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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the most influential mangas of all time. References to it show up in dozens of anime, and Hirohiko Araki, the manga’s author, has even shown his work in the Louvre. Despite all these accolades, you’ve never been able to kiss any of the characters, until now.
It seems like most live-action movie versions of manga and anime are terrible. (Remember Attack on Titan?) However, the release day buzz around the new Jojo live-action movie is that it’s actually good.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s first live action adaptation, directed by Takashi Miike, is set to open in Japan in August. Now, thanks to the film’s newest trailer, fans can see one of the things that makes this series truly unique: Stands.
These JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure face masks are more fanservice than beauty product, but they’re loads of fun.
We’ve already seen a trailer for the live-action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie. We’ve seen the outfits. We know what they look like. But what people really want to see are the Stands.
This August, a live-action Jojo flick is hitting Japanese movie theaters. Have a look at the first teaser.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is getting a live-action film. According to Variety, it will be a co-production between Warner Bros. and Toho with Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) signed on to direct. The Jojo move is slated for a summer 2017 release.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure will premiere on Toonami this October, Toonami announced last night. Just one week ago, Toonami began airing viral anime One-Punch Man.
This is Hirohiko Araki. He does two things: churns out JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and refuses to age.
The newest JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 3D fighting game has exactly what fans of the long running anime and manga are looking for: being able to play as a ton of the series’ heroes and villains—53 to be exact.
Smoking is bad. Don't do it! But that's not why the new Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime is being censored. It's because this is underage smoking.
Looking for somewhere to cosplay? May I recommend the Pyramids? Also, camels are good if you've got 'em.
JoJo fans rejoice, it looks like there's a new game coming your way. Let's hope it's not as DLC-ridden as the last.
You know sometimes the expressions you see in anime are incredibly exaggerated? They look hard to pull off in real life. Turns out, they are.
For those who wonder what magnificent manga hair would look like in real-life, wonder no more.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is famous for its unique art style with characters making fabulous poses that cosplayers love to mimic. One underappreciated aspect of the manga is the interesting facial expressions. Underappreciated, except by one man.
We knew that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle was coming to the West, but we didn't have exact dates. Now we do. Bandai-Namco's fighter hits PS3 in Europe and Australia first, on April 25, with the US release following four days later, on April 29.
Just in case you were worried the country had lost its ability to sculpt amazing snow art, rest easy. It hasn't.
Microsoft Paint is probably not the best tool to remake anime openings (or anything), especially not the superb one for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and I'm pretty sure it took OurFinalForm a million billion hours to finish this masterpiece.
Manga artist Hirohiko Araki is famous for two things. One is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The other? Being an ageless vampire.


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All too often videogames get a bum rap, and this usually comes from parents and adults of the world who didn’t grow up on the pastime itself. And with that lack of information, frequently misinformed facts or opinions are brought up which couldn’t be farther from the truth. The anti-thesis of Jack Thompson – Brenda Brathwaite – is set to premiere a gallery show that teaches parents the truth and what they need to know about videogames.
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Brenda Brathwaite is a vocal advocate within the industry known for frank discussions on sex, censorship and ESRB issues. Recently she was awarded the 2007 Presidential Fellowship at the Savannah College of Art and Design to create a lecture and gallery exhibit titled, “What You Don’t Know About Video Games…” The installation is aimed at parents and others unfamiliar with video games and the industry. The lecture is designed to cover all kinds of topics like ratings, game content, career options and the good video games are doing in all kinds of fields.
The portion that Brathwaite is most excited about is the exhibit. It’ll be in an actual gallery space and will give parents a hands-on guided tour of video games at every rating level from E to AO. The latter, of course, will not be readily viewable, and not at all viewable by those under 18. Brathwaite says, “For me, the motivation comes from both being a parent, a game designer and an acquaintance of many parents who know little about our industry, or believe that video games ‘are just for kids,’ or some great violence-filled, blood-soaked evil … Hopefully, they’ll come away more knowledgeable about our industry, excited about the games we make and better able to make informed choices at retail.”
Read the full article over at joystiq.com

