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D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah.
With the addition of Maritime International and the recent opening of its Norfolk, Va., office, D.J. Powers has further established its footprint in the Southeast, with plans to continue expansion in the U.S. and overseas markets, the company said in a written statement.
“As part of D.J. Powers’ continuing strategic expansion, we are excited to welcome Maritime International into D.J. Powers Co.,” said Rhett Willis, CEO of D.J. Powers. “Their experience in international transportation solutions will be a valuable contribution to our expanding service offerings and will add to our level of expertise in global transportation.”


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Shares in Element 25 (ASX:E25), a prominent manganese miner and explorer, experienced a significant surge of 23% on Monday following the announcement of a momentous supply contract with the renowned US car manufacturer, General Motors (GM).
The contract, anticipated to be a multi-million dollar agreement, marks a substantial milestone in a project with an estimated cost of nearly $300 million.
Element 25 informed the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it would supply manganese sulphate to General Motors as the automaker strives to secure a stable supply of battery minerals for its North American electric vehicle (EV) production.
Although the share price later tapered to an 8% increase in mid-afternoon trading on the ASX, the initial bounce reflected the market’s recognition of the significance of this deal.
Justin Brown, the Managing Director of Element 25, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating, “Together, we are creating a resilient and sustainable North American supply chain that will help introduce millions of customers to the performance and environmental benefits of EVs.”
Manganese has rapidly emerged as a key battery mineral capable of significantly reducing battery costs by replacing or minimizing the use of more expensive materials such as nickel and cobalt.
Specifically, manganese is a crucial component in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are gaining traction as the preferred battery type for industry leaders like Tesla, Hyundai, and Toyota. This shift towards LFP batteries not only contributes to the environmental and geopolitical concerns surrounding battery production but also narrows the performance gap with other widely-used materials.
According to Reuters, the increasing popularity of LFP batteries, notably championed by Tesla, has sparked a surge of interest, with over $14 billion committed by domestic and international manufacturers to establish new production facilities in the United States.
This recent agreement between General Motors and Element 25 represents GM’s second foray into securing Australian battery minerals. Last October, the automotive giant announced an equity stake in Queensland Pacific Metals to ensure a fresh supply of nickel and cobalt for battery cells.
Under the terms of the contract, GM will purchase up to 32,500 tonnes of manganese sulphate annually from Element 25 over a seven-year period. The supply will originate from a new facility to be constructed in Louisiana and sourced from Element 25’s Butcherbird mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
To support the construction of the battery-grade manganese sulphate facility, General Motors will provide Element 25 with an $85 million loan. The overall investment in the facility is projected to reach approximately $290 million, with completion expected in 2025.
GM’s ambitious plans involve producing 400,000 EVs in North America from 2022 to mid-2024, with a target of scaling up capacity to one million units annually in the region by 2025.
With this latest agreement, Element 25 secures a prominent position in the supply chain of battery minerals for General Motors’ expanding EV production, further enhancing the company’s growth prospects in the burgeoning electric vehicle industry.

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Sheree Davis was one of hundreds of thousands of air travelers eager to know how loyalty programs would treat them after the pandemic. So she was excited when American Airlines recently announced that it had extended elite status that had been granted for this year through Jan. 31, 2022. She might still have a chance to use that platinum card.
She acquired elite status through an American promotion last year, and she planned to use it to avoid baggage fees and score an occasional upgrade. But it wasn’t meant to be. Travel wasn’t happening for her this year, and it turned out that American extended elite status for only some of its frequent fliers. Davis wasn’t among them.
“I never had much of an opportunity to use my status,” says Davis, a retired piano teacher from Chicago. “I think it’s a little unfair.”
For many loyalty program members, the pandemic has been marked by disappointments. Some travel companies have been slow to address the concerns of their best customers. And when they did, the changes were designed to maximize passengers’ spending instead of to lend a helping hand during a time of crisis. But the worst could still be ahead.
American Airlines says its extension is open only to passengers who earned their elite status for the 2020 membership year. According to spokesman Ross Feinstein, customers who were granted that status through a promotion are not eligible.
In a news release announcing the program change, Bridget Blaise-Shamai, the airline’s vice president of customer loyalty and insights, said the changes show customers that “loyalty is a two-way street.”
Davis sees it as more of a dead end. “Seems to me this is capricious,” she says.
Chances are, frequent travelers have already received emails from travel companies about their loyalty program status and points.
- Most domestic air carriers have allowed passengers to retain elite status for this year through the end of 2021. They’ve extended expiration dates for miles and companion certificates and waived fees for redepositing miles for canceled award flights.
- The major car rental companies have extended customers’ elite status and car rental upgrade certificates for another year.
- Hotel chains have agreed to let customers keep existing elite status through the end of 2021. They’ve also reduced the number of points needed to reach elite status and extended the validity of expiring points.
For example, in late April, National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, both owned by Enterprise Holdings, announced a straightforward plan to extend their elite tiers by another year. Enterprise Holdings also said it would roll over qualifying rentals and rental days not needed to get customers to the next tier, allowing them to carry their points balance into 2021.
“We want our customers to know we appreciate them and that their benefits will be there for them to enjoy when they are ready and able to travel again,” says Randal Narike, the executive vice president in charge of Enterprise Holdings’ loyalty programs.
Tom Krieg, a retired sales manager from Tucson, Arizona, says he was pleasantly surprised by Southwest Airlines’ program extension. “Southwest went even further to demonstrate their appreciation to their loyalty members by actually adding miles to their frequent flier accounts, regardless of status,” Krieg says. “Given that I’m retired and no longer flying much, Southwest’s initiative is greatly appreciated.”
The most consistent complaint is about the timing of travel companies’ responses. Jim Wilson, who works for a law enforcement training company in Grapevine, Texas, contacted me in mid-March because he couldn’t travel and believed that his loyalty status was in danger. Efforts to reach his preferred companies, including American Airlines, Hilton and Hertz, were met with silence. Two weeks later, his airline sent a noncommittal note saying it was “evaluating” what it was going to do for elites. He didn’t get details for a month.
But even the best airlines, car rental companies and hotels seem to be changing their policies with one goal in mind: to keep people hooked on their programs. Some of the most customer-hostile policies — such as mileage redeposit fees and the expiration of points and miles — will resume once the pandemic is over.
“Loyalty members, including those with the most elite status, will not forget or forgive gross injustices made by travel companies during this time,” says Nick Kamboj, a frequent air traveler and business consultant from Chicago.
Mansur Khamitov, a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at Singapore’s Nanyang Business School, says there are millions of customers like Kamboj out there. “Once travel starts up again, all the hotels and airlines will scramble to get back into the game,” he says. “But people will remember those who were there for them during the crisis.”
Chuck Ehredt, chief executive of the Currency Alliance, which develops software tools for loyalty programs, says, “The real test for loyalty programs will come over the next 12 months and whether the points or miles retain their value or get diluted once again to prop up the brand’s financial statements.”
In other words, travel companies extended their programs because of the pandemic. But when it’s over, they may change their award levels to make up for their generosity. That is, if they survive.
All the more reason to use your points and miles now — while you still can.


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In a continued Hatfield versus McCoy style feud, Google has pulled YouTube off of the Echo Show and Fire TV. That’s right, if you’re the proud owner of either of these items, you won’t have access to your beloved cat videos any longer.
In an escalation of the back and forth feud, Google has returned volley by pulling its app off of the Echo Show. If you have an Amazon Fire TV, you’ll still have access. Though, you’ll see a notice that the app will no longer work after the start of the new year. The search giant is hoping this move will force Amazon’s hand in an attempt to reach an agreement with them. In a recent statement, Google had this to say:
“We’ve been trying to reach agreement with Amazon to give consumers access to each other’s products and services. But Amazon doesn’t carry Google products like Chromecast and Google Home, doesn’t make Prime Video available for Google Cast users, and last month stopped selling some of Nest’s latest products. Given this lack of reciprocity, we are no longer supporting YouTube on Echo Show and FireTV. We hope we can reach an agreement to resolve these issues soon.”
The back and forth first started when YouTube pulled its programming off the Echo Show. Amazon then pulled various Nest products off its site. This included the Nest Secure, Camera IQ and Nest E system. To add insult to injury, Amazon then offered the web version of YouTube as a way for Echo Show users to circumvent the lack of the YouTube app.
It’ll be interesting to see how Amazon retaliates, if at all. Or hopefully, just maybe, the two tech giants will finally reach an agreement. As usual, only time will tell. Do you have an Echo Show or Fire TV? Does losing YouTube have you bummed out? Tell us what you think by letting us know in the comments below, or on Google+, Twitter, or Facebook.[button link=”https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/5/16738748/google-amazon-feud-youtube-pulled-off-fire-tv-echo-show-nest-devices” icon=”fa-external-link” side=”left” target=”blank” color=”285b5e” textcolor=”ffffff”]Source: The Verge[/button]
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Diligent attention to four areas of hatchery management — egg-pack quality, incubation, sanitation and in ovo vaccination — can go a long way toward reducing pathogen loads and delivering healthy chicks without the help of an antibiotic, according to a hatchery specialist.
Fayetteville, AR – ARMI Manufacturing of NWA, an industrial metal manufacturer, celebrated their 16th year of operation by opening a new manufacturing facility. Located in Fayetteville’s Industrial Park, the 80,000-square-foot building is right down the road from their corporate home office.
FarmLab Innovations, a company offering sanitation solutions for the animal agriculture industry, announced today the launch of their newest product, SWASH™Cool-Cell, a part of their SWASH™ product line.
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BENGALURU, INDIA: Indian beauty products retailer Nykaa reported a 49% fall in quarterly net profit on Friday, hit by soaring expenses amid dull demand for its personal care and fashion products.
FSN ECommerce Ventures Ltd, Nykaa`s parent company, has reported steep declines in profits in all three quarters since it went public, owing to its efforts to double down on marketing the brand as it emerges from the pandemic.
Consolidated net profit fell to 8.56 crore rupees ($1.10 million) in the fourth quarter ended March 31, from 16.88 crore rupees a year earlier, said parent company FSN ECommerce Ventures Ltd. said in a legal filing.
The fashion platform, run by Falguni Nayar, says its marketing spend in 2020 is particularly low because it hasn’t spent much on advertising due to the pandemic.
Operating revenue rose to Rs 973 crore from Rs 741 a year ago.


