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It’s goodbye to table service and hello to full theatres and nightclubs. These are the new Covid rules for England come Monday next week.
The legal requirement to wear a face mask is also to be scrapped from July 19 – known as “Freedom Day”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed earlier this week. Freedom Day also means almost all legal restrictions on social contact and social distancing will be removed.
Despite the legal requirement being dropped, the government still “expects and recommends that people wear face coverings in crowded areas”. Johnson said it would be a matter of “personal responsibility”, while transport operators and places such as shops are likely to decide their own policy on the issue.
Ahead of Freedom Day, some consumers are already expressing unease with the idea of shopping with no restrictions, given another wave of Covid-19 cases is gripping the UK. On the flipside, others are eager to shop mask free, especially since almost 53 per cent of the country has been double-vaccinated at the time of writing, and the rate of people dying and hospitalisation has remained low amidst the surge in new cases.
Either way, retailers are faced with the dilemma of having to try and cater to both type of customers.
A recent YouGov report found that 64 per cent of Brits plan to keep wearing masks even after Covid-19 restrictions end, while 40 per cent will continue avoiding crowded places. Meanwhile, payment firm Adyen found that 24 per cent of consumers believe measures put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 made the shopping experience less enjoyable.
The government’s decision to go ahead with Freedom Day next week has been met with ongoing criticism from unions representing shop workers across the UK.
Usdaw, perhaps the biggest of those unions, recently called on the government to reverse plans to end compulsory face coverings. It wrote to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng saying there was no reason why requirements to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing in busy public areas like shops could not continue.
Meanwhile, BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said next week’s changes are going to be big and will take everyone time to adjust given the public has become used to restrictions over the past 16 months.
“The Prime Minister has said he expects people to continue to wear face coverings in many locations that they currently are required to,” she told Retail Gazette.
“Retailers are also likely to continue with many of the existing safety measures such as hand sanitiser and Perspex screens.
“It is vital that the government is as clear as possible as to how they expect people to act after July 19.
“There has been a big rise in violence and abuse against retail workers during the pandemic and colleagues cannot be put in the firing line because of this change in policy.”
The removal of compulsory mask-wearing is also likely to deter many consumers from visiting crowded places indoors, such as shopping centres and outlets.
According to Scott Parsons, chief operating officer of Westfield owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, London’s two Westfield centres have been trading at around 70 per cent footfall on 2019 figures.
“Since reopening in April, we have been busy, but within safe capacity and we expect to see this figure continue,” he said.
“Ensuring people feel safe when visiting our centres is of utmost importance and from July 19, we will continue with a number of measures such as heightened cleaning and capacity monitoring for the comfort of out visitors.
“We will also encourage mask wearing, however individual retailers may implement their own policies.
“Because of the sheer scale of our centres, with wide malls and outdoor areas, we feel confident that we can deliver a safe and enjoyable experience for all our visitors.”
Retail expert Nelson Blackley predicts that some retailers, particularly those with limited in-store space, are likely to choose to continue asking customers to wear masks and perhaps limit and/or monitor the in-store visitor numbers at any one time. Retailers can also leverage appointments to provide an additional layer of security for shoppers by giving them control over their own in-store experience.
“In larger stores, in particular supermarkets, many of these rules will now be relaxed although presumably this might potentially cause some confusion and conflict between those shoppers who choose to continue wearing a mask and those who want to take them off after months of restrictions,” he said.
“The relaxation of rules in England can only benefit the retail sector”
“However I can’t imagine supermarkets themselves insisting on continued face mask wearing, simply because of the size and demographic diversity of their customer base.
“As has been the case since the pandemic began, individual shoppers will make decisions on where to shop based on a range of factors – but with their perception of the risk of infection remaining high on that list.
“Overall, the relaxation of rules in England from next week can only benefit the retail sector and provide increased flexibility for both retailers and shoppers.”
Meanwhile, Duncan Reed, regulatory partner at UK law firm TLT, argued that that UK retail has proven it can adapt to regulatory change, and that Freedom Day was another step on that journey.
“While shoppers who have been purchasing goods exclusively online during the pandemic may transition back to physical stores, stores will increasingly play a hybrid role, catering for in-store purchases as well as dealing with the fulfilment of online orders,” he told Retail Gazette.
Birmingham City University fashion business lecturer Sophie Johnson highlighted how stores had been competing with online retailers and online offerings prior to the pandemic.
“UK retailers must continue to compete to get people back in to store and offer experiences, but this time to a digitally adjusted and anxious consumer that may still continue to disengage with an in-store experience and only shop for essentials out of peak hours,” she said.
Ultimately, the continuation of mask wearing restrictions will come down to individual retailers. The government has removed the legal requirements but have said they recommend the wearing of face masks where possible.
This leaves retailers having to decide on their own policies, something which has unnerved many as they prefer to get more specific guidance. Retailers will undoubtedly have to be careful and perhaps survey their market to see what will work best for them. What works for one retailer may not work for another.


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Over the tyranny of the twisty light bulb. From Heritage:
Fed up with the federal government’s ban of the traditional incandescent light bulb, state representatives in South Carolina are pushing for the state to produce and use incandescents solely for its state.
The Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act, which unanimously passed South Carolina’s Senate panel, would allow South Carolina manufacturers to continue to sell incandescent bulbs so long as they have “Made in South Carolina” on them and are sold only within the state. Other states have floated the idea, and last year Arizona passed a bill that would have done the same thing, but Governor Jan Brewer (R) vetoed the legislation.
Whether the legislation becomes law remains to be seen, and even if it does become law, lawsuits will likely ensue. Regardless, South Carolina’s efforts demonstrate the will to remove the federal government’s ability to restrict individual choice. If the compact florescent light bulb (CFL) is a better choice, consumers will make that choice without the government’s push.
The complaints of CFLs are fairly well known by now. Many consumers prefer the soft yellow lighting of incandescents to the unnatural, office-like white light of fluorescents. Other critics point out that CFLs do not work well in colder temperatures, so they emit less heat, forcing Americans to use their heaters more. Residents in houses with well-and-septic systems use the heat from incandescent bulbs to keep the water above freezing. Furthermore, CFLs do not work well with dimmer switches, and the lifespan of the bulb diminishes when turned off and on frequently.
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1.- Will there be greater penetration of big format porcelain in US market? If so, will it be at the cost of quartz or of natural stone?
2.- Does the German government finally loosen public spending to boost the economy that is currently slowing down? This goverment decision could lead to more public works with use of natural stone.
3.- Does the Indian economy finally come out of its deep economic slump? The local market for natural stone has faced a severe unexpected cyclical slowdown in 2019.
4.- Do more natural stone companies start exhibiting in a signficant way in interior design, landscaping, etc. fairs displaying new applications?
5.- Do we finally see new textures/finishes in stones presented by the natural stone companies?
6.- Has the Brazilian economy turned the corner after almost a decade of recession and finally shows sign of more construction activity in the local market?
7.- Will the prices of porcelain drop to such an extent that many wholesalers and fabricators find it more interesting to work with natural stone again due to better margins?
8.- Will there be some sign of recovery in the construction industry in the Middle East now that the wars in the region are expected to wind down?
9.- Will there be a stimulus by the Chinese government leading to a serious boost in the construction activity? For many quarry companies China is their only market.
10.- Will the US market remain dynamic as it has been during last 5 years? Many experts predict some kind of slowdown, but will it affect home renovation where natural stone is used most?
11.- Eastern European markets are expected to be dynamic during 2020. But will a slowdown in Germany take away some of the dynamism in these countries?
12.- Will the artificial materials take away more market share of natural stone in European markets?
13.- Will Brexit lead to a serious decline in demand for stone due to less economic activity?
14.- Will white/grey colour continue to be in fashion or some new colour starts being in demand?
15.- Will the Far East Asian countries start becoming really important markets for stone exporters?