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Ultimately, Cook sees Apple’s greatest societal contribution coming through the 2 million U.S. jobs it believes it creates through its “app economy” as well as the “many millions” more it supports in the rest of the world. For Apple, everything comes back to its products, about a billion of which are denting the universe at this very moment.
TIM COOK: Yes, I think in numerous ways. I think the No. 1 way Apple changes the world is through our products. We make products for people that are tools to enable them to do things that they couldn’t otherwise do—to enable them to create or learn or teach or play. Or do something really wonderful.
So that’s the primary way we change the world. We also try to change the world by the way we run the company. And whether that’s being very focused on the environment and making sure that we have a no-carbon footprint, essentially, or running our company on 100% renewable energy.
This environment of secrecy produces an unwritten hierarchy of “haves” and “have-nots” within the company. For the “haves,” the hierarchy of disclosure is a way to exert influence and demonstrate power beyond one’s role or title. For “have-nots,” it’s a subtle but constant reminder of your rank.
To be sure, this culture of secrecy generates billions of dollars in real value for Apple’s shareholders. There’s no denying its merit and its reflection of the man who created the culture.
But values drive priorities, and no value can be reflected in a company’s culture without making trade-offs. Apple is no exception. Its legendary secrecy led to information silos, discouraged cross-functional knowledge sharing and created a rigid definition of roles that discouraged individuals from expanding their professional horizons.
While it’s understandable that Apple wants to control the information around its product releases, maybe it’s time to stop subjecting its employees to an unhealthy culture of secrecy that has proven to be ineffective.
“The joke back in the day was that the reason Jobs wore turtlenecks was because he hated buttons,” said Jason Snell, who was a lead editor at Macworld for more than a decade and a member of the audience that day. “It’s stupid. But I think there’s truth to it, because Apple believes very strongly from its design standpoint that buttons are clutter, that there can only be as many controls that are necessary, and no more.”
Jobs is no longer around to take aim at his competitors’ unsavory design decisions, but a decade after that presentation, his company continues to honor his stance. At Apple’s keynote event on Tuesday, for instance, the brand is expected to do away with the Home button.
Prior to this latest version of the firmware, in order for an iOS device to be "trusted" by a computer that it was physically connected to, that device had to be unlocked first via Touch ID or passcode. Next, the device would prompt the user: "Trust This Computer?" Only then could the entire device’s data could be extracted and imaged. Under iOS 11, this sequence has changed to also specifically require the passcode on the device after the "Trust This Computer?" prompt.
While the change may seem minor, the fact that the passcode will be specifically required as the final step before any data can be pulled off the phone means that law enforcement and border agents won’t have as much routine access to fully image a seized device.
As it puts the finishing touches on Apple Park the company is also getting ready to open its first major welcome center for tourists, featuring a retail store, a cafe and rooftop deck providing a view of overlooking the Apple Park Spaceship across the street.
Stories are compelling. The famed Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field wasn’t about blazing specs, it was about telling a story that put you and a new Apple product in the center of a miraculous future that had just arrived in the present.
Even if you roll your eyes at that, consider this: The way Apple describes its new products says something about how Apple views those products itself. Which features is it emphasizing? Who is being targeted? When Apple announced the HomePod in June, one of the most notable things about the roll-out was that the company pushed audio quality hard while spending almost no time on Siri. That was notable.
“I think it is a false narrative,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s VP of product marketing. “It’s true that we like to keep the data as optimized as possible, that’s certainly something that I think a lot of users have come to expect, and they know that we’re treating their privacy maybe different than some others are.”
Joswiak argues that Siri can be every bit as helpful as other assistants without accumulating a lot of personal user data in the cloud, as companies like Facebook and Google are accustomed to doing. “We’re able to deliver a very personalized experience . . . without treating you as a product that keeps your information and sells it to the highest bidder. That’s just not the way we operate.”
The company is partnering up with a group of clinicians at Stanford, as well as telemedicine vendor American Well, to test whether Apple Watch's heart rate sensor can detect abnormal heart rhythms in a cohort of patients, according to two people familiar.
Arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, aren't always problematic. But in some people, a condition known as atrial fibrillation can show no external symptoms while carrying a risk of blood clots, strokes and other complications.
So before a recent trip, I took a major precautionary measure to assuage my simmering insecurities. I set up Internet-connected video cameras, motion sensors, and smart outlets so I could control and monitor my home from afar.
This was an opportunity to play with Apple’s HomeKit technology, which lets iOS devices manage a variety of home-automation products from other companies. [...]
Unable to achieve all my monitoring goals with the HomeKit devices available to me, though, I searched farther afield for other home-security gear that also works with Apple devices – albeit outside the HomeKit ecosystem.
Ahead of the expected launch of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone X, the company recently updated its iPhone Upgrade Program to include a new trade-in feature that allows customers to mail their old handset instead of visiting an Apple store.
Safari Extensions are tools that you can add to the menu bar in your Safari browser that gives you quick access to features offered by developers.
Many users of Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X were quick to point out how useful the Touch Bar is for editing media. [...] However, for the rest of us, I found or was alerted to a couple of built-in functions that are genuinely useful.
Forget just taking pictures with your phone’s camera — there are far more creative ways for travelers to use technology to capture memories from their trips, says Dennis Crowley, the co-founder and executive chairman of Foursquare, a company behind two location apps that have 50 million global users a month. “Between various apps and social media platforms, you can preserve experiences of your travels beyond the sights you see,” he said.
Here, his tips on how.
I think this is why most self-help/entrepreneur books will tell you to find a partner to work with. Not only can a partner help with skills that you don't have, they can also provide you with motivation, and give the third leg to the Energy/Direction/Time stool when you don't have it by yourself.
Speaking of culture, why should the sales culture be different from the engineering culture? To understand that, ask yourself the following: Do your engineers like programming? Might they even do a little programming on the side sometimes for fun? Great. I guarantee your sales people never sell enterprise software for fun.
As usual, Apple's keynote is going on while I am sleeping on the other side of the globe. So, today's edition does not include whatever Tim Cook and his colleagues are revealing at Apple Park today. For that, either you'll have to wait for tomorrow's edition, or you can just go to any technology web site or section of a web site, and you'll be sure to get all the latest news. (Apple is no longer a niche computer maker since a long long time ago.)
Or you can watch it live on Apple's website.
Has any one asked Siri how to pronounce the X in iPhone X?
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STOCKTON, Calif. — In their first year open, Drycleaners Co-Op owners Oliver Opus and Ruschawn Williams found themselves faced with a string of break-ins and thefts at their window-bound storefront in downtown Stockton.
The business — created to give local artists, creators and sellers a space as passive retail vendors — suffered thousands of dollars in damage and lost merchandise. The community rallied behind the owners to help replace the broken window just two days after opening.
Months later, Drycleaners experienced two more break-ins resulting in the decision to move to another location in downtown with less windows, according to Opus.
"I would go to bed crossing my fingers like, 'Please, I do not want to wake up to another break-in!'" said Opus. "That's how frequent it was."
Now, a local nonprofit is stepping in to help restore the faith of downtown business owners like Opus and Williams, and revitalize the district bringing people downtown.
The Downtown Stockton Alliance (DSA) allocated $50,000 from San Joaquin County ARPA funding to create a program to reimburse businesses in downtown for the cost to replace broken, old or cracked windows.
"I know some of the businesses and properties down here have large plate glass windows and that they can be very expensive," said DSA Director, Michael Huber. "We're here to help you."
Huber says the DSA's goal is to help business owners rest easy and to restore infrastructure in downtown to make the district a desirable retail location.
Businesses that have replaced windows since Jan. 1, 2023, can receive a full reimbursement from the DSA with a receipt -- no questions asked.
"Whatever the reason might be, we're happy to because we don't want plywood boarded up over windows, because that looks like blight," said Huber.
The program started at the beginning of the year and will run until the allocated funds have been used over the next few years.
As a business owner who previously dealt with his share of broken windows, Opus says he feels comforted knowing he and other business owners in downtown can rest easier.
"I think that the program will bring some sort of relief to other businesses. It's one [more] thing they don't have to think about so they can focus on their business and focus on how to get people here in downtown," said Opus. "It's much needed in this area."
Stockton has continuously dealt with high crime rates over the years, but DSA and community advocates like Opus are looking to change the perspective of downtown and encourage others to see its potential.
"There's a really cool, vibrant community here and just to get people down here has been a struggle," said Opus. "The Downtown Stockton Alliance has helped make this a place where people want to come."
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: Stockton business owners reassure customers that shopping centers are safe


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Groundbreaking held for new H-E-B in McKinney
McKINNEY, Texas - An H-E-B grocery store is coming to McKinney.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site Thursday morning, located at the northeast corner of Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway near Stonebridge Ranch.
H-E-B announced it was donating $10,000 to five separate North Texas non-profit organizations.
McKinney Mayor George Fuller said he knew H-E-B was special when they first met to discuss opening a store in the city.
"There was no ask at that meeting. That's unheard of for me at a meeting. It's generally a big ask of we're thinking about coming to the city we would like to have this this and this. They told me that they're going to come to the city and we want to do this this and this for your community," Fuller said.
The new H-E-B store is scheduled to open in late 2023.
RELATED: Construction begins on two H-E-B stores in Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex