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Meizu, one of China's leading smartphone makers, has announced its official India launch date. The 'Meizu Brand Launch' will be held on 27 August, 2015 in New Delhi.
Like all other Chinese smartphone makers, Meizu also focuses on the affordable smartphone market with a better price-to-specification ratio. Though the invite does not speak of any particular model to be launched, rumours suggest the company might launch its MX5.
Unlike the existing Meizu smartphones available in the country, the MX5 belongs to the mid- budget segment and is expected to compete with OnePlus 2, HTC One M9 Plus, ASUS ZenFone 2 Deluxe and Xiaomi Mi4.
Powered by a MediaTek Helio X10 SoC, the Meizu MX5 packs 3GB RAM and 64GB built-in storage. It also features a 5.5-inch, 1080x1920 pixels AMOLED display overlaid with Corning Gorilla glass 3. The handset houses a 20.7MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. Like the OnePlus 2, the Meizu MX5 also features a fingerprint sensor on the home button for added security.
Meizu is also rumoured to launch another device, named the MX5 Pro. Technology website Droidfeed has published an assumed image of the device. The Meizu MX5 Pro is supposed to be powered by Samsung Exynos 7420 SoC seen in Samsung's current flagship device Galaxy S6. Meizu might also launch a 6-inch display version of MX5 Pro.
Meizu MX5 is currently available in Europe for €260, which roughly translates to Rs 18,500.


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March 28 at around 7 in the morning, in Kigali, Rwanda, iFLUX billboard ad was stolen by three men pretending to be iFLUX staff. The police quickly arrested the suspects based on video clues. The suspects said they were payed by iFLUX competitor to destroy the billboard.
Currently, iFLUX has been listed in more than 20 supermarket brands, including international chain like Carrefour, large local chains like Naivas, Tuskys, Uchumi, Mulleys and so on; and has covered over 200 outlets. The number keeps growing every month.
Different from most LED lighting products in the market, iFLUX products have some remarkable advantages.
From 27th to 29th September, Power Nigeria 2016 is held in Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. iFLUX, a professional LED lighting brand, with a booth area of 36 m2, is one of the golden exhibitors.
iFLUX participated in the 19th edition of the annual Rwanda International Trade Fair (RITF) held in Gikondo Expo Grounds, Kigali from July 27th to August 10th.
iFLUX, Lagos-With a good variety of quality LED lighting products nestled on the shelves of its warmly lit in Victoria Island outlet, iFLUX has opened its second brand and experience and retail center in Lagos on Monday, April 18, 2016.


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Copeland businesses with a CA postcode looking to update to a faster, more reliable internet connection can apply for a grant of up to £3,000 as Copeland Borough Council’s Executive agree to sign up to the Carlisle City Broadband Voucher scheme.
The Executive also agreed to lobby to have the scheme extended to include areas in the south of the borough with the LA postcode.
Carlisle Council was one of 50 successful cities which bid for the £40 million Government initiative for the Broadband Connection Voucher scheme - which provides up to £3,000 grant funding for local businesses within Carlisle and parts of Copeland with the CA postcode, Allerdale and Eden Districts.
The funding is limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
The Government’s Broadband Connection Vouchers scheme which falls under the wider umbrella of the SuperFast Britain programme funding has been allocated nationally and is available until March 31, 2016 or earlier if funding runs out.
Businesses within the designated area are now able to apply for this grant and if eligible redeem their voucher against one of the programmes many registered suppliers.
The grant pays for the installation costs – that is the capital and equipment costs of upgrading the organisation’s broadband connection and excludes any VAT charged and the monthly line rental to the service provider.
Monthly costs vary depending on the package, however a quarter of businesses pay £40 per month or less.
To apply for a broadband grant you must be a small or medium sized business (SME), or a registered charity, social enterprise or sole trader.
Business owners or managers who are unsure of which kind of broadband connection to choose should for your upgrade, can find out more via the online guide at www.connectionvouchers.co.uk
Executive lead for Economic Growth, Lena Hogg said: “We welcome these grants, and encourage businesses to act now to secure their funding, as there is a limited amount of funding available. We don’t want businesses in Copeland to miss out on this great opportunity.
“We are also seeking to find out how we can secure similar grant schemes for the south of the borough, and will encourage our colleagues in Barrow and Lancaster to work with us to lobby for a second round of funding.”
Mayor of Copeland, Mike Starkie said: “This is a great opportunity for some businesses and charities in Copeland to upgrade their communications now, and we are determined to ensure any further funding will benefit those organisations in the south of our borough.
“The benefits of a faster, more reliable broadband are numerous for businesses – and vital when we are preparing for the biggest economic investment the borough has ever experienced.
“Good broadband helps businesses to grow and access new markets through better communication with customers. It increases security through fast secure back-up of data, increases productivity while attracting and retaining the best staff.
“To enable existing and new businesses to future proof their organisation for the digital challenges of tomorrow you now need good broadband.
“We welcome these grants and want to ensure in the near future all business in Copeland not just those in the CA postcode area can gain from these benefits.”
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Aegon’s UK chief executive Otto Thoresen said the company would focus on growing organically after the owner of the Scottish Equitable brand, reported strong first-half earnings.
The company said that underlying earnings for the first six months were up 26% to £86m.
Thoresen, who was appointed chief executive less than 18 months ago, said the industry still had to do more to produce products that suited the customer.
“The landscape is changing. Twenty years ago, people did not expect to live for 30 years beyond retirement and invested accordingly,” he said.
“Now as more and more people can expect to live that length of time, we need to be able to offer products that fit around their choices.”
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BRITISH PLUS SIZE FASHION WEEKEND…
This past weekend marked the second annual British Plus Size Fashion Weekend (BPSFW) an event dedicated to showcasing designers and brands for women sizes 14 and up. Totally unaffiliated with London Fashion Week (LFW) BPSFW took place in Vinopolis, London for a purpose to bring designers, retailers, and plus size women together to represent dynamics in fashion that often goes unacknowledged by the mainstream fashion world.
The influence and buying power amongst plus size women consumers cannot be ignored and with all the progression the plus size fashion industry has achieved it’s no wonder that “Plus Size Fashion Week” would be launched globally.
As the founders Remi Ray and Rianne Ward say, “BPSFW aims to enhance, empower and support the UK plus-size industry by connecting the dots between retailers, designers and consumers.” – DAILY MAIL
Amongst the notable Plus Size Models walking in the show were, Liris Crosse, Felicity Hayward and Haley Hasselhoff, who actually opened BPSW walking in one of the biggest brands in Plus Size fashion- Evans. Other brands and designers included Syreeta Badu, Ophee`s, Simply Be, Remi Ray, Dearcurves, Evans, Dea, YOURS, Dynasty London, The Curve, and Jane Watson.
For more news and information on British Plus Size Fashion Weekend visit BPSFW HERE.


