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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is close to signing a "phase one" trade deal with China, adding in a speech to the Economic Club of New York he will only accept a deal if it is good for his country and U.S. workers. Chris Dignam has more.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his criticism of the European Union's trade policies, saying it has "terrible" barriers that are unfair to U.S. producers.
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As we all know that the world is under grave danger and going through crucial crisis because of this epidemic coronavirus. It seems that it has externally as well as internally dodged the economical systems. All kinds of businesses are facing loss due to which unemployment is increasing. Nobody knows that what the exit scenario from the lockdown will be and how deep and long crisis will last.
There is no doubt that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic will take a heavy toll on the watch industry. Watch companies are facing a collapse in sales. This pandemic is causing difficulties for the watch brands. It is halting in store retail sales because the worlds shopping system is shut down. Retailers have been forced to close the shop in order to protect both their staff as well as clients. Many of the businesses are facing harder time reaching their consumer.
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In this situation people prefer to buy the basic necessities to fulfill their needs nobody is searching for luxurious items likes watches. During Eid holidays, people were seen buying food and clothes nobody was interested in buying luxury items like watches. It is obvious that in this kind of alarming situation people would prefer buying food items and off course medicines. During this whole scenario, people were scene violating the guidelines provided by the government.

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The Financial Inclusion Centre director Mick McAteer says the financial services industry risks becoming unsustainable as providers grapple with the huge challenge of unwinding their legacy business models.
McAteer, who is also a non-executive board member of the Financial Conduct Authority, believes a series of “toxic events are reshaping the financial service sector and making it incredibly difficult for the industry to become sustainable”.
Speaking at the Lansons Communications Future of Financial Services conference in London today, McAteer said one of the big themes changing financial services is the level of household indebtedness, combined with economic uncertainty and job insecurity that has not existed to the same extent in previous financial crises.
He said another factor reshaping the industry is how providers deal with inherited, old-style business models.
McAteer said: “The biggest challenge facing the industry, particularly among the more established players, is there is a real problem with legacy business models.
“Just as households have this legacy problem with debt, I think many of the big established industry players are going to struggle with unwinding legacy business models in order to be able to compete in the market.
“That is going to really hinder the ability of those firms to spawn, to become more efficient and to provide value for money products for consumers.”


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Attention will now focus on two other antitrust issues involving the company. One involves a wide-ranging complaint about the dominance of Windows, Microsoft's operating system. Separately, the commission is conducting an investigation into certain clauses in the company's licensing contracts with computer makers.
The full precedent-setting value of the commission's landmark antitrust ruling, expected Wednesday, will not be felt for up to five years, the time it could take to conclude an appeal in the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. But far from deterring the commission from addressing the new investigations in advance of an appeal, antitrust lawyers in Brussels said over the weekend, the ruling will actually speed up the other more recent cases.
"The new cases will be handled much faster because the basic principles are being set by this week's case," said Thomas Vinje, a competition lawyer with the law firm Clifford Chance. His firm represents Microsoft's adversary on both sides of the Atlantic, the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
The association filed a complaint about the latest version of Windows, called XP, to the European Commission in February last year. It asserted that XP allowed Microsoft to preserve an existing monopoly and that it allowed the company to leverage its dominance into new markets.
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The complaint accused Microsoft of bundling its Outlook Express e-mail software, Movie Maker video editing software, Instant Messenger and Media Player software into Windows XP.
It asserted that Microsoft leveraged its strength in operating systems into Internet-related markets, and most importantly, into markets for mobile phone operating systems. Also, the association contended, by providing seamless interoperability between a mobile device running Microsoft software and a PC running Windows, Microsoft abused Windows' dominant position.
The commission's investigation into Microsoft's contracts with PC makers began last fall. The commission wants to determine if some clauses that Microsoft insists on including are anticompetitive.
Tom Brookes, a spokesman for Microsoft in Brussels, said Sunday that the company would look at the issues raised in the most recent complaints and address them if and when it became necessary.
One problem the commission is examining may already be solved. There is a "nonassert clause" in the contract that forbids PC makers from protecting any patent they may hold for software-related inventions. Under pressure from Japanese and European competition regulators, Microsoft earlier this year announced that it would drop the clause from all contract renewals from this summer.
There may be other contract clauses under examination by the commission, but the regulator declined to disclose them.
Mark Ostrau, co-chairman of the antitrust group with the technology law firm Fenwick & West, said speed was crucial in addressing antitrust abuse in such a fast-moving industry. Delays in the case in the United States meant that by the time there was a ruling in 2001, he said, the damage had already been done: Netscape, the rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer had already given up competing.
It is impossible to say whether the ruling in the five-year European case has come soon enough to benefit the competition to Microsoft's Media Player. The commission says RealNetworks and Apple Computer can still take advantage.
In its ruling, the commission is expected to order Microsoft to offer PC manufacturers in Europe two versions of its Windows operating system: one with Media Player bundled in as it is now, and another version without it. Microsoft will be expected to sell the unbundled version of Windows at a slight discount, perhaps around $5 to $10 less than the fully equipped version.
Even though this goes beyond the remedies imposed in the United States, some lawyers and computer experts doubt how effective the commission's two-operating-system solution will be.
"We proposed a simpler remedy: order Microsoft to unbundle Media Player, full stop," Vinje said, adding: "The two-operating-systems solution is softer. I hope it isn't too late to have any effect."
Looking ahead to the other cases "that are there and are on the horizon," as the competition commissioner, Mario Monti, put it last Thursday, Ostrau said, "Hopefully, the commission will be able to move more quickly in the future."
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BEK Communications announces the acquisition of CyberNet Security, further strengthening the portfolio of quality services offered to our customers.
CyberNet Security provides full spectrum solutions to protect the digital information and brand of your business. They offer sophisticated system assessments to determine potential weaknesses, and their industry-certified thought leaders provide strategy, consultation, and support to mitigate identified gaps in protection.
Derrick Bulawa, CEO of BEK: “CyberNet Security is the ideal partner to expand our quality communications services commitment to our customers. John and his team are one of the foremost authorities when it comes to cyber protection, and we are pleased to welcome them to the BEK family.”
John Nagel, CyberNet Security Founder and CEO, is an entrepreneur and native North Dakotan who formed the company in 2017. His global technology experience and innovative business approach created the only pure-play cybersecurity company in the state, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure from the inside out. In addition to becoming BEK’s Chief Security Officer and VP of Market Development, Nagel will continue to lead the cyber security business.
John Nagel: “We are thrilled to join forces with BEK in bringing cyber security services to their customers and expanding cyber security offerings to North Dakota businesses and the 9 other states BEK serves today.”
The emphasis on high-speed connectivity in today’s work environment makes cyber security a crucial component that companies and individuals can no longer ignore. On a global scale, cyber fraud is infiltrating and crippling all aspects of daily life, resulting in billions of dollars lost annually.
With this purchase, BEK is positioned to be a leader in cyber security services, providing a systematic approach for cyber readiness and risk management strategies.