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|| Web Exclusive special
|| Monday, January 3, 2011
| Some people like watching the sausage get made, so here you go. These are some selected moments from the pre/post live show where the hosts sometimes have a little too much fun. From musical numbers to Molly's plethora accents, this episode starts and stays firmly off the rails.
|| It's raining tablets
|| Wednesday, January 5, 2011
| BOL is coming to you live from the CES 2011 stage, and it's raining tablets. So, you probably want to duck, because those things are heavy. Har har. Asus, Lenovo, Vizio, and MSI have already bowed theirs, although LG is saving its announcement for a separate press conference. (Motorola is yet to come.) Plus, OnLive makes even more smart moves, and you can get a text from your oven. --Molly
|| Molly touches Nintendo's 3DS
|| Thursday, January 6, 2011
| Nintendo of America's President Reggie Fils-Aime joins us, we'll recap Motorola's best CES Press Conference ever and Microsoft let's us down with theirs. Plus, Angry Bird the Board Game! It's coming.
|| Hut Hut Hike! with the Blackberry Playbook
|| Friday, January 7, 2011
| We get our hands on one of the hottest tablets of CES 2011. Molly shrieks, and I cry. Plus, Verizon announces a boatload of 4G LTE devices, Lady Gaga debuts her Grey Label product line and Jar Jar Binks comes to Blu-Ray.
|| iPhone 4 on Verizon and the CES hailstorm of awesome
|| Tuesday, January 11, 2011
| No time for a CES hangover (although we really needed it) because Verizon is hitting us hard with the iPhone 4 announcement first thing in the morning ... but thank goodness they announced the iPhone, because if they'd punked us, heads would have rolled. But there it is: no LTE, yes to hotspots, white iPhone ... maybe? Get all the details at CNET News.com. Also, we're punch drunk and we apologize for all the delirious yelling. --Molly
|| It's so hard to good-bye to H.264
|| Wednesday, January 12, 2011
| We dissect Google's decision to drop H.264 support from Chrome and go with WebM, we mop up a little bit of the Verizon iPhone news, and more importantly, we eventually get this show on the road after yet another tech disaster. Also, and this is very important, people, the next version of Android will not be called Ice Cream. It's Ice Cream Sandwich, people. Keep up. --Molly
|| Sex in Space
|| Thursday, January 13, 2011
| On today's show, the importance of studying sex in space (any volunteers?), whether News Corp will try to revive the corpse of MySpace (FrankenSpace?), and we win the orientation-switch choice wars! Hooray! All the iOS 4.3 news you can shake a stick at, plus Sandy Bridge benchmark goodness and Robots 1, Humans 0 (in Jeopardy, anyway). --Molly
|| The lol/jk defense
|| Friday, January 14, 2011
| Will Courtney Love's lawyers argue that Twitter is just so fun and awesome that she can't be held responsible for defamatory crazy talk she types on it? If so, we're about to go crazy on Twitter. Also, Apple and News Corp may have pushed back their launch date for the Daily, BBC says no to Smart TV fragmentation, and why can't Samsung just give us our dang Froyo already? --Molly
|| Everybody hates Netflix
|| Tuesday, January 18, 2011
| Our hilarious Internet video of the day is also a disturbingly meta metaphor for what's got to be happening if the FCC would just roll over and approve a Comcast-NBCU merger 4-1, like they did today: walking headlong into the fountain. Hello, content balkanization! What could possibly go wrong? Also in the news, Steve Jobs on medical leave again, get your info off Facebook, for god's sakes, and why everybody hates Netflix. --Molly
|| Steve says Comcast/NBCU will be ok
|| Wednesday, January 19, 2011
| On today's show, we've got a new meme, new details about the Comcast/NBCU merger, and new comments from Apple dismissing Android tablets as both "bizarre" and "vapor." Ok, guys, whatever you say. Verizon offers $200 off iPhone 4 upgrades, in case that takes the sting out a little, and we discuss the rise of universal app stores, consumer confusion over 4G, and sharks in the streets of Australia. It's a wide-ranging show, folks. --Molly
|| Pentabular screws and the bourbon fairy
|| Thursday, January 20, 2011
| On today's show, Brian Cooley kindly drops in to keep the streak alive -- with bourbon! Also, to discuss one analyst's counter-intuitive assessment that the Nintendo 3DS is priced too low. Well, I suppose it is, if you're a shareholder. But we're happy. In other news today, the iPad 2 will have a camera (duh), Google Voice might let you port your number for $20, and Angry Birds is probably coming to TV. Why didn't we think of Angry Birds, is what I want to know? --Molly
|| Google's Eric Schmidt is out and CNET New York is in
|| Friday, January 21, 2011
| It's not your regular Buzz Outloud today. From New York City, Wilson G. Tang, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ackerman and Rex Brian (AKA Scott Stein) take over, and needless to say it's a very different BOL. In this topsy-turvy world, Google's Dr. Eric Schmidt is forced out as CEO. HP joins the fray by rearranging its board of directors with four new members, including former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. Verizon files suit against the FCC for rules they proposed, and no, the iPad 2 won't be getting the Retina Display--much to our dismay.
|| There is no Matrix
|| Monday, January 24, 2011
| Brian Tong returns from the islands in time for us to get collectively punked by a surprisingly elaborate rumor about Keanu Reeves and two more Matrix sequels. But that's nothing compared to the punking that is AOL's subscription service, which generates 60% of its profits and isn't needed by pretty much anyone who pays for it. Ouch. Plus, the tech bubble is our new drinking game and the white iPhone ... never mind. We're not talking about that damn thing anymore.
|| Science education: it's a crisis, people
|| Tuesday, January 25, 2011
| Hey, you know what we need a ribbon for, people? We need a ribbon for the fact that less than a third of U.S. students have even basic proficiency in science education. Science. Education. You know, the foundations of the universe? The familiarity with physics and electronics that leads to inventions like cars, computers, and fancy tablet computers? This is a serious problem, and sure, there's other news today, but this? This is important. Love, Molly.
|| Our new name for product reviews: Touch My Body
|| Wednesday, January 26, 2011
| The DOJ is sniffing around again on the topic of mandatory data retention for ISPs: our advice? If this is their canary in the coal mine, kill the canary. Not cool. Also, will the Facebook phone be huge? I say yes, Tong is skeptical. Android developer interest is nearly equal to their interest in iOS, plenty of Android tablet news, and I give the Sony Dash the full Touch My Body.
|| Thursday, January 27, 2011
| Google starts censoring torrents sites in their search and Facebook denies rumors of a Facephone, which means it exists! Hulu is looking at becoming an online cable operator and we drool over Sony's PSP2 announcement.
|| Alien communication fragmentation
|| Friday, January 28, 2011
| See, the problem with alien communication fragmentation is that the aliens will have a hard time finding us. The real question, though, is whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. Also, we ponder whether we need a new rule about how no, you cannot turn off the Internet because of your inter-border protest issues ... EGYPT. Plus, LinkedIn goes IPO, Amazon is killing it, and the world is introduced to the CataPot.
|| Amazon is ready for Prime time
|| Monday, January 31, 2011
| On today's show, Android is taking over the world (seriously), Internet-starved users turn to ham radio and dial-up to get the word out of Egypt, and Intel's Sandy Bridge chipsets are delayed (uh oh). Also, details about a possible Netflix-like streaming service that would be free for Amazon Prime users. As if Amazon Prime could get any more awesome. All the right moves, Amazon. All the right moves. Plus, some problems with quashing subpoenas. --Molly


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DUBLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Britain is seeking to extend a post-Brexit grace period to all Northern Ireland retail that currently will exempt supermarkets bringing in food products from mainland Britain from additional checks, Britain’s minister for the region said on Monday.
When the United Kingdom exits the European Union’s orbit on Dec. 31, Northern Ireland will remain aligned to the EU’s single market and goods arriving there will be subject to EU customs rules.
A joint UK/EU committee working out how to implement the tailor-made Northern Ireland arrangements agreed last week to exempt supermarkets from completing export health certificates for three months and told them that there would be no change to current regulations around chilled meats for six months.
The main trade body representing wholesalers and independent retailers such as smaller convenience stores that compete with supermarket giants like Tesco, Sainsbury’s have demanded the same terms to avoid being put at a competitive disadvantage.
“Our view is that grace period should apply to retailers moving products from Great Britain into Northern Ireland and we are working to ensure we get that clarity as quickly as possible,” Brandon Lewis told BBC Northern Ireland radio.
“We are working with the EU to try and ensure that we can make this work for all businesses. Obviously the impact of the wider trade agreement has an impact on this as well.”
Trade groups in Northern Ireland have said supermarkets may have to source some products from other markets such as across the open border in EU-member Ireland once the grace period ends. Lewis said London’s intention was not to create a cliff edge but to find a permanent solution.
“We will be working with the EU to show that there is a way that those products can flow properly with the confidence of the EU that it’s not going have any kind of abuse of the system,” he said. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Angus MacSwan)


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The Asha series Nokia X Smartphone is again in the news, now regarding the launch. It is expected to be launched in March, the latest reports say. The Nokia X, which is the budget Android phone, is also known as the Nokia Normandy. So, this Smartphone will be another addition in the Asha portfolio.
The report is said to have been arrived from GoAndroid, states an unidentified source from Nokia India that had also come up with the report about dual-SIM Windows Phone gadget. This is also identified as MoneyPenny. It is also expected to be launched in India in March.
However, it must be admitted that not all the rumors about the first ever Android device from Nokia can be trusted. But, there are indeed some trustworthy sources.
Initially it was reported that the Nokia Normandy would be launched during the MCW 2014 Barcelona event, which is scheduled for February 24. However, as the launch seems to have got postponed, this report looks a tad believable, at the moment.
In a leak last week, there were images revealed the design of the Nokia X. it is understood that a certain French Publication – No Where Else, had published three images. These images showed the front, the back as well as the rear panel of the Nokia Normandy.
As if that wasn’t enough, there was a fresh leak from Browsermark 2 benchmark’s database. It also showed the model number of the device – the RM 980. There weren’t many details in this leak. But, the image purportedly showed the device with the Nexus 5 wallpaper as well as home screen icons.
The device was listed on an online retailer in Vietnam. It is known to have revealed quite a lot of things about the new device including the specs like 4-inch TFT screen, 5MP back camera, 1GHz processor from Snapdragon and the latest Android 4.4 OS.