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By focusing on e-commerce, Highbeam is able to provide a single financial view of the business and help entrepreneurs decide the right cash and credit options.
“Embedded commerce” started with things like PayPal and has evolved with products like Stripe, many years later. But “embedded finance” is appearing as a new wave in fintech, w
American Express has launched its first all-digital consumer checking account, the company announced on Tuesday. The new offering, American Express Rewards Checking, is currently available for eligibl
The neobank wave is beginning to take shape in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where new fintechs are trying to take on legacy banks by providing cheaper and more personalized banking services. Spark
Open banking — a new approach to payments and other financial services that disrupts traditional card-based infrastructure by linking directly into banks — is having a moment. On the heels
Companies like Stripe and Twilio have changed the game for online businesses by making it easier to integrate payments and communications services into their customer interfaces without having to buil


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The Forbes Magazine has just released its annual list of ten most powerful athletes in 2011 based on their earning and measured fame between May 2010 and May 2011. The athletes ranking on this list not only perform well on the court or field but also earn a lot of money by attracting rich sponsors, lending their names to sneakers and doing their own business.
Surprisingly, Tiger Wood still tops the list of ten powerful athletes this year and is the world’s best-paid athlete though he has struggled to win tournaments and sign new sponsorship deals since his 2010 car crash and infidelity.
Getting $3 million overseas appearance fees and having two big sponsors including Nike and Electronic Arts are the two major factors helping Wood continue to be the world’s best-paid athlete. He is also top the list of ten powerful athletes in 2011
LeBron James is still a hot ticket when he has the No. 1 basketball shoe on the market and his jersey was the NBA’s best seller this season. In April, he teamed with Fenway Sports Group to manage his business interests
Kobe Bryant is considered as the NBA’s biggest star in China, where he recently signed on as pitchman for Mercedes-Benz’s local Smart Car brand. He gets $24.8 million salary this year, $4 million more than any other player
Though Roger Federer has been surpassed by both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in terms of the rankings, he still has ten major deals and sponsors including Nike, Credit Suisse, Rolex and Wilson
David Beckham is not on the top of professional soccer career at the age of 36 but he still a big endorser, who signed a deal with Samsung in May to become the company's global brand ambassador for the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Though Phil Mickelson’s world ranking has dropped the past two years, he is still a hot commodity with sponsor, only after Tiger Wood. The famous golfer also signed a deal as a spokesman for Amgen and Pfizer
The Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has up to nearly 3 million Twitter followers and 25 million Facebook fans, still attracts more advertising contracts from some famous brands like Nike, Castrol, Clear Shampoo and Banco Espirito
Rafael Nadal, the youngest player in the Open Era to capture the career Grand Slam, received $10.5 million in prize money over the last 12 months. This year, he inked big deals with Giorgio Armani, Nike, Babolat and Kia Motor, etc thanks to his on-court success
Nicknamed as A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez is now among the best all-around baseball players of all time
Tom Brady signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension with the Patriots, the NFL’s richest deal on an annual basis, in September 2010 and became the brand’s highest-profile player


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Telecommunications industry consumer lobby group, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, has raised concerns that consumers will lose services with what it says is the failure of the national broadband network fixed wireless and satellite services not meeting current broadband requirements.
National broadband network builder NBN Co has killed off plans to offer a 100/40Mbps fixed-wireless service, with chief executive Bill Morrow confirming the decision at a Senate Estimates committee hearing.
Optus has been fined $1.5 million in the Federal Court for misleading customers by telling them their services would be disconnected if they did not move from its HFC network to the national broadband network.
Why does King Canute come to mind ?
I'm surprised they didn't say if Apple devices were ok to use or not?
Take comfort in that when it takes 2 hours to watch a 90 minute movie on Netflix.
"Choosing your comparisons is like marking your own homework — it's very easy to get top marks."
Yeah just what I want more spyware from our (not) trustworthy Federal Government to put on my 'phone. No chance[…]


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Forbes announced its list of top game changers across the globe. This category includes 25 ‘intrepid business leaders’ who are ‘unsatisfied with status quo’ and are transforming their industries and changing the lives of billions of people around the globe. According to Forbes staff member Lauren Gensler, the list includes the movers and shakers who are reshaping and transforming the way we travel, work, communicate and invest. India’s Mukesh Ambani topped the list by virtue of the mammoth success of Reliance Jio. The list features trailblazers like James Dyson, Judy Tong (Alibaba logistics) and Stewart Butterfield (creator of Slack).
Mukesh Ambani is among the richest populace of India and a dexterous entrepreneur. The 60 years old businessman garnered immense success through his conglomerate Reliance Industries. In April, Reliance Industries became the most valued stock on BSE. Ambani’s wealth has crossed $7 billion so far and with half a year left, there is more to be hoarded.
Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio, which he launched around June 2016 has totally transfigured the telecom sector. Reliance Jio is now the most sought-after telecom company in India. Ambani introduced Jio in the Indian market with the aim of providing internet and voice call facilities at meagre costs. Jio sim cards were issued for free to all the subscribers along with unlimited internet, calls and messages till 31st March 2017. Subscribers were then asked to apply for prime membership at a nominal cost of Rs 99. From 1st April onwards, the company launched ‘Summer Surprise’ offer for the prime members whereby customers had to pay only Rs 303 to continue the unlimited calls and internet till 30th of June. Reliance Jio has brought a revolution in the telecom sector resulting in diminution of data charges. Initially, 1GB of super-fast data costs somewhere around Rs 300 but now people get 84 GB of data at the same cost. Jio was welcomed by everyone to such an extent that its subscriber base touched a whooping 10.9 crore at the end of FY17. Ambani surely deserves to be at the top of the list with his game changing efforts to bring internet to the people of his country. India has become the top data consuming country within few months, all thanks to Mr Ambani.
After receiving this huge acclamation, Ambani exclaimed “Anything and everything that can go digital is going digital. India cannot afford to be left behind.” His efforts have paid well and he is an epitome of game changer.
Now let’s have a look at the top 10 game changers enlisted by Forbes:
- Mukesh Ambani from India
- Ziv Aviram from Israel
- Amnon Shashua Stewart from United States
- John and Patrick Colison from United States
- James Dyson from United Kingdom
- Scott Farquhar from Australia
- Mike Cannon-Brookes Larry Fink from United States
- Ken Frazier from United States
- Taavat Hinrikus from United Kingdom
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NEW DELHI – Reliance Industries Ltd’s telecom division has asked the Indian telecoms regulator to take action against rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd for allegedly running a false propaganda campaign to attract its subscribers.
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In a letter dated Dec. 10, Reliance Jio alleged that the two companies had created an impression that Reliance – which also runs retail operations – stands to gain from three new agricultural laws introduced by the Indian government in September.
“We once again bring to your kind attention that as a result of aforementioned false propaganda of competitors to affect customer perception, we have been receiving a large number of port out (cancellation) requests,” Reliance Jio said in the letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which was seen by Reuters.
Farmers have been demonstrating for nearly three weeks against deregulation of the agriculture sector that will allow them to sell produce to buyers beyond government-regulated wholesale markets, where growers are assured a minimum price.
Bharti Airtel said in a statement: “We wish to emphatically deny this baseless charge.” Bharti Airtel also said the company treats its competitors and partners with respect.
Vodafone Idea said it “believes in doing business with ethics and Reliance’s allegations were baseless.”
The telecoms regulator could not be reached outside regular business hours.
December 15, 2020
Additional reporting by Sankalp Phartiyal. Editing by Jane Merriman
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Ola is going to acquire CEO Bhavish Aggarwal’s brother’s firm Avail finance
Olaannounced that it has entered an agreement to acquire online lending platform Avail Finance.
- Ola had first invested in Avail Finance back in 2019 and presently owns 9% stake in it.
- Ola believes that the acquisition could help the company further enhance their own financial services offering.
AdvertisementRide hailing giant Ola on Friday announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire online lending platform Avail Finance, which is run by Ola’s founder and chief executive (CEO)
The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal as the transaction is still awaiting approval from shareholders. However, a report by Moneycontrol citing sources mentioned that Ola may acquire Avail Finance for $50 million in a share swap deal.
Notably, Ola had first invested in Avail Finance back in 2019 and presently owns 9% stake in it.
Avail Finance was founded in 2016 by Ankush Aggarwal and Tushar Mehndiratta as a financial services and lending platform for blue-collar workers. The company offers savings, insurance, lending and investment solutions under one umbrella. It has over 6 million users.
The company — which has both Ankush and Bhavish Agggarwal as directors — has raised $38.5 million since its inception from investors like Flipkart’s Binny Bansal. CRED’s Kunal Shah, Matrix Partners India and Ola co-founder Ankit Bhati too. Bhavish Aggarwal had also participated in the Series A round of the company in his personal capacity.
Ola believes that the acquisition could help the company further enhance their own financial services offering for underserved segments, including their driver partner ecosystem. By leveraging Avail Finance’s products and capabilities, it wants to expand into a neobanking product, Ola said in a statement.
The ride hailing giant invested ₹800 crore into its financial services business last year.
The development comes as Ola is trying to go public in 2022. The company raised $500 million last year in the pre-initial public offering (IPO) round and has been aggressively expanding its electric mobility business on the side.
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2013 will be the year that Microsoft becomes relevant once again.
It will begin to use its dominant position on the desktop and in gaming to build an exciting ecosystem that will make Microsoft a compelling choice for consumers, and by extension an increasingly important advertising partner for marketers.
In the next couple of years, firing up a phone call or video chat with a friend on the opposite side of the world may not require you to launch Skype, Google Chat or one of the many programs that let individuals connect over the internet. Instead, you'll be able to communicate with voice and video using nothing more than your web browser.
If and when that day comes, you'll thank technologies WebRTC, which enable real-time communication between browsers. Originally developed by Google and currently supported only in development builds of Google's Chrome browser, companies like VOIP provider Voxeo are demonstrating WebRTC's nifty capabilities and providing a preview of what the future might look like for web-based communication.
Last month at Lithium's Network Conference, Lyle Fong, Lithium's co-founder, reiterated how we have to start to look differently at how businesses use social media for marketing and support.
In order to be successful, the four "gears" of acquisition, engagement, enlistment, and monetization have to all spin equally. But in order to get there, you have to get them moving in a specific order depending on your purpose.
Skype may be the most popular consumer VOIP service in the world, but it faces numerous challenges, not the least of which is getting consumers to want to connect with their friends and family using voice.
So how can Skype convince consumers that there's still no more powerful and effective a way to communicate than with a phone call? The possible answer: remind the world that social networking and texting is a lame way to reach out and touch someone.
Microsoft's $8.5bn acquisition of Skype is its largest purchase, and it puts in to play its vision of a web based on social relationship, location, and application experiences.
Last night, Microsoft Online Services Division President Qi Lu presented the firm's view of the Web's future, which helps put the importance of the Skype purchase into perspective.
Facebook is a social network, yes, but it is also a communication tool. Which is why it makes sense to
add "voice" to the platform via a deal with Skype.
Skype may be one of the most important companies on the internet. Not
only has it created a way for hundreds of millions of people around the
world to communicate cheaply, it's found a way to make a mint doing so.
The company generated $400m in the first half of 2009, most of which
came from its SkypeOut offering. But ahead of an IPO that it hopes will
raise $1bn, the company is creating some ad inventory in its desktop
Cellphone carriers better prepare to understand the meaning of "tyranny of free." Today at Apple's fall product launch, Steve Jobs announced that iPhone and iPod Touch products can now make calls to other Apple mobile devices without the need for a cellphone contract.
It could take awhile for Apple and Google's similarly free voice calling features to go mainstream. But both products point to an ever present threat in the digital world, where free can be a nasty four letter word.
Skype has an interesting business model. The wildly popular internet phone and video service lets people call other Skype users for free, and pay a small fee to dial terrestrial phones. But if everyone started using Skype, the company could put itself out of business. Before that happens, Skype is trying to increase its advertising options.
This week, Skype announced Click & Call Advertising, which converts business phones numbers online into free call links when companies advertise with Skype. Skype might be on to something here.
According to one report, peer-to-peer VoIP provider Skype is the largest carrier of international voice calls. But the company think it's just getting started as the company looks to expand its large footprint by turning "every connected device" into a communications device that can run Skype.
How will it to that? Easy: make it possible for Skype to find its way into all of the devices that were once 'offline' but that are now being connected to the internet.


