Davina Ramnarine said. For example, searches for “Nikon COOLPIX” have increased by 90%, she said.
Zounia Rabotson’s earliest memories are of traveling and posing in front of monuments and tourist attractions as her mother presses a button and a digital camera whirrs. Now a model in New York City, she’s returned to her mother’s digital camera, a 2011 Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.
On Instagram, the woman, Rabotson, 22, posts rough, overexposed photos of herself in a denim miniskirt and carrying a luxury pouch. She said she adored her childhood models and that taking photos in a similar style made her “feel like they were me”.
“I think we’ve gotten a little too crafty,” she said. “It’s a great idea to go back in time.”
Mrs. Rabotson isn’t completely disconnected. She showed off her camera on social media and captioned her fourth-most popular video on TikTok: “Pov” — point of view — “You’re in love with digital cameras again.”
On TikTok, teens and young adults are now showing off cameras almost as old as they are and explaining how to achieve a “new aesthetic.” Cameras weren’t always popular. Some of the more than 900 commenters were horrified after influential Amalie Bladt posted a video on TikTok telling viewers to “buy the cheapest digital camera you can find” for an “overexposed look”. respond.
“No no no no no no, I can’t relive this era,” one netizen commented. “I swear I’m not that old.”
But comments from desperate millennials and those with more modern tastes were inundated with comments from users tagging their friends and asking how to upload photos from their digital cameras to their smartphones.
Brielle Saggese, a lifestyle strategist at trend forecasting firm WGSN Insight, said that among some Gen Zers, digital cameras became popular because it seemed more authentic online, not necessarily because it was off the internet. Photos taken with a digital camera can give “a layer of personality that most iPhone content doesn’t,” she said.
“We want our devices to quietly blend into our surroundings without being seen,” she said. Suggs said. “The Y2K aesthetic subverts that,” she added, describing mirror selfies and photos with digital cameras as visible accessories as “style choices.”
Rudra Sondhi, a freshman at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, started using his grandmother’s digital camera because it seemed like a happy medium between film cameras and smartphones. He estimates that he takes one photo with a digital camera for every five photos he takes with a smartphone.
“When I look back at my digital photos” — from his real camera — “I have very specific memories of them,” Mr. Sondy said. “When I’m scrolling through the camera roll on my phone, I remember the moment, it’s not special.”
gentlemen. Sondhi, 18, shares photos taken with his digital camera on a separate Instagram account @rudrascamera. The photos document the spectrum of youth, from hanging out in college dorms to partying at The Weeknd shows. When he pulled out his camera, his friends immediately thought the moment was special, he said.
For 22-year-old Sadie Gray Strosser, using a digital camera represents the beginning of a different life stage. During the pandemic, she took a semester off from Williams College to use her parents’ Canon Powershot. Her photography Instagram account @mysexyfotos catalogs nights out and long drives with low-contrast, washed-out snapshots.
“I felt like I was completely disconnected from the network, it was pretty much going hand in hand, using a camera that wasn’t connected to the phone,” she said.
Ms. Strother said she was “very frustrated” when her digital camera broke last summer. She later started using her grandmother’s Sony Cyber-shot, which had “such different characteristics”. At the same time, she says, if her iPhone breaks, “I don’t give a damn.”


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Google, Alexa, Cortana, oh my! It’s been a week full of competing smart-assistant news from Google, Amazon and even Microsoft.
Google released its smart assistant as an iOS app, and although the assistant can do some things Siri can’t, co-host Todd Bishop had a hard time getting it to work well for him. Google also announced new upgrades to its Google Home device, including unlimited free voice calls to any phone in North America, something co-host Andru Edwards is pretty jazzed about.
On the other side of the coin, Amazon announced the new Alexa-enabled touchscreen Echo Show, and Alexa Voice Calling, and Microsoft announced big changes to how Windows and Cortana work on Android and iOS devices.
We break down all the smart assistant news, including who’s coming out ahead, on this episode of Geared Up.
Plus, we take a look at the most recent leaks of the new iPhone 8, including pictures that seem to be a prototype. There’s nothing too earth-shattering in the new news, but it does give us some extra glimpses into Apple’s direction.
And we try out the fidget cube and the fidget spinner, two devices designed to calm you down by taking out all your nervous energy. They’re all the rage among kids and adults alike, but Todd and Andru aren’t particularly impressed.
Listen to the show above or download it as an MP3, and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Andru’s YouTube Channel or GeekWire’s Facebook page to see the behind-the-scenes live stream.
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News tagged ‘Car’
According to the latest report from Reuters, Apple has ruined a promising startup aimed at creating an electric motorcycle called Mission Motors. Over the last months, six engineers have decided they want to contribute to the development of Apple’s widely-rumored electric car codenamed Project Titan rather than to create one of the kind electric motorcycle. Because of the loss of key specialists, Mission Motors is now initiating the process of filing for bankruptcy.
According to the latest report from VentureBeat, Intel has as many as 1,000 employees currently working on a new LTE modem for the iPhone 7. Some sources claim that Apple is planning to equip a number of iPhone 7 units with a new chip manufactured by Intel instead of modems created by Qualcomm.
Last week, Apple issued a statement claiming that the real-life battery life of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus units equipped with A9 chips manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung may vary a bit. Earlier this week, the experts from Ars Technica have conducted a battery life test on two iPhone 6s models with different processors inside to either confirm Apple’s words or deny them.
Looks like Apple has finally caught up with the demand for the Apple Watch. Apple has recently updated its official websites in Austria, Denmark and Ireland to reveal that the long-awaited wearable device will go on sale in these countries as soon as on September 25th. By the way, this is the date when the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will become available for purchase in the 12 countries of the first wave of launch.
As you probably know, Apple is currently working on a new campus. It’s been more than a month, I guess, since I shared the photos showing the progress on the construction site, so it’s high time I told you about the most recent changes and posted a new image of the would-be Apple’s headquarters. The image is available below, you may take a look right now.
A British firm called Intelligent Energy has recently built a working iPhone 6 unit with a hydrogen fuel cell inside. The most interesting thing about this handset is that it still has a Li-ion battery and its dimensions are the same. The modified iPhone 6 has a tweaked headphone jack, which is now used for refilling and several holes on the back panel for releasing water vapour produced by the hydrogen fuel cell. According to The Telegraph, the device created by Intelligent Energy can work up to one week on a single charge. Yep, that’s right: an iPhone can work for one week without an external battery.
According to the latest report shared by people familiar with the matter, Samsung is currently working on a massive 18.4-inch tablet. This device is expected to become the main and probably the only rival of the iPad Pro, which is expected to be released later this year. The South Korean tech giant is also working on a 12-inch tablet with an Intel Core M processor inside, 4GB of RAM and a stylus. The device will be running Windows 10.
Apple has just stopped signing iOS 8.4. This means it is currently impossible to downgrade to this version of Apple’s mobile operating system.
If you have a jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, make sure you don’t upgrade to iOS 8.4.1 accidentally. Although it seems that this version is jailbreakable, currently there are no tools capable of hacking devices with IOS 8.4.1 on board. If you try jailbreaking your device and then something goes wrong, you will have to restore to iOS 8.4.1, not iOS 8.4.
Apple has recently released a new iPhone commercial devoted to Apple Pay. The latest video is a part of the campaign called "If it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone". It is available either on Apple’s official YouTube channel, or below.
Apple’s main rival, Samsung, has recently launched a new promo campaign for iPhone users called Ultimate Test Drive. The participants of this campaign can get any Samsung smartphone they choose for one month for just one dollar. The main aim of the Ultimate Test Drive is to make iPhone users switch to Samsung devices. The launch of the program comes simultaneously with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. It is very likely that most participants will select these two smartphones as iPhone alternatives.
According to the latest report from Macerkopf, Apple will launch the long-anticipated iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on September 18th. The start of sales will take place a little bit more than a week after the debut of new devices at a special media event scheduled for September 9th. As noted by the same insiders, German carriers are currently gearing up for the start of the next-gen iPhone sales.
Several weeks after the release of Windows 10, Apple has updated Boot Camp with the support of this operating system. Although the updated Boot Camp 6 is not yet available for public, several MacRumors readers have noticed that the update can be downloaded from Windows partitions in Boot Camp.
Apple on Tuesday seeded the fifth iOS 9 beta to developers and the third beta to the members of the public beta testing program. Both versions of iOS 9 are identical and contain a wide number of improvements and bug fixes. The fourth pre-released build of iOS 9 was released to developers two weeks ago and the very first beta was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
As you already know, Chinese hackers have recently released the long-anticipated Mac version of their Taig tool for untethered jailbreak. Although the version 1.0.0 is quite stable, some OS X Mavericks 10.9 users report that during the process of jailbreak, the utility freezes and they see a blank screen. That is why Taig team has recently released an update that fixes this problem. The update is available at
As you already know, the Taig tool for untethered jailbreak of iOS 8.4 is now available for OS X. If you have a compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can download Taig 1.1.0 and hack your device using this tool right now.
If you are interested in the instructions on how to jailbreak your device, you will find them below. Make sure you follow each step carefully and feel free to ask any questions related to the process of jailbreak.