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Apparently not. In the words of YouTube guest bloggers Troy Olsen and Jeff Loquist (ShoppersChoice), “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million.” See where I’m going with this? Yup, Yelp has introduced video to its mobile app. Users will be able to film short clips of restaurants and other venues to share with the rest of the Yelp community.
The new feature, “will allow users to add short videos [three- to 12-seconds long] that show off aspects like ambiance, lighting, noise level, and other features of local businesses not easily captured by photographs,” states the company’s blog post. It’s currently available for iOS users, but an Android version will follow shortly.
The site’s own research found that people spend 2.5X longer on business pages with pictures than on those without—with the introduction of these short clips, viewers will be spending even more time interacting with these pages. Now for all of you video-takers, Yelp isn’t necessarily looking for video reviews. Your videos should capture the real-life consumer experience.
Check out a few examples Yelp included in its blog post:
Live music setting the scene for a night on the town at Tapas y Tapas in Cologne, Germany.
Settling in to a suite at the Ace Hotel in New York, NY
Table-side dish preparation at Chicago’s Alinea.
Mobile video is definitely the way to go. eMarketer predicts that by 2018 there will be 125 million smartphone video viewers and 149 million tablet video viewers. This is 38.1% and 45.3% of the United States’ entire population. Of the time U.S. adults spend watching online video, 60% is spent on mobile devices.
Integrating video into its mobile app is a strong play for Yelp. Not only will it give people a glimpse into the atmosphere of potential dining destinations, but it will also give restaurants and venues a more creative way to promote themselves. Because images and reviews are easier to manipulate, video clips will also allow for greater transparency.
Ultimately, Yelp hopes that these user-generated videos will help people make better decisions on where to spend their money and which local businesses to support.


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Mexico is ready to hit back against Trump's trade war by placing tariffs on pigs
- Mexico hits back in escalating trade conflict between the USA and the rest of the world.
- The USA’s neighbor to the south will levy 20% tariffs on the import of pork shoulders and legs.
- Last Thursday, President Trump announced that the US would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from three key US allies.
Mexican authorities are ready to hit back against the tariffs imposed on the country by the Trump administration, and are preparing to impose significant levies on the import of pork products from the USA.
Reuters reported that Mexico will place a 20% tariff on US pork imports, which will apply to pork legs and shoulders from US suppliers. Those two cuts account for about 90% of the country’s $1.07 billion annual imports of pork from the USA.
“It’s a 20% [tariff] on legs and shoulders, fresh and frozen … with bones and without bones,” Heriberto Hernandez, president of Mexico’s leading pork producers association OPORPA said, according to Reuters.
Pork legs and shoulders are not as highly valued in the United States, where ribs and bacon are in greater demand, but in Mexico they are used to make some of the country’s most popular dishes, including tacos al pastor and carnitas.
The proposed tariffs, which could come into effect as soon as Wednesday, comes in retaliation to those imposed by the Trump administration last week, which impact not only Mexico, but also Canada and the European Union.
Last Thursday, President Trump announced that the US would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from three key US allies: Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. The move follows earlier metals tariffs on countries around the world.
Trump’s rationale behind imposing tariffs is to attempt to focus more business and manufacturing in the USA, by making importing goods prohibitively expensive.
Last week Mexico said that as well as placing a tariff on pork, it would impose “equivalent measures” on other US products — including flat steel, lamps, sausages and food preparations, apples, grapes, blueberries, various cheeses, and more.
“Mexico profoundly regrets and condemns the decision by the United States to impose these tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from Mexico,” a statement from the country’s economy minister said on Thursday last week
Alongside Mexico’s condemnation, Trump’s tariffs were widely slammed by international leaders, with Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, labelling the move as “totally unacceptable” and an “affront to the thousands of Canadians who have fought and died alongside their American brothers in arms.”
European Council President Jean Claude Juncker called the tariffs “totally unacceptable.”
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Will the current situation be the catalyst event that finally forces the working world, to rethink their global supply chain model?
ARYZE spoke with Stephan Nilsson, founder and CEO
Coronavirus related lockdowns have had a huge impact
Sustainability and traceability of product are key to
These unusual times are providing a chance to explain to potential customers the benefits of tracking their products on the blockchain.
In today's episode Orsi Parkanyi from Oslo Blockchain Cluster is talking with Stephan Nilsson, Founder and CEO of UNISOT about supply chains, pandemic and blockchain technology through the example of a fish farm & seafood chain.


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Brian Conner hasn't attended the Baltimore Boat Show as a dealer since the Great Recession hobbled the industry, but he's back now, sensing opportunity in a recovering economy and a niche he might fill in the Chesapeake Bay: pontoon boats.
Lawyers who launched a fair-lending case in Baltimore against Wells Fargo that ended with a $175 million settlement three years ago had an effective weapon: a federal legal standard recognizing discrimination by effect as well as intent.
The folks building National Harbor on the Potomac River figure it's a fine place to shop, work, eat out, gamble, stay a few nights, ride a Ferris wheel, and — manufacture cars.
As part of a research team studying galaxies, two University of Maryland scientists recently helped find a wild one.
To satisfy a growing consumer hunger for roast beef, corned beef, pastrami and other deli products, Saval Foods Corp. plans to expand its plant in Baltimore, a move that will double production capacity and mean more jobs, the president and CEO said Tuesday.
Before the Cuban Revolution, Maryland's relationship with the Caribbean island was lots of sugar and spice.
The small office/warehouse of Natural Product Solutions in Timonium hardly suggests the national reach of the dietary supplement company, or the bigger things to come in 2015: agreements that could double its range, and a new spokeswoman who is a national brand name in advice on sex and...
Morris "Piggy" Turner Street Jr., who served nearly 20 years as chief pretrial services officer of the U.S. District Court of Maryland, died Dec. 16 at Sinai Hospital of chronic lung disease and congestive heart failure. The Randallstown resident was 73 years old.


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Revenue in stores open at least one year rose 9.7 percent. That was the company’s best holiday performance in more than a decade, Barnes & Noble said.
Christmas services are taking place all over the region. For Christians, the true meaning Christmas isn’t about the gifts, but for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Getting a computer not only brought Elender Foxe and her family into the 21st century, it changed their lives.
You’ve got parties to go to, shopping to do, presents to wrap and family to visit, so who has time for something like going to the doctor? But now is exactly the time you should be going to the doctor and not after the first of the year.
A partisan dispute in Washington is threatening to unhinge the lives of the unemployed, and just in time for the holidays.
Some local politicians want to give New Yorkers an early holiday gift.
The 74-foot, 12-ton norway spruce was cut down at a home in Mahopac in Putnam County.
The $33 million project on busy Route 112 through Coram and Port Jefferson Station will take a year to complete.