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Friday May 15, 2015
TMT Joint Stock Company has signed a distribution, supply and technology licence agreements with the company, Tata Motors said in a statement.
Thomson Reuters | Thursday April 30, 2015
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd will recall 9,909 Discovery 4 SUVs in China for improperly installed anti-lock braking software that could increase the risk of a collision, according to a statement by China's top safety watchdog on Thursday.
Wednesday April 1, 2015
Tata Sons, the promoter of major operating firms of the over $100-billion diversified Tata Group, on Wednesday announced appointments of Ronen Sen and Farida Khambata as independent director on its board.
Thursday February 5, 2015
Ever heard of amphibious vehicles? The ones that run on both, land and water and look like they are straight out of a James Bond movie. Well, India is about to start manufacturing them. Amphibious Designs India Pvt Ltd (ADI), a Goa-based company, tog...
Monday February 2, 2015
Homegrown auto major Tata Motors' Rs 7,500 crore rights issue is credit positive as it will reduce its debt and fund business growth, according to ratings agency Moody's.
Thursday January 29, 2015
Stating that the company's strong financial profile is a key rating driver, Fitch said the robust performance of Tata Motors Ltd's (TML) subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover, and its good financial flexibility have contributed to the profile.
Tuesday December 23, 2014
Japanese auto giant Honda Cars India Ltd has approached the Gujarat government with a proposal to set up a car manufacturing plant near Vithalapur village in Ahmedabad district with an investment of over Rs 1,000 crore, a senior government official s...
Tuesday December 9, 2014
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,079 Jaguar F-Type sports cars in the United States because potential incorrect wiring could lead to the front passenger air bag not activating, according to documents filed with US safety regulators.
Friday November 14, 2014
Tata Motors Ltd, India's biggest automaker by revenue, said profit dropped 7 per cent in the second quarter, disappointing market expectations of a rise after a sharp drop in car sales at home.
Tuesday October 21, 2014
The target compares with a rise of around 40 per cent last year which Mr Grace partly attributed to a larger base of comparison.
Wednesday October 1, 2014
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday fixed October 28 for the final hearing of pleas by two Indian carmakers challenging provisions of the Competition Act as well as a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty on them for violating tr...
Monday September 29, 2014
Mayank Pareek will join on Oct. 1 as president of the passenger vehicles business unit, Tata Motors said on Monday. Mr Pareek was formerly head of sales and marketing for Maruti, the nation's top carmaker by volume.
Tuesday September 23, 2014
It said Tata Motors shares have under-performed the auto sector recently and the "long-term story remains promising."
Thursday August 28, 2014
The investments would be made under the state government's industrial project policy, which was initiated in 2005 to boost investment in the manufacturing sector.
Tuesday August 26, 2014
Maruti is seen most impacted after being fined Rs 470 crore.
Tuesday August 12, 2014
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 1.4 per cent to end at 25,880.77 points. The broader Nifty rose 1.3 per cent to end at 7,727.05 points, its biggest daily percentage gain since June 30.
Monday August 11, 2014
The Nifty rose 0.76 per cent, or 57.40 points, to end at 7,625.95, closing above its technically important 50-day moving average at 7,616.74. The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 0.75 per cent, or 190.10 points, to end at 25,519.24.
Friday August 1, 2014
Tata's domestic car sales fell 39 per cent year-on-year in the year that ended on March 31 and its market share also dropped to 4.2 per cent at end-June from 10.2 per cent two years ago, industry data showed.
Wednesday July 30, 2014
The Tata group will invest about $35 billion over the next three years to focus on new business areas such as infrastructure, defence and aerospace, as well as expand its global footprint.
Saturday July 26, 2014
The BSE Sensex and Nifty are likely to trade rangebound in the week starting July 28, hovering near record highs.
Thursday July 3, 2014
Companies law introduced last year requires listed firms that make a low or no profit to limit the salary they pay to their executives, depending on the size of the company. To exceed the limit, firms need approval from 75 percent of shareholders.
Wednesday June 25, 2014
Reeling under a prolonged demand slump, automobile and consumer durables firms on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to extend reduced excise rates till December 31, saying it would give a boost to the sectors.
Wednesday June 25, 2014
Welcoming the government's move to extend reduced excise rates till December 31 for automobile and consumer durables sectors, India Inc on Wednesday said the decision will pay dividends in terms of higher growth in industrial production, even as it h...
Friday May 30, 2014
The Sensex closed 0.07 per cent lower at 24,217.34 points. It fell 1.9 per cent in this week, but gained 8 per cent in May.