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There’s a trend underfoot among omni-channel retailers that’s rewriting the definition of brick-and-mortar stores. Increasingly, omni-channel retail fulfillment professionals are facilitating the shipment of e-commerce orders not from distribution centers, nor direct from vendors, but instead from their stores. That’s in direct response to speed of fulfillment precedent set by e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.
Amazon, in the meantime, is investing heavily in brick-and-mortar distributions centers in an attempt to maintain a leg up on its omni-channel competition. It’s reported that the company opened an additional 18 fulfillment centers in Q3 2016 alone, part of its strategy to allow more third-party vendors to warehouse and ship goods through the Amazon fulfillment network. Most recently, the company announced plans to build a $90 million, 1.15-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Cecil County, Maryland.


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Amazon has plans to bring a facility to East Fishkill.
The online shopping giant has proposed creating a 629,186-square-foot warehouse on roughly 124 acres of space that encompasses a portion of the former IBM west campus.
The proposal calls for the creation of 500 full-time-equivalent jobs, though John DiCola, a partner with the development company working with Amazon, called that estimate conservative.
Rather than a fulfillment center, the warehouse would be a receiving center that would take products in from manufacturers and redistribute them to fulfillment centers. That, Dutchess County officials believe, will allow for more consistent employment and less dependent on whims of seasonal shopping trends.
“It’s good news at a time when Dutchess County and regional workers need good news,” County Executive Marc Molinaro said, referencing the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s job growth at a time when we need it the most.”
The project would be a $135 million investment in the region, though Amazon is still considering other locations and final approvals are needed locally.
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The project has been in discussion in East Fishkill town and planning board meetings for months under the name “Project Redtail,” in which the Bluewater Property Group has been proposing the facility. During a Nov. 5 town board meeting, DiCola said the company had a tenant for the space that was “a household name, a Fortune 500 company,” which also has a 1 million-square-foot facility in the works in Montgomery.
During a Nov. 11 Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency Board meeting, through which Amazon is petitioning for a Pilot in Lieu of Taxes agreement, DiCola confirmed the connection between Bluewater and Amazon.
The town has a special board meeting scheduled for Dec. 3 to discuss the project and its impact on traffic, East Fishkill Town Supervisor Nicholas D’Alessandro said during the IDA meeting. D’Alessandro did not respond to Journal inquiries Tuesday.
January has been proposed for when construction may begin, with the project expected to be completed by June 2022. The IDA board unanimously voted in favor of the preliminary project, advancing the project to a public hearing and a final vote. The next IDA meeting is scheduled for Dec. 9, though the date for the public hearing has yet to be set.
“Our confidence at this point is like 98%,” said Assistant County Executive Ron Hicks.
The county noted the PILOT agreement would be performance-based and dependent on the company fulfilling its proposed job creation totals.
During the Nov. 5 town meeting, Bluewater representatives answered town board members’ questions regarding the impact on traffic, pollution and on the neighboring John Jay High School.
DiCola said, “One of the first things we noticed,” he said of his company and Amazon, were that there would not be “any negative impacts,” due to the already-secluded nature of the former IBM campus. The company walked the board through research that included how drainage at the site would work, as well as an acoustics study. The positioning of the school in relation to the elevation of the prospective Amazon campus and I-84 led the company to conclude there would be no excess sound concerns, and the company plans to plant more trees in-between its property and the school.
He said the companies anticipate all its traffic utilizing the property’s exit to Lime Kiln Road, which connects directly to I-84.
“By and large it is going to be using just the I-84 connection,” DiCola said, emphasizing the importance of the Interstate. “The site does connect up with Route 52; that is, for us, for this project, is considered very secondary. We do not expect to contribute a lot of traffic onto that road.”
What is proposed
The Amazon facility is proposed for the portion of the campus that sits south of the long-paused Sports Kingdome project, and west of John Jay, split by Auditorium Drive. Converting that to a town road to mitigate traffic is one option the town is considering.
“Blue Water has indicated that they are willing to assist with this cost with the town,” D’Alessandro said at the IDA meeting. “So, we’re trying to put all the numbers together and see there’s other projects as well going on in that corridor. So, the town has to do a little more research on how it’s going to affect each project and what the cost will be associated to each project.”
In addition to the facility, the Amazon campus would include 1,000 employee parking spaces, 700 trailer spaces and 132 loading docks. Construction costs are estimated at $90 million.
It would be the second Amazon warehouse project in the Hudson Valley, with the distribution center project in Montgomery already underway. This project would conversely be what the company is calling a cross-stock or receiving center. Amazon is able to use this warehouse to streamline its supply chain efforts with minimal storage but also allows for amazon to take bulk shipments of inventory and receive it at this location.
“The goods that will be coming to this project are coming from an existing facility within their logistics network and then when it leaves here it’s also going to another facility within their logistics network,” he told the board. “From this facility, there is no local deliveries. And really what is important is that main connection to the highway.”
The proposal to the IDA indicates the construction project would create 200 jobs, followed by 500 full-time-equivalent jobs created at the facility over two years. However, DiCola said the facility would actually need 729 employees “per shift,” which would be a combination of full and part time.
Brad Riggs, senior manager on Amazon’s Economic Development Group covering the northeast and Mid-Atlantic expansion efforts like the proposed project in East Fishkill, said at the IDA meeting, “all of our full-time employees again have industry leading wages, starting in at least $15 an hour,” Riggs said. “That’s throughout North America, in the northeast and in New York, we would anticipate that being slightly higher. Additionally, there’s the salary position, starting At least $60,000 a year.”
These positions come with benefits day one including medical, dental, vision, 401K and life insurance.
What is included in the PILOT
Sarah Lee, IDA Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Think Dutchess, said the current assessed value of the property is $5.2 million, and East Fishkill is the lead agency on this project. In 2020, $154,000 was collected in property tax revenue.
The new assessed value is projected to be another $95 million, about an $89 million increase. The 15-year PILOT would create an estimate real property tax exemption of roughly $14.3 million for the duration of the agreement.
The first year of the pilot payment is estimated to be $1.2 million. For context, on the first year after the PILOT expires, property taxes would increase to roughly $3.7 million, according to the application. Lee added that Amazon is asking for a mortgage tax abatement, a property tax exemption and a sales tax exemption.
According to the IDA documents, “The applicant has stated that the project would not be feasible without the assistance of the IDA and that IDA assistance is a material factor for Amazon’s decision to commit to the East Fishkill location.” The application also states the project is supported by the town and the Wappingers Central School District.
Amazon estimates over 15 years and region would enjoy direct or indirect benefits totaling more than $544 million.
In a statement, Lee, called it “rewarding … to develop an attractive incentive package to encourage the company to make an investment in Dutchess County. The significant increase in employment will help re-invigorate the county’s economy and have a positive impact on local business.”
The southwestern corner of IBM’s former campus has been vacant for years, even as the eastern half was redeveloped as IPark, which features a variety of smaller businesses, and the northwestern corner has long been proposed as the site of a massive recreational sports complex.
But, Amazon finding its way to the property, “didn’t happen by mistake,” Hicks said. “They didn’t find us. This is all part of the plan the County Executive set forth years ago.”
That strategy, he said, included preparing strategies to help companies move in easily, working with town governments and within zoning requirements. Molinaro said the Town of East Fishkill was a “tremendous partner in making this property attractive.” The town in 2014 passed a law specifically to encourage the redevelopment of the site with a special permit.
Hicks said the county reached out to Bluewater roughly two years ago to get them to see how the property may suit their needs.
“I don’t believe they’ve ever had such an experience in the northeast,” he said, referring to the benefits of the campus.
Molinaro noted in addition to working with the town, the county works with regulatory agencies to make the transition for the prospective business smooth.
Of the Amazon center, he said, “It’s the kind of investment that makes sense on this property.”
Ryan Santistevan: [email protected]; 845-437-4809; Twitter: @NewsByRyan_
This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Amazon in East Fishkill? Proposal would create 500 jobs, develop ex-IBM campus