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Zibby Owens launches Zcast, a podcast network powered by Acast
Zcast is a new podcast production company and network launched by podcaster, author, and publisher Zibby Owens. Featuring original, intimate shows designed to enrich, inspire, and improve listeners’ lives — intelligently and with a sense of humor — Zcast productions will entertain and educate, making them worth listeners’ limited time.
Zcast productions include Zibby’s original hit literary podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. Featured on the Apple Arts charts since it launched in 2018, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books has been downloaded millions of times and has won dozens of industry awards, including the Webby Award and Lovie Award.
Her other award-winning show, SexTok with Zibby and Tracey, launched in 2021, is also on the Apple charts and has even spurred a viral TikTok craze. SexTok is co-hosted by international sex expert, author of 17 books, and British denizen Tracey Cox.
The latest two shows to join the fold are hosted by authors of upcoming Zibby Books memoirs.
A CEO and mother of twins, Alisha Fernandez Miranda decided at age 40 to embark on a series of internships so she could finally stop wondering about the careers that might have been. Her show, Quit Your Day Job, will include conversations with notables who have shifted gears in their work-life — midlife.
School librarian Julie Chavez is the author of the upcoming memoir The Anxiety Library about how she overcame depression and anxiety once she finally stopped putting everyone else before herself. Her podcast, Ask a Librarian, will feature librarians, library-loving authors, and other library- adjacent icons in conversation with Julie.
“I couldn’t be more excited about these shows. They represent exactly what I’m trying to bring to the podcast listener with the Zcast network: innovative, smart shows that make people think, inspire them to improve their lives, and truly connect to others. Alisha and Julie both have dynamic, engaging, warm personalities that will absolutely shine in this medium,” says Owens.
Zcast will provide guidance, logo design, branding, sound editing, and production services to several new shows each year with a shared revenue split from ad sales. Chelsea Grogan will be the podcast producer.
Acast will distribute Zcast podcasts widely across the open podcast ecosystem, allowing audiences to listen to the series on all platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Samsung Free, and everywhere else podcasts can be found. Acast will also manage the monetization of the podcasts, giving brands access to Zcast’s audience through ads, sponsorships, and sophisticated brand integrations.
“The fact that Zibby’s programming has resonated with so many
people shows just how important the podcast medium is for
literary discussion and storytelling. Through Zcast, Zibby has
found a way to bring a loudspeaker to the neighborhood book
club,” says Sara Sopher, Associate Partner Manager at Acast. “We love having Zibby as a partner and can’t wait to bring the network to podcast audiences everywhere.”
Zcast will mainly commission its own podcasts but will also accept limited idea submissions at firstname.lastname@example.org.
To kick things off, Zibby will be launching a reality show called Who Wants to Be a Podcaster? produced by Morning Moon, an independent production company helmed by Kyle Owens, Ethan Lazar, and Austen Rydell. Not that she has time. Details to follow.
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Hip-hop artist TheHxliday is 19 years old and determined to have true creative control of his visuals as he makes his way up the music business. He’s looking to a cell-phone company to achieve that.
The Baltimore native, real name Noah Malik Lee, signed a deal with Motown Records last year and released his first major-label EP last week. To commemorate the occasion, he performed in a 20-minute “virtual world” hosted by Verizon on Friday (May 14th), appearing on fans’ screens from an unreal landscape. Virtual effects swam around him — but TheHxliday didn’t pop up as an avatar inside a game, the way Travis Scott did with his Astroworld concert inside Fortnite, and the show wasn’t meant to reproduce a concert the way Billie Eilish staged her full-length quarantine show. Instead, Lee got to design kaleidoscopic 360-degree surroundings and leap in real-time from a desert at nighttime to lush forestry just to spotlight the album drop. One moon turned into three moons, which then bounced around like helium-filled beach balls; as daylight poured in, bats in the sky became butterflies.
“I’ve never done anything like this and it really opened my mind to what I could do next. I brought fans into my world both musically and visually,” TheHxliday tells Rolling Stone, adding that he wanted the project to be a “balance of good and bad energy.”
The performance is the result of a new partnership between Verizon, Capitol Records, and Motown. (Verizon also partnered with the Unity gaming engine for 3D designing in January, and previously debuted the concept of 5G concerts with a Chainsmokers show in 2019.) It was recorded at Verizon’s Los Angeles 5G Labs, which opened doors in a preliminary manner in 2018, starting with research and development; while the space — a massive compound with designated areas devoted to equipping athletes, gamers, and musicians with developing, immersive tech — has hosted gaming streams before, this was its first concert. Producers filmed in 4K video on a camera connected to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, which the company, in press materials, says can create a “visually lossless” experience that “eliminates the side effects of image compression that’s visible to the naked eye.” There was no postproduction, either: All the visuals were rendered in real time.
As the live music industry dusts off the curtains from the year of pandemic, artists — and labels and promoters — are increasingly hungry to explore opportunities outside of traditional concerts. TheHxliday’s show wasn’t the first so-called “immersive livestream”: Eilish’s show, for example, saw the tech companies Moment Factory and XR Studios come together to build a virtual playground.
But it’s 5G that could take the whole game to the next level.
Last year, the world saw visually dazzling livestreams from some of the biggest stars, but therein lies an issue — they were already stars. For the world of entertainment, the emerging tech of 5G can offer accessibility to these types of features, at scale.
A brief primer for those who don’t follow telecom news: 5G stands for the “fifth generation” of wireless tech. The first, brick-sized mobile phones of the Nineties used 1G; consumers were introduced to SMS and voicemail with 2G; experts advanced things like web browsing, image sharing, and GPS tracking with 3G; and 4G is what most smartphones run on today. The greatest benefit of 5G is that it can allow users access to a whole lot of data very quickly, and with high quality and minimal glitching.
In theory, 5G could eliminate the need for services like WeTransfer, if global businesses are able to share huge bouts of information seamlessly, or perfect the self-driving car, if automobile makers harness the ultrafast signals. While industries all over experiment with 5G’s applications and uncover kinks, Verizon — alongside its telecommunications competitors T-Mobile and AT&T — is paying special attention to arts and entertainment.
Christian Guirnalda, director of Verizon’s 5G Labs, says the Hxliday show was the tip of the iceberg: Two other artists artists under the Capitol and Motown umbrellas will air performances in the space, and his team is open to partnerships with other labels as well.
Verizon is also working with venues to bling out in-person concerts with virtual tech. “We’ve got 60 different stadiums and venues that have 5G in them right now,” says Guirnalda, who shares that his team is “doing something for the Grammy’s right now” but can’t elaborate yet.
“When we get back, it’s going to power a bunch of the things folks are already thinking about,” he adds. “I can’t prognosticate when you’ll see a pair of AR [augmented reality] glasses on everybody, but you can walk down the streets right now and get gigabits a second. 5G is coming. When we’re all getting back to normal, there will be new things that start to have this hybrid of ‘what we were doing before Covid, what we were doing during Covid, and what we’re going to do after.'” For the artist, that means 5G-powered tools to meticulously design their own vision; for fans and venues, that means streaming technology that can whip up dizzying scenery on a stage, as well as pocket supercomputers that can showcase those effects in their full might.
Guirnalda points to an “awesome immersive concert” that Verizon recently put on with the Black Pumas at Los Angeles’ Wiltern as part of a new deal with Live Nation. “There was a 360 portal and you could go step on stage with them, and you could pick your camera angles,” he says. He believes livestreams will remain relevant when in-person shows are back: There will always be fans who can’t make it to the show, whether because it’s sold out or because they’re too young or too far to get into the venue. In theory, 5G can also go beyond providing good-quality at-home concerts and also allow in-person attendees to see AR effects on the stage in front of them, with smart glasses.
“You went from a concert with a lighter to a concert with a LTE device, and now you’re buying NFTs… We think [evolution] is inevitable.”
From organizers’ standpoint, 5G speeds could also easily add to the pre-show experience — pinging fans about short lines, helping them find seats, and letting them order drinks and merch in advance, for example. Before you even leave for the venue, maybe a hologram of the artist meets you in your living room. And at the show’s end, bidding might start on an exclusive NFT that’s announced on stage. “You went from a concert with a lighter to a concert with a LTE device, and now you’re buying NFTs,” Guirnalda says. “This is just the evolution that’s going to happen. We think it’s inevitable because we’re investing in the network to support all of that.”
If you think this all sounds ridiculous, you might want to remember that, not long ago, creating a website was terribly complex and expensive; the average teenager can do that now, in an hour, with pocket change. Soon enough, creatives of all levels will have access to AR production and web tools. With the speed at which phone carriers like Verizon are bringing 5G to major cities, it seems to only be a matter of time before creative opportunities are “democratized,” as Guirnalda calls it.
“It’s not just Mandalorian shoots at these giant sound stages that are using the next generation of technology, and it’s not just the one-off, big concerts that take so much money to come to life,” says Guirnalda. “Our goal isn’t to become the de-facto, go-to place for all virtual production. I think we are the sandbox experimentation — for everybody to come together and figure out what’s the next set of enablers. And while we’re doing that, we might as well have a little fun along the way and start to show that it’s possible to have what Moment Factory is doing right now become something more. I’m not as creative as the people at Moment Factory, the artists or their teams, but we can help them unblock their thinking with what’s possible, because we’ve got the tech and we’ve got 5G.”
Incorporating rising artists like TheHxliday into the experimentation process expedites the path to mass adoption of the whole project of 5G. “You have to push the technology envelope, but you have to start with culture first,” says Guirnalda.
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Robin Glynn – General Assignment Reporter –
With the current changes in the music industry, the way artists interact with their fanbase to how people get their music has changed since acts such as Aerosmith stepped on the scene.
Record producer Michael Caplan gave two seminars on his career in the music industry and the issues facing the music industry today. Caplan is president and co-founder of an independent record label, Or Music, based in New York. Caplan is the former senior vice president at Sony’s Epic label and has worked with artists such as the Allman Brothers, G. Love and Special Sauce, Tower of Power, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Matisyahu.
“2006 was the beginning of the future,” said Caplan on the music industry changing.
Caplan said that radio used to be the biggest way for an artist to sell records.
“Radio still is the single biggest factor,” said Caplan. “It is way down. It used to be 85 percent, now it is 45 percent of how to sell a record.”
Caplan said that artists performing on morning and late night shows and Saturday Night Live do not sell as good as they used to.
“If you do a good one, that could sell you some records,” Caplan said of artists performing on SNL today. “American Idol and all that crap really is a great to get into people’s consciousness, but it doesn’t encourage any artistry. You have these singing heads.”
Solleck said that shows like ‘American Idol’ target a different audience.
Amanda Carrier agrees.
“Shows like ‘American Idol’ and “X-Factor’ are more relevant,” said Carrier.
Caplan said that before starting his record company, he was asked to work on NBC’s The Voice, but declined the offer; he said it was a short-term opportunity. He said there are now plenty of places to hear music
Caplan said that before signing any artists, companies look at the acts fanbase, it is no longer just about the music or number of copies sold. He said that social media plays a major role for artists.
“It is important,” said Carrier.
“It is important because that is how they get around,” said Solleck, a nursing major.
Caplan said that we are in a bit of a period of a revolution.
“What you are going to see in the next couple of years is that music is going to go to a subscription model. It is not going to be about owning it anymore. It is going to be about listening to music on demand.”
Caplan said that Spotify, an app that streams songs on iPhones, iPads and iPods through a free radio or premium subscription, is not quite an elegant system. He sees that in the future, Apple, who is the biggest distributor of music, will have a subscription fee.
Apple’s iCloud lets people access their music, photos, calendars, contacts and more from whatever device they are using.
“Caplan says that Apple doesn’t care about music,” said Caplan, even though he said that iTunes is one of their biggest business. He said that if Apple has music being accessed as a subscription based rather than selling singles or CD’s, they will be the biggest seller; with companies such as Rhapsody, Pandora, REO battling it out against Apple.
As the music industry changes, so is the way that people will get their music, but Caplan said that the changes are inevitable.


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(Photo : Getty Image) Cadillac's Chinese buyers are younger than the US'.
Unlike in the United States where Cadillacs have a delightful taste for mostly older men, its rising sales in China mostly come from younger luxury buyers where designs were made smoother and production was localized for a much affordable price.
Brand owner General Motors revealed that it made necessary changes to suit the Chinese palate. Hard edges were smoothened to appeal to Chinese buyers who are used to the smooth designs of Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz.
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Following its quite slow build up, Cadillac may soon oust Japan's Lexus as the leading second-tier luxury brand in China, LMC Automotive said.
Cadillac cars will also be more accessible, particularly among young Chinese buyers, now that a $1.2 billion factory dedicated for the brand alone will slash down 25 percent import tax off the price.
On average, most of Cadillac's Chinese buyers are 34 years old, a little over half the average age in the United States, which is 59.5 years.
"In China, young buyers already dominate the luxury market. Since Cadillac is a relative newcomer, it was far easier to begin to cultivate the desired positioning for the brand from the get-go," Johan de Nysschen, Cadillac President, told Reuters.
Sales of Cadillac in China soared 17 percent in 2015 to about 80,000 cars, biting more than a 4 percent share of the luxury market. In 2016, de Nysschen is setting the bar higher, targeting a 25 percent increase to more than 100,000 Cadillacs in China alone.
Former BMW and Infiniti executives predict that China can surpass the US as the biggest Cadillac market in five to ten years time.
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Apple Event: When to Watch the iPhone 12 Launch in Time Zones Around the World
Apple is hosting an online streaming media event for the public and press on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple is expected to announce its new iPhone 12 lineup, and potentially a number of other new products during the event, dubbed "Hi, Speed." Here's how you can watch it and when, wherever you are in the world.
How to Watch the Apple Event
- Apple will provide a stream of the event on its Apple Events page nearer to the start time.
- If you have access to an Apple TV, you can visit the Events icons and you should be able to stream the event directly to your TV.
- Apple is also hosting a live stream on YouTube (embedded below).
When to Watch the Apple Event
Here's when the event will begin based on other time zones in the United States and around the world:
- Honolulu, Hawaii — 7:00 a.m. HAST
- Anchorage, Alaska — 9:00 a.m. AKDT
- Cupertino, California — 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Phoenix, Arizona — 10:00 a.m. MST
- Vancouver, Canada — 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Denver, Colorado — 11:00 a.m. MDT
- Dallas, Texas — 12:00 noon CDT
- New York, New York — 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Raleigh, North Carolina — 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Toronto, Canada — 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Halifax, Canada — 2:00 p.m. ADT
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 2:00 p.m. BRT
- London, United Kingdom — 6:00 p.m. BST
- Berlin, Germany — 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Paris, France — 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Cape Town, South Africa — 7:00 p.m. SAST
- Moscow, Russia — 8:00 p.m. MSK
- Helsinki, Finland — 8:00 p.m. EEST
- Istanbul, Turkey — 8:00 p.m. TRT
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 9:00 p.m. GST
- Delhi, India — 10:30 p.m. IST
- Jakarta, Indonesia — 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
- Shanghai, China — 1:00 a.m. CST next day
- Singapore — 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
- Perth, Australia — 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
- Hong Kong — 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
- Seoul, South Korea — 2:00 a.m. KST next day
- Tokyo, Japan — 2:00 a.m. JST next day
- Adelaide, Australia — 3:30 a.m. ACDT next day
- Sydney, Australia — 4:00 a.m. AEDT next day
- Auckland, New Zealand — 6:00 a.m. NZDT next day
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Greece is set to “do very well” this summer March 5, 2008Posted by grhomeboy in Tourism.
Tags: Destinations, Greece, Greek Islands, Tourism, Travel
Greece looks set to become one of the top tourist destinations for 2008.
According to online tour operator lastminute.com, the company is already starting to get bookings for the summer period and reservations are likely to increase in the six weeks leading up to the main summer departure dates.
John Bevan, Managing Director of lastminute.com UK, noted that Greece in particular is looking likely to perform well this summer. “We are expecting Greece to do very well this summer as prices are particularly competitive” he commented.
The Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises has predicted that arrivals in the country will reach 19.4 million by the year 2010.