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Industry expert warns of empty shelves and a shortage of egg sandwiches post-Brexit
Britain should brace itself for a shortage of egg sandwiches and empty supermarket shelves post-Brexit, experts have warned.
The British Egg Industry Council, which is behind the Red Lion standard, has said even if Britain does leave the EU on March 29 with a deal a shortage of eggs, which are vital ingredients across the food industry, is inevitable without a contingency plan.
The average supermarket carries around 10,000 products in which eggs are an ingredient, so a shortage could have a major impact on food supplies leading to empty shelves across the country, not just in the sandwich aisle.
In addition to uncertainty over potential tariffs , British Lion is also anticipating delays and confusion over the requirements of new paperwork for those choosing to import egg products after March 29.
Recurring issues with the safety of eggs and egg products produced abroad also remain a concern.
Ian Jones, British Lion egg processors chairman, said: "We've talked about a 'Breggsit' storm brewing but it's now here, and that won't change, deal or no deal.
"We will work with manufacturers and retailers to manage their requirements as best we can but it needs to be made clear that those conversations need to happen sooner rather than later.
"It should also be made clear that the ramifications of Brexit on egg products supply are unlikely to be resolved quickly so food businesses also need to work with the processing industry on long-term sustainable agreements to minimise its impact.
"I strongly urge food businesses across the UK to 'trust the Lion' and rely on British Lion eggs and egg products – for both surety of supply and food safety – ahead of the UK's departure from the European Union in March 2019."
The UK flock has significantly increased in recent years to meet growing demand for British Lion egg products but with time running out for food businesses to secure supply, and a surge in demand likely as companies belatedly try to ensure surety of supply and avoid the uncertainty associated with specifying imported egg products, significant supply issues are expected.
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Back in January, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, General Motors introduced the long-awaited seventh-generation Corvette – a sleek, swoopy, extremely high-powered coupe that bears the storied Stingray name. For months, car bloggers have speculated as to how much the new Vette would cost. $100,000? $70,000? Well, today, we have an answer, courtesy of GM: $51,995 for a base-level hardtop.
"The Corvette Stingray delivers a combination of performance, design and technology that very few manufacturers can match, and none can even come close for $52,000," Chris Perry, the vice president of marketing for Chevrolet, says today in a statement.
Some figures here to note: The base-level Stingray convertible will start at $56,995, five grand more than the base-level Stingray hardtop. Both of those price points include a $995, but not the title, tax and license fees, which will drive the cost up a bit more. Still, Mr. Perry's point stands: To get this kind of combined juice and styling, you'd typically have to spend tens of thousands of dollars more.
Consider, for instance, the Nissan GT-R, another (relatively!) affordable supercar that also packs a whole lot of horsepower, and some killer lines to boot. Nissan's 2014 powerhouse two-door starts at $99,590, almost twice the cost of the base-level Stingray.
Of course, as Jeff Bennett notes over at The Wall Street Journal, most people will end up paying even more than that, because hardly anyone, in Mr. Bennett's formulation, "just goes for the basic any more. Those eager to match the Stingray shown off at the North American International Auto Show will need to pony up $73,360. For that price customers get a variety of features including competition sports seats, carbon fiber roof and red-painted brake calipers," he writes.
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Child of Eden PS3 3D and Move details sketchy
Q Entertainment has been a bit evasive on the details of the PS3 version of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's new music-influenced shooter Child of Eden.
The Kinect version of the game made a huge impression when it opened Ubisoft's press conference at this year's E3 but the details of the PS3 version have remained shrouded in shadow.
Rumours that Mizuguchi doesn't even have a Move development kit have further exacerbated concerns over whether the PS3 version will have motion control support.
When asked by CVG whether there were plans to have the game support PS Move Mizuguchi-san said: "We can't say anything at this time."
He was equally evasive in talking about 3D support for the PS3 saying : "Unfortunately we can't comment on that at the moment, either."
- Borderlands 2 writer leaving Gearbox to join Freddie Wong's RocketJump production company
- Bloodborne will be harder than Demon's Souls and features procedurally generated dungeons
- Hearthstone users pass the 75 million mark, new expansion on the way says new report
- Square Enix unveils the Final Fantasy Type-0 Collector's Edition
- Life Is Strange arrives today
- SEGA cuts jobs in the biggest strategic shift since they binned the Dreamcast
- Big new update arrives for Frozen Cortex
- Introversion's Prison Architect will see its full launch this year, mobile version announced
- Ken Levine's next game is a first-person sci-fi title


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On February 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced that when it is safe to do so, each region of the province will transition gradually from the Stay-at-Home order currently in place to a revised COVID-19 Response Framework. The phased reopening started in three regions, Hastings Prince Edward; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington; and Renfrew County, as they moved back to the Framework at the Green-Prevent level on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.
The government is proposing that the Stay-at-Home order will continue to apply to 28 additional regions until Tuesday, February 16, 2021. For Toronto, Peel and York regions, the government is proposing that the Stay-at-Home order will continue to apply until Monday, February 22, 2021. Final decisions will be made based on public health indicators at that time.
The AGCO will resume updating its webpage table to assist licensees in understanding how the COVID-19 Response Framework affects them as their regions re-enter the colour-coded framework. Follow the AGCO’s Twitter account and check the AGCO’s web page table regularly as each new government announcement takes effect.
Stay-at-Home order measures continue to apply to licensees located in regions that have not moved back to the COVID-19 Response Framework. Please consult this blog post to learn more about public health measures affecting AGCO-regulated sectors under the Stay-at-Home order.
The government introduced changes to applicable restrictions in regions that move back to the Framework.
At all levels of the Framework, retail stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the storefront about not entering if you have COVID-19 symptoms).
Cannabis retail stores in regions subject to the Grey-Lockdown or Red-Control level of restrictions will be permitted to offer delivery and curbside pickup services during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 11 p.m.). The AGCO is amending Standard 9 to reflect what is permissible in the updated Framework.
At the Grey-Lockdown level of restrictions, retail stores, including liquor and cannabis retail stores, will have a capacity limit of 25%.
At the Red-Control level of restrictions, retail stores, including liquor and cannabis retail stores, will have a capacity limit of 50%.
For more information, please consult the government’s COVID-19 Response Framework.


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The continued popularity of iPod personal music players has helped Apple Computer see quarterly profits rise by 48% compared with a year earlier.
The firm says it is excited about future iPod products
More than 8 million iPods were shipped in its third fiscal quarter, representing a rise of 32% from 2005.
Revenue hit $4.37bn in the quarter to 1 July 2006 from $3.52bn a year earlier.
Analysts said the results were above expectations. Shares in the firm rose by 7.5% in after-hours trading, having
shed 24% since early May.
"[The] iPod continued to earn a US market share of over 75% and we are extremely excited about future iPod products in our pipeline," said Steve Jobs, the firm's chief executive.
The strength in iPod results allayed fears from investors that the business could be slowing down.
"The results for the quarter were very solid, above expectations," said analyst Shannon Cross from Cross Research.
The firm also highlighted that the sale of Macintosh computers had risen.
Apple shipped 1.33 million Macintosh computers, a rise of 12% on a year earlier.
"We're thrilled with the growth of our Mac business, and especially that over 75% of the Macs sold during the quarter used Intel processors," said Mr Jobs.
The firm moved over to Intel processors on its computers and launched software that allows Microsoft's Windows to run on Macintosh computers.
Despite the good news, the latest results also include a warning that the internal investigation regarding the way stock options were issued could have an impact on the firm's finances.
In late June, Apple Computer announced that it had found "irregularities" in the way it has issued stock options to some of its staff, including founder Steve Jobs.
Apple is not alone; many firms in the US have been said to mishandle stock option schemes to employees.


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Following trade talks in London on Friday, both the UK and New Zealand are aiming to secure a “fantastic” trade deal in August which will remove tariffs and potentially increase mobility between the two nations.
UK International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, met with her New Zealand counterpart, Damien O’Connor, for the fifth round of discussions and agreed that talks between the two countries should be accelerated.
“We have intensified negotiations and moved closer to an agreement that works for both nations,” said Truss. “Both sides are committed to striking a modern, liberalising agreement that forges closer ties between two island democracies that believe in free and fair trade. I am pushing UK interests hard in areas like services, mobility and investment, and want a deal that cuts tariffs on our exports.”
Two-way trade between New Zealand and the UK was worth about $6 billion in 2019, and the British government is now aiming to have 80% of global trade covered by bilateral agreements.
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“Negotiating teams will now accelerate talks and spend the coming weeks finalising details with the aim of reaching agreement in principle in August,” said Truss.
The announcement comes shortly after the UK and Australian governments concluded an in-principle trade agreement which will see tariffs slashed and new provisions for freer movement of citizens between the two nations, including lifting age limits and other restrictions on working visa schemes.
The new Australia-UK trade deal also provides an ideal platform upon which the upcoming New Zealand-UK trade deal can be based, allowing scope for the expansion of mobility and trade.
CANZUK International will continue to work with MPs and Ministers across the UK and New Zealand, and ensure any trade agreements are inclusive of CANZUK policies such as affording greater mobility and visa access for citizens.
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Clothing is not a luxury. It is one of the basic
necessities of life. Global textile industry will never see the verge of
extinction. Of course, the current scenario can change in future. Reigning
textile giants may lose their market position. Emerging economies like India
and China, which have a well established textile industry, may rule the world
textile industry after a short span of time. Or this may prove merely to be an
exaggeration and not actually happen! As for now, advanced economies of the world
like USA and Europe undoubtedly dominate this industry.
India and China have a booming textile industry. They are the world leaders in terms of cotton, silk, and jute production. Textile and apparel exports in India increased by 20.05 percent in the year 2011-2012 as compared to the previous financial year and reached an amount of $33.31 billion. Chinese textile exports grew by 1.04 percent in the first nine months of 2012 to reach $192.69 billion. Other than these countries, American and European textile industries also face tough competition from ASEAN region.
However, regardless of which countries manufacture textiles the most, the current rulers of the global textile market are undoubtedly the American and European countries. They hold the power to manipulate the market on their terms, because they are the biggest importers of textiles. They hold the "money power"! The exporters of textiles are mostly developing economies who earn a large chunk of their overall revenue by producing and selling inexpensive clothing, fabrics, or yarn. Many economists believe that buying decisions taken by them can affect the overall export revenue of developing economies to a considerable extent.
The recession of 2008/09 greatly reduced the spending powers of USA and Europe and it reduced their apparel imports. Owing to the great recession, 2008-09 in these two advanced economies, the textile exports of many emerging economies suffered. Almost 60 percent of the total cotton exports in India were targeted towards USA and Europe till 2008-09. But in the next two years, India exported less than 45 percent of the total cotton production to these countries. This proves the fact that any occurrences in these countries can practically affect the whole world.
USA, Australia, New Zealand, and many other developed economies are shifting their focus towards the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region in terms of textile import. This has also made other countries of the world eye on ASEAN regions for textile imports. Vietnamese textile exports to USA grew by 15 percent in the first six months of 2012 and to the European Union by 3 percent in the same period. ASEAN countries are fast becoming the textile hubs of the world.
Almost all the major apparel and clothing brands come from USA and Europe. Popular manufacturers like Nike, Adidas, Pepe Jeans, Lee, Levis, and others come from these advanced economies. Major retailing brands like Marks and Spencer, American Apparel, Macy's, Calvin Klein, Next, etc. also root from these countries. On the other hand, there are hardly any brands from the emerging fashion economies which are considered as competent as these brands on an international level.