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The testing of the new installment of the skate series continues at its best. The Full Circle decided to talk about the work on the game and at the same time developers released new footage from the production, on which we can check a lot of different actions performed by players.
Several months ago Full Circle started testing the new installment of the Skate series, in July we received a mass of specifics.
The game is being created in the free-2-play business model, but developers have indicated from the beginning the title will not be a pay-2-win production.
Today the authors released a second video showing the process of creating the game – the studio discusses this time the design of gameplay, animations, the levels and the world of San Vansterdam itself.
Full Circle, while developing the new installment, has decided to completely redesign the foundations of gameplay with the help of modern technology, yet at the same time the developers wanted to make sure that the game would retain the spirit of the series.
We can easily feel the improvements in all areas of skateboarding in the title, but the development team also did not forget about all the times when players will freely travel around the map.
Skate fans will get much more control over the board, and in addition, full Circle decided to change the approach to the world itself.
Now the developers want to provide an “evolved environment” and during the ride we can appreciate the expansion of the locations.


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Cleveland is one of the markets where investors stand to make big gains from buying foreclosures on the cheap and renting them to people who can’t afford to — or don’t want to — buy a house, according to this story from Bloomberg Businessweek.
Investors who can take advantage of a paradox of the housing market — home prices remain low while the cost to rent is high — stand to make a lot of money this year. The magazine says the market for foreclosures could reach above $100 billion during this year alone, according to a new report from real estate data firm CoreLogic.
“The firm states that in Florida and the Midwest — including the West Palm Beach, Cleveland, and Chicago metro areas — investors can recoup the costs from buying foreclosures in less than a year,” the magazine reports.
Investors who have access to enough capital to scoop up foreclosures “can earn more than 8% returns — not shabby in this era of near-record-low interest rates,” Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
Such activity could boost local economies, the magazine notes.
“Morgan Stanley estimates that cleaning up and repairing rental properties could create as many as 800,000 new jobs and that maintaining the properties could add 1 million more,” according to Bloomberg Businessweek. “That would mean housing could return to its customary role of lifting the economy, rather than dragging it down.”
It’s a long way to November
You might not yet be obsessed with the Sherrod Brown/Josh Mandel Senate race, but The Wall Street Journal is.
The newspaper weighs in today with a story and video on the race, which figures to be critical to Democrats’ efforts to retain control of the Senate. (Too bad the story’s writer, David Feith, keeps mispronouncing Sen. Brown’s first name.)
The story notes that polls generally have Sen. Brown ahead, though it noted the Mandel camp “is touting an end-of-March Rasmussen poll of likely voters that had the race tied.”
One thing is clear: The race will be expensive.
“Both campaigns are flush — Mr. Brown raised $2.4 million in the first quarter and has $6.3 million in the bank; Mr. Mandel raised $2 million and has $5.3 million in the bank — and both are expected to attract major outside support, with Mr. Brown drawing on labor unions and Mr. Mandel on groups such as Crossroads GPS,” the newspaper reports.
Starting with a long, Feb. 4 profile of Mr. Mandel, The Journal has run a total of 10 stories or videos that mention the Ohio state treasurer.
A new chapter, but an uncertain ending
Neil Van Uum, a Cleveland native who owned the Joseph-Beth bookstore chain that was forced to close stores at Shaker Square and Legacy Village, is still trying to make a go of things in the tough retail books business.
The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal catches up with Mr. Van Uum, who owns The Booksellers at Laurelwood in East Memphis, in the wake of a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit last week alleging that book publishers and Apple conspired to raise e-book prices to $12.99 to $14.99. Experts say the action could open the door for Amazon.com to lower the price of such digital books to $9.99 — the price the online retail giant used to create a dominant position in the market for its Kindle e-reader.
“It’ll be very tough if that goes through,” Mr. Van Uum says. “In the mind of the consumer, it will be more erosion for what a book is worth.”
Mr. Van Uum “managed to save the East Memphis bookstore — formerly Davis-Kidd Booksellers — from liquidators a year ago after the chain it was part of, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, went bankrupt,” the newspaper reports. He subsequently has invested $500,000 in the East Memphis store.
Business, though, could be better as its first anniversary approaches.
“It’s just going OK,” Van Uum tells the Commercial Appeal. “We need to be doing more in sales. “Admittedly, it’s a big store. Big footprint. We’re working pretty hard. I’d be lying if I said it’s not a bit of a struggle.”
He’s concerned that more of the store’s customers are going digital.
“The e-book and Kindle are what hurts us,” he said. “The best readers shop here. One by one, they start buying Kindles.”