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This weekend a special moment for the company Apple. If we spend time with family holiday excursion fatherly, Apple still continues to count his income.
Just for information Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Cupertino, California October 17, 2011, Apple today announced it has sold over four million of its new iPhone 4S, just three days after its launch on October 14.
In addition, more than 25 million customers are already using iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, in the first five days of its release, and more than 20 million customers have signed up for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices. iPhone 4S is available today in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries on October 28 and more than 70 countries by the end of the year.
“iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend-the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPhone 4S is a hit with customers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud, is the best iPhone ever.”
iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.
iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model.
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iPhone 4S will be available on October 28 in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
So, if the iPhone 4s already exists in your country? Are you ready to wait in line? Come and have now, the legendary gadget. iPhone 4S is available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and select Best Buy, Target and Walmart stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. I hope this information will lead you to get that iPhone 4s, have a nice day.


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Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs.
Sixth India- China Forum Meet Inaugurated
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
has inaugurated the sixth China-India Forum
meet being jointly hosted by the Government of China, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-India Friendship Association (CIFA), and Podar Enterprise in Bengaluru. Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries RV Deshpande stated Karnataka expected trade and investments between India and China to increase as India sees big opportunities to attract Chinese companies to Make in India, besides attracting investments.
NINL gets Kalinga Safety Award
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) has been awarded the prestigious Kalinga Safety Award for this year. This was given away on 10th November 2017 at the Orissa State Safety Enclave. The Orissa based NINL got the gold medal as the best safety performer of the year 2016. The company manufactures steel billets, pig iron and lam cokes and the current chairman of the company is Ved Prakash.
Ravi Bangar appointed as concurrent Ambassador to Ecuador
The present Indian ambassador to Columbia, Ravi Bangar has been appointed as concurrent Ambassador to Ecuador. This was announced on 10th November 2017. He is an IFS Officer of the 1982 batch. The capital city of Ecuador is Quito and the currency is the US Dollar. The official language of the country is Spanish.
First Woman President of NASSCOM elected
Ms Debjani Ghosh
, former MD of Intel South Asia has been elected the President
of the industry body NASSCOM
. She is the first woman to be elected to the position. She will succeed R.Chandrasekar
on completion of his term in March 2018. Debjani Ghosh has been a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council and a trustee of the NASSCOM foundation. The full form of NASSCOM is National Association of Software and Services Companies. It is a trade union body of the IT and BPO companies in India.
Phanindra Sama appointed Chief Innovation officer of Telangana State
Co-founder of Red Bus and entrepreneur Phanindra Sama
has been appointed as the Chief Innovation officer of Telangana State. He is currently serving as a Patron in Kakatiya Sandbox, an experimentation lab. He got the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2013.
November 11th – National Education Day
The 11th of November
is observed all over India as National Education Day
. The day is observed on the birth anniversary of Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
, the first Education Minister of India. The objective of celebrating National Education Day is to strengthen our educational institutions and improve the quality of education in the country.
India re-elected to UNESCO’s Executive Board
India has been re-elected to the Executive Board of the UNESCO, which is the organization’s highest decision-making body. The election was held at the 39th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris.
New sales world record created in China on Single’s Day
China’s top e-commerce giants have garnered over $45 billion during the annual online Single’s Day Sales creating a new record in global retail sales for any single day. Alibaba Group, during its flagship event Double 11 (also called 11.11 sale), surpassed its last year’s “Single’s Day
” sales of 18 billion, netting about 168 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) on Saturday.
Rival online retailer JD.com, the country’s second-biggest online firm which started promotions at the beginning of this month, reported 127.1 billion yuan (about $20 billion) of orders. This was the eighth edition of the online shopping spree which had about 1,40,000 brands including 60,000 international ones.
India, USA, Japan and Australia hold “Quad” talks in Manila
On 12th November India held the first official-level discussion under the newly boosted regional coalition known as the ‘Quad
’, the quadrilateral formation including Japan, India, United States and Australia
. A press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs stated that ‘open’ and inclusive regional vision and anti-terrorism cooperation were discussed at the quadrilateral where India elaborated on the concept of Indo-Pacific region.
Over 1.3 lac Indians book ticket to Mars
More than 1.3 lakh Indian space enthusiasts have submitted their names to NASA to be carried to Mars onboard the US space agency’s mission to the red planet which will be launched on 5th May 2018. Last month, NASA invited members of the public to send their names which will be carried on the InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission to Mars. Those who submitted their names were provided online ’boarding passes’ for the mission. The names are being etched on a silicon wafer microchip using an electron beam to form letters with lines one-thousandth the diameter of a human hair. The chip is affixed to the InSight lander deck and will remain on Mars forever.
US had the most number of people — 6,76,773 — sending their names, followed by China with 2,62,752 names. India stands at number three with 1,38,899 names submitted for the mission.


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Global payments company Ripple emptied a digital wallet holding 4,000,000,000 XRP tokens that were used to fund a settlement with a former executive.
Ripple’s now-empty wallet was periodically sending XRP to co-founder Jed McCaleb’s own “Tacostand” wallet. However, McCaleb’s wallet is expected to be drained as he must sell off his XRP in small amounts as a part of the agreement.
The agreement, formed in 2014, prevents McCaleb from dumping his XRP holdings in large chunks.
Currently, McCaleb’s wallet holds 709,911,000 XRP, worth $795,100,320 at the time of writing. The final transfer to McCaleb’s wallet was 174 million XRP on September 1st.
Analyst Leonidas Hadjiloizou shared the news for his 39,300 Twitter followers.
“The Ripple wallet that funds Tacostand is now officially EMPTY. A year ago, this wallet held more than 4 billion XRP.
Tacostand balance: 709,911 million XRP”
For the first year of the settlement, McCaleb was able to collectively sell 0.5% of the


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Students weave plan for sustainable fashion future
The inaugural Fashion & Textiles Youth Assembly brought students together from across the School of Fashion and Textiles on Tuesday to discuss the state of the current and future fashion industry.
Flower power: Floral fashion at Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
RMIT’s annual Floral Fashion exhibit blurred the line between art and fashion to highlight environmental issues at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (17–31 March).
Talent bursting at the seams of VAMFF runway
Meet three graduates who have been handpicked to showcase their work in the prestigious Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) National Graduate Showcase.
Front row at VAMFF
From intimate runways to exciting exhibitions: the RMIT community stars prominently in this year’s Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Dead stock denim given new life in virtual design challenge
A design challenge with Swedish fashion brand Cheap Monday has given 18 aspiring designers the chance to undertake a global denim project with an eye on sustainability.
Next steps on the Dior mentoring journey
Insights from Christian Dior executives and a VIP styling session were among the highlights of an evening to mark the halfway point of the Women@Dior mentoring program.
Fashion forward: RMIT student wins Melbourne Fashion Week award
An RMIT student has won the prestigious student award at Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) for her Choose Your Own Adventure-inspired project.
MFW: fearless fashion from Australia's emerging designers
Headpieces for Indigenous drag queens, the art of flâneurie, 3D printed experimental designs, and materials made from discarded plastic will all be on display during Melbourne Fashion Week.
Broken Heel meets Broken Hill and the School of Fashion
It’s not every day that RMIT students get to explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture with six drag queens at an iconic Australian location.
Students reach new heights at global fashion summit
Three students from the School of Fashion and Textiles were selected to participate in the 2018 Youth Fashion Summit in Copenhagen.
Fashion design graduate tops AGOTYA field
Fashion design Honours graduate Jessica Gregory declared overall winner of the Design Institute of Australia’s 2018 Australian Graduate of the Year Award (AGOTYA) last week.
Dateline: Graduate Fashion Week 2018
The catwalks of Europe have long beckoned to young fashion designers around the world with dreams of seeing their creations paraded in front of A-list crowds and industry representatives.
RMIT students get a head start on their careers with Women@Dior
In an Australian first, a mentoring program with one of the world’s most revered fashion brands is giving five RMIT students a head start in their careers.
Sharks Support Start-Up in Vietnam
RMIT Vietnam alumnus Kinh Van Quan Dao is scaling her fashion e-commerce start-up thanks to investments received through Shark Tank Vietnam.
RMIT students design ACMI’s first ever line of merchandise
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has launched a fresh line of merchandise locally designed and produced in collaboration with RMIT textile design students.