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HOG MOUNTAIN, Ga. – People are praising a Georgia mother for her tough love toward her teenage son, who she says was acting “entitled.”
Cierra Forney said she wasn’t pleased with her 13-year-old son’s behavior at school, so she decided to teach him some humility.
“Acting like he’s too good to shop at Wal-Mart or making snarky comments about kids at school who shop at the goodwill and quite a few other things,” she wrote. “I don’t tolerate that.”
Forney took her son to the Goodwill store by their home and made him use $20 of his own money to purchase clothes for the week.
“I want to teach my kids that money isn’t everything and if you have to degrade other people because of where they shop, then you too will shop there,” she wrote on Facebook.
Her post was liked more than 430,000 times and received 135,000 comments.
Most of the comments were positive, agreeing with the parenting lesson.
In a separate post, Forney says she has also received some hateful comments but stands by her actions:
“My son learned a valuable lesson from this and I believe it is just another story we can add to our lives memory to look back on. I didn’t do this to punish him. It wasn’t to show him that goodwill isn’t a good place to shop. I did this to teach him that money and name brands don’t change who we are as people He can still be the amazing, adorable, loved kid that he is WITHOUT the expensive stores!”
Forney says her son has learned his lesson and is now proud of the clothes he bought at Goodwill.


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The general consensus is that Apple will unveil its next iPad at its October 16 event.
The rumored time frame matches up with previous launches of major Android releases.
The most important things to know when shopping for a new laptop, hybrid, or Windows tablet.
Apple has announced the new iPhone 5, with a new 4-inch, 16:9 screen -- and it'll connect to Britain's first 4G network.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will have quad-core power, 4G, Jelly Bean, and a 16:9 screen, rumours say.
Or a 32GB drive for $16.99. Either way: lots of extra storage for your Android device! Oh, and your PC, too.
The next iPhone may sport a larger screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a high-definition camera in front, says an analyst with KGI.
Kind of like a Chromebook, but with Windows 8.1, this is perhaps the best laptop deal I've seen all year.
Building on its InControl app integration system, Jaguar Land Rover launches a new voice command hub for its 2015 models.
Drivers for the social network's shuttle bus contractor say they seek better schedules and wages that allow them to live near their jobs.
We're tracking all the tech deals you'll want to know about for Black Friday this year. Keep coming back to this page to see the latest discounts you'll be able to snag.


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iTunes hops to third place in music sales
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A new report from NPD Group shows that Apple’s online music outlet now accounts for nearly 10% of all music sales. However, reigning market leader Wal-Mart and electronics giant Best Buy continue to count higher sales.
Wal-Mart accounted for around 16% of all music purchases in the first quarter of 2007, and Best Buy was right behind with nearly 14%. The report counts every 12 tracks downloaded on iTunes as one CD.
It’s a continuously downward slope for the more conventional medium, though. Physical CD sales dropped about 16% compared to the same period last year, while digital music climbed a significant 49% and singlehandedly brought total music year-to-year sales to a positive figure.
Amazon, which was ahead of iTunes last year, only took in around 6.5% market share in the first quarter of ’07, nearly tied with Target, which claimed the #5 spot.
Dozens of other music stores also claimed their fair shares of the market. According to NPD, physical CD sales still account for more than 75% of all music purchases.
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Pricking the balloon on Eurozone deflation
18 May 2016
As growth rates in the Eurozone gather steam, policymakers’ concerns are increasingly shifting to low inflation. According to Eurostat, consumer prices in the Eurozone have declined by 0.2% in the past year. Much of the drop is due to sharply lower energy prices, but even when those are stripped out annual price growth stood at 0.7% as of April, significantly less than the ECB’s “close to, but below” 2% target.
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Rémy Cointreau teams up with First Drinks
Spirits giants William Grant & Sons and Rémy Cointreau have announced a partnership agreement across Europe.
In the UK, Grant subsidiary First Drinks Brands will become the distributor for the Rémy portfolio, which includes Rémy Martin Cognacs, Cointreau, Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck Champagnes, Mount Gay rum, Passoã liqueur and St-Rémy French brandy.
The UK deal becomes effective on April 1 2009 – immediately after Rémy withdraws from the Maxxium group – and will add a further 250,000 cases to the First Drinks business.
Grant’s European managing director Gordon Dron said: “We are delighted to be working closer with Rémy Cointreau as there is a lot of synergy between the two companies which have complementary portfolios of premium brands and shared distribution requirements in some markets.”
Spyros Ghikas, Rémy’s managing director for Europe and Middle East, added: “Our partnership with William Grant & Sons in the UK, France and Belgium fits in perfectly with Rémy Cointreau’s premium strategy.”


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Cryptocurrency mining producer Bitmain has accused a cryptocurrency challenge of falsely utilizing its identify within the promotion of a product dubbed Mangocoin (MNG).
In an Aug. 9 weblog publish, Bitmain states that it got here throughout a fraudulent use of its model within the sale of a product dubbed “Bitmain Cloud Miner” and within the promotion of Mangocoin. The fraudsters allegedly masqueraded as Bitmain and promoted the merchandise on their web site, utility and software program.
Bitmain thus warned the general public that Mangocoin and its social media accounts, web site, utility and devoted teams in messenger apps usually are not the corporate’s enterprise channels or platforms, noting that Bitmain doesn’t stand behind MNG as its developer.
The corporate additional says that it has taken authorized motion with a purpose to defend itself and its customers’ rights, including:
“We want to remind our current and potential clients to accurately determine the service supplier when buying merchandise, to enroll in or buy something on-line solely after cautious deliberation and keep alert to deceptive promotions, unlawful fund-raising, fraud and different malicious actions on the web.”
As reported in late July, cyber criminals had been sending rip-off emails claiming to be from the UK’s Monetary Conduct Authority and selling crypto property investments.
In January, Japanese on-line dealer Monex Group, the proprietor of hacked cryptocurrency trade Coincheck, warned of a brand new rip-off claiming to be associated to its enterprise. The rip-off, about which solely transient particulars have been launched, concerned potential victims receiving calls from an entity dubbed “Monex Coin Administration.”


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The Nexus 6 is a pretty fantastic piece of Android hardware. The Nexus 9 is... a tablet that runs Lollipop. And even some hardcore Android fans have yet to be sold on Android Wear. But if you're in the market for any of those devices right now, you want to get them from the new Google Store, at least if you live in the United States. Google is offering $50 of free Play Store credit with a new purchase of the N6, N9, or any Android Wear device.
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Nearly all of the top 50 cryptocurrencies are in the red at least time, according to change from Coin360. Cryptocurrencies via Cointree - Bitcoin Leaf Guide.
But invest in bitcoin atm locations decentralised version noting smart contracts. Dr Mahathir Mohamad pants that a single sound currency in Life Asian would help protect economies from august caused by Forex goodies..


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SHAREHOLDERS at Weir Group have voted overwhelmingly against a new directors' remuneration package that would have seen executives handed out share awards simply for remaining with the company, regardless of its performance.
LONDON Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Friday it expected Britons to vote to remain in the European Union by a small majority in a June 23 referendum, but that the risk of leaving was a negative for the country's creditworthiness.
The economy of the single currency bloc has finally recovered to levels last seen before the 2008 financial crisis, figures show. 11:04, UK, Friday 29 April 2016.
Royal Bank of Scotland has already taken more than five years to separate and sell its Williams & Glyn retail and business bank - but is warning it may take at least another two.
The owner of British Airways reported weaker demand following the Brussels terrorist attacks and worries about the EU referendum in June.


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CNET reports that HTC has confirmed it will be launching a “mobile VR device” before the end of 2017. The new device will be compatible with the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the U Ultra, but the device won’t be a “a phone slapped onto a headset.”
HTC CFO Chia-lin Chang says that they are aiming to bridge the gap between a stay-at-home VR experience like the Vive and a mobile VR headset.
Chang added that the mystery VR device will launch before the end of the year.
While the hardware is one part of the puzzle, so is content, and HTC is working diligently to build out the software ecosystem ahead of the launch. Unfortunately, the company’s not opening up about what that entails just yet.