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Bosses from Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports have attended the official opening of the newly expanded Panama Canal – opening a route that will see many of the world’s biggest ships coming to the Mersey .
The $5.4bn expansion project to add a new access lane to the canal has taken nearly 10 years to complete and will almost triple the capacity of the original canal, which was built in 1914.
It will allow ships carrying up to 12,600TEU a quicker path between Asia and the USA, linking the Atlantic and Pacific. It will also be able to handle tankers carrying liquefied natural gas.
Peel has built the £300m Liverpool2 deep-water terminal that will be able to accommodate 95% of the world’s cargo vessels.
Mark Whitworth, chief executive of Peel Ports Group, and Gary Hodgson, chief operating officer, were VIP guests of the Mayor of Panama during the inauguration ceremony.
The delegation from Peel Ports met with key Panamanian political and business leaders as part of the event, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Panama Canal Authority.
Mr Whitworth, who last week was named DLA Piper Business Person of the Year at the ECHO Regional Business Awards , said: “The opening of the expanded canal has the potential to open up new markets for global trade and has the potential to shift international trade routes, allowing ships to reach Asia from the US up to two weeks faster than going through the Suez Canal.
“It is a considerable feat of modern engineering.
“The canal is of particular interest to us as its lock gates were previously the same width as those at our existing Royal Seaforth Container Terminal. We have both faced the same challenge and each responded with major investment plans to accommodate newer generations of container ships, paving the way for continued business success.”
Peel Ports’ senior team met with Panama Canal administrator Jorge L. Quijano during their trip to discuss recent developments at the Port of Liverpool with a view to promoting its trade connectivity with South America.


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SEATTLE - May 8, 1997 - Airborne Express announced the beginning of Saturday service to Anchorage, AK, in addition to providing overnight service Monday through Friday.
"This means service to/from Anchorage is now like any other Airborne station," said Kaye Austin, Airborne district field service manager. "Next day delivery is available for outbound packages tendered by noon in the lower 48 states and inbound deliveries are made by 5 p.m. within Anchorage."
The station has experienced 38 percent growth over the past two years. During that time, an Airborne DC-9 serviced Anchorage for two years, four days a week. The DC-9 will now fly into Anchorage Tuesday through Saturday, and lay-over until Monday.
"Airborne is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible," said Jonathan Westbrook, Airborne sales representative. "This new service allows us to better serve our customers, and our customers to better serve their own."
The Anchorage station is located at 4025 W. 50th, Suite 1. Its hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday noon to 5 p.m.
For more than 50 years, Airborne Express has served shipping needs of business customers around the world. Today, Airborne offers total distribution solutions by providing time-sensitive delivery of documents, letters, small packages and freight to virtually every U.S. ZIP code and more than 200 countries. Customers can select from a variety of services including same-day, next-morning, next-afternoon or second-day delivery, ocean service, and logistics management.


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Smoothie King Reports 11 Percent Same-Store Sales Increase Year-to-Date Fueled by Traffic Increase and Two Million Smoothie Bowls Sold in Q2
DALLAS (July 20, 2023) -- Smoothie King, the world’s largest smoothie chain and the first health and fitness QSR brand of its kind, announced an 11 percent increase in same-store sales year over year at the end of Q2. Powered by an increase in store traffic and two million Smoothie Bowls sold since the launch of the product in April, Smoothie King is continuing to lead the smoothie and bowl industry and has remained focused on innovating its menu to drive franchisee profitability. In addition to its sales success, Smoothie King opened 20 new stores in the second quarter in existing states including Texas, Illinois, Georgia and Florida and debuted its first location in South Dakota. The brand has now opened 41 new locations across the country in the first half of 2023 and with additional openings in the pipeline, remains on track to open more than 100 new stores by the end of the year.
“Our continued expansion and sales success signifies the increasing demand for our products and the strong trust our guests have placed in the Smoothie King brand,” said Chris Bremer, Chief Development Officer. “We’re excited to bring more stores to existing and new markets to positively impact lives and foster a sense of well-being within the communities we serve. This rapid growth is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team, and Smoothie King remains steadfast in its mission to inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle, one sip or bite at a time.”
Notably impacting Smoothie King’s sales growth is the brand’s newest addition to the menu, Smoothie Bowls, which launched in early April and has contributed to an impressive increase in same-store sales during Q2. Smoothie King offers six bowls at more than 1,100 locations nationwide and eclipsed two million sold in just 12 weeks. With this new offering, the brand has also become the largest smoothie bowl destination in the U.S.
“Smoothie King’s strategic focus on menu innovation, particularly with the introduction of bowls, has not only expanded options for our valued guests but has also showcased our dedication to meeting their needs and wants. By consistently striving to provide top-tier items, we strengthen the bond between our brand and guests while also driving profitability for our franchisees,” said Wan Kim, Chief Executive Officer at Smoothie King. “We’re proud that our commitment to culinary inventiveness and understanding our customers’ evolving preferences has been key in our exceptional performance, and we remain dedicated to serving our guests and exceeding their expectations at every turn.”
As Smoothie King enters Q3, the brand is looking to expand further in new and existing markets. Smoothie King continues to seek experienced operators interested in growing their portfolio with a brand committed to providing products that inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Single and multi-unit development opportunities are available, as well as incentives for active-duty U.S. military or veterans and for first responders, including law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians.
Smoothie King has repeatedly been recognized as a top franchise opportunity, most recently recognized in the top 100 of Restaurant Business’s and Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2023 Top 500 lists. The brand was also ranked number 17 in Entrepreneur magazine’s highly competitive Franchise 500 ranking of the top franchise brands, included in QSR magazine’s Best Franchise Deals, named “Top Brand to Buy” in the beverage category of Franchise Times’ 2022 Zor Awards and selected for Franchise Times’ “Top 400 Franchises” list. Furthermore, Smoothie King received the Top Franchises Satisfaction Award for 2022 from Franchise Business Review based on the brand’s high franchisee satisfaction.
For more information about franchise opportunities with Smoothie King, please visit www.smoothiekingfranchise.com.


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“AAPA’s new chairman will provide strong leadership as AAPA continues to educate stakeholders, provide services, and advocate policies that strengthen the ability of member seaports to serve their global customers and create economic and social value for their communities,” said Kurt Nagle, AAPA president and CEO.
Mr. Friedman was elected chairman of the board in a March 2018 vote of AAPA's board of directors, representing port officials throughout the Americas.
“I look forward to representing the AAPA in our efforts to inform policymakers about the importance of maritime trade in the Western Hemisphere,” said Mr. Friedman. “Our ports are the linchpins in the global supply chains that generate jobs and economic prosperity for our regions and our nations. I look forward to working closely with port leaders and stakeholders to strengthen our vital industry.”
“With his valuable experience as a port director involved with diversified cargo, his background in real estate development, multimodal transportation and the international supply chain, and his longstanding active engagement with AAPA and our member ports throughout the hemisphere, Will Friedman will be of enormous value as our member ports work together to address common challenges and legislative priorities,” said Mr. Nagle.
As AAPA’s board chairman, Mr. Friedman also serves as the association’s U.S. delegation chair, whose other officers include: Chairman-Elect – Gary G. Nelson, Port of Grays Harbor (Wash.); Vice Chairman – Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach (Calif.); and Immediate Past Chair - Steve Cernak, Port Everglades (Fla.).
Canadian delegation officers are: Chairman – Carl Laberge, Saguenay Port Authority (Québec); Chairman-Elect – Sean Hanrahan, St. John’s Port Authority (Newfoundland and Labrador); and Vice Chairman – Denis Caron, Belledune Port Authority (New Brunswick).
Chairing the Caribbean delegation this year is Glenn Roach, Barbados Port Inc. The chairman-elect is John Bishen, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority; and the vice chairman is Orlando Forbes, Freeport Harbor Company (Bahamas).
Officers of the Latin American delegation are: Chairman – Giovanni Benedetti, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena S.A. (Colombia); Chair-Elect – Francisco Javier González Silva, Empresa Portuaria Arica (Chile); and Vice Chairman - Angel Elías, Ente Administrador Puerto Rosario (ENAPRO; Argentina).
Also during the convention, AAPA presented PPM® (Port Professional Manager) Latino certificates to 13 graduatesof the 2018 Latin American program. AAPA’s PPM® Latino is specially adapted to the needs of port professionals in Latin America and is aimed at senior management and professionals working in port entities affiliated with the AAPA, including port authorities, port administrations, private terminals and companies providing port services.
About AAPA Founded in 1912 and recognized as the unified voice of seaports in the Americas, AAPA today represents 140 of the leading seaport authorities in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean and more than 250 sustaining and associate members, firms and individuals with an interest in seaports. According to IHS Markit’s World Trade Service, combined international sea trade moving through Western Hemisphere ports in 2016 totaled 3.49 billion metric tons in volume and US$3.01 trillion in value. Of that total, ports in Central and South America handled 1.71 billion metric tons of cargo valued at US$941 billion, while North American ports handled 1.79 billion metric tons of goods, valued at US$2.07 trillion. To meet the growing demand for trade, the AAPA and its members are committed to keeping seaports navigable, secure and sustainable. For more information, visit www.aapa-ports.org. On Twitter: http://twitter.com/AAPA_Seaports
About Port of Cleveland The Port of Cleveland is one of the largest ports on the Great Lakes. Over 20,000 jobs and $3.5 billion in annual economic activity are tied to the roughly 13 million tons of cargo that move through Cleveland Harbor each year. The Port of Cleveland is the only local government agency whose sole mission is to spur job creation and economic vitality in Cuyahoga County. The Port is an economic engine for our community, a key to Northeast Ohio's global competitiveness, and a crucial partner in building Cuyahoga County's future. For more information, visit www.portofcleveland.com. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/portofcleveland