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When Overwatch 2 launches in October, it will be a “replacement for the current live service” on the first Overwatch.
The Blizzard development team behind Overwatch 2 recently held an “ask me anything” Reddit session with the game’s community. When a player asked what the launch of Overwatch 2 in early access in October of this year would mean for the original game, a developer of the game revealed that it would effectively replace the current live service for the first Overwatch.
In other words, Overwatch will cease to exist when Overwatch 2 finally launches. “When OW2 launches on October 4, it will be a replacement for the current Live Service,” were the words of the particular developer, leaving no room for doubt about whether Overwatch 2 will completely take over the scene from the original Overwatch.
It’s no surprise that Blizzard shifts all resources to its new game. Earlier in March of this year, Blizzard even admitted that the focus on Overwatch 2 caused the original game to struggle with a lack of new content, so considering this, you can see why the development team would be interested in focusing on a single game.
However, there was good news for Overwatch players in the new Reddit AMA. It turns out that all your coins and loot boxes from the original game will carry over to Overwatch 2 as soon as you enter Early Access, so you don’t need to worry about leaving your hard-earned winnings behind when you go.
Go to our recent Hands-on impressions of the Overwatch 2 beta to see why it made us feel like we were playing Overwatch 1.5.


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2013 Chevrolet Malibu the first global version of the popular mid-size Chevy, has finally been revealed in 2011 New York Auto Show. 2013 Chevrolet Malibu was revealed one day before at 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu concept will take all of modernism of car design include exterior and interior of the car. Like 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T in New York 2011 Auto Show, the Chevy got many eyes look on its beautiful modern design style. The new Malibu is 4.5 inches smaller in wheelbase at 107.8 inches, and it’s 191.3 inches long–but an inch wider.
Behind Audi completely new ideology behind this electric R8 and the normal gasoline version, they serious about bringing this Audi R8 E-Tron to the market. And after the E-tron Detroit Show car, Audi has brought us the e-tron technology platform based on the 2013 Audi R8 E-Tron. The supercar form of R8 was made an easier job for the Audi engineers to develop an electric version of this Audi R8 E-Tron. Mid-engine design of the 2013 Audi R8 with E-Tron technologies provides the perfect location to store heavy batteries without distorting the weight balance that Audi wanted to achieve.
The brand new 2013 Nissan GTR was get its new engine which powered 560 Horse Power. As like oldest one, this 2013 Nissan GTR gets better and better every year and will no exception fot this one. As we know the first version of GTR was launched in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show delivered a total of 473 HP. The 2012 models was got impressive 530 HP and things aren’t slowing down for the Japanese automaker which prepare the next model year (2012 in Japan, 2013 in USA) will deliver an impressive 2013 Nissan GTR 560 HP.
The new 2012 Subaru FT86 will be revealed on Tokyo Auto Show according to topspeed informations. This new 2012 Subaru FT86 will be unveiled its new details actually in this later year and will be expected a longer than average life cycle for the car and is looking at variant packages. 2012 Subaru FT86 is including with a possible STI version which as the usual STI models are all about being turbocharged, the FT-86 STI will keep the engine naturally aspirated. This car will be offered a new performance driving experiences.
From the exclusive blockbuster movies at hollywood and have appeared in a growing number of them that involve superheroes, from the Batman Dark Knight Rises a Lamborghini Aventador become a new Batmobile. The supercar hollywood movies has strated from Iron Man that trend when Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., was seen riding the Audi R8 a few years back. That trend made another superheroes movie adapted the supercars like Audy R8 Spyder on Iron Man 2. Ferrari 458 Italia and Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 was used on Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Dark Knight.
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Big Black One is a project which tune up the 2011 Mercedes Benz CLS 500 which tuning to full breadth of what the CLS is capable. This Black Mercedes Benz CLS 500 was take attentions of tuning addicted which tuned by Kicherer, a German tuning company. With the unique codename this Big Black One Mercedes [...]
The future volkswagen beetle was revealed on New York 2011 auto show which become another icon that gone under the knife and emerged, well, only slightly differently iconic. The future volkswagen beetle was made superficially slight by its producers. This future volkswagen beetle was revealed simultaneously in New York, Berlin and Shanghai. Just like 2011 [...]
The most powerful Camaro ever leaving the other debuts of the Chicago Auto Show as spanking new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the dust is the brand of Chevrolet. LSA 6.2L supercharged V-8 engine that produces an estimated 550 HP and 550 lb-ft of torque powered this Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on 2012. With the new [...]
The brand new 2013 Nissan GTR was get its new engine which powered 560 Horse Power. As like oldest one, this 2013 Nissan GTR gets better and better every year and will no exception fot this one. As we know the first version of GTR was launched in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show delivered [...]
2012 Mazda3 is the brand new little compact car from Mazda that showed off at New York 2011 Auto Show. This 2012 Mazda3 coming with a mid cycle refresh that not only provides a refined exterior and interior. 2012 Mazda3 performance is dishes out a new engine that utilizes Mazda’s innovative SKYACTIV fuel saving and [...]
Todays europe supercars is commonly dominated by Germany, Italy, and the UK. But today you must mix the World First Polish Supercar which showed up by Arrinera Automotive. The growing of high technology cars is make producers of this World First Polish Supercar joined in the supercar arms race by Sweden, Denmark, and Spain, among [...]
Xplore has coming with the latest family pieces, the Jeep Xplore Grand Cherokee from the Xplore FJ Cruiser at SEMA and Xplore Wrangler in Moab. Some people said this Jeep Xplore Grand Cherokee is a Trail Rated car. The official spesification of this Jeep Xplore Grand Cherokee is not yet published but the past Xplore [...]
The new sequel of The Fast & The Furious movie began featuring all brand new 2011 cars but we will show you what kind of cars that used before this movie. There is the top 10 The Fast & Furious movie cars we will show on you. The top 10 the fast & the furious [...]
Lexus LX570 which tuned by Wald was turn the ordinary SUV into Black Bison Edition. Tuning an SUV is something often left to become more capable off-road specially on Lexus LX570. Some platforms luxury SUV like the Land Rover, being treated ultra-luxury, but you’ve seen a Lexus LX570 SUV makeover of a renowned tuner? Wald [...]
Whatever Murcielago is not the future of Lamborghini anymore, but it certainly doesn’t mean that we’ve seen the last of this highly popular supercar. Lamborghini Murcielago can be sure tuned by tuning companies like Wheelsandmore which are still around. This 2011 Lamborghini Murcielago LP720-4 Final Edition is pretty sick projects in the past have outdone [...]


