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Wiltz Cutrer and Jeremy Thompson explain net neutrality, and talk a little about web browsers.
Tech Byte - Do I HAVE to stream my TV viewing?
Jay and Wiltz take a call from a listener who's gotten the impression that if she doesn't convert to TV streaming, her favorite shows are going away. The guys point out that box-top cable is going nowhere, and that actually, as the cost of streaming soars, box-top cable companies (who also offer streaming and on-demand options) continue to add value back to their services. But, there are advantages either way you go. It all depends on how you consume television and how that fits into your daily routine.
Tech Byte - The Solarwinds hack from an IT perspective
Wiltz Cutrer, an IT professional at Nucor Steel and an IT Instructor at Holmes Community College talks about the fallout, ramifications, and next steps forward for IT pros following the Solarwinds hack from December.
Everyday Tech - Microsoft Solarwinds Fallout
Jay and Wiltz discuss the growing concern over the breach of Microsoft's Solarwinds. Also callers have questions about how to DVR over-the-air television, how to share a large video file with others without breaking it up into multiple files, how do you shift all your info between phones, and what are the songs you hear played during Everyday Tech each week.● Microsoft says hackers were able to see some of its source code ● SolarWinds hides list of high-profile customers after devastating hack● Fortnite developer Epic Games just bought a North Carolina mall for its new headquarters● Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold indefinitely● More than half of Americans turned to video games during lockdown● What's New on Netflix and What's Leaving in January 2021● ESPN Plus is raising its annual subscription price to $59.99 in 2021● Adobe Flash rides off into the sunset● AT&T recovers from multi-state outage after Nashville bombing● Massachusetts plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 ● Ticketmaster will pay $10 million for hacking rival ticket seller● Ikea made mock PS5 and Xbox Series X boxes to help you buy the right media cabinet● Slack starts 2021 with a massive outage● Microsoft commits to fix Xbox Series X controller disconnects in a future update● Samsung appears to have a new Tile competitor on the way● Detailed Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus specs leaked● Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against Spotify for podcast domination● Amazon reportedly developing radar-equipped sleep apnea tracker● Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs● Facebook ordered to pay $4.7M to Italian developer over copycat feature● Twitter is buying a podcast app to help build its audio Spaces


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Out of all the technologies that have been introduced into the mainstream over the last few years, artificial intelligence—or AI—leads the pack in terms of innovation. Far from the science fiction of autonomous machines bent on the extinction of humanity, AI is now found in many examples of beneficial software. Let’s consider some ways that businesses can now use AI to their considerable advantage.
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Traditionally, small businesses don’t use their data in the same way as larger companies. This is largely because they may not think they have a lot of data. Well, I’m here to tell you that even small businesses can have big data. Let’s go over three ways small business can use their data to their benefit.
Managing your businesses technology is important because your operations rely heavily on efficient access to information. One advantage that secure and reliable IT provides is the ability to remain competitive, as the slightest advantage could mean a world of difference in your given market. One new IT trend is the analysis of big data. If it is leveraged properly, you could help your business get the leg up on local competition.
In October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission designed a set of rules known as the Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal. These rules had intended to flip the status quo and require Internet service providers (ISPs) to gain their customers’ permission before they harvested their browsing histories to sell to advertisers. This proposal is now moot with the establishment of a new law that passed through Congress and was signed by President Trump in April 2017.
There are those in the technology world that argue that professional sports are of marginal importance. Grown men and women, getting paid vast sums of money by fat-cats that make the average successful business owner look like a pauper, to play games that millions of children play everyday. However, according to a poll taken by CNN/USA Today/Gallup, nearly two-thirds of American respondents admitted to being sports fans. In other nations around the world, the sports that fans follow may differ, but percentages are similar to, or exceed those in the U.S.
The incorporation of mobile devices into day-to-day life has changed the culture significantly. In fact, when Apple introduced “iPhone” less than a decade ago, Steve Jobs famously said, “It’s like your life in your pocket.” Now, over eight years on from the launch of the first iPhone, it’s hard to remember what life was like before you had a full-function information system in the palm of your hand. We’ve come to rely heavily on these devices, driving mobile profits up and creating a market that didn’t have any substance only a short time ago.
Big data analytics might be changing the way businesses look at data, but how much can be changed without a deeper understanding of what causes these trends? Your business model has everything to gain from understanding why and how big data trends come to be. In essence, understanding how the trends behind big data work is arguably more important than the statistics of big data itself.
Today’s technology has accomplished a ton of fascinating things, but none are more important for the average business than big data analytics. When considering the incredibly competitive nature of the business environment, anything that gives your company an edge is a welcome addition to your strategy, and it’s more important than ever before to heed this call to action.
Most of the Internet's data is stored in data centers. Logistically, data centers are a great solution to store ridiculous amounts of data. However, from an environmental perspective, data centers may be doing more harm than good. This, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council.
Civilization has passed through various ages, like the Stone Age, the Ice Age, Bronze Age, and so on. And now, we're progressing through another one - the Data Age. In fact, 90 percent of the world's data was created in 2013. With each new device and system comes an incredible amount of data that must be processed, stored, and catalogued. This is Big Data, and the way that your business works with this information will determine the success of your business in the Data Age.
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For all the uproar about Marissa Mayer’s decisions as CEO of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), she must be doing something right, at least in the eyes of Wall Street.
Since Mayer took over the company, Yahoo has emerged as one of Wall Street’s most unlikely darlings. Yes, you read that correctly. Yahoo’s shares have gained about 53 percent since the end of September 2012 – coinciding with Mayer’s first quarter at the helm. By comparison, the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 11 percent over that time. Year to date, Yahoo is up 23 percent and the S&P has added 12 percent.
Yahoo had been known for its revolving-door chief executives, continuous flow of negative publicity and media reports of its imminent demise. Then last July, Marissa Mayer was plucked to be the company’s CEO, and everything changed.
The 37-year-old Mayer has imposed a sense of discipline at Yahoo, underscoring her influence. She received plenty of publicity – and heaps of criticism – when she ordered employees to stop working from home, and told them to return to the company’s offices. Mayer’s move sparked a heated debate about the value of telecommuting, but while the public discussion continues, Mayer has set her sights on a more crucial transformation at Yahoo.
Mayer is working to get Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Main Street all to take Yahoo seriously. As part of an effort to replenish the company’s talent base and better compete with the likes of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), she is reportedly close to hiring Ned Brody, the top advertising-sales executive at AOL (NYSE: AOL), to lead Yahoo’s Americas division. (One reported hold-up: Brody has a non-compete agreement with AOL that would prevent him from working for a web competitor for 12 months.)
Mayer is also focusing the company on the mobile market, which is clearly where the action is today in the vortex of the technology, telecom and media industries. She has shown her determination to recruit talent in mobile, too. For a mere $30 million, Yahoo gobbled up Summly, a newsreader app created by teenager Nick D’Aloisio in London. Yahoo under Mayer has also taken over social-recommendation website Jybe as well as mobile app maker Stamped, social news service Snip.it, restaurant recommendation app Alike and video chat startup OnTheAir. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Mayer is close to making her largest acquisition yet: a controlling stake in video site DailyMotion, which has been called the YouTube of Europe.
Those acquisitions offer additional signals about the new Yahoo: stable in its management, refining its message, pursuing young talent, embraced by its new friends in the investing community. Stunningly, Yahoo’s stock has returned to its trading levels from the halcyon days of five years ago.
That’s a pivotal period in Yahoo’s trading history – particularly May 5, 2008 – as its long-time shareholders will attest glumly. It marked the day when Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer shook Yahoo and the investment universe by walking away from a prospective $45 billion buyout of the web business. When the market selloff commenced in earnest, Yahoo’s shares crumbled, falling to $8.95 by that November. At the time, as a double whammy, Yahoo also had to contend with the collapse of the financial-services industry in the United States.
Now, though, Yahoo’s prospects are improving. In January, Mayer declared that Yahoo upped its revenue in 2012 (albeit only slightly) for the first time in four years, though revenue from display advertising still slipped 1 percent. The stock gained last Wednesday on news from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal that Mayer was talking with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) executives about a potentially larger role for Yahoo’s services and apps on Apple’s hallmark iPhones and iPads.
Yahoo is scheduled to release its first-quarter results on Tuesday. In a report last week to investors, analyst Laura Martin of Needham & Co. wrote about “solid turnaround momentum” in Yahoo’s core segments and reiterated a buy rating on the shares.
Mayer still has a lot of work to do to show Wall Street that Yahoo is actually for real.
Analysts still want clarification on Yahoo’s strategy – whether it be the approach to winning back share in the search and display advertising businesses or, more importantly, for staking out a stronger position in mobile. But while Mayer works on strengthening Yahoo’s core, the stock’s already robust gains may be helped by conjecture surrounding a possible initial public offering by Alibaba Group, the prominent Chinese e-commerce website. Yahoo owns 24 percent of the business.
Under Mayer, Yahoo has turned a corner. Now it is time for Mayer to show that she has a strategy to build staying power. Her new friends on Wall Street will be listening intently tomorrow.