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Kostal and Infineon equip the car with 6th sense
Throughout Europe 25'700 people were killed on the roads last year. Most of these accidents happened because the motorists weren’t paying attention. A new system, a camera-based driver assistance has been designed to reduce the number of accidents.
This system – a team effort from Kostal and Infineon – detects whether the driver is showing signs of drowsiness (nodding off) or is distracted. And the car instantly responds – with a vibrating seat or a warning tone, for instance. The less attentive the driver gets, the more attentive the car gets. In order to respond quickly and accurately, the assistance and the emergency braking systems can automatically activate in advance of a potential emergency. “For semi-autonomous or autonomous driving, the assistance system of the vehicle needs to know the state of the driver at all times,” says Frank Blaesing, Head of Innovation Management and Advanced Engineering at Kostal. “It needs to know if and how well the driver is informed about what’s happening on the road at that moment. This information is especially needed when the control over the vehicle needs to be turned back to the driver in a complex traffic situation.” “We want to make driving safer for all road users,” says Jochen Hanebeck, who heads the Automotive division at Infineon Technologies. “Our chips help to reduce the number of serious road accidents. For us, the collaboration with Kostal is a significant contribution to assisted driving, with all its safety and comfort advantages.” 3D camera keeps watch over the eyelids By 2018, cars with the 3D camera system from Kostal will be running off the assembly line. The optical system is only 49 by 29 millimeters (about 2 by 1 inches) in size and is embedded into the dashboard: Through the steering wheel, it “looks” front-facing at the driver’s body and head. It records the exact head position and recognizes the blink of an eye even through glasses or sunglasses. The 3D camera uses infrared light and contains the Real3 3D image sensor chip from Infineon, which records more than 100'000 pixels 50 times a second. For each pixel it simultaneously recognizes the distance and the brightness value. From the depth image of the distance data and the amplitude image of the brightness values, the 3D camera system then identifies 49 predetermined points in the driver's face such as eyes, eyebrows, mouth or tip of the nose. Algorithms use this data to calculate the driver’s attentiveness. If, for example, the system detects signs of fatigue in the driver, it initiates the countermeasures. In addition, knowledge of the exact position of the driver’s head helps to project navigation information in the windshield through head-up displays (HUDs), so that it’s right in the driver’s line of sight, seamlessly fitting into the streetscape in front of him.
Sensata acquires Preco Sensata Technologies Inc. has acquired vehicle safety technology company PRECO Electronics, LLC.
It's official - Analog Devices will acquire Maxim Integrated Analog Devices, Inc. announced a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over USD 68 billion.
GaAs RF revenue projected to decline by 3.8% in 2020 RF front-end component IDM and foundry revenues will be affected under the dual influences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chinese government’s policy of decoupling from the U.S., driven by the ever-intensifying U.S.-China trade war that began in 2019, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
X-FAB on track to resume production after cyber attack Following the cyber attack that occurred on July fifth – which resulted in the company shutting down its IT systems and production lines – the company says it has resumed production at one of its manufacturing sites.
Sponsored content by Pegasus Components GmbHThe open market for electronic components as an opportunity in the current crisis. The past few months have also led to bottlenecks in the market for electronic components. The open market offers an attractive solution. Independent distributors like Pegasus Components react quickly and flexibly. Through procurement and stock items they offer a reliable as well sustainable alternative.
Rivian adds additional funding in investment round The electrics car manufacturer says it has closed an investment round of USD 2.5 billion. The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
A new massive semiconductor deal on the horizon? Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) is reportedly in advanced talks with Maxim Integrated regarding a potential acquisition of the analog IC manufacturer.
ACM Research starts construction of new facility in Shanghai ACM Research, a supplier of wafer cleaning technologies for semiconductor devices, says that its operating subsidiary ACM Research (Shanghai), has begun construction of its new development and production facility in the Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.
ALLOS Semiconductors has sold its high power electronics and RF business AZUR SPACE has acquired the electronics business of GaN-on-Si epiwafer expert ALLOS Semiconductors.
Sponsored content by Nordson ASYMTEKConformal Coating Results — When You Need Better Than Just "Good Enough" Conformal coating contributes to product quality and reliability, but it is typically viewed as a process that tolerates sufficient results, or "good enough." That view is changing as more advanced and diverse electronic products enter the consumer marketplace, from the Internet of Things to self-driving vehicles.
STMicroelectronics team up with Fingerprint Cards Swedish Fingerprint Cards has teamed with global semiconductor powerhouse, STMicroelectronics, to develop an advanced Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) solution based on fingerprint-recognition technology.
U.S.: Cancellation of Preferential Treatment for Hong Kong to impact chip industry The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on June 29 that the newly instituted Hong Kong national security law by the Chinese government will increase “the risk that sensitive U.S. technology will be diverted to [the Chinese government]”; the Department therefore put a temporary stop to the preferential treatment the U.S. had afforded to Hong Kong.
Arm to strengthen focus on core semiconductor IP business growth Arm is looking to strengthen its focus on growth and profitability. To achieve this the company has proposed strategic organisational changes – which involves the transferring of businesses.
ROHM and Leadrive establish a joint laboratory ROHM and Leadrive Technology, a Chinese manufacturer of automotive powertrain for new energy vehicles, have already held the opening ceremony for their joint laboratory on SiC technology in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Lingang New Area).
Sponsored content by ASMASM Impact – Release Summer 2020: SMT technology leader presents new products in compact livestream ASM’s new releases for this summer are innovative, smart, and deliver great gains in productivity. ASM will present these new solutions, the premiere of the ASM Works software suite and many more innovations around the integrated smart factory in a compact livestream with expert chats and spin-off sessions.
Imagination announces latest licensing deal with NXP Imagination Technologies says that NXP has extended its license for Imagination’s Ethernet Packet Processor (EPP) IP for use in S32 vehicle network processors.
Synaptics to buy rights to Broadcom’s Wireless IoT connectivity business Synaptics Incorporated has signed definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless IoT business of Broadcom for approximately USD 250 million in an all-cash transaction.
Apple to start mass producing Mac SoC, projected to cost under US$100 According to the latest investigations by TrendForce, Apple officially unveiled its self-designed Mac SoC processors based on the ARM architecture in June, with the market release of the first Mac device with Apple Silicon (which broadly refers to chips designed by Apple) scheduled to take place by the end of this year.
Mini LED supply chain to benefit from Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad Pro As Apple’s upcoming release of products featuring Mini LED backlight generates a growth in Mini LED demand, the company has also stimulated actors in the Mini LED supply chain to increase their production capacities.
National Instruments completes acquisition of OptimalPlus NI has officially closed the acquisition of OptimalPlus, a data analytics software provider for the semiconductor, automotive and electronics industries.
LeddarTech acquires VayaVision LeddarTech has acquired sensor fusion and perception software company VayaVision.
ON Semi to provide Danfoss with high power devices ON Semiconductor will supply Danfoss Silicon Power with high power IGBTs and diodes for inverter traction modules in the fast growing electric vehicle market.
X-FAB hit by cyber attack On the fifth of July, the mixed signal foundry expert, was the target of a cyber security attack.
UK and France on the map for Huawei Back in 2018, Huawei acquired 500 acres of land in Cambridge. Now the first phase of the Huawei Campus was approved by the local council and the company is gearing up to start the expansion. Adding to that, in late February, the Chinese telecom giant said it intends to build an automated factory will focus on 4G and 5G equipment in France.
Jenoptik is looking to accelerate growth with acquisition of TRIOPTICS Jenoptik is acquiring 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH, a supplier of test equipment and manufacturing systems for optical components and sensors.
Global microelectronics market with overall stable development "Although the growth path of the global microelectronics market is intact, on a long-term trend-line, it declined by 12.1 percent to USD 412 billion in 2019," said Dr. Sven Baumann, ZVEI expert for microelectronics, sensors and actuators.
Jörg Doblaski takes on the role of X-FAB CTO X-FAB Silicon Foundries announced the appointment of Jörg Doblaski as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He fills the role of former CTO Dr. Jens Kosch, who is becoming an X-FAB Fellow and will serve as an adviser to the company’s CEO Rudi De Winter.Load more news
- U.S.: Cancellation of Preferential Treatment for Hong Kong to impact chip industry
- Arm to strengthen focus on core semiconductor IP business growth
- Apple to start mass producing Mac SoC, projected to cost under US$100
- ALLOS Semiconductors has sold its high power electronics and RF business
- Delphi Technologies awarded new power electronics business