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Retail: MAY 2009 NAAMSA RETAIL SALES
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“That figure is up 9,26% on last month, but May was one of the poorest sales months on a daily sales rate basis to hit SA in recent history, so not too much solace can be reaped from that,” says Jacques Brent, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa. “The market continues to be depressed, with the sentiment around job security flowing from a recession impacting on vehicles purchases and outweighing the interest rate cuts we have seen to date.”
Compared to May 2008, passenger cars continued to be the best performers, declining 25,8%, while light commercials took a harder hit with a 41,6% slow down. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle segments remain the biggest losers with mediums down 41,9%, heavy commercials down 47,5%, and the extra heavy market 61,4% down on the same period last year.
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa continued to command a strong Number Three position by sales volume, once again out-pacing the market trend. Total FMCSA sales slowed 25% on May 2008, while passenger sales were only 21, 2% down and LCV sales 30, 3% down. Fiesta remained the best performer, recording the car’s second best sales month since launch, while Bantam sales grew 24, 6% over April 2009. The S40 and Mazda2 were Volvo and Mazda’s best sellers respectively.
“Funding remains a challenge for the market, with many credit applications continuing to be declined,” says Brent. “However, the recent further interest rate cut should spur more affordability into the market with hopefully a sentiment change as we move into the second half of the year.”
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Read: Uber’s new study of the demographics, earnings and employment decisions of its workers. Uber Reviews. How Uber Changed The Way They Hire. As Uber worked on disrupting the transportation market with its technology-based approach to catching a ride, the company needed good people fast.
So, the management team did what most companies do. They recruited through various channels, found suitable candidates, and interviewed them. Three to five interviews and a series of typical behavioral questions later, they’d make a hiring decision. But soon, head of global operations Ryan Graves, who was overseeing much of the personnel growth, found this approach wasn’t cutting it. He wasn’t getting candidates who had the best combination of skills needed to contribute to Uber’s growth in an "intense" work environment. Creating a team model As Uber grew, the team relied on a three-pronged leadership model in each new city. From there, teams are built out based on the needs of the city. "Most of our teams are from the cities where they work," Graves says.
Changing the interview "Use your imagination. Emplois chez Uber. No. 1 Guide to Uber Interview Questions, Analytical Test Solutions, CSV Files, Expedited Interview Test, Analytics Exam. How Uber Is Going To Hire 1,000 People This Year. There's outsized attention this year on Uber, the super-fast-growing global purveyor of "classy rides" and surge pricing, and the company's CEO is boasting of the head-count explosion he's anticipating for 2014.
"We have 550 employees. That's approximate," Travis Kalanick, the co-founder and CEO of Uber told the Wall Street Journal. By the end of 2014, he said: "We're definitely going to be well over 1,000, maybe in the 1,500-to-2,000 range. " Those numbers--hiring between 450 and 1,450 employees--certainly make for a wide range. But they're completely plausible: Just look at the company's impressive growth rate and current jobs board for evidence. Bringing on more than one employee a day would be a tall order for any company. When I interviewed Kalanick last year, he explained to me a little about Uber's unique hiring process. For employee No. 1, Kalanick turned to Twitter. Graves became Uber's business manager in San Francisco, and launched operations in the city in May of 2010. How One Go-Getter Landed His Dream Job at a Hot Startup. If you've always wanted to work for a hot new startup, but you aren't sure if you've got the necessary experience, don't give up just yet.
Max Crowley is the senior community manager for Uber in Chicago, and he was able to convince the executives at Uber to give him a chance — even though his past experience didn't necessarily line up with this new position. San Francisco-based startup Uber is growing like crazy, as it has expanded its services in 32 markets and plan to hire hundreds of employees worldwide this year. If working for a hot startup is your idea of a dream job, read on to learn about how Max was able to land his job with Uber, and why Uber employees are so passionate about what they do. Careers at Uber. Uber Community Operations Manager Reviews. Organigramme Uber. Now we know how many drivers Uber has — and have a better idea of what they’re making A woman leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.
(Eric Risberg/Associated Press) The rapidly growing technology company Uber released internal data on Thursday arguing that drivers who use the app to give rides-for-hire in their personal cars are making more money as chauffeurs than professional taxi drivers do — as much as $17 an hour in the District and Los Angeles, $23 in San Francisco and $30 in New York. Those numbers, released as part of the most extensive peek yet into its business model, have only inflamed debate about what companies like Uber mean for the economy and whether the kind of work they offer is sustainable for the tens of thousands of people who have signed up. Uber and its boosters say those earnings — and the breakneck pace at which drivers are joining its ranks — offer proof that the company is creating new kinds of opportunity for workers who want neither a 9-to-5 job nor a boss.
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Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer has been appointed by TCL, one of the world’s leading technology companies, to offer cutting-edge smartphone and tabs for the Sri Lankan market. TCL is also a dominant brand in consumer electronics, globally.
Singer as the national distributor will showcase TCL mobile devices such as the TCL 20 Pro 5G, TCL 20Y, TCL 20SE, and TCL 20L+ to provide users with leading-edge technology and a best-in-class mobile experience.
The exciting range which was unveiled at the launch event held recently, includes a total of ten new TCL mobile phone models and four tabs.
Featured throughout the new mobile phones is TCL’s advanced display optimization technology, NXTVISION. This proprietary experience showcases sharper details and greater contrast boosting colour accuracy to enhance a user’s real-life visual experience while offering elevated levels of eye protection to reduce eye strain and blue light.
Elaborating on the appointment, Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC Group CEO Mahesh Wijewardene said, “We are delighted to include world renowned brand TCL’s mobile phones and tabs into our strong product portfolio. For over a decade Singer has been the exclusive distributor for the TCL TV lineup. The new appointment as TCL National Distributor for mobiles and tabs builds is aligned to our goal of delivering innovative and feature-rich experiences to everyone. With more media consumption on the go, coupled with faster internet access we see a definitive shift in consumer preference for innovative offerings and the unveiling of the TCL mobile range addresses a clear customer need.”
Singer’s reputation, synergies and strengths counts as an ideal partner to drive local market growth for TCL mobile devices. TCL will be made available through Singer’s islandwide distributor network of 1800 mobile dealers, 432 retail outlets consisting of Singer Mega and Singer showrooms and e-commerce platform.
Commenting on the launch, TCL’s Director Sales Asia Pacific Region Eason Yang stated: “We are pleased to appoint Singer, the country’s leading consumer durables retailers, to offer our latest next-generation mobile devices. With its latest technology and exquisite new features, the TCL 20 series have all the features that customers seek from a premium brand. Singer has industry experience and extensive market reach through its vast network. We firmly believe that through our exclusive partnership with Singer we can achieve our goal to reach customers across the island.”


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Yearly system updates are a part of the modern smartphone experience, and, like clockwork, Apple and Google typically issue them every fall.
The newest version of Google's Android OS, codenamed Lollipop, is something a little different. Lollipop isn't just an update; it's Google's vision of how we should interact with the Web on our phones, tablets and computers.
In 2007, Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance unveiled Android. Unlike Apple's iOS, Android was "open source," meaning that any cellphone manufacturer participating in the program could put Android onto its devices. Companies like Samsung, HTC and Motorola added their own customizations to the OS that often left no two phones looking or functioning exactly the same way.
Over the years, Google has incrementally refined Android, adding standard features like copy/paste and Google Now, one dessert-themed codename at a time.
Unlike its recent predecessors Jelly Bean and KitKat, Lollipop represents a major shift in Google's priorities. Android, for the first time, feels like something that anyone (nerds and non-nerds alike) would want to use.
The way Lollipop looks is the most immediate change you'll see after updating your phone or tablet. Similar to Apple's major redesign with iOS 7, Lollipop is lighter, brighter and more whimsical.
Where Apple's new look focuses on transparency and layers, Google is betting on a style metaphor it's calling Material Design. Material Design is built around the idea of treating the virtual space within your smartphone as if it were a physical object.