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Manufacturers including BMW, Jaguar and Toyota are standing by their decisions not to exhibit at the London Motor Show in October, regardless of the masterplan for the event created by Work director Tim Pyne.
The move has serious repercussions for event specialists such as Imagination, a spokesman for which confirms it is not working with Ford on the London Motor Show for the first time.
“No other designers will be involved in the creation of the show stands, as [Pyne] is responsible for its overall look and design,” confirms London Motor Show director Mark Saunders.
Ford has withdrawn as it feels the event is “not commercially viable”, says a spokeswoman, after meetings with organiser Clarion Events.
“We adopted a wait-and-see attitude and looked at different proposals from [Clarion], but still decided not to exhibit,” says Ford retail and events marketing specialist Brian Cook.
Themed display areas showcasing cars together by category replace traditional manufacturers’ stands, which have been a lucrative source of design work.
They are designed to woo back manufacturers which pulled out after last year’s event as space will be cheaper. Places on the stands cost £10 000 per car, which allow visitors to make direct comparisons between models, says Pyne.
The idea for the format came from Clarion Events chief executive Andrew Morris, who approached Pyne.
“We had to make the show a more attractive proposition,” says Saunders. “We were keen to bring in an outside design influence.”


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Trapped by Change, Economy
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The palm reader left months ago, as did the laundromat, computer center and two food markets. Across the way, the charred vestiges of a four-story apartment building remain six months after a fire forced 200 low-income residents to move away.
Up and down the commercial heart of Mount Pleasant, the emptiness is a pointed reflection of a broader economic turbulence.
Like many Washington neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant has grown more affluent in recent years, as waves of professionals scooped up rowhouses and condominiums, some paying upward of $1 million to live just off the 16th Street corridor north of Adams Morgan.
Their arrival has largely meant less business for merchants who have catered to working-class Latino residents who have left the neighborhood, because of the fire or because they sold their houses or were priced out. As storefronts have gone dark, the tightening credit market and floundering economy have made it ever more difficult to start businesses.
"We're in a downward spiral," said Terry Lynch, a Mount Pleasant resident for more than 25 years. He motioned toward a ravaged apartment building and a vacant storefront. "This says, 'Don't bring your business to Mount Pleasant. Go to another neighborhood.' "
Across the city, from Anacostia to upper Georgia Avenue, civic leaders clamor for finer retail establishments and restaurants, a din loud enough that District officials initiated a study this year to figure out ways to lure businesses.
Harriet Tregoning, director of the District's Office of Planning, said merchants in working-class neighborhoods rife with new investment, such as Petworth and Brookland, have struggled to adjust to rising rents and a changing clientele.
"There's a mismatch of what residents want to buy and what is available, and, in some cases, that's because the demographics changed," Tregoning said. "People's demands are higher. They want a better retail experience. They want the windows to be clean. They want to see what's inside the store."
Once a prosperous streetcar suburb whose residents included Sen. Robert LaFollette and legendary Senators fireballer Walter Johnson, Mount Pleasant fell into a steep decline after the 1968 riots, when white homeowners across the city left for the suburbs.
A generation later, homebuyers began returning Mount Pleasant, a migration that gained momentum through the recent housing boom, further diversifying a neighborhood with substantial Latino and black populations.
Mount Pleasant leaders hoped that their commercial strip -- a hodgepodge of beauty salons, fast-food, hardware and liquor stores, and a car repair garage -- would benefit from geography. The strip is three blocks west of 14th Street in Columbia Heights, where DC USA, a Target-anchored mall, opened this year on a stretch that had been a wasteland since the riots.
Yet, as fortunes have soared in Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant's have sagged. Along the neighborhood's four-block commercial spine, seven of 40 storefronts have sat empty for four or five months and even longer, including several spacious sites in prominent locations.


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PAYOUTS OF VR BANGERS’ AFFILIATES REACHED ONE MILLION DOLLARS
With the Incoming Events Planned for 2019, Sum of Payouts of Affiliates Working with the Company is About to Reach the First Million before the End of This Year
Not too long ago, VR Bangers – premium VR porn movies’ producers known worldwide for introduction of 6K ultra high definition virtual reality standard to their VR porn experiences as the very first in the adult industry – have proudly announced that their proprietary affiliate platform introduced last year has managed to provide their partners and affiliates with over $550,000 of earnings in 2018, breaking their previous record. Previously, the preliminary financial forecasts of the company assumed that in 2019 this value may exceed $650,000, but it turned out that it has grown much higher and outpaced the producers’ wildest expectations – going as high as to $1 million.
According to the company’s financial report, the total amount of payouts achieved by VR Bangers’ affiliates in 2019 exceeded $900,000 at the beginning of November this year – thus reaching a record value, almost twice as high as last year’s achievement. The record is still to be beaten by at least another $100k – most likely before the end of the month – as makers have already announced the preparations for multiple events, deals and promotions – in which all their affiliates will be able to participate to further increase their sales.
Thanks to Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday’s promos – all happening before the end of November – the value is certainly about to beat $1,000,000 – and these are just the initial financial assumptions based on the average monthly earnings achieved by VR Bangers’ partners this year, which do not include the bonus resulting from increased activity in above-average effectiveness of November.
All of that is being possible thanks to VR Bangers’ affiliate platform last year upgraded into a fully-fledged VR porn system called VRB Cash. With every month of the operation of VRBCash, the platform is working faster, smoother and it is becoming easier and easier to make money with its use for both adult industry experts and newcomers. Additionally, VR Bangers have just recently upgraded their main website of VR Bangers as well, making it more universal and improving its working on all platforms and mobile devices.
With the growing demand on the support of affiliates services, producers have also enhanced their customer support and increased the amount of free courses and instructions received by their affiliates – and all of that to both raise the sales of the company and of every partner actively working on its further expansion, while making money on his own.
“From the beginning of this year, the plan was to beat the financial record of affiliates from 2018, but we had no idea that we will manage to almost double our sales,” admits Daniel Abramovich, the CEO of VR Bangers. “’Appetite comes with eating,’ they say – so, in other words, the more you have, the more you want – and right now we are definitely aiming for $1,000,000, which – and I am not exaggerating – is actually only a matter of time. We are getting closer with our affiliates each year and we make sure that VR Bangers as a brand is becoming more and more attractive to them – and with everything we have planned for Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (and all the other events this year), I obviously have no idea how high we are going to get in 2019. One is certain, though: no matter how good the result, we are not going to stop there!”
Events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday are always giving exceedingly high results to all entertainment-related companies in the Internet, and VR Bangers are celebrating those together with their members and affiliates every year. With the growing needs of the members of their community and people being fed up with regular promotions and price cuts, the producers have to actively come up with new ideas – with what, so far, they are successful, which is certainly proven by the peaking affiliates’ payouts value for 2019.
“Our affiliates will have a chance to earn thousands of dollars this year just by following our instructions and by participating in our incentives,” says Anastasia Mathias, the Affiliate Coordinator for VR Bangers. “We are regularly updating them with newsletters, reminding every time we are about to do something special; and our platform, VRB Cash, is bursting at the seams with all the promotional materials and graphics. This year, we plan on adding our very popular lifetime deal – and every affiliate who will give us traffic for such will be able to earn himself up to 60% from its price in just one day.”
Of course, the year does not end in November and ahead of us in 2019 there are such events as Christmas and New Year’s Eve, which will also be celebrated at VRBangers.com. This means that the last two months of this year will be full of work for both producers and their affiliates – which, however, will certainly result in an even better financial result that can be extremely hard to beat in 2020. To join the “hype train” and start making money yourself, make sure to get familiar with VR Bangers’ proprietary platform over here.
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Transline, the agency that provides workers to Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse, is facing a dispute with HMRC over back payments to workers who were paid less than the minimum wage on the site.
The recruitment agency has said it is not liable to pay back employees who worked for Blue Arrow, a separate agency, who were later transferred to Transline.
Transline said in a statement: "All back payments have been made to Transline employees over the period in question. For those employees that worked for Blue Arrow and then transferred to Transline, we have been working with HMRC and are awaiting their guidance...We will act according to their feedback as soon as this is received."
The scrap emerged as part of evidence given by Unite union to a panel of MPs today. The committee was examining agency work in the UK. Steve Turner, assistant general secretary of Unite union, said there was a “mixed picture” at Sports Direct following a working practices scandal at the retailer last year.
Around 90 per cent of warehouse workers at Sports Direct are agency workers. The retailer has now committed to taking 18,000 retail workers off zero-hours contracts.


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Such face-to-face meetings were suspended over the Christmas and New Year's holidays by the Labeling and Compounds Review Div. (LCRD) of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). LCRD cited staffing shortages as the reason. Further, LCRD has said it believes the temporary change in policy could be permanently implemented without first seeking the comments of industry. The Assn. of Food Labeling Consultants (AFLC) told LCRD it favors the current system of face-to-face meetings. It permits industry representatives to correct labeling errors immediately, remain in possession of confidential formulations and processing procedures, and receive immediate answers and guidance to labeling questions. The trade group says that further reductions in LCRD staff may increase the risk that industry will be denied such face-to-face meetings in the future. Under the new system, any questions raised by the reviewer or industry representative could not be answered immediately and could take several days, or longer, to resolve, potentially delaying shipments or otherwise causing companies to incur expenses. AFLC urges the rest of the food industry to voice its concern to FSIS.
FSIS considers labeling reviews without industry representation
A food labeling trade group has expressed concern that industry representatives may be barred in the future from face-to-face meetings with federal regulators that review new labels for meat and poultry products.
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An exhibitor pours red wine into wine glasses at a booth during the Vinexpo Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong May 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
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Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair opened in Hong Kong Tuesday, drawing the world's top producers from France to Lebanon despite China having reported the first decline in wine consumption in a decade.According to a survey by Vinexpo Asia Pacific, China's wine consumption fell by 2.5 percent last year, after 10 years of uninterrupted growth at a rate of 25 percent per year.However, show organizers, who expanded the trade fair by 50 percent in floor space from its last edition in 2012, are adamant there are still strong opportunities for the wine and spirits markets in the region, because of increased demand from a growing middle class.In 2013, China overtook France as the world's largest consumer of red wine, guzzling more than 155 million 9-liter cases, or 1.865 billion bottles, that year, according to Vinexpo.But an official austerity drive in China has meant people are increasingly turning to cheaper wines.
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General Motors Co. (GM) designs, builds, and sells cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. The company has five primary business segments: GM North America, GM Europe, GM International Operations, GM South America, and GM Financial segments. It is currently the only company with a fully integrated solution to produce self-driving vehicles at scale.
As the economy revives, the demand for cars is expected to increase significantly with people avoiding public transportation and subways. China, which is a major market for GM, has been recovering faster from the deadly pandemic and the demand for private cars has already increased in the country.
GM has gained 88.5% since hitting its 52-week low in mid-March. This promising backdrop and the potential upside based on a number of factors have helped the stock earn a “Buy” rating in our proprietary rating system.
Here is how our proprietary POWR Ratings system evaluates GM:
Trade Grade: A
GM is currently trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $30.59 and $26.52, respectively, indicating an uptrend. Moreover, GM has gained 38.5% over the past six months, reflecting solid short-term bullishness.
The company showed its strength in the China market for the third quarter ended September 2020 with deliveries of more than 771,400 vehicles, up 12% year-over-year. With the pandemic-induced higher home construction activity and strong demand for boats and RVs which are particularly favorable for heavy-duty pickups, GM’s retail shares have been climbing in the third quarter despite tight inventory. GM’s large pickup trucks Chevrolet Silverado HD gained 9% and GMC Sierra HD gained 11% compared to the year-ago quarter.
Moreover, GM teamed up with Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) to help accelerate the rideshare industry’s transition to an all-electric, zero-emissions future by offering drivers on Uber’s platform special pricing on the purchase of a new electric vehicle and charging accessories.
Nikola Corp. (NKLA) and GM also agreed to form a strategic partnership in September, wherein GM could acquire an 11% stake in NKLA. In the words of Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, “This strategic partnership with Nikola, an industry leading disrupter, continues the broader deployment of General Motors’ all-new Ultium battery and Hydrotec fuel cell systems.”
GM has also been investing heavily in key product programs and launches, including its EV programs and AV vehicle technology, full-size trucks and key crossover programs.
Buy & Hold Grade: C
In terms of proximity to its 52-week high, which is a key factor that our Buy & Hold Grade takes into account, the stock is currently trading 23% below its 52-week high of $38.96.
Peer Grade: B
GM is currently ranked #11 out of 29 stocks in the Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers industry. Other popular stocks in the auto & vehicles manufacturers group are Toyota Motor Corporation (TM), Honda Motor Company, Ltd. (HMC), and Ford Motor Company (F).
TM, HMC and F declined 5.6%, 15% and 16.6% year-to-date, respectively, versus GM’s 13% decline over this period.
Industry Rank: B
The Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers industry is ranked #19 out of the 123 industries in the StockNews.com universe. With people avoiding going out amid the pandemic, the industry was hit hard. However, there has been an increasing demand for private cars and with more home constructions, the demand for large pickup trucks have also been growing. As the economy recovers with the gradual reopening of businesses, schools and universities, the automotive sector should witness a high demand in the upcoming months.
Overall POWR Rating: B (Buy)
GM is rated “Buy” due to its short-term bullishness, solid growth prospects, and recovery of the industry, as determined by the four components of our overall POWR Rating.
Based on its continued business growth, strategic partnerships, and strong financials, GM has the potential to surge in the upcoming months despite gaining 88.5% since its March low.
Analyst sentiment, which gives a good sense of a stock’s future price movement, is pretty impressive for GM. It has an average broker rating of 1.22, indicating a favorable analyst sentiment. Out of 16 Wall Street analysts that rated the stock, 13 rated it “Strong Buy.” Moreover, GM has an impressive earnings surprise history with the company beating consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The consensus EPS estimate of $1.11 for the quarter ending December 2020 indicates a significant improvement year-over-year. Its EPS is expected to grow 87.3% next year. This outlook should keep GM’s price momentum alive in the near term.
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More beef to be produced in Kazakhstan
The Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture reported that two enterprises out of nine projects have already been launched. So, in the North Kazakhstan region production with a capacity of 20 thousand Mt per year valued at 5 billion tenge was opened. And meat production was modernized in East Kazakhstan region, in which 65 million tenge was invested. The capacity of the enterprise was expanded by 3 thousand Mt of meat products per year. Due to their start, 130 jobs were created.
The remaining seven facilities are planned to be opened in 2021-2023, 1.1 thousand people will be provided with work. According to the agency, a meat processing plant totaling to 5.1 billion tenge is being built in Kostanay region. Its start is scheduled for the IV quarter of 2021. The production capacity will be 20 thousand Mt of meat per year.
Two more meat enterprises will be launched in Akmola region. For example, the region is preparing to launch a high-tech meat processing complex for 20 thousand Mt per year. The cost of the project is estimated at 4.7 billion tenge. Its opening is expected in the I-II quarter of 2021.
Meanwhile, a slaughter workshop is being modernized in the Kyzylorda region and a meat processing plant is being built. The implementation of this project is estimated at 1 billion tenge. The production capacity will be 5 thousand Mt of meat per year. It is expected that the company will be launched in the IV quarter of 2021.
A similar facility totaling to 10.5 billion tenge will appear in Almaty region with German investments (100% of the funds of a foreign investor). According to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture, this project with a capacity of 15 thousand Mt per year will be launched in the Berek industrial zone of the Ili district. Particularly, a meat processing complex will be built for finishing fattening, slaughter, processing, production of semi-finished products and finished products.
In Aktobe region there will be created and expanded the breeding farm with the acquisition of breeding cattle of meat breeds for 4.5 billion tenge. The region will establish the production of 20 thousand Mt of beef per year. Thus, it is expected to produce chilled and frozen beef in carcasses and quarters, semi-finished products in vacuum packaging, pet food. The project is expected to be launched in 2023. Now, design estimates are being developed, the plan is to begin construction this year. After the opening of production, 50 people can be provided with work.
In total, all nine projects with a total value of over 38 billion tenge are implemented at the expense of own and credit funds.


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