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Rihanna 'planning fashion career'
Rihanna is reportedly set to launch new label $CHOOL KILLS.
The singer has never kept her style under wraps and often flaunts her toned figure in revealing clothes, as well as uploading endless bikini shots on her social media accounts.
Last month Rihanna's company Roraj Trade, LLC filed an application at the US Patent and Trademarks Office for a new brand called $CHOOL KILLS, a label that will apparently start life as an accessories line.
"Rihanna has plans to create a fashion empire. She sees herself as a completely unique brand and the last year has been all about setting herself up for this," an insider told British magazine Grazia.
"$CHOOL KILLS will be an accessories range covering everything from tote bags to purse and, later on, fashion. She still loves the music, and it's what launched her, but this is her focus right now."
Last month Rihanna was snapped in New York with a T-shirt emblazoned with School Kills on the front, giving fans a hint of what's to come.
This isn't Rihanna's first foray into fashion; she's previously collaborated with UK retailer River Island for numerous collections.
"Rihanna has already had a successful clothing line with River Island and is not limiting herself to just music and touring for the rest of her life. She will continue to release singles and albums, but she's had plans in place to expand in other areas, like fashion, for a good few years now," the insider noted.
Victoria Beckham has paved the way for popstars to start their own style careers, and her eponymous label is now a fashion favourite.
It seems as though Rihanna is taking note from elegant Victoria by toning down her raunchy image in recent months.
"This has been a conscious decision by Rihanna so that she is taken seriously," the source said.
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The government on Monday said it will reopen the application window for the Rs 6,238-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for air-conditioners (ACs) and LED bulbs, acceding to industry requests.
The move will benefit those who missed out on the opportunity in the first instance, and also those players like Daikin who have been selected under the scheme and want to step up investments beyond the already-committed levels.
The PLI scheme was first notified on April 16, 2021, and its guidelines were published on June 4. Interested investors had time up to September 15 last year to apply for the scheme. Now, the application window for the scheme will remain open from March 10 to April 25. “No application shall be accepted after the closure of the application window,” the Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said.
FE was the first to report on March 3 about the government’s plan to re-open the scheme.
Within the proposed budgetary outlay for the scheme, there was scope to incentivise more investments than what have been pledged by the 42 companies already selected by the DPIIT, according to Anil Agarwal, additional secretary in the DPIIT.
Last week, Daikin India managing director and chief executive Kanwal Jeet Jawa said his company was willing to invest Rs 500 crore over and above its current PLI commitments. The company has already pledged to invest Rs 580 crore and is setting up a unit over 75 acres in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh, he had added.
Similarly, Manish Sharma, chief executive at Panasonic India, had said his company was “currently evaluating the situation”.
The government had, in November 2021, selected 42 companies — including Daikin, Hitachi, Panasonic, Voltas
Of the selected candidates, 26 companies have pledged investments of 3,898 crore in component manufacturing for ACs, while 16 will invest 716 crore in making LED parts.
The incentives will flow in from the next fiscal at 6% (if the investments start from FY22) and will be trimmed to 5% by FY25 and then to 4% in FY27.
The scheme is expected to raise the level of domestic value addition in these segments from the current 15-20% to 75-80%. The selected companies will produce components of ACs and LED bulbs that are not usually manufactured in India now. The total incentives of `6,238 crore are proposed to be extended over five years.


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Shortage of ADHD medication could last into early part of 2023
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A nationwide shortage of Adderall and other generic brands of ADHD medications has people scrambling to find the medicine they’ve been prescribed.
Roger Thompson, Reutzel Pharmacy pharmacy technician, said there were two reasons for the shortage: more people were taking the medicine and there have been manufacturing delays at the pharmaceutical company that makes most Adderall.
“I have trouble studying now, especially without it,” Patrick McNulty, University of Iowa student, said.
McNulty is one of the million Americans who have been diagnosed with ADHD. He was prescribed Adderall as a freshman in 2016 and takes the medicine daily. In November, he said he was having trouble getting his much-needed drug.
“I was unable to get it when I was in Iowa City,” McNulty said. “It was a tough three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break and making sure I was on top of my stuff. I felt disorganized and life, overall, felt harder.”
McNulty said he was taking a different medication in the meantime and was able to get the correct prescription while on Thanksgiving break in Illinois. Thompson said the FDA announced the shortage in October.
“There was an uptick in prescriptions for Adderall and ADHD usage,” Thompson said. “That on top of the DEA regulating how much of a drug certain manufacturers are making.”
Thompson said he was only able to get one brand of ADHD medication in his last order despite attempting to find 10 different types. In the meantime, he said people need to do their due diligence to get the much-needed meds.
“Reach out to your provider or your pharmacist,” Thompson said. “They’re going to be your experts and be able to help you track the medicine down.”
Thompson said there wasn’t just a shortage of Adderall. He said there was an uptick in demand for the common antibiotic drug, Amoxicillin.
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Adobe just joined the likes of Google in employee love. Yes. Android phones are being given away to employees at Adobe for free.
Adobe announced on last Thursday that it would put a new version of Flash for Android on display. This version of Flash targets Froyo, which is Android 2.2. This can be Adobe’s move to clean sweep all iPhones from its compounds. After all, we know what Apple did to Adobe. Just the last month, Adobe had confirmed that it will not have flash for the iPhone anymore. This is the least Adobe could do in reply.
Though, coming to the serious talk, this is Adobe’s plan to make its employees (especially developers) familiar with Android as that is the next prospective platform that they will be targeting from now onwards. The phones will come with Flash pre-installed.
The exact model of the giveaway is not known though; it is speculated to be a Nexus One.
Adobe has over 8,600 employees and has refused to release any official statement on this. So, it is not even clear if the phone will go to all employees or just the ones working on Flash Player 10.1 for Android. However, I really liked this idea of free Android phone giveaways. It is kind of an attempt by companies to increase their Karma.


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Logitech has announced the Logitech Reach, an articulating webcam intended to make for better, more interactive remote meetings, online tutoring, and livestreams. Logitech will crowdfund the camera through Indiegogo Enterprise at first, which it told The Verge in a briefing is how it will refine the design and decide on pricing. The company hasn’t announced when the campaign will start, but it may price the Reach between a “discounted” $299 and $399, per a survey on its site.
While the articulating arm is new, the camera itself isn’t; it’s one of our favorites: the 1080p, 60fps $170 Logitech Streamcam. You can replace it, albeit only with another Streamcam, but at least you won’t need to buy a whole new contraption if the camera breaks. Logitech product lead Gaurav Bradoo told The Verge in an email that the team considered selling just the mount but that most respondents in its market research would prefer “an end-to-end solution not just a mount.” Logitech plans to sell the Reach after the Indiegogo campaign concludes and it has collected all the data it needs to finalize the design and price it.
It says it will offer the Reach with choices of a free-standing base or a desk clamp. The two bases are interchangeable, and the company will sell them on their own, though there’s no word on pricing yet. Like the Logitech Streamcam, the Reach will be a plug-and-play USB camera.
The Reach seems inspired by the boom microphone stands I used on almost every stage I played on in my cool guy musician days — in a virtual briefing, Bradoo raised and lowered it, rotated it near the base to swing the arm around, and slid the arm forward and backward. To show items on a desk, he twisted the Streamcam to point at items and then panned smoothly across them.
Bradoo highlighted a particularly thoughtful design element during the demonstration: while rotating the arm of the camera, you can hold a ring built into the camera mount portion, keeping the image upright while you pan.
The smooth panning and stability seem like the big benefits here. Bradoo says the problems with articulating webcam mounts now are that most, if not all, simply don’t move the way people want them to. They can pan, but it’s hard to keep them on a steady axis without wobbling or making an arc across your content.
It was an impressive demo of a product that almost feels three years too late as companies abandon remote work. But for those whose companies haven’t made that move or streamers and vloggers who want to do more than just have a camera pointed at their faces, it could be a handy new tool.


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New boss at Thetford-based cleaning products firm Jeyes as losses are laid bare
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Thetford-based cleaning products manufacturer Jeyes announced the arrival of its new chief executive this week as the scale of losses last year were laid bare in its latest company accounts.
Mark Tyldesley joins Jeyes in the midst of a restructuring project which will see additional investment in its manufacturing base in Norfolk amid the closure of other UK sites.
But Mr Tyldesley, who joins the business from Premier Foods, said it was a company with “huge potential”. The latest results for the manufacturer of Jeyes Fluid, Bloo and Parozone, show the business suffered a £24.4m pre-tax loss over the 16 months to December 2011, but made an operating profit of £4.9m on on-going operations.
Last October the directors undertook a review of the business after London-based private equity firm Legal and General Venture sold its shares to US investment house Strategic Value Partner.
Nicholas Goodwin, chief restructuring officer at Jeyes, said there was an expectation the business would return to profit this year following the restructuring process.
The review has seen some of its profitable businesses, including its Insect Control business, sold, but manufacturing sites and offices in the Czech Republic, France and South East Asia closed. The company also announced plans to close its East Kilbride site last week.
Mr Goodwin said the company had made a commitment to invest in Norfolk, but the shape of the business was still to be determined.
The company accounts also revealed the company had incurred significant exceptional costs setting up a new home fragrance manufacturing plant in the US.
The costs of restructuring the business have come from the disposal of its profitable businesses, Mr Goodwin confirmed.
Previous to his role at Premier, Mr Tyldesley was category director for baby, beauty and toiletries at Tesco, and spent 16 years with Procter & Gamble.
He said: “I’m truly excited about taking this stabilised business to a new period of growth, winning the hearts and minds of UK consumers and continuing to grow our strategic international businesses. The categories in which we operate are ones that customers care about. Our brands are strong in their sectors and the business delivers quality products to the own label sector as well.
“There are great new product development ideas in the pipeline, and the organisation is robust, with some strong players in key positions”.