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The Snapchat filters that were introduced in an update last week — allowing people to send selfies with rainbow vomit coming out of their mouths — could soon be used to stick companies’ ads onto users’ faces.
The features were added as an update last week, along with other changes like a tool that let people pay to see snaps that had disappeared. Called Lenses, the feature lets users change from a list of filters that would analyse a selfie and add them in the right place on the face.
But those filters could now be sold to companies as “sponsored lenses”. The first will come out on Halloween.
Companies will be charged up to $750,000 to put a branded filter on the platform for a big day like Halloween or Christmas, according to the Financial Times. They’ll cost only $450,000 on a normal day.
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G.A.O. Backs Chip Duties
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Published: April 17, 1987
WASHINGTON, April 16— Japan is continuing to violate a semiconductor agreement with the United States, and the Reagan Administration's planned sanctions to enforce it would ''strengthen the credibility of the U.S.,'' a Congressional watchdog agency said today.
The report by the agency, the General Accounting Office, backs the Administration one day before it is scheduled to impose reprisal duties on $300 million worth of Japanese electronics goods.
The G.A.O. took issue with Japanese arguments that Tokyo has complied with the accord and that American retaliation is unjustified.
Although the agreement projected a widening American market share for chips in Japan, the G.A.O. found that American access had ''remained flat and may even have declined'' since last July, when the agreement was signed.
The G.A.O. also said that the Japanese were continuing to sell chips in world markets for less than it cost to produce them, thus encouraging American companies that use the tiny silicon wafers to find sources offshore.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 11/12/12 -- SC12 -- NVIDIA today unveiled the NVIDIA® Tesla® K20 family of GPU accelerators, the highest performance, most efficient accelerators ever built, and the technology powering Titan, the world's fastest supercomputer according to the TOP500 list released this morning at the SC12 supercomputing conference.
Armed with 18,688 NVIDIA Tesla K20X GPU accelerators, the Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn. seized the No. 1 supercomputer ranking in the world from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Sequoia system with a performance record of 17.59 petaflops as measured by the LINPACK benchmark.(1)
Tesla K20 - Performance, Energy-Efficiency Leadership
Based on the revolutionary NVIDIA Kepler compute architecture, the new Tesla K20 family features the Tesla K20X accelerator, the flagship of NVIDIA's Tesla accelerated computing product line.
Providing the highest computing performance ever available in a single processor, the K20X provides tenfold application acceleration when paired with leading CPUs.(2) It surpasses all other processors on two common measures of computational performance -- 3.95 teraflops single-precision and 1.31 teraflops double-precision peak floating point performance.
The new family also includes the Tesla K20 accelerator, which provides 3.52 teraflops of single-precision and 1.17 teraflops of double-precision peak performance. Tesla K20X and K20 GPU accelerators representing more than 30 petaflops of performance have already been delivered in the last 30 days. This is equivalent to the computational performance of last year's 10 fastest supercomputers combined.
"We are taking advantage of NVIDIA GPU architectures to significantly accelerate simulations in such diverse areas as climate and meteorology, seismology, astrophysics, fluid mechanics, materials science, and molecular biophysics," said Dr. Thomas Schulthess, professor of computational physics at ETH Zurich and director of the Swiss National Supercomputing Center. "The K20 family of accelerators represents a leap forward in computing compared to NVIDIA's prior Fermi architecture, enhancing productivity and enabling us potentially to achieve new insights that previously were impossible."
Additional early customers include: Clemson University, Indiana University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), University of Southern California (USC), and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
Energy-Efficiency for "Greener" Data Centers
The Tesla K20X GPU accelerator delivers three times higher energy efficiency than previous-generation GPU accelerators and widens the efficiency advantage compared to CPUs.
Using Tesla K20X accelerators, Oak Ridge's Titan achieved 2,142.77 megaflops of performance per watt, which surpasses the energy efficiency of the No. 1 system on the most recent Green500 list of the world's most energy-efficient supercomputers.(3)
Fastest on Broadest Range of Data Center Applications
The Tesla K20 family accelerates the broadest range of scientific, engineering and commercial high performance computing and data center applications. Today, more than 200 software applications take advantage of GPU-acceleration, representing a 60 percent increase in less than a year.
When Tesla K20X GPU accelerators are added to servers with Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs, many applications are accelerated up to 10x or more, including:(4)
- MATLAB (engineering) - 18.1 times faster
- Chroma (physics) - 17.9 times faster
- SPECFEM3D (earth science) - 10.5 times faster
- AMBER (molecular dynamics) - 8.2 times faster
More information about the Tesla K20 GPU accelerators is available at NVIDIA booth 2217 at SC12, Nov. 12-15, and on the NVIDIA high performance computing website. Users can also try the Tesla K20 accelerator for free on remotely hosted clusters. Visit the GPU Test Drive website for more information.
The NVIDIA Tesla K20 family of GPU accelerators is shipping today and available for order from leading server manufacturers, including Appro, ASUS, Cray, Eurotech, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Quanta Computer, SGI, Supermicro, T-Platforms and Tyan, as well as from NVIDIA reseller partners.
About NVIDIA Tesla GPUs
NVIDIA Tesla GPUs are massively parallel accelerators based on the NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing platform and programming model. Tesla GPUs are designed from the ground up for power-efficient, high performance computing, computational science and supercomputing, delivering dramatically higher application acceleration for a range of scientific and commercial applications than a CPU-only approach.
To learn more about CUDA or download the latest version, visit the CUDA website. More NVIDIA news, company and product information, videos, images and other information is available at the NVIDIA newsroom. Follow us on Twitter at @NVIDIATesla.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) awakened the world to computer graphics when it invented the GPU in 1999. Today, its processors power a broad range of products from smartphones to supercomputers. NVIDIA's mobile processors are used in cell phones, tablets and auto infotainment systems. PC gamers rely on GPUs to enjoy spectacularly immersive worlds. Professionals use them to create 3D graphics and visual effects in movies and to design everything from golf clubs to jumbo jets. And researchers utilize GPUs to advance the frontiers of science with high performance computing. The company has more than 5,000 patents issued, allowed or filed, including ones covering ideas essential to modern computing. For more information, see www.nvidia.com.
(1) Compared to Sequoia system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore at 16.3 petaflops of performance; Source: Top500.org - www.top500.org/lists/2012/06.
(2) CPU results: Dual socket E5-2687w, 3.10 GHz, GPU results: Dual socket E5-2687w + 2 Tesla K20X GPUs.
(3) Source: Green500.org: www.green500.org/lists/green201206.
(4) System configuration - CPU results: Dual socket E5-2687w, 3.10 GHz CPUs; GPU results: Dual socket E5-2687w CPUs + 2 Tesla K20X GPUs (MATLAB results running FFT compare one i7-2600K CPU 3.4 GHz vs. Tesla K20 GPU).
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the impact, performance and benefits of NVIDIA Tesla GPUs and the effects of the company's patents on modern computing are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended July 29, 2012. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
© 2012 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, CUDA and Tesla are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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FedEx Ground’s new automated package facility in southwest Cedar Rapids is close to beginning operations, and the company is now looking to hire nearly 300 new employees to gear up for the holiday shipping season.
Construction of the 480,000-square-foot, $108.6 million facility, at 1035 Commerce Park Dr. SW, began last summer, after the city approved a term sheet in June 2021 with FedEx Ground and developer Scannell Properties.
The facility is set to open by Oct. 31, spokesperson Dana Hartek said. It is designed to process up to 15,000 packages per hour using automated package sorting systems and other technology to provide reliable, efficient service, FedEx officials said in a news release.
“This strategically-located facility in Cedar Rapids incorporates innovative technology and the latest automation and material handling systems to optimize the capacity, speed, efficiency and safety of our operations,” said Darin Schmanke, vice president of regional operations for FedEx Ground. “We are excited that customers throughout the Cedar Rapids area will benefit from this investment, and we look forward to providing opportunities to the local workforce and surrounding community.”
The company says it’s looking to hire nearly 300 new team members for the holiday season, many of whom will be able to remain with the company beyond the holidays. The positions include a mix of full-time and part-time package handlers and will join 300 existing workers.
The positions offer a full complement of benefits, including holiday pay; medical, dental and vision coverage; paid parental leave; and tuition reimbursement, including Education for Life, a program under which employees can enroll in debt-free higher education programs at select schools.
Employees must be at least 18 years old, and there are no minimum education requirements, company officials said.
The Cedar Rapids facility is one of more than 160 fully-automated FedEx Ground stations nationwide, through which more than 97% of the company’s daily package volume travels.
Through nearly 200,000 employees, 700 sorting and distribution facilities, and 100,000 motorized vehicles operated by 6,100 locally owned service provider businesses, FedEx Ground transports nearly 10 million packages a day.
The city has provided several incentives to FedEx for the project, including a 10-year, 50% reimbursement of the increased tax value of the property as well as off-site improvements to accommodate the heavier traffic the project will generate. That includes traffic signalization at Sixth Street SW and Commerce Park Drive SW and converting Walford Road SW to an urbanized road. The city also assisted FedEx in applying for a Revitalization Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) grant through the Iowa Department of Transportation, intended to promote economic development in Iowa through the establishment, construction and improvement of roads and streets.
City officials estimate the FedEx project, sited on an 80-acre tract, will generate $16.3 million in taxes over a 10-year period, of which $6.1 million will be rebated to the company.
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Freeport, Illinois – The Black Dress for a Cause event, is back again this year. A committee made up of representatives from Jitterbug Events, Rafters Restaurant and Catering, Fluegels and the United Way bring Northwest Illinois an evening of elegance and fashion at the Wagner House.
This event showcases local businesses through food, desserts, and a fashion show. All of the funds raised through the Black Dress for a Cause Event will be donated to a United Way member agency.
In a partnership effort, the United Way chose 100 Women Who Care to select one of their member agencies to be the beneficiary of the funds from the event. The beneficiary will be revealed during the event.
Last year over $7,000 was donated to the Freeport Area Church Cooperative from the Black Dress for a Cause event. Organizers of the event are proud to showcase several local businesses, provide a stylish night out on the town, all while also raising money for a worthwhile cause.
Purchase your tickets, grab your girlfriends, and put on your black dress for this year’s event on March 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are just $50 and can be purchased at www.uwni.org/blackdress or by contacting the United Way of Northwest Illinois at 815-232-5184.
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NWFA Virtual Expo Launching Today
St. Louis, MO, April 29, 2020-The National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Virtual Expo launches today, running through May 1.
The event is serving as a proxy for the actual annual expo that was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To access the event, click here.
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The League of American Bicyclists announced 150 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The largest group of awardees in the program’s history, this latest round grows the ranks of BFBs to more than 800 businesses, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies in 46 states and the District of Columbia.
Some of the 2014 businesses include:
- Eli Lilly Co., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Indianapolis, moved from Bronze to Silver this round, showing its commitment to bicycling by adding a new fleet of bikes for free use by employees.
- Zipcar Boston received a new Bronze-level award this round.
- Alta Bicycle Share, which manages bike share systems throughout North America, is a new Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business.
- Fort Worth Bike Sharing in Texas, which received a Silver-level award.
Those businesses at the top of the list, earning a Platinum certification this year include:
- Bici Centro/Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, Santa Barbara, California – New
- Landry’s Cycles, Natick, Massachusetts – Renewed
- Urban Adverterors, Boston, Massachusetts – Moved up
- Trailnet, St. Louis, Missouri – Moved up
- Bicycle Technologies International, Santa Fe, New Mexico – Moved up
Rotating Mass Media, the parent company that includes Bicycle Times and our sister magazine, Dirt Rag, is proud to be a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Business.


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When a young entrepreneur started on his new venture a few years ago, he rented seats at Awfis, a co-working space, for his team of five. He continued to add more seats as his staff grew quickly to over a hundred. When the company went for an initial public offering (IPO) later, the start-up head told Amit Ramani that without his help, the company would not have been able to focus on its core business and would have ended up worrying about administrative issues.
Ramani recounts this story as one that gives him immense satisfaction, of having made a difference, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). So when the founder and chief executive of Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd. got a $30 million Series D funding recently, he naturally wants to add more office spaces to his growing inventory.
The company that has about 30,000 seats across 63 centres and nine cities with 2 million square feet in space will expand to Tier-2-3 cities like Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Indore, Kochi etc. Their ambition is to reach 200,000 seats in 15 cities within three years. They are already profitable at a company level with revenue of Rs157 crore for the financial year 2018-19.
Seated in one of Awfis’ co-working spaces in a Bandra Kurla Complex high- rise in Mumbai, Ramani comes across as someone who's used to making presentations and decisions. The 45-year-old speaks rapidly, number flowing at ease, with structured answers. An architect who spent some time in the US studying and working, Ramani is a serial entrepreneur with a 50% success rate, he says. Four of his eight ventures have worked including, it's safe to assume, Awfis.
With investments from ChrysCapital, Sequoia India and The Three Sisters: Institutional Office (TTS:IO), Awfis competes with many other such co-working spaces. Just next to this building in BKC, is the New York-based co-working giant WeWork. But Ramani believes there are just a bunch of serious players who would make a difference in the coming years.
“We wrote the playbook of co-working in India and—I am not boasting—we understood that affordability is a big component,” he says about the competition. “We understood that the underserviced market was the SMEs, who we have upgraded. We have provided network and made mobility possible.”
“The competition is welcome. It’s not e-commerce where the winner takes all. It’s like hospitality—there are top quality brands in the country and we want to be in the top three.”
Ramani says the top differentiator between competitors will be pricing, design, services and conveniences, like breakfast, laundry, flower delivery, courier services and integration with food, cab aggregators that they enable. “Our tag is work meets life. The millennial is not expecting just a seat, he is saying what else can you provide?” adds Ramani.
With the new influx of funds, he wants to add a more seamless experience for consumers, get some technology development, and make the business more efficient—including having a virtual receptionist, tea-coffee ordered through the APP etc. He is not yet concerned about the slowdown in the economy, saying that in co-working, “we are the ground floor of the opportunity and a skyscraper is to be built around it”.
There have been a few learnings during his four-year journey with Awfis, which was founded in April 2015. He is surprised at the level of adoption for co-working. He cites the example of Singapore, which has 2.5 million sq ft of co-working while Bangalore alone has 7 million sq ft. While everyone thought co-working was a developed economy solution, he now believes it’s the contrary—for an emerging economy. He never expected this many people in the space and the money that’s being spent in a personal capacity.
Additionally, a significant learning that might make him any supervisor’s go-to man, is that he knows the millennial work force a lot better. Ramani says they have a tendency to take frequent breaks because they can’t concentrate on anything for more than an hour. They need to disconnect and connect. It’s the reason Awfis caters to this demand—unlike a traditional office with a seat, a closed meeting room or a pantry—with activities, meeting pods, phone booths, common area and activity-based settings.
To reinforce that learning about mobility, when asked about his office, Ramani points to the laptop bag lying next to him. Though their core base is in Delhi and a smaller office is in Mumbai for the 230-odd people in the company, Ramani works on the move because he travels three days a week.
He is not the typical “cool” 20-year-old entrepreneur, he says laughing, but his journey has a story—that every failure is a lesson. “I became a serial, first generation entrepreneur in 2010. What it taught us, in nine years, is that you have to build on what you have done in the past.”
In 2010, he was part of a design-and-build business, and later a facility management one. These two became the core of his strength with Awfis. “Build on what’s there, don’t try 20 things and see where it sticks. In India, 20% or less is strategy, 80% is execution. Take a reasonable idea and execute it well, because the market is so large.”
Arun Janardhan is a Mumbai-based writer-editor who covers sports, business leaders and lifestyle. Here he writes about subjects that engage/bother him in his city.
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text: LISLE, Ill., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released last week by the US Geological Survey showing that one in five private wells in Pennsylvania face elevated arsenic levels offers powerful incentive to test and ensure treatment, according to the Water Quality Association. "There is hardly any issue more important than clean and healthy water, and this study sends a signal to well owners that they must empower themselves with testing and treatment," said Dave Haataja, executive director of WQA. According to the USGS, "Eight percent of more than 5,000 wells tested across Pennsylvania contain groundwater with levels of arsenic at or above federal standards set for public drinking water, while an additional 12 percent – though not exceeding standards – show elevated levels of arsenic." The results highlight the importance of private well owners "testing and potentially treating their water," the USGS stated. While public water supplies are treated to ensure that water reaching the tap of households meets federal drinking water standards, private wells are unregulated in Pennsylvania, and owners are responsible for testing and treating their own water, the agency noted. Arsenic is potentially a very harmful and even fatal contaminant that can cause damage with immediate consumption or over the long term. Treatment options include reverse osmosis systems, specialty media, and distillation systems. How do you know the products will work? The first step is to talk with a water professional. The second step is selecting a product that is tested and certified. The association offers certification for trained professionals to help give consumers confidence about the knowledge and ethical standards of local dealers, who can be found through "Find A Water Professional" at wqa.org. The seal on a product means it has been tested and certified for effectiveness. WQA uses independent standards established by the NSF International/American National Standards Institute (NSF/ANSI). Products that have passed testing can be found at wqa.org.


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Fisker spikes 26% after Morgan Stanley says its 'deceptively low execution risk' makes it stand out in crowded EV space
FiskerInc. spiked 26% on Friday after Morgan Stanley initiated the EVcompany with an Overweight rating.
- Morgan Stanley set a $27 price target for the company, representing 76% potential upside.
- Fisker has "deceptively low execution risk" that makes it stand out in the crowded EV space, Morgan Stanley said.
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Fisker Inc. spiked as much as 26% on Friday following a bullish initiation note from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas.
The EV startup was assigned an Overweight rating and $27 price target, representing 76% potential upside from Thursday's close.
Fisker offers one of the "most compelling strategies and positive risk-reward skews" in the crowded EV space thanks to its "deceptively low execution risk," which is enabled by its manufacturing partnership with Magna.
The partnership with Magna turned Fisker into an asset-light, design-centered EV business model that improves time to market and increases profit margins, Jonas said. The low capital intensity of Fisker makes it a "sleeper" premium EV company for investors.
"We think investors underestimate that Fisker's path to commercialization is significantly aided by Magna, which has a mastery of bringing high quality vehicles to market on time, with high quality and good economics," Jonas explained.
Fisker is expected to begin selling its Ocean crossover SUV in the fourth quarter of 2022 for about $38,000. The company went public via a SPAC merger last year and sports a market valuation of more than $5 billion.
Morgan Stanley's $27 price target assumes Fisker sells 419,000 vehicles by 2030. In Morgan Stanley's bull-case scenario, Fisker could trade at $59, representing 282% potential upside from Thursday's close, if it sells 550,000 vehicles by 2030, according to the note.
"We believe the balance of risk vs opportunity is underestimated in [Fisker's] current market price," Jonas concluded.
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AutoNation (NYSE:AN) CEO Mike Jackson has a rosier view of the 2012 auto industry than others in the business: He foresees sales of 14 million units this year, said a report by CNBC. The most recent Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence study predicts 2012 new-vehicle sales of only around 13.3 million units, up from 12.8 million in 2011.
AutoNation broke company records with revenue of $3.7 billion and earnings of 51 cents, said Jackson, with the strongest growth in new vehicles.
“That says something for the entire auto industry and for the economy recovery that’s under way in the United States,” Jackson said. “Autos will be a bright spot for the U.S. economy this year.”
Jackson cited “leaner inventories” from automakers and “production that is coming in much closer aligned to what consumers actually want” as reasons for his prediction of higher sales. The result is that the auto retailer doesn’t need “incentives and liquidation prices to bridge the gap between what’s been produced and what customers want.”


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Preliminary data on Internet congestion in the US indicates there isn't much of it -- unless Netflix is part of the equation.
In a blistering 13-minute disquisition on Net neutrality, the HBO comedian asks Web trolls to intervene.
Comcast CEO says "Project Infinity" would offer "any content on any device at any time," including, he implies, Netflix.
If another company intercepts the NFL Sunday Ticket package from DirecTV, AT&T could walk away. Here are four potential spoilers.
"The deal is done" and will be announced Sunday, says a report. The purported buy is thought to carry a $50B price tag.
Executive VP for the cable giant predicts move to a usage-based billing model, with a data cap of maybe 500GB.
Comcast calls the Internet backbone provider's description "wholly inaccurate" at a Congressional hearing.
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8th April 2022: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday held that consumer courts can grant relief to flat purchasers who are aggrieved with delay in handing over of the flat as per the apartment buyers agreement.
A bench, headed by justice UU Lalit and comprising justice S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha, said: “We have referred to the legal regime under the Consumer Protection Act, only to show that the (National Consumer Disputes Redressal) Commission has the power and jurisdiction to direct return of money under Section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act, if a consumer so chooses. The freedom to choose the necessary relief is of the consumer and it is the duty of the courts to honour it.”
Justice Narasimha, who authored the judgement on behalf of the bench, said that a consumer invoking the jurisdiction of the Commission can seek such reliefs as he/she considers appropriate.
“A consumer can pray for a refund of the money with interest and compensation. The consumer could also ask for possession of the apartment with compensation. The consumer can also make a prayer for both in the alternative,” he said.
The bench noted that the power to direct refund of the amount and to compensate a consumer for the deficiency in not delivering the apartment as per the terms of agreement is within the jurisdiction of the consumer courts.
“If a consumer prays for refund of the amount, without an alternative prayer, the Commission will recognise such a right and grant it, of course subject to the merits of the case. If a consumer seeks alternative reliefs, the Commission will consider the matter in the facts and circumstances of the case and will pass appropriate orders as justice demands,” said the bench.
The top court made these observations while hear an appeal by Experion Developers Private Limited, which was directed by the Commission to refund an amount of Rs 2,06,41,379 with interest at 9%per annum to the consumer for its failure to deliver possession of the apartment within the time stipulated as per the apartment buyers agreement.
Dismissing the appeal filed by the developer, the bench noted that the consumer, in the present case, prayed for the solitary relief for return of the amount paid towards purchase of the apartment without a prayer for alternate relief.
“We are of the opinion that the Commission has correctly exercised its power and jurisdiction in passing the above directions for refund of the amount with interest,” said justice Narasimha.
The appeal filed by the consumer said that the payment of interest must be from the date of payment of each instalment and the rate of interest must be 24%per annum. “We are of the opinion that for the interest payable on the amount deposited to be restitutionary and also compensatory, interest has to be paid from the date of the deposit of the amounts. The Commission in the order impugned has granted interest from the date of last deposit. We find that this does not amount to restitution,” noted the bench.
The bench said the interest on the refund shall be payable from the dates of deposit. “Therefore, the appeal filed by the purchaser deserves to be partly allowed. The interests shall be payable from the dates of such depositsa. At the same time, we are of the opinion that the interest of 9 per cent granted by the Commission is fair and just,” it noted.
Disclaimer: Information, facts or opinions expressed in this news article are presented as sourced from IANS and do not reflect views of Moneylife and hence Moneylife is not responsible or liable for the same. As a source and news provider, IANS is responsible for accuracy, completeness, suitability and validity of any information in this article.


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SAP this week announced the release of SAP BW 7.4, which the German software maker said is faster and offers more flexibility compared with previous versions of its Business Warehouse software, due to expanded use of technologies like Smart Data Access.
"People want to keep the size of their footprint of their data warehouse down. Smart Data Access allows you to keep the footprint down by virtually being able to much more easily reach out to a number of different data silos in a much more nimble, easy way," said Dan Kearnan, senior director of marketing for SAP business intelligence and SAP HANA, the company's in-memory platform.
Smart Data Access allows users to create virtual tables on HANA that access data stored in other databases. They can then create SQL and views on these virtual tables. The views can then be accessed in SAP Business Warehouse (BW) via virtual cube or virtual master data functionality, according to BI expert Ethan Jewett.
In other words, Smart Data Access enables remote data access to any other source or system without having to move or replicate the data itself into HANA. SAP calls this ability to weave in a network of additional data sources as the "in-memory data fabric."
The news was announced at the SAP HANA 2014 conference in Orlando this past week. Although the release was available to customers late last year, SAP said it decided to hold off and make the announcement at a larger event dedicated to HANA and related technologies.
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SAP BW 7.4 also simplifies the data modeling process in a number of ways, according to Kearnan.
"[Users can bring] data into the modeling process directly from HANA without having to surface it up through queries and cubes, which is often what you have to do with BW. We've cut out a lot of the modeling steps that were seen as redundant and unnecessary. The quicker IT can provision the data so that a business user can make use of it, the more of the [IT] hero you are."
Kearnan added that SAP has also combined a number of modeling interfaces so that the modeling process itself now requires fewer steps.
SAP BW 7.4 enables systems to work faster, Kearnan said, by more deeply integrating BW with SAP HANA.
"We started the speeding up process in 7.3. In 7.4 we doubled down on that. We're now driving more of the machine-intensive processing, or business logic, down at the HANA layer. It's not at the application layer," Kearnan said. "Now, the BW application layer is [just] the recipient of that data, and HANA does the heavy lifting."


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Kim Kardashian made a strong statement at the Met Gala 2022 as she wore pop icon Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress for fashion’s biggest night. However, Kim was not the only one to wear something with historical significance. Popular internet personality Emma Chamberlain also reportedly wore a neck choker that belonged to Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh. Yes, you read that right.
This year, Emma Chamberlain walked the Met Gala red carpet in a Louis Vuitton ensemble. It featured a cropped corset-inspired top and an ivory body-hugging skirt. However, it is her assemblage of jewellery that stole everyone’s attention. Emma, who is the ambassador of luxury jewellery brand Cartier, wore bejewelled diamond pieces including a tiara and apparently the iconic Maharaja of Patiala’s choker as well.
No shade to Emma, considering she is a Cartier ambassador but this is a very important historic piece that should have been returned to the Sikhs instead of making it a fashion statement pic.twitter.com/LsioU56Cx0
— popreset (@popreset_) May 7, 2022
In 1928, the Maharaja of Patiala decided to turn his De Beers diamond, the world’s seventh-largest diamond, into a choker. He commissioned Cartier to make the necklace. The necklace mysteriously disappeared after his son Maharaja Yadavindra Singh last wore it in 1948. It was recovered half a century later by Cartier representative Eric Nussbaum in London. However, it was a skeleton of its former self. It no longer had the De Beers stone and most of its Burmese rubies. So Cartier set about restoring the necklace sans the De Beers and other original stones.
The buzz that Emma Chamberlain wore the Patiala Necklace left the netizens talking about it. The internet, in fact, has a lot to say about it. “Thanks #cartier. Those are the jewels of the Maharaja of Patiala. That’s a piece of India’s stolen history, not a fancy piece of jewellery to lend out to celebrities. Disrespectful on so many levels,” a Twitter user wrote.
Here are some more reactions:
So i just found out emma chamberlain wore the maharaja of patiala’s necklace at the met gala this is wayyy worse than kim wearing marilyn monroe’s dress. It has a deep and painful history attached to it. Very on theme, nothing screams gilded glamour quite like expropriation pic.twitter.com/XqqHwqusdU
— (@arianaspovv) May 7, 2022
The height of privilege to be able to flaunt stolen goods on the global stage. Jewels stolen from Panjab resurface at the Met Gala in NY.
The fate of the Maharaja of Patiala’s Cartier Diamond Choker is unknown, but it was likely sold and reacquired by
Cartier at a later date. pic.twitter.com/qSqRIkVkrT
— Tarandeep Singh (@tarandeephora) May 6, 2022
Thanks #cartier. Those are the jewels of the Maharaja of Patiala. That’s a piece of India’s stolen history, not a fancy piece of jewellery to lend out to celebrities. Disrespectful on so many levels. pic.twitter.com/KhK5LPexaj
— Shriya Zamindar (@shriyazamindar) May 7, 2022
so, news just broke out that emma chamberlain wore the maharaja of patiala’s cartier diamond choker to the met gala, and as someone both sikh and punjabi, it doesn’t sit right with me. it was stolen, “re-acquired” by cartier, sure.
— bela lugosi (@valovife) May 7, 2022
Emma Chamberlain wearing the diamond choker that was stolen from the Maharaja of Patiala is ironically very on point for the gilded glamour theme.
— fuhar | ia for a bit (@warnersdorogaya) May 8, 2022
a descendant patiala’s maharaja should be wearing this choker. not some white youtube girl borrowing this at some fashion event
— (@wibyun) May 7, 2022
Meanwhile, a section of the internet said that the choker worn by Emma Chamberlain is not the Patiala Necklace.
Tiktok is going crazy over the necklace Emma chamberlain wore at the met gala but they are confusing it with the “patiala necklace” and further spreading misinformation
— G (@pwaygz) May 8, 2022
Neither Cartier nor Emma Chamberlain have commented on the matter yet.