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Assistant Bank of Japan governor sanguine on consumption-tax impact as fears grow
BoJ official defends negative-growth impact of sales tax due in April amid mixed economic data.
At an Institute of International Finance debate on Japan’s economic prospects in October, the government of president Shinzo Abe came in for heavy pounding from analysts, who derided the hard-fought consumption tax due in April.
Paul Sheard, chief global economist at Standard & Poor’s, and a seasoned Japan observer, charged that the tax would dampen economic activity, undermining the avowed aim of Abenomics, which includes a public infrastructure surge, aggressive quantitative easing, a devaluation of the yen and structural reform.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has set a 2% inflation target in two years and intends to double the monetary base by the end of 2014, which Barclays predicts will equate to close to 60% of GDP, compared with the Fed’s balance sheet at 30% of US GDP at its peak.
Sheard says: “The BoJ looks aggressive but is it aggressive enough? It’s plain vanilla quantitative easing. At the zero-bound, you might need to do something more aggressive.
“The BoJ is swapping one form of expansion for consolidation through the consumption tax. I am concerned that Abenomics is a Trojan horse for consumption tax hikes to be pushed through.”
Sheard, along with Richard Koo, chief economist of Nomura Research Institute, argues that raising the VAT would endanger the fledgling recovery and undermine fiscal consolidation, citing, in part, the fact real interest rate in Japan remains negative thanks to deflation, which exacts a toll on debt servicing.
According to a Bloomberg survey in October, economists reckon the consumption tax will trigger a 4.5% contraction in GDP in the first three months after the April tax is introduced, before the economy stages a recovery.
Says Koo: “The consumption tax hike is an absolute disaster economically, but there is rare political consensus as all previous attempts have failed.
“It’s economic suicide – if the private sector is saving 8% of GDP then the government better spend 8% of GDP,” he says, adding the government should focus on structural reforms to boost nominal demand and the number of investment opportunities, in part through tax credits.
However, in comments to Euromoney on the sidelines of the conference, assistant BoJ governor Kazuo Momma, rejected these fears: “We are fairly optimistic about consumption-tax hike. By the time it is introduced in April next year, the economy will be in a better state. It is fairly reasonable tax hike.”
According to Lombard Street Research, the recent spate of bullish data in Japan in recent weeks, in part, underscores the fact consumers are looking ahead to April’s consumption-tax hike from 5% to 8%. New car registrations in September were up 11.6%, after 5.8% in August, while retail sales were up 1.8% that month, compared with +0.9% in August.
However, with a rising cost of living and flat or negative wage growth, Abenomics faces its biggest test in the second quarter of next year.
“The chief hope for Abenomics must be that wage gains respond upward to rising job gains,” states Lombard. “The September jobs number, up 0.8% from the year before, was good news, taking growth back to levels seen in buoyant 2004-07. But wages are still flat to down from the year before, and significantly down after inflation.
“While the officials are all hoping for 2% inflation to result from the new policies, the optimal result would be for zero inflation once the import price hump has passed through the economy, with 1.5% gains in wages at full employment, and continuation of former productivity gains of this order.
“But the economy first has to deal with the coming 2014 Q2 relapse after the consumption-tax increase.”
With real GDP growing at an annualized 4% in the first half of the year, sell-side analysts maintain cautious optimism that Abenomics will succeed in reflating the Japanese economy, with Barclays advising clients to stay long Japanese equities and USD/JPY.
“The early economic successes are reassuring,” states Barclays. “And still high approval ratings and a three-year, election-free window for PM Abe probably argues for giving Japan some benefit of the doubt for the time being.”


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Nvidia has added a new model to its Tesla line of GPU cards, claiming it is the world's highest-performance accelerator ever built for boosting scientific, engineering, high-performance computing (HPC)...
AMD is expected to be among the first customers for TSMC's 5nm chips, for its Zen 4 CPUs
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AMD claims up to 90 per cent improvement boost for third-generation Threadripper compared to Intel's $2,000 Core i9-9980XE
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E-commerce giant Amazon Australia is the latest local employer to announce a rush of new hires for Christmas casual work as the nation's businesses prepare for festive shopping.
The online retailer said it plans to hire more than 1000 seasonal workers to help with the deluge of pick, pack and ship orders expected over the summer months.
Of these, around 400 will be in Sydney, around 600 will be in Melbourne and around 100 roles are on offer in Brisbane.
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Craig Fuller, director of operations at Amazon Australia, said the business was proud to be offering jobs at a time when so many are seeking work.
"We are pleased to offer job opportunities across the country at a time when they are needed most," Mr Fuller said.
"There are opportunities for motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds and we look forward to welcoming them to our sites around Australia as we head into the holiday period."
Amazon currently staffs five fulfilment centres in the country and 12 logistics sites, spread across Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
The US giant joins a wealth of other employers looking to bolster their workforce for the Christmas rush.
A week ago, electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announced it was recruiting around 1500 casuals, while Coles announced it was offering more than 7000 positions across all of its divisions.
Woolworths currently has 1000 vacant positions while Big W is seeking more than 3500.
Drink retailers Dan Murphy's and BWS, both part of the Endeavour Group, are looking to hire more than 4400 team members to cope with summer demand.
The majority of the roles will be casual with a minimum of 20 hours per week, and hundreds are offering immediate starts.
It's not just retailers who are anticipating a rush of online orders for Christmas – Australia Post is too.
The national postal carrier said it is offering nearly 5000 roles to help manage what is forecast to be the biggest online shopping Christmas in history.
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"We're proud of the outstanding efforts of our people working hard across the country who keeping delivering and supporting communities through challenging circumstances, and we're so pleased to be able to welcome more into this fantastic Australia Post team."
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Goldman Sachs Backed Circle To Launch Crypto Pegged To US dollar
Circle, the Goldman Sachs-backed Fintech firm, has announced that it will introduce a new cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar. The coin, named as Circle USDC (USD Coin), is aimed at facilitating trading and making payments in the digital space. Circle is also trying to resolve the issue of volatility through this token.
According to the Circle, the invention of cryptocurrencie and distributed ledger technology has paved way for the “open internet.” However, the company has pointed out that ‘a price-stable medium of exchange and store of value is missing.’ This is crucial for ‘global financial interoperability to function reliably and consistently.’
Circle, through a blog post, stated
“A price-stable currency, such as a token pegged to the U.S. dollar, is critical for enabling mainstream adoption of blockchain technology for payments as well as for supporting maturation in financial contracts built on smart contract platforms, such as tokenized securities, loans, and property.”
Circle believes that transacting in currencies which fluctuate with extreme volatility creates complexity and fragile settlement contracts, especially when compared to transacting in “tokenized fiat money” or fiat-pegged crypto assets.
The USD Coin is created by a company named CENTRE, which will also offer independent oversight of the Circle’s offering.
Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of Circle had announced last month that the over-the-counter (OTC) division of the company will increase the minimum order size of Bitcoin from $250,000 to $500,000. Notably, the announcement came at a time when cryptocurrency exchanges had reported a decline in their trading volume compared to the beginning of this year.
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Circle also announced a $110 million funding (Series E equity investment) from Bitmain, taking the total capitalization of the company to $3 billion. Other parties who are involved in the funding process includes Breyer Capital, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Pantera, and Digital Currency Group. Blockchain Capital and Tusk ventures are the notable new investors. Circle has also revealed that Bitmain will also join CENTRE’s efforts to develop several fiat-backed stablecoins that will provide easy financial interoperability across the world.


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A bootcamp for startups in the Internet of Things space will give several young companies a unique opportunity to accelerate development of their concept and business this fall. InNEVator 2017, hosted through The Innevation Center University of Nevada, Reno, will be an intensive and active six-week program.
Three Reno, Nevada-based startups talked about these themes during a panel discussion at a VentureBeat event to launch our Heartland Tech channel ahead of the 2017 Blueprint conference. At the gathering, founders of the companies told their stories of growth outside the tech metropolis.
There are many questions that entrepreneurs have to face when looking to build and fund startups such as when to raise funds, how much to raise and where to find investors. To address some of these questions, NCET held a panel discussion luncheon titled Introduction to Startup Funding on Wednesday, March 8 at the Atlantis Resort Casino Spa. The event allowed local experts and investors to share insight on funding for scalable startups — in terms of this article, scalability is a company’s ability to maintain or increase its level of performance or efficiency when tested by larger operational demands.
Ozmen Ventures has announced its launch as one of the first early-stage investment funds in northern Nevada. Founded by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, owners of Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a global aerospace and defense company, the fund aims to invest in young and dynamic local startups and cultivate the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ozmen Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Reno. The fund has already made an investment in ClickBio, an innovator in the laboratory consumables industry.
No one wants to think about the “worst case scenario” in the heady days of a new business venture. But, there are basic legal issues you should address to avoid complications down the road. Taking the time to plan up front can save you headaches and hours of problem solving later. Here is my list of common legal pitfalls to avoid as a start-up.
Given how much customers dislike it, the financial services industry seems ripe for “disruption,” as Silicon Valley likes to call industry upheaval. These financial technology, or “fintech,” startups may also soon get further validation from a key banking regulator. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry last week announced plans for a special national bank charter that would allow fintechs to offer their products without having to get regulatory approval state to state. Part of Curry’s motivation lies in his belief that fintech can help consumers who either don’t want or can’t afford to establish accounts with traditional banks.
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Snapchat set off a flurry of chatter among the technology classes this autumn with the leaked news that the social-media company appears to be preparing a push into virtual-reality hardware. Much of the talk in the mass media, however, missed an important point: Virtual reality and augmented reality, its closely related sister technology, already represent a $1 billion market — and the market-research firm SuperData estimates that investors will pump $2.8 billion into VR and AR companies this year alone.
The Sierra Angels, Nevada’s premier, early-investor funding group, is launching a new program and fund to help incubate ideas and projects created through the University of Nevada, Reno that have potential for reaching the marketplace. The recently created Sierra Innovations and its Entrepreneur Fund will facilitate the development of successful innovation-based, scalable startup companies in the northern Nevada region.


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With their newly revealed game Gunjack, CCP Games plan to deliver an immersive, virtual reality take on their established EVE universe.
CCP Games, the Iceland based creators of the massively multiplayer game EVE Online, have released a new video for their upcoming mobile game Gunjack. Gunjack is an arcade shooter, set in the EVE Online universe, in which you take on the job as a gun turret operator to destroy enemy spaceships.
The game specifically launches alongside the soon-to-be released consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR headset.
Check out the reveal trailer below:
Gear VR – Samsung’s virtual reality contender
Gear VR is not a full-fledged virtual reality device per se. The VR headset, which was built in a collaboration effort between Samsung and Oculus, comes equipped with an optical lens, granting a 96° field of view. Aside from the technology inside of the headset, you’ll need a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, S6, or S6 Edge to use it. It’s currently available as an “Innovator Edition”, with a full commercial launch planned later this year.
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Fisker Ocean Photos from Autonomy Mobility World Expo in Paris
We have photos of the Fisker Ocean, which is currently on display at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo in Paris as the European Road Tour continues.
All-Things Fisker: Episode 19
In Episode 19 of the All-Things Fisker Podcast we share the latest news and thoughts on Fisker Ocean One orders, homologation, and other hot topics.
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Fisker Ocean will be on display at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo as the European Road Tour continues in Paris, France next week.
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You’ve probably seen them in your community: empty sea-cans, brought in at some point by truck, barge or rail, sitting there, possibly rusting or caught in a tangle of overgrown vegetation.
But what if they could serve another purpose?
Bioresource engineer Mark Lefsrud believes they can.
The head of McGill University’s Biomass Production Laboratory was the big winner at last weekend’s “Greenhouse Hack” workshop in Hay River, where his prototype for a moveable, multi-use greenhouse made from a converted shipping containers was unanimously selected by a panel of judges as best suited to solve northern growing challenges.
The Aurora Research Institute (ARI) and the Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI) didn’t want to have just another sit-around conference. They wanted tangible solutions, technologies and partnerships to come out of their workshop on greenhouse technology, held at the NFTI campus Mar. 11-12.
After hearing about other competitive “hackathons,” researchers at ARI decided they would make their invited guests and presenters do some work for Northerners by coming up with their best greenhouse designs to meet the identified needs of growers in the territory.
“It’s very direct: these are our problems, you bring together the best people around, and then you try to solve them,” says Jesse Evans, research assistant at ARI and one of the conference organizers. “I think the friendly competition format definitely engaged people to a higher level than they would have otherwise, sitting down and listening to presentations. People got really into winning it. It adds legitimacy to their research that a panel of judges found their product superior to another.”
The triumph of the prototype is its versatility and affordability for regular, working class people to begin growing their own food.
Competitors in the hackathon included engineers, business developers, farmers and architects, from Grant MacEwan University, the Yukon Research Centre, the World Crops Program, the University of Calgary, the University of Victoria, Greenhouse Canada and beyond.
Proposals were judged on originality, usefulness, scalability, impact, accessibility, versatility and technical achievement in solving a difficult problem.
Participants were required to address a number of grower-identified challenges with their design. Consultations led by ARI showed growers in the NWT want technology that can extend their short growing season, use local resources, reduce energy costs and make greenhouse operations affordable for new producers.
“It came across very clearly that energy consumption in any sort of greenhouse is huge, and the rate at which people buy power is huge,” Evans says. “That was the number one challenge.”
Growers also say they are challenged by difficulties getting water and soil, and faced with massive start-up costs that can put an end to a project before it even gets off the ground.
But possibly the most unique challenge, according to NFTI head Jackie Milne, is making greenhouses functional on a human scale in a sparsely populated but geographically massive area.
“Even when we think about commercial greenhouse operations down south, you see these very large operations where they generate $600,000 worth of salad. In the North, because of the isolation of small communities from each other, a greenhouse operator would quickly saturate his local market and then be hard pressed to export,” she says.
“So one of the unique challenges is to build farm systems and greenhouses that are more flexible and can grow a greater variety of produce.”
Secondly, Milne says, greenhouses in the North have to be durable and easy to repair, especially for communities with limited resources and where shipping is a barrier.
“Down south, they have access to these specialty design stores for their hydroponic connectors, which we don’t. So we need to use pieces of equipment that we can find in our hardware stores,” she says.
Lefsrud, an associate professor at McGill, has a background in farming, plant physiology and greenhouse design. Over the last 20 years, he’s been researching how to grow food in controlled environments, specifically in microgravity for NASA, as well as northern climates.
He started thinking about using sea-cans for growing about seven years ago, when approached by a student who wanted to work on northern food production.
“They’re the most transportable unit for most parts of the world. It seems to be that almost all the trucks are able to transport a standard sea-can, as well as the barges,” Lefsrud says. “A lot of locations slowly collect these containers because they’re at the end of the road and it’s too costly to ship them back. So if they’re already sitting there, let’s just use them for how we want them.”
Using a design that switches between an open and closed system, the shipping container greenhouse offers a lower cost, small-scale start-up option for remote communities.
“We’re trying to design it as a fairly flexible, multi-use unit that can be placed anywhere within northern Canada,” Lefsrud says. “Basically it’s a shipping container cut open so that it acts like a greenhouse. The south wall is open, so there’s plastic windows, and then there’s doors that can close to actually seal it so it looks like a shipping container again.”
In the winter or night when there is little to no sunlight, the container can be closed and use LED lighting. In the summer and any other time there is sunlight, the unit can be opened to harness that free solar energy and keep energy costs down.
While Lefsrud has designed his prototype to use a hydroponics system, he says the flexible nature of the unit means it could support everything from container systems, to misting/aeroponics, to tanks for a fish farm.
“They can pick and choose systems that work best for them,” he says.
Lined with R-16 value insulation, Lefsrud says the containers are able to stay temperature stable, even in extremely low temperatures.
“When the sun is shining, even when it’s -40, we found that we could get up to about 26 degrees Celsius inside the shipping container with the natural sunlight that was coming in,” he says.
Why it will work
The fact that the design makes use of existing and durable infrastructure already available in the North was a big selling point for Milne, but for her, the triumph of the prototype is its versatility and affordability for regular, working class people to begin growing their own food.
“Maybe someone wants to grow in a soil medium; maybe they want to use hydroponics; maybe they want to wall off the greenhouse and have a mini-barn for the winter for their small animals; maybe it’s where they store their vegetables in the winter time; maybe that greenhouse could be used in the heat of summer to dry foods from the garden,” she says. “How many other uses could that building serve instead of it being a single use? It’s really about getting away from that single-serving mentality.”
On the more technical side, Evans says Lefsrud’s proposal of a hydroponics system could significantly reduce costs for growers.
“It makes use of very little water; it’s highly water efficient. It also addresses the problem of using local resources because you don’t need to use soil, and that cuts down on shipping costs, which lowers the barrier of entry as well,” Evans says. “It’s a closed system, so it loses very little water in the process. They’re recapturing a lot of the energy that comes out of the process.”
Though Lefsrud’s design was voted most achievable, many of the other competitors showcased interesting and innovative technologies, from vacuum insulated panels, to wastewater fertilizing methods, to vertical “zip farms.”
“There’s cross-synergy between a lot of these researchers, which I really hope they pursue,” Evans says.
With his winning proposal, Lefsrud and his team have secured a research and development partnership with NFTI and ARI to complete their project idea.
The next step will be to find funding. Lefsrud says he’s been working on a very modest annual budget of about $1,000 thus far, and needs an industry partner to put the finishing touches on the prototype.
With the right funding, Lefsrud estimates it could be in the North within three years or less.
Along with the actual units, Milne also envisions the creation of an instructional manual to go along with the infrastructure, so that once the greenhouses are manufactured and sent throughout the North, people can easily learn how to operate them.
The finished product will also be housed at NFTI so students can learn how to run the container greenhouse at the farm campus.


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Arrow Electronics Quarter StrongBy Reuters | Print
Technology distributor Arrow Electronics global component business drove second quarter results higher than expected, and the company forecast third quarter numbers beyond what Wall Street analysts expected.
July 28 (Reuters) - Technology distributor Arrow Electronics Inc (NYSE:ARW) posted better-than-expected quarterly results driven by strength in its global component business and guided its third quarter well above Wall Street view.
The distributor of electronic components and computer products expects to earn 96 cents to $1.06 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $4.39 billion to $4.79 billion, for the third quarter.
Analysts were projecting earnings of 76 cents per share, excluding special items, on revenue of $4.36 billion, for the third quarter, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Arrow, which distributes products of IBM (NYSE:IBM), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) among others, competes with Avnet Inc (NYSE:AVT) and Igram Micro (NYSE:IM).
For the reported quarter, Arrow's profit grew more than five fold to $116.2 million, or 96 cents per share, from $21.1 million, or 18 cents per share, a year ago.
Excluding special items, it earned $1.01 per share, above analysts' average estimate of 81 cents a share.
Revenue rose 36 percent to $4.61 billion, versus analysts' estimates of $4.44 billion.
Global components sales grew 44 percent to $3.26 billion.
Shares of the company rose 7 percent to $25.74 in pre-market trade Wednesday. They closed at $24.14 Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Mansi Dutta in Bangalore; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)


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“Most people in the United States only wear about 20 percent of their wardrobes. That means that 80 percent of the clothes are languishing in their closet being unworn,” Nancy Dilts says.
Shops & Business
Edina’s go-to shopping district, 50th and France, prepares to keep pace with today’s retail marketplace with renovations that will add more shop space and some entertainment areas.
Everyone has childhood dreams. But few make their dreams come true before reaching adulthood. Edina based creators of Da Bomb Bath Fizzers have certainly made a splash.
For those with fuzzy, feathered or scaled family members, a new Edina Chuck and Don’s location at 50th and France is worth checking out.
Blessing Flower necklaces have live, blooming flowers within the pendants. Prices range between $56 and $98 depending on the style. It’s a unique and memorable gift.
While many of us can’t remember doing anything much more significant than getting a driver’s permit at age 15, two Edina teens are focused on saving lives. They are running to stop cancer.


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Net sales at the marketing services holding company, for the three months up to 30 September, was £2.52 billion – up 3.3 per cent on a like-for-like comparison with the same period in 2014.
Revenue for the third quarter of 2015 was £2.93 billion, representing an increase in reported revenue of 5.9 per cent and a like-for-like increase of 4.6 per cent on the same period in 2014.
Revenue growth using constant currency exchange rates was 7.9 per cent, which reflects the weakness of the pound against the US dollar, although this weakness was offset by the strength of the pound against the Euro and currencies in faster growth markets.
In the UK, like-for-like revenue growth for the third quarter of 2015 was 1.1 per cent. In the second quarter of the year that same growth figure was 4 per cent, showing a marked slowing, which WPP attributed to a "softening" in advertising, media investment management, data investment management and healthcare.
However, like-for-like net sales growth in the third quarter in the UK was 2.2 per cent up on the same period in 2014. It was a performance that equalled the second quarter of 2015.
WPP did not provide profit figures for the quarter but said that its constant currency operating margin for the first nine months of the year was up 0.5 percentage points on the previous year, exceeding expectations.
Reported revenue for the first nine months of the year at WPP was up 6.5 per cent on the previous year, at £8.77 billion. Like-for-like, that growth figure dropped to 4.8 per cent.
WPP predicts that net sales and revenue in the final quarter of the year will grow faster than they did in the first nine months of 2015.


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The car comes from Polestar, a brand jointly owned by Volvo and Zhejiang Geely Holdings. Originally unveiled in April — it missed a March appearance at the Geneva Motor Show due to Covid-19 — the concept car was expected to remain a prototype forever. That all changed on September 26, when Polestar announced the Precept would, in fact, enter full production.
"There was a need to show our vision for the future... So the Precept as a manifesto of our design language, of our ideas, of our future technologies, was the perfect thing to do for this point in time."


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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is reportedly getting the April 2021 Android safety patch in 16 international locations throughout Asia and South The united states. There is no facts relating to when other locations will get the update. Galaxy A8 (2018) was launched in December 2017 with Android 7.one.one Nougat. The smartphone was then up to date to Android eight Oreo and Android 9 Pie. The update also delivers numerous bug fixes from equally Samsung and Google. A short while ago, Samsung experienced up to date Galaxy A8 (2018) with February 2021 Android Security Patch.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) update changelog
In accordance to a report by SamMobile, Samsung is updating Galaxy A8 (2018) with April 2021 Android safety patch in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cambodia, Chile, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. The update fixes numerous safety troubles and along with this, gets 21 fixes from Samsung and thirty fixes from Google.
The update for the smartphone reportedly carries different develop numbers for different locations. It has the develop amount A530FXXSICUC4 in Chile and Colombia (Movistar), A530FXXSICUD3 in UAE, A530FXXSICUD3 in Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, A530FXXSICUD8 in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, and A530NKSU8CUC2 in South Korea.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) requirements
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) was launched in December 2017 together with Galaxy A8+ (2018). The Galaxy A8 (2018) sports a 5.6-inch complete-Hd+ (2220×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity exhibit with 18.5:9 factor ratio. It is driven by a one.6GHz octa-core processor, paired with 4GB of RAM. It has 32GB of onboard storage that can be expanded up to 256GB making use of a microSD card. It has a one 16-megapixel rear digital camera with an f/one.7 lens. For selfies, it sports a twin digital camera setup that consists of a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/one.9 lens and an eight-megapixel with an f/one.9 sensor. It packs a 3,000mAh battery. Connectivity alternatives involve Wi-Fi 802.eleven a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5, and NFC.


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GlobalLogic Inc has expanded its joint product development centre in Bangalore, which it had launched in partnership with LumenData, a company specialising in enterprise data management.
Peter Harrison, CEO of GlobalLogic, said in a statement that GlobalLogic is looking for highly-skilled engineers with several years of experience to join its team. “The Bangalore centre is critical to our recruitment efforts in India. It is an important technology hub that gives us access to a pool of highly-talented engineers,” Harrison said.
GlobalLogic specialises in product R&D and runs engineering centres in eastern Europe, Israel, China and the United States. Its services range from market analysis and product conceptualisation to migration, testing and support.
LumenData, a Oracle partner, helps customers map out their enterprise data strategy and governance, implementing software and providing ongoing maintenance. LumenData’s new Bangalore hub will implement Oracle’s data management products, including its master data management, business intelligence, fusion middleware and data quality.
“We needed a partner specialising in product development and services, one with solid experience developing products on both the Oracle and Siebel platforms. But beyond that, we also needed a team that could customise our solutions for our customers,” said Nimish Mehta, CEO of LumenData, in a statement on the company’s partnership with GlobalLogic.
GlobalLogic has ongoing partnerships with over 150 technology companies in product vertical markets that include consumer, telecom, healthcare and enterprise.
Its clients include companies like BroadSoft, Electronic Arts, Intalio, Motorola, NextPoint, Oracle, Vertica and Yahoo!. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, with product engineering centres and offices throughout the US, India, Ukraine, China and Israel.


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Managed pub sales erased in November as Covid restrictions take their toll
Monday, December 14, 2020
Group restaurants performed slightly better, with some relying on their deliveries but still suffering a 65.9% drop in shop sales in the 2019 comparable period.
Overall turnover in the pubs managed by the restaurant chain decreased by 85 per cent.
For the entire market, cumulative sales were 79% down on the November 2019 level.
In England, the lockdown, which closed all licensed establishments, became effective on 5 November and has continued throughout the month.
By the last week of November, only 6% of UK pubs and restaurants were trading, with weekly sales across the business falling by 88%, and trade running in alcohol-laden websites practically non-existent, due to the limited opening rules allowed in Scotland and Wales.
Karl Chessold, director at the CGA, which includes the Coffer Group and RSM, said: "November was a wipe out for the sector, and came on the back of difficult trading in both September and October as the rollout of more regional Covid-19 restrictions depressed sales."
At the end of November, underlying year-over-year comparable sales across the entire market have been 43.7 per cent lower than in the previous 12 months.


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Gold prices edged higher on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of the first round of voting in the presidential French election, underpinning safe haven demand for the precious metal.
Gold for June delivery settled up 0.13% at $1,285.5 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, gold futures were down 0.81%.
Polls indicated that centrist Emmanuel Macron was clinging to a narrow lead ahead of the first round of voting in France’s presidential election on Sunday, in a four-way race that is too close to call.
Investors are fearful over the prospect of a second round run-off between far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon and Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front party, who both want to put the country’s European Union membership to a vote.
Investors were also watching events in Washington. On Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration will unveil a tax reform plan soon and expects it will be approved by Congress this year.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was little changed at 99.66 late Friday, holding above the three-week trough of 99.36 set on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in precious metals trading, silver was down 0.65% at $17.90 a troy ounce late Friday.
Platinum was down 0.67% at $974.65 a troy ounce, while copper dipped 0.08% to $2.54 a pound.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other significant events likely to affect the markets.
Monday, April 24
The Ifo Institute is to report on German business climate.
Canada is to release data on wholesale sales.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is to speak.
Tuesday, April 25
Financial markets in Australia and New Zealand are to remain closed for the ANZAC Day holiday.
The UK is to report on public sector borrowing.
The U.S. is to release data on consumer sentiment and new home sales.
Wednesday, April 26
Australia is to produce data on consumer price inflation.
Canada is to publish figures on retail sales.
Thursday, April 27
The Bank of Japan is to announce its benchmark interest rate and publish a policy statement which outlines economic conditions and the factors affecting the monetary policy decision. The announcement is to be followed by a press conference.
In the euro zone, Germany is to release preliminary inflation data.
The ECB is to announce its latest monetary policy decision. The announcement is to be followed by a press conference with President Mario Draghi.
The U.S. is to release data on initial jobless claims, durable goods orders and pending home sales.
Friday, April 28
Japan is to publish data on household spending and inflation.
New Zealand is to report on business confidence.
The UK is to release a preliminary estimate for first quarter economic growth.
Germany is to release figures on retail sales.
The euro zone is to publish a preliminary inflation estimate.
Canada is to release data on monthly economic growth.
The U.S. is to round up the week with what will be closely watched preliminary figures on first quarter growth, as well as a report on manufacturing activity in the Chicago region and revised data on consumer sentiment.
Source: UK Investing.com


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Nutrition Trends 2019: What You'll Be Eating And Drinking For Better Health
With recent years seeing "superfoods," ancient grains, and lesser-known vegetables all make their way into our daily diets, here we round up the next nutrition trends that look set to be big in 2019.
1/3 Healthy fats
Thanks to the rise of the keto diet—the low—carb high fat-diet which aims to put your body into a state of ketosis to burn fat instead of carbs for energy—healthy fat is on the menu for 2019. Think grass-fed organic butter, coconut oil, and tucking into snacks called "fat bombs," which include high—fat ingredients such as nut butters, seeds, cacao butter, and full—fat dairy products. MCT oil, standing for medium—chain triglycerides, also looks set to be a big part of the trend. A saturated fat commonly found in coconut oil, some believe it can help us feel fuller for longer, promote weight loss, and raise levels of "good" cholesterol. However, coconut oil has also received its fair share of criticism, with others saying that it can raise both good and bad cholesterol levels and that medium—chain triglycerides make up only a small amount of the fatty acids in coconut oil.
(Related: 7 Healthy Eating Spots To Visit In Bali)
2/3 Oat milk
With current concerns about not only how we can eat healthier but also more sustainably, 2018 has seen a shift away from the once popular non—dairy option of almond milk, as reports abounded that it apparently takes around 1 gallon of water to produce just a single almond. This, combined with our endless love of coffee, has seen us shift towards oat milk for a more eco—friendly option, a dairy—free option which also mixes better into our cup of java. According to Well and Good, oat milk brand Oatly has increased its production by 1,250 percent to meet the current demand for the drink, also releasing this year a special Oatly Barista version with a higher fat content for coffee fans. Expect to be sipping it in a coffee shop near you in 2019.
Adaptogens are generally agreed to be substances, often plants and herbs, which "adapt" to what the body needs and help protect it against stress. Although the term was coined back in 1947 their popularity has spiked in the last few months, and the trend looks to grow even further in 2019 as we look for news ways to boost health and cope with our hectic lifestyles. Some of us may already know maca powder, the Peruvian vegetable which can be ground down into a power and added to smoothies, however many of us will be less familiar with amla, rhodiola, ashwagandha, and shatavari, the ingredients released in SuperYou by Gwyneth Paltrow—approved brand Moon Juice earlier this year. To help us feel calmer, Adaptogen gummies Nerve Less were also released at the end of this year, further proof that adaptogens are beginning to go mainstream. You can also expect to see them cropping up in your coffee next year for a boost that even caffeine can't give.


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Legitimacy of online gaming in the USA: Does it exist? In this short article we will certainly talk about the legitimacy of online gambling, including its money laundering possibility and also independent governing bodies. It is legal to bet online in 48 states. What are the benefits as well as disadvantages of gambling online? This short article will likewise deal with the safety and security and privacy problems of on-line bettors. Likewise, you will certainly learn how to locate a credible online gambling website. Getting started with on the internet gaming can be as simple as seeing an internet gambling establishment.
Validity of online betting in the United States
Given that the passage of UIGEA, the validity of on the internet gambling in the US has actually ended up being an issue of extreme dispute. While the legislation has actually offered states higher freedom to control betting activities, it additionally outlaws some types of online betting. For instance, online gaming business can decline repayments from bank card business or banks that are based outside the USA. While the law is not relevant to offshore business, it has made it more challenging for US people to gain access to these sites.
It is lawful in 48 states
It is unlawful to bet in Hawaii unless it’s an exclusive game of poker, although legislators have actually reviewed it a few years ago. Idaho lawmakers oppose on the internet gambling, though it is lawful in exclusive settings. Nonetheless, gambling in Utah is legal, as well as Hawaii has a huge Mormon populace. Locals of Hawaii fret about just how gambling will certainly impact their household relationships. Idaho lawmakers have no rate of interest in legalizing on the internet gambling, so they have yet to present any type of regulations.
It is susceptible to money laundering
The appeal of online gambling has resulted in an increase in illicit money moving through gaming services. Companies in the gambling as well as video gaming field need to tighten their conformity processes to stop the flow of immoral funds. This is specifically true in the UK, where there are rigorous cash laundering policies. Although these laws have remained in area for several years, cash launderers remain to discover methods to get around them. Gambling establishments, as an example, need to do even more to avoid this trouble by making certain they are appropriately managed.
It is managed by independent regulators
As with any kind of form of on the internet gambling, there are numerous regulating bodies that supervise on-line gaming. The EU has established the Malta Video gaming Authority (MGA) as the most famous regulatory body for online betting. It was one of the first regulators to concentrate on this industry, as well as remains to supervise the market in numerous countries. Its crucial mandates include licensing on the internet operators and securing minors from gaming, and also making certain that gamers’ funds are safe and secure and also fair.
It is prominent with devoted gamblers
The increase of mobile phones and also laptops has added to the raising appeal of online gaming. Many individuals use their lunch breaks to play online game of chance. On-line gambling sites have likewise blown up in appeal, many thanks to bonus offers and also special deals. Whether you’re a novice or an enthusiastic gambler, online betting offers lots of benefits. On the internet gambling is a trouble-free, hassle-free way to earn money. Below are some of the major reasons.
It is financially rewarding
The internet has actually developed a financially rewarding business for online bettors. It is approximated that the on-line gambling industry will certainly grow to $130 billion by 2021. The market is still expanding due to the fact that individuals like to play gambling establishment video games on their cellphones. As the number of mobile users quadrupled in the last 8 years, the number of individuals playing gambling video games online enhanced by 50%. To get begun, you must check out articles that will aid you comprehend exactly how on the internet gaming works. If you loved this article and you would want to receive guidance regarding 먹튀 https://ttpatch.com kindly check out our own webpage.
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For its 7th edition in Sofia on April 21-22, the CEE Digital Summit (CEEDS) will welcome Mr. Andrus Ansip, Vice President for the Digital Single Market at the European Commission among 100 top speakers and more than 3,000 attendees from 40 countries.
Ukrainian startups are cordially invited to demonstrate their technology and talent at the event, which will feature a Startup Expo. Ukraine Digital News, a partner of CEEDS, will offer free passes to the three first startups who will answer this call until March 31 ([email protected]).
What is digital Europe now? What will it become in the coming years, what are the good practices in the Old Continent? These are just few of the fundamental questions which will be discussed by the industry leaders and startup entrepreneurs who meet in Sofia.
This year, CEEDS will feature three main parallel stages:
- The Tech Summit will welcome CTOs, CIOs from large companies as well as representatives of startups, SMBs and governmental organizations. The main topics include Internet of Everything, Digital Education, Digital Health, Big Data, Cloud, Business Intelligence, Security and Privacy, Money and Payments.
- The Marketing and Innovation Summit will gather marketing directors, CIOs, and representatives from the biggest advertisers, media groups, advertising networks, agencies and retail brands. Digital transformation, video, mobile, programatic advertising, mobile, metrix, digital commerce, digital entertainment & media, social strategies will be discussed.
- At the Enterprise2Founders Summit, top executives of established companies will discuss opportunities for innovations through collaboration with startups from the region.
The program also includes a variety of workshops and roundtables for developers and marketeers, the GoViral Academy for content producers, as well as a startup exhibition and a pitch session.
CEEDS is part of the Global Webit Series, which was launched back in 2009 by Plamen Russev, a Bulgarian serial entrepreneur and investor. In just five years, Webit events have asserted themselves among the most prestigious and influential tech events in the EMEA region.
The Webit Ambassadors Foundation is helping entrepreneurs from all over the world as providing them with marketing support, mentoring. The foundation is giving the opportunity to young and innovative companies to connect with investors, media and enterprises.
In 2014, more than 1,600 startups applied for Webit Ambassadors Foundation grant and 180 of them were the selected.
For more Information, please contact Adriana Paneva at adriana [at] eacad.eu


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Just ahead of the weekend Crytek released a tantalising video dubbed 'Neon Noir'. The headline is that this video shows a hardware agnostic real-time raytracing demo running at 4K 30fps on an AMD Radeon Vega 56. Crytek says that Neon Noir runs on "most mainstream, contemporary AMD and Nvidia GPUs".
In a blog post accompanying the video release, Crytek provides some background to the Neon Noir demo. It says that Neon Noir "shows how real-time mesh ray-traced reflections and refractions can deliver highly realistic visuals for games," – you can this judge for yourself by watching the video, above. Specifically, Neon Noir showcases a new advanced version of Cryengine's Total Illumination with real-time ray tracing.
The video that Crytek has shared follows a police drone's journey through a futuristic neon-lit city after a recent downpour. Complex reflections from streaked, steamy windows, broken mirrors, and the wet streets are seen as the drone surveys the city. The drone itself has various lights, such as headlights and it even seems to have indicators.
CryEngine 5.5 will integrate this real-time raytracing technology later in 2019. Crytek says that to benefit most from it games/systems will need to use the latest gen graphics cards plus APIs like Vulkan and DirectX 12. Hopefully it won't be too long before users will be able to download and run the Neon Noir demo to test their PCs, and the greater prize will be, of course, games being enabled with this technology.


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CEO out at Porsche; paves way for VW merger
Porsche announced Thursday that its longtime chief executive is stepping down, a move that may pave the way for a takeover by Volkswagen
Wendelin Wiedeking has been in the driver's seat at Porsche for 17 years. Also stepping down is Holger Haerter, Porsche's chief financial officer.
Michael Macht, who has been Porsche's head of production, will become the company's new chief executive, Porsche said.
"In the last weeks, Wiedeking and Haerter have come to the conclusion that the further strategic development of Porsche SE ... is better off if they are not on board," a Porsche statement said. "They both see that step as a significant contribution to the appeasement of the situation and to support the forming of an integrated car manufacturing company."
Wiedeking had long opposed a takeover by Volkswagen.
The announcement follows a surprise supervisory board meeting at Porsche late Wednesday.
The board decided to pursue a capital increase of 5 billion euros (about $7 billion) and to enter negotiations with Qatar Holdings, with the goal of getting the emirate to take a stake in the sports car maker.
Porsche said both measures are aimed at creating an "integrated" company with Volkswagen.
The meeting had originally been scheduled to take place Thursday afternoon in Stuttgart, where Volkswagen will also be holding a board meeting to deal with a possible merger.
Porsche tried to take over its fellow German automaker earlier this year, building a 51 percent stake in the company, with ambitions to raise the stake to 75 percent. But the move failed and Porsche was left with $12 billion in debt as the world automotive market began to shrink amid the financial crisis.
Volkswagen then began an effort to take over Porsche instead. The move could mean that Porsche will be integrated into Volkswagen as its 10th auto brand


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Since stores are no longer confined to the four walls of their shop, retail processes and systems have been forced to adapt.
Now businesses face the tremendous challenge of evaluating new technologies and marketing tactics, and customers are the driving force behind the need for physical shopfront and digital integration.
Gen Y consumers have embraced the social side of technology, using the online world to conduct a huge chunk of their life, chief operating officer and eCommerce consultant Mark Freidin recently told SmartCompany.
Within this cross-channel dynamic, successful retailers should be catering for customers who want to make a purchase in-store or on a mobile device via a website or app. And that’s before you even start to think about multiple delivery and pick-up options.
Customers don’t care about the product pathway or process, says Freidin. What they do care about is getting their product delivered on time. You can see this high demand for speed in the uptake of the 90-minute delivery offer, which feeds off the ‘I want it now’ principle.
Secondly, customers now have blurred channel boundaries, embracing tablets, smartphones, brick-and-mortar stores and websites, so a seamless cross-channel experience is becoming vital for a retailer to survive.
Concepts such as digital gifting and services like Wrapp – social gifting that makes for quick and easy present purchases – have quickly become the norm, says Freidin.
The concept of the mobile wallet is becoming a reality, providing customers with another convenient way of making purchases via their mobile device wherever contactless cards are accepted.
Customers’ opinions can be seen and heard more loudly than ever thanks to social media, and as a result their influential opinions have become the new proof for credibility.
The concept of social commerce has helped businesses boost sales via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and other popular social media platforms, with client testimonials and ratings appearing across the business site and social media channels.
As Freidin notes: “What better way for buyers to gain confidence other than reading testimonials of other buyers?” Therefore, it’s important to embrace the commentary and find the right balance in how you present that commentary.
Purchasing on mobile apps
To assist customers as they move between devices, Freidin says there is growing popularity around responsive website design, allowing the site’s format to change to the size and capabilities of any given device.
If you haven’t already, developing a site that is optimised for mobile will make the buying process simple and streamlined. A responsive site will appear reformatted on the screen of a smartphone or tablet and still look great on the desktop.


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Once upon a time, the term Black Friday was coined, and loosely accepted, as the day that the U.S. retail community slid into the black, turning a profit for the year. It was a loose interpretation of an otherwise impossible number to gauge; it was equally loosely adhered to by the retail community. After all,
NEW YORK — Black Friday will be back this year, according to Deloitte’s “2021 Pre-Thanksgiving Pulse Survey,” released on Monday. The survey found that 56% of consumers are planning to shop in-store on Black Friday, up from 41% last year. The share of online sales for the day is holding steady at 18%. Black Friday
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is bringing back its month-long “Black Friday Deals for Days” sales event this November. And this year Walmart+ members will get early access to the deals. “We continue to build Walmart+ to be the ultimate life hack for our customers,” Walmart U.S. chief customer officer Janey Whiteside said on Monday “That
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Retail sales grew 3% this holiday season, according to preliminary data from Mastercard SpendingPulse, which attributes the size of the increase to an expanded holiday season and strong online sales. Year-over-year sales growth was up 2.4% for the traditional holiday shopping period of November 1 through December 24, according to the study,
WASHINGTON – Fewer people than usual shopped in stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year, according to the annual survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The number of in-store shoppers on Thanksgiving Day dropped by 55% from last year and those on Black Friday dropped by 37%.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart announced today that its plans for Black Friday involve three distinct shopping events in November. What the retailer is calling “Black Friday Deals for Days” events are scheduled to start on November 4th, November 11th and November 25th, with pandemic-related precautions at its stores. To encourage digital shopping, Walmart’s website will
NEW YORK — Seventy-nine percent of consumers will shop for holiday gifts during the period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to Deloitte LLP, which has dubbed the upcoming weekend “the most wonderful time of the year” for retailers. Shoppers are expected to spend an average of $415 over Thanksgiving weekend, with 87% of those
NEW YORK —Black Friday lived up to its reputation as the busiest shopping day of the year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, which estimates that about 151 million people visited a mall or shopping center over the weekend. “Black Friday kicked the holiday shopping season into high gear, driven by positive consumer
Retailers started this year’s holiday shopping season with something to be thankful for — robust sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A National Retail Federation poll found that more than 174 million people shopped in stores and online over the course of the holiday weekend, which is about 10 million more than NRF’s pre-holiday
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — With the year-end holidays approaching, Dollar General announced it is offering customers everyday low prices on thousands of items useful in celebrating “affordably and in style,” with a holiday assortment that includes home décor in trendy themes, gifts for family and friends, fashionable apparel for winter weather and food and snack items.
The recent holiday season turned out to be a pretty merry one for retailers, preliminary figures suggest. And while consumers are shifting more of their shopping to online venues, they also continue to flock to brick-and-mortar stores, and even once again proved willing to fight the crowds to take advantage of Black Friday deals. That
CHICAGO — The nation’s retailers used hefty discounts to lure Black Friday shoppers into their stores and to their websites to capture as much spending as they could over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, according to research firm Market Track LLC. Retailers proactively released their circulars on average three days earlier than last year through their


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Love them or hate them, Crocs are here to stay.
Even amid a pandemic and global supply chain slowdowns, the clog maker is standing out among its footwear competitors. On Thursday, Crocs reported another standout quarter, with a revenue of $625.9 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $2.47 compared to $0.94 for the same period last year.
In September, Crocs announced a goal to achieve $5 billion in sales by 2026, which would represent a compound annual growth rate above 17% with 2021 as a base year. Given recent results, the brand is showing signs of being able to meet this goal.
As a comfort-focused brand, Crocs’ pandemic-era success is no big surprise. But according to analysts, this momentum won’t die down any time soon.
From Crocs’ focus on DTC channels to its sustainability goals, here are some of the reasons for the brand’s whirlwind year of growth.
What are the best Crocs collaborations?
In a previous interview, Crocs CEO Andrew Rees said the brand is focused on attracting the type of consumer he calls the “explorer,” who is characterized by being young, expressive, self-confident, active on social media, and generally, though not exclusively, female.
To find that sweet spot among Gen Z and Millennials, Crocs has leaned into TikTok and Instagram. Beyond younger consumers, Crocs appeals to all generations through high-impact collaborations with various celebrities and brands. Some Crocs collaborations from this year include:
Is Crocs a sustainable brand?
In July, Crocs laid out a plan to become a net zero company by 2030. To do this, Crocs plans to use more sustainable ingredients for its products and packaging materials, with a goal to be a 100% vegan brand by the end of 2021. While 45% of the production scrap from Croslite, the main material used to make Crocs, is currently recycled, the brand is aiming to make this material even more sustainable moving forward.
Crocs also said it plans to minimize the use of packaging materials and is looking at alternative ways to present product to consumers. To keep used pairs out of landfills, Crocs is investing in methods for reusing and donating used products. Crocs also plans to transition to “renewably sourced energy” in offices and distribution centers.
Where can I buy Crocs?
Like other major footwear brands, Crocs has focused on sharpening its direct-to-consumer business and slimming down on certain wholesale partnerships. In April, Crocs said it was ending business relationships with some of its long-time wholesalers to prioritize key partners that can elevate the brand’s position in the marketplace.
In Q3, Crocs’ direct to consumer revenue increased 60.4% to $316.3 million versus $197.2 million in 2020. At the same time, wholesale revenue also increased 88.2% to $309.6 million versus $164.5 million in 2020.
Crocs’ DTC push is yielding returns in its physical stores as well, which are seeing more foot traffic compared to 2019, according to data from foot traffic analyzer Placer.ai. Visits to stores were up 11.8% in August and 17.5% in September, and up roughly 41% in January compared to January 2019.
Are there other Crocs-like brands?
As Crocs surge in popularity, the brand is cracking down on companies that create lookalike products.
In July, Crocs filed lawsuits against 21 companies for allegedly infringing on its trademarks. The defendants include Walmart Inc., Loeffler Randall Inc. and Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. as well as some lesser-known companies that sell online — or wholesale to retailers such as Walmart.
Crocs has had a long struggle to protect its intellectual property. In September 2019, the company won a victory when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that the design patent for the Classic Crocs clog was valid.


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Robinhood, the brokerage on the centre of a meme inventory buying and selling mania, stated that its crypto buying and selling enterprise had fallen 78 per cent within the third quarter because it delivered a disappointing outlook for the 12 months.
The brokerage stated that the decline in crypto exercise — a key income driver for the dealer — led to “significantly fewer” new funded accounts, in addition to a drop in whole funded accounts on the platform.
Cryptocurrency revenues for the third quarter fell to $51m, considerably down from its second-quarter crypto-based income of $233m. Cryptocurrency buying and selling accounted for almost all of the brokerage’s income in the course of the second quarter.
The US-based dealer, which went public this summer season, additionally stated that it anticipated revenues of lower than $1.8bn this 12 months, lacking analysts’ expectations for $2.03bn. It additionally stated that new funded accounts within the last three months of the 12 months wouldn’t speed up, anticipating 660,000 in step with the third quarter.
Robinhood shares fell greater than 9 per cent in after-hours buying and selling.
The dealer added crypto “wallets” to the platform earlier this month, a transfer that may put Robinhood in direct competitors with extra established digital foreign money venues akin to Coinbase.
“This quarter was about creating extra services for our clients, together with crypto wallets,” stated Vlad Tenev, chief govt and co-founder of Robinhood Markets. “We consider that Robinhood is turning into essentially the most trusted and intuitive platform for retail and crypto traders.”
Cryptocurrency transaction revenues had been nonetheless up greater than 800 per cent from the identical quarter the 12 months earlier than, as digital currencies have skilled report reputation and mainstream adoption in monetary markets.
Robinhood has grown quickly over the previous 12 months. The dealer estimated that half of all new brokerage accounts opened from 2016 to 2021 had been on its platform, and half of its personal 22.4m funded accounts opened since 2015 had been first-time traders.


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- Domino’s will begin delivering pizzas with Chevy Bolt EVs this month, with the fleet expanding to more than 800 Bolts by 2023.
- Domino’s says benefits are zero tailpipes, reduced maintenance costs and the ability to add delivery drivers who don’t own a personal vehicle.
- The Bolt EV has an EPA-estimated range of 259 miles, and the 200-hp powertrain provides snappy acceleration for around-town driving.
Back in 2015, Domino’s introduced the DXP, a Chevy Spark modified specifically for pizza delivery service with a built-in oven. In 2017, we pitted the DXP against the former staple of pizza transportation, a ratty Mitsubishi Eclipse with faded flame decals, and the DXP won handily. But the times they are changing, and Domino’s is preparing for the future, announcing that it will begin using 2023 Chevy Bolt EVs to deliver pizzas across the country, with more than 100 Domino’s-branded Bolts hitting stores this month.
Another 700 Bolts will arrive in the coming months, which Domino’s says will make it the largest electric pizza delivery fleet in the country, though we’re not sure how much competition there is for that title. With more than 6,000 stores in the US, not every location will get a Bolt, but it’s a significant step up from the 155 DXPs built in 2015. The Bolt EVs that Domino’s will use appear to have ditched the built-in oven from the DXP, reducing cost and complexity – converting the Spark into a DXP added about $9000 to the price.
Along with eliminating tailpipes, Domino’s expects the major benefits to be lower average maintenance costs and not having to shell out for expensive gas. Domino’s says it expects the battery life to potentially last for “days of deliveries,” with the Bolt EV achieving a 259-mile range estimate from the EPA. Domino’s also hopes that the fleet vehicles will bring in more delivery drivers who do not own their own car, as many locations still require drivers to provide their own transport.
The Bolt EV features a quiet and comfortable cabin — hopefully leading to happier, more relaxed drivers — and the 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque make the electric hatchback feel zippy around town, so the time between ordering your pizza and its kick your esophagus should be reduced. That sounds like a win-win to us.
For the most dedicated Domino’s fans, the pizza company has created an interactive map to keep track of how many Bolt EVs there are in each state, meaning they can calculate the odds that the next pizza they order will be delivered via electric power.
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ʻAlohilani Resort Waikiki Beach reopened this week on Hawaii’s Oahu island. New York-based design firm Rockwell Group transformed the resort’s lobby, guestrooms and suites, restaurants and infinity pool and deck, while Pacific Asia Design Group of Honolulu enhanced the space with FF&E that evoke the locale’s Hawaiian spirit.
Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s restaurant, Momosan, also debuted with the resort. Other F&B venues within ʻAlohilani include Swell Bar at the seascape pool deck, Lychee Restaurant and O Bar, which is part of the 280,000-gallon saltwater Oceanarium that houses more than 1,000 indigenous marine animals. Additionally, later this year ʻAlohilani will be rolling out its own Waikiki beach club.
“ʻAlohilani has been five years in the making,” says Vann Avedisian, principal of Highgate Holdings, the property’s owner. “Our objective was to develop a contemporary resort in the heart of Waikiki Beach, creating something the market hasn’t seen. We aimed to give our guests incredible pool, beach and dining experiences in the heart of Waikiki’s shopping district, while at the same time connecting them to our Hawaiian heritage. “
The resort also announced a partnership with Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI), a non-profit organization committed to returning the indigenous koa, milo and sandalwood trees back to Hawaii. The property has pledged to plant 100,000 indigenous trees on Oahu and the Big Island.


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As the report’s summary explains:
Bitcoin is changing the way the world thinks about money, and its impact is growing, especially in the United States. The driving force behind Bitcoin’s explosive growth in 2013 was the entry of the Chinese market, while Bitcoin’s subsequent slump in 2014 is largely derived from prohibitive measures issued by China’s central bank. If Chinese authorities continue their crackdown on Bitcoin, the global market and, by extension, the U.S. market, may be severely impacted.
The report examines the history of bitcoin in China, covering the late 2013 boom and the various methods the People’s Bank of China has used to squeeze bitcoin out of the mainstream economy. It also examines the reasons for the massive demand for bitcoin in China, a country with practically no bitcoin merchant infrastructure. While the typical argument for the boom has been that younger Chinese see bitcoin as an easy, inexpensive investment rather than a true alternative currency, the USCC paper challenges that notion.
Citing the view of Professor Tyler Cowen, Holbert C. Harris Chair of economics at George Mason University, the report claims that the Chinese “bitcoin gold rush” might not be “a vote of confidence in Bitcoin, but rather a vote of distrust in the renminbi.” By this logic, many Chinese citizens are deeply concerned about their country’s rapidly slowing economy and have increasing doubts about the government’s ability to manage the financial system. As such, the relatively anonymous, easy to secure bitcoin system provides a workaround for the country’s significant currency controls. Wealth can be stored in bitcoin, where it is not subject to the whims of the government or the banking system.
There are many, many interesting insights in the report, including some important indications of the growing role of the U.S. bitcoin industry in the global market. Rather than being seen as a threat to the U.S. banking system, the report hints that U.S. bitcoin businesses are increasingly important players in international trade. As such, U.S. trade policy may eventually tilt towards protection of these domestic interests.


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Many IT related companies around the globe attended Buy Korea 2009 Autumn due to high expectations for advanced Korean information technology. The booths for IT companies were located on the right side of the hall with green tags, and many buyers were eager to have meetings with Korean sellers.
Sony Hungary attended Buy Korea 2009 for the first time. Sony is known as one of the best electronic device manufacturers in the world, making audio and video products, computers, cellphones, video game consoles, and many other electronic devices. The main products that Sony Hungary produces are DVD-RWs, Blue-ray Disc Players (BDPs), and FTV boards/stands for the European market. The company gets 60-70% of their supplies from Asia. However, there are currently no Korean suppliers. Sony Hungary is interested in suppliers for basic electronic components such as capacitors, resistors, transistors, and cables.
"This is the first time to attend the Buy Korea event, and my first impression is really good," the company representative said. "We were able to meet various companies with different products. Our priority for selecting suppliers is quality, price, delivery and flexibility. We have high expectations for the event and we are going to keep participating in future events."
Dream Bank Co. from Japan is another company who is looking for great Korean products. The company specializes in video conferencing software and products.
"Korean information technology has improved a lot in recent years and even surpassed the Japanese in many areas. Because the development cost is too high, we came here to look for many interesting new IT-related products," Gouta Higasikawa, manager of the company, said. "There are no trading conferences of this size in Japan. This is a good chance to meet good companies for our business. We have participated in last year's event and we feel the event is getting bigger and better. I just wish if there is more information for sellers and buyers available on the Buy Korea website, so better matchmaking between companies could be possible."


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China’s meat imports declined 3.3% in May 2021
China's meat imports decreased 3.3% in May 2021, compared to the same month last year.
China’s meat imports decreased 3.3% in May 2021, compared to the same month last year.
In China, during May 2021, meat import decreased 3.3% compared to the same month in 2020. This drop-in meat import was reported by that country’s customs.
Currently, in the Chinese market, pork prices have decreased. This situation has caused China to reduce meat imports. Chinese consumers are opting to consume domestic pork due to the current low prices.
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, 922,000 tons of meat were imported in May. This means a 3.3% reduction in meat imports compared to the previous year. In addition, they mention that imports of meat products for May have presented their lowest amount since November 2020.
At the end of 2020, economic analysts predicted that meat imports into China would increase considerably by 2021. This prediction is materializing for beef and chicken. In fact, in the first five months of 2021, China showed a 12.6% increase in beef meat imports compared to the same period last year. However, pork has not had the same performance in the Chinese market.
The recovery of pork in China
Pork production in China continues to be affected by African Swine Fever. This viral disease has presented several outbreaks in China since 2018. This sanitary problem has generated that pork imports to China have increased in recent months. Even other types of meat, such as chicken and beef, have also increased.
You might also be interested in: What is African Swine Fever?
However, pig farming in China has multiplied its efforts to recover in the market. Therefore, in 2021 its production has been recovering thanks to multiple efforts between the government and pig farms.
The recovery of pork production in China in recent months has caused a decrease in the price of this product. Today, a kilogram of pork is at USD 3.44 (22 yuan). On the other hand, pork imports have also affected the lower price of the product, especially since the end of 2020.
Therefore, these factors have led to a decrease in the price of pork in China. This reduction increases domestic consumption of the product and, at the same time, leads to a decrease in meat imports.


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Pleora Technologies introduced new production-ready and customizable performance advances for its AI solutions to help manufacturers improve frontline processes and collect inspection data for analytics.
"As we have introduced our AI solutions, our applications team is partnering with manufacturers across a broad range of sectors to better understand their daily challenges and long-term objectives," said Jonathan Hou, CEO with Pleora. "Expanding the off-the-shelf and customizable capabilities of our AI solutions, we’re helping manufacturers address immediate concerns related to quality, labor shortages, and increasing costs while they accelerate their focus on collecting and analyzing inspection data to drive process improvements."
Pleora’s AI manufacturing solutions include a camera-based platform with digitization and automation apps that makes human decision-making consistent and traceable, and an algorithm development platform to add advanced AI capabilities alongside automated machine vision processes. The company’s solutions are now deployed in consumer goods, manufactured parts, print and packaging, and food and beverage inspection.
For manual inspection applications, Pleora is introducing a suite of production-ready apps that don’t require coding or design. AVisual Inspection app for in-coming, in-process, and final manufacturing steps make product errors obvious for a human operator. Inspection can start with just one good product image. As the operator accepts or rejects initial errors, the AI model is transparently trained and will begin detecting issues and suggesting decisions for the human inspector. To further improve frontline operations, Pleora’s growing library of manufacturing apps are available as production-ready tools that can be customized for unique requirements.
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