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Wilshire's Hope Chest Thrift Store in San Luis Obispo is reopening Monday after being closed since March due to the pandemic.
Customers will be required to wear face masks, practice social distancing and have their temperature checked before entering the store.
The thrift shop is also accepting donations every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. by appointment only.
The manager of the thrift store says safety is her number one priority.
"When considering the changes we would make to reopen our store, the first priority was safety," said Jenann McLennan, the store manager of Hope Chest Thrift Store. "Safety for our volunteers, our staff, the customers and donors so we're following all city and county regulations regarding safety."
The store is opening Monday at 10 a.m. and is located at 445 Higuera St.
Hope Chest proceeds go to assisting uninsured and underinsured Wilshire Hospice patients and their families.


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Huawei might announce a new Honor X smartphone on July 22 to take on Xiaomi's Mi4
Unfortunately, for now there are no details on what features this Honor X will offer. However, since Xiaomi’s upcoming device will be the Mi4 (a high-end smartphone that’s seen as the successor to last year’s Mi3), Huawei might want to counter Xiaomi’s announcement with its own new high-end device.
Of course, Huawei already has a brand new flagship smartphone: the octa-core Honor 6, which went on sale in China a few weeks ago. But we’re looking forward to seeing what the Honor X will brig anyway.
Since the Honor brand is used by Huawei only in China, the new handset will probably be available only there (though this doesn’t mean Huawei can’t make an international version of it). Well, we'll see what happens on July 22.
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As royal wedding fever sweeps the nation, a limited-edition rosette has been unveiled to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton tomorrow (29 April).
The rosette, from UK Rosettes, is 9in wide, 2ft long and is encrusted with diamante. It can be made in any colour ribbon you choose and features a real horseshoe — a racing plate. There’s also a range of smaller wedding rosettes.
Caroline Marsh from UK Rosettes sent the designs to Buckingham Palace and, though they are not under Royal Approval, they have been permitted and can be made until October.
“I just wanted to do something a little bit different and fun,” said Caroline. “We’ve had a great response so far — a number of the huge ones have been ordered and a lot of people want the smaller ones, for street parties and schools, for example. I’d like to watch the wedding, but I won’t be going up to London — it will be manic.”
The 2ft rosettes cost £29.99 and the smaller ones are priced from £2.99-£3.99.
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Nigeria's 'Super Eagles' soccer outfit have grabbed the attention of the world before the FIFA World Cup has even begun in Russia.
The Nigerians will be making their sixth appearance – the most by an African nation – at the tournament. The group touched down in Russia, clad in traditional Nigerian attire, causing a frenzy across various media platforms.
“First, it was the announcement of their tournament kits that sent football supporters crazy. Now it is their travel attire that has got everybody talking,” the Daily Mail wrote.
While BBC Sports reporter, John Bennett, tweeted: “First the amazing shirts, now these outfits… The Nigeria team is not only just getting on the plane to Russia but already winning.”
“Nigeria once again won the fashion stakes at this year’s World Cup with their incredible travel outfit,” The Sun said.
The African team has always managed to endear themselves to casual football viewers and hardcore fans alike.
The footballers have, over the years, cemented themselves among the fashion forward. Earlier this year the 'Super Eagles' released tournament kits and tracksuits which gained global popularity.
The kit sold out in less than three hours of release and has been named 'the best at the World Cup' by several polls, including broadcaster Sky.
In certain instances, the jerseys are being sold online for more than double the official retail price.
The Nigerians topped a difficult group during qualifying and are the World Cup's youngest team. The squad has an average age of 25.3 years.
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An 8-month-old baby is becoming a new viral sensation for her thick head of hair.
Parents Adam Rattab and Annabel Murchie were surprised to see their newborn baby, Maya, was born with a full head of hair, reports the Daily Mail. Friends and doctors assured the couple the hair would thin out as the baby aged. But, if anything, her hair has grown thicker.
"Everyone said her hair will start falling out around the back as she gets older, but it hasn't," said Rattab. "Now she's basically got a little bob, it goes to her shoulders."
Maya, who lives in England, now has to undergo a meticulous, time-consuming routine every day to maintain her hair. Because she is teething, Rattab says a lot of drool gets into her hair, so it needs to be washed every day. And, because her hair is so thick, it must be dried with a hair dryer.
"It just gets messy, so we have to wash it in the bath pretty much every day," Rattab explains. "It takes a while, and we have to use a hair dryer because a towel just doesn't work properly. If we left it to dry naturally she would be there forever, just cold and wet."
Luckily, Maya doesn't seem to have a problem with her hair routine and rarely makes a fuss, instead sitting "patiently" while her parents dry, brush and style her hair.
"She loves staring at the hair dryer and tries to out her face in front of it," Rattab says. "She sits there patiently while her hair is brushed. We like to put it up in a knot but she sometimes has [braids] around the sides which lead into a ponytail. Even I've had to learn how to do her hair!"
Experts suggest that the amount of hair a baby is born with depends on the parents' genes and ethnicity, according to Hairfinder. Usually, a child born with a thick head of hair will lose a fair amount of it within the first few weeks. When a baby is inside the womb, it receives a large amount of hormones from its mother, which could stimulate hair growth. But, after the baby is born, the hormone levels drop off, which could stop the hair from growing.
Maya's thick head of hair at such a young age seems to be an anomaly, surprising everyone she comes in contact with.
"People in the street come up to her and call her little dolly, they can't believe how much hair she's got," Rattab says. "They always ask how old she is and when I say she's only 8 months, they're so shocked because they think she's more like 3!"


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By Donna Bain
Miss Kay’s Bakery and More will soon open its doors in the old bail bondsman building beside City Hall in Carrollton. Kristin Faulkner, an Ohio native, is the new owner. She and her husband have lived in Carrollton for about a year. Faulkner has been working at the sheriff’s department, but has resigned to open the new bakery.
“I’ve always loved baking,” said Faulkner. “About four years ago, I started baking cakes. I went to culinary school online for about a year. I haven’t quite finished the degree. When I found out I was pregnant, I put school on hold. I have about three months left. When I get this business going, I plan to finish school.”
When asked why she decided to open a bakery, she said, “I love baking, and they’ve always said if you’re going to work you might as well do something you love. So, I decided I might as well go ahead and do it.”
Faulkner will take orders at the bakery for cakes, cupcakes, cookies and pies. Breakfast sandwiches on freshly baked biscuits will be available daily along with homemade donuts, subs, soups, chips and milkshakes. Soft drinks, tea, coffee and iced coffee will also be available daily.
“I want to eventually expand,” said Faulkner. “I would eventually like to get a bigger building. I would like to have sit down areas. I want to slowly expand my business. I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to serve the community.”
The bakery’s hours of operation will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bakery will be closed on Wednesdays. All items will be made from scratch daily and will be reasonably priced. There will be tables outside for people to sit and enjoy their food and shakes. The bakery is on schedule to open the middle of March.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.


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The Beijing auto show kicked off this past weekend after a delay of five months due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a couple hundred fewer vehicles than past shows.
- Just by finishing high school, girls could boost some emerging economies by 10%, Citi report says
- Robinhood co-CEO says young traders see market downturns as buying opportunities for the long term
- Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Xilinx, Merck, Caterpillar, 3M & more
- Millions poised to lose unemployment benefits in ‘enormous cliff’ at year’s end
- 3M earnings top expectations amid strong personal safety equipment sales


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The environment continues to be a huge concern for many Americans. Recycling has been one easy way that anyone can people can help reduce their carbon footprints. But not everyone takes advantage of that opportunity. So just how prevalent is recycling in America today? And is there anything that can be done to increase those numbers?
In Ask Your Target Market’s latest survey, 53% of respondents said they recycle often. 32% said they sometimes recycle. 10% said they rarely recycle. And just 6% of respondents said they never recycle. Those numbers have changed just a bit over the past few years. 51% of respondents in a November 2011 survey said they recycled often, and 34% said they sometimes recycled.
There are already some incentives to recycle, aside from just helping the environment. Some states offer small return rates for people who recycle things like bottles and cans. However, just 20% of respondents said they definitely feel like there is already enough incentive for people to recycle. 32% said they feel like thee is some incentive for people to recycle. 40% feel like there isn’t really enough of an incentive for people to recycle. And 8% feel like they have no real incentive to recycle at all.
More specifically, 47% of respondents said they would definitely recycle more often if they had more of an incentive to do so, such as higher return rates. 43% said they would probably recycle more if they had a bigger incentive. 8% said they probably wouldn’t recycle any more often. And just 3% said they definitely wouldn’t recycle more often.
In general, 64% of respondents said they feel that recycling is very important for the environment. 30% said they think recycling is somewhat important. 4% don’t think it is very important. And just 2% think recycling is not important at all.
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A few weeks before the presentation of the iPhone 6S, GeekBar, a Chinese company specializing in repair phone which we often spoke for his leak of iPhone components, reveals a new series of photos of alleged assembled future iPhone screen.
Hard to know if it really is the 6S iPhone screen, but it is presented as such. There are very few differences from the screen of the iPhone 6 current. He said that this screen embark Touch technology Force whose role is to recognize the press of the screen.
MIC Gadget also shared some photos of a prototype version of the screen of the iPhone 6S. Again, impossible to know if these pictures are genuine. The site still says that the thickness of 7.1 mm is measured against 6.9 iOS 6, 0.2 mm additional thickness needed to integrate the Touch Force.
If there is still an element of mystery about these images, we must know that we are in the perfect time where leaks are going to be relentless. And the years we have learned that most of the rumors just before the iPhone output often prove true. It must still keep a certain distance so that Apple has not formalized its iPhone 6S.(Source: Weibo, M.I.C Gadget)


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Mortal Kombat 1 free downloads announced following fan backlash
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Mortal Kombat 1 has apologised for charging $10 for new fatalities by releasing a free one.
It’s been a good year for fighting games, with Street Fighter 6 breathing new life into the series, Tekken 8 receiving a beta prior to its January 2024 release, and of course, Mortal Kombat 1 rebooting the franchise while keeping the gory fun it’s famous for.
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So far the game has impressed us with gruesome, bone-crushing brutalities and fatalities, a solid story, and a stellar choice in DLC fighters, like Omni-Man, who recently joined the roster as a satisfying addition to the cast.
However, despite its success, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for NetherRealm. Aside from the lacklustre Nintendo Switch port, the developer came under fire by fans around Halloween, after a fatality inspired by the spooky month arrived as DLC. While the fatality itself was cool, having the player’s character ram a bug-filled pumpkin onto the opponent's head, before kicking their skull off their shoulders, it was the price that got people angry.
That single fatality cost $10, rightly causing outrage among players who felt that was a ridiculous price for an extra finishing move.
NetherRealm has since responded to the backlash, saying “We appreciate your feedback,” before confirming those who bought the Halloween fatality will receive a Thanksgiving-themed fatality free of charge as a goodwill gesture.
This hasn’t changed the fact you can still buy a finishing move for $10, and the Thanksgiving one is only free for those who bought the Halloween one. It’ll be available for other players as part of a Seasonal Bundle, so you’re still paying a hefty price for barebones content.
Hopefully the developers reevaluate its DLC plan going forward, but with Warner Bros striving for more live-service and battle pass-type games, it’s looking unlikely.
Mortal Kombat 1 is available for Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Nintendo Switch platforms.


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Apple has issues a new security warning to its iCloud online storage service users amid reports of a concerted effort to steal passwords and other data from people who use the popular service in China.
According to reports, some Chinese internet users have begun seeing warnings that indicate they had been diverted to an unauthorized website when they attempted to sign into their iCloud accounts. Security experts call it a “man in the middle” attack, this allows a third party to copy and steal the passwords that users enter when they think they are signing into Apple’s service. The passwords can be used by hackers to collect other data from the users’ accounts. Source: iCloud may have been hacked by Chinese government
Apple declined to comment on the allegations but has updated its technical support page to provide advice on how to protect against such attacks. Apple’s post did not mention China or provide any details on the attacks. However, the post stated that Apple's own servers have not been compromised.
Apple stated in a blog post on its support website, "We're aware of intermittent organized network attacks using insecure certificates to obtain user information, and we take this very seriously."
Apple warns that iCloud users should never enter their iCloud password if they get warnings about invalid digital certificates when visiting www.icloud.com. The blog post also mentions procedures which users can use to verify they are connected to Apple's legitimate site when using various browsers.
Apple warned iCloud users, “If users get an invalid certificate warning in their browser while visiting www.icloud.com, they should pay attention to the warning and not proceed.”
Last month hackers had attacked iCloud accounts of celebrities and stolen photos. The tech giant stated after an investigation that the hackers had obtained the users’ passwords through “phishing attacks” or by guessing at the answers to security questions that allowed access. Apple stated that its servers were not breached in that case.
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BERLIN (AP) -- Daimler AG says its core Mercedes-Benz brand saw car sales increase by nearly 13 percent in year-on-year terms in the first quarter, fueled by another powerful rise in Chinese deliveries.
Mercedes-Benz delivered 280,552 cars worldwide in the quarter. Daimler said Tuesday that sales for March alone totaled 118,357 -- a 7.7 percent rise.
Mercedes-Benz executive Joachim Schmidt says that "we want to achieve a new sales record in 2011." He says the brand is looking for year-on-year growth in the current quarter.
First-quarter sales were up 78 percent in China at 42,990 units and 8.4 percent in the United States at 53,346.
But they dropped 11.4 percent in Japan to 7,317. In March, when the country was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, sales there plunged 22.5 percent.


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A top Ford Motor Co. executive said Wednesday that the company's second-quarter pretax profit could fall below the first quarter because of rising raw material and factory production costs.
Vice President and Controller Robert Shanks also said Ford expects pretax profit to be lower in the second half of the year compared with the first half. He said the guidance is consistent with what the company said when it released first-quarter earnings in April.
"We expected at that time that the first-quarter earnings would be potentially the best of the year," Shanks told an analysts' conference in Chicago. "The second quarter could actually be very close to the first quarter, maybe a little bit lower."
Falling slightly below the first quarter isn't all that bad. Ford reported pretax income of $2.8 billion, or 62 cents per share. Its net income of $2.6 billion after taxes was its best quarterly performance in 13 years.
Shanks' statements were clearly aimed at protecting Ford's stock price by preparing Wall Street for lower earnings. Analysts polled by FactSet on Wednesday were predicting Ford would make 64 cents per share before taxes in the second quarter.
In the fourth quarter of last year, Ford fell short of analysts' expectations. It posted an 80-percent drop in profits, missing forecasts and ending two years of better-than-expected results. On the day the earnings were announced in January, Ford shares lost more than 13 percent of their value and have yet to recover. Ford said it should have kept analysts better informed about potential problems in the quarter, including a loss in Europe and a $1 billion cost increase in North America.
So on Wednesday, Shanks said structural costs would rise by $2 billion this year due to future product investment, increased factory capacity requirements to meet higher sales, and the cost of strengthening the company's brand image. He also said raw material costs will go up by $2 billion.
He told the analysts that revenue will rise due to higher sales and because Ford expects to keep prices up.
The predictions, he said, also are consistent with the normal seasonal swings in the auto business. The second half is normally a little weaker than the first.
He also said the company expects to pay common stock dividends before 2015 as it further pays down debt and returns its debt ratings to investment grade.
General Motors Co. and Ford last week tried to reassure investors that sales and profits will continue despite worries about the U.S. economy and slowing auto sales. Carmakers have been hit with a string of bad news this spring, from the March 11 earthquake in Japan that left dealers short on cars to rising gas prices and unemployment. U.S. auto sales fell in May, their first monthly decline this year.
The news has hurt. GM's shares have lost more than 12 percent of their value since selling for $33 per share in an initial public stock sale last November. Ford's stock price, meanwhile, has fallen nearly 15 percent since the start of May.
Ford shares fell 28 cents, or 2.1 percent, to close at $13.15 Wednesday.


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Hinckley & Rugby Launch Digital Mortgage Platform
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society have launched a new online digital mortgage platform designed to speed up mortgage applications.
The lender worked with Danish fintech company Festina Finance to develop the system which is capable of producing an electronic decision in principle (DIP) and a fact find summary for residential properties.
As well as the DIP, a suitability letter and European standardised information sheet will be produced to aid the building society in the interview process.
Hinckley & Rugby’s chief customer officer Dean Waddingham, said: “The first step alone is a game changing innovation which will quicken each application’s journey from enquiry to completion.
“It supports our staff adviser and the customer, from streamlining a smarter interview and fact find to improving the efficiency of the subsequent processing to deliver a quicker outcome.
“It’s the result of our commitment to focusing on what our customers need plus a can-do collaboration with Festina Finance. Together we have pioneered a new blend of automation and intelligent combination of the customer’s circumstances with the Society’s products.
“This is creating significant efficiencies to benefit the customer and the Society, greatly reducing time spent manually generating documents. The structure to the interview enables us to better predict timescales, a key ingredient in the customer’s satisfaction with their experience.”
A further expansion of the system is planned over the next few months, with an online calculator to enable borrowers to work out affordability.
House buyers will be able to compare products and terms and access a personalised self-service online platform.
Festina Finance’s CEO and head of sales and marketing Mikael Braagaard said: “As a fintech committed to creating innovative solutions within the field of digital financial advice, we are delighted to have been challenged by Hinckley & Rugby.
“Our solution enables societies to provide better advice and consumers to receive information in an easily understood form, this Dean and his colleagues understood from the very beginning.”
Is the digital mortgage platform set to sweep through the industry? Do you think it will speed up the mortgage process?


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San Francisco: Global Banking and Payment ProviderTakes 25,000 SF on Battery Street
A global provider of banking and payment signed a lease for about 25,000 square feet on the lower level and mezzanine of 735 Battery Street, which will be occupied by a company they acquired early last year. The company, a leading provider of cloud-based mobile banking and payments solutions for banks and retailers will be relocating from the South Financial District's 160 Spear Street. The 9,000 square foot space on Spear Street cost around $30 PSF in rent over the past two years.
The move to Jackson Square seems to be more permanent, as the global provider looks to expand the recently acquired business. The seven-year lease will have starting rent in the low-$40s PSF. They will join a large information service company in the building, which leased just under 25,000 square feet on the third and fourth floor over two years ago.
Sunnyvale: Multinational Retail Corporation Opens Office for New Technologies
A multinational retail corporation recently opened the doors to its new 100,000+ square foot office at 860 West California in Sunnyvale, where they will occupy the entire building. The new offices will be largely devoted to developing new technologies and for maintaining current efforts, like real time inventory tracking and the store's mobile app.
The corporation will be paying rent in the mid-$3.00's over 10 years and received a generous concession package that includes a few months in free rent and over $50 PSF in tenant improvement allowance. The rent is similar to that of a global distributor's expansion of Lab 126 nearby at 1160 Enterprise Way.


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WHAT: Knott’s Scary Farm, the first and largest Halloween event in Southern California has revealed exclusive and frightening new details for the return of its 46thseason during a special appearance at the fan-favorite event Midsummer Scream in Long Beach. The Knott’s entertainment team held an exclusive panel for fans featuring a few of the Scary Farm masterminds including maze and set designers, producers along with costuming and makeup to share insight on what’s lurking in the fog for 2018. The team shared an in-depth look at the collaboration it takes to transform the entire theme park into the eerie world of Knott’s Scary Farm complete with interactive haunted elements and original scares. Here’s what’s coming to Knott’s Scary Farm for this season:
· The 46th season Knott’s Scary Farm will return with 14 mazes and haunted attractions and over 1,000 monsters lurking in the fog for 25 terrifying nights
· This year, a new and unearthly scare zone is making its sinister arrival to the park, for the first time the lake underneath Silver Bullet reveals the horrors and creatures it’s kept hidden, until now. Forsaken Lake will unleash gothic creatures, which have been ravaged by the dark and murky waters, as they wander their crypts preying on unsuspecting visitors, looking for victims to drag back to their watery graves.
· At Knott’s Scary Farm, the park is the attraction and this year it will feature several new upgrades like, freshly new themed landscaping, enhanced ride lighting – HangTime will debut it’s never-before-seen Halloween inspired lighting scheme – plus, there will be a select rollercoasters in the dark and newly enhanced park décor.
· Ghost Town Streets, Carnevil and The Hollow scare zones will return to terrorize guests every night of Knott’s Scary Farm. The monsters that live within these streets will cover every inch of the park midways, leaving nowhere to hide.
· There will be a new dance party at Fiesta Village which will feature rhythmic music, performances by a live DJ throughout the night, dancing and sugar skull go-go dancers with Awaken the Dead.
· The full 2018 Knott’s Scary Farm lineup will be revealed on August 30th at the Knott’s Scary Farm Announcement event, this event is open to Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Scary Farm Season Pass holders.
WHEN: Knott’s Scary Farm will return fromSeptember 20th – October 31st.Tickets are now on sale at: https://www.knotts.com/tickets-passes/scary-farm
For more information on both events please visit:
Join the scary conversation by using #ScaryFarm on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Now open through October 28
TAMPA, Fla. (July 27, 2018) –School supplies may already be in stores, but at Adventure Island, summer is just getting started. Guests can stretch out their summer with new dates added to the 2018 Adventure Island season – now open through October 28.
With more than 30 acres of water-drenched fun in the sun, Adventure Island features the ultimate combination of high-speed thrills and tropical, tranquil surroundings for guests of all ages. The park is home to 11 exciting slides, ranging from family-friendly raft adventures to high-speed body slides. Guests can take advantage of the expanded season to try the park’s newest slide – Vanish Point – which just opened in March. The 70-foot drop slide lets riders choose between two wave paths, one that drops the floor from beneath their feet or one that begins in a seated position before taking a steep dive on a 455-foot-long speed slide.
During the extended season, daily admission starts as low as $39.99 for a Weekday Ticket. For park hours and additional ticket offers, guests can visitwww.AdventureIsland.com.
Additionally, in honor of National Waterpark Day on Saturday, July 28, Adventure Island will be offering buy-one, get-one free gelato cups all weekend to cool down park guests as they enjoy the summer sunshine.
Free Beer to Continue Through August 24
TAMPA, Fla. (July 26, 2018) – Beer lovers unite! Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is excited to extend free beer for park guests during the month of August. Now through August 24, guests over the age of 21 can enjoy two complimentary 7 oz. beers per day at the Garden Gate Cafe . Valid identification is required for age verification. The beer celebration continues with Bier Fest at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay every weekend from Aug. 25 – Sept. 16, including Labor Day. This all-new festival blends the local Tampa Bay craft scene with time-honored traditions to create a unique food and beer celebration. More than 100 beers from 65 different breweries around the world will rotate through the four-weekend event featuring live entertainment and contemporary fare.
For those that want even more VIP offerings and events, the Annual Pass offers unlimited admission all year, free parking, no blockout dates and special benefits. With EZpay, Annual Passes start at just $14 per month for one park, and $16 per month for both Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island.
Be the first to know about new events, special deals and future announcements by staying connected and join the conversation by using #BeerisBack and #ThrillsonTap on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
SEAWORLD ORLANDO CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS IN JULY WITH SPECIAL ADMISSION OFFERS AND OCEAN-DEEP DISCOUNTS THROUGH JULY 31
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 25, 2018) – Starting today, SeaWorld Orlando will be offering special discounts on select products to visit this summer, including admission offers for SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove. The park is also offering special savings on Christmas products for the park’s annual Christmas Celebration event. From reservations to unforgettable park experiences, guests can take advantage of limited-time pricing and save big with these exclusive online offers.
· $59 SeaWorld Orlando Single-Day Ticket
o Visit between July 25 – Dec. 25, 2018
· Vacation Packages featuring 3rd Night Free
o Visit between Nov. 15 – Dec. 25, 2018
· $179 Discovery Cove Reservations with Dolphin Swim
o Reservations between Aug. 1, 2018 – Feb. 28, 2019
· 30% off Dolphin Encounter
o Reservations between July 25 – Dec. 24, 2018
· 30% off Ultimate VIP Tour
o Reservations between July 25 – Dec. 24, 2018 (Admission Required)
· 3 for $40 Photo Prints
o Valid July 25 – Dec. 24, 2018
SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration Offers:
· 30% off Christmas Show Seating Packages
o Reservations for Nov. 17 – Dec. 24, 2018
· 30% off Dine with Santa at Shamu Stadium + Winter Wonderland on Ice Reserved Seating
o Reservations for Nov. 17 – Dec. 24, 2018
· 30% off Priority Access to Meet-and-Greet Rudolph and Friends plus Santa Claus
o Reservations for Nov. 17 – Dec. 24, 2018
To learn more about SeaWorld’s Christmas in July sale, shoppers can visit SeaWorldOrlando.com. These online-exclusive deals are available to the public now through Tuesday, July 31.
For more information, park hours and to purchase tickets, visit SeaWorldOrlando.com. Events, offers and times are subject to change. Follow SeaWorld Orlando on Facebook, Instagram and the SeaWorld Orlando Blogfor the latest park updates and information.
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SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ is a leading theme park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our world. The company is one of the world’s foremost zoological organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, behavioral training, husbandry and veterinary care. The company collectively cares for what it believes is one of the largest zoological collections in the world and has helped lead advances in the care of animals. The company also rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are ill, injured, orphaned or abandoned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld® rescue team has helped more than 31,000 animals in need over the last 50 years.
The company owns or licenses a portfolio of recognized brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens® and Sea Rescue®. Over its more than 50-year history, the company has built a diversified portfolio of 12 destination and regional theme parks that are grouped in key markets across the United States, many of which showcase its one-of-a-kind zoological collection. The company’s theme parks feature a diverse array of rides, shows and other attractions with broad demographic appeal which deliver memorable experiences and a strong value proposition for its guests.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company. Visit www.seaworldentertainment.comfor more information.
CARNIVAL GRAVEYARD: RUST IN PIECES REVEALED AS THE NEXT ORIGINAL HAUNTED HOUSE COME TO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO’S HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
Today, Universal Orlando Resort revealed an all-new original content haunted house coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2018 – Carnival Graveyard: Rust in Pieces.
As guests trespass into a dilapidated carnival, they will find a maze of decayed rides and games – and soon discover they are not alone. Horrifying guard dogs, a grotesque ‘tunnel of love’, gleefully vicious performers loaded with deadly weapons fabricated from old rides and more will stalk guests’ every move as they try their best to escape.
Check out the Universal Orlando Blog for more information about Carnival Graveyard: Rust in Pieces.
Halloween Horror Nights 2018 runs select nights from September 14 to November 3 and will feature more houses than ever before. Additional details about this year’s event will be revealed soon. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.


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The Vicat group has reported full-year 2015 sales of €2458 million, up +1.5% compared with the previous year. At constant scope and exchange rates, the Group’s sales fell by -4.4% compared with 2014. In the fourth quarter, sales were stable (-0.1%) on a reported basis and slightly down (-1.6%) at constant scope and exchange rates.
Commenting on these figures, the Group’s Chairman and CEO said: “The sales growth achieved by the Vicat group in 2015 again reflected a contrasting picture from one region to another. Business momentum in the United States and Asia helped to offset the impact of a more challenging macroeconomic and competitive environment in West Africa and the Middle East, as well as in Europe.
Notably, the Group’s activity returned to growth in France in the fourth quarter, helped by a positive weather effect and a stabilising industry environment. Against this backdrop, Vicat remains focused on its objectives of maximising its cash flow and reducing its debt, while leveraging the efficiency of its manufacturing facilities, its geographical diversification and its strong positions in its local markets.”
Adapted from press release by Joseph Green
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/08022016/vicat-group-2015-sales-report-455/
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The Chevy Bolt has been named North American Car of the Year at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today, making it the third significant award for the Detroit-based automaker’s first long-range all-electric sedan. The recognition follows two previously won awards; Chevy Bolt won Motor Trend’s Car of the Year in November, and took top honors as Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Today’s annual award was based on votes casted by dozens of journalists who regularly test drive vehicles, including GM’s Chevy Bolt.
Steve Majoros, Chevrolet’s marketing manager said of the Bolt when it won Green Car of the Year last November, “There’s been a lot of talk about building an affordable electric car with a 200-mile range that brings electric vehicles to the mainstream, but only one manufacturer has done that, and it’s us”.
The Bolt is said to have a range of 238 miles per single charge, more than doubling the range of other affordable electric cars on the market with the exception of Tesla. Silicon Valley-based Tesla is expected to deliver its much-anticipated mass market Model 3 at the end of this year. Tesla’s Model 3 premium four-dour sedan will have a range of at least 215 miles per single charge – rumors within the Tesla community indicate that the range will be closer to 300 miles when paired with an optional, larger battery pack – and share a comparable starting price of $35,000. The electric car company headed up by serial tech entrepreneur Elon Musk was not in attendance at the Detroit Auto Show, amid an ongoing feud with Michigan lawmakers over the company’s right to sell direct to consumers within the state.
Chrysler’s new Pacifica minivan, which the company debuted from last week’s CES 2017, was named North American Utility of the Year, marking it as the first vehicle to be given an award within the category. The Honda Ridgeline pickup was named North American Truck of the Year.


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The Google Pixel 3a costs $399 / AU$649, and the Google Pixel 3a XL's price is set at $479 / AU$799. Both should be on sale on the company's website and, in the US, in Verizon stores, on T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular, and of course, on Google Fi.
They’re officially here - Google #pixel3a and Pixel 3a XL, designed to deliver high-end experiences at a more accessible price. #io19 pic.twitter.com/dUg36crpPuMay 7, 2019
But there are other tweaks to make the Google Pixel 3a more appealing to a midrange audience, like a 3.5mm headphone jack and "adaptive battery" that extends battery life up to 30 hours, with up to 7 hours on a 15-minute charge using the included 18W battery charger.
Midrange > budget flagship?
While the Google Pixel 3a might have been the worst-kept secret – leaks aside, it made sense for Google to follow Apple and Samsung in releasing a more affordable variant of the flagship line – this phone is a degree down from those.
While the iPhone XR and Samsung Galaxy S10e are simply leaner versions of flagships that still cost well above other midrange phones, the Google Pixel 3a is half the price of its flagship namesake.
While Google Pixel phones haven't sold terribly well, they've climbed in price, pushing the Google Pixel 3 just under iPhone and Samsung top-tier devices. Perhaps the Google Pixel 3a can boost sales by bringing the Pixel name (and camera) to a broader audience.
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Container line CMA CGM is piloting INTTRA’s web-based eInvoice solution with selected customers in North America.
“Our customers in North America have welcomed this cost savings initiative,” said Terry Grange, senior director, eCommerce, CMA CGM (America). “We anticipate that it will significantly help both our customers and CMA CGM cut down on the time and costs associated with the payment process.”
The company said the pilot programme in North America marked a milestone in the introduction of an industry invoicing platform for streamlining the submission, dispute resolution and payment processes for the ocean shipping industry.
“INTTRA is pleased to be helping our customers streamline their invoicing process and find cost savings,” said Ivan Latanision, INTTRA’s vice president of product management. “CMA CGM is leading the way for its customers with the use of INTTRA’s eInvoice platform.”


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Since ceasing operations in Russia altogether, former LEGO Stores in the country are now being replaced by World of Cubes shops.
In July, 2022 the LEGO Group announced it would be pulling out of Russia altogether and terminated its partnership with Inventive Retail Group, the company that ran its stores in the country. Although a total of 81 LEGO Stores in Russia were closed, Reuters is reporting that IRG is now planning to reopen as many as 65 locations across 20 cities, replacing them with Mir Kubikov, or World of Cubes shops.
“The new chain will appear in place of certified LEGO shops,” IRG said in a statement. “LEGO will remain on the list of brands.” The LEGO Group originally paused shipments of its products to Russia in March, 2022 and responded with a statement on Friday.
“We have taken steps to increase visibility and control over any potential resale activity by our existing customers outside of Russia, including adding additional clauses to retailers’ contracts.”
IRG has stated that its own World of Cubes shops have already started opening and that a full chain of stores would be up and running in the country by the end of October. A number of high-profile Western brands have already shut down operations in Russia over the last few months and since been replaced with similar companies. These have included McDonald’s, reopened as ‘Tasty and that’s it’, and Starbucks, with Stars Coffee shops appearing in their place.


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Ford Motor Company is expanding its industry leading 3-Wet paint capacity by 50 percent this year, adding the environmentally friendly paint process to four more plants on three continents. The actions will reduce CO2 emissions by an estimated 30 percent at those facilities.
Ford India’s Chennai plant is first Ford car plant in the world – and Ford is the only manufacturer in India – to use new 3-Wet High-Solids paint technology. Automated robots apply all three coats – primer, base coat and clear coat – one on top of another before oven curing.
The 3-Wet process derives its name because three layers of paint are applied one after the other before the prior coats have been cured. The process eliminates stand-alone primer application and a dedicated oven required in the conventional process that was used before. Advanced chemical composition of 3-Wet paint materials allows for the three layers of paint -- primer, base coat, and clear coat – to be applied while each layer is still wet without baking in between.
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The speculation on Apple and Intel will be over soon, but I wanted to comment on one of the big questions I’ve seen floating around this weekend, “Why not AMD?” Here’s one example of what I’m talking about. I think that money is one factor people are leaving out of the argument, which generally centers around AMD’s current superiority and pace of innovation. Intel could win this fight simply by cutting Apple an incredible deal on parts. I’ve found that it’s almost impossible to think about any business decision without at least considering the money side of the equation, and it’s one most people seem to be ignoring.
Update: Apple is moving to Intel as it turns out. Steve Jobs reported that every release of Mac OS X has been built on both PowerPC and x86, and that developers will need to migrate to XCode 2.1.
Another update: I’m not surprised (or disappointed) to read that while Apple computers will have Intel processors, Apple has no plans to let you run their operating system on non-Apple computers.


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After the unbelievable success of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, the mobile manufacturing giant is ready to bring out another one of its most awaited sets, the Samsung Galaxy S8. Even after failure of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and S7 the company is claiming to launch best smartphone of 2017 and that will be S8.
Although most of the information known till now are mere speculations and rumor based, there is a fine chance of many of these rumors to come true, as it has happened several times in the past. Here is what we know about the Samsung Galaxy S8 set so far:
According to ComputerWorld, rumor has it that Samsung is going to be the next company jumping on the bezel-free bandwagon. A few other changes are on the way, also, with its next flagship phone, the Galaxy S8.
Samsung will…retain the 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch form factors with the Galaxy S8, and the company will stick to…a combination of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 and its in-house Exynos SoC for various markets.
It will also adopt a QHD AMOLED display…USB Type-C seems a lock and A.I. virtual assistants called Bixby and Kestra are definitely on board.
TechRadar has another opinion about the S8, highlights include a 4K screen, a Snapdragon 830 processor, 6GB of RAM and a massively improved camera. Samsung Galaxy S8 will have an iris scanner or a fold-able screen.
BATTERY OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S8
With the Samsung Note 7 battery fiasco which had caused a rave dent in Samsung’s Note productions, the company will be very careful about its battery production for Samsung Galaxy S8. According to sources, the company has implemented tougher battery testing standards that might delay the Galaxy S8’s release to April.
Samsung may also decide to ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack following in the same footsteps as Apple for its iPhone 7 concept. The company could be looking forward to replacing it with a Type-C.
The Galaxy S8 is expected to be out in two variants, 64GB and 128GB with a 6GB RAM.
PRESSURE SENSOR SCREEN
According to Monthly Brands, Investor is assuming that the Galaxy S8 is expected to come with a screen that may react, based on the pressure you apply. Similar to 3D Touch, the new feature will make it easy to zoom a picture or create app shortcuts through the pressure being applied.
The set is expected to come in the following colour variants:
The set is rumored to boast a 12MP dual-pixel camera with the capability to record powerful 4k videos and a 7MP front camera.
The estimated price of the Galaxy S8 is $850, 3122 AED and 89080 PKR
The expected release date for the Samsung Galaxy S8 is 26th February, however, it could be delayed to April if there are issues in regards to their battery.