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Xiaomi’s this year flagship Mi4 has already made much noise for its unique design, high-end features, excellent camera and much more. The Xiaomi Mi4 packs a very powerful hardware with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset on-board. The handset has already gone on sale in China and has arrived at the door of many reviewers who are currently examining the device closely.
One of the USP of the device is its camera. The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with a 13MP primary camera at its back and a powerful 8MP secondary camera at its front. The primary camera comes with the latest Sony IMX214 1/3.06 sensor which is expected to be seen in many other flagships coming ahead this year. We have earlier examined the Xiaomi Mi4 camera with images with different filter effects and now we have some real-life images from the camera’s lens.
Well, looking at the images it seems that the Xiaomi Mi4 camera delivers excellent color reproduction and clear details from the images. Even the images captured at night produce some stunning results. Meanwhile, to know more about this excellent smartphone, check out our complete review of Xiaomi Mi4.
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Casino games supplier BF Games has secured a landmark deal to provide its best-performing titles to leading operator 888 Holdings.
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London-listed 888 Holdings has extended its long-term partnership with Aspire Global-owned Pariplay to launch new casino games in Spain and Portugal.
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Google was downgraded on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's spending and non-core businesses, sending shares of the Internet giant plummeting.
Morgan Stanley analyst Scott Devitt cut his rating on Google to Equal Weight from Overweight, and trimmed his price target to $600 from $645.
Shares of the company slid nearly 3 percent to $533.65 by midday on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Since January, the company has been down by 10 percent.
The company's investment into peripheral businesses, such as YouTube and Chrome, among others, are outpacing the returns, Devitt explained, putting pressure on Google's margins.
We believe the consensus is too optimistic on the net revenue contribution of newer businesses, such as DoubleClick, YouTube, AdMob, Android Market, and mobile search, Devitt told investors.
Margins were also poised to take a hit given the company's aggressive hiring plans.
The company is on track to hire 7,000 employees this year, up from the analyst's prior estimate of 4,000 net additions. Couple that with rising operational costs per employee rising to $450,000 in Q1 from just $330,000 in 2009.
Additionally, Google is now spending more than a billion on advertising a year, after years of holding back on advertising.
As a consequence, he sees the company's margin being just 53 percent this year and 51 percent next year, versus a prior expectation for 55 percent and 54 percent, respectively.
Google's primary revenue driver has been the advertising it has derived from its successful core search engine. Most of the company's revenue upside will come from better management of this, but there is some hope in some of its new ventures.
Just last week Google unveiled a new social network, Google+, pitting the company against rival Facebook and others.
Devitt added that it's too early to tell if Google's forays into e-commerce and social networking will pay off, but it does hold promise.
We are encouraged by the early progress of Google Plus and Google Offers, but Google faces stiff competition from incumbents who have a first mover advantage. The pay-off of such endeavors may be longer-term in nature.


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In-brief: Cisco’s Marc Blackmer discusses a proposal before the IETF that would create a Manufacturers Usage Description (MUD) standard by which device makers and their customers to specify the kinds of activities and communications are allowed for Internet of Things devices.
The web site EurActiv.com is reporting that the European Commission (EC) is getting ready to propose new legislation to protect machines from cybersecurity breaches. Among the steps they’re considering: labels for Internet-connected devices that tell consumers they are “approved and secure.” Products across industries from energy and consumer goods to automotive and healthcare could eventually be required to use the labels on their products, just as electrical devices currently contain labels that inform consumers how much power they use, EU officials said. Digital policy chiefs Günther Oettinger and Andrus Ansip presented a plan three weeks ago to speed up internet connections to meet the needs of big industries like car manufacturing and agriculture as they gradually use more internet functions. But lawmakers recognize that the transition to more and faster internet connections has caused many companies to worry that new products and industrial tools that rely on the internet will be more vulnerable […]
In-brief: Yahoo created a special program to scan through hundreds of millions of Yahoo Mail accounts for certain keywords at the behest of the U.S. government, Reuters reports.
In-brief: new guidance from the Future of Privacy Forum urges connected health device makers to address security and privacy issues to prevent sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.
In-brief: Facebook announced the winner of its 2016 Internet Defense Prize last week. Researchers from universities in The Netherlands, Germany and Turkey to receive the $100,000 prize for a paper improving protections against attacks on TLS by quantum computers.


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The Justice Department has accused the tech giant of keeping “at least” 30% of campaigns that advertisers advertise on publishers’ websites
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google for a monopoly in the advertising sector, and is asking a Virginia court to force the company to divest part of its advertising business. The lawsuit is being led by the Justice Department, although the states of Virginia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Tennessee have joined.
“Competition has broken out in the ad tech space, for reasons that are neither accidental nor inevitable. Google, an industry giant, has launched a slew of high-tech tools used by publishers, advertisers, and brokers to facilitate digital advertising. corrupting legitimate ad-technology industry competition by engaging in a systematic campaign to control a wide range of says the prosecution.
Prosecutors in these states have accused Google of keeping “at least” 30% of the campaigns that advertisers advertise on publishers’ websites through its advertising technology.
In that sense, the US has asked the court to, “at a minimum” compel Google to sell Google Ad Manager, which includes its ad server, the Double Click range of tools, and the AdX ad buying and selling platform.
This is the second lawsuit the Justice Department has filed against Google. In 2020, the agency had already initiated legal proceedings against the technology company, alleging that it was engaged in monopolistic practices for dominating the internet search sector as well as advertising in said searches.


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Outfitter, coffee shop opens uptown
Published: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 5:40 p.m.
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The historic White Star building at 13 S. Main St., at one of the Square's four corners, now houses High Rock Outfitters, an outfitter business and coffee shop.
The building, constructed in 1890, is called the White Star building because of the longtime drug store that was located there. Chris Phelps and Randy Grimes, partners in High Rock Outfitters, bought the 7,000-square-foot building, which has been vacant for several years, from Barry Owen and have been renovating it since April.
They recently opened the retail business in 1,700 square feet of space on the first floor, Phelps said, noting they preserved the pressed-tin ceiling, kept some of the original wood flooring and reclaimed some wood that was used to trim the coffee bar.
"We reused as much as we could of the original materials," Phelps said. "We very definitely have a green mindset here."
Recycled corrugated tin from an old chicken house and some stone flooring in the coffee lounge, furnished with leather barstools and a leather sofa, are also incorporated into the rustic decor of the shop and coffee bar.
The building has 3,500 square feet each on the first and second floors, but Phelps said he wants to get the retail business off the ground before making plans for the rest of the building.
Phelps said he had been looking at the uptown district for years as a business location and was pleased to find a prominent landmark available in the middle of town on Main Street. High Rock Outfitters, which was started in 2008 at the lake, was primarily a rental business there, but he said the relocation has allowed it to change its focus to retail.
"We liked this spot because it's the highest traffic area in the county other than Interstate 85," Phelps said.
"Our primary focus is paddle sports and board sports," he said, noting the shop carries a wide variety of kayaks and canoes and related accessories as well as wake boards. "We're also going to add some backpacking and camping equipment, some kayak fishing equipment, and we may add snowboarding equipment down the road."
Phelps said he carries product lines made in the area such as Jamestown-based Legacy Paddlesports' Native Watercraft kayak line as well as its sister brands Heritage Kayaks and Liquidlogic. The shop also carries Wilderness Systems kayaks, Mad River canoes, Yakima sport carriers and Liquid Force wakeboards as well as paddling gear, helmets and some outdoor apparel.
Phelps said he is considering adding skateboarding gear since Wicked Sports, located a block away, is soon closing but added, "I'd first have to figure out how to blend the two. They're really different markets."
In addition to outdoor gear retail sales, Phelps said he plans to offer, by next spring, kayak instruction and guided river and lake trips, as well as guided backpacking trips. He said with the proximity of High Rock Lake, the Yadkin River and Uwharrie Mountains, he could see demand for those kind of trips for locals and well as tourists in the area.
"I've been a whitewater kayaker for years," said Phelps, a Welcome native who began going to High Rock Lake as a child when his grandparents had a home there. He also lived at the lake for nine years.
He said, for example, the business might offer a kayak fishing trip at High Rock. He said the sport is growing because it's much cheaper to buy a kayak than a boat.
"And kayaks can go where the boats can't go," he said. "There are fishing areas down there people don't even know exist."
So what's a coffee bar got to do with outdoor gear sales?
"I got the equipment for pennies on the dollar," he said of the coffee brewing machines he purchased from a shop that closed. "And it actually goes along with my original plan to have somewhere to hang out, drink coffee and talk about paddle sports."
Even though there are two other coffee shops within a few blocks uptown, Phelps said he thinks there's enough business to go around, especially since they serve different brands.
The shop carries its own private label brand, Yadkin River Brewing Co. Essence coffee, which is blended off site and served daily. He said the coffee blend is created by a proprietary process.
The shop also carries Marley Coffee, an international gourmet coffee company that grows coffee beans on a 52-acre private estate in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The company is co-owned and operated by Rohan Marley, son of the late reggae superstar Bob Marley.
"We carry four blends of that, and one will be available daily," he said, adding they will soon be serving the Café du Monde brand as well, named for the famous New Orleans coffee stand in the French Market.
The chief barista and general manager of the business who handles day-to-day management responsibilities is Phelps' wife, Brittany Wilson, who is often accompanied by their daughter, Marley, and dog, Jesse. She is joined by staffers Drew Boshek and Chris Bosley.
The business is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The store number is 248-4444, and the website is www.highrockoutfitters.com.
Phelps said he hopes the later hours will encourage people to come downtown and possibly spur some other business to extend their hours.
"We'd like to get some nightlife back down here," he said, noting they may offer acoustic music acts in the future in the evenings.
Jo Ellen Edwards, executive director of Uptown Lexington Inc., the nonprofit downtown revitalization organization, said she and board members were thrilled to see the building purchased and renovated after sitting vacant for years.
"And I think it could bring a lot of new people to uptown Lexington and create some new tourism opportunities," Edwards said, adding that Davidson County's Tourism Recreation Investment Partnership master plan calls for the development of hiking and biking greenways and canoe and kayaking blueways. "And as one of our board members noted, it brings a new age demographic to uptown."
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Amazon.com Inc announced an initiative on Wednesday to get its Kindle e-readers and tablet computers into schools, entering a market that has been particularly successful for rival Apple Inc and its iPad device.
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Mobile technology has the potential to be the next boom industry for education. Companies interested in tapping into this market now have a resource that defines the wants and needs of district leaders related to mobile devices with the National Survey on Mobile Technology for K-12 Education, published by IESD Inc. in collaboration with STEM Market Impact.