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Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011
Universal Music is suing popular music streaming site Grooveshark for more than 100,000 illegal uploads to the service. And the bad news for Grooveshark continues as Spotify has new plans afoot.
YouTube has a new layout, and here's how to enable it if you still haven't gotten it yet.
The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS will be getting Adobe Flash by the end of the year. It is also the last supported Android platform for Flash.
Monday, 21 Nov 2011
Powered by Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, the PlayXtreme comes pre-installed with popular apps for access to the latest news and weather updates. It will be available at the upcoming SITEX show (24-27 Nov) at S$199.
Meticulously tweaked and refined by pioneering speaker designer Paul Barton, the NAD VISO 1 features the new aptX high fidelity Bluetooth wireless capability.
This is the stuff science fiction is made of: a computer processor from MIT that attempts to mimic our human brain by learning to deal with new information.
A number of users have complained of their Amazon Kindle e-reader's display being damaged by the X-ray scanning equipment used at airports.
Details on the upcoming slew of Apple products indicate certain design changes to accommodate bigger, better components used in the iPad and iPhone, and a thinner MacBook Pro.
The mobile landscape is changing at a blistering pace, with screen sizes becoming larger and with more powerful processors running the devices. But can batteries keep up with the advancements?
Portable devices aren't exactly very durable when it comes to taking a fall, and it has been revealed that Apple filed a patent in the first half of 2010, looking into improving the durability of its iOS devices. Hit the jump for more details.


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Pre-tax profits slumped 84% at Poundland (PLND) to £5.9m last year as the problems surrounding the acquisition of 99p Stores took their toll. It comes amid a possible takeover by Steinhoff which has bought up a 23% stake in the discount retailer.
Sales jumped 18.7% to £1.3bn in the year to 27 March thanks to the addition of the 250-plus shops which came with the 99p deal but like-for-like sales declined -4.1%, compared to a 3.9% rise the previous year.
Underlying EBITDA, excluding the converted 99p Stores, also fell 9.4% to £53.8m, with comparable pre-tax profits down 13.5% to £37.8m.
Outgoing CEO Jim McCarthy refused to comment in a call with journalists this morning about the implications of Steinhoff buying a 23% stake in the retailer and what it meant for the future of Poundland, despite several questions. He said he could not talk about the move while the business was in a potential offer period.
South African retail group Steinhoff announced yesterday it was considering making an offer for the discount chain after buying the entire 15.2% stake held by Warburg Pincus for 195p a share. It emerged this morning that Steinhoff has also acquired a further 20 million Poundland shares to take its holding to 23%.
In its full-year results statement this morning Poundland revealed it had been stung by £15m costs related to the 99p Stores conversion, as well as an additional £2.5m in fees. Trading losses at 99p Stores, in both pre-and post-converted stores, totalled £7.8m.
By the end of April, 190 99p Stores had been converted to Poundland after an acceleration of the programme to reverse the declining performance of the acquired business.
The Poundland estate is now 900-strong across the UK and Ireland after 60 net new stores were added to the portfolio as well as the 252 99p Stores.
“After a period of significant change, including an unprecedented integration programme at pace, Poundland now has a unified estate of over 900 stores,” McCarthy said. “The retail environment remains challenging, but with our significantly enlarged store portfolio, greater scale and ability to focus fully on trading our stores, I believe we are well placed to make progress in the year ahead.”
Weekly customer numbers at the core Poundland shops grew by 3.4% during the year, with average basket size increasing by 0.8% to £4.76. “Growth would have been higher were it not for a combination of changing shopping behaviour and a reduction in high street footfall, as well as availability issues experienced in Q4, due to the disruption from the 99p Stores’ conversion programme,” McCarthy added.
The retiring boss hands over to Kevin O’Byrne on 1 July, with the trial in Spain being extended to November as a result. Five more stores were opened in the year in Spain to take the estate to ten.
O’Byrne said: “It is very clear to me that Poundland’s brand, position and focused model are real strengths and resonate strongly with our millions of customers. I’m looking forward to taking up the CEO role in two weeks’ time and the committed, talented and passionate people I’ve encountered throughout the business give me further confidence that Poundland has a bright future at the heart of the discount sector.”
Poundland aside, the markets remained very quiet in grocery with no other newsflow of note. Shares in Poundland opened up another 2.5% this morning to 205p despite the profits plunge as the City awaits a takover offer from Steinhoff. Ocado is up again this morning, rising 0.8% to 224.4p. Yesterday’s reprieve for the FTSE 100 looks short lived as the index dropped 0.6% first thing to 5,934.73 points. Marks & Spencer (MKS) has fallen 1.3% to 345.9p, as have Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) and Britvic (BVIC), both down more than 1%.
Elsewhere on The Grocer we report that the owner of frozen meal delivery business Wiltshire Farm Foods has acquired one of the business’ largest franchisees WFF Crieff. Full story here.
Yesterday in the City
It was a better day for stocks yesterday, with the FTSE 100 ending a run of five days of consecutive decline.
After the massive spike earlier week, Poundland nudged up to 200p as Steinhoff was revealed to be the mystery buyer of a 22% stake with likelihood of a probable takeover offer to come.
The other listed retail chain, B&M (BME) also finished 3% higher at 269p. Tesco (TSCO) was up 2.6% to 151.2p, Ocado was up (2.3% to 222.7p after a miserable run, Morrisons (MRW) also finished up 1.2% to 176p and Sainsbury’s was up 0.4% to 231.8p.


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The NFL did an about face this week, saying season ticket sales were now down for the year. Ticket brokers already knew that.
Rick Maese of the Washington Post took an early look at the lockout’s affect on the secondary ticket market, which is unsurprisingly taking a hit. Don Vaccaro, chief executive of popular online ticket exchange TicketNetwork, says NFL sales are down 53 percent.
“That is a huge, huge swing. It seems that a lot of folks on the lower end aren’t buying tickets, and it could be the start of a multiyear problem for the NFL, like we’ve seen with some other leagues,” Vaccaro said.
Another broker says he’s not even buying tickets until the lockout ends. StubHub didn’t provide numbers, but also talked about feeling the pain.
While ticket brokers aren’t the people you worry about first during the lockout, their lack of activity speaks to a greater malaise this offseason for football fans.
Of course, that malaise is nothing a few more productive “not-so-secret” negotiating sessions couldn’t fix.


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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - AutoZone posted a tiny increase in earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter, falling short of Wall Street's expectations late Tuesday.
Shares of AutoZone
The nation's largest seller of used-car parts said it made $209.3 million, or $2.53 a share. That's less than a 1 percent increase when compared with last year's profit of $207.4 million, or $2.27 a share.
Earnings per share jumped 11 percent, reflecting the company's stock buyback program. The results, however, were 3 cents below the average expectation of analysts reporting to Thomson First Call.
Total sales also rose modestly to $1.83 billion from $1.82 billion a year ago. While sales at stores open longer than a year - a key industry metric knows as same-store sales - tumbled 3 percent.


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New Zealand: Consumer confidence drops in August
The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dropped to 100.2 in August from July’s 104.3, suggesting increased wariness amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Despite the dip, it remained barely above the 100-threshold that separates optimism from pessimism among consumers.
The net proportion of households thinking it was a good time to buy major household items fell to negative terrain for the first time since May. Moreover, households’ assessments about their current financial situation and over the next 12 months deteriorated further. Similarly, consumers’ expectations on the five-year general economic outlook weakened.
Commenting on the release, Sharon Zollner, ANZ chief economist, stated:
“Reality bites. We’re battling COVID-19 once more, and the Auckland hospitality and retail sectors are the cannon fodder. Job insecurity will have increased for many as a result of the second lockdown. But even once that is dealt with, huge uncertainty about the future remains, with the income hit from the loss of international tourists still largely to come, given the seasonality of it.”


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The first images of what Manchester United‘s new pink kit for next season could look like has been revealed online for the first time, and we reckon Red Devils supporters might well be split by the design.
The clubs’ current black alternate strip is the fastest-selling in United history, making the mammoth sponsorship deal with Adidas look like money well spent so far, and the German manufacturers are looking to take their away kit in a bold new direction next season – by releasing the club’s first-ever pink strip.
Apparently, the idea is derived from the Manchester Evening News’s ‘Football Pink’ section, which used to be printed on light pink paper, and whilst it’ll be a fair while until we know for definite what it looks like, the ultra reliable kit website Footy Headlines has ran with an early concept of what fans could expect, produced by SL Designs:
Scotland’s bright pink kit went down well with supporters when it was released – but will United’s?
What do you think?


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Next Need for Speed update rolls out today – Here's what's included
A new update for Need for Speed hits the streets today with new car parts, decals, achievements, and the return of two familiar foes.
Need for Speed is getting another update today that adds a host of new features, tweaks some things such as the endless phone calls, and sees the return of some familiar faces.
Eddie and Melissa, of Need for Speed: Underground fame, are coming to Ventura Bay looking to take on select racers. Rep is what qualifies you to take on the duo, and those who have been spending hours racing around the streets will be glad to hear that the maximum REP level is upped to 70.
The update adds a ton of new car parts, more than 20 iconic wraps, new music, a new type of collectibles for when you’re roaming the streets, three new achievements based on this update, and a variety of new daily challenges.
Ghost Games has also “squished a number of bugs and made improvements across a variety of areas, including AI.” And, according to the blog post, the telephone system has been looked at. EA’s Ben Walke writes, “We have made a number of improvements to the phone system in general, including an option to mute phone calls entirely.”
Take a look at the new Need for Speed trailer to see what lies in store.


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Credit cards Updated:
Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards have fallen to their lowest annual total since 2000, new figures have revealed.
The UK Cards Association claimed banking industry initiatives are successfully keeping the fraudsters away from customers' cards and bank accounts.
Losses relating to UK cards of £365.4 million over the year were 17% down compared with 2009.
Better awareness amongst retailers about how to protect their chip and pin equipment from criminal attack and greater sign-up to online fraud prevention initiatives such as MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa by cardholders and retailers were both credited with reducing card fraud.
An improvement in the sharing of fraud data and intelligence amongst the industry, an increasing use of fraud detection tools by banks and retailers, and the increasing roll-out of chip and pin abroad were also said to have played a part.
The research also showed that online banking fraud losses fell by 22%, thanks to the combination of customers better protecting their own computers with up-to-date anti-virus software and banks' use of sophisticated fraud detection software.
However, fraud relating to phone banking increased by 5%, with most losses resulting from victims being tricked into disclosing their personal security details through cold calling or fake emails.
The association said this suggests that some customers are still not aware that their bank will never cold call or email them to ask for login details and passwords.
"Whilst another drop in fraud is good news, the fraudsters haven't shut up shop, which is why there can be no room for complacency on the part of the banking industry, retailers, law enforcement or indeed customers themselves," said detective chief inspector Paul Barnard, head of the dedicated cheque and plastic crime unit.
"By taking simple steps, such as shielding our pin with our free hand whenever we enter it, particularly at cash machines; being wary of unsolicited emails or calls; and making sure that our computers have regularly updated anti-virus software in place, we can make life harder for the criminals."
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Brits are the biggest loo-sers! Sales of supersize toilet seats for the overweight soar
Runaway success: The Big John toilet seat has been very popular since its introduction into Britain
Sales of an oversized toilet seat have been surging as Britain's obesity rate has gone through the roof.
The Big John toilet seat is five inches wider than a normal seat, and can hold a person weighing up to 60 stone.
Although the seat costs £200, it has been a huge hit since it was first imported from America two years ago.
Steven Evanson of Gordon Ellis & Co, the company in Derby which imports the Big John, says the seat's introduction tapped into a 'latent demand' for products directed at larger people.
He says the seat has been consistently popular, as 'people are getting bigger, wider and heavier.
'We tell them, "Your bums aren't too big - your toilet seat isn't big enough".'
A grateful customer from Manchester posted on the manufacturer's website, 'My husband required a little more room and he was breaking many toilet seats a year. The Big John put an end to that.'
The Big John, which can be fitted to a standard toilet bowl, has been available for several years in the U.S., where it is sold by more than 300 retailers.
Mr Evanson suggests that there is 'a growing market among larger people' for specialist products, particularly around the home.
'Your toilet seat isn't big enough': The 19-inch Big John will benefit the 23% of Britons who are obese
It is thought that nearly 23 per cent of Britons are now obese, while around half of us are overweight.
A new study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the UK's growing obesity problem.
70 per cent of concerns reported to the National Patient Safety Agency were related to obesity, while nearly 10 per cent of deaths in Britain are linked to excessive weight.
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Cape Girardeau gets urban market, kitchen
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau is getting a new grocery and kitchen.
Greens Garden located on 2 N Main Street recently held a soft opening on Thursday, September 7.
The store is an urban market with a butcher counter, and kitchen with locally grown and fresh produce and ingredients.
The market features in house butchering, grass fed cow’s milk, and other diary items, and they brew their own coffee.
The restaurant and kitchen menu has items like homemade juices, salads and even freshly prepared Indian food.
Owner Lance Green says the goal of the market is to share good food.
“To be able to connect with people,” said Green. “We want to connect with as many different people as we can, and just to promote better food which we feel leads to better health.”
Green is not only the owner but the dad as well. All the employees are family.
Green’s children and other family members pull together to run the store.
Charles Bertrand is owner of Spanish Street Mercantile in downtown Cape Girardeau and he says he has worked closely with the Green family over the years.
He says the market is a great addition to the community.
“Great concept, it’s well worth the downtown area becoming a market area. Thats what we need to be,” said Bertrand.
The family owned, home grown, organically produced urban market welcomes diversity to their menu and works with small farmers across the Midwest.
The urban market is open for business.
However, they are still waiting on several items to be brought in.


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Universal Studios Japan unveiled their next park attraction, Super Nintendo World!
Scheduled for a grand opening next year, February 4th, 2021, in Osaka, Japan, this attraction will feature a Nintendo Themed Café, a merch store, Bowser’s Castle, and a virtual Mario Kart-themed roller coaster which is accompanied via VR headsets!
Check out the video footage of the park below!
With the current state of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal Studios Japan is working closely with health officials to make sure it’s safe for both staff and attendees.
Super Nintendo World is planned to open next year, February 4th, 2021.
Nintendo was proud to announce a new mythical Pokémon by the name of Meltan. According to what they have released so far, it is a Steel-type, Hex-Nut Pokémon with the height of eight inches and weight of 17.6 pounds.
“Most of Meltan’s body is made from liquid metal, and its shape is very fluid. It can use its liquid arms and legs to corrode metal and absorb it into its own body.
Meltan generates electricity using the metal it absorbs from outside sources. It uses this electricity as an energy source and also as an attack that can be fired from its eye.
Clearly a curious Pokémon, Meltan is very expressive and shows an interest in all kinds of things.”
I’ve got to admit, I haven’t been playing Pokémon Go as much as a Pokémon fanatic should considering the pending Pokémon Let’s Go: Eevee!/Pikachu! to be released in November 16, 2018, but imagine my surprise when I open up the app to be greeted by these nut-shaped creatures.
At first I thought this Pokémon was a Unown, but after a few minutes of squinting and inquiring my friend about this critter, we came to the conclusion that this was possibly a new Pokémon? Perhaps Nintendo is laying breadcrumbs for their fans to follow. Even Global Marketing Lead for Pokémon Go, Kento Suga, posted a picture of the new creature with the caption “???”
It has been a long time coming, but Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch will be releasing an Animal Crossing game! In the clip Tom Nook mentions Isabelle joined the fight in Smash, and even acknowledges the Animal Crossing mobile app.
They have not revealed any details about the upcoming game other than that it will be coming out in 2019. If you liked what you read, feel free to follow us @TehLunchboxPub!
In recent months, we’ve seen Nintendo slowly get comfortable with the idea of publishing games and apps to mobile devices. We’ve seen Miitomo earlier this year, and their partnership with Niantic and The Pokémon Company to bring out the super popular Pokémon GO. Now, it’s time for one of their main stays to have a crack at the mobile limelight.
Yesterday during Apple’s iOS conference, we received a surprise visit from famed Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto where he unveiled a new game, Super Mario Run for iOS. The game is runner, similar to that of the recent Rayman mobile games, where you swipe and tap to run, jump, and ground pound through various levels. The game will have various modes, including one that will race the time of other players and collect coins in doing so. While the game possibly might have IAPs, the game will be a paid app (at a yet undetermined price) that will not require additional money to complete and enjoy. The game is set to release on iOS first this December, with release for Android early next year.
On top of this, there was also the announcement of Pokémon GO soon to be playable on Apple Watch. While the details were very slim, it should be a full port of the popular game tailor made for the Apple Watch experience, so you won’t have to keep your phone in your hands at all times.
Excited to see more Nintendo representation on your mobile devices? Let us know what you think!
Yesterday, Nintendo Direct revealed new amiibo figures coming soon this holiday season and what better way to celebrate 30 years of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
That’s right folks, four new TLOZ amiibos are coming soon. Ranging from 8-Bit Link, Link from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and both Toon Link and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Each of these amiibos are compatible to Super Smash Bros., but the biggest surprise has to be the ability to use these characters for the next installment in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Expect these amiibos to hit store shelves on December 2nd, 2016.
Nintendo has been gaining major flak lately for their lack of communication about upcoming releases. While they’re not yet ready to pull back the curtain on the NX, they granted us a new Nintendo Direct focusing solely on 3DS titles. Here’s a detailed list of the things they showed during the presentation:Continue reading →
Hot off the presses from the Pokémon Direct earlier in the week, Nintendo just released a whole new, very meaty, direct dedicated to Wii U and 3DS games planned to release this year. But did it deliver?Continue reading →
This week, Nintendo put together what they call an “RPG Showcase” to touch on upcoming RPGs set to be released for the 3DS this year.
To start off, Nintendo announced that they will be releasing a Fire Emblem Fates themed New 3DS XL system. The system will feature a two toned black and white color scheme, with artwork based on the game on the front of the system. Unfortunately, the system will not be sold with either version of Fire Emblem Fates. It will, however, be released on February 19th, the same day as the game itself.
Next up, Nintendo announced that the upcoming Square Enix RPG, Bravely Second: End Layer, will be released on April 15. With that, they plan to release a Collector’s Edition of the game. Inside the box contains the game itself, a 10-song soundtrack sampler featuring music by composer Ryo from Supercell, and a 250-page art book, all for $69.99. If you’re still unsure about picking up the game, Nintendo will release a free demo soon, entitled Bravely Second: The Ballad of the Three Cavaliers. The demo will feature an original story not found in the main game, but will give you the option to transfer content to it.
Lastly, Nintendo touched on a few release dates from a few smaller titles, with Final Fantasy Explorers releasing on January 26th, Project X Zone 2 on February 16th, and the original Pokémon games on the Virtual Console on February 27th. Although vague, we finally got revelation that Dragon Quest VII will release this summer, with Dragon Quest VIII releasing later in the year.
This year is looking quite good for fans of RPGs on the 3DS. Which game are you most looking forward to?
Source: PR email
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