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By Christian Zibreg on Jun 2, 2015
6Wunderkinder GmbH, the makers of Wunderlist, the popular to-do, list and tasks application for the Mac, iOS, Apple Watch and other platforms, confirmed today it’s being acquired by software giant Microsoft.
With more than thirteen million users across platforms and more than one billion to-dos created in Wunderlist, the app should seamlessly fit in Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s mobile first, cloud first vision.
But don’t fret, mobile Wunderlist apps aren’t going anywhere, at least for the time being. “As Wunderlist becomes a part of the Microsoft family, we’ll introduce a host of new features, keep adding partner integrations, and progress further in delivering Wunderlist to billions of people,” Christian Reber, 6Wunderkinder founder and CEO said Tuesday. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Jun 2, 2015
Microsoft-owned Skype today issued an update to its free-of-charge iPhone application in the App Store, adding a few enhancements related to chatting on both your handset and the Apple Watch.
Web link previews are now available in your chat, courtesy of Skype 5.13 for iPhone. When you paste a URL into the chat window, the mobile application will now provide a preview of the website similar to Facebook.
Previews are available when you send or receive a web link and support video content, blogs, news websites and many other types of web content. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Jun 1, 2015
Monday, software giant Microsoft announced that Windows 10, the latest and greatest upgrade for its ubiquitous operating system designed to scale from smartphones to tablets to desktop computers, will be launching on July 29 across 190 countries.
The software will be available as a free upgrade for both mobile and desktop Windows devices, with the desktop version released through a reservation system. Read More
By Cody Lee on May 26, 2015
Great news Minecraft fans, Mojang announced today that it’s bringing “loads of new features” to Minecraft – Pocket Edition in the near future. The team says it will be submitting the update for iOS, Android and Windows Phone this week.
Perhaps one of the most notable new features in the update is Skins. Players will soon have the ability to customize the way their characters look in Minecraft PE by either uploading a Skin, creating a Skin, or purchasing a new Skin bundle. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on May 26, 2015
Microsoft Cortana, the software giant’s Siri-like personal digital assistant available on Windows Phone and Windows 10 mobile and desktop platforms, will expand later this year to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, as well as Android smartphones and tablets.
The company officially confirmed the news in a blog post this morning, basically corroborating an earlier March report by Reuters which claimed Cortana would hit non-Microsoft mobile platforms this fall. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on May 20, 2015
Microsoft has inadvertently leaked an upcoming hybrid email and messaging app via a download webpage marked “Microsoft Confidential”, ZDNet reported Wednesday.
Called ‘Flow by Outlook,’ the lightweight email app should release for the iPhone. It’s being billed as a “great way to have rapid email conversations on your phone with the people who are important to you,” as per leaked changelog. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on May 12, 2015
Microsoft’s free of charge Word, Excel and PowerPoint productivity applications for the iPhone and iPad have been updated with the ability to open, edit and save your documents to iCloud, expanding on the previously available storage options such as Microsoft’s own OneDrive cloud storage and Dropbox integration. Read More
By Cody Lee on Apr 29, 2015
Microsoft just wrapped up this morning’s lengthy Build 2015 keynote in San Francisco, California, where it mades several announcements. Most of the stage time was devoted to upcoming products like the HoloLens and the new Windows 10 platform, but there was some talk of iOS and Mac in there, which we’ve rounded up for you. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Apr 21, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday issued a refresh to its PowerPoint presentation software on the App Store, adding remote functionality for Apple Watch users.
The newly added PowerPoint Remote feature allows you to control slides running on your iPhone, such as starting the slideshow and easily navigating to the next and previous slides.
In addition, the Watch app provides you with an at-a-glance overview of the elapsed presentation time while putting the current slide number and total number of slides on your wrist. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Apr 17, 2015
Microsoft today refreshed Bing for iPhone, adding more than half a dozen useful new features and enhancements, beginning with the Private Search Mode which will not remember your search history and sites you have visited.
Other new features include better management of your search history settings, the ability to launch native iPhone applications right from the search results page, inline previews of clips in Video search and more. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Apr 16, 2015
Thursday, Microsoft Studios unleashed a pair of new triple-A games for the iPhone and iPad unto the App Store. Both Halo: Spartan Strike and Halo: Spartan Assault pit you against an insurmountable Covenant force and are now available at $5.99 each.
Spartan Strike files as a top-down shooter which makes you a Spartan supersoldier tasked with battling evil forces.
Spartan Assault is the original Halo top-down shooter that plays through the historic first missions of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4 as Commander Palmer. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Apr 16, 2015
Windows maker Microsoft today announced that Bing for iPhone and Android now makes it easy to find images faster than before, without typing or by typing less.
The new search experience is now live on iPhone and Android devices in mobile browsers and lets you search images with “no typing required to discover more”. Read More
By Cody Lee on Apr 15, 2015
Building upon its already enormous library of iOS software, Microsoft on Tuesday released ‘Office Delve‘ for iPhone. The app serves as a mobile client to Microsoft’s Office Delve service, which connects Office users to relevant people and documents.
The official tagline of the iPhone app is “find and discover documents through people you work with.” Microsoft says the app will allow you to see what you and your colleagues are working on across Office 365 and suggest relevant documents to you. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Apr 2, 2015
Microsoft on Thursday launched a brand new scanning application for the iPhone, called Office Lens. Available free of charge in the App Store after first launching on Windows Phone a year ago, Office Lens is a handy capture app that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner.
The app lets you crop, straighten, enhance and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable.
Scans of your docs are automatically saved to OneNote and are editable on any device, though you can save them into OneDrive or your preferred cloud storage service. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Mar 31, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday upped the ante in the tablet race by announcing a new version of its Surface tablet/laptop hybrid, the Surface 3. Matching the iPad Air’s starting price, the $499 device is being advertised as Microsoft’s lightest, thinnest and least expensive tablet yet.
This non-Pro, low-cost version of the Surface runs Intel’s new 1.6GHz quad-core Atom x7 chip (the highest performing Atom processor on the market) rather than an ARM-based processor, putting another nail in the Windows RT coffin.
The hybrid device has two gigabytes of RAM and sixty-four gigabytes of flash storage, runs full Windows 8.1, is upgradable to Windows 10 and offers an optional colorful keyboard at $129 for a $628 total before taxes. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Mar 13, 2015
Microsoft has been hard at work developing an iOS and Android version of its Siri-like personal assistant, Cortana, which could hit the iPhone and iPad as a standalone application sometime in the fall 2014 timeframe, Reuters reported Friday.
The software giant currently provides Cortana on Windows phones and is set to launch it on desktop with the arrival of Windows 10 this fall.
Windows 10 integrates Cortana so users can perform queries and get various answers just by asking. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Mar 12, 2015
Thursday, Microsoft made the iPhone and Mac edition of OneNote even better by adding previews to help quickly find notes on the Apple smartphone while bringing out more notebook sharing enhancements on the Mac.
Note previews are comprised of a headline and an excerpt of the text and include a small thumbnail to help visualize its contents.
These snapshots are readily glanceable from your page list and your Recent Notes list and even incorporate handwriting so it’s really easy to quickly locate the note you want to read or edit on the go. Read More
By Jake Smith on Mar 5, 2015
Microsoft has released the public beta of Office for Mac 2016 on its Microsoft Office webpage, most notably bringing a redesign and Retina support to the suite of apps. The beta can be downloaded for free and provides an alternative to Apple’s iWork suite. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Feb 19, 2015
Microsoft’s cloud storage thing called OneDrive has been on fire lately. The service has been generous with free space in the past few months. For starters, each account gets fifteen gigabytes of free storage and Office 365 subscribers get to enjoy unlimited storage as long as they continue paying their subscription. For some time now the Windows maker’s been offering free OneDrive storage to US residents who’ve signed up for Bing Rewards program.
Starting today, this offer is now available globally so everyone can now get 100GB of free OnDrive storage for two years. Here’s how you can claim your free storage. Read More
By Christian Zibreg on Feb 19, 2015
After updating the Mac edition of OneNote with enhanced optical character recognition (OCR) features and other goodies yesterday, Microsoft on Thursday announced that users of OneNote for iPad can now extract text within all images that are added to notebooks saved on OneDrive.
In addition, the iPad application now has handwriting support, a top requested feature which permits users to highlight documents, scribble notes or just draw sketches with their finger. With this update, handwriting is now available in OneNote across all platforms. Read More


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Like Apple, Google tends to sit out the crowded annual tech events and holds its own. This year at MWC 2018, however, it is stirring things up a bit. It has already teased how it’s going to make a big splash with the first Android Go phones next week. Now it seems it will be doing more than just that. Sources report that Google will finally be making its big AR play by releasing its ARCore framework for all. something half a year in the making.
Truth be told, Google has flip-flopped on its strategy for both virtual as well as augmented reality. Despite investing heavily in Google Cardboard for VR and Project Tango for AR, Google eventually replaced those with Daydream and ARCore, respectively. Announced way back in August last year, ARCore promised to do what Tango could not: bring AR to 100 million Android devices.
That was the goal, at least. The limited testing phase was, well, limited. It officially only supported Google Pixel phones and, even if you got the APK, you could only use it if your device ran on Android 8.0 or 8.1 Oreo. Suffice it to say, aside from a few choice marketing partnerships, no one could really use ARCore, much less enjoy its fruits.
According to Variety, come MWC 2018, Google will unleash ARCore 1.0, the first stable release, to the mobile world. Like Apple’s ARKit, which preceded Google’s announcement, ARCore utilized the hardware that phones already had anyway, like cameras and sensors, unlike Tango which required specialized hardware. In theory, any Android phone, at least with enough processing power, could reap the benefits of ARCore when it comes out.
Actually, it’s already out. Unofficially, of course. ARCore 1.0 has already been uploaded to APK Mirror. But more importantly, its requirement has been pulled down to any Android 7.0 or later device running on ARM (sorry Intel phones and tablets). But while you can already install ARCore itself on your phone, you’ll still be pretty limited by the lack of apps that you can actually install on anything earlier than Oreo.


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Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB showed off a new trailer for Star Wars: Vader Immortal at Star Wars Celebration, giving the first real look at the gameplay and story for the long-awaited VR experience that the company is working on together with Oculus.
Officially titled Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series — Episode I, the VR title will be the first of three episodes telling a new story written by David S. Goyer (centered around Darth Vader, of course). Players will take on the role of a smuggler pulled out of hyperspace near Mustafar, where they come in conflict with the Dark Lord of the Sith himself. And while the details of that conflict aren’t quite clear yet, it seems that players will be able to wield a lightsaber, and possibly even duel against Vader along the way.
From a gameplay perspective, ILMxLAB is clear that this isn’t just a simple VR movie — it’s a fully interactive title, which the trailer showcases as players climb the side of the citadel and use tools. The main storyline of Vader Immortal — Episode I is said to take between 45 minutes to an hour to play through, but the title will also include a standalone “Lightsaber Dojo” mode for more open-ended gameplay.
ILMxLAB also announced that Maya Rudolph will be joining the cast of Vader Immortal, playing the main character’s droid co-pilot named ZOE3, who’ll accompany you along the way. And voice actor Scott Lawrence — who has previously voiced Vader across numerous Star Wars video games — will be returning to reprise his role there, too.
Vader Immortal — Episode I is set to release later in the year on both the upcoming Oculus Quest headset as well as the Oculus Rift line of devices. No exact price or release date has yet been announced.
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Recently, there is a new smartphone confirmed from TENAA, it’s Asus, and the model is Z012DE, according to latest news, it will be the Asus Zenfone 3 released this year. After Asus Zenfone 3 goes public in Taiwan, Thiland, Vietnam, etc, it will come out in China soon, it’s estimated it will release in China this month.
As for its specs, Asus Zenfone 3 uses 5.5inch 1080P screen, Chinese version will be powered by Snapdragon 625 Octa core 2GHz processor, RAM 3GB ROM 32GB and RAM 4GB ROM 64GB options, supporting netcom, it has 2900mAh battery.
In addition, it uses dual Corning Gorilla 3 glass screen, 16MP frear camera, Sony IMX298, dual LED flash, laser focus, supporting USB Type C 2.0 port, speaker at the bottom, fingerprint scanner on its back, NXP Hi-Res modules, etc.
Currently, Asus Zenfone 3 has three colors options, black, white and golden from Taiwan, at 2100 yuan, $350. According to the sales figure in May about smartphones, they have been surpassed HTC to become the first new manufacturer of phone in Taiwan.


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The logistics landscape of 2024 stands at a pivotal crossroads, marked by a mix of challenges and opportunities. This year, more than ever, agility and adaptability are not just buzzwords but necessities for businesses navigating the dynamic world of supply chain.
The industry's journey from a fluctuating environment of feast and famine to a capacity-rich landscape in recent years has underscored the need for a strategic, agile response. In 2024, this means more than just reacting to market conditions or sticking to the status quo; it involves a proactive approach, leveraging technological advancements and innovative strategies to stay ahead. A performance-driven culture, focused on progress, is key to navigating these changes and ensuring sustainable growth.
The Role of Technology
Technology itself changes. First was the transition from analog processes to digital. Today just being digital is no longer sufficient as businesses begin making plans for AI adoption. Advanced logistics solutions like Moneiva are at the forefront of this trend, offering intelligent automation in managing complex accessorial charges. By simplifying these traditionally cumbersome processes, Moneiva is helping logistics companies streamline operations and maintain high service quality, even amid market uncertainties.
The certainty of technological change is a defining feature of the logistics industry in 2024. Adapting to this requires an open mindset and a willingness to challenge the status quo. It requires a rigid review of non-automated processes and asking, “why not”? Forward-thinking solutions like Moneiva are crucial for companies looking to stay adaptable and responsive. With Moneiva, logistics companies can ensure they are not only meeting today's needs but also future-proofing their operations.
In 2024, Moneiva stands as a testament to the innovation that is happening in Transportation and Logistics. As the industry evolves, Moneiva continues to provide essential tools for companies to navigate the complexities of freight brokerage with ease and efficiency.


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NATIONAL—Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce the formal launch of our Biometric Privacy Team. Composed of multidisciplinary attorneys from across our Firm’s offices, this dedicated team draws talent from our Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Privacy Class Action Defense, Artificial Intelligence Technology, and Labor & Employment groups to help clients address and minimize the risks associated with biometric privacy regulatory compliance, enforcement, and litigation.
Recent advancements in technology and artificial intelligence have led companies to utilize biometric data—such as fingerprint scans, facial recognition, voice prints, and DNA scans—in an ever-increasingly broad number of ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. This, in turn, has brought about significant legal risk as legislatures across the country implement laws to tightly regulate the use of this technology, such as the now well-known Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The commercial use of biometric data has also led to a wave of bet-the-company class action litigation for alleged technical statutory violations, often involving hundreds of millions of dollars in potential exposure.


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Economic forecasts are increasingly warning about the threat of a recession, often citing the new China tariffs President Trump announced two weeks ago. The stock market has taken hits during that span. Inflation is starting to tick up.
It was just 12 days ago that Trump announced the tariffs — 10 percent on $300 billion worth of imports — in reaction to disappointing talks between his representatives and the Chinese in Shanghai. And now, the U.S. Trade Representative has announced that it’s delaying tariffs on many of the big-ticket items that were included — most especially, electronics, tariffs on which could have created sticker shock for U.S. consumers.
The USTR said it was removing some items from the planned tariffs list because of national security and other reasons, without naming the items. More notably, it said it was also delaying tariffs on several others until Dec. 15, including “cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, and certain items of footwear and clothing.”
While we don’t have many specifics, these account for many of the signature items from the new round of proposed tariffs, meaning the initial indication is that this is a significant retreat. Trump has repeatedly argued that the tariffs are good because China winds up paying for them, but this move gives lie to that talking point. With increasing signs of economic strain, the Trump administration was forced to withdraw much of what it announced less than two weeks ago, apparently because of the trade war’s impact on the United States. The timing of the delayed tariffs seems geared toward righting the markets and avoiding consumer backlash ahead of the Christmas holiday season. It’s difficult to read it any other way.
This is not the first time these tariffs have been delayed; Trump initially said these tariffs would be implemented by early July, before backing off after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in June. But while that move could have been explained as a gesture of good faith or even progress, there have been no signs of those things today. The newly introduced variable is the economic strain.
It’s become increasingly apparent that the Chinese might be content to wait out Trump, perhaps hoping they’ll be able to work with a Democrat who might replace him after the 2020 election. This is a conclusion Trump has alluded to himself. Unofficial Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore recently conceded that, “We’re learning that maybe China has a higher pain threshold than we thought here.”
The question from there has been how high the U.S. pain threshold will be. If the trade war lingers late into the 2020 election and has the negative impact on the economy that analysts increasingly fear, that undercuts what is almost inarguably Trump’s biggest asset in his reelection campaign: the economy. I’ve argued that this is increasingly looking like a very unnecessary risk for Trump, as history suggests a recession would likely be fatal for a president who is already unpopular.
Tuesday’s action seems to be a clear acknowledgment that Trump has bitten off more than he can chew, at least with the latest round of tariffs. And it’s the clearest acknowledgment that the trade war isn’t going as swimmingly as he’d like you to believe.