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Ah, Chicago Restaurant Week. One of the few things that will get city residents out of their apartments when the temperature dips into the negative double-digits. From February 19 to 26, over 100 restaurants in the city and suburbs will be offering special prix fixe menus at $22 for lunch and $32 for dinner.
Known as one of the best times to try a new or normally too expensive restaurant at an affordable price, Restaurant Week is also often a time when the chefs try a few more daring dishes to spice up the usual menu. And some of the city’s most celebrated chefs and restaurants are participating. Among them are Topolobampo (owned by celeb-chef Rick Bayless), NoMi, Carnivale, and Blue 13, where the lobster pizza is to-die-for. At several of these places, it would be darn near impossible to get a three-course meal for under $60 per person, let alone a mere $32.
Most of the restaurants participating already have their menus up and are taking reservations. Many are also offering drink specials along with dinner, so you can use the money you save to enjoy a few more glasses of wine.
Last year, the city extended Restaurant Week into March, but don’t count on it happening again. You can view the full list of participating restaurants here.


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Nokia acquired Trolltech – some thoughts about that move.
The news is already some days old: Nokia acquired Trolltech. Surprising since Nokia’s focus is mainly on hardware while Trolltech focusses on software almost exclusively. Additionally, Nokia’s Open Source involvements so far most often dealt with Gnome.
Anyway, it is done now. The question remains what that means for the Free Software world, especially KDE. First of all not that much: Of course Qt development will be continued, at least for the near future. Even if the worst case would happen and Nokia would drop Qt to get rid of a competitor for their Symbian OS, Qt would automatically be released under some BSD styled licenc – and is already GPL-free. Nothing to worry there.
Additionally, it is unlikely that Nokia drops Qt because than they would not have acquired Trolltech in the first place.
However, since Nokia is specialized on mobile technology it is likely that they will use Qt to spread software among their devices. Since Qt already works cross platform the hope is that Nokia wants to use Qt to develop cross platform tools for PCs and mobile devices at the same time. This is a realistic aim since Qt already has strong cross platform abilities. In reverse this would mean that maybe some day KDE tools would become available on mobile devices without much of a hassle.
Another aim for Nokia could be that they are searching for a way to unify their software in general: parts of their software (the PC Suite) are already using Qt, and it can only be in Nokias interest to make all their applications look and behave in similar ways.
Of course, the fear that not everything works out perfectly well for the FLOSS community is there: it could be that Nokia just neglects the Linux part of Qt (or even the entire PC part) as far as possible without releasing Qt under a BSD-style licence. Additionally, buying Trolltech is just a piece of a larger puzzle: recently Nokia acquired several other companies as well. The main task for Nokia now is to bring all these pieces together to form a decent, appealing and working platform. If that strategy fails, Trolltech could fall down as well and could be sold to somewhere else.
But if Nokia gets the idea of FLOSS properly – and there are several hints that they do – it could work out pretty well. I hope that will be the case!


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Oppo has launched extra than one smartphones already this one year, however the emblem doesn’t appear to terminate magnificent yet. Recently, the company launched the A53 in Thailand as the rebadged F17 Pro. Now, a brand new mystery instrument by the emblem has cleared its certification through a cellular authentication platform. It looks the upcoming handset will moreover be a rebadged model, but of a Realme smartphone.
Unusual Oppo Smartphone In The Making?
The upcoming Oppo smartphone has been certified through FCC in the US. The instrument has been noticed with the CPH2185 model number. Whereas the cellular authentication web hassle doesn’t teach any hardware specifics of the upcoming smartphone, the secure shared is resembling the Realme Narzo 20.
The instrument is considered with square-formed rear camera setup and a spherical fingerprint scanner. We’ve got considered Oppo launching the identical smartphone with assorted monikers in assorted markets. Rob to illustrate the Oppo F17 Pro, the instrument became once no longer too long in the past launched in India. Alternatively, company has announced this instrument under Reno and A sequence in the worldwide market.
It might maybe’t be stated for obvious if the upcoming smartphone is certainly a rebranded model of the Narzo 20 or it’ll magnificent share the secure. Right here’s because till now, Oppo hasn’t truly launched any rebadged Realme smartphone available in the market. This would maybe well perhaps be the first time if the company takes this implies. We can have to attend for added leaks to pour in or the company to give any legit nod on the identical.
Honest accurate to recap, the Realme Narzo 20 became once launched last month with the MediaTek Helio G95 processor clubbed with 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage. The instrument makes utilize of Android 10 OS layered with Realme UI interface.
It has three rear cameras with a 48MP well-known sensor, an 8MP extremely-extensive-attitude sensor, and a 2MP sensor. The instrument comes with a 6.5-stir point to that has an FHD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh price. The instrument makes utilize of a 6,000 mAh battery with 18W immediate charging tech.
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It's January and most of us are about to begin another diet. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds obesity has increased significantly over the past 20 years, but a Gallup poll of 1,012 adults reveals that Americans' self-reports of their own weight and average ideal weight have also increased over the same period.
Men and women are adapting their ideal to their now higher actual weights, and, the percentage of Americans who describe themselves as overweight has remained essentially unchanged over the past 20 years. While Americans are getting heavier, many may not recognize it or acknowledge it.
American men, on average, say they weigh 196 pounds and women say they weigh 160 pounds. Both figures are nearly 20 pounds higher than the average men and women reported in 1990. Men, on average, say their ideal weight is 181 pounds and women say 138 pounds.
Comparing the self-reports of actual and ideal weights, the average man weighs 15 pounds more than his ideal today, compared with 9 pounds in 1990. The average woman weighs 22 pounds more than her ideal today, compared with 13 pounds in 1990, the highest Gallup has measured to date. All told, 67 percent of Americans are over their ideal weight. Subtracting men's and women's average self-reported weight from their average ideal weight reveals that 64 percent of men and 68 percent of women are currently over their ideal weight.
The disconnect between the percentage who are over their ideal weight and the percentage who say they are overweight may come from Americans' own reluctance to describe themselves using such a term. Additionally, Gallup's data find roughly one in four Americans are between 1 and 10 pounds over their ideal weight, many of whom may be more inclined to view their weight as "about right" than as "overweight."


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BendGate: iPhone 6 Plus Owners Report Bending the Phone Simply by Pocketing it
There are several early user reports that the 5 day old smartphone both is and is not as sturdy as one would like. The owners report that iPhone 6 plus can be damaged by nothing more than sticking it in a pocket.
And not a back pocket; the reports claim that the phablet was in a front pocket when they were damaged. The good news is they didn’t break the screen; the bad news is they still managed to bend the rear shell:
As a dedicated snarkist, several comments went through my head when I first read this story, including references to limpness, performance issues, and sexual references. Alas, I deleted them all after snickering to myself.
I had trouble believing the reports. While I could see a phone getting broken in a pocket, I can’t picture how that bend occurred – not without the screen also being broken. But apparently it can happen, and this isn’t even the first Apple product to have this issue; it was also reported in the 5th-gen iPod Touch.
And to be fair to Apple, this issue is being reported by a handful of owners out of something like 10 million units sold. With only a handful of reported cases, BendGate is probably still a smaller issue than manufacturing defects, a problem shared by all gadgets.
But for those of us with a juvenile sense of humor, this is still funny.
Update: And it’s going to be a fairly common problem. One blogger posted a video showing that he could bend his phone using just his hands. It looks like the iPhone 6 Plus has a structural weakness around the volume buttons: